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orangecakez
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 Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: How to override built-in mic with USB mic |
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| I have a laptop with a built-in microphone and it always uses it by default. When I plug my USB microphone in, in alsamixer I have no choice to select the USB mic and it always uses the built-in mic. How can I activate the USB microphone? |
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pigeon768
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: How to override built-in mic with USB mic |
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| orangecakez wrote: | | I have a laptop with a built-in microphone and it always uses it by default. When I plug my USB microphone in, in alsamixer I have no choice to select the USB mic and it always uses the built-in mic. How can I activate the USB microphone? |
Your USB mic will actually be a second audio device in alsa. Make sure your kernel is compiled with CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO enabled. You'll have to set up the second sound card in alsa.
From there, it will depend on the application as far as how to get it to use the second sound card. Which application are you using the mic in? |
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