[Bug 64491] Re: microphone does not work

[Keith Finnie]

Thank you - works perfectly now.

A comment: I've attached a screen shot showing the volume control
settings before I changed anything. To my eyes this picture says
Microphone recording is turned on.

I assume the following is considered 'normal' however it is not clear to
me why this should be the case:

1. Mic on , capture on : works with either Mic or Capture selected under 'Record from input' in Sound Recorder (Expected, Mic is on!).
2. Mic on, capture off  : does not work with Mic selected  as 'Record from input: in Sound Recorder (Not expected, Mic is on!)
3. Mic off, capture on  : works with Capture selected as 'Record from input' in Sound Recorder (As this works, why not #2?)
4. Mic off, capture off  : does not work (expected)
 
In retrospect it appears that  the 'Capture' control is a global control for all recording. 
As there is no obvious physical object to associate with the 'Capture' control (as there is with 'Mic' or 'CD'), reference to 'Capture' as a global control would be a useful addition to the Help documentation.

Thanks again!

** Attachment added: "screen shot of mixer control"
   http://librarian.launchpad.net/4845989/Mixer%20Control.png

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microphone does not work
https://launchpad.net/bugs/64491