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BruSte Author

Level 1

4 points

external usb microphone not working with FaceTime and mac mini with os x Yosemite

Hello

When I try to do a phone call with face time through my iphone 6 face time is not recognizing my external usb microphone connected to my mac mini. I have just updated my mac mini to os x Yosemite. If I go to the audio system preferences and look to the audio input signal I can see that the external microphone (SB Omni Surround 5.1) is working (audio input level is showing an input signal).

Can someone help. I saw that this was also an issue in the beta versions of Yosemite.

Thanks.

BR Stefan

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 2:59 AM

79 replies

Sep 21, 2015 10:34 AM in response to Steven Binder1

its fixed in El Capitan beta

Sep 21, 2015 10:44 AM in response to BruSte

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3FnpaWQJO0

Jorma

Level 1

0 points

Jan 6, 2016 10:02 AM in response to --- boojum ---__

Are you still using the Livechat LX-6000 on your Mac? I just recently got it (today) and can't get it to work at all. At first I noticed my Mac recognised the specific headset and had some driver for it but after unplugging it once it only shows up as a generic USB Mic / Speaker.

Lkemper

Level 1

8 points

Apr 26, 2016 2:13 PM in response to David Wellerstein

This helped me. What I can't figure out is why it used to work and now it doesn't. I didn't do anything different.

external usb microphone not working with FaceTime and mac mini with os x Yosemite