[CentOS] recording sound: how 2 control recording level?

Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> fredex wrote:
>>
>> I'm wondering if I should change my desktop to KDE and try with its sound
>> tools. I suppose it couldn't harm anything to try.
> 
> 
> You can use KDE if you want, of course system-wide settings and 
> user-wide settings apply in both. You can also run under GNOME, or even 
> add to the GNOME menus the KDE applications that you like. Also CentOS 5 
>  is far superior to CentOS 4, regarding user apps and tools, so perhaps 
> you may want to give CentOS 5.0 a try, it is very good and *faster*!
> 
> 
> What's your sound card BTW? Perhaps you may have some driver problem?


Just saw that you mentioned "am using the built-in (AC-97) audio hardware".

In any case, perhaps you want to try CentOS 5.0, it is far superior in 
everything!