From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 26 07:23:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8646D16A401 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 07:23:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rick@kiwi-computer.com) Received: from kiwi-computer.com (megan.kiwi-computer.com [63.224.10.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C546143D45 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 07:23:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rick@kiwi-computer.com) Received: (qmail 19817 invoked by uid 2001); 26 Mar 2006 07:23:43 -0000 Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 01:23:43 -0600 From: "Rick C. Petty" To: Nicolas Blais Message-ID: <20060326072343.GA19681@megan.kiwi-computer.com> References: <063104E3-F7FA-4260-92F9-9A75D3B9C874@netmusician.org> <200603251533.54375.nb_root@videotron.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200603251533.54375.nb_root@videotron.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: homemade PVR questions 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: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 07:23:47 -0000 On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 03:33:49PM -0500, Nicolas Blais wrote: > > That means that I can record a show (audio/video) correctly, but at the cost > of hearing the audio while it is recording. Obviously annoying unless I turn > off my speakers, and I haven't found a way around (playing with mixer to turn > down the volume obviously turns down the recorded volume too). Obviously? On every machine I've used (mostly AC97), the volume levels of line, mic, etc. determine the volume sent to the speakers and the "rec" level specifies the recording volume. My current DVR script does a mixer =rec line mixer line 0 mixer rec ${volume} (in that order) to setup the recording volume and disable the output to the speakers so it doesn't disrupt my xmms playing; yes, I listen to mp3s while the DVR script is recording the TV audio-- what's wrong with that?? :-p After the recording finishes (or catches a SIGTERM, etc.), the mixer's recording source & line/rec volumes are restored; I never notice any disruption. Are there soundcards where the "rec" level doesn't specify the recording volume, or that the record level is determined by the other volume settings? If so, they would be more useful for mixing.. then again a cheap AC97 chip isn't really "professional studio" grade... -- Rick C. Petty