big problem with FC2 audio

[David Bruzos]

Hello all:
I've had my FC2 installation since it first came out a few months ago.  Since then, I've also had a problem that I never 
fixed:
The problem is that when I use "rec" to record sound from my sound card nothing comes out.  Actually, it makes a wave 
file, but it is completely silent.  I have tried turning my volume up all of the way using aumix -w, -v, -r, -m, and 
still nothing.  My mic does work though.  If I turn up the mic volume all the way up, I can hear my self talk through my 
speakers when I talk into the mic.  I don't understand!
I have a SB Live! sound card, using the alsa 10k driver that comes with the kernel.

Just to try it, I recompiled my kernel with OSS support instead of alsa and the sound recording works just fine.  So, I 
know I don't have any hardware problems...

Also, when I am playing audio, the -t and -b (EQ) switches for aumix do not do anything.  I can type, aumix -b 0 (or 
whatever) and the bass stays the same.  I know this can work, because my Mandrake 10 box works the SB Live! without a 
problem.  I can also record with the Mandrake machine just fine.  Please help!

My FC2 laptop also has problems recording from the sound card.  It is not silent though.  Instead, it makes a very 
distorded sound.  I don't get it!  Oh, my laptop has a totally different sound card than my other machine.

If anyone is able to record/change-the-eq-settings, please tell me how!

Thanks to everyone in advance.


David B.