Re: Mixer Settings For Audacity
On 04/11/10 06:00, Polytropon wrote: > On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:54:40 -0500, Programmer In Training > wrote: >> Same thing, barely any pickup by the mic. > > Is the microphone working, and is it compatible with Yes > the connector (condenser / dynamic)? Does it provide Yes > a sufficient output level, maybe to be tested with Yes > other equipment? Just an idea - because I recently Was on a Windoze box with an Audigy 2 sound card, worked like a dream. > had a similar problem with a partially defective > microphone. :-) I'm using the builtin C-Media sound card (for some reason FreeBSD doesn't want to detect my SB Audigy even with the km loaded for it) The mic is a Creative boom mic (I call them boom mics, just your standard desktop fair). Audacity (and Skype) both picked up the mic very, very well using mic as rec source on my parents Windoze box (XP SP3). I'd like to keep everything on here (though the latest version of Audacity (1.3.x) supports flac output while what's in ports (1.2.4b4. I updated ports like two days ago) doesn't so I just might use their computer if I can't get my mic working here). -- Yours In Christ, PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Original content copyright under the OWL http://owl.apotheon.org Please do not CC me. If I'm posting to a list it is because I am subscribed. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Mixer Settings For Audacity
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:54:40 -0500, Programmer In Training wrote: > Same thing, barely any pickup by the mic. Is the microphone working, and is it compatible with the connector (condenser / dynamic)? Does it provide a sufficient output level, maybe to be tested with other equipment? Just an idea - because I recently had a similar problem with a partially defective microphone. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Mixer Settings For Audacity
On 04/11/10 01:36, Dima Panov wrote: >>> G'day, Programmer In Training! >>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 20:58:46 -0500, You wrote: > >> OK, I've read the mixer man page, the mic is set as recording source, >> yet even with mic playback and (apparent) sensitivity to max, I barely >> get anything recorded using Audacity. Am I missing something? Do I need >> to use mixer -s =rec mic (I set it with mixer -S =rec, though it seems >> either one does the same thing). > Try to use monitor as record source. (mixer =rec monitor) > At least for my laptops it's required to provide my microphone to skype. Same thing, barely any pickup by the mic. -- Yours In Christ, PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Original content copyright under the OWL http://owl.apotheon.org Please do not CC me. If I'm posting to a list it is because I am subscribed. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Mixer resets
On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:41:46 -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote: > > > line via mixer. After a while I installed gmixer because having a > > > graphical interface made things go a lot quicker. But I discovered that > > > every time I invoked gmixer it reset the vol to 0:0. It continues to do > > > that, and I'm wondering if anyone else has that experience with gmixer. > > > Could that be a bug? Are there other graphical mixer alternatives? > > > > You could install the gkrellm and gkrellmvolume2 ports; then you'll always > > have a slider for each mixer channel available. > > I may give that a try. It does help, in this case, to have a graphical > interface. It's pretty difficult to get things adjusted properly while > switching back and forth between fldigi and the command line. An "old fashioned" alternative is xmixer (or xmix?) which may have less dependencies than other programs. An idea for gmixer: Eventually there's an option for "preset values", or a kind of configuration file which is read right after program startup, and if such a file doesn't exists, zero values are assumed. Another mixer GUI worth mentioning is aumix / xaumix (Gtk) which features both a graphical and a text mode GUI for adjusting levels. Because I've used this program in the past, I can tell you that it's not resetting all the values. Good luck es vy 73 de D. :-) -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Mixer resets
> > line via mixer. After a while I installed gmixer because having a > > graphical interface made things go a lot quicker. But I discovered that > > every time I invoked gmixer it reset the vol to 0:0. It continues to do > > that, and I'm wondering if anyone else has that experience with gmixer. > > Could that be a bug? Are there other graphical mixer alternatives? > > You could install the gkrellm and gkrellmvolume2 ports; then you'll always > have a slider for each mixer channel available. I may give that a try. It does help, in this case, to have a graphical interface. It's pretty difficult to get things adjusted properly while switching back and forth between fldigi and the command line. --Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Mixer resets
