[ltp] Stereo Audio input on T60p

gervin23 linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:37:52 -0600


Richard,

That's awesome, thanks much! Just before you posted, I stumbled upon a 
Debian user having success with the Griffin iMic ($39) but this looks 
much better and cheaper to boot.

Richard Neill wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> It's annoying, isn't it. Why Lenovo dropped the Line in, I don't know.
> Anyway, I recommend you buy a cheap USB soundcard, such as the Behringer 
> UCA202 for £20. I have one of these, and it works extremely well with 
> Linux. The other big advantage is that the noise is much lower - no EMI 
> interference (typically 1kHz from the processor entering/leaving sleep) 
> on the sound channels, and it does quite well at killing earth loops.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Richard