Audacity Forum

I've tried it with and without the cord being plugged in. Same problem. And the USB is going directly into the laptop- I've tried both ports. I also tried disabling all energy settings on the MacBook too in case that was causing the problem. I'm attaching a small clip that starts with no static then...

I've had this problem with my USB turntable and when recording cassette tapes from a Sony tape player. I'm using a MacBook, system 10.4.11 and a Behringer UCA202. The first couple minutes records fine, then in comes the static, lasting until I stop the recording. Sometimes it doesn't start until muc...