Hi Stuart, I'm closing it as invalid for now. Feel free to reopen it if you find a way to reproduce the problem.
** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1229328 Title: [1080, Conexant CX20590, Mic, Internal] Background noise very high when recording with internal mic Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: The background noise is unacceptably high when recording with my internal mic. If I drop the recording volume from Sound Settings this does not help -- volume of both the background noise and my voice drops. I have to test this with "parec" from the command line because Sound Recorder does not record; pressing the Record button does nothing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.2-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: aquarius 3683 F.... pulseaudio CheckboxSubmission: 4d186c1dd89d3ba4cb89f5ee55713686 CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f Date: Mon Sep 23 18:42:27 2013 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-12-11 (652 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111211) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaRecordingTest: ALSA recording test through plughw:PCH failed Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Mic, Internal Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low Title: [1080, Conexant CX20590, Mic, Internal] Background noise or low volume UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-05 (18 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/21/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 56CN38WW dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: U300s dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo IdeaPad U300s dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr56CN38WW:bd11/21/2011:svnLENOVO:pn1080:pvrLenovoIdeaPadU300s:rvnLENOVO:rnU300s:rvr1.0:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoIdeaPadU300s: dmi.product.name: 1080 dmi.product.version: Lenovo IdeaPad U300s dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1229328/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp