Input mic not working.

[uncleguido]

Can anyone help with this? I cannot figure this out. It works in windows but not in any linux distro.

Computer spec's.....

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guido@lmde ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: lmde Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.8.4) 
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.0.6 (Gtk 3.14.5+4) Distro: LinuxMint 2 betsy 
Machine:   System: EVGA product: Default string v: Default string
           Mobo: EVGA model: 151-HE-E999 v: 1.0
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 2.02 date: 05/27/2016
CPU:       Hexa core Intel Core i7-5820K (-HT-MCP-) cache: 15360 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 45011 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1357 MHz 2: 1229 MHz 3: 1445 MHz 4: 1334 MHz
           5: 1227 MHz 6: 1201 MHz 7: 1205 MHz 8: 1372 MHz 9: 1510 MHz
           10: 1274 MHz 11: 1198 MHz 12: 1216 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA Device 17c8 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: nvidia
           Resolution: 1920x1200@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 980 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
           GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 367.44 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA Device 0fb0 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1 
           Card-2 Intel Wellsburg HD Audio Controller 
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.16.0-4-amd64
Network:   Card: Intel Ethernet Connection I217-LM
           driver: e1000e v: 2.3.2-k port: f020 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (1.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST3500418AS size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 454G used: 5.4G (2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 
           ID-2: /boot size: 1.9G used: 46M (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 3.15GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:43C 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 227 Uptime: 3:04 Memory: 747.0/32169.7MB 
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.9.2 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.1.28 
guido@lmde ~ $ 

In sound settings it sees the input mic but can't record anything.

[uncleguido]

BTT

[jimallyn]

I am not real familiar with Mint Debian Edition, but: in the "regular" edition, many audio problems have been fixed by installing pavucontrol, the Pulse Audio System volume control. I just fired up Mint Debian in VirtualBox, and I see that many pieces of the Pulse system are installed, and pavucontrol is available for install. So, I would install pavucontrol, then click PulseAudio Volume Control in the Sound & Video menu, then go to the Recording tab. It probably won't show any recording devices until you are actually recording something, so I would start Audacity, then wander through the settings in PulseAudio Volume Control and see if you can get it to record. That work for you?

[uncleguido]

I am not real familiar with Mint Debian Edition, but: in the "regular" edition, many audio problems have been fixed by installing pavucontrol, the Pulse Audio System volume control. I just fired up Mint Debian in VirtualBox, and I see that many pieces of the Pulse system are installed, and pavucontrol is available for install. So, I would install pavucontrol, then click PulseAudio Volume Control in the Sound & Video menu, then go to the Recording tab. It probably won't show any recording devices until you are actually recording something, so I would start Audacity, then wander through the settings in PulseAudio Volume Control and see if you can get it to record. That work for you?

I will give this a try. Thanks!

[uncleguido]

So I went out and bought a new usb mic. Hooked it up and I can see the level meter moving in sound settings and pulse audio settings. Checked alsamixer and everything looked good there but I still can't get sound to record in audacity. Am I missing a setting in audacity or something stupid?

[jimallyn]

You probably also have to select the microphone in Audacity. And set the recording level in Audacity.