From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 14 21:04:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE8D2106564A for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:04:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwright11@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87D1A8FC12 for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:04:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwright11@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id p76so2859663pyb.10 for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:04:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=fJrpI48ImmMBKVIreoDiFuwG+3t7nTNwiWOIN0FMEC4=; b=T8nhMxdzPs3dRNx4ZRplugajGrgIJksqrEX8jOOhYUgzKUl3nHFm6IOovolYALttT8 khAtDxwBXvhBpRFt4Ibw0JAEjn3Q37LGG+G8P2k7kDSSDzAEpbn/wQJNgVWEOEAQ6s9m Y43M0HiEEBiPkCwIiGm1QO1SOnbnphfKJ0wOY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=QMybjLXzpbd1EN9M4rHGr7IMksdIxJSq14kdJcpE0kaqlg9TvbnT2EWNz3mJeX7CRN mIR4j45rnlV2H8ofukii7a1jLNBkhOBbtw5s2PuFp0D4xsJNH2WlX0asgmRqOt/SVFbw bsEdhyUmbsTGwfi4OAb1WEwIetZGMAU/VRBAM= Received: by 10.140.163.3 with SMTP id l3mr1144836rve.55.1216069445830; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:04:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.141.180.17 with HTTP; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:04:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:04:05 +0100 From: "John Wright" To: "Matthias Apitz" In-Reply-To: <20080714185318.GB2316@rebelion.Sisis.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20080714185318.GB2316@rebelion.Sisis.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HDA mic & rec volumes X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:04:07 -0000 mixer is telling me that "mic" is the only recording device. It won't let me set anything else as the recording device other than "mic" jello# 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] {^|+|-|=3D}rec rdev ... devices: vol, pcm, speaker, line, mic, rec rec devices: mic On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Matthias Apitz wrote: > El d=EDa Monday, July 14, 2008 a las 06:39:39PM +0100, John Wright escrib= i=F3: > > > Hello, > > > > I've posted before and received help to get my sound up and running on = my > > Vostro 1500 and I'm very thankful. The only problem that I still have = is > > that my mic sound level is very low. Whether I use the internal mic or= a > > mic plugged into the jack, i can't get good loud sounds. When I talk o= n > > Skype the other people can barely hear me, it's not even loud enough to > hold > > a conversation without literally yelling into the mic. Krec also recor= ds > my > > voice but again at a very low level. Any help with getting the full > > potential out of my mic will be greatly appreciated. > > > > jello# uname -a > > FreeBSD jello.hwresnet.org 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb > 24 > > 19:59:52 UTC 2008 root@logan.cse.buffalo.edu: > /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > > i386 > > > > jello# dmesg | grep pcm > > pcm0: mem > > 0xfebfc000-0xfebfffff irq 21 at device 27.0 on pci0 > > pcm0: [ITHREAD] > > pcm0: > > pcm0: > > > > jello# mixer > > Mixer vol is currently set to 15:15 > > Mixer pcm is currently set to 55:55 > > Mixer speaker is currently set to 100:100 > > Mixer line is currently set to 100:100 > > Mixer mic is currently set to 100:100 > > Mixer rec is currently set to 100:100 > > Recording source: mic > > Try this (which solved my problem, see > Message-ID: <20080407090601.GA3251@rebelion.Sisis.de>): > > $ mixer vol 66:66 pcm 40:40 speaker 66:66 line 66:66 mic 66:66 rec 66:66 > +rec vol > > the crucial part is '+rec vol' changing the recording device to 'vol' > and recording is now fine with this, even if I never ever will > understand what 'volume' has todo with input/microphone :-) > > matthias > > -- > Matthias Apitz > Manager Technical Support - OCLC GmbH > Gruenwalder Weg 28g - 82041 Oberhaching - Germany > t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 > e - w http://www.oclc.org/ > http://www.UnixArea.de/ > b http://gurucubano.blogspot.com/ > =AB...una sola vez, que es cuanto basta si se trata de verdades definitiv= as.=BB > =AB...only once, which is enough if it has todo with definite truth.=BB > Jos=E9 Saramago, Historia del Cerca de Lisboa > --=20 John N. 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