Mic is not working with Adobe Auditions

Report · May 26, 2016

I am having issues getting audio to record in Audition with my new Blue
Yeti (USB) mic. I know that the mic works as I can see the levels moving but it’s
very faint. Is there a setting in Audition that I need to be aware of? I have
tried in both the multi-track and in the wave form. I have gone to the audio
preferences and the new mic is showing up and is in the record options box. I’m working off a laptop running windows 7. I have even uninstalled Audition and loaded it again.

Report · May 26, 2016

A couple of things to try.

First, on that Edit/Preferences/Audio Hardware screen, change the Master Clock setting to be your Yeti mic rather than the Realtek output.

Second, go to the Windows Audio control panel (Click on the "Settings" button on the Audition Preferences/Audio Hardware screen) and select Recording Devices. Make sure that the Yeti mic is set as your default recording device there and, if/when it is, click on it and select the properties tab. Go to "Advanced" and check the setting for sample rate and bit depth. Then go to the Playback Devices menu and do the same, checking that the Sample Rate and Bit Depth are the same on that menu. Finally, check that Audition is set to use these same values. Just FYI, the reason I say all this is that with MME drivers (which are what the Yeti will specify unless it's their Pro model) Audition can't control the settings, Windows does.

Finally, don't forget to "Okay" out of the screen.

Report · May 26, 2016

Thank you Bob for your suggestions. I tried all the steps and it still doesn't work. When I try to record it barley is visible but if I click the mute button the meter goes into the red. It does the same thing when I try to use the mic with Camtasia.

Report · May 26, 2016

Okay now that is truly strange. Especially since Camtasia has the same problem, I have to suspect the problem is happening before the signal ever gets to Audition.

Clutching at straws, it might be worth trying a different USB port on your computer. The Yeti relies on drawing power from the USB port and it's possible there's something funny with the power on the port you're using.

Hmmm...other thought...it's not the pro version of the Yeti (which allows you to feed the signal back through the mic to a headphone jack? If so, could you be causing a feedback loop when you stop?

Two not very good guesses there but all I can think of.

Report · May 27, 2016

In the advertising, it says that Yeti mics all have a gain control, and I can see one in at least one of their pictures. Does yours, or do they provide it with an app for some of them? If it does, try turning it up! If you have the one with the headphone output, it should be a separate control from this - the headphone one says level, but that won't affect the recorded sound level in the slightest.