Haven't had any suggestions on my "VXPocket S24_3LE noise
after 30 seconds" problem :(

I need to solve this problem one way or another.  If it is likely to
be in arecord or in the alsa driver, I will attempt to start
debugging the problem.  If it is in the VXPocket firmware, is
debugging it an option ?  Should I be addressing these
questions to the Alsa-Dev list ?

If a solution appears hopeless, I need a recommendation for 
an alternate laptop sound card with 24 bit recording ...

Thanks again, Scott.


On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 13:35:40 -0500
"J. Scott Merritt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Still struggling with this problem, but ran some more tests:
> 
> - I thought it might be a disk access or latency issue; So
> I invoked arecord with "nice -n -20" and directed the recording
> file to be created on RamDisk - same result - after 30 seconds
> the recorded audio file switches to a loud hissing noise for
> the remainder of the recording.
> 
> - I also discovered that altering the recording sample rate
> slightly changes the symptoms !  Specifically:
> 
> nice -n -20 arecord -D hw:1,0 -c2 -f S24_3LE -r 47950 /tmp/ramdisk/t1.wav
> 
> appears to work correctly for one minute and 28 seconds before
> switching over to the loud hissing noise !  The time period 1:28
> also appears repeatable; just like the 30 seconds at 48,000.
> 
> Any suggestions on how further attack this problem would be very
> much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks, Scott.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:15:03 -0500
> "J. Scott Merritt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > My VXPocket V2 records perfectly each time at -f S24_3LE
> > -c2 -r 48000 for the first 30 seconds.  After 30 seconds have
> > passed, however, it records only a loud, hissing noise with
> > no evidence of the original sound source.
> > 
> > The length of time until noise (30 seconds) seems very
> > accurate and repeatable.  I've tried this on:
> > 
> > 1. Linux 2.4.22 (with LowLatency) and ALSA 0.9.8
> > 2. RedHat 9 and ALSA 0.9.5
> > 
> > Same results each time :(
> > 
> > I tried playing the wave file back through the native sound
> > device and got the noise after 30 seconds - so it *appears*
> > to be a recording/capture problem.
> > (Computer is an IBM ThinkPad T40)
> > 
> > If I set the recording format to "dat", it appears to
> > record indefinitely (> 3 minutes) with no troubles.
> > Unfortunately, I need the 24 bit sampling for an
> > urgent college research project.
> > 
> > I will be happy to provide any required data to help
> > track this down, but I haven't a clue where to start.
> > 
> > Many thanks, Scott.
> > 
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