Kitchenman
Have you tried switching your mics around? Maybe your other mic which goes into some mic input in the computer does have pass thru.
BTW, if "pass thru" is what enables one to listen to your mic's performance, but you don't want that, but at the same time you do want to listen to your mic's performance, then what gives? My suggestion is to set up your mic levels and such in the same sound environment just prior to recording. Then when you actually record, your levels and stuff should be good.
I've read elsewhere that live use (like pass thru) has some "latency issues". This suggests to me that at least on some PC's, going "in and out" of a PC with a mic (analogue to digital to speaker out) is not well suited for for live performance. So perhaps recording is all you get with that particular mic setup.
Did the support tech get back with you yet??? I'm interested in more info on this mic. Please let us know how it's going for you. Thanks.
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