problems properly configuring alsa

[Willem van der Walt]

Make sure the 'Input Source' is not set to playback.
In some cases it is called Mic.
So, amixer get Mic
should show you if it has playback on.  If it is on, try and switch it 
off.
HTH, Willem


On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:

> Hi.  Since upgrading to kernel 3.13, I am having some strange also
> config problems.  What I would like to do is have the Microphone be able
> to record a file, or otherwise be used by an application, and at the
> same time have the rear jack which seemsto be controlled by Master, to
> hear a file being played or other application.  Now what is happening is
> that if I turn up the capture volume sufficiently, I get feedback, if I
> turn Master playback off, no feedback, but Master hears nothing.  The
> volume on the Mic does nothing at all itself.  I have an old emu10k1
> sound card.  So, how do I get the Mic to work at some decent level, but
> not going through the line out jack which eventually goes to speakers?
>
> Thanks in advance for any ideas.
>
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