From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tobias Deiminger Subject: Re: Can't record properly with cmi8738 card Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 20:54:29 +0200 Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: References: <200308241501.58837.tobias__7241.2152695053$1063096402@rueckverdumung.de> Reply-To: tobias.deiminger@ngi.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit Return-path: Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Måns Rullgård wrote: > Tobias Deiminger 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. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf