I'm using Avconv on Ubuntu 13.10 with Gnome 3.10 to record Minecraft screencasts. However, I can only get the sound from my microphone and not the laptop speaker. How would I go about recording both laptop and microphone? I'm using a USB headset with a microphone.
Info requested by @Sneetsher:
The actual command:
avconv -f pulse -i default -b 64k -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1280x800 -i :0.0 -vcodec libx264 -preset ultrafast -threads 4 -y myscreencast2.mp4
PulseAudio info:
$ pactl list short
0 module-device-restore
1 module-stream-restore
2 module-card-restore
3 module-augment-properties
4 module-switch-on-port-available
5 module-alsa-card device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1b.0" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
6 module-alsa-card device_id="1" name="usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device" card_name="alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
7 module-udev-detect
8 module-bluetooth-policy
9 module-bluetooth-discover
10 module-native-protocol-unix
11 module-default-device-restore
12 module-rescue-streams
13 module-always-sink
14 module-intended-roles
15 module-suspend-on-idle
16 module-systemd-login
17 module-position-event-sounds
18 module-filter-heuristics
19 module-filter-apply
20 module-x11-publish display=:0
21 module-x11-bell display=:0 sample=bell.ogg
22 module-x11-cork-request display=:0
23 module-x11-xsmp display=:0 session_manager=local/MELVIN-124833:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/2013,unix/MELVIN-124833:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2013
0 alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz IDLE
1 alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device.iec958-stereo module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz IDLE
0 alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz RUNNING
1 alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz RUNNING
2 alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device.iec958-stereo.monitor module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz RUNNING
3 alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device.analog-mono module-alsa-card.c s16le 1ch 44100Hz RUNNING
15 0 28 protocol-native.c float32le 1ch 25Hz
16 1 28 protocol-native.c float32le 1ch 25Hz
17 2 28 protocol-native.c float32le 1ch 25Hz
18 3 28 protocol-native.c float32le 1ch 25Hz
0 module-systemd-login.c (null)
5 module-x11-xsmp.c (null)
6 protocol-native.c gnome-settings-daemon
7 protocol-native.c gnome-shell
8 protocol-native.c gnome-shell
9 protocol-native.c chrome
28 protocol-native.c pavucontrol
36 protocol-native.c pactl
0 screen-capture s16le 2ch 96000Hz 0.872
1 bell-window-system s16le 2ch 44100Hz 0.749
0 alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0 module-alsa-card.c
1 alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device module-alsa-card.c
$ pactl stats
Currently in use: 12 blocks containing 548.2 KiB bytes total.
Allocated during whole lifetime: 7254422 blocks containing 2.9 GiB bytes total.
Sample cache size: 456.2 KiB
Server String: unix:/run/user/1000/pulse/native
Library Protocol Version: 28
Server Protocol Version: 28
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 37
Tile Size: 65496
User Name: guilmon
Host Name: MELVIN-124833
Server Name: pulseaudio
Server Version: 4.0
Default Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device.iec958-stereo
Default Source: alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device.iec958-stereo.monitor
Cookie: 3f2a:1764
Updated Screenshots:
$ pactl list sources
Source #0
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor
Description: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 5
Mute: no
Volume: 0: 20% 1: 20%
0: -42.50 dB 1: -42.50 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 100%
0.00 dB
Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
device.description = "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel at 0xe4644000 irq 48"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "284b"
device.product.name = "82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "0"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
Formats:
pcm
Source #1
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
Description: Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 5
Mute: no
Volume: 0: 84% 1: 84%
0: -4.50 dB 1: -4.50 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 13%
-52.50 dB
Monitor of Sink: n/a
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "AD198x Analog"
alsa.id = "AD198x Analog"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel at 0xe4644000 irq 48"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "284b"
device.product.name = "82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "front:0"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "65536"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "32768"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analogue Stereo"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo"
alsa.mixer_name = "Analog Devices AD1981"
alsa.components = "HDA:11d41981,103c30be,00100200 HDA:14f12c06,103c1379,00100000"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
Ports:
analog-input-microphone-internal: Internal Microphone (priority: 8900)
analog-input-microphone-dock: Dock Microphone (priority: 7800)
analog-input-microphone: Microphone (priority: 8700)
Active Port: analog-input-microphone
Formats:
pcm
Source #5
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device.analog-mono
Description: USB PnP Sound Device Analogue Mono
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 1ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: mono
Owner Module: 26
Mute: no
Volume: 0: 85%
0: -4.10 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 40%
-23.81 dB
Monitor of Sink: n/a
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "USB Audio"
alsa.id = "USB Audio"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "USB PnP Sound Device"
alsa.long_card_name = "C-Media Electronics Inc. USB PnP Sound Device at usb-0000:00:1d.2-2, full speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1d.2-usb-0:2:1.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0/sound/card1"
udev.id = "usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "0d8c"
device.vendor.name = "C-Media Electronics, Inc."
device.product.id = "0139"
device.product.name = "USB PnP Sound Device"
device.serial = "C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device"
device.string = "hw:1"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "176400"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "88200"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "analog-mono"
device.profile.description = "Analogue Mono"
device.description = "USB PnP Sound Device Analogue Mono"
alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer"
alsa.components = "USB0d8c:0139"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
Ports:
analog-input-microphone: Microphone (priority: 8700)
Active Port: analog-input-microphone
Formats:
pcm
Source #8
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device.analog-stereo.monitor
Description: Monitor of USB PnP Sound Device Analogue Stereo
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 26
Mute: no
Volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 100%
0.00 dB
Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device.analog-stereo
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
device.description = "Monitor of USB PnP Sound Device Analogue Stereo"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "USB PnP Sound Device"
alsa.long_card_name = "C-Media Electronics Inc. USB PnP Sound Device at usb-0000:00:1d.2-2, full speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1d.2-usb-0:2:1.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0/sound/card1"
udev.id = "usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00-Device"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "0d8c"
device.vendor.name = "C-Media Electronics, Inc."
device.product.id = "0139"
device.product.name = "USB PnP Sound Device"
device.serial = "C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device"
device.string = "1"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
Formats:
pcm
Best Answer
Install Pulse Audio Control
Only playback record (no microphone)
Open it → Input Devices → Show: All input devices → Use Green Button to the right to Select "Monitor: Analog Audio"
There are different channel names but You can run some player and see which has signal.
When Gnome Volume Control is opened, It overrides it back to Microphone. I have noticed that in the late releases 13.04, 13.10, 14.04. It cannot be changed back using Gnome Volume Control. (Avoid using it on recording)
Both microphone and playback mixed:
pactlCLI could be used. Exmaple:Check name of sink
Loopback microphone source to analog sink
Use same step above to select the correct input device.
To close it:
or using name:
To check module id:
In case, Unable to find a Playback Analog Monitor in the Input Devices
Check Configuration tab, it should be Full Duplex (Input/Output)
Otherwise, It is possible to create a virtual output device then loop it back.
Then use Pulse Audio Control, Same step above to select the correct input device Virtual1.
For output device:
Use Output Devices tab if all mixed system output needed.
Or use Playback tab if only some application output needed (like: just VLC music play ...). In this case you can record somethings and listen to somethings else.
As reference see, How can I use PulseAudio virtual audio streams to play music over Skype?
if it didn't work (your case as example)
Check exact name of "Analog Stereo Output" sink
Loop back microphone to "Analog Stereo Output"
Check exact name of "Analog Stereo Output Monitor" source
Then Record directly by specifying device name of "Analog Stereo Output Monitor", Example in your case: