It's looking like I might have to seriously consider buying a brand new usb audio interface for my Acer laptop this year, reason being is that my current usb audio interface, a Scarlett 2i2 2nd Generation, is producing some crackly distortion when playing back youtube videos, Windows 10 system sounds, and audio from my Daw software, here's what I've tried to try and fix the crackly distortion:
1, Tried every combination of the sample-rate and audio buffer settings of the 2i2's ASIO driver.
2, Tried installing the very latest 2i2 driver I downloaded from the Focusrite website.
3, Tried several clean installs of Windows 10 and all my Daw software.
4, Tried different usb cables.
5, Tried different usb ports.
6, Tried contacting Focusrite technical support (they suggested trying some tests with an app called DPCmon, all tests were inconclusive).
Nothing has fixed the crackly distortion issue, funnily enough, my Scarlett 2i2 seems to work just fine with my studio desktop pc, which is running the exact same version of Windows 10, same driver, same Daw software, so, I'm wondering if my laptop's usb controllers have anything to do with it......hmmmmm....
Note that my Scarlett 2i2 has only just recently started producing the crackly audio distortion.
The crackly distortion comes through the headphone out socket as well as the line-out sockets, since the audio output quality of my Scarlett 2i2 has been degraded, I can't use it for any recording sessions or doing any live stuff with my laptop, so I'll probably need to forget about using the 2i2 and buy a new audio interface from a different manufacturer.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 08-02-2020 at 04:25 AM.
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