Microphone volume very low

Question

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 like it's working fine.

Could you check my attached screenshot?

Solution

Your alsamixer settings show that the Mic is muted.

Open a terminal and issue the command: alsamixer

Use the arrow keys to highlight "Mic" which will be red.

Tap the M key and use the up and down arrow keys to adjust. (I would start at the midway point and adjust until I got the results I wanted).

Comments

[Elder Geek]

@agha rehan abbas Please take care not to lose the original meaning of the post when editing. Microphone is an input not an output.

[agha rehan abbas]

@ElderGeek i apologize for that and i will make sure that i will be keen on editing any other future posts and a special thanks for showing me my mistake

[The.Wolfgang.Grimmer]

Another thing to keep in mind also is to make sure the column under Capture is not muted; to verify press <F5> to see it. In my case it was muted, so i just have to adjust that column