SAMSON CO1U USB Condenser Microphone....*****!

You can ONLY use ONE mic at a time ....I'm trying to do a podcast talk show with 4 Mics (Me , my co-host and 2 guests)...I've done real radio talk shows before.
I'm using a Apple G5 and 4 C01U (USB) mics. My Mac "sees" the 4 mics BUT only allows me to pic one for all audio input....that *****! on the site it said "The worlds first USB Studio Condenser Microphone
Ideal for Podcasting!" ...i don't think so...I'm i doing something wrong? http://www.samsontech.com/index.cfm

The problems you're having with the mic are not really problems with the mic. Unless you are using a fancy multi-track recording set-up, Apples only handle one audio input and one audio output at a time. Sounds logical, right? I assume when you plug the mics into a hub, the Mac recognizes them all and wants you to choose one, just like it would with a scanner or printer.
If you need to use multiple mics, you should get four mics with XLR connectors and a small mixer.
I recorded a podcast or two with the Samson around Thanksgiving time when we were out of town. To hear my results, check out:
http://www.danklass.com/pill/BP20051121.mp3
I used the USB mic, a software compressor and a foam pop screen. I wouldn't say it sounds as good as my "studio" mic, but it didn't cost as much either and is MUCH more portable.
Best of luck -
Dan Klass
The Bitterest Pill
Apple G5, iBook Mac OS X (10.4.3)
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Since doing some research I'm considering purchasing the "Samson CO1U - USB Studio Condenser Microphone" I was just wondering if it will work with Garageband?

I am hoping to use my Mac as a very simple recording studio nothing major. I was just wondering if anyone had used the
Samson CO1U - USB Studio Condenser Microphone
I am hoping to use it straight into garageband to record lyrics and guitar and perhaps some percussion.
Many thanks

I have used it mostly for speech recordings, not for music. I would call it "podcast quality", for music I use a better condenser mic with an audio interface.

Samson CO1U - USB microphone

I'd like to post my experience with buying a new mic. I was a little unsure whether an USB mic would work with Linux, but with this model there's fortunately nothing to be afraid of - it works just out of box.
Although you can record directly from it using Audacity (after selecting it as an input source in Edit > Preferences > Devices > Recording > Device), I find it more useful and reliable (in the case of the direct recording Audacity can cut it) to use the JACK server. Few easy steps:
Install qjackctl.
Run qjackctl.
Select the proper device for the mic in Edit > Input device.
You'll probably have to restart qjackctl.
Click "Start" button to start the JACK server.
If you want to hear feedback of your mic (probably not on speakers but on headphones), click "Connect" and connect capture device number 1 with both playback devices (they're more probably channels than devices) - the reason for connecting just number 1 is that the left channel of the mic is the main record, the right channel is somehow quieter and seems unnecessary. Notice that there will be some small latency.
Run Audacity - don't run it earlier, because it wouldn't recognise JACK.
Select JACK in Edit > Preferences > Devices > Interface. It's useful to switch to mono recording.
Now you can record. It's possible to overdub while listening to both the original sound and the recorded sound (with the mentioned small latency of the recorded sound).
One more think I'd like to tell about is the quality of this mic - it's really good, I don't have to depend on a sound card because it has its own A/D convertor. With my laptop's internal sound card, there was always some white noise using analog mics, but now it's gone. There are also videos on YouTube demonstrating the quality.

Greetings. I just bought the Samson a couple of days ago and I'm pretty happy with it. If you would like me to send you an audio sample, let me know. Currently I am using Garageband 2 to record with it. I've got a future podcast in the works and for the price, I was pleasantly surprised.

Samson C01U usb mic/low input level

I recently bought a Samson C01U usb condenser mic to use with Garageband to record voice and piano for my music studio. When I plug it in, it is recognized in system preferences/Sound. But when I try to record in Garageband, the input level monitor barely responds. I've selected Mono 1, as advised by tech support at Samson. I can't figure out why this mic isn't working, since it's recommended for this exact purpose. I don't think I should need a pre amp, but now am wondering if I do. I'd be so grateful for any advice.
KM

You know, the Samson C01U worked ok with the SoftPre software from Samsontech under Tiger. The input levels could be bumped up sufficiently for the **** thing to actually work even if the input signal was still on the low side.
Since SoftPre doesn't work with Leopard, the C01U is basically an expensive paperweight.
Since Samsontech seem incapable of getting their act together in putting out an operational Leopard compatible SoftPre software release, my advice to the wider Mac community is to BOYCOTT THEM! If Samsontech aren't receptive to consumer needs and flexible enough to act accordingly when the OS is updated, they deserve to suffer the commercial consequences - period!
I'm looking forward to the liberating ritual of taking a giant sledgehammer and obliterating my now useless, overpriced Samson C01U. It's going to be awesome !

Usb condenser mics -- samson or blue

i'm looking to purchase a couple usb microphones for a budget home-studio. as far as i know, there are two choices when it comes to good usb condenser mics: blue's snowball, and samson's co1u mic.
does anyone have any experience with either of these mics and any suggestions or recommendations?
thanks.

