I just tested again.
In Hardy (well, gNewSense):
asoundconf set-default-card foo Start Sound Recorder => error about multimedia settings
In Intrepid:
asoundconf set-default-card foo Start Sound Recorder => no error Recording from input Capture works.
So it looks like it's fixed in Intrepid.
I just tested again.
In Hardy (well, gNewSense):
asoundconf set-default-card foo
Start Sound Recorder => error about multimedia settings
In Intrepid:
asoundconf set-default-card foo
Start Sound Recorder => no error
Recording from input Capture works.
So it looks like it's fixed in Intrepid.