My Mac won't recognize usb Blue Snowball Mic

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My Mac won't recognize usb Blue Snowball Mic

The Blue Snowball USB microphone is plug and play - and it worked for a week. But now the Mac won't recognize it. I solved the same problem on a PC with a driver from from http://www.asio4all.com/ But I need a similar driver for my Mac. Help!!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Jan 1, 2011 6:38 PM

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Answer 1

TeenTitan

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Jan 1, 2011 6:55 PM in response to Sharewise

Dose the mic show up in system profiler?
Apple menu, about this mac, more info button, usb from the list on the left. See if the mic shows up on the list.

if it doesn't show up in System Profiler, you may want to:
reset SMC http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
reset NVRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Try a different USB cable.
Try another Mac.

If the device shows up under system profiler
see if it shows up in system preferences sound.

you may also want to contact blue for technical support. http://www.bluemic.com/salesandsupport/support.html

Good luck, let me know if this helps

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Answer 2

Sharewise Author

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Jan 2, 2011 1:39 AM in response to TeenTitan

Thanks TeenTitan,
I think I've solved my own problem. I went hunting for a USB mic driver for a Mac, and I think this has done the trick. Thanks anyway.

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Answer 3

pageo

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Jan 7, 2011 2:42 PM in response to Sharewise

Sharewise - I have a similar problem. Could you tell me which driver you installed please?

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