Recording audio on my iMac
Recording audio on my iMac
I am currently running Mint 14 xfce on my iMac as my main OS and love it. I have finally figured out how to record audio from the radio attached to my iMac. It turns out that when I run the Pulse Audio Volume control app, I can record from my radio. Can I do this with Puppy Linux?
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Let us know how you get on.
BTW the Pulse audio page appears blank to me?
http://www.pulseaudio.org/
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio
BTW the Pulse audio page appears blank to me?
http://www.pulseaudio.org/
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio
I'm in Puppy now on my iMac booted from the CD. Still not working. Not quite sure what is different from Mint 14 and Puppy. When booted in Mint, no problem recording. I have the Pulse Audio Volume Control installed in Mint and am able to see the Sound indicators showing that it is capturing audio. See my initial post.
Not sure if I have to install Pulse Audio Volume app to get this to work. Not sure if there is a version for Puppy Linux that works.
Not sure if I have to install Pulse Audio Volume app to get this to work. Not sure if there is a version for Puppy Linux that works.
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is the radio going to the line in?
what is the audio hardware in the iMac?
could you test the Pulse audio link for me?
http://www.pulseaudio.org/
s the radio going to the line in?
Yes
what is the audio hardware in the iMac?
I'm in Puppy now. How can I tell what the audio hardware is?
could you test the Pulse audio link for me?
http://www.pulseaudio.org/
Just tested the link. works fine.
Yes
what is the audio hardware in the iMac?
I'm in Puppy now. How can I tell what the audio hardware is?
could you test the Pulse audio link for me?
http://www.pulseaudio.org/
Just tested the link. works fine.
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I frequently record audio from the line-in jack socket in Puppy, not with an iMac I must admit, but I have never needed to install Pulse Audio. It is just a case of finding the right settings in Retrovol or Alsa Mixer for capture.
Precord has an audio input level meter. Just click the config button to expand the GUI and then it is the button next to "Quit" in the bottom right-hand corner.
Precord has an audio input level meter. Just click the config button to expand the GUI and then it is the button next to "Quit" in the bottom right-hand corner.
Oscar in England
Thanks for testing pulse audio website, it is working for me too now
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Audio information is shown under Multimedia in the Summary.
also typing the following command in the terminal will list current recording devices-
the 'l' is a lowercase L
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Go to PuppyMenu > System > HardInfo[I'm in Puppy now. How can I tell what the audio hardware is?
Audio information is shown under Multimedia in the Summary.
also typing the following command in the terminal will list current recording devices-
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arecord -l
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*** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC889A Analog [ALC889A Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC889A Digital [ALC889A Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 2: ALC889A Analog [ALC889A Analog]
Subdevices: 2/2
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
bacon recorder
Baconrecorder allows multiple scheduled events
It has a simpler interface than precord
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It has a simpler interface than precord
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The point is that once you fiddle with your mixer settings and start to see the audio bouncing around on the meter (which is contained within the Precord app) you then know that the audio from your radio is going in to the right place and then you can press the button to start recording.
In other words the app will actually tell you if you are able to record from your radio or not (which I am fairly sure you will be).
In other words the app will actually tell you if you are able to record from your radio or not (which I am fairly sure you will be).
Oscar in England
I looked for a version of Precord that would work with Puppy Linux 5.2.8, but all I found were versions for Slacko and Precise.
I know that I have all the levels correct because I compared them to the way I have them set up in Linux Mint 14 so I think that Mint has something installed that Puppy doesn't.
I know that I have all the levels correct because I compared them to the way I have them set up in Linux Mint 14 so I think that Mint has something installed that Puppy doesn't.
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