[SOLVED]: Front mic not working

gkun · 2020-04-03 17:41:01

Good afternoon,

I am trying to use the front mic on my PC. I connected a phone headset (3,5 mm jack) to the front mic (which is connected to the motherboard). The mic has been verified on a different PC and on a phone. I tried to check the controls on the wiki at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pu … leshooting. I checked the volumes on alsamixer. The microphone is recognized and the volume set, still... when I try to use it, it will only record noise. I notice that there is a faint recording of my voice (I tested through Skype and also through arecord).

output of pacmd list-sources is as follows:

    index: 0
	name: <alsa_input.usb-046d_08c1-02.mono-fallback>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE
	priority: 9040
	volume: mono: 44718 /  68% / -9,96 dB
	        balance 0,00
	base volume: 20724 /  32% / -30,00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: yes
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le ch 1 16000 Hz
	channel map: mono
	             Mono
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms
	card: 0 <alsa_card.usb-046d_08c1-02>
	module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "USB Audio"
		alsa.id = "USB Audio"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "2"
		alsa.card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x8c1"
		alsa.long_card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x8c1 at usb-0000:03:00.0-10, high speed"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.0-usb-0:10:1.2"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:03:00.0/usb1/1-10/1-10:1.2/sound/card2"
		udev.id = "usb-046d_08c1-02"
		device.bus = "usb"
		device.vendor.id = "046d"
		device.vendor.name = "Logitech, Inc."
		device.product.id = "08c1"
		device.product.name = "QuickCam Fusion"
		device.serial = "046d_08c1"
		device.string = "hw:2"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "64000"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "32000"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "mono-fallback"
		device.profile.description = "Mono"
		device.description = "QuickCam Fusion Mono"
		alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer"
		alsa.components = "USB046d:08c1"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
	ports:
		analog-input-mic: Microfono (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
	active port: <analog-input-mic>
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_26_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra3.monitor>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: RUNNING
	suspend cause: (none)
	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: 6 KiB
	sample spec: s16le ch 2 44100 Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 1
	linked by: 1
	configured latency: 40,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 1999,82 ms
	monitor_of: 0
	card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_26_00.1>
	module: 8
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] Digital Stereo (HDMI 4)"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcf60000 irq 59"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:26:00.1"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:26:00.1/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		device.product.id = "aaf0"
		device.product.name = "Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590]"
		device.string = "0"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
    index: 2
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_28_00.4.analog-stereo.monitor>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME 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 ch 2 44100 Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	fixed latency: 100,14 ms
	monitor_of: 1
	card: 2 <alsa_card.pci-0000_28_00.4>
	module: 9
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Stereo analogico"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca00000 irq 61"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:28:00.4"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:28:00.4/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		device.product.id = "1487"
		device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		device.string = "1"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
  * index: 3
	name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_28_00.4.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 ch 2 44100 Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 1
	linked by: 1
	fixed latency: 100,14 ms
	card: 2 <alsa_card.pci-0000_28_00.4>
	module: 9
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC892 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC892 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca00000 irq 61"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:28:00.4"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:28:00.4/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		device.product.id = "1487"
		device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		device.string = "front:1"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "17664"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "2944"
		device.access_mode = "mmap"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Stereo analogico"
		device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Stereo analogico"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC892"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0892,14629b86,00100302"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-input-front-mic: Microfono anteriore (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-rear-mic: Microfono posteriore (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>

I noticed the "base volume" being very low, but I have not been able to change it.

pacmd set-source-volume alsa_input.pci-0000_28_00.4.analog-stereo 65536

works on the "volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB" values.

I tried to use the mic from the rear input on my desktop and the problem is the same.

I am now using a USB mic on a webcam, which works, but is not very good.

What can I try to do?

Last edited by gkun (2022-05-07 12:35:26)

dzld · 2020-04-03 21:24:47

H, i'm not an expert, so i wont be able to make further sugesstions, but have you tried using pavucontrol? Up to now i was able to solve everything pertaining to sound with this.

gkun · 2020-04-04 16:03:22

I checked on PAVUCONTROL and the problem is quite the same even after raising the volume to 153 percent. What changed is the right / left volume, but the base volume is unchanged. Now, just to check, I tried to connect a pair of speakers to the line out connection. The sound is terribly low even with volume raised to the max both in alsamixer and in pavucontrol. If I connect the same speakers via an USB adapter, they work perfectly.

Now, strangely, the front line out connected to headphones works well.

gkun · 2022-05-07 12:22:32

It turned out to be a hardware problem. Front mic is working with a PC headphone, won't work with cell phone headphone which work with another desktop (inserted in mic connector).

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#1 2020-04-03 17:41:01

[SOLVED]: Front mic not working

#2 2020-04-03 21:24:47

Re: [SOLVED]: Front mic not working

#3 2020-04-04 16:03:22

Re: [SOLVED]: Front mic not working

#4 2022-05-07 12:22:32

Re: [SOLVED]: Front mic not working

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