On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Rem P Roberti wrote: > I use a ham radio program (fldigi) that needs to have the sound card > tweaked from time to time. I started out just doing it from the command > line via mixer. After a while I installed gmixer because having a > graphical interface made things go a lot quicker. But I discovered that > every time I invoked gmixer it reset the vol to 0:0. It continues to do > that, and I'm wondering if anyone else has that experience with gmixer. > Could that be a bug? Are there other graphical mixer alternatives? > What does 'mixer' output after a reboot, even with gmixer enabled? Perhaps as a 'hack', you could do something @reboot via cron to set mixers start levels. I know it's not a real fix, but it'll work as a, so I've heard, "quirkaround" for now. -- Glen Barber ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Mixer resets
In the last episode (Feb 15), Rem P Roberti said: > I use a ham radio program (fldigi) that needs to have the sound card > tweaked from time to time. I started out just doing it from the command > line via mixer. After a while I installed gmixer because having a > graphical interface made things go a lot quicker. But I discovered that > every time I invoked gmixer it reset the vol to 0:0. It continues to do > that, and I'm wondering if anyone else has that experience with gmixer. > Could that be a bug? Are there other graphical mixer alternatives? You could install the gkrellm and gkrellmvolume2 ports; then you'll always have a slider for each mixer channel available. -- Dan Nelson dnel...@allantgroup.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Mixer resets
tweaked from time to time. I started out just doing it from the command line via mixer. After a while I installed gmixer because having a graphical interface made things go a lot quicker. But I discovered that every time I invoked gmixer it reset the vol to 0:0. It continues to do that, and I'm wondering if anyone else has that experience with gmixer. Could that be a bug? Are there other graphical mixer alternatives? for sure it's gmixer "feature" - as you said mixer works fine. try /usr/ports/audio/cam ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: mixer levels on boot
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:18:23 -0300 "Harry Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi guys, > i've tried a couple suggestions, but nothing is working for me. here > is a few things from the console that might be helpful. no xwindows > on this machine, it's just a base freebsd network install with only > the necessary packages installed to do the audio stuff it needs to > do. > > radio# mixer > Mixer vol is currently set to 100:100 > Mixer pcm is currently set to 0:0 > Mixer speaker is currently set to 75:75 > Mixer mic is currently set to 0:0 > Mixer cd is currently set to 75:75 > Mixer rec is currently set to 7:7 > Recording source: mic > > radio# uname -a > FreeBSD radio 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 > 11:05:30 UTC 2007 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 > > when i issue /etc/rc.d/mixer stop then reboot, the mixer shows set > to 7:7, but then it still clips like it does on 90. then i set > mixer to 7 and it says setting mixer fro 90 to 7. > > i am thinking that /etc/rc.d/mixer gets invoked before kldload loads Why not putting snd_whatever_load=YES into /boot/loader.conf ? That is the proper way, once you know the exact module for your soundcard. .. and please remember to use "shutdown -r now" rather than "reboot" or "halt". That's the way to preserve mixer settings across boot/power cycle. > the driver because both dmesg and mixer tell me there is no mixer > device till the machine is up for around 2 minutes. maybe i will try > the hda enable in rc.conf, but it doesn't seem ac97 on unix is as > well supported as the windows drivers so i need the particular > driver i downloaded (i might be wrong). > -- Ariff Abdullah FreeBSD ... Recording in stereo is obviously too advanced and confusing for us idiot * users :P pgpreRJ1uwENV.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: mixer levels on boot
On Tuesday 18 September 2007 23:18:23 Harry Doyle wrote: > when i issue /etc/rc.d/mixer stop then reboot, the mixer shows set to 7:7, > but then it still clips like it does on 90. then i set mixer to 7 and it > says setting mixer fro 90 to 7. > > i am thinking that /etc/rc.d/mixer gets invoked before kldload loads the > driver because both dmesg and mixer tell me there is no mixer device till > the machine is up for around 2 minutes. That makes sense. Rob has given the answer earlier. You need to load the driver in /boot/loader.conf. > maybe i will try the hda enable in > rc.conf No, /boot/loader.conf. But is your card a hda? It would help a lot if you post the output of "pciconf -lv" relevant for the soundcard and/or show us what exactly you are doing in /usr/local/etc/rc.d with that driver. For example, this is mine: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:31:5: class=0x040100 card=0x016a1028 chip=0x24c58086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = '82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller' class = multimedia subclass = audio Driver loaded by: # grep ich /boot/loader.conf snd_ich_load="YES" > , but it doesn't seem ac97 on unix is as well supported as the > windows drivers so i need the particular driver i downloaded (i might be > wrong). Ac97 is a codec used on a multitude of soundcards to produce pcm audio AFAIK, so there's no specific driver for it. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: mixer levels on boot
