[linux-audio-user] command-line recording software?

[Tim]

Kai Vehmanen wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Tim wrote:
> 
> 
>>1.  Distortion results when recording from some sources but not others 
> 
> [...]
> 
>>command line of rec doesn't alter this distortion.  I've attached the
>>ecasound -ev output 
> 
> 
> The input signal seems to be severely clipped. Try running 'ecasignalview' 
> (comes with the ecasound package) and adjust the recording level (either 
> from source and/or with 'alsamixer' or other mixer sw) until the 
> 'clipped-samples' counter stops increasing 
> 

Please forgive me Kai, I don't know if I'm being ignorant but...

$ ecasignalview /dev/dsp1

Caught an unknown exception

$ ecasignalview testfile.wav

gives correct output.

I'm using OSS (as I'm still with a 2.4.18 kernel), and will use aumix 
for your suggestion once I know how to access /dev/dsp1.  As I'm using 
line out from the source, I will not be able to alter the volume at that 
end.

Thanks loads for helping.  And producing that app in the first place!

Tim