LinuxQuestions.org - Arecord 1.0.26: no output.

Hi: I do this:

Code:



/usr/bin/amixer -c 0 sset Line,0 100%,100% mute  capt 

/usr/bin/amixer -c 0 sset PCM,0 100%,100% unmute  nocap

where -c 0 is my audio card. As you can see, the input controls are set to max level (PCM is set for later reproduction), and capture is on. Then I do

Code:

$ arecord -r 8 -D plughw:0,0 > output.file 

$ file output.file

output.file: RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, Microsoft PCM, 8 bit, mono 8000 Hz

$

But output.file contains only noise (the audio signal has nearly zero amplitude). On the other hand, if I issue the following command,

Code:

$ cat < /dev/dsp > /dev/dsp

, I can monitor the input. What am I doing wrong?

Linux kernel 3.2.29
Slackware 14.0
amixer 1.0.26
arecord 1.0.26

EDIT: the input signal I apply it at the machine rear panel LINE IN connector.