I’ve been having an issue with my microphone for a while, which has been fairly low-level but annoying, and I have finally got around to trying to sort it out, but I can’t find any clear solution online.
So, the issue is that if I’m in a Discord call with a friend, and I play some audio in the background (whether that is Spotify or a game), the sound can be heard through my microphone too. (ie, my friend can hear the song on Spotify).
I have tried to resolve this issue several times, and I have tried various fixes, but none seem to have worked.
So, I’ll leave my system config here and see if anyone can give me some guidance.
inxi:
CPU: 12-Core AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (-MT MCP-) speed/min/max: 3413/2200/3700 MHz
Kernel: 5.15.2-2-MANJARO x86_64 Up: 9m Mem: 5451.0/32025.6 MiB (17.0%)
Storage: 1.36 TiB (61.2% used) Procs: 470 Shell: Zsh inxi: 3.3.09
pacmd list-cards:
3 card(s) available.
index: 0
name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.1>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 6
properties:
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcc20000 irq 62"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.1"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:06:00.0/0000:07:00.0/0000:08:00.1/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "1002"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
device.product.id = "ab28"
device.product.name = "Navi 21 HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT]"
device.string = "0"
device.description = "Navi 21 HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT]"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
profiles:
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 38668, available: unknown)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo>
sinks:
alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.1.hdmi-stereo/#0: Navi 21 HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT] Digital Stereo (HDMI)
sources:
alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.1.hdmi-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Navi 21 HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT] Digital Stereo (HDMI)
ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
device.product.name = "XV272U"
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
index: 1
name: <alsa_card.usb-046d_0825_CED21610-02>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 7
properties:
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x825"
alsa.long_card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x825 at usb-0000:0a:00.3-2.1, high speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0a:00.3-usb-0:2.1:1.2"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0a:00.3/usb3/3-2/3-2.1/3-2.1:1.2/sound/card2"
udev.id = "usb-046d_0825_CED21610-02"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "046d"
device.vendor.name = "Logitech, Inc."
device.product.id = "0825"
device.product.name = "Webcam C270"
device.serial = "046d_0825_CED21610"
device.form_factor = "webcam"
device.string = "2"
device.description = "Webcam C270"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "camera-web-usb"
profiles:
input:mono-fallback: Mono Input (priority 1, available: unknown)
off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
active profile: <input:mono-fallback>
sources:
alsa_input.usb-046d_0825_CED21610-02.mono-fallback/#1: Webcam C270 Mono
ports:
analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
index: 2
name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_0a_00.4>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 8
properties:
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca00000 irq 64"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0a:00.4"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0a:00.4/sound/card1"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
device.product.id = "1487"
device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
device.string = "1"
device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
profiles:
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 32833, available: unknown)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 39268, available: unknown)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 39333, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (priority 34068, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 34133, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (priority 33968, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 34033, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (priority 34068, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 34133, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (priority 33968, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 34033, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (priority 34068, available: unknown)
output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 34133, available: unknown)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 38268, available: unknown)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 38333, available: unknown)
off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
sinks:
alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.4.analog-stereo/#1: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
sources:
alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.4.analog-stereo.monitor/#2: Monitor of Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
alsa_input.pci-0000_0a_00.4.analog-stereo/#3: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
properties:
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
/proc/asound/devices:
0 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcc20000 irq 62
1 [Generic ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca00000 irq 64
2 [U0x46d0x825 ]: USB-Audio - USB Device 0x46d:0x825
USB Device 0x46d:0x825 at usb-0000:0a:00.3-2.1, high speed
The device that I am using is referred to as Generic or 1 above. It is plugged directly into the microphone jack on my computer.
If you would like any more details, just let me know and I can get them sent over.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!