Here we go again, I have various distros including Zorin OS 5, Ubuntu 11.10, Linux Mint and Mepis 11. It just seems to be a perennial problem that Skype doesn't work with a USB microphone without tweaking. The usual advice is to remove Pulseaudio and add Esound, which I've done. Still doesn't work, any ideas?
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Here we go again, I have various distros including Zorin OS 5, Ubuntu 11.10, Linux Mint and Mepis 11. It just seems to be a perennial problem that Skype doesn't work with a USB microphone without tweaking. The usual advice is to remove Pulseaudio and add Esound, which I've done. Still doesn't work, any ideas? -
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the usual advice is actually to install pavucontrol and manage devices from there. there is veromix which sort of is a pavucontrol for plasma, but as I haven't had skype/mic/sound problems in linux for so long I don't really know what works for those for whom it doesn't. i plug in my webcam, and can easily select either its mic or my built in mic, or my usb headset mic with 0 problems.
I do suspect I am blessed somehow, I seem to have the least amount of hardware issues and I don't even try. I wish I could bottle and give that out to folks.
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I tried pavucontrol previously but I obviously didn't try all the options. It's OK now, but I am bemused as to why you have go through this nearly every time.Originally posted by claydohComment
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I don't know, i don't have to use pavucontrol or any extras. I use veromix on the systray sometimes, but only because it has a built-in controls for media players
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I have to say that from a hardware point of view, Zorin OS 5 is the least troublesome. It just seems to work out of the box. I have it skinned as Windows 7 and it is very solid. If they did a KDE version I would be very happy indeed.Originally posted by claydohI don't know, i don't have to use pavucontrol or any extras. I use veromix on the systray sometimes, but only because it has a built-in controls for media playersComment
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