Re: [LAU] Awkward intermittent bug

From: David Hugh-Jones <davidhughjones@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu Feb 19 2009 - 20:19:17 EET

I should add that starting pulseaudio from the command line gives:

W: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 16000 Hz.
W: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't support 2 channels, changed to 1.

where hw:1 is my mike. The same works whatever I put in
/etc/pulse/daemon.conf. I guess the mike just only provides one sample
rate. So, how can I make the rest of my system etc. use 16000 Hz?

2009/2/19 David Hugh-Jones <davidhughjones@email-addr-hidden>:
> That sounds about right... it isn't actually just skype, I have the
> same problem recording sound in audacity.
>
> Can anyone point me to a way to set the recording frequency for my USB mike?
>
> Cheers
> David
>
> 2009/2/19 drew Roberts <zotz@email-addr-hidden>:
>> Sounds like what I have had happen when my sound card was set for one
>> frequency and my program for another. (This is a general comment, I have
>> never used skype.)
>>
>> drew
>>
>> On Thursday 19 February 2009 11:17:15 David Hugh-Jones wrote:
>>> Hello all
>>>
>>> I've been trying to fix this for months on and off and have had no
>>> luck. I'm afraid it's Skype-related, but I hope there is some general
>>> interest.
>>>
>>> My problem is that usually, when I record from my USB webcam
>>> microphone (a creative Live! USB cam), the pitch is shifted upwards so
>>> I sound like on helium.
>>>
>>> But, sometimes, this doesn't happen. I can't identify the difference.
>>>
>>> Can anyone suggest what I should be looking for? I tried grepping
>>> /sys/snd*/parameters and comparing them for when the mike works and
>>> when it doesn't; they are identical.
>>>
>>> My kernel is 2.6.17-12; Alsa version 1.0.17; a generic Ubuntu Intrepid
>>> setup, using PulseAudio.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> David
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