Two USB headsets

If I have two usb headsets, and plug them in, will garageband be able to input/output sound to/from both devices.
my friend and I are planning on doing a podcast and we both have playstation two usb headsets.
I haven't been able to get over to his place to test it.
thanks!

I can't try the aggregate thing yet
How come? If those two headsets actually work on a Mac then you've got everything you need (Audio MIDi Setup utility is in your Applications/Utilities/ folder), just look up "aggregate" in AMS' Help section.

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Two USB headsets on the same mac?

My wife needs to listen in while my son is taking an online class. Is is possible to use a second USB headset on the mac and have the audio be directed to both?

One big problem with multiple USB headsets on OSX. If you are using identical USB headsets *with the same name*, only one will show up in the sound panel. I believe this is a bug, because past OSX versions allowed me to see multiple USB headsets with the same name. However in 10.5.8 and in Snow Leopard, multiple headsets with the same device name no longer appear. It's a real pain for me, because I can only use one of my favorite headset on my Mac.
I hope Apple will fix this bug, but otherwise you will need USB headsets that are different models.

HP DV7 laptop, cant listen and talk from 2 usb headsets at the same time??

Hi,
I am trying to use two usb headsets at the same time as my wife and I are doing an online course, but can onle use either one at onc, not both?? Has anyone got any ideas?
Thanks, Matt

Hello Mattynsavvy, welcome to the HP Forums.
It appears that you're trying to use two headphones from your notebook to do an online course.
The way that you're trying to do this probably won't work. The notebook itself only has one sound card. This card can only output audio to one device at a time. So if you have both USB headsets into ports. Only one will have sound. Just like how the headset cuts off the speakers. You would need a second sound card, or to be using speakers or another computer.
The only thing I could think of that may accomplish what you're trying is to use the audio/mic jacks on the notebook specifically with a splitter. This may allow the sound to be direct to two headsets. I can not say for certain if this will work or not.
I was able to find a few YouTube videos with various ways to achieve what you're trying to do, but as they run with 3rd party software attempting those suggestions would be completely up to you.
I hope this helps.
Thank you for posting on the HP Forums.
I worked on behalf of HP.

Two USB mics

I have two USB headset mics for podcasts, and I've set it up for both to record. However, only one set hears the audio and playback. Is there any way to set it up so both can hear the audio live and during playback?

I'm not sure if an Aggregate Device can really work as an output that sends signals to both devices. Have you checked the volume level in the Audio/Midi Utility? You also might want to look at this thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2559871?start=0&tstart=0

Two USB Mics at Once?

I would like to start a podcast using my MacBook and Garageband and was wondering if I could use two USB headsets with mics at once without needing anything extra?
Any help would be huge.

Yep, non-obvious but completely doable:
1. Plug in the two USB mics.
2. In the Applications > Utilities, launch Audio/MIDI Setup.
3. In the Audio menu of the Utility, select Open Aggregate Device Editor.
4. Click the plus sign to create an aggregate device.
5. In the lower box, select both USB mic AND the Built-In Audio.
6. Use the clock from the Built-In Audio, and check Resample next to both USB mics. This will synchronize all the clocks using the one associated with the internal audio.
7. Call the aggregate device whatever you want.
8. Now go to your System Preferences and select Sound.
9. Set the levels for each mic separately -- you can't set the levels using the aggregate.
10. Finally, in GarageBand, create a track for each mic, and select any Mono input (in the Track Info Details section) that happens to work.
I've occasionally had trouble where the signal gets static. Just make some changes in GarageBand, or unplug the mics to make it go away.

Another two usb mic/headset thread

Hi everyone, I have a question that I have almost found the answer to, but I need a little help. I have two logitech 350 usb mic/headsets that I bought (and opened) for podcasting with two people. Now, after 2 hours of fooling around, I got the mics to be recordable in Garageband, but the monitor out is either: not working, working in only 1 headset, or has a noticable delay. I find is very hard to believe that someone out there has not gotten the monitor out along with the mics to work, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, if you have a good solution, I would love to know how to get this working.
Thanks!

There is nothing to do you can not choose two usb outputs.
Seeing that you will be sitting next to each other monitoring really shouldn't be to big a issue. You could monitor from two sets of Analog headphones or earbuds by using a 1/8" stereo splitter on your macs audio out.

Can I hook up 2 USB headsets to me Macbook Pro?

Can I hook up 2 USB headsets to me Macbook Pro (running v.10.9.2)?

