On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
> I'm trying to record sound on my laptop through a microphone, and either
> I'm thinking of it wrong or something's broken. If it can record while
> playing from e.g. Audacity (and not record what's being played), great.
> This is an HP-Compaq nc6400 with ALSA something (how do I get the
> version?). I have speakers plugged into the headphone port, so the chance
> of feedback is somewhat reduced. Help?
>
> The channels in alsamixer are:
> playback:
> Master (84%)
> PCM (84%)
> Mic Boost (67%*)
> Caller ID (off)
> Internal Mic Boost (100%*)
> Off-Hook (off)
>
> capture:
> Mic (not set as CAPTURE*)
> Mic Boost (67%*) (Why are there two of these? Yes they're independent.)
> Capture (100%*)
> Mix (set as CAPTURE*)
> Digital (43%*)
> Docking-Station (not set as CAPTURE)
> Intternal Mic Boost (33%*)
>
> * I was grasping at straws and changed these in an attempt to make a
> difference (didn't work).
>
> --
> -eben QebWenE01R@vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.mine.nu:81
>
> Q: Why does hamburger have lower energy than steak?
> A: Because it's in the ground state. -- Harold_of_the_Rocks on Fark
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You want your MIC set as capture, not MIX. Mix will capture the mic and
everything being played at the same time. Bad joo joo. :P
--Clayton Holloway
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