How to resolve Microphone issues on the Acer Aspire One running Mint Linux
In this post I described how to install Skype on the Acer Aspire One running Mint Linux.
If you follow this procedure then you will find that the microphone doesn’t appear to work in Skype. If you shout in the microphone during the test call you will be able to hear your voice very quietly during playback.
To resolve this issue:
1) Click on the Mint Menu Button
2) Click on Sound and Video
3) Click on PulseAudio Volume Control
4)
Click on the Input Devices Tab and Click on the Lock Channels together button (to Unlock the channels).
5) Slide the Front Right slider down to Zero and the right Left Slider upto 3/4.
6) Close the Volume Control Application
This solves the problem however as default Skype breaks it again, by setting the volume to 0
To resolve this
1) Launch Skype
2) Go to the Options menu and click on the Sound Devices Tab.
3) Make sure that the option to allow Skype to automatically adjust mixer levels is turned off.
Apply and then close the options window, and make a test call to make sure that everything is working ok.
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