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Post by jayfabs on Jan 19, 2024 11:37:08 GMT -5
I can try to get a screen shot later today. Everything is exactly as you say. My system is a 5.1 and I only have those speakers turned on in my XMC-2. I can get through 9 positions of measurements but it takes me an hour because the mic randomly does not record. I tried raising my master level and still it will just randomly stop recording. I uninstalled Dirac and reinstalled. no fix. I'm going to go back into windows tonight to makes sure my audio enhancement is not checked off in the properties for the umik-1. I do have the 90 degree calibration installed and it is -18db. ![]() Keep going with ttocs guidance ..... but here's something else that might help if all else fails ... "Users experiencing recurring imprecise measurements on Windows PCs now have the possibility to opt-in for using the microphones in Exclusive Mode" www.dirac.com/live/faq/helpdesk/dirac-live-beta-releases/This is a Beta version of Dirac. I'm using it now so it's stable. I haven't done the Exclusive Mode thing yet. If you decide to try it, be sure to uninstall your current Dirac version before installing 3.9.1 Thanks, I'll look into this |
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Post by cawgijoe on Jan 19, 2024 12:17:06 GMT -5
Ok, good info, thanks. When I am trying to figure things out I just do a 1 mic position Dirac run. Then it's rinse and repeat to go through any steps I might think of to solve the issue. This way, if successful, I can get through all the steps including loading the filter and then check the results with REW. So I highly suggest doing just the one mic position at the main listening position and see what happens. It's the random part of it that makes me wonder what's going on here, especially since you're getting this issue with different operating systems. I've not heard of a mic being kicked out of operation before. I've seen people do a Mic Drop, but not in this context  . I'm wondering if it actually is a problem in the mic cable, or maybe the mic itself? If you have a SPL meter, or a SPL app on your cell phone, please measure the SPL when the Measurement sweeps in Dirac are playing. This would be good info to have. Or, do you need to plug your ears with your fingers when the sweeps play - meaning they are loud? or are they really easy to listen to when playing, or somewhere in between? The problem is that sometimes its not till the third or 4th position that the mic will drop out. When it drops its only drops for several seconds and then comes back. Even during volume calibration you will see the mic randomly drop out. I have tried different cables with no success. I even tried and different master volumes from -40db to -30db which is loud and still random drop outs. I believe its a computer issue. The sound does not drop at anytime during the measurements the mic just stops recording. I was having the same issue with the emotiva mic a couple months ago when I first tried Dirac on this computer. That's why I bought the Umik-1. I tried my Mac yesterday but I have to raise the mic gain to +20db for it to register. I found others on the minidsp forums having the same issue. So that's an other issue. ![]() View AttachmentSounds more and more like a computer issue rather than a mic issue. I'm wondering though what is causing the Mac to require such a "push" in volume to register. Strange. Is there another computer you can borrow just to narrow down the possibilities? |
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Post by ttocs on Jan 19, 2024 12:20:33 GMT -5
The problem is that sometimes its not till the third or 4th position that the mic will drop out. When it drops its only drops for several seconds and then comes back. Even during volume calibration you will see the mic randomly drop out. I have tried different cables with no success. I even tried and different master volumes from -40db to -30db which is loud and still random drop outs. I believe its a computer issue. The sound does not drop at anytime during the measurements the mic just stops recording. I was having the same issue with the emotiva mic a couple months ago when I first tried Dirac on this computer. That's why I bought the Umik-1. I tried my Mac yesterday but I have to raise the mic gain to +20db for it to register. I found others on the minidsp forums having the same issue. So that's an other issue. Now it's beginning to make sense. I agree, something is wonky with the Win computer. I can try to help with the Mac issue. Can you please explain more about what you mean by "have to raise the mic gain to +20db for it to register" ? This seems like it's a Computer Input issue. The settings for the Input (mic) could be causing an issue. Or there could be something wrong in the mic itself. With my Mac mini, when I change the Mic Gain in Dirac it also changes the mic gain in the Mac mini's Sound Settings. Which Mac are you using? Which macOS? What is the chain from computer to mic? Mine is: Computer/cable/mic, no adapters or extension cable used. In your Mac's "System Preferences", go to Sound, Input, and see what it shows for your mic. Mine looks like this on a Mac mini (Late 2014) running macOS Big Sur 11.4:  The mic should be active and the Input Level meter will show the current sound level, so if you speak into the mic the meter will fluctuate. Verify that this works as expected. If the level is very low when you speak directly into the mic, then something is wrong. Also check Audio MIDI Setup. This is found in: Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup. Audio MIDI Setup is shown below on the right, and when I have both Audio MIDI Setup and Sound open concurrently and I change the Input Level in one it will affect the other, so they both are showing LIVE status of the mic.  |
