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dtomvan

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2021-02-02

Posts: 9

Pulseaudio microphone records audio output

If I do a mic test, I hear what I am currently playing (some audio, or a video meeting), but when I don't play any audio at the same time on my pc, I just hear a lot of noise. I don't know what the cause of this issue can be, because:

1. I looked in the "Troubleshooting Pulseaudio" page on the wiki
2. I tried this microphone (new microphone) on another device, which works
3. I looked for anything I changed in my Pulseaudio config, I even deleted .config/pulse/, so Pulseaudio automatically resets the config. AFAIK I didn't change anything in /etc/pulse/default.pa and related.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,616

Re: Pulseaudio microphone records audio output

Welcome to the boards, please post

arecord -lL
amixer -c0 #Or whatever index the arecord identifies for your recording device
pacmd list-cards
pacmd list-sources
pacmd list-source-outputs

during reproduction of this in

[code]code tags[/code]

dtomvan

Member

From: Netherlands

Registered: 2021-02-02

Posts: 9

Re: Pulseaudio microphone records audio output

arecord -lL (guess your interested in the devices):

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 2: ALC887-VD Alt Analog [ALC887-VD Alt Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Loopback [Loopback], device 0: Loopback PCM [Loopback PCM]
  Subdevices: 8/8
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
  Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
  Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
  Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
  Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 2: Loopback [Loopback], device 1: Loopback PCM [Loopback PCM]
  Subdevices: 8/8
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
  Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
  Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
  Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
  Subdevice #7: subdevice #7

amixer -c0:

Simple mixer control 'Master',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined 
  Playback channels: Mono 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64 
  Mono: Playback 39 [61%] [-25.00dB] [on] 
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64 
  Mono: 
  Front Left: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] 
  Front Right: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] 
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255 
  Mono: 
  Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB] 
  Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB] 
Simple mixer control 'Front',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64 
  Mono: 
  Front Left: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] 
  Front Right: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] 
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31 
  Mono: 
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] 
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] 
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0 
  Capabilities: volume 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: 0 - 3 
  Front Left: 3 [100%] [30.00dB] 
  Front Right: 3 [100%] [30.00dB] 
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64 
  Mono: 
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-64.00dB] [off] 
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-64.00dB] [off] 
Simple mixer control 'Center',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined 
  Playback channels: Mono 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64 
  Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-64.00dB] [off] 
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined 
  Playback channels: Mono 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64 
  Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-64.00dB] [off] 
Simple mixer control 'Line',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31 
  Mono: 
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] 
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] 
Simple mixer control 'Line Boost',0 
  Capabilities: volume 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: 0 - 3 
  Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB] 
  Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB] 
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined 
  Playback channels: Mono 
  Mono: Playback [off] 
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0 
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined 
  Playback channels: Mono 
  Mono: Playback [on] 
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch 
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Capture 0 - 46 
  Front Left: Capture 46 [100%] [30.00dB] [on] 
  Front Right: Capture 46 [100%] [30.00dB] [on] 
Simple mixer control 'Capture',1 
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch 
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Capture 0 - 46 
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.00dB] [off] 
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.00dB] [off] 
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0 
  Capabilities: enum 
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled' 
  Item0: 'Enabled' 
Simple mixer control 'Channel Mode',0 
  Capabilities: enum 
  Items: '2ch' '4ch' '6ch' 
  Item0: '2ch' 
Simple mixer control 'Digital',0 
  Capabilities: cvolume 
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Capture 0 - 120 
  Front Left: Capture 60 [50%] [0.00dB] 
  Front Right: Capture 60 [50%] [0.00dB] 
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0 
  Capabilities: cenum 
  Items: 'Front Mic' 'Rear Mic' 'Line' 
  Item0: 'Front Mic' 
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',1 
  Capabilities: cenum 
  Items: 'Front Mic' 'Rear Mic' 'Line' 
  Item0: 'Front Mic' 
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0 
  Capabilities: enum 
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled' 
  Item0: 'Disabled' 
Simple mixer control 'Rear Mic',0 
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31 
  Mono: 
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off] 
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off] 
Simple mixer control 'Rear Mic Boost',0 
  Capabilities: volume 
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right 
  Limits: 0 - 3 
  Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB] 
  Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB] 

pacmd list-cards:

