Mic volume Keeps changing randomly

[Михаил Новоселов]

05.03.2024 21:40, Sean Greenslade пишет:
> On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 08:58:34PM -0800, Igal Sapir wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am running Ubuntu 22.04.4 and every time I get into a meeting everyone
>> asks me to adjust my mic volume.
>>
>> How can I set it so that it does not change by itself?
>>
>> I have 3 microphones (obviously only using one at a time):
>>
>> 1) Internal on Dell laptop
>> 2) 3.5mm Jack headset
>> 3) Bluetooth headset
> Hi, Igal. Sorry for the slow response.
>
> Pulseaudio does not adjust volumes by itself. The behavior you're
> decribing is usually a result of one or more videoconferencing apps with
> a "helpful" adjust-my-mic-volume setting. I personally find those
> features to cause more problems than they solve, so I disable them. Look
> through the audio setting of your videoconferencing applications (e.g.
> Zoom, Skype, Teams, Slack).
>
> Unfortunately, Pulse does not have a way of locking out other
> applications from touching your volumes. That would be a neat feature to
> have...
>
> --Sean
>
AutoGainControl can be disabled in Chromium-based browsers of modern version:

chrome://flags/#enable-webrtc-allow-input-volume-adjustment

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/41359593

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