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Post by jayfabs on Jan 19, 2024 15:03:44 GMT -5
The problem is that sometimes its not till the third or 4th position that the mic will drop out. When it drops its only drops for several seconds and then comes back. Even during volume calibration you will see the mic randomly drop out. I have tried different cables with no success. I even tried and different master volumes from -40db to -30db which is loud and still random drop outs. I believe its a computer issue. The sound does not drop at anytime during the measurements the mic just stops recording. I was having the same issue with the emotiva mic a couple months ago when I first tried Dirac on this computer. That's why I bought the Umik-1. I tried my Mac yesterday but I have to raise the mic gain to +20db for it to register. I found others on the minidsp forums having the same issue. So that's an other issue. ![]() View AttachmentSounds more and more like a computer issue rather than a mic issue. I'm wondering though what is causing the Mac to require such a "push" in volume to register. Strange. Is there another computer you can borrow just to narrow down the possibilities? I'm going to see if I can find an other win computer to try. |
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Post by jayfabs on Jan 19, 2024 15:06:23 GMT -5
The problem is that sometimes its not till the third or 4th position that the mic will drop out. When it drops its only drops for several seconds and then comes back. Even during volume calibration you will see the mic randomly drop out. I have tried different cables with no success. I even tried and different master volumes from -40db to -30db which is loud and still random drop outs. I believe its a computer issue. The sound does not drop at anytime during the measurements the mic just stops recording. I was having the same issue with the emotiva mic a couple months ago when I first tried Dirac on this computer. That's why I bought the Umik-1. I tried my Mac yesterday but I have to raise the mic gain to +20db for it to register. I found others on the minidsp forums having the same issue. So that's an other issue. Now it's beginning to make sense. I agree, something is wonky with the Win computer. I can try to help with the Mac issue. Can you please explain more about what you mean by "have to raise the mic gain to +20db for it to register" ? This seems like it's a Computer Input issue. The settings for the Input (mic) could be causing an issue. Or there could be something wrong in the mic itself. With my Mac mini, when I change the Mic Gain in Dirac it also changes the mic gain in the Mac mini's Sound Settings. Which Mac are you using? Which macOS? What is the chain from computer to mic? Mine is: Computer/cable/mic, no adapters or extension cable used. In your Mac's "System Preferences", go to Sound, Input, and see what it shows for your mic. Mine looks like this on a Mac mini (Late 2014) running macOS Big Sur 11.4: View AttachmentThe mic should be active and the Input Level meter will show the current sound level, so if you speak into the mic the meter will fluctuate. Verify that this works as expected. If the level is very low when you speak directly into the mic, then something is wrong. Also check Audio MIDI Setup. This is found in: Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup. Audio MIDI Setup is shown below on the right, and when I have both Audio MIDI Setup and Sound open concurrently and I change the Input Level in one it will affect the other, so they both are showing LIVE status of the mic. View AttachmentI was working through those settings yesterday but I need to dig into more today. here is the thread I was talking about where others had issues. www.minidsp.com/forum/umik-questions/21829-umik-1-usb-c-on-mac-and-dirac-low-signal?start=0I will have to get you the info on my computer later tonight or tomorrow night. I have a busy schedule today. I know its a 2015 pro with the newest macOS |
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Post by ttocs on Jan 19, 2024 15:36:09 GMT -5
