Horrible Noise while recording....

[ddrumbum]

I recently purchased a Behringer Eurorack pro 12ch mixer that is mounted in my rack mount with my other equipment(Amp, EQ, Effects ets).

Well I went out to make a recording, I am using tape out on the mixer to mic/line-in on my Windows HP pavilion DV6000 laptop, and before even recording there is a small buzzing sound, but as soon as I hit record it just turns into this horrible buzzing, crackling noise as though I had a bad cable, but I have check all my cables, my connections, and they all appear to be ok, but I can't for the life of me figure out what is causing this.

I am recording running Stereo recording and studio quality 16bits at 96000Hz(thru my Realtek HD Audio manager)

Any ideas, my frustration level is reaching an all time high.

Thanks

[steve]

Try dropping the sample rate down to 48kHz or 44.1kHz

[ddrumbum]

Do you think that is what is causing the noise? Either way I will give it a shot, thanks. Any other suggestions?

[kozikowski]

<<<I am using tape out on the mixer to mic/line-in >>>

Probably not. Most Windows Laptops have a delicate, sensitive Microphone-In, expecting a really tiny, weak signal from a mono microphone. Your mixer is producing a massive, powerful, stereo line signal which is destroying your computer.

Many Windows Laptop users find it useful to buy an external USB sound card to do what you want.

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=9477

Koz