Blue Yeti volume issues with Big Sur

Ok, I've found the magic solution. Thanks to nikswami for putting me on the right path. So, here is what I did:

• Purchased a powered USB hub
• Connected the Yeti to the hub, and powered on the hub.
• Plug the hub into a USB to USB C adapter, and then into the Macbook Air M1
• Boom! It works!

Now, if I don't power up the Yeti first, when I plug it into the Mac, it mutes my volume just as it did before. As long as the Yeti has power from the hub to start with, it works. What a pain. At least the hub was only like $17.

I see exactly the same since upgrade to Big Sur on my Intel Core i9 MacBook Pro.

OS restart with the mic connected is only method I've found to correct it. If I restart and later plug in the mic, issue immediately appears.

nikswami, with that hub, are you using the external power supply with it? Also, are you just using a standard USB to thunderbolt adapter? I'll go buy one right now if it will solve my problem....just want to make sure I'm getting the right stuff.

Thanks

Hey,

No external power supply - I just plug the hub straight into my laptop, and then plug the microphone into the hub.

For the adaptor between the laptop and hub, I use the Syntech USB C to USB adapter (bought from Amazon).

As a side note, I decided to order another Blue Yeti just to see if its a problem with my current microphone or the Big Sur update. The new microphone works fine, without needing the hub or anything else. So I'm guessing this issue might just be on microphones that were already being used, and then for some reason they were screwed up by the Big Sur update.

I'm not overly techy, so that's the best description I can provide lol

Thanks for the info. I'll give it a shot. Hopefully the hub solves my problems. I got the microphone before I got the laptop....around December, but didn't actually unbox and plug it in until late January. Been searching for answers since. Yeti support is awful. They had no answers or recommendations at all.

I'm having the exact same problem. I bought my Yeti mic in December 2020 and it was working fine with my mac until I upgraded to Big Sur. Now it automatically mutes the mic and internal speakers as soon as I plug it in, and I can not unmute it. The only solution is to restart the computer with the mic plugged in. However, if you unplug the mic and try to plug it in again, it goes back on mute.

Just installed the 11.2.2 update, which supposedly was targeted at USB-C issues, but it made no impact on this problem. Note that I actually do route my Yeti through an external monitor, which works as a hub, but it makes no difference. The only way to have the mic work is to restart with it plugged in. It will then work until unplugged, just as all users above describe.

I reached out to Blue Support on this issue a couple of weeks ago, their response to my ticket 5687917, none of which was helpful in actually resolving the issue, was as follows:

"Thanks for reaching out. Sometimes there are issues with USB devices

when new Apple OS versions are released. After about 2 or 3 weeks most

bug fixes have been released and USB devices begin to work gain

normally.

I’ve seen this happen with Capitan, Yosemite, and Mojave releases in the past.

It's

possible that a faulty USB C hub or something else might causing this.

But it's hard to say without trying the mic on a different operating

system first.

In the meantime, let’s try a NVRAM reset which can

often clear up temporary device detection complications. Shut your

system down and follow the directions below.

1) Press the power button on your Mac and then immediately press and hold the following keys:

option

+ command + P + RThe NVRAM reset can be sensitive, so make sure you

press the keys simultaneously and don’t release until you hear your

computer chime twice, or the Apple logo shows up.

2) After you hear the second chime and/or the Apple logo shows up, release the keys and your computer will startup like normal.

3) Once your Mac has powered up and loaded, reboot the machine once more.

4) View the device your Mac’s System Information

a. Click the Apple icon, then hold the option key and click System Information

b. Under Hardware, select USBc. Locate and view the status of the Blue microphone---"

Has anyone else found a solution to this problem aside from the "plug the Yeti into a separate powered USB hub"?

My tickets with Blue went nowhere, which is not surprising given most Support organizations these days are not designed to actually help users of the products.

I am on 11.3, connected through 2 hubs (a keyboard and a KVM switch), and the issue still exists. A bit different though: sound volume starts being OK but after some time it goes to 0 and stays there.

Solution in my case is: connect KVM to another computer and back again, then I am able to control sound volume again.

Exactly the same issue over here, but I've had my MacBook since 2018. Everything worked well until Big Sur 11.2.

I have the same issue on my MacBook Air M1 - it started as soon as I updated to 11.2.1. There were no problems before that!

Has anyone found a solution?

I've had this exact issue with my 2020 Macbook Air. Everything was working perfectly until the 11.2.1 update.

Yes, I think 11.2.1 for me as well, 11.2 was still ok.

SOLUTION!!!!!!!!!

I connected the microphone to the MacBook Air M1 via a USB hub and everything's working perfectly again.

I use this hub from Amazon: Sabrent 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub