Re: record off of uaudio device (help?)
patrick keshishian wrote: I should have been more specific with my question and subject line: I don't see where aucat's -f device values are documented. I suppose you overlooked sndio(7). Googling finds old (google-cached) current.html pages, circa 2009, suggesting using 'aucat -f sun:1' for /dev/audio1. However, this at first failed: $ aucat -f sun:1 -m rec -o /tmp/test.wav sio(sun:1|): busy loop, disconnecting This should work, unfortunately (according to ratchov@) there's possibly a bug in the (obscure) buffering of USB audio devices which makes this fail for some devices. (Mine happens to be 2-ch, 24-bit @ 44100 Hz, in case that matters) A bit more googling finds this post[1] suggesting addition of -z 256 to aucat, which seems to make things work. $ aucat -z 256 -f sun:1 -o /tmp/test.wav ^C So, yes, in this case it's necessary to specify a buffer size. (in my experience many buffer sizes will work, the one aucat calculates just doesn't)
Re: record off of uaudio device (help?)
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Remco re...@d-compu.dyndns.org wrote: patrick keshishian wrote: I should have been more specific with my question and subject line: I don't see where aucat's -f device values are documented. I suppose you overlooked sndio(7). Nope, I read that page. There is no mention of 'sun:x' in that page. There is, however, a reference to 'rsnd/0' being 'First hardware audio device', but trying it and having it fail (before learning of '-z nframes' option) brought me to misc@. I think this can be documented better in aucat(1) with a concrete example or two. --patrick Googling finds old (google-cached) current.html pages, circa 2009, suggesting using 'aucat -f sun:1' for /dev/audio1. However, this at first failed: $ aucat -f sun:1 -m rec -o /tmp/test.wav sio(sun:1|): busy loop, disconnecting This should work, unfortunately (according to ratchov@) there's possibly a bug in the (obscure) buffering of USB audio devices which makes this fail for some devices. (Mine happens to be 2-ch, 24-bit @ 44100 Hz, in case that matters) A bit more googling finds this post[1] suggesting addition of -z 256 to aucat, which seems to make things work. $ aucat -z 256 -f sun:1 -o /tmp/test.wav ^C So, yes, in this case it's necessary to specify a buffer size. (in my experience many buffer sizes will work, the one aucat calculates just doesn't)
Re: record off of uaudio device (help?)
On Sunday 19 February 2012 11:32:25 you wrote: On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Remco re...@d-compu.dyndns.org wrote: patrick keshishian wrote: I should have been more specific with my question and subject line: I don't see where aucat's -f device values are documented. I suppose you overlooked sndio(7). Nope, I read that page. There is no mention of 'sun:x' in that page. There is, however, a reference to 'rsnd/0' being 'First hardware audio device', but trying it and having it fail (before learning of '-z nframes' option) brought me to misc@. I think this can be documented better in aucat(1) with a concrete example or two. --patrick I missed that you're running CURRENT (I was referring to 5.0). AFAICT the sun:x names are deprecated in CURRENT though they may still work. I think you should be able to access the device by the 'rsnd/1' name, albeit specifying the buffer size would still be a necessity.
Re: record off of uaudio device (help?)
On Feb 18 16:59:32, patrick keshishian wrote: Can someone point me to some docs explaining how I can record off of a uaudio device I plugged in? Same as with any other device: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html#recordaudio [after plugging in uaudio device] uaudio0 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 E-MU Systems, Inc. E-MU 0202 | USB rev 2.00/1.00 addr 3 uaudio0: audio rev 1.00, 3 mixer controls audio1 at uaudio0 now what? man aucat man sndio, see DEVICE NAMES aucat -f snd/1 -o /tmp/rec.wav On Feb 18 22:36:45, patrick keshishian wrote: I should have been more specific with my question and subject line: I don't see where aucat's -f device values are documented. In man sndio(7), which man aucat(1) tells you to read. Googling finds old (google-cached) current.html pages, circa 2009, Howls of derisive laughter, Bruce! A bit more googling finds this post[1] suggesting addition of -z 256 [1] http://old.nabble.com/aucat-bug-in-4.8-beta-i386---td29333138.html to aucat, which seems to make things work. $ aucat -z 256 -f sun:1 -o /tmp/test.wav -z specifies the blocksize; that alone doesn't make the audio device record or not. Also, a lot has changed in sndio since 4.8 beta. Don't google around, just read the FM.
record off of uaudio device (help?)
