Skype mixer settings needed (solved)

cowonjolt · posted: 2011-05-19 22:44

I'm trying to get sound out in Skype and hoping someone can give me their working mixer settings to try. My test call fails and I get no sound back from the recorder test call. I get sound when skype starts and can hear the instuction voice when I start the test but no playback. __{{emoticon}}__

oldhoghead · posted: 2011-05-19 23:24

j,

can you post inxi -F so we can see your specs?

cheers,
ohh

cowonjolt · posted: 2011-05-19 23:30

System: Host NHMIAM Kernel 2.6.36-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
CPU: Single core Intel Celeron (-UP-) cache 128 KB flags (sse sse2) bmips 5187.73 clocked at 2593.869 MHz
Graphics: Card: nVidia NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] bus-ID: 01:00.0 X.Org 1.9.5 Res: 1280x1024@0.0hz
GLX Renderer Software Rasterizer GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio: Card Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller driver Intel ICH ports d800 dc00 bus-ID: 00:1f.5
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.23
Network: Card Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ driver 8139too v: 0.9.28 port b800 bus-ID: 02:05.0
Disks: HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (0.8% used) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD3200AAJS 320.1GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 8.7G used: 2.3G (28%) fs: ext3 ID:/home size: 29G used: 244M (1%) fs: ext3
ID:swap-1 size: 4.29GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Info: Processes 89 Uptime 1:27 Memory 181.5/2024.0MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.4.95

oldhoghead · posted: 2011-05-19 23:35

right click on your sound icon, click open mixer scroll to the right to find capture and see if it is muted

cheers,
ohh

cowonjolt · posted: 2011-05-19 23:48

alsamixer 1.0.23 and I dont find a capture button on it

Cuttlefish · posted: 2011-05-19 23:51

cowonjolt,

I find that when I put my mixer settings all the way up and I get a garbled sound I'm on the right track. I then scale back on my captures to about halfway.

Good luck. Sound can sometimes be tricky for me.

Dave

oldhoghead · posted: 2011-05-19 23:53

right click on the icon and choose prefernces under Alsa what channel is chosen, also btw what settings do you have in Skype under Preferences for audio output, input, ringing?

cheers,
ohh

Cuttlefish · posted: 2011-05-19 23:55

Here is mine.

cowonjolt · posted: 2011-05-20 00:17

Thanks for the helps, it ended up being the checkbox in skype options that allows skype to auto reset...unchecked it and settings stayed. I did find capture by pressing F4 and then adjusting the sliders. __{{emoticon}}__

oldhoghead · posted: 2011-05-20 00:21

Excellent!

cheers,
ohh

Cuttlefish · posted: 2011-05-20 08:10

I'm glad it is sorted out!!