Samson usb mic and logic

hi, i have the CO1U usb microphone, i did the aggregate device, and it appears in logic, but when i try to record there isn't any input signal. does anyone knows how to make it work? thank you

Glad you got it to at least show up (per your other post). I know these mics work, since my friend got it to work. He's using L8 on Leopard. Maybe its a hardware issue?? Have you tried recording in another program like Garageband or some other audio app?
J.

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