Audacity Forum

I removed Skype. That was at least one solution as Audacity is working now also via mic.

Assuming that you are using Ubuntu 16.04, open the Sound Settings and look in the "Input" tab. Ensure that mic is enabled and that the meter is responding to your voice when you talk into the mic. Is that much working? Yes the mic is working in all the other instances. However, any Audacity setting...

Sorry, I only now found dracconi had that mic. My mic is a cheap 10€ Labtec and jack type. It has been working earlier many years also with Audacity. And it is functioning presently with Skype. Might be that combination with Skype is causing some problem? (Skype for Linux beta 5.4.0.1) However Skype...

I found this old thread when trying to find solution to my problem which seems to be the same as
"dracconi";s. All the details are the same on my set up too.
Is there any further info in this matter?