Option to disable Automatic Gain Control

[rfc2119]

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Description

Due to this (bug ?) "Issue 435112: Gain control raises mic volume when unwanted / unneeded" in chromium being marked as wontfix, it can be a nightmare to use Jitsi meet or any webRTC-based application on chromium/chrome. As mentioned in this pulseaudio issue, if the webRTC application did not allow an option for disabling automatic gain control, you're better off using another browser such as Mozilla Firefox.

Alternatives

Thanks to folks over askubuntu, this excellent extension "Disable Automatic Gain Control" by @joeywatts does the trick without much effort. It offers a button to disable ACG, which should ideally be implemented in the application for the unforeseen future

[saghul]

You can use a URL parameter to disable it: #config.disableAGC=true. Anecdotally, I use a Yeti myself and have never seen this problem on macOS.

[rfc2119]

As fas as i've seen on the internet, the problem is widespread especially on linux in general (not specifically on Jitsi Meet).

You can use a URL parameter to disable it: #config.disableAGC=true.

Any chance of introducing this to the UI ? At least power users can make use of it

[saghul]

Any chance of introducing this to the UI ?

There is a chance, yes, but can't provide an ETA, sorry.

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[GuilhermeBCM]

This was being a nightmare to me. If anyone speaks near me, gain is increased. If my dog barks outside, gain increased again.
Having two people nearby on the same meeting is even worse.
I have tried cardioid and supercardioid mics before realized mic gain level rising by this ghost and then realized it was a feature...
Subscribing here and hoping the wontfix label is deleted. I really appreciate this app except for this feature.
I have tried #config.disableAGC=true in the meeting URL but AGC is still there. For now I have switched to Firefox and there is no AGC there.

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