[USB-Audio - USB Audio, recording] Recording problem

[Arwinnd]

Microphone when using built in mbo MSI Z690 Edge WiFi DDR4 audio Realtek ALC4080 is not recording audio. What I did found out, that the bar which indicates that something is recording is going up, when I play some sound on ubuntu, so input "thinks" it is output I think.

If raport is somehow saying I was not using that mic at the moment, that is because I was using other card which I need to buy, for mic to temporarly work. I rechecked it before sending report, and yes, that original from MBO audio input is still not working.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-35.40-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Mar 18 10:39:26 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-12 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaRecordingTest: ALSA recording test through plughw:Audio failed
Symptom_Card: USB Audio - USB Audio
Symptom_Type: None of the above
Title: [USB-Audio - USB Audio, recording] Recording problem
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/13/2021
dmi.bios.release: 5.24
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends International, LLC.
dmi.bios.version: 1.10
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D31)
dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInternational,LLC.:bvr1.10:bd12/13/2021:br5.24:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnMS-7D31:pvr1.0:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:rnMPGZ690EDGEWIFIDDR4(MS-7D31):rvr1.0:cvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr1.0:skuDefaultstring:
dmi.product.family: Default string
dmi.product.name: MS-7D31
dmi.product.sku: Default string
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Arwinnd (arwinnd)]

Issue exists also on Ubuntu 22.04 last time when I was checking. I think it was around this month.

[Sergey (osker84)]

Have the same problem with gigabyte b560 aorus pro

[cbachert (cbachert)]

This is most likely related to USB IDs having to be added to ALSA UCM2 configuration. The specific commit for MSI Z690 Edge WiFi (USB ID 0db0:1feb) is https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-ucm-conf/commit/c9c7559425a1b67a18700367fc54f75046a724f8

On Ubuntu 22.04 (and with an ASUS ALC4080 mainboard having the same symptoms) downloading and installing the latest UCM2 release failed as from version 1.2.7 "Syntax 6" is in use (https://alsa-project.org/wiki/Changes_v1.2.6.3_v1.2.7) which is not supported by the ALSA libraries supplied with Ubuntu 22.04. I had to add the section into the distribution-supplied USB-Audio.conf file manually, microphone is working for me now.