From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: mru@users.sourceforge.net (=?iso-8859-1?q?M=E5ns_Rullg=E5rd?=) Subject: Re: Can't record properly with cmi8738 card Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 20:15:16 +0200 Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: References: <200308241501.58837.tobias__7241.2152695053$1063096402@rueckverdumung.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 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 Tobias Deiminger writes: > 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. Most sound cards expect a cheap electret microphone. These have much higher output levels than coil-based ones. I suggest you use a pre-amp with output level suitable for the line-in input. Whatever the usual hifi stuff uses for interconnection is appropriate. -- Måns Rullgård mru@users.sf.net ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf