ASUS with Single Mic/Headphone Port on Ubuntu 14.14 64-bit?

You plug your Dr. Dre Beats headphones into your brand new generation ASUS laptop with only a single jack for headphones/microphones. Ubuntu doesn't love you. Your internal laptop mic worked fine... that is... until you plugged your headphones in and forced the laptop to automatically make your headphone work. Except it doesn't. How did I fix it? Simple. Downloaded "PulseAudio Volume Control" from the Ubuntu Software Center. Go to "Input Devices" tab and select "Internal Microphone (unavailable)". Your mic should work (proven by the sound bar jumping up and down when you tap your headphone mic.