Re: Can'r record in audacity
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On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:52:29 -0400
Mark Neidorff <mark@neidorff.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have been trying to record in audacity without success. Using
> > > > alsamixergui all the relevant controls are up and on.
> > > > Audacity plays back fine using the Alsa default, but none of the 6
> > > > connections shown in the Audacity dialogue including Alsa default
> > > > work. Audacity works in Ubuntu Gutsy using Alsa default in both
> > > > playing back and recording.
> > > > I am using Debian Sid/Lenny.
> > >
> > > What are your settings in the audacity "Audio I/O" preferences?
> >
> > At the moment Alsa default for both recording and playback. But I
> > have tried all the selections for recording which are available in
> > that box and none works. Alsa default allows me to record but its just
> > noise, not the input from the mike. All the others give me a "error
> > opening device" dialogue box. Strange thing is it works in Ubuntu
> > Gutsy and I am embarrassed to say the mike also works fine on my
> > wife's XP box.
>
> Check in your /dev directory for /dev/dsp. I have playback and record
> set to /dev/dsp, channels to 2 and select "software playthrough". That
> does work for me. Can you choose those settings? Have you looked at
> the alsamixer settings and turned things on?
Been there. Tried that. /dev/dsp works for playback as does Alsa
default...but for record..nothing works including /dev/dsp. Most of the
selections for recording produce the " can't open device error". I am
totally baffled because Audacity works out of the box on Ubuntu Gutsy and
Windows XP. How much of a difference can there be between Debian Sid/Lenny
and Gutsy ??
Frank
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