[ilugd] Audio Microphone

2009-08-18 Thread Sudev Barar
I am trying to pick up some pointers on how to set up audio and recording (microphone) settings. I want to use Skype and it works but the audio quality and volume of output is very low. And more irritatingly the microphone pick up is very low. Even wihen I use headset and external mic there is

[ilugd] ideas taking over the world vs zombies taking over the world

2009-08-18 Thread Pawan
I was just reading http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8206280.stm Two things struck me about the above article on bbc news. 1. The professor's name is a bit of a sanitization problem that reminds me of http://xkcd.com/327/ 2. In the article, the ability of ideas to spread and take over

Re: [ilugd] Audio Microphone

2009-08-18 Thread Vikas Rawal
I am trying to pick up some pointers on how to set up audio and recording (microphone) settings. I want to use Skype and it works but the audio quality and volume of output is very low. And more irritatingly the microphone pick up is very low. Even wihen I use headset and external mic there

Re: [ilugd] Audio Microphone

2009-08-18 Thread Sudev Barar
2009/8/18 Vikas Rawal vikasli...@agrarianresearch.org: I am trying to pick up some pointers on how to set up audio and recording (microphone) settings. I want to use Skype and it works but the audio quality and volume of output is very low. And more irritatingly the microphone pick up is very

Re: [ilugd] Mounting drives in Ubuntu.

2009-08-18 Thread Suraj Swami
Hi, Here is the copy of the fstab file. # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # file system mount point type options dump pass proc/proc procdefaults0 0 # /dev/sda4 UUID=cef70a81-1047-40ca-984c-80d32c25d270 / ext3

Re: [ilugd] Audio Microphone

2009-08-18 Thread Gora Mohanty
On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:59:41 +0530 Sudev Barar sba...@gmail.com wrote: [...] Recording in any application is very low. I am able to hear sound better but vis what I saw on same machine under winduhs it is very low/poor?? [...] When you open Volume Control (right-click on volume applet in

[ilugd] Ubuntu Developer week announcement!

2009-08-18 Thread Shrinivasan T
Friends. Ubuntu developer week has been announced. Interested people take a look here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek There is also a nice brochure this time describing the Ubuntu Developer Week in the link below. http://people.canonical.com/~dholbach/Ubuntu_Developer_Week4.pdf

Re: [ilugd] Mounting drives in Ubuntu.

2009-08-18 Thread Angad Singh
Sparing you from possibly getting shot at.. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Suraj Swamisuraj.g.sw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Here is the copy of the fstab file. # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # file system mount

Re: [ilugd] Audio Microphone

2009-08-18 Thread Sudev Barar
2009/8/18 Gora Mohanty g...@sarai.net: On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:59:41 +0530 Sudev Barar sba...@gmail.com wrote: [...] Recording in any application is very low. I am able to hear sound better but vis what I saw on same machine under winduhs it is very low/poor?? [...] on panel, choosing Add

Re: [ilugd] Audio Microphone

2009-08-18 Thread Vikas Rawal
As I said in comparison the win machines is able to do Skype conversation without need of external speakers or mic. The only way I am able to have minimum volume conversation is by use of external headphones and mic (and that too set at max for mic) I have had trouble in the past with my

Re: [ilugd] Audio Microphone

2009-08-18 Thread Gora Mohanty
On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:38:30 +0530 Sudev Barar sba...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/8/18 Gora Mohanty g...@sarai.net: On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:59:41 +0530 [...] and it might give you access to more control switches. For example, with Alsa, I get a Microphone Boost which helps a lot in increasing