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A microphone is a device that turns sound waves into something the computer can interpret. You can use microphones to capture audio for things like video chat, recording videos or podcasts, etc.

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How to hear my voice in speakers with a mic?

I have a USB microphone that I can chat on Skype, record sound etc. But how can I make it so that when my mic is on and I speak, Ι hear it in speakers live without having to record my voice first and then play it back? What apps do I need or where…
Martin Zeltin
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How to keep the audio profile at A2DP while using a mic with Bluetooth headset? (Push-to-talk)

I have a CEL-TEC F5A headset. The spec says: Bluetooth 4.0, profiles: Headset, Hands free, A2DP, AVRCP/HSP/HFP It plays nicely with High Fidelity Playback (A2DP sink) profile. When I want to switch audio input to the headset's microphone, the…
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Sound Input device (microphone) not working

I have recently updated my laptop OS from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04 After updating the OS, my laptop's input device ie., microphone is not working. Earlier it was working with Ubuntu 12.04. Also there is no sound input device driver detected I am using…
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Headset microphone not working on Ubuntu 20.04

When I'm speaking with my internal microphone and I connect my headset, it's not detecting the microphone on it. Thing that does not happen in Windows, also didn't happen in Ubuntu 18.04 Any suggestion to fix it?
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Headphones microphone is not working

I'm trying to use my headphones with my Ubuntu 13.10. My headphones are Nokia BH-905i, which can be connected via Bluetooth or green+pink wires. If I use bluetooth, voice quality is terrible or microphone doesn't work. If I try to choose "Headset"…
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Command to mute and unmute a microphone

During voice / video conversations I would like to mute/unmute the microphone without having to go through all these steps each time: Sound indicator, Sound preferences, Select Input, Mute or unmute the microphone. I'm looking for either: an…
Lucian Adrian Grijincu
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Replacing Pulseaudio with Pipewire in Ubuntu 20.04

Since I installed Ubuntu 20.04 I have been facing problems with my Bluetooth headset microphone not detected by the system. My headset worked perfectly with Windows. Also, I am not able to switch to HFP from AD2P in Ubuntu. So my final thought is to…
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Use Bluetooth headset with microphone (HFP) in Ubuntu 18.04

My Bluetooth headset (IFROGZ Toxix Wireless) supports the Headset Head Unit profile (headset_head_unit or HSP/HFP) and the audio playback profile (a2dp_sink). It pairs and connects successfully with my Ubuntu 18.04 laptop. However, when connected,…
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Use phone as microphone in Linux

I have dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. Since I don't use any microphone on my desktop, I started using an app named "WO Mic" to connect my Android phone's microphone to my desktop in Windows. A good alternative, right? Well, sadly, WO Mic is not…
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Default headphone device when plugging in unknown audio device

My laptop has a single mini-jack that handles both headphones and microphone in one port. Every time I plug in my headphones I get the following asking me what kind of device I've plugged in. I'd like to set 'headphones' as a default whenever I…
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Microphone is not working in Skype

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and Skype. My mic is not working. I have 1 mic attached to the system and another one in my headphone (Beats by Dr. Dre). I followed these steps: Turn PulseAudio autospawn off, normally: $ echo "autospawn = no" >…
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Internal microphone not working

I have an internal microphone in my laptop. I think it uses Intel High Definition Audio. But I can't get it to work with Ubuntu. It doesn't work with either the Sound Recorder or Skype. On the Input tab in 'Sound Preferences', I just see Internal…
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Too much noise while recording sound from mic on 14.04 LTS

I want to record sound from mic in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I do this with good quality in windows 7 or 8.1. I am using the pulse input(pulse audio) with audacity. It records voices but with lots of noises. I use noise removal in effect tab but the outcome…
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Collecting and mixing sound input from different microphones

I am able to play sound through two or more outputs/devices using paprefs and adding a virtual output device, as described in this answer: Play sound through two or more outputs/devices Now I would like to be able to do the same for the input, so…
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Is there a way to modulate my voice on the fly?

I need a way to modulate my voice on-the-fly (to lower or raise pitch, etc, for privacy) for use in Mumble, TeamSpeak and other such programs. Is there any way to do this under Linux/Ubuntu? I have found a couple possible programs under Windows, and…
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