Comment 6 for bug 858412

I found that the problem created when run skype fisrt, and even after you quit it the sound recorder have the same problem.
If i start sound recorder before run skype (after restart) mic works fine.

The following "procedure" fix the problem for skype (i don't know why this "magic" happens but works every time i tested!)

run and login to skype
open terminal
pulseaudio -k //to kill pulse audio
ps _A | grep skype //to finde skype pid
kill -9 *skypepid* //kill the pid i found
pulseaudio --start //start the daemon again
run skype and login, the mic sould work.