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I've changed USB cables; switched ports; made sure all the settings correlate correctly with my mic; switched from using OS drive (it had little space), so using a drive with over 1TB free and I'm still getting the crackling/skips.

A little help would be appreciated.

I should mention. I changed the format to 24-bit PCM, which matches my microphone. Since then, the issue went away for a while but came back randomly. To reiterate, I don't have this issue with other applications.

Anyone have any ideas?

To further add to this:
Everything was fine, had recorded a good 5 minutes of audio without clicking. It just started again. Here is a better example of it. I was in the zone today as well to get this project done!

It's definitely there and it's happening throughout my recordings and across multiple sound systems, confirmed by other people (who can't help me). I appreciate you taking a look anyway.

Oh my, I was very tired yesterday. It's around the words 'about' and 'lately'. My apologies.

Update: I swapped from using a USB port at the back of my PC, to a port at the front. It may have made a difference, still testing. It's also worth noting that the USB wire was a little stretched out but not taut and it ran past a speaker to get to the back of the PC. Do you think it could be a dama...

Sorry, it's not around the word 'about'... it's around 'again'.

Help...! I've been trying to start making YouTube videos for the past 2 days but these seemingly random clicks/pops want to end me. It's only in Audacity this issue happens, so I'm assuming it's some setting somewhere that's the culprit. I'll attach a recording that highlights the crackle, it happen...