Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:01:20 +0300 From: Kaya Saman <SamanKaya@netscape.net> To: multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting audio input source for Darkice using mixer: can't set vol?? Message-ID: <4C1233A0.1070302@netscape.net> In-Reply-To: <4C0FD66F.9060605@netscape.net> References: <4C0B56BF.1020908@netscape.net> <4C0F7273.8010108@netscape.net> <20100610012011.T27982@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <4C0FD66F.9060605@netscape.net>
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Ok so since no one is able to answer or help out with the below; is
there any way of taking the output of XMMS2 and digitally routing it to
the input of Darkice???
I don't want to connect a whole bunch of analog cables and especially
not one from output to input as I need the output to listen but also
need to get a duplicate to be able to stream......
Is anyone able to advise me at all????
Many thanks,
Kaya
On 09/06/2010 20:59, Kaya Saman wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Kaya Saman<SamanKaya@netscape.net>
> wrote:
>
>> > Hi guys,
>> >
>> > just want to bump this as it's been a few days!!
>> >
>> > Am too new on FreeBSD to diagnose the issue myself or have the
>> experience to
>> > know where this problem is coming from so I hope someone can help??
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Kaya
>> >
> It's unclear what your problem is. You cannot set 'vol' as a recording
> source, it is an output device. You conclude correctly that your
> recording devices are mic and mix.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> On 06/09/2010 06:44 PM, Ian Smith wrote:
>> On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Kaya Saman wrote:
>> > Hi guys,
>> >
>> > just want to bump this as it's been a few days!!
>> >
>> > Am too new on FreeBSD to diagnose the issue myself or have the
>> experience to
>> > know where this problem is coming from so I hope someone can help??
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Kaya
>> >
>> >
>> > On 06/06/2010 11:05, Kaya Saman wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > am trying to set pcm or vol as the input source for my mixer in
>> order to be
>> > > used in conjunction with Darkice.
>> > >
>> > > For Darkice I have already set input as /dev/dsp which should be
>> ok as
>> > > /dev/dsp0.0 comes up when using ls /dev..... however, I had this
>> config
>> > > working on another box so from what I can tell the 0.0 just
>> gives the
>> > > amount of simultaneous channels if I'm not mistaken.
>> > >
>> > > The major difficulty however is coming from the fact that I
>> can't set the
>> > > rec input to be pcm or vol :-(
>> > >
>> > > pciconf -lv shows this:
>> > >
>> > > hdac0@pci0:0:27:0: class=0x040300 card=0x50038086
>> chip=0x3a3e8086
>> > > rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
>> > > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>> > > device = 'HD Audio Controller'
>> > > class = multimedia
>> > > subclass = HDA
>> > >
>> > > and as both Andrew Thompson and Frank Shute helped me last time
>> getting:
>> > >
>> > > snd_hda_load="YES"
>> > >
>> > > into /boot/loader.conf audio works without any problem too as
>> have tested
>> > > playback!!
>> > >
>> > > If I try to set:
>> > >
>> > > # mixer =rec vol
>> > > mixer: unknown recording device: vol
>> > > usage: mixer [-f device] [-s | -S] [dev [+|-][voll[:[+|-]volr]] ...
>> > > mixer [-f device] [-s | -S] recsrc ...
>> > > mixer [-f device] [-s | -S] {^|+|-|=}rec rdev ...
>> > > devices: vol, pcm, speaker, mic, mix, rec
>> > > rec devices: mic, mix
>> > >
>> > > I just get that the rec interfaces are mic or mix?? This is not
>> the same as
>> > > my other box using a different and much older integral sound chip.
>>
>> Seeing noone else has pounced .. we run Darkice for audio logging, but a
>> hacked version of edcast_jack for streaming, and that on a Debian box
>> using jackd and ALSA to split the feed to both of them, which may not
>> seem relevant at all .. but we use Mix as the recording device, zeroing
>> levels and muting all channels we're not using (mic, pcm, CD etc). We
>> record from Line and set levels on that, but it works the same using
>> just pcm in the mix instead.
>>
>> Not what you asked I know, but it may work ok for you .. with digital
>> mixing with everything else off or zero, there's no degradation.
>>
>> HTH, Ian
>>
>> > > I also attempted to comment the snd_hda_load out of
>> /boot/loader.conf and
>> > > include this instead:
>> > >
>> > > snd_driver_load="YES"
>> > >
>> > > which basically did the same thing as the above with (so also a
>> small
>> > > question here about which line is better?) so yeah am stuck with
>> both
>> > > kernel module loaders providing the same output :-(
>> > >
>> > > Is there a way other then feeding a cable from the output into
>> the input to
>> > > rectify this issue??
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > >
>> > > Kaya
>
> Thanks Ian and Tom for the responses :-)
>
> Tom I'm just going to quote you again: "
>
> It's unclear what your problem is. You cannot set 'vol' as a recording
> source, it is an output device.
>
> "
>
> Actually the box that's sitting in front of me can do this:
>
> $ mixer
> Mixer vol is currently set to 75:75
> Mixer pcm is currently set to 75:75
> Mixer speaker is currently set to 75:75
> Mixer line is currently set to 75:75
> Mixer mic is currently set to 0:0
> Mixer cd is currently set to 75:75
> Mixer rec is currently set to 0:0
> Mixer igain is currently set to 0:0
> Mixer ogain is currently set to 50:50
> Mixer line1 is currently set to 75:75
> Mixer phin is currently set to 0:0
> Mixer phout is currently set to 0:0
> Recording source: vol
>
> Of course it's a totally different system running FreeBSD 8.0 RELEASE
> 32bit as opposed to 64bit. Also it has a much older sound card which
> may have better support??
>
> Anyway this is what I'm after as currently I can't get my
> Darkice/Icecase2/Drupal5 streaming service working as there's no sound
> input!!
>
> I think it's probably just the driver for the HD audio interface in my
> view. But how to sort or who to go to, to help sort??
>
> Regards,
>
> Kaya
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