I would follow this tutorial http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorial_-_Recording_Computer_Playback_on_Linux
I assured PulseAudio runs with:
$pstree -p | grep pulse
|-pulseaudio(2354)-+-gconf-helper(2366)
| |-{pulseaudio}(2362)
| |-{pulseaudio}(2363)
| `-{pulseaudio}(2365)
but when I try to set “pulse” on Device Toolbar it doesn’t appear.
Do you have any idea?
steve
May 12, 2013, 2:35am
2
Please post the output from “Help > Audio Device Info”
==============================
Default capture device number: 14
Default playback device number: 14
==============================
Device ID: 0
Device name: HDA NVidia: ALC861 Analog (hw:0,0)
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 8
Low Input Latency: 0.010667
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: 0.042667
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 1
Device name: HDA NVidia: ALC861 Digital (hw:0,1)
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 2
Device name: HDA ATI HDMI: HDMI 0 (hw:1,3)
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
==============================
Device ID: 3
Device name: sysdefault
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 128
Output channels: 128
Low Input Latency: 0.042653
Low Output Latency: 0.042653
High Input Latency: 0.046440
High Output Latency: 0.046440
Supported Rates:
8000
9600
11025
16000
22050
32000
44100
48000
88200
==============================
Device ID: 4
Device name: front
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 8
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 5
Device name: surround40
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 8
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 6
Device name: surround41
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 128
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 7
Device name: surround50
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 128
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 8
Device name: surround51
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 8
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 9
Device name: surround71
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 8
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 10
Device name: iec958
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 11
Device name: spdif
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
96000
==============================
Device ID: 12
Device name: pulse
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 32
Output channels: 32
Low Input Latency: 0.011610
Low Output Latency: 0.011610
High Input Latency: 0.046440
High Output Latency: 0.046440
Supported Rates:
8000
9600
11025
12000
15000
16000
22050
24000
32000
44100
48000
88200
96000
192000
==============================
Device ID: 13
Device name: dmix
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.042667
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000
==============================
Device ID: 14
Device name: default
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 32
Output channels: 32
Low Input Latency: 0.011610
Low Output Latency: 0.011610
High Input Latency: 0.046440
High Output Latency: 0.046440
Supported Rates:
8000
9600
11025
12000
15000
16000
22050
24000
32000
44100
48000
88200
96000
192000
==============================
Selected capture device: 14 - default
Selected playback device: 14 - default
Supported Rates:
8000
9600
11025
12000
15000
16000
22050
24000
32000
44100
48000
88200
96000
192000
==============================
Available mixers:
==============================
Available capture sources:
0 - Rear Mic:0
1 - Front Mic:0
2 - Line:0
3 - CD:0
==============================
Available playback volumes:
0 - PCM:0
1 - CD:0
2 - Beep:0
==============================
Capture volume is native
steve
May 12, 2013, 4:24pm
4
Device ID: 12
That should be available in the Device Toolbar
It’s not among input devices. It’s only available between output devices.
steve
May 13, 2013, 11:53am
6
You may need to edit your .asoundrc file.
I have to edit, how?
steve
May 13, 2013, 12:24pm
8
Open a Terminal window and enter:
alsamixer
Then press the F4 key.
Ok.
NOTE:
steve
May 13, 2013, 2:45pm
10
Interesting. When PulseAudio is properly installed it should be the default “sound card”, but on your system it clearly isn’t.
This is my .asoundrc file, try it on your machine - if it works, great, if it doesn’t you can easily delete it again:
pcm.pulse {
type pulse
}
ctl.pulse {
type pulse
}
pcm.!default {
type pulse
}
ctl.!default {
type pulse
}
# Virtual monitor "pulse"
pcm.StereoMix {
type pulse
device alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor
}
ctl.StereoMix {
type pulse
device alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor
}
Copy and paste the above into a new file in your home directory, then name it “.asoundrc” (without quotes but with the leading dot).
pacmd
list-sources
The first command starts a simple command line program for communicating with PulseAudio.
3 source(s) available.
index: 0
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_05.0.analog-stereo.monitor>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 1950
volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 100%
0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
max rewind: 0 KiB
sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 341.33 ms
monitor_of: 0
card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_05.0>
module: 4
properties:
device.description = "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xfe028000 irq 23"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:05.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:05.0/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "10de"
device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
device.product.name = "MCP61 High Definition Audio"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "0"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
* index: 1
name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_05.0.analog-stereo>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 9959
volume: 0: 71% 1: 71%
0: -9.00 dB 1: -9.00 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 28%
-33.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
max rewind: 0 KiB
sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 341.33 ms
card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_05.0>
module: 4
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC861 Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC861 Analog"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xfe028000 irq 23"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:05.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:05.0/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "10de"
device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
device.product.name = "MCP61 High Definition Audio"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "front:0"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "65536"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "32768"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC861"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0861,820ae601,00100300"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
ports:
analog-input-microphone-front: Front Microphone (priority 8500, available: no)
properties:
analog-input-microphone-rear: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, available: unknown)
properties:
analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, available: unknown)
properties:
active port: <analog-input-linein>
index: 2
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_02_00.1.hdmi-stereo.monitor>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 1050
volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 100%
0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
max rewind: 0 KiB
sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 341.33 ms
monitor_of: 1
card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_02_00.1>
module: 5
properties:
device.description = "Monitor of RV630 audio device [Radeon HD 2600 Series] Digital Stereo (HDMI)"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfddfc000 irq 43"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:02:00.1"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/0000:02:00.1/sound/card1"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "1002"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI"
device.product.name = "RV630 audio device [Radeon HD 2600 Series]"
device.string = "1"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
steve
May 13, 2013, 11:49pm
12
OK, You have got “Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo”, so I think that you should be able to use that to record sounds that are playing on your computer.
Open Audacity and with “host” set to “ALSA” in the Device Toolbar , look in the “Record Input” settings and see what inputs are available.
It doesn’t change very much
steve
May 14, 2013, 1:23pm
14
It has probably changed enough
Do you have PulseAudio Volume Control (pavucontrol) installed? If not, install that now and restart the computer.
Then:
Set the Audacity recording input to “Stereo Mix” (we created this input with .asoundrc)
I did as you said but when I try to record ) get this error from audacity:
Error while opening sound device. Please check the input device settings and the project sample rate.
steve
May 14, 2013, 7:34pm
16
Do you have PulseAudio Volume Control installed?
What output does PulseAudio Volume Control say that your playback program is using?
At this moment rhythmbox …
steve
May 18, 2013, 12:40am
18
Could you post a screenshot?
While that is playing, set Audacity to record from “sysdefault” and start it recording. If it does not error straight away, take a screenshot from pavucontrol of the “recording” tab.
steve
May 18, 2013, 4:23pm
20
I meant a screenshot of the playback tab.
