mic issues in 13.10

[Drac Noc]

External - HP HD-2200 webcam on my desktop. Webcam works as expected.

On Friday 17 Jan 2014 19:36:25 Kevin Olbrich wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> is this a built-in mic or external?
> 
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / best regards,
> Kevin Olbrich.
> Web: http://kevin-olbrich.de/
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> Am 17.01.2014 um 19:29 schrieb Drac Noc <drac.noc at gmail.com>:
> > I had issues with my mic on both 13.04 and 13.10 with Skype, same symptoms
> > as yours.
> > 
> > The only thing that worked for me was to drop the PCM setting in alsamixer
> > to about 67%.
> > 
> > On Friday 17 Jan 2014 08:09:37 Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> >> When I used both skype and google telephony I can hear just great but the
> >> other party has a lot of problems hearing me.  The sound is very scratcy
> >> and comes and goes a lot.  I have noted some references to skype and
> >> 13.10
> >> in particular but nothing on both it and google so I am thinking this
> >> issue
> >> goes beyond skype.  I wonder if any of you have thoughts or suggestions.
> >> 
> >> I just did a skype test call and got the very same fading and
> >> scratchiness.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> thanks
> >> 
> >> 
> >> garyk
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