Hope this solution will be helpful for someone else
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=322530
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[80X7, Realtek ALC236, Mic,
Any update for this? Use 20.04. Mic or doesn't work or make just a
noise.
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[80X7, Realtek ALC236, Mic, Internal] Sound is distorted
I can resolve the issue by 'suspending' the Laptop, and resume using it again.
The microphone works great after one suspend.
P.S: I used "pavucontrol" to config the microphone from Stereo to Mono.
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This is still an issue for me in 20.04 -- how can we get some traction
on this issue?
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[80X7, Realtek ALC236, Mic, Internal] Sound is
I can confirm this. I tried to record myself speaking and it was as if
everything were overamplified to the point that only distorted noise can
be heard.
Lowering the mic volume helps. Setting it to "base" in puslseaudio
volume control results in audible dialog with just a bit of noise in the
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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FWIW, I tried the Position_fix quirking suggestions here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/PositionReporting and didn't see any
improvement.
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