Bug 24268 - Audacity record level slider stuck
Summary: Audacity record level slider stuck
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: José Jorge
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Keywords: 7beta2
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Reported: 2019-01-31 22:08 CET by Ben McMonagle
Modified: 2019-02-24 00:18 CET (History)
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Description Ben McMonagle 2019-01-31 22:08:15 CET 
Description of problem: attempting to adjust the microphone input level using the slider is impossible. stuck at 100%


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Mageia-7-beta2-x86_64
DATE.txt: Wed Jan 30 22:33:06 CET 2019
md5sum:   7fd67a32e553322ec4190ee5922b3c6


How reproducible: every time


Steps to Reproduce:
1.install plasma from above .iso, reboot and login
2.invoke audacity
3.start a recording and attempt to adjust record level
Ben McMonagle 2019-01-31 22:08:31 CET

Keywords: (none) => 7beta2

Comment 1 Lewis Smith 2019-02-01 13:32:31 CET 
M7beta2round2 end Jan, Classic ISO X. From Xfce via SDDM.
 audacity-2.2.2-5.mga7
Problem still there. This is the slider top-left, which by analogy with its look-alike icon top middle is probably 'recording level'. It has no hover hint.
The adjacent presume playback slider works, but its hover hint is empty.

CC: (none) => lewyssmith

Lewis Smith 2019-02-01 13:33:48 CET

Summary: Audacity microphone slider stuck => Audacity record level slider stuck

David Walser 2019-02-01 18:56:39 CET

Assignee: bugsquad => lists.jjorge

Comment 2 José Jorge 2019-02-01 19:32:41 CET 
According to this page, it may be because Audacity cannot touch pulseaudio settings. (search for disabled)

https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/mixer_toolbar.html

Unfortunately, I have no microphone to debug this....
Comment 3 Lewis Smith 2019-02-18 20:12:30 CET 
M7 XfceLive x64 mid Feb beta2.3
Ah! I have a microphone, and have just succeeded in recording some nonsense. The input slider remained stuck.
From the URL given: "If the recording slider does not have direct control of your sound device's input level, it will be disabled and set to maximum. You will need to set the recording levels using the input slider in the operating system mixer or in the audio interface control panel...Linux (use ALSAmixer or PulseAudio Volume Control)."
Too true. PAVC has a Recording tab, only active when something is using it. It *does* seem to affect recording level. Audacity also has a 'mixer' with a slider which works but I could not discern its effect. Is the 'audio interface control panel' this or something else (which I could not find)?

I think José c2 is right, and this can be closed as invalid.
@Ben: I prefer your view as you raised it.
Comment 4 Ben McMonagle 2019-02-24 00:18:45 CET 
works in gnome from i586 CI so closing

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED
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