New Blue Yeti Mic Experiencing Interference/Static/Crackle

[swiss1987]

Hey there guys,

I recently purchased a Blue Yeti microphone for my PC Gaming/Streaming setup, I have tweaked around with it for some time now and have noticed on recordings using Audicity and even standard windows voice recorder and discord that there is a slight crackle to the sound in the background.

So far following some tips from other users of the mic i have tried the following;

1. Removing the mic from its tabletop stand and putting it on an arm clamped to the desk
2. Tried different USB Ports
3. Tried plugging it into a Powered External USB Hub
4. Moved it around the room recording each position
5. Turned off some non essential electrics
6. Tried updating any drivers (windows, realtek etc)

I have provided a Sample recording on soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/gary-huston-73049537/yeti-mic-test

If anyone can help with this in anyway it would be fantastic. Not sure if theres a fix or a known solution/issue or maybe the mic is simply faulty in some way.

Many thanks in advance!

 

[Skynet5]

Mate has a yeti. Sounds crystal clear.

Do you have another mic you can use to see what it's like?

Might be a dud.

 

[swiss1987]

Only other mics I have are on gaming headsets which are fine I checked. I’ve watched some YouTube videos with people using them and they are crystal clear. The clarity of it seems fine, it’s the crackle in the background I can’t seem to fix

 

[EsaT]

Do you have another PC like laptop in which you can try it?
(or friend in whose PC you could test it)
If problem problem stays same mic might have problem.
If problem disappears then there's some EMI in USB ports, in which case you could try USB isolator.