[pulseaudio-tickets] [Bug 94482] New: Incoming/recording sound volume much too soft/low when routed through USB audio

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            Bug ID: 94482
           Summary: Incoming/recording sound volume much too soft/low when
                    routed through USB audio
           Product: PulseAudio
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: Other
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: alsa
          Assignee: pulseaudio-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: susancragin at earthlink.net
        QA Contact: pulseaudio-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
                CC: lennart at poettering.net

I have a half-dozen USB audio cards, which I use primarily for speech
recognition applications and video chat. They all behave about the same. 
The volume I hear from the other end is fine.
But the incoming volume, the volume of my voice, is set much too low. I have to
speak loudly in a telephone conversation, and talk to my speech recognition as
if it were across the room.
Google's speech recognition application is particularly problematic. 
If I use NaturallySpeaking running under wine, things are a bit better because
the program compensates more. 
But the incoming speech recognition should be much more sensitive than it is,
since users using voice/speech recognition do not want to strain their voices
when using the product over a long period of time. 
Plus, it is rude to the other people in the room if I have to yell. 
It appears that the incoming sound level is set to record a garage band or the
like, and not the human voice. 

Curiously, I get better recognition through a bluetooth telephone headset than
I do through a wired (and expensive) Andrea Pureaudio USB and Speechware
Fleximike. 

??

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