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Blue Yeti not recognised on Macbook Air
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It's just USB, right. Try another USB port? Have you tried update/reinstalling the drivers?
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I have a Blue Yeti also (with iMac, but shouldn't be any different).
If you have it plugged in to the USB port, and restart your computer (just in case that makes a difference), it should show under both Output and Input.
Output gives you the ability to attach a wired headphone directly to the Yeti microphone.
Input is of course the microphone input itself.
The mute button on the microphone should be illuminated red if you are properly attached to your computer and it is receiving power. If that is the case then it should be functional. If the mute button is not illuminated red then you are not attached correctly and the microphone is not receiving power from the computer.
If you have it plugged in to the USB port, and restart your computer (just in case that makes a difference), it should show under both Output and Input.
Output gives you the ability to attach a wired headphone directly to the Yeti microphone.
Input is of course the microphone input itself.
The mute button on the microphone should be illuminated red if you are properly attached to your computer and it is receiving power. If that is the case then it should be functional. If the mute button is not illuminated red then you are not attached correctly and the microphone is not receiving power from the computer.
Also, the Yeti app that is available to download is really not needed. I have tried it however it is not compatible at the present time with Big Sur. It may be of some use with Catalina.
Regardless, you should be able to use the Yeti without any special software or app, it should be plug and play.
Regardless, you should be able to use the Yeti without any special software or app, it should be plug and play.
I had the same problem [2022-04-03]. I hadn't used my Yeti Blue since September last year and I thought that it was not working because of a macOS update, I was on Big Sur [11.6.5?] back then and on Catalina [12.2.1] now.
I tested on a machine at work that had Big Sur installed to see if that's what it was. It did work...then I realised that it was nothing at all to do with the macOS it was because some of my cables are power-only, therefore no data and no microphone.
This site claims that you can tell by looking [https://www.haykranen.nl/2020/11/01/micro-usb-cables-data-power-charge/], I could not. I need to come up with some kind of labelling system!