Questions about audio hardware and software in Linux and other UNIX operating systems.
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How can I record the sound output with gtk-recordmydesktop?
I am using gtk-recordmydesktop to record the video output to my desktop. However, the videos have no sound. All the tutorials I found regarding this involved getting sound recorded from a microphone, ...
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2answers
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Is the Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Surround 5.1 SB1090 USB sound card supported in Linux?
And to what extent does this card have support in Linux?
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Is the Zalman ZM-RSSC 5.1 USB Sound Card supported in Linux?
And to what extent does this card have support in Linux?
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3answers
862 views
How to “reencode” mp3 files
I have a fair number of mp3 files which I created using audiohijack pro on a mac. Now I no longer have a mac and am using them on my linux systems. Unfortunately the program I use (rhythmbox) to ...
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1answer
118 views
Sending music directly from MIC to LS
How can I tell linux to send directly from my microphone to my loudspeaker?
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1answer
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Sound card not found anymore
I started my ubuntu today and Audio card was not working. Card is not even listed with lshw. No device with description like physical id: 1b (I remember the old device settings).
Any ideas?
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2answers
859 views
How to rip scratched audio cds?
What is currently the best way to rip scratched audio cds under Linux?
What I find complicated, is that there are several tools available but it is not clear if one tool has better error correction ...
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2answers
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How to disable system beep for non-privileged user
How to disable system beep on Linux? I don't have superuser powers so I cannot recompile kernel/unload module.
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1answer
217 views
Easy way to use hardware mixing?
My sound card supports hardware mixing. What's the easiest way to use this feature (rather than on an app-by-app basis, hopefully)?
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Sound Problems with pulseaudio
The overall question that my whole problem is kind of based on is regarding sound in linux. Should I be using alsa or pulse or what?
I'm using pulse at the moment and this is my problem: I was in the ...
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Is there something that will generate keyboard's click sounds?
I miss using a clicky keyboard at work. It's a fairly quiet office, so I'm stuck using a nearly silent keyboard. The upshot is that I can wear headphones. Is there something in Linux or X that can ...
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2answers
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Audio recording does not work — how to diagnose?
I used KRec to record some audio, but when I played it back I got nothing. What are the things I need to do to figure out where the problem is? My computer is a Dell OptiPlex DX620, Intel Pentium 4 ...
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21k views
How do I make my pc speaker beep
Using bash, how can I make the pc speaker beep?
Something like echo 'beepsound' > /dev/pcspkr would be nice.
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Sending audio through network
This is a rather crazy idea.
I am planing to set up a configuration that would send audio being played on my laptop to my home server via local network so that the sound is played on the server ...
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1answer
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Sometimes no sound in flash videos after boot?
Sometimes after I boot up the machine, I get no sound in flash videos. First I didn't know why it was happening, but as I read a few articles here and there, I found out it was because of my USB ...
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3answers
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How to integrate sound with desktop events?
On Windows, the Sounds & Multimedia control panel allows the connection of sound snippets to various operating system events, like window movements, process start/stop, and start-up/shutdown.
I ...
