Microphone woes

Technical Support GNU/Linux
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Just purchased an installer for Zrythym and I have to say I am very pleased with this DAW, however I am facing an issue with recording from my mic.

Please forgive me in advance as I am pretty new to Linux Audio. I am using Debian 12 bookworm and JACK as the audio backend. I am using a plantronics Blackwire C5220 headset.

When I create Audio Track then hit records nothing gets picked up. I am also using this same setup for Ardour and the mic works just fine there.

Below is a screenshot of my Zrythym settings:

nomic
nomic1360×768 101 KB

Also here is a screenshot from qjackctl:

jackconnection
jackconnection890×720 64.7 KB

Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi and welcome!

I’m starting to believe there is an issue with recording on the JACK backend (without PipeWire) due to MIDI Controller input no workie

Most people I know (including me) use PipeWire and don’t have issues. So this needs further investigation from me. I will be tracking this issue here: Cannot record on pure JACK backend (MIDI or audio) (#4961) · Issues · Zrythm / zrythm · GitLab

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Alex,

Thank you so much for your prompt reply. I did setup pipewire after I made this post and still no joy, though I am not sure if I set it up correctly.

I also wanted to let you know I also tested it on my early 2015 Macbook with Sonoma installed and had the same issue both with the headset and the built in mic. There may be a chance the issue may be me (perhaps I am not understanding recording right or setting up inputs right)

I’ll recehck the manual and do some more testing and let you know what I find out.

Despite all the trouble, I just wanted to say I am really excited about this project. I have been looking FOSS DAW that would be a great alternative to Garageband for Linux as far as intuitive design.

I would love to contribute to this project what I can and have some ideas I’ll send you a separate email on .

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