Blue Yeti microphone level auto adjusts on Imac M1, MacOs Sonoma

I, as many other users, had the same problem, which for me was a big issue. I tried to find a fix to the problem but the solutions I read did not work. Then finally I manged to solve the problem: I had all my Usb devices connected to an external docking station. I tried connecting the usb Blue Yeti microphone with an Usb-c adapter to the Imac itself and bingo, it worked. Hope this can help!

iMac 24″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Mar 25, 2025 7:17 AM

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Tesserax

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Mar 25, 2025 8:59 AM in response to giobi

Thanks for providing your solution! I'm sure it will help others who may come across the same issue.

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Blue Yeti microphone level auto adjusts on Imac M1, MacOs Sonoma