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Trying to find a mike for my MacPro

Like many other people, lately I have been trying to do Zoom, Google Hangout, and so on. I got a HyperX Cloud II headset with a mike, which has a USB connector. The headset can be selected by System Preferences and the input and output volumes set, but I can only hear and not speak. When I go to Zoom Test Meeting, I click on the Join Audio button but it remains unjoined. Then when I go to System Preferences again, the mike has been automatically muted! Any ideas? I am open to getting a different mike if needed.


In real life, I have done a few Zoom meetings over the MacPro and I can see and hear, but I cannot be heard or seen (the latter is not a surprise, as I don't have a camera connected to the MacPro).

Mac Pro, macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 3:38 PM

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Posted on Apr 30, 2020 6:06 PM

Um...you have to authorize it to use it in an App.

But authorized or not, you can test its function in;


System preferences > Sound ...

select your input, possibly after a visit to audio Midid setup...


... You should see the VU meter move in response to Mic input.


If that works, your next stop is:

System Preferences > Security&Privacy | Privacy ...

select microphone for the list on the left, and authorize the Apps you want to have access on the right.

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Apr 30, 2020 6:06 PM in response to George31416

Um...you have to authorize it to use it in an App.

But authorized or not, you can test its function in;


System preferences > Sound ...

select your input, possibly after a visit to audio Midid setup...


... You should see the VU meter move in response to Mic input.


If that works, your next stop is:

System Preferences > Security&Privacy | Privacy ...

select microphone for the list on the left, and authorize the Apps you want to have access on the right.

Apr 30, 2020 4:52 PM in response to BDAqua

Thanks BDAqua! The IT person who recommended the HyperX Cloud II obviously had a good experience with this model, but he does not use a Mac.

I ordered the EncoreData headset--can't go wrong for $17.

My IT friend (a different one) helped me to troubleshoot the HyperX and we visited the Audio Midi SetupApp; the HyperX was there, but the result was still no sound.


Trying to find a mike for my MacPro

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