On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 3:22 PM Alexandru N. Barloiu <a...@dale.ro> wrote: >
> > 3)? Wrong? > > It was gpl. Then they moved it to proprietary. Then they become > insignificant and changed it back. For me, that's sign enough that I > don't want anything to do with it. > OK, I understand... > > > > why would you? > > > > desperation? ALSA is 22 years old, and they couldn't find the time > > to > > write documentation. It will not happen. When it works, it works. It > It might have been invented 22 years ago, but that doesn't mean that it > didn't change/improve over that time. I agree, but I was talking about the documentation, not about the quality of the software. Check the main documentation site https://alsa-project.org/wiki/Documentation The first section contains 4 items, the second of which is just a title (no link) and the 3rd is a dead link... ( actually, not dead, but leading to nothing; and it says "Linux Audio Users Guide", a name suggesting its contents are relevant) > > > What do you mean "no joy with micro"? Maybe it could be easier to fix > this than use OSS. > I mean I can't record sound (or I can't play it). Probably because I don't know what I'm doing (see above, Documentation). I have a micro which connects to an interface via a XLR cable (it works; I can hear sound through headphones connected with the direct monitor output in the interface); the interface gets power from the computer via USB (works); the RCA output of the interface connects to the LineIn entry in the card. Trying to record with arecord produces a file that yields noise or silence with aplay. I tried changing stuff in alsamixer... https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B01C05AL4C/ref=sr_1_5dchild=1&keywords=mikrofon%2Bxlr&qid=1585927073&sr=8-5&th=1 https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product/B00EK1OTZC/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza?th=1 The reasons I asked about OSS4 and not the details about my problem are: (i) I like to understand what I'm doing (big picture & details) and (ii) I don't want to be a support vampire But maybe OSS4 would be no solution at all. However, it seems that even trying is not an option... Thanks Jorge
