Audio

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Parts to try

Approved parts

THE T.BONE MICPLUG USB : http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_micplug_usb.htm
T.Bone MicPlug USB

The T.Bone MicPlug USB - USB interface with mic preamp and internal A/D converter (16bit, 44.1/48kHz), internal 48V phantom power, headphone output, professional preamp with adjustable gain, USB powered, includes USB cable.

Audio USB interface (with XLR-mic pre amp)

Microphones

Software

Detect Devices

USB hardware is hot-plugable and should function just seconds after it was inserted.

To test whether a USB audio device was detected execute the following in the console:

aplay -l 

you should get a list of connected the devices similar to this:

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: default [USB  AUDIO  ], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
 Subdevices: 1/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Test Audio Playback

Most USB audio hardware comes with a built in headphones jack or any other way of audio output. Once the device has been detected as described above you can connect your headphones.

Download File:Tone.wav and transfer the wav file to the camera using FTP then execute in the directory where the file is uploaded to (/tmp might be a good place)

aplay tone.wav