(Newbie.) Still looking for the correct sound input settings.

[Bas Roufs]

Dear everybody

So far I still did not yet manage to find the correct sound input 
settings. Yesterday I also sent a mail on this issue - one answer came 
in. thank you, Ulrich. Following Ulrich's advises, I went to K-MENU 
--->SYSTEM SETTINGS --> Sound System ---> tab 'Hardware'.

There the following 'Audio device' had been selected: 'autodetect'. I 
tried some of the other available options. This one delivers the best 
results so far: 'Advanced Linux Sound Architecture' (ALSA). After saving 
and activating ALSA,, the CR-CR-CR sound caused by a microphone opened 
via K-Mixer is still there - however slightly softer. But the sound 
input check of Skype still does not deliver any result. The only way I 
have found so far to get rid of the CR-CR-CR sound is to altogether MUTE 
the microphone function of K-MIXER, tab 'INPUT'.

Technical basic info with respect to my system is the folowing:
Asus Laptop, P4M 2GHz, 512MB, 20GB, sound card "Crystal WDM Audio".
The command 'lspci' at the shell console delivers the following 'Multi 
media audio controller':
Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02).
Operating system: Kubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon.
 From the Windows partition of this laptop, I do manage to produce the 
right sound input. So, it must be some software settings problem.
Both the Kubuntu and Windows partitions do produce the right sound OUTPUT.

Can somebody tell me what are the correct sound input settings? Please 
explain via one or more of the  following approaches:
K-MENU --->SYSTEM SETTINGS --> Sound System ---> tabs 'Hardware' and 
'General'.
K-MIXER ---> left-click: volume regulator.
K-MIXER --> right-click---> select master channel, or...
K-MIXER --> right-click---> K-MIX ---> tab INPUT, or .)..
K-MIXER --> right-click---> K-MIX ---> tab SWITCHES, or ...
Some suitable command(s) via SHELL CONSOLE, or .....
Any other approach useful according to you.

I hope one or more amongst you can help me further. Respectfully Yours,

Bas.




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