Re: [LAU] Edirol UA-1EX. Prob with analog recording

From: Justin Smith <noisesmith@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Mar 22 2009 - 18:54:15 EET

On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Nigel Henry
<cave.dnb2m97pp@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> I'm trying to help someone with an Edirol UA-1EX usb soundcard.
>
> Using aplay, he can get sound output from the card, but no success in
> recording anything using the analog line-in rca connections on the card.
> About an hour ago I suggested the arecord line below, which I found on the
> alsa site. Link below.
>
>  http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Edirol_UA-1EX
>
> arecord -r96000 -fS24_3LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav
>
> Output from running the above arecord command below:
>
> <Dale, he says>
> Okay, with the switch to the advanced driver position:
>
>  arecord -r96000 -fS24_3LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav
>        Recording WAVE '/root/recording.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian in
> 3bytes, Rate 96000 Hz, Stereo
>        arecord: set_params:954: Sample format non available
>
> And fwiw, I tried several settings with Advanced Driver in the OFF
> position:
>
>  arecord -r48000 -fS24_LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav
>        Recording WAVE '/root/recording.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian,
> Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo
>         arecord: set_params:954: Sample format non available
>
>  arecord -r48000 -fS24_LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav
>        Recording WAVE '/root/recording.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian,
> Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo
>        arecord: set_params:954: Sample format non available
>
>  arecord -r24000 -fS24_LE -c2 -Dhw:2 ~/recording.wav
>        Recording WAVE '/root/recording.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian,
> Rate 24000 Hz, Stereo
>        arecord: set_params:954: Sample format non available
> <end quote>
>
> He has 3 soundcards on the machine, as below.
>
> cat /proc/asound/cards
>  0 [CA0106         ]: CA0106 - CA0106
>                      Audigy SE [SB0570] at 0xea00 irq 18
>  1 [SI7012         ]: ICH - SiS SI7012
>                      SiS SI7012 with ALC655 at irq 18
>  2 [UA1EX          ]: USB-Audio - UA-1EX
>                      EDIROL UA-1EX at usb-0000:00:03.1-1, full speed
>
>
> <Dale, he says>
> I have been able to play through card 2 with:
>
>  aplay -D front:UA1EX DepecheMode-CatchingUpWithDepecheMode-side1.wav
>
> <Me>
> Has anyone any experience in using the Edirol UA-1EX usb soundcard, and is
> able to record analog sound with it? If so, how?
>
> A whole bunch of searching the LAU archives (only 12 months, as I'm on
> dialup), also the alsa-user archives for 2008, which only turned up one post
> with no replies, where someone wanted to get spdif output working on the
> UA-1EX, has left me stumped.
>
> Having never used a usb soundcard, I'm unaware of any problems with them, but
> would gratefull if anyone is using, or has tried the UA-1EX, and has been
> able to record to disk with it.
>
> Many thanks to those on the list who may be able to help.
>
> Nigel.
>
>
>
>
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The "sample format" messages are not talking about the rate, they are
talking about the bit depth, try 16 instead of 24 maybe?
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