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<td><a class="bz_bug_link
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title="NEW - Removing mic Breaks Stereo Output"
href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89237">89237</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>Removing mic Breaks Stereo Output
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<th>Product</th>
<td>PulseAudio
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<th>Version</th>
<td>unspecified
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>x86-64 (AMD64)
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Linux (All)
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<th>Status</th>
<td>NEW
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>normal
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>medium
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<th>Component</th>
<td>misc
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>pulseaudio-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>andy.mckellar@verizon.net
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<th>QA Contact</th>
<td>pulseaudio-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>CC</th>
<td>lennart@poettering.net
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<pre>If I remove my microphone (rear plugin), both stereo channels get routed to
both speakers rather than being separated; also, if both channels are
identical, they cancel out and I get nothing. That is to say, if I use the
system "Sound" utility and select a speaker to test, the test sound comes out
of both speakers rather than just left or just right; if I play a game with
monoaural sounds, the game sounds that normally come out of both speakers are
completely muted. Plugging the microphone back in restores normal
functionality, so this is a minor nuisance for now, except I worry about (1) my
microphone breaking and (2) malware listening to my mic (minor issues as well,
I suppose).</pre>
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