Griffin iMic not found in System

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Griffin iMic not found in System

Hi, I have an older Griffin iMic which worked well in 9.2 and 10.2 - now that I'm to 10.4.8, I cannot get the iMic to show up in either 10.3.9 or 10.4.8. (have both loaded on seperate hard drives). I've even tried moving the users preferences onto the desktop & rebooted, but no luck. Any idea why this isn't appearing in the Sound folder?
If I hook up a Griffin Powerwave, it appears instantly, but franky the recorded sound quality isn't very good - the iMic has always sounded better...

Powermac G4 Quicksilver, 1.33 GHZ, 640 meg RAM,, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Dec 3, 2006 2:42 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Dec 3, 2006 3:17 PM in response to MLS

The iMic is used in conjunction with Final Vinyl software and some proprietary drivers. Be sure you've downloaded the current software from Griffin.

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Answer 2

MLS Author

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Dec 3, 2006 3:29 PM in response to Kappy

I understand that Griffin supplies Final Vinyl to be used with an iMic or Powerwave, however, you have to be able to select the iMic as the input source in the "Sound" system preference. I cannot get the iMic to be recognized by this Mac at this time. Griffin does not make iMic drivers...

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Answer 3

Dec 3, 2006 8:02 PM in response to MLS

I'm using an old iMic with OSX 10.4.8 with no special software or drivers installed. It works fine. Does yours show up in the USB section in System Profiler?

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MLS Author

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Dec 4, 2006 4:27 AM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

No, the iMic is not visible/recognized in the system profile, either. Every other USB device shows up normally.

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Answer 5

Dec 4, 2006 4:46 AM in response to MLS

Have you tried a different USB port?

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MLS Author

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Dec 4, 2006 12:29 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Yes, I've tried every USB port on the computer - it just won't show up. Previously, it would appear automatically in both the system preferences and system profile...

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Answer 7

Dec 4, 2006 1:19 PM in response to MLS

If it won't show up in System profiler, it has to be a hardware or cable problem. Probablt time to buy a new iMic.

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