Blue Snowball Ice not recording sound!

[Jevin89]

Hello! My Blue Snowball Ice has been working since around March of 2015 and has stopped picking up sound. I tried to mess with the drivers in device manager and tried everything I could find. I'm on Windows 10. Please help!

 

[viveknayyar007]

Hello Jevin89

Can you please confirm which application you are using to record your voice? Probably it is the recording settings in the application itself that are configured incorrectly, preventing your voice from being recorded.

Cheers!!

 

[Jevin89]

Hello Jevin89

Can you please confirm which application you are using to record your voice? Probably it is the recording settings in the application itself that are configured incorrectly, preventing your voice from being recorded.

Cheers!!

I've tried using Discord, Skype, Teamspeak, Steam, Audacity, and more I can't think of off the top of my head.

 

[GamingInsider]

Have you tried plugging the Mic into a different USB slot to see if that does anything?

 

[Jevin89]

Have you tried plugging the Mic into a different USB slot to see if that does anything?

Yes, I've also tried usb 2.0 and 3.0.

 

[GamingInsider]

This sounds simple, but try unplugging the microphone from the cord (not the USB port end, the other end). Wiggling it a bit may solve this problem.

 

[Jevin89]

This sounds simple, but try unplugging the microphone from the cord (not the USB port end, the other end). Wiggling it a bit may solve this problem.

Just tried it, didn't seem to work.

 

[bigmarist924]

I have the same issue, It shows up as recognized and it just doesn't pick up voice. I've tried virtually everything, uninstalling the mic, installing it, updating drivers and I can't seem to find anything to help. I installed windows 10 and from a usb because windows 8 was messing up and I cant revert back anytime soon. Someone please help us with this.

 

[GamingInsider]

Taken from Blue Microphones support.

My microphone doesn't seem to be working.

• Open your computer's audio menu and verify that Blue Microphones Snowball is the selected sound source
  
  Confirm that the USB cable is not plugged in upside-down, on the rear of the Snowball. (If the USB cable is upside-down, the red light will come on, but the snowball will not be recognized)
  
  Try restarting your computer.
  
  Make sure the Snowball is plugged directly into your computer, and not connected to any hubs.
  
  Have you tested on another computer? This will help narrow down if the issue lies within the Snowball, or your computer.
  
  Sometimes operating systems will not recognize the device name, but will label it as a generic USB device. Please confirm that this is not the issue.
  
  If it is not available, please try, if available, another USB cable. If the mic still is not available, there may be a fault with it.

 

[bigmarist924]

None of that seems to work GamingInsider. I don't know what the problem is and I need help fast. The mic is plugged in and should work 100% but it doesn't pick up voice. The recording device tab doesn't say anything is wrong with it.