there are 40dB gain, are you sure that the left and right channels are out of phase
try muting one channel use audacity to capture stereo from hw:0,0 to check the phase of the channels Simple mixer control 'Mux',0 Capabilities: cvolume penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 4 Front Left: Capture 4 [100%] [40.00dB] Front Right: Capture 4 [100%] [40.00dB] Simple mixer control 'Mux',1 Capabilities: cvolume penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 4 Front Left: Capture 4 [100%] [40.00dB] Front Right: Capture 4 [100%] [40.00dB] Simple mixer control 'Mux',2 Capabilities: cvolume penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 4 Front Left: Capture 4 [100%] [40.00dB] Front Right: Capture 4 [100%] [40.00dB] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1127855 Title: [MXG071, SigmaTel STAC9228, Mic, Internal] doen't have Mic Boost option, mic's very quiet. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1127855/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
