Samson USB mic not recognized after 10.6.5 update

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Samson USB mic not recognized after 10.6.5 update

I have a Samson C01U mic that I use about every single day... typically through a program called WireTap Studio. Today, after installing the 10.6.5 update, the mic is not recognized at all. Plugging it into the USB does nothing, and it can be found nowhere.

Just to verify the update is the issue, I plugged it into my 2007 iMac upstairs (which hasn't been updated) and it recognized it just fine.

Any help?

250 GB, 20" iMac (2007 model), Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Nov 11, 2010 7:08 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 11, 2010 8:29 AM in response to hypnowheel

It sounds like a compatibility problem. Have you discuss this with the manufacturer?

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satcomer

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Nov 11, 2010 9:05 AM in response to hypnowheel

Then Reset Your Pram and see if that helps.

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Jerm537

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Nov 11, 2010 2:23 PM in response to satcomer

I too use a Samson Co1U mic and it is not being recognized by any of my programs (Ventrilo, StarCraft 2, or my Mac itself under System Preferences>sound… I will try and reset prams. If anyone has any suggestions it would be great! Thank you!

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hypnowheel Author

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Nov 11, 2010 2:43 PM in response to hypnowheel

fyi, I did reset the prams and it didn't have any effect. I also called Apple Support and they said it was likely a software issue, and that Samson would probably issue an firmware update. So... sit around and wait and hope, I guess.

The only other remedy they offered me was to restore to a Time Machine backup and revert back to 10.6.4... which is a pretty big hassle.

I'd still love to hear other solutions, because I'm not sure I'm happy waiting on Samson to fix this issue.

Thanks for all your help.

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Answer 5

Nov 11, 2010 4:04 PM in response to hypnowheel

Might this be related to this thread?

The short version: custom USB audio drivers based on an old version of the open source Apple Audio USB driver stopped working in 10.6.5. Removing the custom driver lets the device use the generic audio USB driver. I have one of these mics but I haven't updated that mac yet.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2644643&tstart=0

JRS

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Answer 6

Nov 15, 2010 11:40 AM in response to hypnowheel

I'm having the same issue with a Samson CO1U usb mic. Apple System Profiler sees the mic but it doesn't appear in the Audio settings or within any application that uses input devices (i.e. Gizmo, etc.)

Unfortunately, as an iPad owner I don't really have a good option for rolling back to 10.6.4.

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Answer 7

Nov 16, 2010 6:00 PM in response to hypnowheel

If you've still got Samson SoftPre installed, that would most likely be the problem.

Samson's SoftPre Page explains how to remove the driver:
http://www.samsontech.com/main/misc.cfm?pageID=45

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hypnowheel Author

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Nov 16, 2010 8:26 PM in response to jumpserve

Wow, thanks... that was amazingly simple, and it worked! You have no idea how happy I am to hear your response. Thank you VERY much.

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marlouin

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Dec 5, 2010 4:25 PM in response to jumpserve

Thanks Jumpserve !
Had the same problem here.

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