2 card(s) available. 
    index: 0 
        name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.1> 
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c> 
        owner module: 5 
        properties: 
                alsa.card = "1" 
                alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia" 
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xf6080000 irq 60" 
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" 
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.1" 
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:08:00.1/sound/card1" 
                device.bus = "pci" 
                device.vendor.id = "10de" 
                device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation" 
                device.product.id = "0fb9" 
                device.product.name = "GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller" 
                device.string = "1" 
                device.description = "GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller" 
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" 
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" 
        profiles: 
                output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: unknown) 
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra5: Digital Stereo (HDMI 6) Output (priority 5700, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround-extra5: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 6) Output (priority 600, available: no) 
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra5: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 6) Output (priority 600, available: no) 
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown) 
        active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo-extra1> 
        sinks: 
                alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1/#0: GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) 
        sources: 
                alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1.monitor/#0: Monitor of GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) 
        ports: 
                hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "video-display" 
                hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "video-display" 
                                device.product.name = "2590G5 
      " 
                hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "video-display" 
                hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "video-display" 
                hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "video-display" 
                hdmi-output-5: HDMI / DisplayPort 6 (priority 5400, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "video-display" 
    index: 1 
        name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_0a_00.3> 
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c> 
        owner module: 6 
        properties: 
                alsa.card = "0" 
                alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" 
                alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xf6700000 irq 62" 
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" 
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0a:00.3" 
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0a:00.3/sound/card0" 
                device.bus = "pci" 
                device.vendor.id = "1022" 
                device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]" 
                device.product.id = "1457" 
                device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller" 
                device.string = "0" 
                device.description = "Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller" 
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" 
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" 
        profiles: 
                input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 65, available: unknown) 
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown) 
                output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, available: unknown) 
                output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown) 
                output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5565, available: unknown) 
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown) 
        active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo> 
        sinks: 
                alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.3.analog-stereo/#1: Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo 
        sources: 
                alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#1: Monitor of Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo 
                alsa_input.pci-0000_0a_00.3.analog-stereo/#2: Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo 
        ports: 
                analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" 
                analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" 
                analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones" 
                iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) 
                        properties: 

pacmd list-sources:

3 source(s) available. 
    index: 0 
        name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1.monitor> 
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c> 
        flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY 
        state: SUSPENDED 
        suspend cause: IDLE 
        priority: 1030 
        volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB 
                balance 0.00 
        base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB 
        volume steps: 65537 
        muted: no 
        current latency: 0.00 ms 
        max rewind: 0 KiB 
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz 
        channel map: front-left,front-right 
                     Stereo 
        used by: 0 
        linked by: 0 
        configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms 
        monitor_of: 0 
        card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.1> 
        module: 5 
        properties: 
                device.description = "Monitor of GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)" 
                device.class = "monitor" 
                alsa.card = "1" 
                alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia" 
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xf6080000 irq 60" 
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" 
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.1" 
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:08:00.1/sound/card1" 
                device.bus = "pci" 
                device.vendor.id = "10de" 
                device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation" 
                device.product.id = "0fb9" 
                device.product.name = "GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller" 
                device.string = "1" 
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" 
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" 
    index: 1 
        name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.3.analog-stereo.monitor> 
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c> 
        flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
        state: IDLE 
        suspend cause: (none) 
        priority: 1030 
        volume: front-left: 0 /   0% / -inf dB,   front-right: 0 /   0% / -inf dB 
                balance 0.00 
        base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB 
        volume steps: 65537 
        muted: no 
        current latency: 0.00 ms 
        max rewind: 17 KiB 
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz 
        channel map: front-left,front-right 
                     Stereo 
        used by: 0 
        linked by: 0 
        fixed latency: 100.14 ms 
        monitor_of: 1 
        card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_0a_00.3> 
        module: 6 
        properties: 
                device.description = "Monitor of Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo" 
                device.class = "monitor" 
                alsa.card = "0" 
                alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" 
                alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xf6700000 irq 62" 
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" 
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0a:00.3" 
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0a:00.3/sound/card0" 
                device.bus = "pci" 
                device.vendor.id = "1022" 
                device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]" 
                device.product.id = "1457" 
                device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller" 
                device.string = "0" 
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" 
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" 
  * index: 2 
        name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_0a_00.3.analog-stereo> 
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c> 
        flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
        state: RUNNING 
        suspend cause: (none) 
        priority: 9039 
        volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB 
                balance 0.00 
        base volume: 6554 /  10% / -60.00 dB 
        volume steps: 65537 
        muted: no 
        current latency: 0.74 ms 
        max rewind: 0 KiB 
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz 
        channel map: front-left,front-right 
                     Stereo 
        used by: 1 
        linked by: 1 
        fixed latency: 100.14 ms 
        card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_0a_00.3> 
        module: 6 
        properties: 
                alsa.resolution_bits = "16" 
                device.api = "alsa" 
                device.class = "sound" 
                alsa.class = "generic" 
                alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" 
                alsa.name = "ALC887-VD Analog" 
                alsa.id = "ALC887-VD Analog" 
                alsa.subdevice = "0" 
                alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" 
                alsa.device = "0" 
                alsa.card = "0" 
                alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" 
                alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xf6700000 irq 62" 
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" 
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0a:00.3" 
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0a:00.3/sound/card0" 
                device.bus = "pci" 
                device.vendor.id = "1022" 
                device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]" 
                device.product.id = "1457" 
                device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller" 
                device.string = "front:0" 
                device.buffering.buffer_size = "17664" 
                device.buffering.fragment_size = "2944" 
                device.access_mode = "mmap" 
                device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" 
                device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" 
                device.description = "Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo" 
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" 
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" 
        ports: 
                analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" 
                analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" 
                analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) 
                        properties: 
        active port: <analog-input-front-mic> 

