Ok, so I know I should update Ubuntu and I’ve read that Breezy isn’t the best for sound but I’ve finally - after an afternoon of messing about - managed to coax Audacity to use my Logitech USB microphone.
First of all, I downloaded the (beta) source for Audacity 1.3.2 and following the helpful advice on mics in Ubuntu here, compiled the source with:
./configure --with-portaudio=v19 --without-portmixer
- which didn’t do the job. Not quite. The problem is that Audacity’s recording preferences appear not to let you change the device from /dev/dsp to /dev/dsp1. According to reports, Audacity won’t find /dev/dsp1 unless there’s a /dev/dsp0. And this is the final fix that worked for me; change to root and type:
ln -s /dev/dsp /dev/dsp0
which creates /dev/dsp0 as a symbolic link (like a shortcut to you Windows folk) to /dev/dsp
then Audacity picks up the USB mic and everything works. Check out this forum entry too.
Might do another podcast now that’s sorted. Still got a problem with my Olympus Digital Voice Recorder on Ubuntu, though.
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I’m running audacity 1.2.7 I’m running audacity 1.2.7 and it’s straight outta the feisty repos - merely doing the “ln -s /dev/dsp /dev/dsp0″ meant I could record! cheers for the heads up on dsp0
Well I see the meter moving Well I see the meter moving when I make a sound in the microphone during recording (in audacity). But when I play it back I hear nothing. And there aren’t any waveforms visible in the sound created.
Hi! Nice guide! I’m new to Linux Ubuntu but when I installed it I accedently deleted the Windows partition O.o
Oh well… Linux ownz =]
Hehe, Once again thanks for the guide
make sure the USB microphone works first (with skype…)
quote from
http://sudan.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?t=434169
In Audacity: EDIT – PREFERENCES
Playback: Device: ALSA HDA ATI SB: ALC883 Analog (hw:0,0)
Recording: Device: ALSA: AK5370 :USB Audio (hw:1,0)
Recording: Channels: 1 (Mono)
Turn on the Logitech USB Desktop Microphone
Check if you see the audio wave response, have fun!
i hope. abcbab0044 thanks
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