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Lobon
Asked: 2020-07-17 19:50:12 +0800 CST

How can I reset audio settings to the original / default mode?

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I messed up the audio settings and now I can’t use Skype because the computer doesn’t “listen” to the microphone (plugged or not). I can hear, but they can not hear me, as if my microphone is off, but it is not. I used Pulse Audio Volume Control to try to record the computer sound using Audacity, but I only got the problem described. Is there a way to reset the audio settings to the original mode (ubuntu 18.04.4)

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  1. Best Answer

    If the issue is strictly related to pulseaudio settings, yes resetting it will do the trick.
    Simply delete the configuration files and restart pulseaudio :

    rm -f ~/.config/pulse/*
sudo killall pulseaudio
# daemon(s) will restart imediately

    More information : https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/

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