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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What can be considered too high or too low volume?
I've asked a question about what audio volume to use when recording:
recording audio: What is the best volume setting?
In there, I learned that:
I should avoid too high a volume, to prevent ...
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How can I get my onboard mic to work while I'm using my AMD video card for sound playback?
This is a really annoying issue that no one seems to have the answer for. I'm using the audio of my HDMI sound card (its a Radeon HD 5450) to hear sound and it works when I'm listening to music or ...
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Microphone not capturing sound on 12.04 Lenovo G580
In both Skype and the Sound Recorder application, I am not capturing any audio from my built-in microphone. I'm not sure why. Otherwise, sound output is working well.
I have tried running ...
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Can I buy any USB microphone and have it work with Ubuntu?
I want to be able to connect 2 to 4 microphone to my laptop, and record sound using Audacity. It only has one microphone input, and it has two USB inputs.
After searching on the web, it seems there ...
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Is there a general strategy to follow when debugging a non-working microphone?
I am having no luck using the microphone of my Dell XPS M1530 in Ubuntu 12.04. Applications such as vlc or skype that can take audio input receive silence (though no error or other diagnostic is ...
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Microphone not recognised on my TekNmotion Intruder headset?
I own a TekNmotion Intruder headset and 12.04 doesn't seem to even notice that my mic exists.
I just re-installed Ubuntu and that doesn't seem to help either. They are a bit of a no-name brand and I ...
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Logitech c270 webcam and Skype
I have recently purchased the Logitech c270 webcam to use for Skype. The video works perfectly, but the mic is useless.
I have changed the input to the mic on system settings and pulseaudio, and it ...
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How to make external microphone default?
My laptop's internal microphone is broken and I use only the external one.
However, each time I switch the computer on, I have to change it from internal to external in command-line alsamixer or ...
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Keyboard shortcut to toggle USB mic mute
I came across this question: keyboard shortcut/command to mute/unmute microphone and it answers my question if the mic I was using was an aux mic, so I know I'm on the right track, but I have a bunch ...
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x220 mic not working in Debian [closed]
Version
$ cat /proc/version Linux version 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-686-pae (Debian
3.2.20-1~bpo60+1) (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 4.4.5 (Debian 4.4.5-8) ) #1 SMP Sat Jun 30 08:29:17 UTC ...
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microphones no longer working in jackd/qjackctl (11.10)
I had qjackctl working at one point, but it has mysteriously stopped.
All I want to do (so far) is pipe microphone -> headphones through jackd.
I know my mic and headphones are working correctly, as ...
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Headphones don't work on an Acer Aspire 5920g
All the problems I read about were all about the sound not working when they plugged the headphones in.
I have the problem that my mic will work but the sound is still played on my built-in speakers. ...
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How to fix microphone that sometimes has wrong volume, other times doesn't work at all?
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04. I have had mic problems since 10.04. At times my mic level is just really low and other times it just doesn't work at all. I am using a Gateway M-Series. How can I ...
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AspireOne 722, cant use external mic: mic receive sound from output! [closed]
I own an Acer AspireOne722
AMD C-60 APU
2Gb RAM
HD6290
Conexant CX20588 sound card.
I use Ubuntu 12.04LTS
Output is perfect: both speakers and headphones work fine.
I have troubles with input: the ...
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Acer Aspire One 722 External microphone doesn't work
I just bought my new netbook Acer Aspire One 722. It works fine on Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit version. Everything works good beyond microphone (external and internal). Internal works middling because it's ...
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My speakers and headphone jacks don't work in Ubuntu 12.04
I recently switched from 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 and my headphone jacks have stopped working and my speakers now have extremely low volume. I have no clue what to do. I have a Dell Studio 17/1749 with ...
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Sound & Microphone doesn't work
I am really new to Ubuntu, I tried starting with backtrack, but I knew that I should really crawl before I start walking.
I installed Ubuntu today (over BaackTrack 5), the install seemed normal, but ...
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Built in Mic on webcam not working
I am running 12.0.4 on a Dell optiplex GX520. I recently bought a philips spc640nc webcam with built in mic but I cannot get the mic to work. After trawling through Google and many Ubuntu forums and ...
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Getting Google Talk/Skype to Work with Pulseaudio
Google Talk/Skype will not transmit my voice. My microphone works in sound recorder, and i can see levels moving when I check sound settings in gmail.
How do I fix this
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How to switch back and forth between pulseaudio+alsa and alsa only?
I prefer using alsa only while I make screencast and do skype. Other times, I use pulseaudio/alsa. Is there a quick and easy way to switch between these two states on Ubuntu 12.04 desktop?
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Acer 722 internal mic keeps turning off
Hi we have 200 AcerAspireOne 722 for student use running Ubuntu 12.04
I can get the internal mic to work but when on battery power I can't get the mic to be ready on start up. The user has to toggle ...
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how to format the ffmpeg command to record sound from my webcam
Using ffmpeg arecord -L, I am able to identify my Logitech usb webcam as:
hw:CARD=U0x46d0x821,DEV=0
USB Device 0x46d:0x821, USB Audio
Direct hardware device without any conversions
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recording audio: What is the best volume setting?
followup question:
recording audio and volume
I've been using ubuntu to record some screencasts (kinda. Khan-style lectures, really)
I want to know what is the volume setting for the microphone ...
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I can hear myself in Speakers
im trying to set up my microphone to work with Ubuntu 12
The Problem is that i can hear myself when i speak. And if i play for example music, the music then triggers the indicator for the microphone ...
