Hi,
I’m experiencing an issue where my Røde microphone connected to a Steinberg UR44 works perfectly in Logic Pro and Zoom, but fails to work in any web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Brave, Safari) on macOS.
Current Setup:
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Røde mic → Steinberg UR44 → macOS (directly connected via USB)
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Driver version: 3.1.7 (latest)
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Firmware: 2.11 (note: there’s a 2.12 update available, but unclear if related to this issue)
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dspMixFX working normally
What Works:
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Recording in Logic Pro
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Zoom audio test (echoes microphone input correctly)
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Speaker output through UR44
What Doesn’t Work:
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Any browser microphone test (e.g., onlinemictest.com)
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Browsers show permission dialog with correct input device (UR44)
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Permission is granted, but tests still fail
Troubleshooting Attempted:
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Verified macOS Privacy Settings (microphone permissions enabled for browsers)
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Reset browser permissions and re-granted access
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Reset system microphone permissions via
sudo tccutil reset Microphone -
Tested in private/incognito windows
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Reinstalled Steinberg USB driver
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Checked Audio MIDI Setup (UR44 appears correctly with Steinberg branding)
Since the interface works fine with professional audio software but fails with all browsers, I suspect this might be a driver issue.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Model Name: Mac Studio
Model Identifier: Mac13,1
Model Number: Z14J0004YY/A
Chip: Apple M1 Max
Total Number of Cores: 10 (8 performance and 2 efficiency)
Memory: 32 GB
System Firmware Version: 11881.140.96
OS Loader Version: 11881.140.96