Re: Using analog aux (or CD) in as input.

["kitepilot@kitepilot.com" <kitepilot@kitepilot.com>]

Please excuse my ignorance, but I am a fairly recent Linux newcomer and it 
is my first ever sound experience (I'm a virgin so to speak, please be 
gentle...   :) 

All that "aumix or alsamixer" stuff sounds like classic Japanese to me...   
:(
Can you please point me to some (humanly readable) literature to read?
What are those anyway, programs to compile, conf files to modify?
So many toys, so little time...
ET 



Ted Maczulat writes: 

> The input selected for recording from is controlled by the mixer.
> aumix or alsamixer will allow you to select the input device. 
>
> In alsamixer it is the input marked with "CAPTUR", in aumix it is the input marked with the R
> select the input you want to use and "space bar" to toggle the record or capture. 
>
> You would use the standard input device /dev/dsp  
>
> Ted
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>   From: kitepilot@kitepilot.com 
>   To: listener@vanheusden.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 8:02 AM
>   Subject: [listener] Using analog aux (or CD) in as input. 
>
>
>   Hello again...
>   I am thinking of using the audio analog input for recording.
>   It should be a matter of pointing listener to the appropriate /dev/thing.
>   Or is it?
>   Besides:   what would "thing" be?
>   Thanks!
>   Enrique A. Troconis  
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