Now it's beginning to make sense. I agree, something is wonky with the Win computer. I can try to help with the Mac issue. Can you please explain more about what you mean by "have to raise the mic gain to +20db for it to register" ? This seems like it's a Computer Input issue. The settings for the Input (mic) could be causing an issue. Or there could be something wrong in the mic itself. With my Mac mini, when I change the Mic Gain in Dirac it also changes the mic gain in the Mac mini's Sound Settings. Which Mac are you using? Which macOS? What is the chain from computer to mic? Mine is: Computer/cable/mic, no adapters or extension cable used. In your Mac's "System Preferences", go to Sound, Input, and see what it shows for your mic. Mine looks like this on a Mac mini (Late 2014) running macOS Big Sur 11.4: View AttachmentThe mic should be active and the Input Level meter will show the current sound level, so if you speak into the mic the meter will fluctuate. Verify that this works as expected. If the level is very low when you speak directly into the mic, then something is wrong. Also check Audio MIDI Setup. This is found in: Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup. Audio MIDI Setup is shown below on the right, and when I have both Audio MIDI Setup and Sound open concurrently and I change the Input Level in one it will affect the other, so they both are showing LIVE status of the mic. View AttachmentI was working through those settings yesterday but I need to dig into more today. here is the thread I was talking about where others had issues. www.minidsp.com/forum/umik-questions/21829-umik-1-usb-c-on-mac-and-dirac-low-signal?start=0I will have to get you the info on my computer later tonight or tomorrow night. I have a busy schedule today. I know its a 2015 pro with the newest macOS That link has some interesting comments about the issue. Thanks, had no idea. Couple things. First, you need to disregard the issues if it comes form someone with a NAD processor. NAD has had some major problems with Dirac and finding out which owners had gotten a fix from NAD and which haven't can be a real can of worms. I know someone who has tried to help a NAD owner - at their house, and that hasn't worked out well. Enough said. Secondly, it seems that a lot of the folks are using a USB-C version of the mic. This is very interesting to me because I have two UMIK-1 mics with USB-A, and a UMIK-2 mic with USB-C. The UMIK-2 mic has very low input level when used with Dirac. I was thinking it was related to the Sens Factor on the mic, but now I'm not so sure. It may be something to do with USB-C mics. hmmmmm . . . . . Like some of the posters said, all is well with REW and those mics, just like what I've experienced. Well, I'll test this tonight using my MacBook Air with USB-C inputs. |
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Post by jayfabs on Jan 19, 2024 16:47:56 GMT -5
That link has some interesting comments about the issue. Thanks, had no idea. Couple things. First, you need to disregard the issues if it comes form someone with a NAD processor. NAD has had some major problems with Dirac and finding out which owners had gotten a fix from NAD and which haven't can be a real can of worms. I know someone who has tried to help a NAD owner - at their house, and that hasn't worked out well. Enough said. Secondly, it seems that a lot of the folks are using a USB-C version of the mic. This is very interesting to me because I have two UMIK-1 mics with USB-A, and a UMIK-2 mic with USB-C. The UMIK-2 mic has very low input level when used with Dirac. I was thinking it was related to the Sens Factor on the mic, but now I'm not so sure. It may be something to do with USB-C mics. hmmmmm . . . . . Like some of the posters said, all is well with REW and those mics, just like what I've experienced. Well, I'll test this tonight using my MacBook Air with USB-C inputs. I can try my Emotiva mic on the Mac to see if that is different. My UMIK-1 is the usb-c type. I know when I ran Dirac like 2 years ago with the mac and the Emotiva mic I had no issues. One of the other things I'm confused about is if I add a 10db house curve in dirac and then take a measurement in rew I have huge difference between the two. My response is much higher. I believe marcl said its because the LFE is 10db hot so that means I now have a 20db house curve. wouldn't Dirac take this in consideration? Now with that said I have 24" subwoofers for a reason. I like bass. |
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Post by jayfabs on Jan 19, 2024 21:05:06 GMT -5
I was able to some quick testing and found that the Emotiva mic works fine on the Mac but the umik-1 does not. I didn’t get into the settings on the Mac yet. I was able to mess around in the sound settings on the Win computer but I can still watch the mic randomly drop out during volume calibration.
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Post by ttocs on Jan 19, 2024 21:56:47 GMT -5
I was able to some quick testing and found that the Emotiva mic works fine on the Mac but the umik-1 does not. I didn’t get into the settings on the Mac yet. I was able to mess around in the sound settings on the Win computer but I can still watch the mic randomly drop out during volume calibration. Problem Solved! At least on a MacBook Air with Apple M1 chip.
