A microphone is a device that turns sound waves into something the computer can interpret. You can use microphones for things like video chat, recording videos, audio editing, etc.
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Avconv secondary audio input not working
Hello my fellow Ubuntu users,
i have written a simple shell script so it starts avconv and records my screen video, microphone and speakers. The problem is that it only records the first audio device ...
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Laptop Internal Mic not working Ubuntu 12.04 [closed]
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on a HP Pavilion dv6 laptop. My laptop's mic is detected, but does not pick up any sound. When I mute and then unmute it, a faint pop can be recorded by it, but the mic ...
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google chrome flash player unkown microphone
I have problem with Google chrome at Ubuntu flash player can not recognize my microphone it says unknown how i can fix this problem?
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ubuntu 13.04 is there a way to make steremix same as windows?
Hello guys i am searching if there a way to stream the computer sound to microphone, another microphone than the default one.
For example make people at Skype hear what i hear.
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Plantronics Blackwire C420-M USB Microphone now working in Linux Mint 15 (Olivia) [closed]
Hy!
I have a Plantronics Blackwire C420-M USB headset.
The headset microphone is not working.
In the sound settings input tab not listed the mic, but in the 'pavucontrol' shown.
I would like to use ...
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Can't select Blue Yeti Pro USB Microphone in sound settings menu
Today, I recieved a shiny new Blue Yeti Pro USB microphone in the mail. I did my research to make sure that it would work. I found the following websites, and this is what led me to believe that it ...
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Switch between microphones in Ubuntu 13.04
I want to record sounds from my piano.
For this I have a jack cable that connects the piano with my laptop.
My laptop has an built-in microphone that I don't want to use it when recording from my ...
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I need a simple easy reliable sound control tool
What is a simple, foolproof configuration for sound playing on speakers, a simple jukebox or playlist-player, a volume control onscreen, and input through the microphone jack?
I currently have sound ...
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The internal microphone on my laptop is disabled. How should I troubleshoot?
My laptop has a built in audio subsystem, that alsamixer knows as:
Chip:
Intel PantherPoint HDMI
Card: (from /proc/asound/cards)
HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
HDA Intel PCH at 0xa0610000 ...
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Setting up a bluetooth audio-microphone headset on ubuntu 12.04
I recently purchased a Henson BTH033 bluetooth headset with a built in microphone. I would ideally like to use it as my primary audio-microphone output-input on my ubuntu install.
Here is my ...
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Unwanted output audio looping through input
I have a fresh Xubuntu install and I'm trying to configure the sound,
I've got a Creative Xfi Titanium series sound card
At the moment when I'm talking online in Mumble/Skype/Teamspeak etc..
my ...
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Sound problem with GUVCVideo
I've just installed GUVCVideo (since Cheese was working very badly). At first it worked just fine, but after about 10 minutes it stopped recording sound. It does this by unckecking the box that says ...
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Microphone not working on Ubuntu 12.04 with asus eee pc 1000he
Help, friends! I am lost, and know not what to do...
I have both Pulseaudio and the ALSA-mixer running on my Asus EEE PC 1000HE, and while the speaker sound is fine, the microphone has majorly ...
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Does a Logitech C170 webcam work in Ubuntu 13.04?
I have a C170 webcam with integrated mic. In Cheese I can take pictures and video but the sound is not present in videos. In GTK UVC does not work at all. However with Skype everything is OK. Can ...
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I hear sound from microphone through built laptop speakers in 13.04. How to turn off?
I hear my echo from speakers. If I say something its looping and resonate. How to turn microfone sound output off?
We don't have Hardware tab at Sound Settings in 13.04
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Ubuntu cant find an Input Device [closed]
I've Ubuntu 12.04 installed.
If you know a possible solution, feel free to reply.
Thanks
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Logitech webcam microphone not working in Google Hangout
Using Google Hangout, the internal microphone of my QuickCam doesn't work.
The Hangout Settings window pops up and tells me the mic may not me switched on, but it is listed in the 'hangout ...
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External Mic not always recognized
although this sounds similar to many previous bug reports, I couldn't find an answer in the other threads.
I have a Samsung serie 9 laptop with a single audio connector for headphones/mic. I am using ...
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How could I deactivate the stream from Mic to Speaker?
If I activate the Simultaneous output with paprefs. How could I deactivate the stream from Mic to Speaker? There is a realy bad loopback and I do not wish to do Karaoke.
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DeSmuMe: microphone does not work
I am trying to play The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks using DeSmuMe. However, the microphone is not working, and I cannot go any farther in the game without it. When I launch DeSmuMe from the ...
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Input audio not working correctly [closed]
Ok, so after upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04, my audio would not work at all which was caused by the dummy output/input bug and resolved, but now a different issue has arisen, I am having unusual issues ...
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Static background noise while using new headset Ubuntu 13.04
Today I bought a new gaming headset (Gx-Gaming Lychas), and when I tried to record some gameplay-comentary I noticed that there always is a static background noise, I just recorded an example so you ...
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Samson USB Mic not appearing
I've been using the Samson Go Microphone with Ubuntu 12.10 without mishap, but I've just upgraded to 13.04, and now the mic doesn't work. Sound is otherwise functional, but the mic doesn't appear to ...
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Microphone not working in skype
I have installed skype, but I cannot make it work with my headset (corsair vengeance 1500.
The problem is that whichever option I choose as microphone it will never work, and only when I select some ...
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Why mic is not /dev/audio0 while camera is /dev/video0?
When i plug in a usb webcam /dev/video0 pops up but no /dev/audio0 corresponding to mic. google says find your mic by executing arecord -L. How can i understand these audio devices in linux? Where r ...
