Questions tagged [microphone]
A microphone is a device that turns sound waves into something the computer can interpret. You can use microphones to capture audio for things like video chat, recording videos or podcasts, etc.
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How to hear my voice in speakers with a mic?
I have a USB microphone that I can chat on Skype, record sound etc. But how can I make it so that when my mic is on and I speak, Ι hear it in speakers live without having to record my voice first and ...
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How to keep the audio profile at A2DP while using a mic with Bluetooth headset? (Push-to-talk)
I have a CEL-TEC F5A headset.
The spec says:
Bluetooth 4.0, profiles: Headset, Hands free, A2DP, AVRCP/HSP/HFP
It plays nicely with High Fidelity Playback (A2DP sink) profile.
When I want to ...
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Sound Input device (microphone) not working
I have recently updated my laptop OS from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04
After updating the OS, my laptop's input device ie., microphone is not working.
Earlier it was working with Ubuntu 12.04.
Also there ...
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Headset microphone not working on Ubuntu 20.04
When I'm speaking with my internal microphone and I connect my headset, it's not detecting the microphone on it. Thing that does not happen in Windows, also didn't happen in Ubuntu 18.04
Any ...
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Headphones microphone is not working
I'm trying to use my headphones with my Ubuntu 13.10. My headphones are Nokia BH-905i, which can be connected via Bluetooth or green+pink wires.
If I use bluetooth, voice quality is terrible or ...
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Command to mute and unmute a microphone
During voice / video conversations I would like to mute/unmute the microphone without having to go through all these steps each time:
Sound indicator, Sound preferences, Select Input, Mute or unmute ...
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Replacing Pulseaudio with Pipewire in Ubuntu 20.04
Since I installed Ubuntu 20.04 I have been facing problems with my Bluetooth headset microphone not detected by the system. My headset worked perfectly with Windows. Also, I am not able to switch to ...
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Use Bluetooth headset with microphone (HFP) in Ubuntu 18.04
My Bluetooth headset (IFROGZ Toxix Wireless) supports the Headset Head Unit profile (headset_head_unit or HSP/HFP) and the audio playback profile (a2dp_sink). It pairs and connects successfully with ...
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Use phone as microphone in Linux
I have dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. Since I don't use any microphone on my desktop, I started using an app named "WO Mic" to connect my Android phone's microphone to my desktop in Windows. A good ...
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Default headphone device when plugging in unknown audio device [closed]
My laptop has a single mini-jack that handles both headphones and microphone in one port. Every time I plug in my headphones I get the following asking me what kind of device I've plugged in.
I'd ...
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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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Internal microphone not working
I have an internal microphone in my laptop. I think it uses Intel High Definition Audio. But I can't get it to work with Ubuntu. It doesn't work with either the Sound Recorder or Skype.
On the Input ...
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Too much noise while recording sound from mic on 14.04 LTS
I want to record sound from mic in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I do this with good quality in windows 7 or 8.1. I am using the pulse input(pulse audio) with audacity. It records voices but with lots of noises. ...
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Is there a way to modulate my voice on the fly?
I need a way to modulate my voice on-the-fly (to lower or raise pitch, etc, for privacy) for use in Mumble, TeamSpeak and other such programs. Is there any way to do this under Linux/Ubuntu?
I have ...
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Microphone is not working on Ubuntu 16.04
I have problem with my HDA Intel PCH audio under Ubuntu 16.04. I never had any problem with speakers, however my microphone is not working.
When I plug microphone in jack, system reacts and it looks ...
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Collecting and mixing sound input from different microphones
I am able to play sound through two or more outputs/devices using paprefs and adding a virtual output device, as described in this answer:
Play sound through two or more outputs/devices
Now I would ...
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Capturing ONLY desktop audio with ffmpeg
I want to know how can I only capture desktop audio (means no mic!).
I am using this command:
$ ffmpeg -f x11grab -s 1360x768 -r 30 -i :0.0 -preset ultrafast ~/Videos/out.mp4
ffmpeg version 2.4.3-...
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Can't change profile to HSP for Bluetooth headset
I bought a Bluetooth headset cause I'm tired of wires. The headset supports A2DP, HSP, HFP and AVRCP.
I paired the headset correctly, and was greeted with the microphone not showing in the input tab ...
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Turn off audio loopback from microphone
I just set up my machine and plugged in my headset, but now I'm currently wondering how to disable the audio loopback from my microphone.
I've found nearly the same question over here
How do I turn ...
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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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Internal microphone doesn't work when using headphones
Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine)
When not plugging in anything, my internal input and outputs work perfectly. When I plug in my headphones, which do not have microphone but only speakers, my input devices ...
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Voice control over desktop environment
I would like to enable a system that can respond to user voice commands and run scripts according to the verbal command GIVEN.
Ideally, I would like for the computer to be listening constantly.
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How to disable microphone volume auto adjustment in Cisco Webex
I am using Cisco Webex for the online meetings, the problem is that the microphone volume automatically goes to maximum and I just can't decrease it. Is there any way to solve this problem? Any help ...
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Logitech c920 microphone not working in Ubuntu 18.04
Recently my Logitech c920 webcam microphone stopped working on my ubuntu 18.04.
Microphone (input) recognized by system but not catching any sound.
Skype and Cheese recognizing input but not ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Skype webcam microphone not working
This is making me crazy.
After upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10, Skype 4.1.0.20 can't use my web cam microphone anymore.
I can record correctly from the web cam microphone using the sound recorder
the web ...
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How do I install my microphone?
My microphone doesn't work in Ubuntu. I have a Dell Studio XPS 16 laptop.
What are the steps to install microphone support?
