Re: Skype and sound

Try using gamix instead of kmix.  If your sound card supports it, you
will notice a push-button for "mike boost", that punches about 20db gain
to the mike.  I have not tried Skype yet, so can't help ya there...

On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 21:18 -0800, Claus Olesen wrote:
> Have you tried pulling at the slider(s) in YaST/hardware/sound/volume? I'm not 
> sure about how those and the ones in KMix relate.
> 
> Do you have another PC that you could use for the other end - to verify that 
> the problem is not at the other end?
> 
> I tried Skype a couple months ago from my SuSE 9.2 to a Windows box and got no 
> complaints. Besides, I'm impressed how well it works - it was just like 
> talking on a regular phone.
> 
> Claus
> 
> On Thursday 17 March 2005 10:07, Rene wrote:
> > I'm trying to get Skype (Internet-telefony) working properly.
> > Reception is fine, but my counterpartners hardly hear me.
> > In Kmix MIC is at maximum and the red button switched on.
> > I hear myself loudly through the speakers, but I am Hardly heared.
> > Settings under soundsystem are:
> > ALSA; full duplex, sample rate 48000 HZ, standard quality,
> > soundsystem active, realtine priority, 8 fragments 2048 bytes.
> >
> > Does anyone have an advice how to enhance the volume of the microphone ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rene
>