I had a similar frustration when I used a USB headset. I put the content below as a workaround.
[~/.config/pulse/default.pa] #!/usr/bin/pulseaudio -nF .include /etc/pulse/default.pa ## Whenever a new sink or source appears, this module will switch the ## default sink/source to be the new sink/source load-module module-switch-on-connect -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1495851 Title: Can't seem to make USB microphone the preferred input To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1495851/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
