Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA wizard...

[Mark Knecht]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 4:17 PM Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida@×××××.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 11:46 PM Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
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> > > > Do you have a Window license you can run in a VM? I suspect that
might work pretty well. I used to run Go2Meeting that way and never had any
trouble.
> > >
> > > I think I'm entitled to an unexpensive licence @work. Maybe that's the
> > > solution, such as it is. I bought micro+interface specifically for
> > > this purpose (voice chat) and I don't feel like giving up. Next step
> > > is learning about VMs, I suppose.
> >
> > I'd hate it if you had to go that way.
> Well, touching Windows is somewhat repulsive, no doubt, but I'll survive
:)
>

I hope you don't have to. I'm not the least bit confident about how a
virtual card is going to work with VM like Virtualbox.

> >
> > I don't think I ever saw the name of the actual USB interface you're
using. Can you give me a link to look at it?
> >
> https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00EK1OTZC/ref=pe_3044161_189395811_TE_SCE_dp_1

OK, that device is pretty simple. If you set this device as the default
Alsa device can you get simple audio, from YouTube for example, out through
the headphone jack? We know the mic input works. If both of those work then
what does discord do?

I own a similar device (from a functional POV - a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2)
which I use on my laptop for simple recording of guitar practice sessions
or to record my guitar parts to get added to other musician friend's
recordings.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Scarlet2i2G3--focusrite-scarlett-2i2-3rd-gen-usb-audio-interface

I use line level inputs but I can hook up a mic. If I get some time I might
look at installing discord to see if it works at all but I don't know how
to test discord itself.

- Mark