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alsa-utils package

  1. Bug #258581
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 258581

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Luke Yelavich (themuso) wrote : Re: [Bug 258581] Re: Please expand {set|unset}-pulseaudio macros (debdiff attached)

I believe you can try and use the actual sound card device for your microphone for skype, and use the pulse option as your output. I believe the perfect setup page on the pulseaudio wiki explains this better.