It's an issue with OS, and, Dirac, and in the case of Mac it's also a processor chip issue with certain chips when using a USB-C mic. This is a weird one! Somehow, the USB-C version of UMIK-1&2 mics are affected by a host of interactions with hardware/software. Thanks marcl for that post about the hint about mics in Exclusive mode, this got me on the right path. Dirac 3.3.3 specifically addressed an issue with macOS and how mic gain is shown for USB-C mics, so I uninstalled Dirac and reverted back to 3.3.3, but no difference for me at this point. Then I saw something about macOS that led me to want to update to the latest, which my Mac has been prompting me about just today! So I updated macOS Sonoma to 14.2.1 and bingo! Now my UMIK-2 USB-C works like my UMIK-1 USB-A mics in Dirac, about the same Speaker Level for a given Master Output setting!!This happy result is one reason I try to help others. You never know where it will lead, and in this case it led to me now being able to use my UMIK-2 mic in Dirac like I've been wanting to do since I got it!So, jayfabs , you can update your Mac, and/or, alter the settings that are known to make USB-C mics work with Dirac on a WinPC. edit: Nope!! I cannot duplicate the success I got a couple nights ago, and can't figure out why. So I did a strike through for the stuff that's not repeatable or wrong. I bought a new Mac mini today and was bummed when the UMIK-2 would not operate with a similar sensitivity as the UMIK-1. So I connected the UMIK-2 to the MacBook Air again and the sensitivity was again very low. After going round and round, going through the same steps I thought I had done before, I'm getting no joy. During this process I have found more direct info from miniDSP relating to a UMIK-2 firmware update to alleviate some issues that include sample rate anomalies, high frequency response, and the Dirac low sensitivity issue which Dirac said not to worry about but they would address it - which they did in Dirac 3.3.3, and other issues. The firmware was released in 2020. |
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Post by jayfabs on Jan 20, 2024 0:25:48 GMT -5
I was able to some quick testing and found that the Emotiva mic works fine on the Mac but the umik-1 does not. I didn’t get into the settings on the Mac yet. I was able to mess around in the sound settings on the Win computer but I can still watch the mic randomly drop out during volume calibration. Problem Solved! At least on a MacBook Air with Apple M1 chip. It's an issue with OS, and, Dirac, and in the case of Mac it's also a processor chip issue with certain chips when using a USB-C mic. Lots of participants in this party. This is a weird one! Somehow, the USB-C version of UMIK-1&2 mics are affected by a host of interactions with hardware/software. Thanks marcl for that post about the hint about mics in Exclusive mode, this got me on the right path. Dirac 3.3.3 specifically addressed an issue with macOS and how mic gain is shown for USB-C mics, so I uninstalled Dirac and reverted back to 3.3.3, but no difference for me at this point. Then I saw something about macOS that led me to want to update to the latest, which my Mac has been prompting me about just today! So I updated macOS Sonoma to 14.2.1 and bingo! Now my UMIK-2 USB-C works like my UMIK-1 USB-A mics in Dirac, about the same Speaker Level for a given Master Output setting!! This happy result is one reason I try to help others. You never know where it will lead, and in this case it led to me now being able to use my UMIK-2 mic in Dirac like I've been wanting to do since I got it! So, jayfabs , you can update your Mac, and/or, alter the settings that are known to make USB-C mics work with Dirac on a WinPC. This is great news but unfortunately I can’t upgrade to Sonoma as my Mac is older. I guess I can buy a usb-a UMIK-1 or a new Mac which is a bad idea since I’ve only used mine a handful of times in 8years 😂 I can use my Emotiva mic though so I’m going to try that tomorrow. |
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Post by ttocs on Jan 20, 2024 0:50:43 GMT -5
This is great news but unfortunately I can’t upgrade to Sonoma as my Mac is older. I guess I can buy a usb-a UMIK-1 or a new Mac which is a bad idea since I’ve only used mine a handful of times in 8years 😂 I can use my Emotiva mic though so I going to try that tomorrow hopefully. Yeah, I get it. My Mac mini is from 2014 and can only go up to Monterey, which it's in the process of doing right now, for the next few hours. Something to keep in mind though is the fact that this USB-C issue is computer processor chip and OS dependent. My MacBook Air is the M1 chip and was already on Sonoma, but it was pushing an update today so I let it happen tonight and this new update is what had a fix. Some other chip/OS combos are said to have various outcomes of fix or no fix. So it's probably worth investigating. I'll know late tomorrow if Monterey makes Dirac like the UMIK-2 USB-C. My mini is now 10 years old. It's been doing great since I installed a SSD boot drive a few years ago, but I do keep running into compatibility issues of one sort or another with the hardware, so I've got an arsenal of adapters. But, I was looking at a new one just a few hours ago. Pretty tempting. The UMIK-1 mics are all USB-C since 2021. So, buyer beware. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jan 20, 2024 9:11:43 GMT -5
