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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.
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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]
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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"
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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