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How to uninstall pipewire and go back to pulseaudio
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS version (Jammy Jellyfish). I was facing a slight glitch while using my bluetooth headset mic. So, I tried to switch to pipewire to check if it solves my problem. But after ...
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Chrome does not reconnect to my Mic when restarting pulseaudio
Every now and then, for whatever reason, I have to restart pulseaudio to fix my audio. The problem I'm running into is that Chrome completely refuses to recognize my microphone after doing so without ...
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Kazam microphone Unknown
Have anyone faced the same error?
None of the sources seems to be working. I even tried disconnecting Bluetooth & restarting the "Kazam" app.
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My microphone is not working
My alsa info: http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=f940e25a16fa01f2a1c2f980562b2a97d4b97ee5
My k56cd asus laptop has a combo jack (both headphones and mic) so when i plug in my headphones (Razer Kraken ...
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How do I make Ubuntu select my headset mic as default input automatically?
This seems so obvious I'm kind of shocked it needs to be asked.
I plug a headset into the 3.5mm jack on my Ubuntu laptop and expect it to just work.
The output does indeed "just work". However, I have ...
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Is it possible to disable USB port with known physical location?
I have a laptop with faulty LCD-panel cable. This cable is routed to LCD-panel and web-cam with microphone. The LCD-panel works normally, but webcam and microphone are faulty. I do not plan to visit ...
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How to I get the right Pulseaudio profiles to show up without restarting Pulseaudio?
Some times my USB headset microphone disappears from my list of input devices. Reconnecting the headset doesn't work, but killing Pulseaudio does:
pulseaudio -k
When Pulseaudio starts back up, my ...
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Microphone doesn't work in Google meet
I use Ubuntu 18.04 and Lenovo Ideapad 320. There is a problem with microphone. In Google Meet, the built-in microphone doesn't work.
However, on the settings page(of Google meet) built-in microphone ...
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Video editor with recording options
I'm searching for a video editor which would also allow recording from microphone.
It must run in Lubuntu and include 3 features which would work simultaneously:
seeing the video (a moving picture, ...
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Audacity playback speed much too fast, on Ubuntu Mate 15.04
I just had a major issue with Audacity, on the first Ubuntu Maté distro. I was doing some sound work, and recording directly from microphones and audio monitors; but when I attempted to play back the ...
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Microphone volume very low [duplicate]
I've installed Ubuntu, but the microphone volume level is very low (using Skype, for example).
It looks like the problem is only on the Settings page, because if I open "Pulse Audio Meter", it looks ...
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Why does "Monitor of Built-in Analog Audio" Has no Sound?
I currently have a Let's Play Channel on Youtube, so, I need to record gameplay footage (video and audio) along with microphone audio (in a separate file, with audacity).
I found a software called ...
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Microphone not working on Bluetooth earbuds
I have a Dell Inspiron 7580 laptop and I'm running Ubuntu 20.04. I've been trying to get my Jaybird Tarah Pro wireless headphones to work correctly. Sound output is working fine, but microphone input ...
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Microphone does not work on new Dell Inspiron 7590
I am using Ubuntu 19.10 with the new Inspiron from Dell - 7590 (model info from Arch Linux)
The microphone does not work, but speakers do. I tried anything - building kernel 5.5.6 and updating alsa ...
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Microphone not working on 18.04 for any web or desktop conference app: No one can hear me
Hi I already tried most of the troubleshooting posts for making sure the microphone is not muted on alsamixer and for making sure the built-in microphone is selected under chrome settings, but when I ...
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Internal Microphone Not Detected [Lenovo Carbon X1 7th Gen, Ubuntu 19]
UPDATE: This guide's script ended up working for me, even though I had done all the commands individually on my own previously. Don't really know why, but wanted to throw it out there for anyone else ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 does not recognize my microphone's headset when plugging in, just audio
On another laptop with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS every time I plugged in my (current) headset (Sony in-ear extrabass) a window popped up to choose between headphones or headset, although this popup was ...
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Bose QC35 mic on Ubuntu 16.04
Recently I bought Bose QC35, and they are super, however, I'm going through a bit of trouble setting them up on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
With the help of several AskUbuntu answers, I managed to connect ...
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Pairing Apple AirPods Pro as headset on Ubuntu 20.04
On my Lenovo ThinkPad P1 and Ubbuntu 20.04, after paring my Apple AirPods Pro, it is detected as Headhpones:
Airpods Pro pairing details
Thus, no microphone is reported as an input for Sound settings:
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How to test the microphone on a laptop?
Everything here works so far -- in that, crucially, the sound plays back.
How is the microphone itself tested?
nicholas@gondor:~$
nicholas@gondor:~$ sudo aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware ...
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How can I reset audio settings to the original / default mode?
I messed up the audio settings and now I can’t use Skype because the computer doesn’t “listen” to the microphone (plugged or not). I can hear, but they can not hear me, as if my microphone is off, but ...
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Headphones with built-in mic
I have headphones that appear to have some kind of built-in mic, as well as a volume control and small button that may or may not control said mic. My machine has a headphone jack and a mic jack. When ...
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Recording phone calls in Ubuntu 20.04 - not just Skype
What is a good piece of software for recording calls? I am not just talking about Skype but Facebook calls, Google Hangouts, Meet, everything.
I have been using Simple Screen Recorder but that only ...
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(18.04) Recording-Problems with my USB-Microphone
When I record a Sound from my Logitech Webcam the Voice is like a "Mickey Mouse" - in "Cheese" the recorded Video are ok! Please help me!
I have the Problem with Ubuntu 18.04 and the same in Kubuntu ...
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