Audio Input setup? (How to?)

[Avi Greenbury]

Faizan Kazi wrote:

> How do I configure my external mic for my laptop?
> I'm using Ubuntu 9.10 currently and whether I use Pidgin, aMSN or
> Epiphany I dont see any easy way of setting up my external mic before
> an audio call....
> 
> using windows and live messenger its really easy, just tools >> Audio
> and Video setup. there is a dropdown list to select your device and
> there is a slider to adjust mic volume. its SO easy!
> 
> why do we not have this in Ubuntu? :(
> 

We do, but it's in Ubuntu, not Pidgin.

Linux has a tendency to configure things centrally, where you'll set
you mic properties once and whatever uses your mic will read those.
Windows, in contrast, tends to have some central config, but assume
each application will provide a more granular one. There's positives
and negatives to each approach, but it is handy to notice this trend
when looking for where to make configuration changes in Ubuntu.

You should find the mic settings somewhere under System->Preferences,
likely 'sound' or 'audio', but I don't have a Ubuntu box handy to check
against.


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