🎙️ Seeking best VO record workflow - VO record buttons grayed out when using Bluetooth — input/output routing question… should I just USB instead?

Hey everyone,

Audio / VoiceOver noob here looking for guidance on the most reliable, highest-quality workflow.

I’m trying to record VO in Premiere Pro on a Mac using a DJI Mic 2, and I’m seeing some behavior I don’t fully understand.

What’s happening

• I connect the DJI Mic 2 to macOS via Bluetooth

• In System Settings → Sound:

  • Input → DJI Mic 2

  • Output → AirPods (also tried MacBook speakers)

   

In this configuration, all VO record buttons in Premiere are grayed out.

However:

If I set both input and output to the DJI Mic 2, the record buttons immediately become available and VO works (it records straight to the timeline as expected).

The obvious downside is I can’t properly monitor playback unless I listen through the DJI.

Sample rate observation

When VO works over Bluetooth, the recorded files show 16,000 Hz in Premiere.

But audio recorded internally on the DJI and later imported is 48,000 Hz.

Is this simply a Bluetooth bandwidth limitation, or is there any way to get 48 kHz while recording live?

My ideal goal

Input → DJI Mic 2

Output → AirPods (or Mac speakers)

VO record enabled

48 kHz audio

Is that combination possible?

Questions

1️⃣ macOS / Bluetooth limitation?

Is the mic input only exposed to Premiere when the DJI is also the system output?

If so — is there any workaround?

Or is there something in Premiere’s Audio Hardware / Track Mixer routing I’m missing?

2️⃣ USB workflow instead of Bluetooth?

For stability and quality, I’m totally fine going wired.

If I connect the DJI Mic 2 receiver via USB-C, can it function as a live audio input device for VO?

Right now when I plug it in, it only mounts as a drive for accessing internal recordings.

So:

• Can it show up as a standard USB audio interface in macOS?

• Is there a mode or setting required?

• Is this the preferred workflow for VO in Premiere?

This is for a VO-heavy editing setup, so I’m trying to land on the most reliable / lowest-friction solution.

Would really appreciate insight from the experts!