Greetings. I just tested my Blue "Snow Ball." After just a few minutes getting all prefs set, I was up and running. Unfortunately, I have one of those G5's that even at rest sounds like a Hoover vacuum cleaner. The mic, in any of its 3 configurations, picks up the drone of my tower, loud and clear. I can't believe that after spending a small fortune on this computer that I am going to have to sell it and get a new tower, simply to have a near silent machine. It's either that or hide the unit under my desk, which I find myself loathe to do as one of the things I love most about all Mac hardware is it's unmatchable aesthetic beauty of its industrial design. My Mac is one of the nicest pieces of furniture in my house. (Yes, I'm single.) I have always hated how noisy this machine is. Before it was an annoyance. Today it became unbearable and totally unacceptable. Sorry for the rant! I do love the mic, though. Be sure to download the new firmware at Blue's web site or you will find the mic unusable. Good luck. - Frank

Using Samson CO1U in cs5.5

Alright so ive been using adobe on and off for two or three years. Recently i used a snowball mic with audacity so i had to download an asio driver no biggie. The snowball wasnt mine and my friend took it back so ive been using the samson co1u with no problems on the recording end. Other than the fact that i have to amplify my voice on any track at least three times to be audible but after doing that and mixing the file down to an mp3 my vocals are always way to quiet to be heard. The only way my voice is audible is if i play it through a laptop or plug in speakers or headphones. WHat is the reason for this? On previous files using the asio driver with the snowball this never happened. WHatever levels the vocals were in the session was the same thing in the mixdown but that isnt the case with the samson. Ive tried reading other forums and using their suggestions such as turning the latency off and down. Some one help have fiver sounds recorded like this and a mi=ultitude left bbut i want to do them right

I've just been involved in a discussion of USB mics in another forum and I gather the C01U is notorious for having a very low output level.
The best way to fix this (other than buying a different mic) is to raise levels at the time of recording and this is handled by your computer, not Audition.
Assuming you're on Window's (if it's a Mac somebody else will have to help) open your audio control panel (right click on the little speaker icon on the lower right of your screen) then select Record Devices. Double click on your Samson mic. In the control panel that comes up, select the "Levels" tab and raise the level. With a low output mic like the Samson, you might need to move the "Microphone Boost" slider as well. Experiment until the average level coming from your voice is around -12 with peaks at -6 or so.
Why your mixes are not the same level as you see when mixing I can't be sure without knowing how you're raising the levels in the first place--Audition can do this lots of different ways. However, I suspect this might become a non-problem if you get the recorded levels right in the first place.

Samson cu01 usb mic

Help! I cant seem to get my cu01 to work with logic express I have tried most everthing, including the advice samson gives on their site. when I select the cu01 in the audio hardware and play logic I dont get any input from the mic, as well, I get a midi audio sync error. and nautrally no output, if I switch back to the built in audio driver everything works fine but still no mic level. any ideas
1.8ghz power pc Mac OS X (10.4.6)

A search in this forum with "Samson CU01 USB" bring this:
(from a previous post)
"Using the Samson C01U with Apple Logic (Mac OS X)
This is the process of setting up the CO1U to work in Logic. This will only work in OSX 10.4 or later.
10.3 and earlier versions don’t have this facility.
Open Audio MIDI Setup (from the Applications/Utilities folder)
Go to the Audio Menu - Open Aggregate Device Editor ⇧⌘A
Click on the + button to create a new device
It's a good idea to rename it (double click on Aggregate Device in the list and enter the new name eg. CO1U)
The list at the bottom of the window will show all the audio devices connected to the computer. Select the ones you want the device to use by checking the “use” button. For instance, if you only have a CO1U connected you will need to check CO1U and Built-in Audio. Check the clock button on one of the devices, not the CO1U.
Click Done
And that’s it. The device will then appear in Logic under Audio Hardware and Drivers as an available I/O."
C'mon guys, before posting, try to make a search before!

Having trouble with condenser microphone and Logic Pro. please help

I purchased a condenser microphone that runs only with phantom power. I have an XLR cable from the mic into the phantom power interface and have an XLR to USB plugged into my computer, when i go to logic audio preferences it doesnt show that the microphone is even connected (ive checked input and output). Ive even tried it on other programs and i still get nothing. Please Help.

I have an XLR cable from the mic into the phantom power interface
What phantom interface is this, make and model.
XLR to USB plugged into my computer
What is this? Just a cable?
What microphone is it?
Trying to get an idea of your signal chain as, in your original post, your signal chain makes little sense. Do you have an audio interface or is that the phantom power interface you are referring to? A microphone isn't an interface and a mic, in itself, won't show up in Logic prefs (unless it was a USB mic, which it is not).

