I figured it out. with the Audigy 2, it is necessary to turn off the PCM control. On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 03:38:05PM -0600, Adam Myrow wrote: > On Mon, 20 Feb 2006, Kirk Reiser wrote: > > > amixer set Mic 0% off > > Actually, for me, "amixer set Mic mute" works to mute the microphone. To > undo the effect, use "amixer set Mic unmute." To save the setting, and > all other settings, use "alsactl store" as root. Make sure a startup > script calls "alsactl restore" so that they are restored at boot time. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >