<div dir="ltr"><div>One option is to bung a standard, mobile phone, hands-free headset into the audio jack and see if it picks up the mic there. Some mics are just plain bad and using a different one can solve the problem (this assumes your ASUS has an all-in-one audio jack). A Bluetooth headset or pair of earbuds can do the same thing.</div><div><br></div><div>Within the applications themselves, check their sound settings. Some can impose their own values.</div><div>Also, with the application running, check the main sound settings. It is possible to have a master volume at 100% but drop an application all the way down (although I think this resets when the application closes).<br></div><div>
<div></div><div><br></div><div>Finally, you can join meetings twice. Once via the laptop (camera on, mic off) and then via phone (camera off, mic on).</div><div>It's not great, but it might be enough to get you through.</div><div><br></div><div>I'll confess that it's been ages since I've had any sound issues (Hardy and Jaunty gave me a spot of bother) so I'm brushing mental cobwebs aside here.</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe a screenshot of the sound input settings would help us?</div>
</div><div>You've tried this, but just in case:</div><div>* In the top right, click on the speaker icon, then click on the tool icon (lower left).</div><div>* Select "Sound" from the list (this is kinda just another view the pavucontrol stuff) in the left and then the "Input" tab on the right.</div><div>* You may see multiple mics listed, start with the one that is auto-selected (probably "Mic 1 Built-in Audio")<br></div><div> * Make sure the mic is "On".</div><div> * Then move the slider all the way to the right<br></div><div> * Talk into the mic and observe the meter below that slider, it should light-up when you talk.</div><div> * If nothing happens (or you can't slide the control), try one of the other mics.</div><div><br></div><div>If that doesn't help, try alsamixer (although we're clutching at straws now)</div><div>* sudo apt install alsa-tools</div><div>* sudo alsamixer</div><div>* Press F6 and see what sound cards are lists. I expect you only have "default" and on other. Press "Enter".</div><div>* Now press F4 and see what value is set for "Capture". If this is really low, use the arrow keys to move it up (mine is at 53).</div><div>* Esc to quit and test.</div><div>* No change? sudo alsamixer</div><div>* In this initial screen, press F5</div><div>* Using the arrow key, move anything that looks to be sound input ("mic", "micboost", "capture" etc to 100, you can turn them down later).</div><div> * Might be an idea to take a note of what you've changed.</div><div>* Esc to quit and test.</div><div>* No change? I'm out of ideas, sorry.</div><div>* sudo alsamixer</div><div>* Reset all the changes you made to avoid future confusion.</div><div><br></div><div>J.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 8 Apr 2020 at 20:35, godfrey--- via Nottingham <<a href="mailto:nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk">nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi folks,<br>
<br>
In these days of isolation amd remote meetings on the internet, I find <br>
the mic on my system is very low volume.<br>
Some may say thanks, but I want to join in zoom and skype sessions. <br>
Yeah, I know of security worries but those are the access programs being <br>
used.<br>
I have been through sound settings, pavucontrol and other configuration <br>
progs, but mic volume control remains unable to be selected/altered.<br>
<br>
I am using ASUS laptop and Ubuntu 18.04<br>
<br>
Any suggestions as to how I might get it fixed?<br>
<br>
Godfrey<br>
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