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[Nick Moffitt <nick.moffitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

My laptop has a built-in audio port that accepts a three-channel ⅛” plug
for a stereo+microphone headset.  Unfortunately due to the nature of the
beast, there is rather a lot of cross-talk, and the electronics in the
laptop are not the best.  Also the DSP inside the laptop is surrounded
by sources of magnetic interference such as the fans, power supply, WiFi
antenna, etc.

When I plug in my nice USB microphone, I always have to go into the
sound settings tool and hunt over to the input tab and select it from
the listing in order to get audio through it.  It's lucky that I know
how to do this, as some folks would simply plug it in, test it, and
decide that it doesn't work!

While I would argue that USB audio devices should be preferred over
built-in laptop chips, I am most frustrated by the lack of ability for
me to even say "From now on prefer this specific audio device for input,
whenever it is present".

I want to make my USB microphone Just Work without all the clicking
about!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: gnome-control-center (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-28.30-generic 3.19.8-ckt5
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Sep 15 09:09:22 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-29 (473 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-05 (132 days ago)

** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug vivid

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Title:
  Can't seem to make USB microphone the preferred input

Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  My laptop has a built-in audio port that accepts a three-channel ⅛”
  plug for a stereo+microphone headset.  Unfortunately due to the nature
  of the beast, there is rather a lot of cross-talk, and the electronics
  in the laptop are not the best.  Also the DSP inside the laptop is
  surrounded by sources of magnetic interference such as the fans, power
  supply, WiFi antenna, etc.

  When I plug in my nice USB microphone, I always have to go into the
  sound settings tool and hunt over to the input tab and select it from
  the listing in order to get audio through it.  It's lucky that I know
  how to do this, as some folks would simply plug it in, test it, and
  decide that it doesn't work!

  While I would argue that USB audio devices should be preferred over
  built-in laptop chips, I am most frustrated by the lack of ability for
  me to even say "From now on prefer this specific audio device for
  input, whenever it is present".

  I want to make my USB microphone Just Work without all the clicking
  about!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: gnome-control-center (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-28.30-generic 3.19.8-ckt5
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-28-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Sep 15 09:09:22 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-29 (473 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-05 (132 days ago)

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