Can someone point me to some docs explaining how I can record off of a uaudio device I plugged in? [after plugging in uaudio device] uaudio0 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 E-MU Systems, Inc. E-MU 0202 | USB rev 2.00/1.00 addr 3 uaudio0: audio rev 1.00, 3 mixer controls audio1 at uaudio0 now what? $ audioctl -f /dev/audioctl1 name=USB audio version= config=uaudio encodings=slinear_le:24:3:1 properties=full_duplex full_duplex=0 fullduplex=0 blocksize=13216 hiwat=4 lowat=1 output_muted=0 monitor_gain=0 mode= play.rate=44100 play.sample_rate=44100 play.channels=2 play.precision=24 play.bps=3 play.msb=1 play.encoding=slinear_le play.gain=255 play.balance=32 play.port=0x0 play.avail_ports=0x0 play.seek=0 play.samples=0 play.eof=0 play.pause=0 play.error=0 play.waiting=0 play.open=0 play.active=0 play.buffer_size=65536 play.block_size=13216 play.errors=0 record.rate=44100 record.sample_rate=44100 record.channels=2 record.precision=24 record.bps=3 record.msb=1 record.encoding=slinear_le record.gain=127 record.balance=32 record.port=0x0 record.avail_ports=0x0 record.seek=0 record.samples=0 record.eof=0 record.pause=1 record.error=0 record.waiting=0 record.open=0 record.active=0 record.buffer_size=65536 record.block_size=17632 record.errors=0 $ mixerctl -v -f /dev/mixer1 inputs.dac.mute=off [ off on ] inputs.dac=255,255 volume outputs.ext12-enable=off [ off on ] $ sysctl kern.version kern.version=OpenBSD 5.0-current (GENERIC) #121: Mon Nov 28 16:00:51 MST 2011 dera...@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
Re: record off of uaudio device (help?)
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 1:59 AM, patrick keshishian pkesh...@gmail.com wrote: Can someone point me to some docs explaining how I can record off of a uaudio device I plugged in? [after plugging in uaudio device] uaudio0 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 E-MU Systems, Inc. E-MU 0202 | USB rev 2.00/1.00 addr 3 uaudio0: audio rev 1.00, 3 mixer controls audio1 at uaudio0 now what? http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html#recordaudio don't specify -f for your commands so we can't see what inputs/outputs are in use by system $ audioctl -f /dev/audioctl1 name=USB audio version= config=uaudio encodings=slinear_le:24:3:1 properties=full_duplex full_duplex=0 fullduplex=0 blocksize=13216 hiwat=4 lowat=1 output_muted=0 monitor_gain=0 mode= play.rate=44100 play.sample_rate=44100 play.channels=2 play.precision=24 play.bps=3 play.msb=1 play.encoding=slinear_le play.gain=255 play.balance=32 play.port=0x0 play.avail_ports=0x0 play.seek=0 play.samples=0 play.eof=0 play.pause=0 play.error=0 play.waiting=0 play.open=0 play.active=0 play.buffer_size=65536 play.block_size=13216 play.errors=0 record.rate=44100 record.sample_rate=44100 record.channels=2 record.precision=24 record.bps=3 record.msb=1 record.encoding=slinear_le record.gain=127 record.balance=32 record.port=0x0 record.avail_ports=0x0 record.seek=0 record.samples=0 record.eof=0 record.pause=1 record.error=0 record.waiting=0 record.open=0 record.active=0 record.buffer_size=65536 record.block_size=17632 record.errors=0 $ mixerctl -v -f /dev/mixer1 inputs.dac.mute=off B [ off on ] inputs.dac=255,255 volume outputs.ext12-enable=off B [ off on ] $ sysctl kern.version kern.version=OpenBSD 5.0-current (GENERIC) #121: Mon Nov 28 16:00:51 MST 2011 B B dera...@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
Re: record off of uaudio device (help?)
