Very low mic volume on ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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Install and launch gnome-alsamixer , go to the second tab HDA INTEL PCH,
increase all "mic" , "mic boost", "internal" and "capture" faders level,
also verify faders "mute" state.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Manish Ranjan
    Manish Ranjan over 1 year

    I have tried answers suggested in the earlier similar question and as I am just starting with Ubuntu after a long time , I hope some one will be able to help me

    There is very very low mic volume on google / Skype
    Here are the things, I tried

    1. Alsa mixer volume ajust HDA intel HDMI is 0 and not able to change HD intel Pch is what I made to maximum.
    2. Increasing the volume via volume setting - Doesn't help

    Output of aplay -l

    **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
    card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
      Subdevices: 1/1
      Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
      Subdevices: 1/1
      Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
      Subdevices: 1/1
      Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: CX20751/2 Analog [CX20751/2 Analog]
      Subdevices: 1/1
      Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
    
  • Manish Ranjan
    Manish Ranjan over 9 years
    I had downgraded to ubuntu 12.04 in some time constraint. Will re upgrade to ubuntu 14.04 LTS and let you know , if this does solve my problem . Sorry about that
  • Manish Ranjan
    Manish Ranjan over 9 years
    I verified this today after upgrading to 14.04 LTS . Thanks for your help.
  • Manish Ranjan
    Manish Ranjan over 9 years
    I just verified by using google chat and mic sound still seems distorted. it is bad at the receiver end though it became better after increasing mic volume like @laugeo suggested
  • laugeo
    laugeo over 9 years
    Ok, you can monitor your own micro sound running in a terminal vlc pulse:// (install vlc eventually) : using a headphone and speaking , set a correct mic level using the various faders in gnome-alsamixer (try also standards fader in "sound setting" "input" tab )