28 Jun
2004
28 Jun
'04
5:19 a.m.
Does anybody know how to override the -d switch used with arecord? I simply
want to start recording and exit when I want with ctrl+c. For now I have to
estimate the time I want to record and that is not always possible, hence
very difficult to set the -d switch.
Greetings,
Hans
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28 Jun
28 Jun
7:21 a.m.
hansfong(a)zonnet.nl wrote:
Does anybody know how to override the -d switch used
with arecord? I simply
want to start recording and exit when I want with ctrl+c. For now I have to
estimate the time I want to record and that is not always possible, hence
very difficult to set the -d switch.
Greetings,
Hans
Well, arecord seems to do the right thing if one just sets -d longer
than one expects to record, then hits Ctrl+C to stop. And by the right
thing, I mean that if arecord needs to write a header, such as for a
WAVE file, then it does indeed write the correct header before exiting.
Doesn't it work that way for you?
wes
10:07 a.m.
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 04:12:03 -0500
wes schreiner <wes(a)infosink.com> wrote:
hansfong(a)zonnet.nl wrote:
i just use arecord -f cd -Dplughw:0,0 file.wav, and i can crtl-c it when i need it..
where's the problem?
flo
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Does anybody know how to override the -d switch
used with arecord? I simply
want to start recording and exit when I want with ctrl+c. For now I have to
estimate the time I want to record and that is not always possible, hence
very difficult to set the -d switch.
Greetings,
Hans
Well, arecord seems to do the right thing if one just sets -d longer
than one expects to record, then hits Ctrl+C to stop. And by the right
thing, I mean that if arecord needs to write a header, such as for a
WAVE file, then it does indeed write the correct header before exiting.
Doesn't it work that way for you?
wes
5:32 p.m.
Florian Schmidt wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 04:12:03 -0500
wes schreiner <wes(a)infosink.com> wrote:
The problem is that is doesn't work for me. It will write a 44 byte file
called file.wav and exit before you even say "a". I 'have' to use the -d
switch, which I think is a waste.
The problem also is that I can't use oss-emulation to record. /dev/dsp
is good for signals out, but not signals in. That means legacy programs
like wavtools, sound-recorder of rawrec can't be used. I don't know how
I can check the mapping from alsa devices to oss devices, because I
suspect that there must be something wrong there, but then again I'm
guessing as I am by no means an expert on these matters. Apart from
arecord I don't know of any other cli program that can record sound from
alsa devices.
To be honest. I think alsa sucks on this point. When I want to record
via line-in I use my old Pentium 200 with SB AWE64 and the oss/free
drivers. Works like a charm, never needs special switches or pointers to
devices. I know the statement that alse sucks is very subjective and
totally biased, but until now I haven't been able to record anything
decent on my new system (Athlon 2500+ with Audigy1) with alsa drivers.
Midi and sequencing works like charm, so I am happy with that, but I
need a problem free way to record. Audacity does only /dev/dsp
recording, ReZound can record but is too unstable, so what else is
there? I want a KISS solution. Any hints?
Greetings,
hansfong(a)zonnet.nl wrote:
i just use arecord -f cd -Dplughw:0,0 file.wav, and i can crtl-c it when i need it..
where's the problem?
flo
Does anybody know how to override the -d switch
used with arecord? I simply
want to start recording and exit when I want with ctrl+c. For now I have to
estimate the time I want to record and that is not always possible, hence
very difficult to set the -d switch.
Greetings,
Hans
Well, arecord seems to do the right thing if one just sets -d longer
than one expects to record, then hits Ctrl+C to stop. And by the right
thing, I mean that if arecord needs to write a header, such as for a
WAVE file, then it does indeed write the correct header before exiting.
Doesn't it work that way for you?
wes
6:26 p.m.
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:23:05 +0200
Hans <hansfong(a)zonnet.nl> wrote:
The problem is that is doesn't work for me. It
will write a 44 byte file
called file.wav and exit before you even say "a". I 'have' to use the
-d
switch, which I think is a waste.
weird. what version of arecord?
The problem also is that I can't use oss-emulation to record. /dev/dsp
is good for signals out, but not signals in. That means legacy programs
like wavtools, sound-recorder of rawrec can't be used.
Hmm, i can use audacity fine for recording [another oss app].. i can also record with
sox.. it sounds to me as if you have a hw problem.. what driver module are you using?
I don't know how
I can check the mapping from alsa devices to oss devices, because I
suspect that there must be something wrong there, but then again I'm
guessing as I am by no means an expert on these matters.
http://alsa-project.org/~iwai/OSS-Emulation.html
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=OssEmulation
Apart from
arecord I don't know of any other cli program that can record sound from
alsa devices.
hmmm, well there isn't one because usually it does everything one needs :)
To be honest. I think alsa sucks on this point. When I want to record
via line-in I use my old Pentium 200 with SB AWE64 and the oss/free
drivers. Works like a charm, never needs special switches or pointers to
devices. I know the statement that alse sucks is very subjective and
totally biased, but until now I haven't been able to record anything
decent on my new system (Athlon 2500+ with Audigy1) with alsa drivers.
Midi and sequencing works like charm, so I am happy with that, but I
need a problem free way to record. Audacity does only /dev/dsp
recording, ReZound can record but is too unstable, so what else is
there? I want a KISS solution. Any hints?
if arecord doesn't work for you then either your hardware or the version of arecord
you use is faulty.. actually plughw:0,0 is afaik the default device so
arecord -f cd file.wav
should usually work like a breeze..
flo
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29 Jun
29 Jun
5:40 p.m.
