Re: [Alsa-user] Recording and mixer levels
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From: lee a. <a3u...@gm...> - 2004-07-08 21:37:09
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AFAIK this is just the way this driver functions. It's not exactly a "high performance" sound card, although I use it every day to record and broadcast a daily radio show so it's doing something right. Visit: http://www.archive.org/audio/collection.php?collection=democracy_now for some audio examples. -lee On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 16:48:14 +0800, Daniel Piccoli <d.p...@mu...> wrote: > Hi, > > I have tried to do some recording in Linux, using audacity with moderate > success. I have connected my FM tuner to the line in socket at the back > of my SB Live DE. This of course uses the emu10k1 drivers. > > I have also selected line-in as the source in audacity. I have > experimented with both alsa-mixer, and the regular gnome-mixer (which > shows oss emulated mixer settings) to adjust levels to avoid clipping > etc. > > I have found that adjusting "Line In" has no influence on the recording > level (but it does change the level of what I can hear through my > headphones). The recording level can only be adjusted using "capture" in > the alsa-mixer, and "in-gain" in the OSS mixer. > > This is a bit disturbing because the alsa recording quality guide > advises against the use of input gain by the soundcard. It instead says > to boost the source before it reaches the soundcard. > > Has anyone else experienced this. Is the mixer misleading? > > Thanks for any advice. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Als...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > |