Re: [Ekiga-list] Own Voice Echo even with Headsets

[raggeler <r aggeler gmx net>]

I've found an answer yesterday, the echo has gone. But I'm not a 100% 
sure which one of the settings took effect. But muting all unused 
channels (like Master Mono, Headphone, Line etc.)
helped and everything works fine now!

regards

Rafael Aggeler

Damien Sandras wrote:
> Le mardi 05 septembre 2006 à 23:25 +0200, raggeler a écrit :
>   
> > Which one? My own one? Or the one at the other end? Cause I tried also a 
> > scenario that my "Talk-Partner" turned off his mic totally, and the echo 
> > still existed...
> >
> >     
>
> The echo is always produced by the remote partner. An echo is basically
> your voice recorded by the remote microphone from the speakers output.
>
> If the remote end turns off the microphone, or unplug it, and you still
> here some echo, then unfortunately it means it is produced by the
> hardware, on your side.
>
> Try to play with your mixer settings. If you "Mute" the microphone (by
> clicking on the Mute toggle button, not by reducing the volume to 0),
> then electronic feedback should be disabled. If you still have echo
> after that, then I'm out of ideas for now :(
>
>   
> > Regards
> >
> > Damien Sandras wrote:
> >     
> > > Le mardi 05 septembre 2006 à 23:16 +0200, raggeler a écrit :
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > Hi Again
> > > >
> > > > I've tried with someone using a really good Headset using echo 
> > > > cancellation, but I still have this echo of my own voice...:/
> > > > It's quite annoying...:)
> > > >
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > Make sure the Mic is "muted". (Mute button in the mixer).
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Rafael Aggeler
> > > >
> > > > Damien Sandras wrote:
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > > > Le mardi 05 septembre 2006 à 15:20 +0200, raggeler a écrit :
> > > > >   
> > > > >       
> > > > >           
> > > > > > Hiho
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It's an Intel ICH6 card, right. I use ALSA, no OSS. The tests with the 
> > > > > > configuration druid works fine, I just here one "hello" with the 4s 
> > > > > > delay. No echo.
> > > > > > When calling 500 ekiga net the Echo-Test works fine as well, I just here 
> > > > > > one echo, the one from the machine echoing ;) Also the arecord && aplay 
> > > > > > tests did not record
> > > > > > any echo. Therefore I think it's not the microphone and not ALSA  as 
> > > > > > well. Otherwise these tests would not work I guess?...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Only when connecting to someone else (so not a echo-machine or whatever) 
> > > > > > I get the echo :/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     
> > > > > >         
> > > > > >             
> > > > > I think the "someone else" is the problem. Make sure he has a good
> > > > > quality headset and he enabled echo cancellation.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >   
> > > > >       
> > > > >           
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rafael
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Carles Pina i Estany wrote:
> > > > > >     
> > > > > >         
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Sep/05/2006, raggeler wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >   
> > > > > > >       
> > > > > > >           
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > > > I was looking around (also google and irc) for my problem with Ekiga: As 
> > > > > > > > soon as I get connected to another person, I hear my own voice as an 
> > > > > > > > echo. Even if the person
> > > > > > > > on the other end is using headphones or a headset, or turns his own 
> > > > > > > > microphone off. Myself uses a IBM T43 Thinkpad, using headphones to 
> > > > > > > >     
> > > > > > > >         
> > > > > > > >             
> > > > > > > >                 
> > > > > > > I am not completly sure: I have the same problem. IBM T60 Thinkpad :-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > (for everybody: hda-intel card)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It is a local echo, not remote echo.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Are you using ALSA or OSS?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't remember if i fixed it playing with aumix+alsamixer. I cannot do
> > > > > > > a real test now. 
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In configuration druid test, if you say "hello", do you hear then
> > > > > > > "hello" or "hellohellohelloehello" (again, and again, and again?)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is it correct that audio test, when is "recording and playing back", it
> > > > > > > records what is playing?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >   
> > > > > > >       
> > > > > > >           
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