Public bug reported: I have an interesting issue with Ubuntu. I have a laptop that has one jack for line in/microphone and line out/headphones.
This the reason why I bought a spliter like in the attached image. >Splits one 4 pines jack into two jacks: micrphone and line out I have an external studio microphone and headphones with the micrphone. ## Case 1 (Working) If I connect the micrphone of headphones to spliter that is inserted into my laptop, I can record my micrphone. HEADPHONES MIC ----+ | +------- LAPTOP | HEADPHONES OUTPUT -+ ## Case 2 (NOT Working) If I connect another an external hardware (for example a piano) to the splitter, I cannot record anything... This is the issue. How can Ubuntu recognize if there is a headphones micrphone or an external hardware that is NOT a headphones micrphone? PIANO ------------+ | +------- LAPTOP | HEADPHONES OUTPUT -+ ...and the question is how to fix this? I want to record my piano using my laptop: through line in. Would be the splitter an cause? Do I really need a hardware that I don't have (like an USB recorder)? --- **Update**: tested with Windows 8 on same laptop. It works properly... (Un)Fortunately, I am an Ubuntu user, so I will not go back to the Windows world... Still searching for a solution on Ubuntu. I asked this on AskUbuntu and no solution found... http://goo.gl/JkNk3U ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: hardware sound ubuntu ** Attachment added: "This splitter splits the single jack of line in and out in two jacks: one for line in and one for line out." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1262667/+attachment/3932573/+files/MUYHSMFF.main.jpg.png ** Description changed: I have an interesting issue with Ubuntu. I have a laptop that has one jack for line in/microphone and line out/headphones. This the reason why I bought a spliter like in the attached image. >Splits one 4 pines jack into two jacks: micrphone and line out I have an external studio microphone and headphones with the micrphone. ## Case 1 (Working) If I connect the micrphone of headphones to spliter that is inserted into my laptop, I can record my micrphone. - HEADPHONES MIC ----+ - | - +------- LAPTOP - | - HEADPHONES OUTPUT -+ + HEADPHONES MIC ----+ + | + +------- LAPTOP + | + HEADPHONES OUTPUT -+ ## Case 2 (NOT Working) If I connect another an external hardware (for example a piano) to the splitter, I cannot record anything... This is the issue. How can Ubuntu recognize if there is a headphones micrphone or an external hardware that is NOT a headphones micrphone? - PIANO ------------+ - | - +------- LAPTOP - | - HEADPHONES OUTPUT -+ + PIANO ------------+ + | + +------- LAPTOP + | + HEADPHONES OUTPUT -+ ...and the question is how to fix this? I want to record my piano using my laptop: through line in. Would be the splitter an cause? Do I really need a hardware that I don't have (like an USB recorder)? --- **Update**: tested with Windows 8 on same laptop. It works properly... (Un)Fortunately, I am an Ubuntu user, so I will not go back to the Windows world... Still searching for a solution on Ubuntu. + + I asked this on AskUbuntu and no solution found... + http://goo.gl/JkNk3U -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1262667 Title: Microphone works, but line in not on laptop with one jack for line in and line out To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1262667/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
