problems properly configuring alsa

[covici at ccs.covici.com]

hmmm, here is what I get with get Capture
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 15
  Front Left: Capture 2 [13%] [3.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 2 [13%] [3.00dB] [on]
There seems to be only one volume, and when I say
amixer set Capture playback off
it says invalid command.

Chuck Hallenbeck <chuckh at ftml.net> wrote:

> If you have a control called Capture, it generally has separate settings
> for Playback volume and Capture volume.  You can set the playback volume
> to 0 and the capture volume to whatever works best
> 
>  On Mon, 1 Jun 2015,
> Willem van der Walt wrote:
> 
> > If you have a control called 'Input Source' what is the output of
> > amixer get 'Input Source'?
> > Regards, Willem
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >
> > > No effect whatsoever.
> > >
> > > Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt at csir.co.za> wrote:
> > >
> > >> You need to use amixer set Mic  off
> > >> or simmelar to actually set it, but I suppose you know that.
> > >> HTH, Willem
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, 1 Jun 2015, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > 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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