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Old 22nd December 2016
Nureo Nureo is offline
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Question Enable microphone with mixerctl

Hi!

My question is: What value/section I need to modify for enable microphone? I need to use an audio recorder, and it does not take any sound

Look here, this is what I have:

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$ mixerctl
inputs.dac-2:3=126,126
inputs.dac-0:1=126,126
record.adc-0:1_mute=off
record.adc-0:1=124,124
record.adc-4:5_mute=off
record.adc-4:5=124,124
inputs.mix_source=mic2,beep
inputs.mix_mic2=120,120
inputs.mix_beep=120,120
inputs.mix2_source=dac-2:3,mix
inputs.mix3_source=dac-0:1,mix
record.adc-2:3_source=mic
record.adc-2:3_mute=off
record.adc-2:3=124,124
inputs.mic=255,255
outputs.spkr_source=mix2
outputs.spkr_mute=on
outputs.spkr_eapd=on
inputs.mic2=85,85
outputs.mic2_dir=input-vr80
outputs.hp_source=mix3
outputs.hp_mute=off
outputs.hp_boost=off
record.adc-4:5_source=mic2,beep,mix
record.adc-0:1_source=mic2,beep,mix
outputs.mic2_sense=unplugged
outputs.hp_sense=plugged
outputs.spkr_muters=hp
outputs.master=126,126
outputs.master.mute=off
outputs.master.slaves=dac-2:3,dac-0:1,spkr,hp
record.volume=124,124
record.volume.mute=off
record.volume.slaves=adc-0:1,adc-4:5,adc-2:3
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Old 22nd December 2016
ocicat ocicat is offline
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What value/section I need to modify for enable microphone?
Simply providing mixerctl(1) output doesn't provide much detail about your hardware. Providing complete dmesg(8) output would have been better. Nevertheless, here are a few things you should check:
  • Section 13 of the official FAQ is the information most here would use to help you diagnose your audio woes. Reviewing this yourself should be your first step towards finding a solution.
  • I would suggest that you play with all numerical values, pushing them to their limits at 255. Many values are seen in your mixerctl(1) outputs are set at midway values -- 126.
  • While the following from your mixerctl(1) output specifically references speaker output:
    Code:
    outputs.spkr_mute=on
    You may want to set this to "off" given that the audio chip may be connecting the speakers & microphone together. I cannot give any more of a definitive answer because I don't know anything about your installed audio chip.
These are not guaranteed solutions. Manufacturers of audio chips are known to disable common outputs or connect them together (amidst the manufacture of the same product line...) meaning that you will simply have to play with the values to see if microphone input can be enabled.

Good luck.

Last edited by ocicat; 23rd December 2016 at 12:07 AM. Reason: add clarity
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Old 23rd December 2016
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There are several caveats to most sound devices.

1) The pin assignments on a sound chip are either "in" or "out" - not both.

2) On your system OpenBSD is identifying two mic inputs. This commonly occurs with laptops that have both a mic jack and a small builtin mic that is usually next to the webcam on the monitor bezel or with desktops with front panel and rear panel audio jacks.

3) The physical configuration for mic jacks have changed. In older hardware mic and headphone jacks were separated, the headphones would have left/right/common pins and the mic 2 pins. Newer laptops have a single 4 pin jack for headphones/mic combinations. Mismatching the jacks ie plugging 2 pin mic into a 4 pin jack can mute the main speakers and not align the pins correctly to record sound.

Last edited by shep; 23rd December 2016 at 12:21 AM.
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