Premiere CC 2014 and Samson C01U USB mic

Hi, I have a problem with a samson C01U USB microphone because premiere cc 2014 doesn't recognize it in the hardware section (mac version). It's curious because Audition recognizes it perfectly and it works ok. Any solution? Thanks

Pausoka wrote:
Hi, I have a problem with a samson C01U USB microphone because premiere cc 2014 doesn't recognize it in the hardware section (mac version). It's curious because Audition recognizes it perfectly and it works ok. Any solution?
Using USB mics in Pr on OS X can be... challenging. Run the Audio Midi Setup utility (part of OS X) and create a new Aggregate Device. In said, add the USB mic as the "input", along with whatever output device you're using (Line Out, Built-In, etc) as the output.
Back to Pr in the Audio Hardware config, choose that new Aggregate Device as your sound device. Since you put both the mic and your output devices into it, you'll be able to use that as an input and output device.
Finally, you're going to want to create a new audio track that's mono-only. Use that track to record from the mic.
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Samson C01U USB mic/audio recording software.

whats small,free, and reliable audio recording software? on Mac OS X.10.4.5
On XP I like adobe audition,and cool edit pro2
Im having hard time getting Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Mic to record on my emac ,on audacity
http://www.samsontech.com/

Cubase LE is good, but Garageband, part of the iLife 06 suite is nice. I recorded a vocal trio to backing tracks and mixed it down to CD using only the effects provided in the program.
Like any software recording system, the more effects you add the more processing power you're using up, but garageband works real well.
I used the Presonus Firepod as an interface, worked fine. Any interface box will work.
If you're only doing a single audio input for a podcast, then Quicktime pro is good. It's not free, but for 30+ bucks it's worth the investment.
I've used a piece of Shareware.... D-SoundPro
you can google search it. Nice stand alone piece of software, does some amazing things with audio for a shareware product.
Hope this helps.
Jim

C-1U condenser microphone

Hi, folks! I am thinking about buying a C-1U Behringer Condenser Microphone (http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/C-1U.aspx) because of its simplicity and cheap price. But, as I already had problems with the most simple as possible microphones - because of the built-in - on my Macbook White and because I'm a newbie, I'd like to know if it's good or not and if I will be able to record with it in GarageBand or other software. It will be used for some music projects of me (voice) and my friend (instruments). I'll buy a kit on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Behringer-C-1U-C1U-USB-Condenser-Mic-Stand-/370579134625 ?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56483cd8a1#ht_2561wt_1033).
Sorry for any grammatical error or misspelling, I'm Brazilian.
Thanks

Thanks for your response, isteveus. I had decided to choose C-1U because it doesn't need anything but the USB cable. But I searched about audio interface and now I get how the thing works. My plans are just voice, piano and guitar.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M-Audio-Avid-Fast-Track-Audio-USB-Recording-Studio-w-Pro -Tools-SE-NEW-/380383652779?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5890a1ebab#ht_1231wt_ 1189
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tascam-US-144-MKII-USB-Recording-Interface-US-144MK2-US1 44-MK2-Audio-MIDI-NEW-/330679797384?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cfe0d4688#ht _3830wt_1189
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Which of them do you think it's better?
And about the mic? Do you have any suggestion?
Thank you again (:

USB webcam microphone not working with Starcraft 2 voice chat

=USB webcam microphone not working with Starcraft 2 voice chat?Windows 7, X-fi Fatalty Pro
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Hi. I am trying to record a video on my iPad 2 but hoping to use an external condenser microphone via my Lexicon Lambda interface. Is this possible, and if so, how?

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USB AT2020 microphone, used to work in Logic, has stopped

I have a USB AT2020 microphone. It works great in Garageband and it used to work in Logic. Recently, it has stopped working in logic, but continues to work in garageband. Sometimes when it is working my record option dissapears on my logic tracks. Any suggestions? I am fairly new to logic but have outgrown garageband. I use logic 8

I also have an AT2020 USB mic and it works fine in Logic. Do you actually need an aggregate device for some reason? If you also want to use a USB interface with analog mics, for example, then you would need to make an aggregate device. If you only want to use the AT2020 for input, you should not need an aggregate device.
Open the Audio MIDI Setup program (in the Applications/Utilities folder) and choose the Audio window. You should see a list of all available devices connected to your system and AT2020 USB should be one of them.If so, then it should also be available in Logic using the Input Devices dropdown menu under Preferences > Audio. You can just choose it there and you should be all set.
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You can do the same thing with an aggregate device in Audio MIDI Setup. Click the little triangle next to the aggregate device in the left pane of the Audio Devices window, then click on AT2020 USB and you will again have volume sliders to adjust.

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For some reason, my USB microphone is not being recognized by Logic Express...I had it working before but now nothing? The only options I see under my Core Audio prefs are Internal Microphone and Line-In? Any ideas why the mic isn't working now even when record-enabling a track?
It seems to have disappeared after I changed the Core Audio settings.....I've changed them back and now the USB Audio Device won't disappear?
The strange thing is, it DOES work in GarageBand, and any other audio app I attempt to record audio with using the USB microphone, it works in everything except Logic Express...
Note: i've also tried installing a copy of Logic Express on my PPC Mac Mini G4, and the same thing happens - it works once, then if I change a setting in Core Audio, I only see the 2 options, not the Samson USB Device....
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You need to get it recognized in Audio/MIDI set up, and create an aggregate device.
This thread explains how:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2094732&#2094732
It seems to have disappeared after I changed the Core Audio setting
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