Subject: Re: Recording silence is definitely not golden
To: D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@NetBSD.org>
From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net>
List: current-users
Date: 11/22/2005 18:33:05
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On 2005.11.22 12:15:55 -0500, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
| It seems that NetBSD does not do audio recording.  There are all sorts
| of tools to do so but when I use them all I record is silence.  I found
| a few messages in the archives from people with the same problem but no
| answers.

I cannot do full-duplex. That's the only problem I have.

| Please, if anyone is actually recording on a current NetBSD box, please
| send me;
|=20
|  - your dmesg output

http://www.netbsd-pt.org/dmesg/?search=3D&id=3D89#dmesg

|  - your "mixerctl -a" output

% mixerctl -a                                                              =
 [~]
outputs.master=3D255,255
outputs.master.mute=3Doff
outputs.mono=3D255
outputs.mono.mute=3Doff
outputs.mono.source=3Dmixerout
outputs.headphones=3D255,255
outputs.headphones.mute=3Doff
inputs.speaker=3D255
inputs.speaker.mute=3Don
inputs.phone=3D255
inputs.phone.mute=3Doff
inputs.mic=3D191
inputs.mic.mute=3Don
inputs.mic.preamp=3Doff
inputs.mic.source=3Dmic0
inputs.line=3D191,191
inputs.line.mute=3Doff
inputs.cd=3D191,191
inputs.cd.mute=3Doff
inputs.video=3D255,255
inputs.video.mute=3Doff
inputs.aux=3D255,255
inputs.aux.mute=3Doff
inputs.dac=3D223,223
inputs.dac.mute=3Doff
record.source=3Dmic
record.volume=3D0,0
record.volume.mute=3Doff

|  - your "audioctl -a" output

% audioctl -a                                                              =
 [~]
name=3DICH6 AC97
version=3D0x04
config=3Dauich0
encodings=3Dslinear_le:16,slinear_be:16*,ulinear_le:16*,ulinear_be:16*,mula=
w:8*,alaw:8*
properties=3Dfull_duplex,independent
full_duplex=3D0
fullduplex=3D0
blocksize=3D16384
hiwat=3D4
lowat=3D3
monitor_gain=3D0
mode=3Dplay
play.rate=3D44100
play.channels=3D2
play.precision=3D16
play.encoding=3Dslinear_le
play.gain=3D255
play.balance=3D32
play.port=3D0x0
play.avail_ports=3D0x0
play.seek=3D65536
play.samples=3D4136611836
play.eof=3D0
play.pause=3D0
play.error=3D0
play.waiting=3D0
play.open=3D1
play.active=3D1
play.buffer_size=3D65536
record.rate=3D44100
record.channels=3D2
record.precision=3D16
record.encoding=3Dslinear_le
record.gain=3D0
record.balance=3D32
record.port=3D0x1
record.avail_ports=3D0x7
record.seek=3D0
record.samples=3D0
record.eof=3D0
record.pause=3D0
record.error=3D0
record.waiting=3D0
record.open=3D0
record.active=3D0
record.buffer_size=3D65536
record.errors=3D0

|  - what commands you use to record

audiorecord(1) file.wav

		-- Rui Paulo

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