Stereo mic only captures in mono

[Capoeira]

You might need a phantom power box for your microphone if I understand correctly.

Some more googling brings up http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=7121 ... =1&#712201 and http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?s= ... entry87293 , which suggests this mic needs 'plug in power' a low-voltage variant of phantom power, not the full thing. http://www.felmicamps.co.uk/pluginpower.html suggests 'mic in' ports op pc's generally do provide this 'plug in power'.

exectly, thats what i said. thats the reason why i can't use this mic in stereo with the linux-driver.

[Capoeira]

typing amixer in console i get this for my mic:

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Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
Capture exclusive group: 0
Playback channels: Mono
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [on]
Front Left: Capture [on]
Front Right: Capture [on]
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is there a way to chnge the "Playback channels: Mono" to "Playback channels: Stereo" ?