Re: Can't record properly with cmi8738 card

[Tobias Deiminger <tobias.deiminger@ngi.de>]

Måns Rullgård wrote:

> Tobias Deiminger <tobias.deiminger@ngi.de> writes:
> 
>> I've got this card (Anubis Typhoon):
>> [CMI8738MC6     ]: CMI8738-MC6 - C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6
>>                      C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6 (model 55) at 0xd400, irq 10
>>
>> and i'm using alsa 0.9.6.
>>
>> I want to record something via mic-in using DAP for example. When I
>> tried it the first time, i could only record a very low signal
>> (although the signal was monitored clean and loud to the
>> speakers). Then I turned off the "mic-to-center" switch as described
>> at alsa-project.org. Now the recorded signal was higher, but still
>> to low to work properly with it. What's wrong?  Mic-capture is on,
>> mic and mic-caputre are set to max and mic-boost is on. Is this a
>> general problem with this card/driver?
> 
> Mic input works fine with my Hercules Gamesurround DVD 5.1 (or
> whatever the name was) based on the same chip, so it can work.  What
> type of microphone do you use?
> 

Maxtone Moving-Coil Mic Imp. 600 Ohm....
but i've got the same problem if I use my guitar instead of a mic. I tried 
also to use my v-amp as preamp for the guitar and this works a little 
better, 
but if I turn the preamp master too loud then the recorded signal gets 
distorted.




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