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From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Subject: Re: ASUS STRIX sound card quiet microphone (like,
	really	quiet ...)
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 09:19:03 +0200
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auspicious@inventati.org wrote:
> I currently am using an ASUS STRIX RAID DLX sound card. It contains the following processor:
> C-Media USB2.0 6632AX High-Definition Sound Processor (Max. 384KHz / 24bit)
>
> the microphone bit has always been troublesome.
> it started working but it is incredibly quiet.

You did not mention mixer controls.
Does it have any?  (Try alsamixer.)


Regards,
Clemens