I got the mic & changed the preferences (MAC) to use the Podcaster but cannot get any sound from the mic.Is there a trick?Is this a dud?
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Try other USB ports. U need to have a powered one. Especially important on MacBooks. Otherwise if mute is off u have a dud. Try another computer just to be sure.
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I had a similar issues but without further details it is hard to say if you aren't getting your mic to register sound or the headphone jack to playback the sound. I had to set my rode pod caster to the default device but this is on a windows platform. If mac has a similar function i would give that a try.
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No it is not a dud. It really depends on the application you are using. If you are using garage band you may have to go into the audio midi setup under utilities and create an aggregate device. When you do this it will give you the option to select the rode Podcaster. This is the best mic I have, I have tried cheaper ones like the Blue Snowball and other mini mics. But this one is by far the best.
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Plug in some headphones into the audio jack on the side of the mic. If you can hear yourself (adjust the volume knob), the mic is working and you need to check settings as others describe. If you can't hear yourself, it's a dud. I use a lot of these mics with clients and have had one get damaged. Rode repaired it right away.
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Hi there. I am not techie. I have a MAC as well, and did not need the disc. I did have to adjust my preferences in all the applications that I wanted to use the mic in. Only once though. Sorry couldn't be more help.
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1). Did you connect it via the USB cable that was provided?2). Is the green light on?3). Did you use the provided disc to install the drivers for microphone.4). Did you tell your system to use the Podcaster and NOT the microphones that are built into the monitor?5). We use the AVS audio editor to record. You may need a third party software for recording/editing.This is a great microphone.
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I just bought it & have Windows 7. It works fine except it has a hum that I can't get rid of. I've played with the gain button & the mic volume, but it's still there. Any suggestions?
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You need an audio interface to connect it to your mac. The quality of the interface will effect the mics sound but it is sole due to the ad converter in the audio interface
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Ok everyone. The Xitel INport works fine with MAC. 1) You need to just plug in the INport. 2) Select it in your "system preferences > sound > input" the INport (if you don't see INport as an option then try plugging it in again, or restarting your mac)3) Then install and audio recording app like "Audacity", and make sure that in this app's preferences that INport is selected. (note that if INport is not showing up or you don't see the volume levels reading audio from the input, you might need to restart your mac)Enjoy!
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Hi again. Just tried mine out while recording a video and zooming in and out just as you asked, and it's silent. Sorry -- it does seem that you've got a lemon.
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Hey! I've only used the mic feature once on my girlfriends iPhone. Seems to only work on apple products. I use android which I can't get the mic to work. It might just be my phone though. When I used it I thought it was good. Nice and clear. I've never been on the other side but I didn't get any complaints from the person.
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Ok, it is presumed that your mic is set up properly! If you need to reset the unit constantly, return the equipment. It seems you got a "lemon."
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Make sure to check the sound input/output on your Mac. I had the same issue and it turned out the input/output was wrong.
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I wish I could help. Unfortunately, I never had much for problems with my mic. What type of program(s) are you using that's picking up the noise? And what's your operating system? I've used mine with things like Skype and Bandicam and it works fine (both on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1). I did notice I tried it with Steam before and it was picking up noise from my headphones, so not sure if that's related (but Steam seems to do this a bit with other people and their hardware as well).
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Hello mate, same story with the mac I'm afraid, I have a couple of macs too, may sound a tad bit better but does not power the drivers adequately. I run mine through an audio interface in my studio, Focusrite Saffire 40, this has headphone amps with volume controls and powers the just fine. If you really want to enjoy these headphones, you do need good headphone amps. I also use them to monitor sound into my Zoom H4N in which do have a small headphone amp on them
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That feature works fine, the voice came a little bit lower than the original equipment but clear. Bluetooth works as well as the original equipment. No need to plug the mic, it came the unit built in, as long as the original came with that feature. I hope this help, good luck.
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Cynthia, your PC should have two mini jacks, one for a mic and the other for a headset. plug it into the mic jack. The next challenge is figuring out how to get it to work. If you are using a MAC, I can't help, but ig you are using a PC running any version of Windows you may have to go to the speaker symbol on the task bar in the far right side on my systems, right click and open recording devices. To record you may want to load Audacity, a free sound audio recording/editor. My mic had a touchy on/off switch, but it works fine now. The Sound controls are also available in the Control Panel. Good luck. I live mine.
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Hi, I plugged mine into the USB PORT for power and into the OUTPUT PORT for headphones/speakers and turned them up! That's all. Check to be sure you have the right port for headphones. My Mac laptop has two similar ports, one for input and one for output. The output has a headphone icon. You shouldn't have to do anything else. You can test your output to see if it's the port or the speakers by trying a pair of earbuds or headphones in the port instead. Is there sound? If yes, then it's not the port! Be sure they're plugged into the USB port too. That's about all I can tell you. I sure hope they work! Mine are nice little speakers and when I need to I use them on my Mac because it doesn't have very loud speakers.
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I have a 2013 Macbook Air (mavericks) and it does NOT recognize the mic part. Headphone works great. Curious if other answers are theoretical or it works for them.
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What sort of problems are you having with your mic? Your going to have to play with the settings of your voice chat client to get to sound "normal". I use mumble and had to play with the mic settings to adjust the sensitivity. Hope that helps.
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Absolutely, that is what I do every other week with these mics. I've found that 90% of how well my podcast sounds is making sure the mics are close enough and the recording level is high enough without having the signal peak. Once it's recorded look into audio compression and you'll have yourself a great sounding podcast! Good luck!
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I have this mic and would like to try that on my laptop. since it only has one plug (not two) - where exactly should I plug it in? I don't want to wreck it...What applications do you use it for? I really would like to see if it will work with dragon naturally speaking version 11.5