Citeren Florian Schmidt <mista.tapas(a)gmx.net>et>:
emu10k1. I checked the aliases and they are correct. /dev/dsp is linked to
/dev/dsp0, so why can Audacity play sounds, but not record? I'll dig further
this weekend.
I'll check those pages. Thank you for this.
The shortest that works for me is arecord -d 1 test.wav :-)
Cheers and thanks.
Hans
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:23:05 +0200
Hans <hansfong(a)zonnet.nl> wrote:
version 1.0.4
The problem is that is doesn't work for me.
It will write a 44 byte file
called file.wav and exit before you even say
"a". I 'have' to use the -d
switch, which I think is a waste.
weird. what version of arecord?
The problem also is that I can't use oss-emulation to record. /dev/dsp
is good for signals out, but not signals in. That means legacy programs
like wavtools, sound-recorder of rawrec can't be used.
Hmm, i can use audacity fine for recording [another oss app].. i can also
record with sox.. it sounds to me as if you have a hw problem.. what driver
module are you using?
I don't
know how
I can check the mapping from alsa devices to oss devices, because I
suspect that there must be something wrong there, but then again I'm
guessing as I am by no means an expert on these matters.
http://alsa-project.org/~iwai/OSS-Emulation.html
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=OssEmulation
Apart from
arecord I don't know of any other cli program that can record sound from
alsa devices.
hmmm, well there isn't one because usually it does everything one needs :)
To be honest. I think alsa sucks on this point. When I want to record
via line-in I use my old Pentium 200 with SB AWE64 and the oss/free
drivers. Works like a charm, never needs special switches or pointers to
devices. I know the statement that alse sucks is
very subjective and
totally biased, but until now I haven't been able to record anything
decent on my new system (Athlon 2500+ with Audigy1) with alsa drivers.
Midi and sequencing works like charm, so I am happy with that, but I
need a problem free way to record. Audacity does only /dev/dsp
recording, ReZound can record but is too unstable, so what else is
there? I want a KISS solution. Any hints?
if arecord doesn't work for you then either your hardware or the version of
arecord you use is faulty.. actually plughw:0,0 is afaik the default device
so
arecord -f cd file.wav
should usually work like a breeze..
28 Jun
28 Jun
6:28 p.m.
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Hans wrote:
>>>Does anybody know how to override the -d
switch used with arecord? I simply
>>>want to start recording and exit when I want with ctrl+c. For now I have to
[...]
need a problem free way to record. Audacity does only
/dev/dsp
recording, ReZound can record but is too unstable, so what else is
there? I want a KISS solution. Any hints?
You might want to try ecasound - http://www.eca.cx/ecasound ...
sh> ecasound -i alsa -o foobar.wav
[... record and end with ctrl-c]
Some reasons why you should use ecasound for recording:
- http://eca.cx/ecasound-list/2001/06/0016.html
That's a mail I wrote in 2001, but most of the things I mention are still
very much relevant. And some examples of what else you can do:
http://www.wakkanet.fi/~kaiv/ecasound/Documentation/examples.html
http://www.wakkanet.fi/~kaiv/ecasound/Documentation/tutorials.html
Hope this helps. :)
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29 Jun
29 Jun
5:41 p.m.
Thanks for the links. They look to be useful. I'll check them out.
Hans
Citeren Kai Vehmanen <kai.vehmanen(a)wakkanet.fi>fi>:
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Hans wrote:
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>>>Does anybody know how to override the
-d switch used with arecord? I
simply
>>>want to start recording and exit when
I want with ctrl+c. For now I
have to
[...]
need a problem free way to record. Audacity does
only /dev/dsp
recording, ReZound can record but is too unstable, so what else is
there? I want a KISS solution. Any hints?
You might want to try ecasound - http://www.eca.cx/ecasound ...
sh> ecasound -i alsa -o foobar.wav
[... record and end with ctrl-c]
Some reasons why you should use ecasound for recording:
- http://eca.cx/ecasound-list/2001/06/0016.html
That's a mail I wrote in 2001, but most of the things I mention are still
very much relevant. And some examples of what else you can do:
http://www.wakkanet.fi/~kaiv/ecasound/Documentation/examples.html
http://www.wakkanet.fi/~kaiv/ecasound/Documentation/tutorials.html
Hope this helps. :)
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Audio software for Linux!
28 Jun
28 Jun
5:20 p.m.
wes schreiner wrote:
hansfong(a)zonnet.nl wrote:
It works. I'll make a bash alias then, because for me the -d switch is
unnecessary. Thanks. --Hans
Does anybody know how to override the -d switch
used with arecord? I
simply want to start recording and exit when I want with ctrl+c. For
now I have to estimate the time I want to record and that is not
always possible, hence very difficult to set the -d switch.
Greetings,
Hans
Well, arecord seems to do the right thing if one just sets -d longer
than one expects to record, then hits Ctrl+C to stop. And by the
right thing, I mean that if arecord needs to write a header, such as
for a WAVE file, then it does indeed write the correct header before
exiting. Doesn't it work that way for you?
wes
30 Jun
30 Jun
11:41 a.m.
At Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:09:43 +0200,
hansfong(a)zonnet.nl wrote:
Does anybody know how to override the -d switch used with arecord? I simply
want to start recording and exit when I want with ctrl+c. For now I have to
estimate the time I want to record and that is not always possible, hence
very difficult to set the -d switch.
This bug was fixed in the recent version.
Takashi
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