Windows 10: Blue Snowball Microphone (older model) not working with the system

I bought a Blue Snowball microphone off my friend last week, I had confirmed that the device worked before the transaction.


It worked the first time I plugged it into my PC, but after I reboot my PC it stopped working.


The cable is not the issue: I tested the cable on another device. The microphone is not the issue: I tested it on another device. The USB (2.0) port is not the issue: I tested it with a memory pen and I got expected data transfer results.


I have uninstalled the drivers, removed the device, reboot the machine, log in and plug in the microphone and waited for the drivers to install from Windows Update. The microphone will still interface with the system: if I right click the volume icon, go to sounds, recording, click "Blue Snowball", clicked Properties, click listen, checked "Listen to this device" and I could hear the input come out through the speaker. Clearly, the hardware is not the issue here. I then went over to audacity, activated the Blue Snowball in the drop down list and clicked "Monitor" and there was no input. I clicked record and got an "Error opening this sound device" message.


Any advice on how to fix this, bar completely reinstalling the system which I am not prepared to do.


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Since the error persist when trying to use the microphone on a different device and a different microphone work correctly on your computer, we suggest that you refer to the Blue Snowball microphone manufacturer to assist you better.

For further queries, feel free to post back.

Thank you.

 

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I had this same issue, but I quickly resolved it. Follow the steps below:

1. Head to your sound icon on your taskbar mini-icons, which you open the arrow pointing up to get there.

2. Now right click it and click "Recording devices"

3. From there, you should see your Blue Snowball device registered and on the list. If it says USB device or something other than that, then you need to try and troubleshoot the connection issue.

4. Now, select the connected Blue Snowball microphone on the list, and look down at the set default button. Click it.

5. There, you should be able to use the microphone without worry

If you have resolved the issue using my statement, please like this so more people find it. Thank you.