I’m having the same issue with a Blue Snowball Ice. I realize it’s not the best mic for the job and I’ve ordered a new audiotechnica mic, but for now it’s what I’ve got. I get the crackling every minute or two. I’ve tried rebooting my computer and going straight to audacity and recording. Same issue. Then I disabled all my background apps, rebooted, and did the whole process again. Same issue. It’s a little frustrating. I can go back and rework the sections that are jacked because it’s usually less than a second, but it’s extra work that I’m not really interested in doing, making the process that much longer. I’m definitely going to try the USB thing and see.
I used to turn of my AC because the booth is near the AC unit. Then I discovered the noise reduction (don’t judge, I’m new at this) and realized I could keep the AC on and work in the booth, just taking the hum of the AC out later. That way it’s not as stifling in and out of the booth. However, the AC could be the issue couldn’t it? I do recall having the issue before but I wasn’t working at ACX specs so it didn’t matter much. Now it’s an issue because I’m trying to get some actual work done.