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!

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