Mac OS 12.1 Update: Safari 15.2 external microphone

I have the same problem with an external audio device acting as a microphone input.

As a workaround, try to Audio MIDI Setup app (found in Applications/Utilities) and Create an Aggregate Device (there's a + sign on the bottom-left). In the new Aggregate Device check your Logitech microphone device in the Use column.

In Safari you should now see a new audio input named Aggregate Device. It should work with your conference websites.

If you open FaceTime, the mv7 won't show up in the mic list, choose system mic, then open Sound panel in Mac OS prefs, and toggle in between one different mic then to the desire one, then it works but it is only while the call began. If you end up a call you will have to do again the same. At least I could use my mv7 with FaceTime, though it's boring doing this all the time.

Sorry to hear that it’s not working for you. In my case (a self hosted chat/audio/video messaging web service) it’s at least recognizing the microphone and is working.

Anyway, as said, it’s a workaround. I see many users reporting similar issues – some of them even outside Safari (sort of a macOS-wide issue).

Hope Apple will fix it soon.

I have the same issue with my focusrite Scarlett 18i20. Microphone worked perfectly until I upgrade to from Big Sur MacOS 11.6.2 to MacOS 12.1. Safari seems to think I have no microphone. Chrome, Logic Pro X and other apps all work as expected except for Safari.

Interestingly, I connected an old USB microphone and worked fine but remained the default input in Safari regardless of what was selected in Sound. For some reason Safari just can't see the USB sound interface after upgrading.

I thought it was a bad upgrade so I tested doing a clean install and worked fine, but restoring back to Big Sur and upgrading again... same result.

I can confirm. I am using a cheapo MPow USB to 3.5mm jack. It worked flawlessly before I upgraded my Mac to 12.1. Now, under FaceTime, the audio side works but the mic never shows up. I will try the Aggregate device for both input and output, but there definitely appears to be a bug in this version of MacOS.

Same issue. Upgrading to 12.1 Safari no longer sees any input from My Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, but works perfectly in any other app or browser.

The only way I've found to get Safari working with my audio device is to restore back to Big Sur macOS 11.6.2 or do a clean install of macOS Monterey 12.1. However, I've found from some testing it does work with my old USB microphone. Seems selective. Strange.

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I am experiencing the same issue with an external microphone (specifically the USB microphone built into the Apple Thunderbolt Display). This audio device "Display Audio" does not even appear as a microphone option in the list of microphones for Safari only. Other microphones, such as the MacBook Pro built-in mic, do work in Safari. The aggregate device trick described above does allow the aggregate microphone to appear as a selectable device in Safari web-sites such as Google Meet, but that aggregate device also doesn't work, exactly like the underlying Display Audio device — so the workaround doesn't actually work at all. I see this behavior in several apps that use the microphone in Safari: Google Meet but also several online mic test sites ... (http://onlinemictest.com and also https://mictests.com)

Same issue for me. This happens with external USB mic, Blue Yeti Pro, as well as my Bose NC 700 headphones. Does not work via Safari nor FaceTime.

I spent time earlier today on Apple chat support, as well as a phone call with advanced support and they are brushing this off as an issue with the hardware compatibility and pushing me to work with Blue Mics / Logitech and Bose. People having this same issue, open more tickets directly with Apple support to get some attention to this. It does appear to be an issue with MacOS Monterey.

MacBookPro(17,1) - 2020 M1

MacOS Monterey 12.2.1

Blue Yeti Pro & Bose NC 700

Hello -

I have a 2020 Intel MacBook Pro running OS Monterey 12.2.1. I'm trying to buy a podcasting mic - a Shure MV7 - and was trying to determine whether it would work with Monterey 12.2.1. Shure says that the MV7 works with Mac OS 10.13 - 10.15 but doesn't say anything about later versions of the Mac OS. I've read some of the posts of people on this thread but I don't have the specific use case that you guys do. It looks like Brian Hill4 and roland1970 are both working with a Shure MV7. So, will a Shure MV7 work with Monterey? I'm just going to be recording audio files and uploading them to WeVideo or DropBox (to pass on to my audio engineer).

Thanks,

Carol Mattick

Roland -

I have a 2020 Intel MacBook Pro running Mac OS Monterey 12.2.1. I am considering buying a Shure MV7 mic and noticed you were using one. Will the Shure mic work with Monterey 12.2.1? Shure says the mic works with Mac OS 10.13-10.15, but does that mean it will not work with later OS versions? I am going to be making audio recordings and then uploading them to WeVideo or DropBox. I would appreciate any insight you may have.

Thanks, Carol Mattick.

thank you Marco ! will try this on FaceTime and my Shure mv7 mic.

Having the same issue with my Shure mv7. Safari won't recognize it as an available mic. Chrome works just fine.

this is not in FaceTime, it's in Safari. I'm using google meet, and there's no option for the system mic.