Are you looking through Thunderbolt? You can do it on your model with 2 Thunderbolt displays according to Apple Support document;
Thunderbolt-capable Macs, with discrete AMD Radeon graphics can support up to two connected Apple Thunderbolt Displays.
MacBook Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, Early 2011)
iMac (Mid 2011)2
Mac mini (Mid 2011), 2.5 GHz3
Two Thunderbolt display
Here is a third party that does it also;
Matrox DualHead2Go DP Edition or TripleHead2Go DP Edition. Pricey though.
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/mac/choice/

Hook-up Two USB mics to iMac

Is there any easy way to hook two USB microphones into an iMac through USB ports? Particularly if you're an idiot?

just plug them in but using them at the same time is another matter
pretty sure the general system only support 1 at the time so it's up to the app to support more
in my sounds settings I have
Internal Microphone
line In
soundflower 16ch
soundflower 2ch
Nokia BH-503 (this is the mic in my bluetooth headset)
Logitech camera (this is the build in mic in my extre logitech usb webcam)
all can be used by the system but only 1 at the time
if you want support for more then one then I believe you have to depend on the music recording app supporting it

Plantronics Audio 648 USB headset

I very recently bought the above headset and it has been working fine till now. The microphone is working but the headphones are not. I have read somewhere on the Skype site that the call control buttons on the cable leading to the headset will not work due to an alteration in the Skype software but the headphones should still work....but they are not and although the headset is listed in audiosettings/advanced options/speakers I cannot get the software to accept them as having priority to my Realtek speakers built into my laptop.
Any suggestions please? The headphones must be capable of working not least because the Skype shop is still selling them
Peter

Try installing your USB headset directly to a port on your computer preferably one that you have never used before with this headset. You also have the option of disabling your onboard speakers in Windows just to see if it will work. Though it's generally less of an issue with USB than 3.5mm headsets, try installing the latest (v2.71 04/2013) generic Realtek "High Definition Audio Codecs" drivers to see if it changes things. They are available at the link below:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/
Installing the drivers is generally a two-stage procedure. On it's own it will uninstall your existing drivers, prompt you to reboot, then it will install the latest release after the reboot. You would probably want to reboot one more time afterward.
Doing these things (USB port change/driver update) should update your current configuration in Skype. So hopefully you will get different results.

System not registering both USB headsets

Hey there all.
I'm having an issue with my system at the moment, which seemed to start this weekend.
I have 2 plantronics USB Headsets attached to my iMac (via a hub) which I use with GarangeBand. I make use of the aggregation to make both work within GarageBand.
However as I came to record yesterday I noticed in the Sound settings that only 1 headset is recognised. Usually there were 2 USB headsets listed which I could adjust the input levels for.
I have tried a few things.
Firstly I was able to ensure both headsets were working, I did this having only 1 plugged in at a time - this registered the headset as expected, but once I plugged in the second one it would not be listed.
I have also tries using different USB ports, even to the point of having them plugged directly into the Mac itself and not using the Hub or the Keyboard USB ports.
So at the moment I'm all out of ideas.
My software is all up to date and I've not installed anything new in the past week, so I am at a loss as to why this is happening.
If anyone could help that would be excellent.
Thanks
Matt

But that doesn't mean that the hub works properly. You're drawing a conclusion that the hub works because when you connect both headsets independent of the hub you get a similar result. But you haven't confirmed that the hub is fully functional. All you've confirmed is that when two headsets are attached one doesn't work.

Plugged in USB headset and screen went blank

Last night I was playing Far Cry and the wife complained about the noise. So I plugged in a Logitech USB headset, and, ping! -- out goes the monitor.
All four LEDs on the MSI diagnostic bracket turned red. I unplugged the headset and rebooted--everything was fine. Any ideas?
Notes:
-I plugged headset into USB port on front of case, which is connected to one of the two internal 10-pin mobo ports (JUSB1 or JUSB2 I think).
-I have a 7-in-1 card reader plugged into the other 10-pin USB internal port.
Thanks,
RE

Thanks will try that. Also try using the other JUSB headed.
Funny-- the headset works fine when plugged into the USB port on the memory card reader...

