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>  - your dmesg output

(3.99.10)

esa0 at pci0 dev 13 function 0: ESS Technology Maestro 3 PCI Audio
Accelerator (rev. 0x00)
esa0: interrupting at irq 5
esa0: ac97: SigmaTel STAC9721/23 codec; 18 bit DAC, 18 bit ADC, SigmaTel 3D
esa0: ac97: ext id 200<AMAP>
audio0 at esa0: full duplex, mmap, independent

>  - your "mixerctl -a" output
outputs.master=3D231,231
outputs.master.mute=3Doff
outputs.mono=3D255
outputs.mono.mute=3Don
outputs.mono.source=3Dmixerout
inputs.speaker=3D255
inputs.speaker.mute=3Doff
inputs.phone=3D191
inputs.phone.mute=3Don
inputs.mic=3D191
inputs.mic.mute=3Don
inputs.mic.preamp=3Doff
inputs.mic.source=3Dmic0
inputs.line=3D191,191
inputs.line.mute=3Doff
inputs.cd=3D191,191
inputs.cd.mute=3Doff
inputs.video=3D191,191
inputs.video.mute=3Doff
inputs.aux=3D191,191
inputs.aux.mute=3Doff
inputs.dac=3D191,191
inputs.dac.mute=3Doff
record.source=3Dmic
record.volume=3D240,240
record.volume.mute=3Doff
outputs.spatial=3Doff
outputs.spatial.center=3D0
outputs.spatial.depth=3D0

>  - your "audioctl -a" output

name=3DESS Allegro
version=3D
config=3Desa
encodings=3Dulinear:8,mulaw:8*,alaw:8*,slinear:8*,slinear_le:16,ulinear_le:=
16*,slinear_be:16*,ulinear_be:16*
properties=3Dfull_duplex,mmap,independent
full_duplex=3D0
fullduplex=3D0
blocksize=3D256
hiwat=3D256
lowat=3D1
monitor_gain=3D0
mode=3D
play.rate=3D44100
play.channels=3D2
play.precision=3D16
play.encoding=3Dslinear_le
play.gain=3D231
play.balance=3D32
play.port=3D0x0
play.avail_ports=3D0x0
play.seek=3D0
play.samples=3D0
play.eof=3D0
play.pause=3D0
play.error=3D0
play.waiting=3D0
play.open=3D0
play.active=3D0
play.buffer_size=3D65536
record.rate=3D44100
record.channels=3D2
record.precision=3D16
record.encoding=3Dslinear_le
record.gain=3D240
record.balance=3D32
record.port=3D0x1
record.avail_ports=3D0x7
record.seek=3D0
record.samples=3D0
record.eof=3D0
record.pause=3D0
record.error=3D0
record.waiting=3D0
record.open=3D0
record.active=3D0
record.buffer_size=3D65536
record.errors=3D0


>  - what commands you use to record

audiorecord -F wav -v 255 -t 5 test.wav

>
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> I have tried a number of tools including this command:
>
> audiorecord -F wav -p line -v 128 test.wav
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> Thanks.
>
> --
> D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@NetBSD.org>
> http://www.NetBSD.org/
>