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Re: ALSA sound recording frustration



On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 07:06:42PM +0200, Rob de Graaf wrote:

> > The headphone connector is for headphones, it is not for connecting
> > recording devices: If the voltage and/or current are too high/much,
> > you can damage the soundcard.
> 
> An input which measures voltages (here the microphone input) has
> infinite large impedance, hence no current will flow.
> 
> You are correct by the amplitude of the voltage.

How can there be voltage (or voltage measured) without current
flowing?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volt:

"The volt is defined as the potential difference across a conductor
when a current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power."


no current <--> no voltage


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