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I have a Dell Latitude 3540 with a single audio port. In WIndows when I plug in a jack, I get to tell Windows whether I plugged in a headset, a mic, a headphone, or a Line-in.
On Arch, when I plug in a jack, I am asked Headset/Headphone/Mic, but no Line-in.
How can I get Line-in on Linux?
Audio device is "Intel Corporation 8 Series HD Audio Controller (rev 04)"
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So no line-in in linux then?
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When I plug in an audio device on Arch, I am asked nothing. Because I don't use the same software as you do. In other words, please specify your DE, etc.
In any case, the only difference between line-in and mic is gain--which can be adjusted via the system mixer (e.g. alsamixer).
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I am using Gnome.
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It's still entirely unclear what your issue or your end goal is. Line-ins are usually accessible, I assume you are using pulseaudio, what is the output of
aplay -l
amixer -c$insert cardindex from aplay -l
pacmd list-cards
pacmd list-sinks
pacmd list-sources
what do you intend to do once you've found "the line-in"?
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What I want is to record the output from an amplifier using my laptop. Since amps have Line-Out, I need a matching Line-In.
I ran the commands you mentioned. The output is at https://ptpb.pw/QLma. From whatever I see, there is no Line-in.
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You might be able to retask the jack with hdajackretask (install alsa-tools), if necessary. However you might still want to try if the mic control doesn't already suffice for your purposes.
For hdajackretask to properly work you will have to make sure that nothing is occupying the soundcard and temporarily disable pulseaudio using the commands
systemctl --user mask pulseaudio.socket #unmask to reenable
systemctl --user stop pulseaudio
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Since amps have Line-Out, I need a matching Line-In.
Again, the only difference between “line-in” and “mic” is the gain level. You said it yourself: Your laptop only has one audio jack. When Windows asks if you want to treat that one audio jack as “line-in”, it does not magically make new hardware inside your computer. It simply lowers the gain level. Turn the “Headphone” (or “Internal” or whatever device you're using) “Mic Boost” device all the way down and try recording.
By the way, Arch has a pro-audio mailing list that you might enjoy (if you don't already).
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sanjaychak01 wrote:Since amps have Line-Out, I need a matching Line-In.
Again, the only difference between “line-in” and “mic” is the gain level. You said it yourself: Your laptop only has one audio jack. When Windows asks if you want to treat that one audio jack as “line-in”, it does not magically make new hardware inside your computer. It simply lowers the gain level. Turn the “Headphone” (or “Internal” or whatever device you're using) “Mic Boost” device all the way down and try recording.
By the way, Arch has a pro-audio mailing list that you might enjoy (if you don't already).
That would not work. Pre-amp out levels from amps are not adjustable. They will be in the 1 volt range, whereas Mic-in accepts millivolts, and will simply get saturated. I have tried giving a headphone out (levels similar to line out) from my laptop to a mic-in in an amp, and even if I use the least possible volume on the laptop, the sound from the amp is harsh and lacks several frequencies. I am not sure if there are two input circuits within the laptop, and it switches between the two for Mic-in/Line-in. It may not just be a difference in level.
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Again, the only difference between “line-in” and “mic” is the gain level.
No. There is a significant voltage difference between the 2 inputs. You can't turn a mic input down low enough to avoid distortion from the higher voltage.
When Windows asks if you want to treat that one audio jack as “line-in”, it does not magically make new hardware inside your computer.
I believe there is actually 2 different hardware circuits, that are switched in software. I can't find any reference for this at a quick Google though.
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I believe there is actually 2 different hardware circuits, that are switched in software. I can't find any reference for this at a quick Google though.
I would presume so as well. Maybe the default linux driver does not support the Line-in option. Or is it something I can add using some config file, I wonder!
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You might be able to retask the jack with hdajackretask (install alsa-tools), if necessary. However you might still want to try if the mic control doesn't already suffice for your purposes.
For hdajackretask to properly work you will have to make sure that nothing is occupying the soundcard and temporarily disable pulseaudio using the commands
systemctl --user mask pulseaudio.socket #unmask to reenable systemctl --user stop pulseaudio
Also FWIW, post the output of alsa-info.sh
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V1del wrote:You might be able to retask the jack with hdajackretask (install alsa-tools), if necessary. However you might still want to try if the mic control doesn't already suffice for your purposes.
Will try and post results
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Also FWIW, post the output of alsa-info.sh
Output of alsa-info.sh at https://ptpb.pw/Xa1i
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