I should have been more specific with my question and subject line: I don't see where aucat's -f device values are documented. Googling finds old (google-cached) current.html pages, circa 2009, suggesting using 'aucat -f sun:1' for /dev/audio1. However, this at first failed: $ aucat -f sun:1 -m rec -o /tmp/test.wav sio(sun:1|): busy loop, disconnecting A bit more googling finds this post[1] suggesting addition of -z 256 to aucat, which seems to make things work. $ aucat -z 256 -f sun:1 -o /tmp/test.wav ^C --patrick [1] http://old.nabble.com/aucat-bug-in-4.8-beta-i386---td29333138.html On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 4:59 PM, patrick keshishian pkesh...@gmail.com wrote: Can someone point me to some docs explaining how I can record off of a uaudio device I plugged in? [after plugging in uaudio device] uaudio0 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 E-MU Systems, Inc. E-MU 0202 | USB rev 2.00/1.00 addr 3 uaudio0: audio rev 1.00, 3 mixer controls audio1 at uaudio0 now what? $ audioctl -f /dev/audioctl1 name=USB audio version= config=uaudio encodings=slinear_le:24:3:1 properties=full_duplex full_duplex=0 fullduplex=0 blocksize=13216 hiwat=4 lowat=1 output_muted=0 monitor_gain=0 mode= play.rate=44100 play.sample_rate=44100 play.channels=2 play.precision=24 play.bps=3 play.msb=1 play.encoding=slinear_le play.gain=255 play.balance=32 play.port=0x0 play.avail_ports=0x0 play.seek=0 play.samples=0 play.eof=0 play.pause=0 play.error=0 play.waiting=0 play.open=0 play.active=0 play.buffer_size=65536 play.block_size=13216 play.errors=0 record.rate=44100 record.sample_rate=44100 record.channels=2 record.precision=24 record.bps=3 record.msb=1 record.encoding=slinear_le record.gain=127 record.balance=32 record.port=0x0 record.avail_ports=0x0 record.seek=0 record.samples=0 record.eof=0 record.pause=1 record.error=0 record.waiting=0 record.open=0 record.active=0 record.buffer_size=65536 record.block_size=17632 record.errors=0 $ mixerctl -v -f /dev/mixer1 inputs.dac.mute=off [ off on ] inputs.dac=255,255 volume outputs.ext12-enable=off [ off on ] $ sysctl kern.version kern.version=OpenBSD 5.0-current (GENERIC) #121: Mon Nov 28 16:00:51 MST 2011 dera...@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
Re: record off of uaudio device (help?)
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 7:36 AM, patrick keshishian pkesh...@gmail.com wrote: I should have been more specific with my question and subject line: I don't see where aucat's -f device values are documented. Googling finds old (google-cached) current.html pages, circa 2009, suggesting using 'aucat -f sun:1' for /dev/audio1. However, this at first failed: No. I mean post output of mixerctl -v and audioctl -v ;-) Don't use Google for something what is much more better documented inside system itself http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aucatapropos=0sektion=0manpat h=OpenBSD+5.0arch=i386format=html $ aucat -f sun:1 -m rec -o /tmp/test.wav sio(sun:1|): busy loop, disconnecting A bit more googling finds this post[1] suggesting addition of -z 256 to aucat, which seems to make things work. $ aucat -z 256 -f sun:1 -o /tmp/test.wav ^C --patrick [1] http://old.nabble.com/aucat-bug-in-4.8-beta-i386---td29333138.html On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 4:59 PM, patrick keshishian pkesh...