Transcription software?

[Ric Moore]

On 01/03/2013 11:22 AM, JD wrote:
>
> On 01/02/2013 09:34 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 01/02/2013 05:13 PM, JD wrote:
>>
>>> It killer flaw is that it has the wrong value of the sound card hard
>>> coded.
>>> To wit:
>>> (scribe:8500): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Unable to get session bus:
>>> The connection is closed
>>> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1401:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
>>>
>> Try running it with padsp scribe
>> See if that makes is go, Ric
> Hi Ric,
> Not sure I know what yo mean by padsp scribe.
> Is that another app to install??

If you have pulse audio installed, you should already have that. 
(pulseaudio-utils is the package name) typing padsp alerts pulse that 
the program noted after will try to use the old /dev/audio or /dev/dsp 
device and to send the audio instead to pulse.

So, if your program ran, but couldn't output sound (due to being old and 
cranky) that should straighten it out. To run kino successfully I open a 
terminal and type padsp kino. That fixes it's sound problem, as it looks 
for /dev/dsp.

You will also want to install pavucontrol, so that you can select your 
choice of sound source and sound output. You could have an audio tape 
deck connected to input though the stereo-in jack and usb headphones for 
your private listening pleasure. Enjoy. It's way kewl. :) Ric



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