[pulseaudio-discuss] PA uses the card's output as input instead of microphone

[Nikos Chantziaras]

Weird issue.  PA refuses to use my microphone as input source.  Instead, 
is uses whatever is currently playing.  For example, if I play an MP3 or 
watch a movie, the sound of the MP3 or the movie is used as input.

In "PulseAudio Volume Control" (pavucontrol), in the "Input Devices" 
tab, "Analog Microphone / Microphone / Microphone" is selected.  But it 
doesn't matter anyway; whatever I select there, the input monitor shows 
activity only when playing something.

The microphone works just fine (I can hear what it records if I raise 
the "Capture feedback" slider in kmix or alsamixer.)


Gentoo Linux AMD64
PA 0.9.21.2
Kernel 2.6.34
ALSA 1.0.23