re mic not working

[guido dom]

"I did it, by Jove I did it"

Doubleclick the speakersymbol in the upperbar and adjust the microphone
sliders  (to max)

It works for me (Dapper)

On 8/29/06, Jordi Ferrando Fabra <jferrando at netplc.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi Harold,
>
> These are the settings that work for me.
> Take note that the red lamps on micro and capture
> are enabled and volumes in both are mid to high.
> The sound is not that great as Windows is in the same
> hardware for me.
> Hope it helps.
>
> [image: mic skype]
>
> Harold Hartley escribió:
>
> I seem to have found that the newer kde has muffled
> the input from the mic and I happen to reinstalled
> kubuntu and found that the version in the cd from the
> web site works just fine for the mic. I also noticed
> the setting in kmix is working just fine too.
>
> I have decided not to upgrade to the newer version of
> kde until they or someone has fix the mic problem.
>
> But at least I am able to use skype and run echolinux
> with my mic.
>
> Harold
>
>
> --- Jordi Ferrando <jferrando at netplc.com> <jferrando at netplc.com> wrote:
>
>    In <kmix>, section <parameters>, you can find <mic
> boost +20dB>, try
> enabling it.
> Nevertheless, I find microphone performance very
> defficient compared as
> Windows performance in my system.
>
> Harold Hartley escribió:
>
>  I have found that the mic's are working, but the
>
>  input
>
>  from the mic into the computer is so low we think
>
>  its
>
>  not working.
> I found that out today.
> I also found out that the kmix does not seem to
>
>  save
>
>  the settings we would make for using the mic.
> If you turn the volume up about all the way, you
>
>  will
>
>  hear it from the skype echo server.
> BBut recheck your kmix settings and/or the
>
>  alsamixer
>
>  in command line mode..
>
> Harold
>
>
> --- guido dom <guido.dom at gmail.com> <guido.dom at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>        Whatever I do (green on/off red n/of) on any of
>
>  the
>
>  sliders: there is no
> sound coming back from Skype
>
> On 8/21/06, Gene Heskett
>
>  <gene.heskett at verizon.net> <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
>
>  wrote:
>
>          On Monday 21 August 2006 04:19, guido dom wrote:
>
>            Although I'm using PCLINUXOS (instead of
>
>   UBUNTU)
>
>
>              I'm having the same
>
>          problem with my mic and SKYPE
> I hear the test voice but not my own voice (I
>
>   can
>
>
>              hear myself speaking in
>
>          the mic).
>
>              kmix has a green button above the slider, and a
>
>            red button below it IIRC,
>
>          it won't run here because kamix is running.  In
>
>            any event the green button
>
>          needs to be off so you don't hear yourself when
>
>            speaking, and the red
>
>          button needs to be on so the skype test server,
>
>            and the people you call,
>
>          can hear you.
>
>
>            I'm using KMIX also and the ALSA souns system
>
>              with the default driver for
>
>          my sound card.
>
> In WinXP all is ok.
>
>              --
> Cheers, Gene
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>
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>
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>
>            order."
>
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>
>            additions to the above
>
>          message by Gene Heskett are:
> Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all
>
>            rights reserved.
>
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