I did just discover that I can make gnome-sound-recorder, and probably other gstreamer apps, work by bypassing pulseaudio entirely for input. Just use gstreamer-properties to select Alsa as the input plugin (I also have to select my specific device "AD198x Analog", as default doesn't work).
This isn't an entirely satisfactory solution, however. Pulseaudio input is still crippled, and Skype, for example, appears to rely on pulseaudio only nowadays. -- Pulseaudio refuses to use internal microphone input (Lenovo X300) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/434520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
