Re: ALSA sound recording frustration

[Chris Bannister <mockingbird@earthlight.co.nz>]

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 05:26:49PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> lee writes:
> > But how do know that there is voltage when you cannot measure it or
> > otherwise make evident that there is? As far as I understand it, you
> > cannot do that without current flowing. You can do it for water pressure
> > without water flowing, but I don't see how you could do it for voltage
> > without flow.
> 
>  You could use a potentiometer (not the kind you are used to:
>  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometer_(measuring_instrument)>) or

A wheatstone bridge?

>  you could measure the force exerted on a capacitor plate.  Both these
>  methods are used in standards work.  Usually, though, you would just use a
>  voltmeter with an input impedence larger that the leakage-resistance of
                           ^^^^^^^^^
			   impedance

>  the wires connecting it to the source.

Sensitivity?

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