Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
Hello Tony, I am sure I read the latest release pulse audio contains upgrades from Atmos designs which may boost volume in some graphics and sound cards ? Regards, Robert https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Notes/13.0/ On 12/01/2021 16:15, Tony Brian Albers wrote: On 01/12/21 05:04 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: On 12.01.21 16:58, Tony Brian Albers wrote: On 01/12/21 04:39 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: On 12.01.21 16:31, Tony Brian Albers wrote: On 01/12/21 04:17 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: ... Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? I tried $ audioctl set-control -v mic 100 But that only increased the level, and the noise with it. I suppose that's what you mean by "mixer"? No, I meant the equivalent of the Gnome audiomixer, Linux alsamixer, don't know what's that on Mate now. Should be somewhere in the desktop menu. Yeah, that's the mate-volume-control thingy I mentioned earlier. It's at 100% for the mic volume. Some BIOSes also have an option to switch audio devices, usually it says 'Use AudioHD' or similar. It should be switched to the AudioHD device, if it has such. I'll check that and report back. /tony ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 09:34:47AM -0600, Gary Mills wrote: > The volume on illumos-based systems is always quite low. Here's the bug report: https://www.illumos.org/issues/13098 -- -Gary Mills--refurb--Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada- ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On 01/12/21 05:04 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: > > > On 12.01.21 16:58, Tony Brian Albers wrote: >> On 01/12/21 04:39 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 12.01.21 16:31, Tony Brian Albers wrote: On 01/12/21 04:17 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: > > > On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: >> ... >> Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been >> rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't >> find >> anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the >> microphone. >> >> Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. > > Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? I tried $ audioctl set-control -v mic 100 But that only increased the level, and the noise with it. I suppose that's what you mean by "mixer"? >>> >>> No, I meant the equivalent of the Gnome audiomixer, Linux alsamixer, >>> don't know what's that on Mate now. Should be somewhere in the desktop >>> menu. >>> >>> >> >> Yeah, that's the mate-volume-control thingy I mentioned earlier. It's at >> 100% for the mic volume. >> > > Some BIOSes also have an option to switch audio devices, usually it says > 'Use AudioHD' or similar. It should be switched to the AudioHD device, > if it has such. > I'll check that and report back. /tony -- Tony Albers - Systems Architect - IT Development Royal Danish Library, Victor Albecks Vej 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Tel: +45 2566 2383 - CVR/SE: 2898 8842 - EAN: 5798000792142 ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On 01/12/21 04:34 PM, Gary Mills wrote: > On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 03:10:03PM +, Tony Brian Albers wrote: >> I'm having issues getting an analogue (using a 3,5mm jack connector) >> microphone to work properly. > > I've never tried a microphone so I'm of no help there. Audio devices > usually have two inputs (line and microphone) and one output (line). > I wonder if it's listening on the wrong input? > >> It shows up in the mate-volume-control window, but even when it's at >> 100% volume, there's no sound level indication. The mic works, because >> when I test it with >> $ cat >/tmp/foo.au >> $ cat /tmp/foo.au >>/dev/audio > > Pulseaudio is not involved here, since you are accessing raw devices. > You could use the audioplay command to replace the second command. > I'd expect the same result, but it's worth trying. > > The volume on illumos-based systems is always quite low. Hmm.. I get the exact same results with audiorecord -v 100 and audioplay. I'm going to try with another mic(headphones actually because I have only the one mic) /tony -- Tony Albers - Systems Architect - IT Development Royal Danish Library, Victor Albecks Vej 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Tel: +45 2566 2383 - CVR/SE: 2898 8842 - EAN: 5798000792142 ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On 12.01.21 16:58, Tony Brian Albers wrote: On 01/12/21 04:39 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: On 12.01.21 16:31, Tony Brian Albers wrote: On 01/12/21 04:17 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: ... Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? I tried $ audioctl set-control -v mic 100 But that only increased the level, and the noise with it. I suppose that's what you mean by "mixer"? No, I meant the equivalent of the Gnome audiomixer, Linux alsamixer, don't know what's that on Mate now. Should be somewhere in the desktop menu. Yeah, that's the mate-volume-control thingy I mentioned earlier. It's at 100% for the mic volume. Some BIOSes also have an option to switch audio devices, usually it says 'Use AudioHD' or similar. It should be switched to the AudioHD device, if it has such. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On 01/12/21 04:39 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: > > > On 12.01.21 16:31, Tony Brian Albers wrote: >> On 01/12/21 04:17 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: ... Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. >>> >>> Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? >> I tried >> $ audioctl set-control -v mic 100 >> >> But that only increased the level, and the noise with it. >> >> I suppose that's what you mean by "mixer"? > > No, I meant the equivalent of the Gnome audiomixer, Linux alsamixer, > don't know what's that on Mate now. Should be somewhere in the desktop > menu. > > Yeah, that's the mate-volume-control thingy I mentioned earlier. It's at 100% for the mic volume. /tony -- Tony Albers - Systems Architect - IT Development Royal Danish Library, Victor Albecks Vej 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Tel: +45 2566 2383 - CVR/SE: 2898 8842 - EAN: 5798000792142 ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On 12.01.21 16:31, Tony Brian Albers wrote: On 01/12/21 04:17 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: ... Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? I tried $ audioctl set-control -v mic 100 But that only increased the level, and the noise with it. I suppose that's what you mean by "mixer"? No, I meant the equivalent of the Gnome audiomixer, Linux alsamixer, don't know what's that on Mate now. Should be somewhere in the desktop menu. