I cannot reproduce the problem now. Recording via arecord with channels locked in pavucontrol works OK. The problem seems to only still exist using Skype (my version is 8.29.0.50) which strangely is not allowing me to unlock the channels.
My Alsa-info: http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=9dd883825d6f6c832cfc36c9eb1eaafa347fc4d8
System: Host: G50 Kernel: 4.14.71-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.2.1 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Manjaro Linux Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 80E3 v: Lenovo G50-45 serial: <filter> Mobo: LENOVO model: Lancer 5B2 v: 31900058 STD serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO v: A2CN45WW(V2.13) date: 08/04/2016 Battery: ID-1: BAT1 charge: 23.2 Wh condition: 23.2/31.7 Wh (73%) model: LENOVO PABAS0241231 status: Full CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: AMD A6-6310 APU with AMD Radeon R4 Graphics bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Puma rev: 1 L2 cache: 2048 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 14378 Speed: 1648 MHz min/max: 1000/1800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1681 2: 1505 3: 1296 4: 1556 Graphics: Device-1: AMD Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics] driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.1 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: modesetting resolution: 1366x768~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: AMD MULLINS (DRM 2.50.0 4.14.71-1-MANJARO LLVM 6.0.1) v: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.1 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: AMD Kabini HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.1 Device-2: AMD FCH Azalia driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:14.2 Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.14.71-1-MANJARO Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter driver: rtl8723be v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 01:00 IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: <filter> Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8168 v: 8.045.08-NAPI port: 2000 bus ID: 02:00 IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter> Drives: Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 103.86 GiB (22.3%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB Partition: ID-1: / size: 144.89 GiB used: 103.55 GiB (71.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 ID-2: swap-1 size: 6.96 GiB used: 260.8 MiB (3.7%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 51.2 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 50 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Info: Processes: 227 Uptime: 2d 15h 08m Memory: 6.77 GiB used: 4.28 GiB (63.2%) Init: systemd Compilers: gcc: 8.2.1 Shell: bash v: 4.4.23 inxi: 3.0.21
I cannot reproduce the problem now. Recording via arecord with channels locked in pavucontrol works OK. The problem seems to only still exist using Skype (my version is 8.29.0.50) which strangely is not allowing me to unlock the channels.
My Alsa-info: http:// www.alsa- project. org/db/ ?f=9dd883825d6f 6c832cfc36c9eb1 eaafa347fc4d8
System:
Host: G50 Kernel: 4.14.71-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.2.1
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4 Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 80E3 v: Lenovo G50-45
serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: Lancer 5B2 v: 31900058 STD serial: <filter>
UEFI: LENOVO v: A2CN45WW(V2.13) date: 08/04/2016
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 23.2 Wh condition: 23.2/31.7 Wh (73%)
model: LENOVO PABAS0241231 status: Full
CPU:
Topology: Quad Core model: AMD A6-6310 APU with AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Puma rev: 1 L2 cache: 2048 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
bogomips: 14378
Speed: 1648 MHz min/max: 1000/1800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1681 2: 1505
3: 1296 4: 1556
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics] driver: radeon v: kernel
bus ID: 00:01.0
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.1 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: modesetting
resolution: 1366x768~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD MULLINS (DRM 2.50.0 4.14.71-1-MANJARO LLVM 6.0.1)
v: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.1 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Kabini HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:01.1
Device-2: AMD FCH Azalia driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:14.2
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.14.71-1-MANJARO
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
driver: rtl8723be v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 01:00
IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
driver: r8168 v: 8.045.08-NAPI port: 2000 bus ID: 02:00
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 103.86 GiB (22.3%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 144.89 GiB used: 103.55 GiB (71.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
ID-2: swap-1 size: 6.96 GiB used: 260.8 MiB (3.7%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 51.2 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 50 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 227 Uptime: 2d 15h 08m Memory: 6.77 GiB used: 4.28 GiB (63.2%)
Init: systemd Compilers: gcc: 8.2.1 Shell: bash v: 4.4.23 inxi: 3.0.21