On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 3:20 PM Mike C. <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay. This actually might be helpful. It's from the Arch Wiki. I've had to > dig into alsamixer many years ago when trying to use Debian stable for home > pc use. > > "If PulseAudio uses the wrong microphone, and changing the Input Device > with Pavucontrol did not help, take a look at alsamixer. It seems that > Pavucontrol does not always set the input source correctly." > > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Troubleshooting#PulseAudio_uses_wrong_microphone > > I'm thinking that's what it is. Pulse doesnt play nice with Alsa.
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 3:15 PM Ben Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 3:05 PM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 1 Jun 2020, Ben Koenig wrote: > > > > > > > So the mic for the yamaha headset doesnt even show up in the devices > > > tabs? > > > > Double check the configuration tab and make sure it's set for stereo > > > > duplex mode (so both input/output). > > > > > > I'll try again. > > > > > > pavucontrol shows these: > > > Output devices -- HD-Audio Generic Analog Stereo, Port -- Headphones > > > (plugged in) > > > > > > Input devices -- HD-Audio Generic Analog Stereo, Port -- Front > > > Microphone > > > (plugged in) > > > > > > > ^ that right there is your yamaha headset. Your audio chip has > jack-sensing > > so it knows something is plugged in. if you select HD audio as your input > > device then it should use the Yamaha. > > > > However, this assumes that everything is working with that setup. Some > > chipsets do weird things and it could be muted or misconfigured in other > > ways. Pavucontrol does not expose every option available and often > excludes > > important configuration options. Using the logitech device is an > effective > > workaround until you have time to find out what is wrong with your > primary > > audio device. > > > > > > > > > > > -- Logitech Webcam C925e Analot Stereo, Port -- > > Microphone > > > > > > So pavucontrol sees two microphones. > > > > > > I have a Yamaha microphone power supply; a small box with room for 2 > AAA > > > batteries. The microphone plug goes in one end and the plug on the cord > > > from > > > the other end goes into the red port on the front. Since pavucontrol > sees > > > the mic without that I haven't put batteries in the supplemental power > > > supply. Might this be why ringcentral doesn't see the mic? > > > > > > I'll try adding batteries later and see if that makes ring central > happy. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Rich > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
