Yes, I've tried it with a number of different rates including 16000 and 48000, and it doesn't make any difference - my voice still sounds highpitched. Similarly, if I run arecord -Dhw:1,0 -r XXXX foo.wav and vary the rate XXXX, this doesn't make any difference. Cheers David 2009/2/21 drew Roberts <zotz@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > Have you tried setting audacity to 16000 at the bottom left of the window and > recording? What are the results? If you did and reported it, I missed it. > Sorry. > > drew > > On Saturday 21 February 2009 06:42:59 David Hugh-Jones wrote: >> So I've been doing some more testing and I think this must be a timer >> issue. The logic is that when I record my voice, the timing looks >> strange - a 10 second recording will be shown as 5 seconds (and played >> back that way). >> >> Can anyone point me towards a good explanation of ALSA timers and how >> to configure them? I have been looking around but can't find one. >> >> 2009/2/19 David Hugh-Jones <davidhughjones@xxxxxxxxx>: >> > Hello all >> > >> > I've been trying to fix this for months on and off and have had no >> > luck. I'm afraid it's Skype-related, but I hope there is some general >> > interest. >> > >> > My problem is that usually, when I record from my USB webcam >> > microphone (a creative Live! USB cam), the pitch is shifted upwards so >> > I sound like on helium. >> > >> > But, sometimes, this doesn't happen. I can't identify the difference. >> > >> > Can anyone suggest what I should be looking for? I tried grepping >> > /sys/snd*/parameters and comparing them for when the mike works and >> > when it doesn't; they are identical. >> > >> > My kernel is 2.6.17-12; Alsa version 1.0.17; a generic Ubuntu Intrepid >> > setup, using PulseAudio. >> > >> > Cheers >> > David >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> >> !DSPAM:499fe90f202431079653567! > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user