Why is there a crackling sound when I listen to anything with sound?

[Trevor Johnson]

Whenever I listen to anything with my usb to headphone jack adapter(audio technica ATR2USB) there is a crackling sound. I tried disabling all microphones, cleaning it, re installing the drivers, using different headphones but it is still there please help my thanks.

 

[huilun02]

That's probably electrical noise or interference. I use earphones on the audio jack on my PC, and whenever someone turns something on or off in the house, I can hear crackling.

 

[Trevor Johnson]

That's probably electrical noise or interference. I use earphones on the audio jack on my PC, and whenever someone turns something on or off in the house, I can hear crackling.

The crackling is constant so I don't think it is this either

 

[huilun02]

Have you tried some other listening device, using a different usb port, or using the PC's audio jack directly?

 

[Trevor Johnson]

Have you tried some other listening device, using a different usb port, or using the PC's audio jack directly?

I've tried several different headphones, also tried using all four of my usb ports and my laptops sound card is broken so that won't work.

 

[huilun02]

Maybe its because

...laptops sound card is broken...

 

[Trevor Johnson]

Maybe its because

...laptops sound card is broken...

I am using a usb sound card that is having the static sound not my laptop card.

 

[huilun02]

Ok, in case you didn't know, your ATR2USB is not a sound card.

If you are hearing crackling when only using that adapter, then its probably just the quality of the adapter.

 

[Trevor Johnson]

Ok, in case you didn't know, your ATR2USB is not a sound card.

If you are hearing crackling when only using that adapter, then its probably just the quality of the adapter.

I didn't know it wasn't a sound card but I don't think it's the quality as the first 2 days I used it I didn't have any problems with it.

 

[huilun02]

It could be due to the broken laptop sound card or what's left over from it. Uninstall its drivers and remove it if you can.

 

[Trevor Johnson]

It could be due to the broken laptop sound card or what's left over from it. Uninstall its drivers and remove it if you can.

thank you so much it worked

 

[Trevor Johnson]

It could be due to the broken laptop sound card or what's left over from it. Uninstall its drivers and remove it if you can.

Do you know how to permanently uninstall the drivers because they reinstall on their own

 

[huilun02]

Disable automatic windows updates.

 

[Trevor Johnson]

Disable automatic windows updates.

thanks