On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:22:25 +0000 (GMT)
Jim Lesurf wrote:

In article , Davey
wrote:
On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:23:03 +0000 (GMT) Jim Lesurf
wrote:


You should be able to investigate that with the arecord command as
outlined in earlier postings. First by using -l and -L to find its
card identification numbers or strings. ... [snip]

Most of that we tried, and I got a silent recording, which led me to
agree with you that it probably doesn't provide a suitable format.

Thanks. OK, that's what I thought I recalled, but wasn't sure. Lacking
that, there isn't much point in delving into alsa until such time as
the EZCap might be shown to provide LPCM by some appropriate method.
The problem may not be with alsa, but the (possibly undefined in open
info terms) format it uses.

Some devices (e.g. the FUNcube I'm happily using) does provide the
data stream fine via alsa, despite the values not actually being
audio. The details are open, so easy to deal with.

At the moment, I have a system that will record using the desktop's
sound card, and then I can just move the file over to the laptop for
working with Audacity. The laptop's location is much more
comfortable than the desktop's! But I will try again, just to be
sure.

OK. Sorry I can't help with this, but it looks like being a matter of
the device info being unknown and proprietary.

Slainte,

Jim


I am now going to take a look at the specific audio-to-USB devices, as
if they are about £10, that makes them economically viable, and would
allow me to do all my transferring in one place. I'll also do some test
editing on Audacity, now that it appears to be launchable on the laptop.
I wonder if there's a market for doing this for money, or does it
require more sophisticated equipment and knowledge?
--
Davey.