[linux-audio-user] sound input directly to output

[Joern Nettingsmeier]

Steve Harris wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 11:47:40 +0100, wouter buytaert wrote:
> 
>>Hello,
>>
>>for some reason, my sound input is redirected directly to the output
>>instead of being captured by alsa/jack/ardour.
> 
> 
> Its probably a bad mixer setting, try muting any capture channels and see
> if you get get the output to stop reading the input, if you can do that
> you should be able to work out what needs to be set to capture to record
> the input but not send it to the output.
> 
> - Steve 
> 

with most cards, when you want to record from, say, line, the line fader 
controls how much is sent to the output. only the "capture" flag 
(<space> in alsamixer) is relevant for recording, so you can have the 
fader all the way down and still record. record gain is controlled by 
another fader, often called "capture".

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