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Mic is not workin in my desktop available: unknown
I am using ubuntu 12.04 Desktop. Mic is not working. I tried same mic in different place,that is working. This is out put of 'pacmd list-sources' Please help me.
root@vijay# pacmd list-sources
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Ubuntu can not find my microphone
It's not a matter of "going in to input in the sound tab", as there is nothing listed in input. Nor can I use alsamixer, as there is no mic listed there either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ...
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Hard Resetting alsa Configuration?
I just made mess with alsa mixer this is why i made this mess . is there any way so that i can reset my sound configuration and at least my system speaker and heafones don't work at same time .
or ...
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Microphone is not working in Skype
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and Skype.
My mic is not working. I have 1 mic attached to the system and another one in my headphone (Beats by Dr. Dre).
I followed these steps:
Turn PulseAudio autospawn ...
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How do I make sndpeek work with my analog microphone or USB microphone?
I've successfully compiled* sndpeek (the long term goal is to copy this method of whistle input), but I can't figure out how to make it listen to my analog microphone or a USB microphone.
*When ...
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How to make my microphone unmuted on startup?
Every time I boot the microphone is muted. I want it to be unmuted instead.
Of course I can do it by 6 easy steps every time:
press sound icon in the upper right of the screen.
press "Sound ...
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Internal Microphone not working on HP mini
The internal microphone on my hp mini 1001TU does not work with sound recorder or skype.
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How can I get my built-in microphone to work on a Lenovo G770?
I am dual booting Ubuntu 12.04 on a Lenovo G770. The internal mic works fine in Windows 7. The mic is recognized and unmuted, but it just isn't detecting any sound. I tried messing around with ...
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Why doesn't my internal microphone work in HP ProBook 4430s?
I have two microphones in my ProBook 4430s Core i5 machine. I've been googling for hours, but no solution to my internal mic problem in 12.04 Precise Pangolin. A USB voip device's mic is working, but ...
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USB microphone (Samson C01U) works, then disappears
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. My Samson C01U USB microphone, which has worked for many years on Ubuntu, now is having problems.
The symptom is as follows. After a reboot, the ...
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Dell Latitude E6420 in-built microphone not working
I'm running with Ubuntu 12.04 64bit on Dell Latitude E6420.
The inbuilt microphone is not working, and is not listed on the sound settings dialog.
According to lspci, the device is:
00:1b.0 Audio ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 microphone Acer Aspire One 150
The microphone was set to 0db according to alsamixer. I had trouble seeing how to set to a sensible level.
Then I found how to set it but, but the microphone is still not working.
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How to reduce noise in Skype?
According to Alsamixer I do have a HDA Intel soundcard with Nvidia MCP77/78 HDMI chip (Realtek sound card on MSI notebook).
When I use Skype under Ubuntu 12.04 for video calls, the other side hears ...
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Blue Snowball Microphone or Razer Carcharias Headset Microphone? [closed]
As the title says, I'd like to know which is better, and which one you personally prefer.
I have both, and I'd rather use one then the other.
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How can I completely disable internal Mic and Webcam
I want to disable the internal Microphone on my laptop and the internal Webcam completely that they're no longer selectable, and no longer available?
I will only use my external Webcam, and my ...
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skype: no mic under kde
It seems that I can use my mic under gnome, but not under kde.
There must be a setting somewhere under KDE that will allow me to use the mic that is built into my web cam, but I can't find it ...
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Microphone doesn't work after rebooting on a Macbook 2.1
I am running Xubuntu 12.04 on a Macbook 2.1 intel duo. But the problem existed on Ubuntu 12.04 too.
After booting up, the internal microphone doesn't work. After opening the Pulse Audio settings and ...
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How can I enable microphone mute button on Thinkpad W520?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. I've read Enabling Mic Mute button and light on Lenovo Thinkpads but the acpi_listen doesn't produce any output in the terminal (for any of the media buttons, Even the working ...
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Rear/Front Mic not shown on Sound manager
With Ubuntu 11.10, in the Sound options, in the Input tab were my 2 microphones, an usb one and the headset, connected to the Rear/Front Microphone. Now, 12.04, it only shows the Usb microphone.
The ...
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How can I test if input device (mic) is detected?
My friend's Ubuntu 12.04 is installed with Wubi and there is no Input device in Sound settings. Is there a command to see if there is something visible for the system or a fix for this?
It is a ...
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pulseaudio: no microphone configuration
Updated Ubuntu to precise from oneiric on a Dell Inspirion Mini 10 (with an Intel HDA-Soundcard). I can't remember having any issues with the microphone. I didn't need it - I tried ekiga the first ...
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ACER 3935 upgrade to 12.04 -> integrated Mic (drivers) not working
Since updating to 12.04, the integrated mic is not behaving well. I can not use it with skype to begin with.
the mic is not visible in settings>sound>input (there is nothing)
however I am able to use ...
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microphone trouble
I am trying to use my Google Voice and the other party cannot hear me. So I tried recoding something and it did not work. So how do I run some sort of diagnostic to check to see of my microphone is ...
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How to record from 2 microphones to create a virtual environment (Binaural Recording)
I wish to make a recording using 2 microphones positioned at a distance mentioned here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording so I can make a "3D sound" recording. How can I configure Ubuntu ...
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Internal microphone not listed in sound settings
On a fresh 12.04 installation in sound settings the internal microphone is not listed (worked upto 11.10).
Alsamixer shows that mic is "0" and muted, but after changing that it remains undetected in ...
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Installed 12.04 and my head set mic is not recognized
The mic was recognized in the earlier version and I was able to use it. But after the upgrade, I have not been able to use my head set mic. I went to the sound settings for input and it is not listed ...