@gmail.com wrote: Can someone point me to some docs explaining how I can record off of a uaudio device I plugged in? [after plugging in uaudio device] uaudio0 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 E-MU Systems, Inc. E-MU 0202 | USB rev 2.00/1.00 addr 3 uaudio0: audio rev 1.00, 3 mixer controls audio1 at uaudio0 now what? $ audioctl -f /dev/audioctl1 name=USB audio version= config=uaudio encodings=slinear_le:24:3:1 properties=full_duplex full_duplex=0 fullduplex=0 blocksize=13216 hiwat=4 lowat=1 output_muted=0 monitor_gain=0 mode= play.rate=44100 play.sample_rate=44100 play.channels=2 play.precision=24 play.bps=3 play.msb=1 play.encoding=slinear_le play.gain=255 play.balance=32 play.port=0x0 play.avail_ports=0x0 play.seek=0 play.samples=0 play.eof=0 play.pause=0 play.error=0 play.waiting=0 play.open=0 play.active=0 play.buffer_size=65536 play.block_size=13216 play.errors=0 record.rate=44100 record.sample_rate=44100 record.channels=2 record.precision=24 record.bps=3 record.msb=1 record.encoding=slinear_le record.gain=127 record.balance=32 record.port=0x0 record.avail_ports=0x0 record.seek=0 record.samples=0 record.eof=0 record.pause=1 record.error=0 record.waiting=0 record.open=0 record.active=0 record.buffer_size=65536 record.block_size=17632 record.errors=0 $ mixerctl -v -f /dev/mixer1 inputs.dac.mute=off B [ off on ] inputs.dac=255,255 volume outputs.ext12-enable=off B [ off on ] $ sysctl kern.version kern.version=OpenBSD 5.0-current (GENERIC) #121: Mon Nov 28 16:00:51 MST 2011 B B dera...@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
Re: record off of uaudio device (help?)
On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Tomas Bodzar tomas.bod...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 7:36 AM, patrick keshishian pkesh...@gmail.com wrote: I should have been more specific with my question and subject line: I don't see where aucat's -f device values are documented. Googling finds old (google-cached) current.html pages, circa 2009, suggesting using 'aucat -f sun:1' for /dev/audio1. However, this at first failed: No. I mean post output of mixerctl -v and audioctl -v ;-) Don't use Google for something what is much more better documented inside system itself http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aucatapropos=0sektion=0manpat h=OpenBSD+5.0arch=i386format=html are _you_ /certain/ of what you speak? --patrick $ aucat -f sun:1 -m rec -o /tmp/test.wav sio(sun:1|): busy loop, disconnecting A bit more googling finds this post[1] suggesting addition of -z 256 to aucat, which seems to make things work. $ aucat -z 256 -f sun:1 -o /tmp/test.wav ^C --patrick [1] http://old.nabble.com/aucat-bug-in-4.8-beta-i386---td29333138.html On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 4:59 PM, patrick keshishian pkesh...@gmail.com wrote: Can someone point me to some docs explaining how I can record off of a uaudio device I plugged in? [after plugging in uaudio device] uaudio0 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 E-MU Systems, Inc. E-MU 0202 | USB rev 2.00/1.00 addr 3 uaudio0: audio rev 1.00, 3 mixer controls audio1 at uaudio0 now what? $ audioctl -f /dev/audioctl1 name=USB audio version= config=uaudio encodings=slinear_le:24:3:1 properties=full_duplex full_duplex=0 fullduplex=0 blocksize=13216 hiwat=4 lowat=1 output_muted=0 monitor_gain=0 mode= play.rate=44100 play.sample_rate=44100 play.channels=2 play.precision=24 play.bps=3 play.msb=1 play.encoding=slinear_le play.gain=255 play.balance=32 play.port=0x0 play.avail_ports=0x0 play.seek=0 play.samples=0 play.eof=0 play.pause=0 play.error=0 play.waiting=0 play.open=0 play.active=0 play.buffer_size=65536 play.block_size=13216 play.errors=0 record.rate=44100 record.sample_rate=44100 record.channels=2 record.precision=24 record.bps=3 record.msb=1 record.encoding=slinear_le record.gain=127 record.balance=32 record.port=0x0 record.avail_ports=0x0 record.seek=0 record.samples=0 record.eof=0 record.pause=1 record.error=0 record.waiting=0 record.open=0 record.active=0 record.buffer_size=65536 record.block_size=17632 record.errors=0 $ mixerctl -v -f /dev/mixer1 inputs.dac.mute=off [ off on ] inputs.dac=255,255 volume outputs.ext12-enable=off [ off on ] $ sysctl kern.version kern.version=OpenBSD 5.0-current (GENERIC) #121: Mon Nov 28 16:00:51 MST 2011 dera...@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
