How to record simple voice via microphone on YDL?


Subject: How to record simple voice via microphone on YDL?
From: Dick Benster (RiBenster@home.net)
Date: Thu Jan 13 2000 - 19:05:37 MST


Hi,

I'm having problems figuring out how to record sound on my system.

I'm running YDL Champion 1.1 with 2.2.14pre9 kernel, running GNOME
under Enlightenment (versions that come default with YDL 1.1) on a
standard 1998 beige PowerMac 300Mhz G3 Mini Tower. which came with a
Sony sound system (amplified speakers) and Apple microphone.

Doing a simple "cat" to record gives an error:

    % cat /dev/audio > myMulaw.au
    cat: /dev/audio: Invalid argument

But preexisting mulaw files do play properly when

   % cat myPreexistingMulaw.au > /dev/audio

Trying to record with eears simply gives recorded low noise like its
not recording from the mike at all. eears does play preexisting .wave
files.

 My microphone is routed properly to produce sound through the speakers
as controlled by the Gnome System Menus->Multimedia->AudioMixer.

Any suggestions has to how to record sound?

Also, any program that records mulaw as well as higher fidility? eears
croaks on preexiting mulaw files so probably also can't record it.

Thanks for any help,

Dick Benster



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