I know because I bought one for my own podcasting and video streaming and had a hard time getting good sound with it. When it sounds about right, turn off the "Listen to this device" box. Back in the Sound -> Recordings window, go into your yeti's Properties window again and go to Listen tab. Hope I … The dial with the 4 shapes, it's a possibility that you've moved that which in turn changes where the microphone is sensitive. Use your Yeti's "Gain" dial to adjust the volume until it sounds clear and loud with no background noise, air, or static. Sounds more like a general "this is not a USB boom" warning than a specific compatibility issue. However, it just picks up too much of my voice and sounds bad. Hi there, so my Blue Yeti Mic has been working fine for about 6-8 months from having it. They pick up too much background noise even when the gain is turned way down. They do have a big drawback of being overly sensitive. I got it around January and a couple weeks ago it turned into a robot. I can try to put a sound audio into this for you guys to see the problem WARNING TURN DOWN VOLUME! Is your Blue Yeti one of the models with the adjustable polar patterns? If not, it could be a bad connection with your USB cord or port. If it does have that dial, change it to the 'heart' shaped one which is cardioid which is most sensitive to the front. I was gonna get that in the first place, but if you look in the item description, it says it's not suitable with the blue yeti. The Wrong Advice. Get Close To The Mic… No, Closer! Most people record way too far away from their microphone. Put on some headphones and turn on "Listen to this device" then just speak as you normally do. Thank you for reading. Yeti Blue microphones are widely popular for podcasting and home sound recording. Ideally, your mouth should be about a fist’s space away from the mic when you speak into it, and the gain on the mic (the dial on the back, if you’re using a Blue Yeti) or your recording software should be adjusted so that when you speak at that distance, the sound registers around -12dB.