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Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:47:14 -0800 Message-ID: To: Robert Ames Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recording from sound card X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 03:14:13 -0000 On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Robert Ames wrote= : > > I'm having problems trying to record from a sound card under > 8.1-RELEASE. =C2=A0The last time I tried this was many releases ago, > possibly 4.x-RELEASE. =C2=A0Back then I would do something like "cat > /dev/dsp > file" but now when I try it I just end up with a 0 byte > file. =C2=A0I'm using a different sound card than before so maybe that > has something to do with it. =C2=A0Or possibly I just don't know which > device to use. =C2=A0Playing sounds using "cat file.wav > /dev/dsp0.0" > works fine, but I can't get recording to work. =C2=A0Does anyone have > any suggestions? =C2=A0Thanks. > > $ cat /dev/sndstat > FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 32bit 2009061500/i386) > Installed devices: > pcm0: (play/rec) default > > $ sysctl -a | egrep '(snd|pcm|sound)' > hw.snd.vpc_reset: 0 > hw.snd.vpc_0db: 45 > hw.snd.vpc_autoreset: 1 > hw.snd.latency_profile: 1 > hw.snd.latency: 5 > hw.snd.report_soft_matrix: 1 > hw.snd.report_soft_formats: 1 > hw.snd.compat_linux_mmap: 0 > hw.snd.feeder_eq_exact_rate: 0 > hw.snd.feeder_eq_presets: PEQ:16000,0.2500,62,0.2500:-9,9,1.0:44100,48000= ,88200,96000,176400,192000 > hw.snd.feeder_rate_quality: 1 > hw.snd.feeder_rate_round: 25 > hw.snd.feeder_rate_max: 2016000 > hw.snd.feeder_rate_min: 1 > hw.snd.feeder_rate_polyphase_max: 183040 > hw.snd.feeder_rate_presets: 100:8:0.85 100:36:0.92 100:164:0.97 > hw.snd.vpc_mixer_bypass: 1 > hw.snd.verbose: 0 > hw.snd.maxautovchans: 16 > hw.snd.default_unit: 0 > hw.snd.version: 2009061500/i386 > hw.snd.default_auto: 0 > dev.pcm.0.%desc: Creative CT5880-C > dev.pcm.0.%driver: pcm > dev.pcm.0.%location: slot=3D9 function=3D0 > dev.pcm.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=3D0x1274 device=3D0x5880 subvendor=3D0x1274 su= bdevice=3D0x2003 class=3D0x040100 > dev.pcm.0.%parent: pci0 > dev.pcm.0.eapd: 1 > dev.pcm.0.play.vchans: 1 > dev.pcm.0.play.vchanmode: fixed > dev.pcm.0.play.vchanrate: 48000 > dev.pcm.0.play.vchanformat: s16le:2.0 > dev.pcm.0.rec.vchans: 1 > dev.pcm.0.rec.vchanmode: fixed > dev.pcm.0.rec.vchanrate: 48000 > dev.pcm.0.rec.vchanformat: s16le:2.0 > dev.pcm.0.buffersize: 4096 > dev.pcm.0.bitperfect: 0 > dev.pcm.0.spdif_enabled: 0 > dev.pcm.0.latency_timer: 32 > dev.pcm.0.polling: 0 > > $ mixer > Mixer vol =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A075:75 > Mixer pcm =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A075:75 > Mixer speaker =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A075:75 > Mixer line =C2=A0 =C2=A0 is currently set to =C2=A075:75 > Mixer mic =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A073:73 > Mixer cd =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 is currently set to =C2=A075:75 > Mixer rec =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A075:75 > Mixer igain =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A0 0:0 > Mixer ogain =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A050:50 > Mixer line1 =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A075:75 > Mixer phin =C2=A0 =C2=A0 is currently set to =C2=A0 0:0 > Mixer phout =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A0 0:0 > Mixer video =C2=A0 =C2=A0is currently set to =C2=A075:75 > Recording source: mic What does ls /dev/dsp* yield?