On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Nigel Henry <cave.dnb2m97pp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm trying to help someone with an Edirol UA-1EX usb soundcard. > > Using aplay, he can get sound output from the card, but no success in > recording anything using the analog line-in rca connections on the card. > About an hour ago I suggested the arecord line below, which I found on the > alsa site. Link below. > > http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Edirol_UA-1EX > > arecord -r96000 -fS24_3LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav > > Output from running the above arecord command below: > > <Dale, he says> > Okay, with the switch to the advanced driver position: > > arecord -r96000 -fS24_3LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav > Recording WAVE '/root/recording.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian in > 3bytes, Rate 96000 Hz, Stereo > arecord: set_params:954: Sample format non available > > And fwiw, I tried several settings with Advanced Driver in the OFF > position: > > arecord -r48000 -fS24_LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav > Recording WAVE '/root/recording.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian, > Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo > arecord: set_params:954: Sample format non available > > arecord -r48000 -fS24_LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav > Recording WAVE '/root/recording.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian, > Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo > arecord: set_params:954: Sample format non available > > arecord -r24000 -fS24_LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav > Recording WAVE '/root/recording.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian, > Rate 24000 Hz, Stereo > arecord: set_params:954: Sample format non available > <end quote> > > He has 3 soundcards on the machine, as below. > > cat /proc/asound/cards > 0 [CA0106 ]: CA0106 - CA0106 > Audigy SE [SB0570] at 0xea00 irq 18 > 1 [SI7012 ]: ICH - SiS SI7012 > SiS SI7012 with ALC655 at irq 18 > 2 [UA1EX ]: USB-Audio - UA-1EX > EDIROL UA-1EX at usb-0000:00:03.1-1, full speed > > > <Dale, he says> > I have been able to play through card 2 with: > > aplay -D front:UA1EX DepecheMode-CatchingUpWithDepecheMode-side1.wav > > <Me> > Has anyone any experience in using the Edirol UA-1EX usb soundcard, and is > able to record analog sound with it? If so, how? > > A whole bunch of searching the LAU archives (only 12 months, as I'm on > dialup), also the alsa-user archives for 2008, which only turned up one post > with no replies, where someone wanted to get spdif output working on the > UA-1EX, has left me stumped. > > Having never used a usb soundcard, I'm unaware of any problems with them, but > would gratefull if anyone is using, or has tried the UA-1EX, and has been > able to record to disk with it. > > Many thanks to those on the list who may be able to help. > > Nigel. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > The "sample format" messages are not talking about the rate, they are talking about the bit depth, try 16 instead of 24 maybe? _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
