Transcription software?

[Ric Moore]

On 01/06/2013 10:19 AM, JD wrote:
>
> On 01/05/2013 11:18 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
>> 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
>>
> Thanks Ric.
> Installing now.
Let me/us know how it pans out! Enjoy! Ric



-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
http://linuxcounter.net/user/44256.html