Re: hda-intel: How to get 'Mix' device? Cannot record playback.

["sonofzev@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <sonofzev@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HI All 

I find easiest way to record from audio playing on the computer is to use a jack enabled player (e.g. audacious or mplayer with jack output plugin) and a jack enabled recorder (e.g. audacity or Ardour)

Here is the way I do it; 

Use qjackctrl to start the jack server
Open Audacious 
Select Jack as the output plugin from audacious
Open a new session in ardour 
Create a new stereo track (It willbe called Audio1)
Open the Track/Bus Inspector 
Disconnect the current inputs to Audio1
On the input sources section on the right there should be a tab for audacious. 
Connect the outputs from audacious to the inputs of audio 1  (left and right respectively) 
Enable Audio1 for recording by pressing the record button on the channel. 
Enable Ardour for recording by pressing the record button on the transport (on the toolbar)
Press play ardour to start recording 
Press play on audacious. 
Stop Ardour once audacious has completed playing the track
 
You can do the same for web content but need to make sure that you have audacious setup as your default player. 

MPlayer works as a player too, but can be tricky as it creates a new set of jack outputs each time you restart a track.

On Mon Jul 7 14:51 , Oleg Parashchenko sent:

> Hello,
>
>
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 03:48:04 +0200
>
> Mildred <ml.mildred593@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> > 
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> > Le Sat 05/07/2008 à 06:17 Oleg Parashchenko à écrit:
>
> > > I'm trying to record audio playing on the computer. I followed the
>
> > > instructions at
>
> > > http://www.audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php\?title=Recording_audio_playing_on_the_computer .
>
> > > I run AlsaMixer (v1.0.16), switched to the view "Capture" and stuck:
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> > > the only devices are "Capture", "Digital" and "Input Source".
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> > > 
>
> > > But there is no device "Mix".
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> > 
>
> > I have an HDA intel soundcard and I have two capture devices and two
>
> > Mux devices, no Mix devices. In my opinion, each soundcard has
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> > different devices names. Just try to see what device does what.
>
> > You can for example play with audacity to get some visual feedback.
>
> > 
>
> > I was going to give you a more detailed answer but it seems I can't
>
> > record the music I play. So it seems I have the same problem.
>
>
> Well, I'm starting to understand that the set of devices depends on the
>
> card. But.
>
>
> Sound is being played through ALSA, right? ALSA is software, then I
>
> expect that ALSA can create a virtual channel and redirect output to this
>
> channel. Is it possible? I have yes-feeling, but despite of reading
>
> documentation, I don't know even where to start.
>
>
> > 
>
> > Another problem that may be related, I can't hear what I record. For
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> > example If i want to record some sound from line-in, I can't hear it at
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> > the same time. I can't hear what I speak on a microphone ...
>
>
> Hard to say. Recording from a microphone somehow works for me, but only
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> when I connect the microphone at the back side of the computer, and not
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> when at the front panel.
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>
> > ...
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>
> > -- 
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> > Mildred Ki'lya
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> > E-Mail:	mildred593(at)online.fr
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