Headsets are ideal for online audio conferencing since other users can't hear echos of their voices from your speakers.
Ubuntu Linux is a free, open-source PC operating system. Skype is a widely used audio chat application. Skype places calls for free to other computers running Skype over the Internet or provides a paid service allowing users to call landline and mobile phones all over the world. Configure your headset microphone with Skype in Ubuntu and be heard in Skype calls.
Instructions
1. Plug your headset microphone into your computer. Plug USB headsets into your computer's USB slot or plug the audio connector into your computer's "Microphone" audio jack. Headset microphones won't function if they're plugged into the wrong audio jack.
2. Open the "Sound Preferences" tool by clicking "System," "Preferences" and "Sound."
3. Click the "Input" tab at the top of the "Sound Preferences" window.
4. Select the headset device by clicking it in the "Choose a Device for Sound Input" list at the bottom of the "Sound Preferences" window if multiple devices are present.
5. Click the "Connector" box in the "Sound Preferences" window and click the connector the headset microphone is plugged into in the list. For example, click "Analog Microphone."
6. Adjust the input volume of the headset microphone by clicking and dragging the "Input Volume" slider under the "Input" tab to the right or left.
7. Verify the headset microphone isn't muted by clicking the "Mute" checkbox to the right of "Input Volume" if it is checked.
8. Test your headset microphone by talking into it. The "Input Level" indicator in the "Sound Preferences" window moves when Ubuntu detects audio input.
9. Open Skype by clicking "Applications," "Internet" and "Skype."
10. Log in to your Skype account.
11. Open the Skype preferences window by clicking the small blue "Skype" icon at the bottom-left corner of the "Skype" window and clicking "Options."
12. Click the "Sound Devices" option in the left sidebar of Skype's "Options" window.
13. Click the "Allow Skype to Automatically Adjust My Mixer Level" checkbox in the "Options" window if it isn't checked.
14. Verify your headset microphone is configured correctly by making a test call. Click the "Make a Test Call" button in Skype's "Options" window and talk into your headset microphone when prompted.
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