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machackerx86

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Audio setup : how to det up a mic in arch ?

i am using xfce with the alsa-mixer , when i turn up the  back mic port volume nothing is recorded off the mic . do i need special drivers  , if so then i have a onboard intel  audio chip set

V1del

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Re: Audio setup : how to det up a mic in arch ?

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? What are you using to determine if your mic is recording something? No you likely don't need special drivers, you may want to read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ad … Microphone and http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

machackerx86

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Re: Audio setup : how to det up a mic in arch ?

i mean  i plugged in my mic and turned up the mic volume and when i try  to use my mic for skype or somthing my mic does not work but my mic is perfectly fine and working ( tested it with windows ) i am a noob . i don't know what to do

update : in audiomixer i checked capture , inputsource and enabled capture and my mic is working . Thanks  for the help

Last edited by machackerx86 (2016-01-21 04:54:31)

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Re: Audio setup : how to det up a mic in arch ?

update : in audiomixer i checked capture , inputsource and enabled capture and my mic is working . Thanks  for the help

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