Configuring Logitech USB Headset 250
I picked one of the above up and plugged it in. 10.0 recognizes it, as bus:001, device:006. I'd like to be able to record from it and use it in place of my external speakers (especially when I'm on midnights and everyone else is asleep, and vice-versa). Can someone point me in a direction to go? Google turns up a fair bit on using it with skype ( a project for later), but not much about normal usage that I saw.
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 00:44 -0400, Mike McMullin wrote:
I picked one of the above up and plugged it in. 10.0 recognizes it, as bus:001, device:006. I'd like to be able to record from it and use it in place of my external speakers (especially when I'm on midnights and everyone else is asleep, and vice-versa). Can someone point me in a direction to go?
Hi Mike, I suppose it depends from application to application - where you set their preferred sound device. I've only used it with three apps: 1. Skype: Tools --> Options --> Hand/Headsets --> /dev/dsp1 2. Audacious: Preferences --> Plugins --> Output select "Alsa" Click Preferences and choose the device from the drop down box 3. MPlayer: specify -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0 I have not figured out how to easily switch between my onboard sound and the USB headset on a system-wide basis. Hans
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 16:37 +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 00:44 -0400, Mike McMullin wrote:
I picked one of the above up and plugged it in. 10.0 recognizes it, as bus:001, device:006. I'd like to be able to record from it and use it in place of my external speakers (especially when I'm on midnights and everyone else is asleep, and vice-versa). Can someone point me in a direction to go?
Hi Mike,
I suppose it depends from application to application - where you set their preferred sound device. I've only used it with three apps:
1. Skype: Tools --> Options --> Hand/Headsets --> /dev/dsp1
actually for me this ought to be /dev/dsp2. I just found out that me Logitech webcam's mic was recognized and assume that it's /dev/dsp1 as it's been o nthe system for a few months now.
2. Audacious: Preferences --> Plugins --> Output select "Alsa" Click Preferences and choose the device from the drop down box 3. MPlayer: specify -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0
Hans, could you explain the device=hw part to me please.
I have not figured out how to easily switch between my onboard sound and the USB headset on a system-wide basis.
It seems quite a few of us are in that same boat. I fianlly finished going through all of the hits on google (logitch usb headset+250) and it's an outstanding question, I didn't see anyone who mentioned that it had been resolved.
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 15:21 -0400, Mike McMullin wrote:
3. MPlayer: specify -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0
Hans, could you explain the device=hw part to me please.
I have not figured out how to easily switch between my onboard sound and the USB headset on a system-wide basis.
It seems quite a few of us are in that same boat. I fianlly finished going through all of the hits on google (logitch usb headset+250) and it's an outstanding question, I didn't see anyone who mentioned that it had been resolved. Well, it's fine for me, actually, because I use the headset for Skype only. If I want to listen to music through it I can switch my music
Not really. I looked at the MPlayer docs, and it gave that format, and then looked at how Audacious named the USB headset, and just copied. I assume the number before the period corresponds to /dev/dspx but I don't know what the number after it means. player, same for MPlayer, but aside from that there isn't much in the way of sounds going on on my notebook. I always switch off system sounds. Hans
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 15:21 -0400, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 16:37 +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 00:44 -0400, Mike McMullin wrote:
I picked one of the above up and plugged it in. 10.0 recognizes it, as bus:001, device:006. I'd like to be able to record from it and use it in place of my external speakers (especially when I'm on midnights and everyone else is asleep, and vice-versa). Can someone point me in a direction to go?
Hi Mike,
I suppose it depends from application to application - where you set their preferred sound device. I've only used it with three apps:
1. Skype: Tools --> Options --> Hand/Headsets --> /dev/dsp1
actually for me this ought to be /dev/dsp2. I just found out that me Logitech webcam's mic was recognized and assume that it's /dev/dsp1 as it's been o nthe system for a few months now.
2. Audacious: Preferences --> Plugins --> Output select "Alsa" Click Preferences and choose the device from the drop down box 3. MPlayer: specify -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0
Hans, could you explain the device=hw part to me please.
I did some digging on the Skype web site. Which led to two commands that werwe quite informative. aplay -l and arecord -l Mike@P-733:~> aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: rev21 [VIA 82C686A/B rev21], device 0: VIA 82C686A/B rev21 [VIA 82C686A/B rev21] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 2: Headset [Logitech USB Headset], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 There's my headset on "card" 2. Mike@P-733:~> arecord -l **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: rev21 [VIA 82C686A/B rev21], device 0: VIA 82C686A/B rev21 [VIA 82C686A/B rev21] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: Camera [Camera], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 2: Headset [Logitech USB Headset], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 There's the headset again on card two and the WebCAM's mic on "card" 1 This tested the mic inputs on both, the headset first: Mike@P-733:~> arecord -D plughw:2,0 RecTest.wav Recording WAVE 'RecTest.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono Aborted by signal Interrupt... Mike@P-733:~> aplay -D plughw:2,0 RecTest.wav Playing WAVE 'RecTest.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono Note the hardware specification here. card#:device plughw:2,0 This recorded and played back. Mike@P-733:~> arecord -D plughw:1,0 RecTest.wav Recording WAVE 'RecTest.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono Aborted by signal Interrupt... Mike@P-733:~> aplay -D plughw:2,0 RecTest.wav Playing WAVE 'RecTest.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono Recorded by the WebCAM Mic and played on the headset.
I have not figured out how to easily switch between my onboard sound and the USB headset on a system-wide basis.
It seems quite a few of us are in that same boat. I fianlly finished going through all of the hits on google (logitch usb headset+250) and it's an outstanding question, I didn't see anyone who mentioned that it had been resolved.
I'll do some more digging. If I can come up with application specific things I'll report them. It would be nice to pipe the sound right into the headphones for XMMS while I'm pulling an all nighter, and have SWMBO be able to listen to the radio on the headsets when I'm trying to sleep all day long while on midnights. Mike
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