Hi everyone! As the title of the thread says, I've got a problem with my Asus Xonar DG sound card. Line in and microphone recordings have a slight buzzing and crackling pattern ON THE LEFT CHANNEL based on the usage of the Pc.
It goes like this: when i stress the CPU the overall noise of the pattern is reduced (but it's still present) but when I stress the GPU the sound pattern changes into something even more unbearable and the overall noise of the pattern is heavily increased.
This issue only affects line in/mic recordings and it's enough to drive me mad. I am a digital piano player and I record all of my tracks on this soundcard. The line in recording sounds waaay too quiet compared to an integrated b450 pro sound card on a different PC. That's why I have to keep my Piano to 100% volume thus breaking my hearing and my patience.
Things I've noticed until now:
The buzzing pattern is much higher in volume on the left channel but it is also present on the right channel (much lower volume-check the photo below).
My computer is plugged into a grounded outlet. I've tried both grounded and ungrounded outlets and I've got the same results.
This is not a speaker problem. The problem is still present even with all speakers disconnected.
The problem was not present when I first bought the sound card. However, after a year of using it I upgraded my GPU to a RX-590. I do not know whether this is the cause of my problem, but yesterday I was able to swap my RX-590 for a RX-560 which is way weaker and does not require additional power from the PSU. Unfortunately I got the same results.
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It goes like this: when i stress the CPU the overall noise of the pattern is reduced (but it's still present) but when I stress the GPU the sound pattern changes into something even more unbearable and the overall noise of the pattern is heavily increased.
This issue only affects line in/mic recordings and it's enough to drive me mad. I am a digital piano player and I record all of my tracks on this soundcard. The line in recording sounds waaay too quiet compared to an integrated b450 pro sound card on a different PC. That's why I have to keep my Piano to 100% volume thus breaking my hearing and my patience.
Things I've noticed until now:
The buzzing pattern is much higher in volume on the left channel but it is also present on the right channel (much lower volume-check the photo below).
My computer is plugged into a grounded outlet. I've tried both grounded and ungrounded outlets and I've got the same results.
This is not a speaker problem. The problem is still present even with all speakers disconnected.
The problem was not present when I first bought the sound card. However, after a year of using it I upgraded my GPU to a RX-590. I do not know whether this is the cause of my problem, but yesterday I was able to swap my RX-590 for a RX-560 which is way weaker and does not require additional power from the PSU. Unfortunately I got the same results.
Photo
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