Disable Skype Mic Auto-adjustment in Ubuntu

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Update: Skype 1.4.0.118 adds a menu option to fix this

I’m using Skype for Linux 1.4.0.99 and I noticed that if I jostle my microphone, the capture volume will decrease. This is annoying because when I go to make a call, the other person won’t be able to hear me. I found a fix to avoid this auto-adjustment:

First, close Skype if it’s running.
In your home directory press Ctrl-H to show hidden folders.
Find the .Skype folder and edit the shared.xml with a text editor.
Find the subsection <lib> with a subsection <voiceeng>. In this subsection, add <agc>0</agc> to disable automatic microphone manipulation.

Here’s a screenshot of the modified shared.xml file:

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