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Any additional updates here, macfly? ~Ech

Any additional insight on this issue, folks? Thanks again, ~Ech

macfly, Thanks for the response. I'm currently using a Samson C03U USB Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone. I currently have it plugged into an Anker 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub. You can find the Manual here, in PDF format: http://www.samsontech.com/site_media/legacy_docs/C03U_OM_5L_v2.pdf Some additional information that may help: - I have tested this issue with the Mic plugged into both the USB Hub and directly into the back of my iMac. - I have NOT altered the default state of the input volume level. My thinking is that if Volume Input Level was the issue, I would hear the audio problems when both recording audio alone AND audio with video. I currently only hear the issue when recording audio WITH video. I'm interested in your thoughts on this. - I have tested the microphone with the PAD switch on the back flipped to both 0db Reduction and -10db reduction. This does not change the issue. Thank you for any help you can provide. Cheers, ~Ech

Thank you, Einstein. I appreciate the help. ~Ech

Hello, My current setup for recording video using VideoPad is the built-in FaceTime HD Camera on my iMac and an external Samson compressor microphone. I recorded several videos using this setup without incident -- well over 30 -- but I noticed on some of my later videos that the audio had static on it and that slowly, over the course of the video, my audio would become unsynced, falling BEHIND the video's actual progress. A few additional details: - I have tried switching video formats from H.264 to MPEG4. This does not fix the issue. - I have tried upgrading to v4.2.1 -- a noticeably slower build on my system, I might add. NOT happy with it -- and this did not fix the issue. - I have tried contacting NCH Customer Support. They suggested I upgrade. That didn't help. They suggested that I uninstall, clear the Library folder of old data, and reinstall. That did not help. Then they told me that the problem was my operating system and that I should reinstall OSX. I tried that. (Reinstall only, not a full format). NOT impressed. - I have tried unlinking my audio. That does not fix the issue. The unlinked audio still contains static and is still a short audio sample. - I have tried recording video with the built-in microphone on my iMac. This removed the static and sync issues. - I have tried clearing out my unused cache. That didn't fix it. This suggests that the issue might be with my external mic, my video camera, or drivers controlling the two. To that, I started Control testing: - I tried recording video with iMovie. It worked perfectly, without static or lag, using my Samson Mic. - I tried recording audio only using WavePad, another NCH product. It worked perfectly. - I tried recording audio only using VideoPad. It worked perfectly. - I tried recording video using Debut, another NCH product specifically designed for video recording. This did not fix the issue. This suggests that the microphone is not the issue, and that the camera is not the issue. I'm open to thoughts, please. I rather loathe iMovie, but it works, and right now, VideoPad doesn't.