Microphone not detected by pipewire

Discord should get the permission from the browser first as a pop up appears and also in the settings, the allow microphone usage should be enabled. The system setting should not block microphone usage by applications.

That is correct. If I connect any hardware discord recognize a hardware and asking if i want change a source input or output.
Propably because i using a pipewire and there i don't found settings microphone.
This is propably because linux don't know which source to use.
I tried in sound settings pavucontrol any source and not hearing microphone.
The linux seeing them. When i talking to microphone i seeing a volume line when i talking but not hearing. Tested on a couple microphones.
@zabadabadoo is wrong about remove something from linux we can installing things and delete them. The microphone doesn't have a connection with subject about what he linked what i removed but there was solution i fixed that.
So the microphone is recognized.
bourne@bourne-MS-7916:~$ sudo arecord -l
[sudo] password for bourne:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1150 Analog [ALC1150 Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 2: ALC1150 Alt Analog [ALC1150 Alt Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 3: Debug [MV-AP82x Audio Effect Debug], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

I notice a lot of pulse audio issues there. Have you tried installing ALSA packages to see if microphone works better with that?

You mean that bug?
https://groups.google.com/g/linux.debian.bugs.dist/c/GOxuhh1ylo8?pli=1

I notice in your picture that right mark in the corner not active, click on it to active it

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discord does not detect anything coming into your microphone, please check that the correct device is selected.
This is info from my discord on settings in discord.
bourne@bourne-MS-7916:~$ systemctl --user status pipewire-session-manager
● pipewire-session-manager.service
Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit pipewire-session-manager.service is masked.)
Active: inactive (dead)

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I think I tried pipewire a few months back. Total waste of space. ALSA 'til I die!

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My experience has been that while in an app that captures and sends audio, you will not hear yourself as you sound in the mic. That only occurs if you enter settings and speak into the mic. Ask any participants of the discord if you are heard. As you say that the mic indicator changes when you speak, then you are transmitting.

Why do you need to hear yourself speak through the speakers... like your voice?

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On discord when i talking then indicator is white and also in discord you have settings if microphone working then you hearing that. The output line coming to the dac and isn't connected with microphone. Microphone is connected with usb port. Checked also next with jack connection also not working. Well for gaming people discord is most popular. I don't know what it could be a problem. I gived up if i cannot use microphone then only using things for hearing. Something like a zorin working with a half brain. Maybe in settings is to many options to confuse which one is correct but i tried many options also searching on webside install and uninstall pipewire installing pulse audio. Propably microphone is masked or something or not i tried mostly all.

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pulseaudio --check
pulseaudio -D
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I had no problems setting these up. Has both bluetooth connector and phone jack cable.

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I don't know maybe only restart helped. I also used recovery to repair broken packages or check packages and then everything working.
bourne@bourne-MS-7916:~$ pactl info | grep "Server Name"
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.56)
After restart my volume is grey server is not connected with audiopulse information.
Weird that linux on discord nothing in settings sound.


Spotify working.
Very weird then PulseAudio not working on Pipewire.
I will now uninstall pipewire and check if discord working.
After uninstalling pipewire discord working properly.
When restart nothing working - no volume control and no recognize audio peripherals.
Will working on it. So the pipewire could working. OMG linux is cool spend all day on terminal interesting.
I used that guide

[SOLVED]Can't unmask pulseaudio service with systemctl / Newbie Corner / Arch Linux Forums this helped
and this two commands

systemctl --user enable pulseaudio
systemctl --user start pulseaudio
and now microphone don't working.
So i am very confuse where is the problem trying everything.
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Under I wrote what i doing and when microphone working and when not working and then something else not working.


Microphone (MV-AP82x Audio Effect Debug)

pactl info
Server String: /run/user/1000/pulse/native
Library Protocol Version: 33
Server Protocol Version: 35
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 86
Tile Size: 65472
User Name: bourne
Host Name: bourne-MS-7916
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.56)
Server Version: 15.0.0
Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: alsa_output.usb-SENUCN_Digital_Hifi_Audio-00.iec958-stereo
Default Source: alsa_input.usb-MV-SILICON_MV-AP82x_Audio_Effect_Debug_20180508-00.iec958-stereo
Cookie: cf3c:f167

Ok. I used that tutorial without one command

systemctl --user --now disable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket
pactl info
Server String: /run/user/1000/pulse/native
Library Protocol Version: 33
Server Protocol Version: 35
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 122
Tile Size: 65472
User Name: bourne
Host Name: bourne-MS-7916
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.56)
Server Version: 15.0.0
Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: alsa_output.usb-SENUCN_Digital_Hifi_Audio-00.iec958-stereo
Default Source: alsa_input.usb-MV-SILICON_MV-AP82x_Audio_Effect_Debug_20180508-00.iec958-stereo
Cookie: 4422:0759
After restart everything working.

Glad you got sorted. I'll still be avoiding pulse and pipewire personally though.

I was about to ask if the discord app was a snap... but you got it all sorted so i guys it doesn't matter.

Yes that is weird how one command can broken any microphone input.
I tried many ideas like a magic stick many terminal commands.
Reading many tutorial on websides.
Sound is better with pipewire but in linux audio distribution that broken operating system linux audio.
Anyone idea if this software working on linux?

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