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I just tested the microphone on another computer and you are absolutely right, the microphone is defekt for sure.

Thank you for your time and effort I really appreciate it!!!

No there is no other microphones or webcams installed at the moment. I just switched from the front socket to the back socket and the "input device" tab recognize that. It goes from "front microphone(plugged in)" to "rear microphone(plugged in)".

That was a bad explanation on my behalf. It is a constant jitter as you put it! However, there is no significant response when I touch or speak into the microphone. I am using a fullsize computer that I build myself. It has seperate sockets for microphone and headphones in the front and three socket...

Hi Steve,

I rebooted as suggested and installed the "pavucontrol" and I see a "Front microphone(plugged in)" at the input tab. I do get a small constant response from the microphone, same as in the Linux - Sound settings - input menu.

Hi, as the header states, I'm having some issues when I try to record sound using a microphone. The microphone is a "Boya, BY-M1 lavalier microphone" it connects with a 3.5mm mini-jack. Audacity version is 2.1.2. installed from the linux distro. Operating system is Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon 64-bit. W...