Hopefully the mic is recognized by the computer now. You should see a list of apps that have requested access to your microphone and make sure you tick a checkmark next to all the apps that you need to use with your mic. Check the microphone permissions: Head to System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Privacy, and select “Microphone” from the sidebar. Then you can go ahead to do something about the system setting. Wait about a minute, then plug it back into the power outlet and start up your computer.Īfter all these hard work, chances are that the mic is still not seen by your Mac. But if there is still anything than we can do about it: A USB microphone doesn’t work on your Mac?Ī few tips on the physical connection for your reference.

Mac OS is relatively closed system, which means you do not have the access to do much about programming, not even the simplest self troubleshoot in some cases.