If you have one you ought to use it anyway. It gives you a lot better control over the different channels. I think others on the list use an SB16 with the alsa drivers though. Maybe they have some feedback for you. On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, randy turner wrote: > > > i wonder chuck > what would happen if i used the sblive card instead of the sb16 card?? > randy > > On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > > Yes, I use Slackware 8.0, but do not have any of those problems. > > I use the alsa drivers version 0.9.0beta7 with the sblive card. I > > use "arecord" for recording rather than "rec" and ctrl-c works > > pretty quickly. In fact the last couple seconds of audio are lost > > when finishing a recording. That is, if I am preparing a voice > > file, I need to add a couple seconds of silence before hitting > > ctrl-c just to be sure my last word got on there. > > > > I think you are using alsa 0.9.0beta9 with an sb16 card if I am > > not mistaken. Maybe someone else is also using that combo. I > > would not know where to begin to unravel the mystery you have got > > going there. > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, randy turner wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > hi chuck, > > > are you the one who also runs slackware 8.0? > > > if so were you able to get the alsa package to work? > > > i am not sure where my problem is, > > > not sure how to test for it? > > > i am able to play audio just fine with the alsa package. > > > the problems start when i get on the reflector or on the echo server. > > > i tap the space bar for talk some times they hear me > > > and some times they don't hear me. > > > after continuing to tap the space bar for talk and pause > > > the system hangs up in the talk mode! > > > and i can't get it to change back to the pause mode. > > > however here is an interesting thing! > > > when i play a wav file or any audio file > > > the system goes back to pause like it should do > > > so there seems to be a problem with it switching from transmit > > > to recieve! > > > again not sure what program is causing the problem, > > > i do know that with the rec program i have a hard time stopping it from > > > continuing to record > > > it is a long time before the ctrl c takes effect and stopps it. > > > all of this happened since i upgraded to 8.0 > > > thanks in advance > > > randy > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Randy - > > > > Thanks. I better look into that. > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit me now at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck > > > > The Moon is New > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > Visit me now at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck > > The Moon is New > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Visit me now at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck The Moon is Waxing Crescent (2% of Full)
