Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
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Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
Hi, so I've been using Linux Mint for quite a while now and on my laptop and I've set microphone volume to 30% since 100% creates awful distortions. Whenever I log into Mint and check the mic settings, everything looks normal and that bar on the bottom is not moving since no app is using the mic, but when I launch anything which recquires microphone like Google Meet or any VoIP application, mic volume suddenly jumps to 100% and I have to manually reduce it to 30% to avoid distortions. Why do applications that use mic change its settings and how can I solve that? Here are two images in the attachment. The one with 30% volume is when I turn on the laptop, while the other with 100% is when I start using the microphone (which can be seen on the loudness bar on the bottom).
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Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
Hi mihajlopetkovic2003,
I know that Zoom and Skype each have a setting for "Automatically adjust the microphone settings" that are enabled by default. You might want to look at the setttings for the apps you're using for the same sort of thing.
If that leads nowhere, install and run pavucontrol (PulseAudio Volume Control) and see if that helps get the settings to stick by making the changes on the Input Devices tab.
I know that Zoom and Skype each have a setting for "Automatically adjust the microphone settings" that are enabled by default. You might want to look at the setttings for the apps you're using for the same sort of thing.
If that leads nowhere, install and run pavucontrol (PulseAudio Volume Control) and see if that helps get the settings to stick by making the changes on the Input Devices tab.
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Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
Hi Mr Een!
I'm already using pavu control, these are screenshots from it. It isn't just Skype or Zoom that are causing the issue due to their automatic volume adjustment, whenever I start using the microphone, gain just suddenly jumps to 100%. So if I start recording in Audacity, volume changes to 100%, it doesn't matter which app I open.
I'm already using pavu control, these are screenshots from it. It isn't just Skype or Zoom that are causing the issue due to their automatic volume adjustment, whenever I start using the microphone, gain just suddenly jumps to 100%. So if I start recording in Audacity, volume changes to 100%, it doesn't matter which app I open.
Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
Your images are from Cinnamon's Sound Settings, not pavucontrol. So was pavucontrol actually used?
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Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
Sorry, I didn't notice it was from Sound, not pavucontrol. Here are they:
Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
Let's get a look at your sound setup with this command:
The last line of output will have a URL pointing to the info. Pasting that URL is all I need.
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curl https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/raw/master/src/utils/pa-info?inline=false | bash | nc termbin.com 9999
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Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
This is the result of the command:
And this is my system. As you can see, I'm running LMDE 4 on Dell Latitude 7490 i7-8650U:
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mihajlo@mihajlo-laptop:~$ curl https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/raw/master/src/utils/pa-info?inline=false | bash | nc termbin.com 9999
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 2093 100 2093 0 0 3704 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 3704
https://termbin.com/swbw
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mihajlo@mihajlo-laptop:~$ neofetch
`.-::---.. mihajlo@mihajlo-laptop
.:++++ooooosssoo:. ----------------------
.+o++::. `.:oos+. OS: LMDE 4 (debbie) x86_64
:oo:.` -+oo: Host: Latitude 7490
`+o/` .::::::-. .++-` Kernel: 4.19.0-16-amd64
`/s/ .yyyyyyyyyyo: +o-` Uptime: 20 hours
`so .ss ohyo` :s-: Packages: 3511 (dpkg), 39 (flatpak), 8 (snap)
`s/ .ss h m myy/ /s`` Shell: bash 5.0.3
`s: `oo s m Myy+-o:` Resolution: 1920x1080
`oo :+sdoohyoydyso/. DE: Cinnamon 4.8.6
:o. .:////////++: WM: Mutter (Muffin)
`/++ -:::::- WM Theme: Mint-Y-Dark (Windows-10-Dark-master)
`++- Theme: Windows-10-Dark-master [GTK2/3]
`/+- Icons: Windows 10 Icons [GTK2/3]
.+/. Terminal: gnome-terminal
.:+-. CPU: Intel i7-8650U (8) @ 4.200GHz
`--.`` GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Memory: 8068MiB / 15913MiB
Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
PulseEffects is causing this. Using pavucontrol's Input Devices tab to select the input that doesn't have PulseEffects in the name might fix this.
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Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
I don't use anything at input which has to do with PulseEffects.
Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
Okay, you might need to figure out how to disable PulseEffects, at least for testing. Here's why I said it's the cause:
That's your built-in sound card. Notice it says SUSPENDED? Now look at this:
That one shows RUNNING. I still highly suspect PE is the cause of your issue.
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Source #1
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
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Source #2
State: RUNNING
Name: PulseEffects_apps.monitor
Description: Monitor of PulseEffects(apps)
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Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
Ok, I'll try that tomorrow and post how it goes. Can I just kill PulseEffects in the terminal since I set it up to autostart on system boot-up?MrEen wrote: ⤴Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:10 pm Okay, you might need to figure out how to disable PulseEffects, at least for testing. Here's why I said it's the cause:That's your built-in sound card. Notice it says SUSPENDED? Now look at this:Code: Select all
Source #1 State: SUSPENDED Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
That one shows RUNNING. I still highly suspect PE is the cause of your issue.Code: Select all
Source #2 State: RUNNING Name: PulseEffects_apps.monitor Description: Monitor of PulseEffects(apps)
Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
I don't use it, so can't honestly answer the best way to stop it. I suspect it might have multiple PID's.
killall pulseeffects
might workRe: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
But you posted in the Main Edition area, and LMDE is not Main Edition. So please keep that in mind. Thanks!
If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. Thanks!
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Re: Applications which use microphone automatically change its volume setting
This worked for me! Thanks!MrEen wrote: ⤴Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:43 pm Hi mihajlopetkovic2003,
I know that Zoom and Skype each have a setting for "Automatically adjust the microphone settings" that are enabled by default. You might want to look at the setttings for the apps you're using for the same sort of thing.
If that leads nowhere, install and run pavucontrol (PulseAudio Volume Control) and see if that helps get the settings to stick by making the changes on the Input Devices tab.