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===Stop Automatic Microphone Gain===Some applications, like Google Chrome, or Discord, will automatically adjust the microphone input gain. Often, they do a poor job of it. The UI has no option to disable automatic mic gain adjustment. ''Question: Is there any way to prevent application from changing volume level of my microphone?''Yes. This solution has been tested and confirmed working on Linux Mint (Ubuntu). Edit the configuration file /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf sudo vi /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.confLook for this block: [Element Capture] switch = mute volume = merge override-map.1 = all override-map.2 = all-left,all-rightAnd specifically change the line volume = mute to: [Element Capture] switch = mute volume = 80 override-map.1 = all override-map.2 = all-left,all-rightIn my example I set the mic gain to 80. You can adjust that number to best suit your needs via trial and error. Once the edit is done and saved you need to issue the following command. It is best to close whatever application is using the mic first. sudo alsa force-reloadThis solution comes from the web site [https://askubuntu.com/questions/749407/is-there-any-way-to-prevent-application-from-changing-volume-level-of-my-microph AskUbuntu - Is there any way to prevent application from changing volume level of my microphone?] or see also [https://askubuntu.com/questions/279407/how-to-disable-microphone-from-auto-adjusting-its-input-volume this post].