… The UMIK-1 mics are all USB-C since 2021. So, buyer beware. With my (older) UMIK-1 I’ve always used a USB-Mini to USB-C cable (though I think it came with mini to A). It goes directly into my MacBook Pro or iPad Pro and I get good levels, but I don’t know if that’s the extent of the issue. |
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Post by ttocs on Jan 20, 2024 9:19:19 GMT -5
… The UMIK-1 mics are all USB-C since 2021. So, buyer beware. With my (older) UMIK-1 I’ve always used a USB-Mini to USB-C cable (though I think it came with mini to A). It goes directly into my MacBook Pro or iPad Pro and I get good levels, but I don’t know if that’s the extent of the issue. This one is very strange. I'm still in the middle of it and updating the Dirac on the Mac mini to the same version that I got the USB-C to work with my MacBook Air last night. I don't think it's the connector, exactly. But I do think it's got something to do with the Device being a USB-C device. Late last night the Mac mini finished updating to Monterey, actually early this morning. I did a quick test with Dirac 3.6.7 and the UMIK-2 went the opposite direction. Instead of being less sensitive, it was waaay too sensitive. So the OS may not be alone in this, I've been thinking. I think it's the combination of factors. Something about the mic being a USB-C device made the need for the OS being able to control the Gain in a manner that Dirac is expecting (edit: I read about this last night.). So there's more than one set of dirty hands here. edit: This test was erroneous. Somehow, rebooting the computer multiple times did not re-engage the UMIK-2 properly enough. I had to disconnect the mic from the computer, then reconnect, and then it was back to being insensitive by the same amount, about 14dB less sensitive than the UMIK-1. I had to actually try to Measure in Dirac with the UMIK-2 to discover that it simply wasn't functioning. This was the point in time when I disconnected and reconnected the mic. Sumthin's fishy here. Doesn't yet make sense, at least with the Mac mini. These two things I know, Dirac 3.3.3 changed something related to USB-C, and macOS also changed something related to USB-C. I would like to know why. It's obviously making USB-C mics operate in unexpected ways. I read yesterday that USB-C hubs were also affected. |
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Post by jayfabs on Jan 20, 2024 10:38:34 GMT -5
With my (older) UMIK-1 I’ve always used a USB-Mini to USB-C cable (though I think it came with mini to A). It goes directly into my MacBook Pro or iPad Pro and I get good levels, but I don’t know if that’s the extent of the issue. This one is very strange. I'm still in the middle of it and updating the Dirac on the Mac mini to the same version that I got the USB-C to work with my MacBook Air last night. I don't think it's the connector, exactly. But I do think it's got something to do with the Device being a USB-C device. Late last night the Mac mini finished updating to Monterey, actually early this morning. I did a quick test with Dirac 3.6.7 and the UMIK-2 went the opposite direction. Instead of being less sensitive, it was waaay too sensitive. So the OS may not be alone in this, I've been thinking. I think it's the combination of factors. Something about the mic being a USB-C device made the need for the OS being able to control the Gain in a manner that Dirac is expecting (edit: I read about this last night.). So there's more than one set of dirty hands here. edit: This test was erroneous. Somehow, rebooting the computer multiple times did not re-engage the UMIK-2 properly enough. I had to disconnect the mic from the computer, then reconnect, and then it was back to being insensitive by the same amount, about 14dB less sensitive than the UMIK-1. I had to actually try to Measure in Dirac with the UMIK-2 to discover that it simply wasn't functioning. This was the point in time when I disconnected and reconnected the mic. Sumthin's fishy here. Doesn't yet make sense, at least with the Mac mini. These two things I know, Dirac 3.3.3 changed something related to USB-C, and macOS also changed something related to USB-C. I would like to know why. It's obviously making USB-C mics operate in unexpected ways. I read yesterday that USB-C hubs were also affected. This is some very good investigation. I was actually just looking at trading in my Mac for a new Mac air or pro. Now I’m a little worried that it would not fix the issue. Which Dirac version are you using? |
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Post by ttocs on Jan 20, 2024 10:59:01 GMT -5
