Blue Snowball Mic cuts out/too quiet

I bought an excellent and professional microphone made by the company of BlueMics. The model I have is the "Snowball Aluminum". Apparently when I talk with a couple of friends my mic either cuts out, or is too quite. I boosted the mic fully on my Windows and Skype settings to the highest but all it doesn't really do anything. I can't tell if my friends are just f***ing with me that my mic is "cutting out" and "too quite". I'm not sure if it is my friends screwing with me because my mic seems to be quite good for other friends, or very clear when I am using Sony Vegas Pro for videos. Would I probably need one of those muffles over the mic or whatever they are called to center the sound waves from my voice to the mic, or a program that can boost the mic sensitivaty more. I tried moving the mic closer, it made it more clearer than where I had it before, but apprently it is "still to quite or cuts out". Help would be greatly appreciated.

You are very limited what you can do with USB audio/recording devices. You can try the device in another USB port. One that is directly on the computer vs. a hub as that can make a difference. If you have access to another PC run the tests yourself to another Skype account. That way you can rely on your own judgement and not your friend's. Other times audio issues can be due to the Internet connection/routers between the two of you. I had one of my contact's claiming I kept cutting out. Skype technical details stated my audio was being relayed. With my contact's permission I remoted into his computer and router and updated it to the latest firmware. After that I had a direct connection (not relayed) and the audio no longer cut out on my end for that contact. In some cases, ff your Mic volume is set too high/sensitive that may cause issues as well, so you might actually try lowering it to see if that make a difference.

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