GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 333476
gnome-sound-recorder MUTES sound-recording when recording sound!
Last modified: 2007-02-06 13:27:30 UTC
Please describe the problem: When working with gnome-sound-recorder, after using record more than once, the application breaks. This is because it corrupts the alsa-settings. (related to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169441 ; to capture audio from mic, not only mic capture must be enabled, but also 'Capture' capture must be enabled. That's confusing, but read on to reproduce the problem) Steps to reproduce: 1. Open Volume Control, enable Capture capture, enable Mic capture. Keep Volume control open to see what happens to Capture capture. 2. Start gnome-sound-recorder 3. Click record, wait 2 sec. 4. Click stop 5. Click record again Actual results: What happens: Capture capture is *disabled* when clicking 'record' in gnome-sound-recorder at action 5! Expected results: Suggestion: Leave Capture capture alone Does this happen every time? This happens every time I try to reproduce it. Other information: I'm using a Via VT8233 ac97 audio controller with the snd_via82xx driver.
I can confirm this: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-media/+bug/39119 "This sounds ridiculous but I am sitting here with alsamixer and sound-recorder open repeating this over and over. 1) open alsamixer in a terminal window 2) tab so that you are on the capture settings 3) leave the window so that you can see the device named 'capture'. It should be red to show that it is an active capturing source 4) open sound-recorder 5) record a track 6) stop 7) playback the track (this isn't necessary I don't think) 8) hit record - note that the red symbol showing that capture is active has disappeared (if it didn't do it, stop and record again) I wanted to send you a screen video because it seems so odd, but couldn't get Istanbul working well enough. Obviously at this point the mic doesn't work system-wide."
Note - it happens for me on 2.14
Created attachment 66417 [details] [review] patch This should fix your bug.
Applied as above, please reopen if you see issues. 2006-05-29 Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net> * grecord/src/gsr-window.c: (record_input_changed_cb): Leave unselected capture boxes alone (#333476).
I am still experiencing this bug on a ubuntu feisty up to date, with gnome 2.17.90 on a macbook (core 2 duo) that has hda intel card, Sigmatel STA9221 A1 chipset, alsa 1.0.13. More than this, recording does not work at all with integrated mic nor with other mic attached at mic input port, sometimes I just record a noise but never my voice.
Recording on the macbook recently broke, that's a driver problem (I have a core2duo macbook also).