MXL USB.009 User Manual

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Connecting the Microphone to Your Mac

1. To select the MXL

USB.009 microphone as the default audio device, click on the

Apple icon at the top of the screen then select the System Preferences.

As is the case with a Windows PC, the MXL

USB.009 microphone will

operate with both USB 2.0 (high speed USB) and USB 1.1 data buses. All
current Macs operate with USB 2.0. We recommend you connect your
microphone directly to the computer’s USB port as opposed to using a USB
hub. USB hubs have been known to interfere with the performance of various
USB devices.

PLEASE NOTE: Audio and video recording can be very taxing to a computer’s
resources. For this reason, you should close any and all running applications that
are non-essential.

Initial Setup with OSX

2. Click on the Sound icon.

3. Click on the Input tab, then select the device named MXL

USB.009. You

will notice there are no input controls for this device as they are located on
the front of the microphone.