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 03:10:03PM +, Tony Brian Albers wrote: > I'm having issues getting an analogue (using a 3,5mm jack connector) > microphone to work properly. I've never tried a microphone so I'm of no help there. Audio devices usually have two inputs (line and microphone) and one output (line). I wonder if it's listening on the wrong input? > It shows up in the mate-volume-control window, but even when it's at > 100% volume, there's no sound level indication. The mic works, because > when I test it with > $ cat >/tmp/foo.au > $ cat /tmp/foo.au >>/dev/audio Pulseaudio is not involved here, since you are accessing raw devices. You could use the audioplay command to replace the second command. I'd expect the same result, but it's worth trying. The volume on illumos-based systems is always quite low. -- -Gary Mills--refurb--Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada- ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On 01/12/21 04:21 PM, Aurélien Larcher wrote: > On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:17 PM Udo Grabowski (IMK) > wrote: > >> >> >> On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: >>> I'm having issues getting an analogue (using a 3,5mm jack connector) >>> microphone to work properly. >>> >>> It shows up in the mate-volume-control window, but even when it's at >>> 100% volume, there's no sound level indication. The mic works, because >>> when I test it with >>> $ cat >/tmp/foo.au >>> $ cat /tmp/foo.au >>/dev/audio >>> >>> I can hear the words I say, but it's awfully low and the noise level is >>> normal. The words are only just audible. >> > > Check the volume with audioctl, it defaults to 75%. > > > >>> >>> Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been >>> rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find >>> anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. >>> >>> Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. >> >> Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? >> >> ___ >> openindiana-discuss mailing list >> openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org >> https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >> > > No luck: tba@emu:~/temp$ audioctl show-control CONTROL VALUE volume 100 center 75 lfe 75 surround 75:75 rear 75:75 mic 50:50 line-in 50:50 front75:75 headphones 75:75 loopback off record-sourcemic tba@emu:~/temp$ /tony -- Tony Albers - Systems Architect - IT Development Royal Danish Library, Victor Albecks Vej 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Tel: +45 2566 2383 - CVR/SE: 2898 8842 - EAN: 5798000792142 ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On 01/12/21 04:17 PM, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: > > > On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: >> I'm having issues getting an analogue (using a 3,5mm jack connector) >> microphone to work properly. >> >> It shows up in the mate-volume-control window, but even when it's at >> 100% volume, there's no sound level indication. The mic works, because >> when I test it with >> $ cat >/tmp/foo.au >> $ cat /tmp/foo.au >>/dev/audio >> >> I can hear the words I say, but it's awfully low and the noise level is >> normal. The words are only just audible. >> >> Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been >> rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find >> anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. >> >> Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. > > Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? > > I tried $ audioctl set-control -v mic 100 But that only increased the level, and the noise with it. I suppose that's what you mean by "mixer"? /tony -- Tony Albers - Systems Architect - IT Development Royal Danish Library, Victor Albecks Vej 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Tel: +45 2566 2383 - CVR/SE: 2898 8842 - EAN: 5798000792142 ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:17 PM Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: > > > On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: > > I'm having issues getting an analogue (using a 3,5mm jack connector) > > microphone to work properly. > > > > It shows up in the mate-volume-control window, but even when it's at > > 100% volume, there's no sound level indication. The mic works, because > > when I test it with > > $ cat >/tmp/foo.au > > $ cat /tmp/foo.au >>/dev/audio > > > > I can hear the words I say, but it's awfully low and the noise level is > > normal. The words are only just audible. > Check the volume with audioctl, it defaults to 75%. > > > > Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been > > rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find > > anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. > > > > Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. > > Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? > > ___ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > -- --- Praise the Caffeine embeddings ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
On 12.01.21 16:10, Tony Brian Albers wrote: I'm having issues getting an analogue (using a 3,5mm jack connector) microphone to work properly. It shows up in the mate-volume-control window, but even when it's at 100% volume, there's no sound level indication. The mic works, because when I test it with $ cat >/tmp/foo.au $ cat /tmp/foo.au >>/dev/audio I can hear the words I say, but it's awfully low and the noise level is normal. The words are only just audible. Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. Maybe it's not switched on in the mixer ? ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
[OpenIndiana-discuss] Microphone and pulseaudio
I'm having issues getting an analogue (using a 3,5mm jack connector) microphone to work properly. It shows up in the mate-volume-control window, but even when it's at 100% volume, there's no sound level indication. The mic works, because when I test it with $ cat >/tmp/foo.au $ cat /tmp/foo.au >>/dev/audio I can hear the words I say, but it's awfully low and the noise level is normal. The words are only just audible. Is there a way that I can use something like mic boost? I've been rummaging around in pulseaudio(pacmd etc.) all day now, but I can't find anything that's not set to a 100% volume with regards to the microphone. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. Thanks, /tony -- Tony Albers - Systems Architect - IT Development Royal Danish Library, Victor Albecks Vej 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Tel: +45 2566 2383 - CVR/SE: 2898 8842 - EAN: 5798000792142 ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
