Hi,
I have tried and testing 2 USB microphones recently, the blue yeti and the Samson CO1U.
They are both extremely quiet unless they are right next to my face and the levels + gain are turned up.
My friend has a blue yeti and is on windows 7.
He can be heard fine 5 inches away from the mic with a windows volume level of 10 with the gain on the mic turned all the way down to 0.
On the other hand, my volume level is 60 and the gain is turned up about a quarter of the way just to hear me OK, a little quiet however.
I'm on windows 8.1, hes on 7.
The Samson CO1U was unbearably quiet..
Could I be missing certain drivers or software?
Any help appreciated.