I got my microphone to work properly by setting System->Preferences->Sound->Sound Capture: to "HDA Intel ALC268 Analog(ALSA)" not "ALSA". Just FYI.
I got my microphone to work properly by setting System- >Preferences- >Sound- >Sound Capture: to "HDA Intel ALC268 Analog(ALSA)" not "ALSA". Just FYI.