As soon as I change the system preferences output from Built-In to Soundflower Ch. 2, that’s when I lose sound. I’m hoping that this is a helpful piece of information.

-Dan

That was a very clear and helpful presentation.

Unfortunately, the “recipe” does not seem to be working for me. I have a Mac and I did all of the sound settings as you have instructed. The one difference is that I am using a desk microphone without headsets. In other words, I am not using a USB output. Instead, I want/must use the built-in speakers as the output (I figured I would just plug a set of headphones into the headphone jack of the computer itself to avoid echo/interference). I’m wondering whether this minor difference is the reason why the “recipe” is not working for me.

The problem is that my input on Skype is working, meaning my voice can be heard, but I cannot hear anything (whether it’s the dial-up, ringing, or the voice of the person whom I am calling). Same goes for my firefox output. For example, I couldn’t hear your presentation until I readjusted the system’s sound settings to the way it was originally.

Any ideas as to what I might be doing wrong? I’m trying to start a podcast and I am brand new at this stuff, so I am all out of ideas. Please feel free to send me an email at your convenience if/when you see this post.

Thanks!

-Dan