pacmd list-source-outputs:

1 source output(s) available.
    index: 0
        driver: <protocol-native.c>
        flags: START_CORKED
        state: RUNNING
        source: 2 <alsa_input.pci-0000_0a_00.3.analog-stereo>
        volume: mono: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
                balance 0.00
        muted: no
        current latency: 0.00 ms
        requested latency: 100.14 ms
        sample spec: s16le 1ch 44100Hz
        channel map: mono
                     Mono
        resample method: copy
        owner module: 7
        client: 4 <Skype>
        properties:
                window.icon_name = "skype"
                application.icon_name = "skype"
                media.role = "phone"
                media.name = "Input"
                application.name = "Skype"
                native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
                native-protocol.version = "34"
                application.process.id = "24328"
                application.process.user = "tomvd"
                application.process.host = "tom-pc"
                application.process.binary = "teams"
                application.language = "C"
                window.x11.display = ":0"
                application.process.machine_id = "439be65598304880b9f47a4491058777"
                application.process.session_id = "1"
                module-stream-restore.id = "source-output-by-media-role:phone"

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,616

Re: Pulseaudio microphone records audio output

Why are you loading loopback ALSA mixers and are they active when recording?

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

If they are I'd expect the behaviour you are seeing, also more generally you will want to tone down on the mic boost

amixer -c0 set 'Front Mic Boost',0 0,0
#And maybe unmute the front mic control explicitly, though it's never quite a given what exactly is intended to be used on cards like these with seemlingly duplicate controls
amixer -c0 set 'Front Mic',0 100%,100% unmute

dtomvan

Member

From: Netherlands

Registered: 2021-02-02

Posts: 9

Re: Pulseaudio microphone records audio output

Did you mean that I explicitly told Pulseaudio to load loopback drivers? Or am I misunderstanding you here? Anyways, I copied the output of sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*:

                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  tomvd      1034 F.... volumeicon
                     tomvd     24045 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1:  tomvd     24045 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC2D0p:   tomvd      2705 F...m droidcam

Droidcam is a tool to use your phone as a camera. I've used that today, so that explains the droidcam there.

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,616

Re: Pulseaudio microphone records audio output

Those are alsa snd_aloop devices that's a level below pulseaudio. And afaik droidcam does load them and I could see there being an interference here, can you still reproduce this without droidcam/the snd_aloop modules unloaded

sudo modprobe -r snd-aloop

dtomvan

Member

From: Netherlands

Registered: 2021-02-02

Posts: 9

Re: Pulseaudio microphone records audio output

Uhh, I think I am unable to reproduce the problem anymore. I guess the microphone boost setting made the difference here. Also, I did a mic test on a third party website. There is probably something wrong with that test. Well, I guess this is now solved. Sorry for bothering you with this, because I just should've looked at my alsamixer settings.