How to record from line input?

[Bill Moseley]

BTW -- I forgot to mention that my Sound Preferences says:

Sound Capture: ALSA - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Bill Moseley <moseley at hank.org> wrote:
> Running  9.04.
>
> I'm trying to rip a cassette tape.  Sound Recorder has only "Capture"
> available in the "Record from input" select list.  Capture from
> *what*?
> Sound plays through my speakers when playing the tape.  But when I
> record it only records from my QuickCam webcam (usb) device's mic.
>
> Volume control has a long list of Devices:
>
> HDA Intel (Alas mixer)
> QuickCam Pro 9000 (Alas mixer)
> Realtek ACL888 (OSS Mixer)
> Playback: HDA Intel - ALC888 Analog (PlusAudio Mixer)
> Capture: Monitor of HDA Intel - ALC888 (PulseAudio Mixer)
> Capture: HDA Intel - ALC888 (PulseAudio Mixer)
> Capture: QuickCam Pro 9000 - USB Audio (PulseAudio Mixer)
>
> Do I use Volume Control to somehow set what the Capture is?  Seems I
> once had a pulse audio applet that provided more options, but I don't
> see it now.
>
> I need some hand holding. ;)
>
>
> I get a headache every time I try to grok Linux audio.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Bill Moseley
> moseley at hank.org
>



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Bill Moseley
moseley at hank.org