USB Headset and Audigy 2 probl

I've got an Audgy 2 soundcard, with the latest drivers installed, and I'm running across a problem that I believe has to do with a USB headset I just purchased. It's just a standard Audigy 2 card, I've had it for awhile and I'm using the latest drivers for it. The card works great, but for some reason lately it's just been putting sound out over two speakers instead of all fi've. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the headset, which is a Logitech USB Premium Headset 350 model thing. If I uninstall and reinstall the creative console it'll work again. I've noticed when it's not working the creative audio console won't let me select what type of speaker setup I have to sync with the windows one. And by "won't let me select" I mean there are no options at all to choose from. I'm pretty sure this is caused by the USB headset, but I wanted to get another opinion. Am I pretty much screwed if I want to keep using this headset?

sounds like i'm overstating the obvious but if its a A2 zs theirs a headphone socket
in the middle of the external unit.
ps.
why use logitech speakers? with creative speakers you might not have this problem
Andy

USB Headset Woes

Greetings!
I have a Logitec USB Headset and I am having problems with programs seemingly wanting to continue outputting to the USB headset even after it's unplugged. Here's a typical synario:
I wanted to do some voice recording of a book, I plugin my headset, change the Audio/MIDI preferences in Garage Band to indicate my Input and Output device is the "Logitec USB Headset". This works great, records great, plays back. I then call my wife in to hear my latest creation, and go back to the preferences and select "Built-in audio" for the output. Garage band asks, "Change audio driver?" Yes, I choose. A few seconds later, the Output device is set to, "Logitec USB Headset" and there is no longer any choice what-so-ever for an input device. I can again choose "Built-in Audio" for the output device, it goes through the same sequence, only to arrive at the same result.
It get's weirder as well. I say, OK, I'll fix it, I unplug my USB headset. Still same problem. I then restart Garage Band and now the preferences dialog will not even open! Ok. So now, I remove ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.garage* and also ~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand thinking it might have saved settings. Still, no go.
Now, the reason I am not posting in the Garage Band forum is because this has happened in other applications as well, mainly, QuickTime. I wanted to watch a movie late at night and plugged in my headset, set the system preferences output audio device to "Logitech USB Headset" and watched a movie in QuickTime. Now, from that day on (2 weeks), QuickTime, no matter what, no matter how many restarts, removing of configs, etc... will not play to anything but my headset. If my headset is not plugged in, I simply get no audio. Other apps, such as Adium playing system beeps, speaking voice, etc... work just fine through the built in speaker. So far, the two affected programs are QuickTime and GarageBand. I have not been willing to see if it happens with iMovie and iDVD yet, in fear the same thing will happen.
Anyone have an idea?
Mac Mini, 1.42ghz, 80g hd, 1g memory, super drive, Mac OS X 10.4.5, etc...
Headset:
Version: 10.13
Bus Power (mA): 500
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Logitech
Product ID: 0x0a01
Vendor ID: 0x046d
This is a brand new install of Mac OS X also. I wanted the experience of installing Mac OS X, so I backed up my important data, formatted the drive, installed, no other apps what so ever, and this happens. Oh, I did do the software updates and am on all the latest software packages as of the first time they were ever run. My install procedure was, install Mac OS X, Update, Install iLife, Update. A quick check today shows everything is up to date as well.
Thanks!
Jeremy

I have purchased a firewire drive and reinstalled Mac OS X on it, and still have the same problem. I did not migrate any previous settings, and right after install, I did a system update, then right into one of the programs mentioned. The problem occured with both QuickTime and GarageBand.
Jeremy

USB Headset - multiple issues

I recently purchased a Logitech 250 USB headset. The package indicates that the headset is compatible with Mac OSX. Everything worked great for the first day or two when I was only experimenting with Skype.
Since then I have had multiple problems. Sometimes I have audio but no mic. Sometimes I have mic but no audio. Sometimes I have neither, but very rarely do I have both.
The package came with no software or drivers (for Mac or PC). There appears to be nothing for the Logitech 250 headset available for download and documentation is very limited.
I have plugged the headset into every USB port on my G5, both ports on my Apple keyboard, all four ports on my powered USB 2.0 hub and both ports on my un-powered USB 2.0 hub.
On two occasions with the left port on the keyboard I got a warning that a USB divice was drawing too much power and the port was being shut down.
Am I doing something wrong?
Is this a common issue?
Do I have a defective unit?
Any help or ideas are appreciated.

Phil Huse-
It sounds like you have pretty much proved that it is the headset.
Apple keyboards use an underpowered USB1.1 port. It does not have enough power for something like the headset and will give that warning.
Have you tried shutting down the system and using only the keyboard, mouse and headset each on a USB port on the Mac itself?
Luck-
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