hi guys, i've tried a couple suggestions, but nothing is working for me. here is a few things from the console that might be helpful. no xwindows on this machine, it's just a base freebsd network install with only the necessary packages installed to do the audio stuff it needs to do. radio# mixer Mixer vol is currently set to 100:100 Mixer pcm is currently set to 0:0 Mixer speaker is currently set to 75:75 Mixer mic is currently set to 0:0 Mixer cd is currently set to 75:75 Mixer rec is currently set to 7:7 Recording source: mic radio# uname -a FreeBSD radio 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 11:05:30 UTC 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 when i issue /etc/rc.d/mixer stop then reboot, the mixer shows set to 7:7, but then it still clips like it does on 90. then i set mixer to 7 and it says setting mixer fro 90 to 7. i am thinking that /etc/rc.d/mixer gets invoked before kldload loads the driver because both dmesg and mixer tell me there is no mixer device till the machine is up for around 2 minutes. maybe i will try the hda enable in rc.conf, but it doesn't seem ac97 on unix is as well supported as the windows drivers so i need the particular driver i downloaded (i might be wrong). cheers, harry On 9/18/07, Mel < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 17 September 2007 22:21:54 Rob wrote: > > Harry Doyle wrote: > > > however whenever i reboot the machine the mixer command always shows > the > > > default level of 90 which clips pretty hard. > > > > My 6.2 system saves and restores the mixer settings across boots. > > Apparently in the file /var/db/mixer0-state However, the file is root > > owned and 644; perhaps if you create the file and chmod it writable, > your > > settings will stick? > > Nope. These are saved by /etc/rc.d/mixer. Adjust the mixer under root > account > to your desired values and call `/etc/rc.d/mixer stop'. This will save the > state. Reboot to test. > > If this doesn't work, then somehow, the mixer is set to different values > during shutdown and before /etc/rc.d/mixer is called and that's tricky to > find out -but a desktop mixer like kmix can be the cause of that if you're > running a desktop environment via xdm/kdm/gdm. > -- > Mel > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: mixer levels on boot
On Monday 17 September 2007 22:21:54 Rob wrote: > Harry Doyle wrote: > > however whenever i reboot the machine the mixer command always shows the > > default level of 90 which clips pretty hard. > > My 6.2 system saves and restores the mixer settings across boots. > Apparently in the file /var/db/mixer0-state However, the file is root > owned and 644; perhaps if you create the file and chmod it writable, your > settings will stick? Nope. These are saved by /etc/rc.d/mixer. Adjust the mixer under root account to your desired values and call `/etc/rc.d/mixer stop'. This will save the state. Reboot to test. If this doesn't work, then somehow, the mixer is set to different values during shutdown and before /etc/rc.d/mixer is called and that's tricky to find out -but a desktop mixer like kmix can be the cause of that if you're running a desktop environment via xdm/kdm/gdm. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: mixer levels on boot
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:22:03 -0300
"Harry Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hello everyone,
> i am running a freebsd server to stream my local campus station's radio
> broadcast to the net. i am using the stock ac97 audio, and using a little
> script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d which uses kldload to load the driver.
it'd be better to simply add to /boot/loader.conf.local (or loader.conf , i
prefer to have it clearly defined)
{DRIVER}_load="YES"
eg, for my Intel HDA i have
snd_hda_load="YES"
>
> i have to issue mixer rec -83 to get the audio down to a decent level (very
> hot coming out of the mixer but i can't change that for other reasons). i
> have tried to script this mixer command into startup by putting a sleep
> command and then the mixer command, and also by using the /boot/boot.hints
> file.
>
> however whenever i reboot the machine the mixer command always shows the
> default level of 90 which clips pretty hard.
either
1) have a script that sets your levels . mine is saved by the OS,, but
sometimes i need to do it by hand, so i use this script:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [Tue Sep 18 10:23:27 2007]
/usr/home/betom
$ cat bin/set_mixer.sh
#!/bin/sh
## Feedback fixed!!! mic == 0
mixer vol 86:86 pcm 86:86 speaker 49:49 mic 0:0 cd 40:40 rec 100:100 =rec mic
--
of course, your device may be different, so adjust accordingly.
2) to save the values, check /etc/rc.d/mixer. mixer_save is called on stop, so
a) set your levels
b) add to /etc/rc.conf
mixer_enable="YES" # Run the sound mixer.
c) run /etc/rc.d/mixer stop
d) reboot + verify they are set to the right thing. In theory, they should be
saved everytime to reboot..
( i just realised i dont actually have that line in rc.conf...but my levels are
kept across reboots..so all is good... :)
>
> also, the sound driver doesn't seem to load until around 2 minutes after i
> can log into a fresh boot (not a problem, just some extra info). how can i
> script my default rec level on boot?
use /boot/loader.conf.local
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Re: mixer levels on boot
Harry Doyle wrote:
however whenever i reboot the machine the mixer command always shows the
default level of 90 which clips pretty hard.
