Skype Audio Not Working on Ubuntu 16.04 – Troubleshooting Guide

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OS: Kubuntu 16.04

Desktop Environment:KDE 5.6.4

Issue: Skype microphone not working

Skype settings screenshot:
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PulseAudio Screen screenshot:

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Packages installed:

abhishek  $ dpkg -l |grep pulse
ii  gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio:amd64                   1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1                                  amd64        GStreamer plugin for PulseAudio
ii  libpulse-mainloop-glib0:amd64                   1:8.0-0ubuntu3                                    amd64        PulseAudio client libraries (glib support)
ii  libpulse0:amd64                                 1:8.0-0ubuntu3                                    amd64        PulseAudio client libraries
ii  libpulse0:i386                                  1:8.0-0ubuntu3                                    i386         PulseAudio client libraries
ii  libpulsedsp:amd64                               1:8.0-0ubuntu3                                    amd64        PulseAudio OSS pre-load library
ii  pulseaudio                                      1:8.0-0ubuntu3                                    amd64        PulseAudio sound server
ii  pulseaudio-equalizer                            2.7.0.2-5~webupd8~xenial0                         all          PulseAudio Equalizer - LADSPA plugin graphical user interface
ii  pulseaudio-module-x11                           1:8.0-0ubuntu3                                    amd64        X11 module for PulseAudio sound server
ii  pulseaudio-utils                                1:8.0-0ubuntu3                                    amd64        Command line tools for the PulseAudio sound server
abhishek  $ dpkg -l |grep alsa
ii  alsa-base                                       1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5                              all          ALSA driver configuration files
ii  alsa-utils                                      1.1.0-0ubuntu5                                    amd64        Utilities for configuring and using ALSA
ii  gstreamer1.0-alsa:amd64                         1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1                                  amd64        GStreamer plugin for ALSA

I have tried numerous solutions online, installing various packages but none has worked.

Other things to note:
I hear audio in skype.

Best Answer

Setting in Pulse Audio Volume Control:

Open Pulse Audio Volume Control > Configuration tab > Built-in Audio - Profile: Analog Stereo Duplex

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