usb mic recording
stu seven
live signal from this, after plugging it into USB port.
I'll can say that sound -is- working otherwise... playback of any kind
of
audio files works... but I cannot get a signal from this mic. This is
odd
(to me), as the microphone is detected... when plugged in, the
computer
identifies it in various files (as a Logitech USB mic / which it is).
So... I seem to be half way there... it is getting detected... but no
recordable
signal ? What is missing here ? How could it be detected, but not
also
"active" ?
thanks
Mike Rivers
> I use Etch (debian), I have a USB microphone, but cannot get a
> live signal from this, after plugging it into USB port.
> So... I seem to be half way there... it is getting detected... but no
> recordable
> signal ? What is missing here ?
It may not be selected as the audio/recording input device. Depending on
what software you're trying to use for recording you may be able to select
the USB mic as the input source from the program (look for a "Preferences"
setting) or you may need to assign it as the Windows default audio input
device.
You do that using the Windows Control Panel, Sounds & Audio, the Audio tab.
When you click on the Sound Recording Default Device, you should see your
USB mic among the selection choices. Select it.
Also, it might be muted or the volume slider turned down in the Windows
mixer.
If you have a loudspeaker icon at the bottom of your screen, double
click on it,
select Options, then Properties, then click the Recording button.
Click the Mixer Device and select your USB microphone. Then click OK and
you''ll see the sliders for recording. Make sure the one for your mic is
turned up
and not muted.
Jay Ts
> stu seven wrote:
>> I use Etch (debian), I have a USB microphone, but cannot get a live
>> signal from this, after plugging it into USB port.
>
>> So... I seem to be half way there... it is getting detected... but no
>> recordable signal ? What is missing here ?
>
> It may not be selected as the audio/recording input device. Depending on
> what software you're trying to use for recording you may be able to
> select the USB mic as the input source from the program (look for a
> "Preferences" setting) or you may need to assign it as the Windows
> default audio input device.
Stu - You might have made it a little clearer that your operating system
is Debian Linux, version 4.0 (Etch). Most people here are using Windows
and Mac OS X, of course.
Mike's directions, although for Windows, are essentially correct for
you, too. Adding any kind of audio hardware to your system is just the
first step. The OS may recognize the device, but you still need to
configure it in your audio subsystem (e.g. ALSA), so that when your
recording app looks for a recording device, it will see the one you
want it to. Rather than, say, a microphone input on your motherboard.
I'm running SuSE Linux, not Debian, so I can't tell you exactly what
you need to do. If you have a mixer app already installed, run it and
see if you can set the audio device to your USB microphone. Then
configure it as the default input (recording) device. Disable any
other audio inputs that might be a source of confusion. Set the levels
and apply all of the settings, and then start up your recording
application and check its settings, too.
If you can't find the USB mic in your mixer app (sometimes called
"volume control"), then try installing others and see if you can
use those.
All of this is assuming that Debian actually has a working device
driver for your hardware. If it doesn't, you are SOL.
Jay Ts
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Mike Rivers
> Stu - You might have made it a little clearer that your operating system
> is Debian Linux, version 4.0 (Etch).
Sure should. I thought the Etch was the brand of microphone and didn't
bother
to look it up since it really made no difference now that I knew it was
a USB mic
and didn't require power from an analog input.
> All of this is assuming that Debian actually has a working device
> driver for your hardware. If it doesn't, you are SOL.
Yup. Remember my brief venture into Linux at the beginning of the year. Stu
would probably do better asking "how do I make a USB mic work?" in the
appropriate
Debian forum - surely there is one.
Richard Crowley
> Jay Ts wrote:
>> All of this is assuming that Debian actually has a working device
>> driver for your hardware. If it doesn't, you are SOL.
And that is one of the perpetual show-stopping questions if you inflict
Linux upon yourself. The feeling of being SOL must be pretty regular.
> Yup. Remember my brief venture into Linux at the beginning of the year.
> Stu
> would probably do better asking "how do I make a USB mic work?" in the
> appropriate Debian forum - surely there is one.
Or not. Perhaps the philosophy is "if you have to ask you're not worthy."
Agreed this was a Linux (and perhaps a Debian) question not an audio
question for r.a.p
Perhaps we need a variant like over in the video domain:
rec.audio.desktop And maybe rec.audio.desktop.pc and
rec.audio.desktop.mac and rec.audio.desktop.linux, etc.
Jay Ts
> "Mike Rivers" wrote...
>> Jay Ts wrote:
>
>>> All of this is assuming that Debian actually has a working device
>>> driver for your hardware. If it doesn't, you are SOL.
>
> And that is one of the perpetual show-stopping questions if you inflict
> Linux upon yourself. The feeling of being SOL must be pretty regular.
I've never "inflicted Linux on myself", and would recommend against
anyone doing that.
Over the 13 years that I've been running both Windows and Linux, I can't
say whether I've had more trouble with one or the other. It's been
about the same, overall. Different OSs, different problems.
stu seven
This doesnt really fix the problem for me, but, lots of helpful
comments in your replies.
Yep... I tried most of this. More than being detected, the USB mic
is indeed showing up in my volume control list... I have selected
it...
elsewhere, have unmuted it. I still have a "dead" mic.
After trying everywhere else, it occurred to give the sound pros
a go at it. Thank you again.
Sean Conolly
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> Richard Crowley wrote:
>> "Mike Rivers" wrote...
>>> Jay Ts wrote:
>>
>>>> All of this is assuming that Debian actually has a working device
>>>> driver for your hardware. If it doesn't, you are SOL.
>>
>> And that is one of the perpetual show-stopping questions if you inflict
>> Linux upon yourself. The feeling of being SOL must be pretty regular.
>
> I've never "inflicted Linux on myself", and would recommend against
> anyone doing that.
>
> Over the 13 years that I've been running both Windows and Linux, I can't
> say whether I've had more trouble with one or the other. It's been
> about the same, overall. Different OSs, different problems.
And different purposes, for me. I like windows as desktop, and as a
recording platform. I like linux as a server and development platform. At
work I use Xen to run both as VM's on the same hardware, so I can have a
database running on linux and the clients on windows. It sounds complicated
but it's way more flexible than dedicated servers, and easy to work with.
Sean
haligonab
Could the mic simply be broken? Has it ever worked? Have you tried it
with a Windows or Mac system?
Steve
Jay Ts
> stu seven wrote:
>
>>My thanks to those who replied.
>>This doesnt really fix the problem for me, but, lots of helpful comments
>>in your replies.
>>
>>Yep... I tried most of this. More than being detected, the USB mic is
>>indeed showing up in my volume control list... I have selected it...
>>elsewhere, have unmuted it. I still have a "dead" mic. After trying
>>everywhere else, it occurred to give the sound pros a go at it. Thank
>>you again.
>
> Could the mic simply be broken? Has it ever worked? Have you tried it
> with a Windows or Mac system?
Good suggestion.
Also, try different application software on Linux.
Skype (for example) is able to handle multiple microphones on the
system, and I've used it successfully with USB headsets. In its
audio device setup, you can see a list of all of the devices it
can recognize in the system.
stu seven
> > with a Windows or Mac system?
>
> Good suggestion.
>
> Also, try different application software on Linux.
> Skype (for example) is able to handle multiple microphones on the
> system, and I've used it successfully with USB headsets. In its
> audio device setup, you can see a list of all of the devices it
> can recognize in the system.
Thanks to both of you for replying.
Yes - the mic worked for me early on; and, I have now solved the
recording problem.
haligonab
So what was the answer? Just in case someone else is having a similar
issue.