problems properly configuring alsa

[covici at ccs.covici.com]

No joy, it did the command, but did not effect the situation.

Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt at csir.co.za> wrote:

> 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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