My 6.2 system saves and restores the mixer settings across boots. Apparently
in the file /var/db/mixer0-state However, the file is root owned and 644;
perhaps if you create the file and chmod it writable, your settings will stick?
Or you could put the command in your script. "mixer -S" dumps the current
settings in a format mixer can read back. I do this in a script that dribbles music on
hold to our phone system:
mixer_default="vol 45:45 pcm 40:40"
# Call mixer command to set params specified in conf file, or defaults.
set_mixer() {
if [ -f $home_dir/mixer.conf ]; then
mixer `cat $home_dir/mixer.conf`
echo "set mixer.conf params"
else
mixer $mixer_default
echo "set mixer default values"
fi
}
-RW
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Re: mixer strangeness?
Sorry, let me try that one again. I've just re-read it and it's totally incoherent. I believe it can be reduced to: How do I set the volume of my Creative Soundblaster Live card using mixer(8)? The output of mixer shows all zeroes and yet I'm still getting a full signal: Mixer vol is currently set to 0:0 Mixer pcm is currently set to 0:0 Mixer speaker is currently set to 0:0 Mixer line is currently set to 0:0 Mixer mic is currently set to 0:0 Mixer cd is currently set to 0:0 Mixer rec is currently set to 100:100 Mixer igainis currently set to 0:0 Mixer line1is currently set to 0:0 Mixer phin is currently set to 0:0 Mixer phoutis currently set to 0:0 Mixer videois currently set to 0:0 Recording source: mic (rec is set to 100:100, but it's an input and it's also the only recording source, whatever mixer thinks). MC ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: mixer: /dev/mixer: Device not configured
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Re: Mixer does not work
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:19:45 -0600, Adrian Patino II
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i have both onboard sound and soundcard
>
> ###
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:11:0: class=0x040100 card=0x80651102 chip=0x00021102
> rev=0x0a hdr=0x00
> vendor = 'Creative Labs'
> device = 'EMU1 Sound Blaster Live! (Also Live! 5.1) - OEM
> from DELL - CT4780'
> class= multimedia
> subclass = audio
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:17:5:class=0x040100 card=0xa0021458 chip=0x30591106
> rev=0x50 hdr=0x00
> vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc'
> device = 'VT8233/33A/8235/8237 AC97 Enhanced Audio Controller'
> class= multimedia
> subclass = audio
>
>
> hw.snd.targetirqrate: 32
> hw.snd.report_soft_formats: 1
> hw.snd.verbose: 1
> hw.snd.unit: 0
> hw.snd.maxautovchans: 0
> hw.snd.pcm0.buffersize: 4096
> ##
> I disabled onboard sound in the bios
> the sound is working but
> mixer controls have no effect on volume
>
> is mixer controlling onboard sound instead of soundcard?
> if so, how can i change that?
I have the same sound card as you ("EMU1 Sound Blaster Live! (Also
Live! 5.1) - OEM from DELL - CT4780") and very recently had the same
kind of experience: the sound was working, but the mixer had no effect
on the volume.
In my case, the solution was woefully simple: I had my headphones (which
I use for speakers) plugged into the wrong output jack. Moving them
from the black 3.5 mm jack to the green one "solved" my problem. When I
looked carefully at the jacks on the card, I discovered the black one
designated "2" and the green designated as "1."
Mixer lists the following devices: vol, pcm, speaker, line, mic, cd,
rec, ogain, line1, phin, phout, and video. None of them has any
apparent effect on the volume of the black 3.5 mm jack, which kind of
begs the question as to whether it is possible to control the volume of
that particular output jack from FreeBSD at all.
So, if you are using the black output jack, I suggest you switch to the
green one. :-)
Cheers,
Paul.
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Re: Mixer
K, kewlerz thanks Kris haven't had anything to do with sound before. Did that. Everything except Mixer mic is currently set to 75:75. Mixer mic is set to 0:0. Is that good ? I think my main prob is still that my output shows two video cards and no audio card. Any thoughts on this ? Regards Andrew Kozak On Tue, 2003-09-23 at 15:52, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 03:41:30PM +1000, Andy K wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I posted earlier about my sound card not working, and C Ulrich sugested > > that I try a mixer program,which I am about to try. Can anyone recommend > > a good one from the ports collection ? > > What's wrong with mixer(8)? > > Kris ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Mixer
On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 03:41:30PM +1000, Andy K wrote: > Hi all > > I posted earlier about my sound card not working, and C Ulrich sugested > that I try a mixer program,which I am about to try. Can anyone recommend > a good one from the ports collection ? What's wrong with mixer(8)? Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