This one is very strange. I'm still in the middle of it and updating the Dirac on the Mac mini to the same version that I got the USB-C to work with my MacBook Air last night. I don't think it's the connector, exactly. But I do think it's got something to do with the Device being a USB-C device. Late last night the Mac mini finished updating to Monterey, actually early this morning. I did a quick test with Dirac 3.6.7 and the UMIK-2 went the opposite direction. Instead of being less sensitive, it was waaay too sensitive. So the OS may not be alone in this, I've been thinking. I think it's the combination of factors. Something about the mic being a USB-C device made the need for the OS being able to control the Gain in a manner that Dirac is expecting (edit: I read about this last night.). So there's more than one set of dirty hands here. edit: This test was erroneous. Somehow, rebooting the computer multiple times did not re-engage the UMIK-2 properly enough. I had to disconnect the mic from the computer, then reconnect, and then it was back to being insensitive by the same amount, about 14dB less sensitive than the UMIK-1. I had to actually try to Measure in Dirac with the UMIK-2 to discover that it simply wasn't functioning. This was the point in time when I disconnected and reconnected the mic. Sumthin's fishy here. Doesn't yet make sense, at least with the Mac mini. These two things I know, Dirac 3.3.3 changed something related to USB-C, and macOS also changed something related to USB-C. I would like to know why. It's obviously making USB-C mics operate in unexpected ways. I read yesterday that USB-C hubs were also affected. This is some very good investigation. I was actually just looking at trading in my Mac for a new Mac air or pro. Now I’m a little worried that it would not fix the issue. Which Dirac version are you using? Dirac Live 3.8.2. But any version 3.3.3 and later has stuff in it that deals with the USB-C issue. |
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Post by jayfabs on Jan 20, 2024 11:08:25 GMT -5
This is some very good investigation. I was actually just looking at trading in my Mac for a new Mac air or pro. Now I’m a little worried that it would not fix the issue. Which Dirac version are you using? Dirac Live 3.8.2. But any version 3.3.3 and later has stuff in it that deals with the USB-C issue. Do you think grabbing a new Mac will fix the issues? The win computer is a work one anyways so maybe that’s why I’m having issues idk. |
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Post by cawgijoe on Jan 20, 2024 16:44:55 GMT -5
My MacBook Air is early 2020 and works fine. I am using a Umik-1 that came with a USB mini to USB A cable. I use an adapter between the USB A cable and the USB C input of my Mac.
I wouldn't mind getting a new MacBook Air, but the trade in value on mine is only $400 to Apple and it still does everything I need....
Edit: Reran Dirac a little while ago to test....at first I could not get to the servers at Dirac....turns out I have to disable the Firewall in order for it to work. Worked fine after that.
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Post by webmst007 on Jan 20, 2024 17:27:23 GMT -5
Not quite helpful for you guys but I run a 2011 Mac Book Pro 17" for Dirac with a UMIK-2 USB and it works fine - only thing is - I run the Mac in Windows 😁😁
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Post by ttocs on Jan 20, 2024 19:00:44 GMT -5
Dirac Live 3.8.2. But any version 3.3.3 and later has stuff in it that deals with the USB-C issue. Do you think grabbing a new Mac will fix the issues? The win computer is a work one anyways so maybe that’s why I’m having issues idk. One thing I forgot to repeat is that, with regard to Macs, apparently it can make a difference which processor is in the Mac, Intel or a M processor. Mine is a M1 processor and I was able to get the UMIK-2 to work by updating my Sonoma OS with the latest update for it. So I'm not certain that any new Mac will work. But since Apple has known about the USB-C issues, and the same goes for Dirac, I would think a new Mac would work. I'm really close to going over to the Apple Store, which also is really close - about a mile, and pickup a base Mac mini. If I did that I would keep the old one in the system and use it for extra measurement possibilities, for when I use two computers simultaneously instead of using my laptop. |
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Post by jayfabs on Jan 20, 2024 20:30:26 GMT -5
Do you think grabbing a new Mac will fix the issues? The win computer is a work one anyways so maybe that’s why I’m having issues idk. One thing I forgot to repeat is that, with regard to Macs, apparently it can make a difference which processor is in the Mac, Intel or a M processor. Mine is a M1 processor and I was able to get the UMIK-2 to work by updating my Sonoma OS with the latest update for it. So I'm not certain that any new Mac will work. But since Apple has known about the USB-C issues, and the same goes for Dirac, I would think a new Mac would work. I'm really close to going over to the Apple Store, which also is really close - about a mile, and pickup a base Mac mini. If I did that I would keep the old one in the system and use it for extra measurement possibilities, for when I use two computers simultaneously instead of using my laptop. I might go trade in a couple of the older Mac’s I have for a new one today and try again. I can’t seem to get the win computer to work no matter what I try. Edit: I just picked up a MacBook Pro. Doing a data transfer and will hopefully find out if this fixes my issues with the Mac at least. Edit: the new Mac does not fix the issue. I installed Dirac 3.8.2 😂 looks like I just need to stick to the Emotiva mic. At least I should be able to run Dirac from the Mac without it dropping out. |
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. I'm wondering if it actually is a problem in the mic cable, or maybe the mic itself?
