Transcription software?

[JD]

On 01/05/2013 11:18 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 01/03/2013 11:22 AM, JD wrote:
>>
>> On 01/02/2013 09:34 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
>>> On 01/02/2013 05:13 PM, JD wrote:
>>>
>>>> It killer flaw is that it has the wrong value of the sound card hard
>>>> coded.
>>>> To wit:
>>>> (scribe:8500): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Unable to get session bus:
>>>> The connection is closed
>>>> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1401:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
>>>>
>>> Try running it with padsp scribe
>>> See if that makes is go, Ric
>> Hi Ric,
>> Not sure I know what yo mean by padsp scribe.
>> Is that another app to install??
>
> If you have pulse audio installed, you should already have that. 
> (pulseaudio-utils is the package name) typing padsp alerts pulse that 
> the program noted after will try to use the old /dev/audio or /dev/dsp 
> device and to send the audio instead to pulse.
>
> So, if your program ran, but couldn't output sound (due to being old 
> and cranky) that should straighten it out. To run kino successfully I 
> open a terminal and type padsp kino. That fixes it's sound problem, as 
> it looks for /dev/dsp.
>
> You will also want to install pavucontrol, so that you can select your 
> choice of sound source and sound output. You could have an audio tape 
> deck connected to input though the stereo-in jack and usb headphones 
> for your private listening pleasure. Enjoy. It's way kewl. :) Ric
>
Thanks Ric.
Installing now.