[AG-TECH] ALSA and RAT

[Osland, CD (Chris)]

Just a shot in the dark, as I don't know the driver, but it
could be that some aspect of the system is not full duplex,
as raising one level is affecting another.

Cheers

Chris

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
> Behalf Of Gavin W. Burris aka 86
> Sent: 12 October 2004 17:44
> To: Andrew Rowley
> Cc: 'Access Grid Technical mailing list'
> Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] ALSA and RAT
> 
> 
> The proper source is selected, line-in, and I am sending audio.  The
> problem is that the slider is not adjusting the record or capture
> level, but instead the volume of the immediate playback through
> line-out/speakers of what is being captured.  The slider gives me
> local reinforcement when I don't want it, instead of adjusting the
> capture level that ends up transmitting to the net.
> 
> Andrew Rowley wrote (on Tue, 12 Oct 2004 at 16:27):
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Check what is displayed under "Talk" next to the arrow (>). 
>  It should say
> > something like "Microphone" or "Line In".  Clicking on the 
> arrow (>) cycles
> > through the various options.  Note that if you can hear 
> audio, you may still
> > not be sending audio.  If the wrong item is selected by the 
> arrow in rat,
> > you probably are not sending audio.
> > 
> > Andrew :)
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf
> > Of Gavin W. Burris aka 86
> > Sent: 08 October 2004 20:45
> > To: Access Grid Technical mailing list
> > Subject: [AG-TECH] ALSA and RAT
> > 
> > I've got my audio machine running Debain/GNU Linux and everything is
> > great.  I'm using the ALSA emu10k1 driver for a SoundBlaster Live!
> > card.
> > 
> > The only thing strange is that the slider in RAT for "Talk" 
> adjusts the
> > volume locally recorded audio is played back through line-out to the
> > Gentner and speakers, not the actual capture level of 
> line-in from the
> > Gentner and mics.  Is this a bug?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > -- 
> > Gavin W. Burris aka 86
> > Senior Systems Programmer
> > Penn State Visualization Group
> > http://viz.aset.psu.edu/ga5in
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Gavin W. Burris aka 86
> Senior Systems Programmer
> Penn State Visualization Group
> http://viz.aset.psu.edu/ga5in
>