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“Metallic” noise while recording using Kazam (Ubuntu 13.04)
I'm getting an extrange "metallic" sound while recording with Kazam, my voice sounds like "metallic distorted", this is not happening if I record using arecord in Terminal, even Skype is working ...
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Can't save default microphone volume
I've tried
sudo alsamixer
changed values and then
sudo alsactl store
Everytime I boot up the default microphone volume always gets back to something like 25%.
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USB Audio 13.04 Yetti Blue Pro Microphone
I have struggled on 12.04, 12.10 and now 13.04 with the YetiPro microphone. http://bluemic.com/yetipro/
Audio output through the Mic's monitor is always perfect and works whenever I plug the device ...
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Skype - no sound untill I go to skype sound options
I had to create a script in order to make my skype acknowledge my microphone. It's a simple code:
#!/bin/bash
echo "autospawn = no" > ~/.pulse/client.conf
killall pulseaudio
skype
It indeed ...
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Microphone does not work on Asus VivoBook X202E
I have recently bought an Asus Vivobook X202E, with touch screen and Windows 8. I have tried to adjust the sound systems as many answers on this site suggest, but it still doesn't work.
I think Asus ...
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Why does bluetooth connect but not transmit any audio?
It connects, but then I don't get any audio in Pulse Audio or in Steam's mic settings. I don't understand why this is so hard. I can get it to work on my PS3 or mac with no trouble. I have a ...
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Redirect speaker output to microphone
Can I redirect the output of the speakers to my microphone? I don't want to turn on the speakers.
What I want to achieve is, say I'm doing a video chat and want the other person to listen to the ...
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using Samson GTrack USB mic on ubuntu
welcome,
I want anyone help me to make my new USB mic works on ubuntu.
Mic : Samson GTrack , Ubuntu 12.10
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No PulseAudio in Skype Sound Devices choices, and microphone does not work…
I have a new re-install of Mythbuntu 12.04.2 LTS.
When I installed Skype 4.1.0.20 and tried to use it, I found that under options/Sound Devices/, under the three (Microphone,Speakers and Ringing) ...
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HP 2510p mic problems
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 13.04 on my HP 2510p but my microphone isn't working.
It is not muted in the sound settings, and it is not working on any applications (tried a few). Tried changing from ...
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Linux Ubuntu 12.04 - TeamViewer 8 - microphone/speakers problem
I already install Teamviewer 8 on my laptop (Linux Ubuntu 12.04)
But there is no sound - no microphone or speakers can be detected from TeamViewer.
Is there any way that I can fix that problem ?
Do ...
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How to disable microphone from auto adjusting
I want to disable the way the microphone lowers itself depending on the input. Here is an image:
The microphone started at 100% and slowly started to drop to where the image is showing. This is ...
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Microphone and speakers stop working
I was trying to make a Skype call and then the microphone just went mute. I tried to solve the problem by restarting pulseaudio (with service as well as killing it with -9) and then the speakers stop ...
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Splitting audio channels using pulseaudio
My mission is record desktop using avconv (ffmpeg) + record microphone input + use sphinx program which also need the same microphone for voice control.
Now, the problem is that if I start sphinx ...
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How to Switch input on an X-Fi Titanium from line to mic?
The X-Fi Titanium has a single input for mic or line level input. Right now it's set to line level. On Windows, there would be a checkbox to toggle this, but the sound panel in Ubuntu 10.04 does not ...
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Mic is not working in Ubuntu 12.04
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on an Acer C7 netbook. However, my internal mic refuses to work whatsoever I did. I tried Pulseaudio, I tried Alsamixer, I tried to play with gstreamer-properties, but with no ...
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No application is currently recording audio Ubuntu 12.04 (ANSWERED) [duplicate]
The matter is that, when I go to Pulse Audio Volume Control in attempt to fix Skype microphone, it tells me that there is No application is currently recording audio . Does anybody have an idea how I ...
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Share a microphone between twinkle and avconv
I am trying to setup desktop recording in my office to help train our operators and I have almost everything working under Ubuntu12.
I am using avconv to record the desktop and audio:
avconv -f alsa ...
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How do I make a Wine app detect my microphone?
I have Rosetta Stone 3 installed on Wine 1.4.1, the installation works flawlessly and I have added the language too. The problem is my built-in microphone not detected. I have checked on Sound ...
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Too much noise while recording on 12.10
I'm using Kubuntu 12.10 with Backports enabled and I'm getting too much noise while doing screencasting in Kazam or other aplications like Recordmydesktop, noise also appears while recording webcam ...
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How do I use my Kinect for PC microphone on Ubuntu?
I have a Kinect for PC and want to use the built in microphone (and if possible the camera too) on Ubuntu.
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 045e:02c2 Microsoft Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0608 ...
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Microphone not working with Steelseries 5HV2 Ubuntu 12.10
I have recently updated my Packard Bell Easynote LM-81 to Ubuntu 12.10 32-Bit.
I tried to start a Skype conversation (installed from the software center, without problems), when I found that my ...
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Install Acer Aspire One ZG5 microphone on Ubuntu 12.10
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a Acer Aspire One ZG5 (AOA 110), then Skype, and I can't make the microphone work. I tried this method with alsamixer
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Non working microphone with smartphone headset
I plugged in my Samsung smartphone headset on my Lenovo Thinkpad W520 and although the sound that comes out from the earbuds works properly it seems that the microphone is not working at all.I looked ...
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Problem with microphone sound when using Skype 4.1. 0.20 on Ubuntu 10.04.4
I have Ubuntu 10.04.4 installed in my machine ( Acer 3810 T). With some recent kernel update (present kernel is 2.6.32.46) there is a problem with the microphone sound when I am using Skype. While ...
