Recording from a microphone

[Tod Merley]

On 9/2/06, dalila at despiertapr.com <dalila at despiertapr.com> wrote:
> Jon Grant wrote ..
> >
> > Previously I found i had to use "alsamixer" from a terminal, to enable
> > my mic and get it to stay on (that was a previous release of kubuntu)
> >
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> i can hear myself when i speak thru the mic, but the self test with skype does not playback my voice and when i place a call
> i am not heard at the other end
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Hi dalila!

Do not currently use skype.  That said have done some recording and
have Googled the issue you raise befor.

Skype has a long config file (see links to forums):

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-2549.html

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/12/05/fixing-the-errant-microphone/

And noted this from another forum:

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#  Tomas IV. said,  July 3, 2006 @ 9:54 pm

There is a solution for the Skype microphone problem:

   1.      Install Skype 1.3 beta (see
http://www.macewan.org/2006/06/28/skype-13-ubuntu-dapper/#comments)
      Do NOT run it during working on next point.
   2.     Go to your sound channel settings (i.e. right-click the
reproductor icon in the Gnome interface and select "Open volume
settings") and make sure that both Microphone AND Capture channels are
selected as recording devices.
      And yes, I also had Capture off in Breezy with Skype 1.2, but
now it is needed to have it on or the microphone will not work. It is
probably good idea also to enable the capture "output" which in fact
enables automatic volume level control of the microphone.
   3.      Run Skype

Another possibly affecting factor is that I have installed the
oss-alsa package as result of my previous attempts to get skype to
work (I do not know if it matters or not).
This way it works for me, I hope it will for you also…
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Good Hunting!

Tod