Sound input device?
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From: Rui Maciel on 16 Apr 2010 06:52 Grant Edwards wrote: > The OP didn't say he needed a *line-level* input. He said he needed a > "sound input device". A mic in is a "sound input device" isn't it? Why were you quick to assume that all everyone needs is a microphone input? >> Connecting a line-level signal to a mic input is not a good thing, >> wrong signal levels and impedence. > > Nobody said line-level was a requirement. And you were quick to assume it wasn't. > Perhaps the OP has a > microphone. "Perhaps". Why did you assumed that? > Since he's trying to keep the actual requirments a > secret, all we can do is guess... Now you are being silly. Where exactly did you asked for the "actual requirements"? You were quick to assume that all everyone ever needs is a microphone and from there you kept assuming that there aren't any "sound input devices" other than microphones. Rui Maciel
From: Grant Edwards on 16 Apr 2010 10:23 On 2010-04-16, Rui Maciel <rui.maciel(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Grant Edwards wrote: > >> The OP didn't say he needed a *line-level* input. He said he needed a >> "sound input device". A mic in is a "sound input device" isn't it? > > Why were you quick to assume that all everyone needs is a microphone > input? I didn't say that's all everyone needs. I merely said that a mic input is a "sound input device". >>> Connecting a line-level signal to a mic input is not a good thing, >>> wrong signal levels and impedence. >> >> Nobody said line-level was a requirement. > > And you were quick to assume it wasn't. In my original post, I said that almost all computers have at least a mic-in _or_a_line_in_. I never assumed it wasn't a requirement. I just pointed out that a mic-in is a "sound input device" to people who claimed that some laptops don't have a "sound input device" since they only have a mic-in and not a line-in. >> Perhaps the OP has a microphone. > > "Perhaps". Why did you assumed that? Why did I assume that it's possible for you had a microphone? Because: 1) You didn't state otherwise. 2) Microphones are used for sound recording (which is what stated you wanted to do). 3) AFAIK, there aren't too many places where microphones are illegal or hard to get. Aside from that, it's also quite simple to use a mic-in in place of a line-level input. I've done in many times, since my laptop doesn't have a line-level input unless I dig the docking station out of the closet. >> Since he's trying to keep the actual requirments a secret, all we can >> do is guess... > > Now you are being silly. Where exactly did you asked for the "actual > requirements"? I'm required to _ask_ you for the actual requirements? _You're_ the one asking other people to help you; it's _your_ responsibilty to accurately state your requirements. Since you didn't specify "line level", in your request, we should be able to safely assume that's not a requirement. Usenet isn't a very good medium for reading minds. > You were quick to assume that all everyone ever needs is a microphone No, I never said that. > and from there you kept assuming that there aren't any "sound input > devices" other than microphones. Never said that either. All I stated was that a mic-in _is_ a sound input device. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! ... I have read the at INSTRUCTIONS ... gmail.com
From: Bruce Sinclair on 18 Apr 2010 19:22 In article <hlmj97x7or.ln2(a)news.roaima.co.uk>, chris(a)roaima.co.uk wrote: >Grant Edwards <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> Seriously? Every computer I've seen made in the last 15 years has a >> "sound input device". > >We must be in different environments. My laptop as mic-in and line-out, >but no line-in. Even the docking station omits this feature. > > >> There are tons of USB sound cards with line/mic inputs. > >I didn't find that at all true, when I was looking recently. Most that I >saw didn't claim line-in, just mic-in. In the end I went for this G-Star >USB device, http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=97120 aka >http://www.gstar.com.tw/pro-01.htm#ub003 ,which now states explicitly >that it doesn't support Linux. Fortunately Linux supports its line-in >capability, so I'm happy. Hi What links do you need to establish to get the USB input from the socket to s/w or HD ? I've played with a yamaha device to take phono to USB ... but sadly, that's as far as I got. :) I assumed that I was missing a symbolic link or links ... but had no idea what to do. Any help would be very welcome. Thanks.
From: unruh on 18 Apr 2010 20:48 On 2010-04-18, Bruce Sinclair <bruce.sinclair(a)NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz> wrote: > In article <hlmj97x7or.ln2(a)news.roaima.co.uk>, chris(a)roaima.co.uk wrote: >>Grant Edwards <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> Seriously? Every computer I've seen made in the last 15 years has a >>> "sound input device". >> >>We must be in different environments. My laptop as mic-in and line-out, >>but no line-in. Even the docking station omits this feature. >> >> >>> There are tons of USB sound cards with line/mic inputs. >> >>I didn't find that at all true, when I was looking recently. Most that I >>saw didn't claim line-in, just mic-in. In the end I went for this G-Star >>USB device, http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=97120 aka >>http://www.gstar.com.tw/pro-01.htm#ub003 ,which now states explicitly >>that it doesn't support Linux. Fortunately Linux supports its line-in >>capability, so I'm happy. > > Hi > > What links do you need to establish to get the USB input from the socket to > s/w or HD ? > > I've played with a yamaha device to take phono to USB ... but sadly, that's > as far as I got. :) I assumed that I was missing a symbolic link or links > .. but had no idea what to do. > > Any help would be very welcome. > Thanks. You really should start your own thread. Even though this is tangentially related to the current thread, it is sufficiently far away and is a separate problem. Secondly, you give no information. "get usb input from the socket" What socket? What input? "a yamaha device"? What device? A motorcyle? A midi keyboard? a tuner? "to take phone to usb" What does this mean? Is is some sort of turntable which is supposed to play records? What is the usb output? More information would allow someone to give you advice.
From: unruh on 20 Apr 2010 13:36
On 2010-04-20, Harald Meyer <meyersharald(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Dan C wrote: > > [snipped] > > Hey folks, would you *please* calm down? In his very first post he used the > magic word "amp", and later he wrote he owns a POD x3. Not everybody in the > general Linux groups knows what this is, and Rui, please consider this. > > "amp" = Musicans slang for instrument amplifiers. No. If he is a musician, then this may be what is referred to, but "amp" means "amplifier" or any type. And most amps have a volume dial whic reduces the output level. > > POD x3 = Small battery powered DSP device that models various amps. I certainly have no idea what this is, even now. > > Using the microphone input of a notebook is not an option for him, but he Still trying to figure out why that is "not an option". > should have said that in advance and in a different voice. Now please use > another tone, everybody. > > > Harald |