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I got an adapter to plug the mic directly into the line in of the computer and bypass the mixer, and it's still makes the scratchy sound. Am I the only one this happens to?

:Another update:

I plugged back into Line In and turned on "listen to this device" and recorded until I got the scratchiness. It was not there while I recorded and listened live in my headphones, but was there on playback. If that tells you anything...

I'm using a Rolls phantom power adapter PB23, and a Radio Shack four channel stereo sound mixer. There really isn't a model number I can find. And there's no USB anywhere the equation. It's all old school! I've tried repeatedly to get it to crackle a second time and it won't do it in the mic input. ...

:Update:

It made the scratchy sound again. Boo.

Yes, it's noisy immediately, and there's no headphones out on the mixer. I'm assume it would be noisy in my headphone plugged into the computer if I used the "listen to this device" feature in the control panel, but I don't use it because of lag. I plugged the mixer into the front mic inpu...

Actually I'm using an xlr mic into a phantom power adapter into a four channel mixer which is plugged into the line in on the back of the computer. Should I try plugging it into the mic input on the front of the computer? Maybe getting rid of the mixer altogether? I'll have to buy a 1/4 to 1/8 inch ...

This problem is very hit and miss, and I can't reproduce it at will. But about half of the time when I record a track, it has this horrible scratchy sound in it that almost completely overtakes the source audio. Some days it's worse than others, and I can't find any rhyme or reason to it. I always r...