[ale] Ubuntu sound?

[Leam Hall]

I guess it's a telling moment that I don't even know how to record or 
deal with sound and video. I've been a server guy most of my career. 
Well, okay, all of my career.

Suggested things to go look up?

Thanks!

Leam


On 6/30/20 10:54 AM, Boris Borisov wrote:
> Have you tried basic troubleshooting like recording audio from both 
> microphones in ubuntu. To determine where the problem roots are.
> 
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 8:00 PM SpaXpert, Inc. via Ale <ale at ale.org 
> <mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Yes. I just used it today (Linux Mint) with zoom and Chrome.  With
>     FF, you'll need to download an app for it to work, depending on the
>     version you have.
> 
>     On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 7:56 PM Leam Hall via Ale <ale at ale.org
>     <mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote:
> 
>         Do you know if it works with Zoom? That's all I'm using the
>         thing for,
>         and then will re-image it after the class is over. Hmm...Zoom
>         says it
>         does, I'll start the Mint download.
> 
> 
> 
>         On 6/29/20 7:34 PM, SpaXpert, Inc. wrote:
>          > Switch to Mint. I gave up on UB years ago because
>         repositories had to be
>          > constantly updated.
>          >
>          > On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 7:27 PM Leam Hall via Ale
>         <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>
>          > <mailto:ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>> wrote:
>          >
>          >     Any Ubuntu wizards handy? I have an old laptop that I set
>         up with 20.04
>          >     for a couple weeks of Zoom based class. The video works,
>         but neither
>          >     the
>          >     on-board microphone nor a brand new plug-in mike work.
>         The other
>          >     participants say there is a lot of static.
>          >
>          >     Any trouble-shooting hints?
>          >
>          >     Thanks!
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