How is Sound in Karmic?

[volkerbradley]

Re: How is Sound in Karmic?

Yeah, there are "issues" here, too.
Everyone's system seems to be behaving a little different. In my case, I would say that pulseaudio behaves a little better, though it can be troublesome to set up.

Just for the record, I think the idea behind pulseaudio -- treating sound in a client-server model as opposed to a driver-hardware model, is a good one. Just tricky to get working.

I have one of those tricky issues and I am hoping that doctordruidphd can help.
I have a Logitech USB Webcam that contains a microphone. I also use a Plantronics USB headset with also contains a microphone.
For some reason, I cannot record sound from the Plantronics USB headset.
If I click on the PulseAudio Applet -> Volume Control -> Input Devices, I see three devices:
A. USB DSP v4 Audio Interface Analog Stereo
B. QuickCam Pro for Notebooks Analog Mono
C. Internal Audio Analog Stereo
There is a volume meter under the QuickCam Pro for Notebooks Analog Mono device which moves when I talk.
There is also a volume meter under the USB DSP v4 Audio Interface Analog Stereo which is the Plantronics USB headset. Unfortunately, this volume meter is blank and I cannot record any sound with the Plantronics headset.
Can you tell me how to change the input to the the Plantronics USB headset?
I have tried to do it but nothing seems to work.
Thanks.