Blue Yeti Pro Recording Level Problems

[EdwardNottingham]

I'm having problems with my recently acquired Blue Yeti Pro microphone to the point that I am wondering if it was damaged in shipping.

 

I wish to use the microphone in USB mode. The recording levels in all modes (omni, stereo, cardioïde, etc) are so low that to hear anything you have to jack the gain up so loud that you have almost as much white noise as you have actual desired sounds being recorded. 

 

Any information, or insight into this would be greatly appreciated!

 

What works :

The drivers install correctly and the devices shows up in Device Manager.

I can use Audacity/Adobe Audition to record sound (really cruddy sound).

The Yeti Pro Control Panel shows in my taskbar.

I can use the microphone jack on the Yeti Pro to listen to audio from my PC, and use it to monitor the sound heard by the Yeti Pro (the really cruddy sound, and you have to have gain and headphone knobs practically full).

 

What doesn't work :

Recording good quality sound with a respectable noise level.

 

What I have tried :

Using a different USB port (USB 3.0 and 2).

All the various settings on the mic itself.

Using generic Microsoft USB Microphone drivers, and the Blue Yeti Pro Drivers.

Changing Level settings for the mic and outputs in Windows.

Changing Input/Output levels in the Yeti Pro Control Panel.

 

What I haven't tried (because I can't) :

A previous version of Windows.

Using the XLR connectivity with an external soundcard.

 

My setup :

CPU - Intel Core i5-4690

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H

RAM - 16GB 2133MHz

GPU - Windforce GTX 970

Case - Corsair Obsidian 550D

Storage - SanDisk 960GB SSD + Seagate 2TB HDD

PSU - Lepa B650

Display(s) - 3 x Samsung SyncMaster

Keyboard - Corsair RGB K70 MXRed

Mouse - Logitech G602

Sound - Alesis M1Active 520USB

Operating System - Windows 10 Build 10586

 

Additionnel info : I have already used a non "Pro" USB Yeti mic for recordings so I know how that version handles. In this state, even at full gain, full levels all across the board, it isn't even possible to hear my voice properly in a Skype conversation.

 

I have been watching LTT for a few years now, but this is my first ever post on the forum! \o/ So hi all!

[Enderman]

why the heck did you buy the pro if youre not using XLR...

[EdwardNottingham]

why the heck did you buy the pro if youre not using XLR...

 

Possibly for the same reason that you buy audiophile hardware but you don't seem able to appreciate the difference between real instruments and simulated ones.

 

Anyway thank you for your constructive answer and a warm welcome to the LTT forums...

[Enderman]

Possibly for the same reason that you buy audiophile hardware but you don't seem able to appreciate the difference between real instruments and simulated ones.

 

Anyway thank you for your constructive answer and a warm welcome to the LTT forums...

what audiophile hardware...

 

i dont have any audiophile hardware

 

and audiophile isnt even a real term anyway

 

the point is that the yeti pro's only benefit over the regular yeti is that it has XLR for use with an audio interface

if you dont use it with an audio interface you basically just have the same thing as a regular yeti

 

so wasting money on features that you dont use doesnt make you an "audiophile"