squeaking noise when recording on microphone??

Question

Hi there, i have a toshiba satellite pro 4600 laptop, and i am curious to why when i record things, either using a microphone or plugging a double ended heaphone jack wire from my mic socket into the headfones on my amplifier, i find a strange sorta clicky squeaky noise that happens every so often on the recording playback.

It may also be noted that the exact same noise happens when i use headphones or speakers into the headfone socket.

Im rather puzzled and im tryin to record a mix, with not much satisfaction.HELP!!!!

ill update this question accordingly if people need to know other details.

Answer 1

Hello

If the sound you hear is repetitive and really annoying just try to disable your Infra-Red device in the Device Manager.

Hope it helps.

Rgds.

Edu

Answer 2

I've had similar problems, and found that adjusting the "sound" setting in the Windows Control Panel helped, but I had a lot of difficulty getting the "right" combination (not to mention that it may differ between operating systems) for my voice-only recording, so I doubt my solution would work for you.

It's also possible that your microphone is placed such that it's picking-up a vibration or other noise (mine had an occasional "hum" that was driving me nuts, until I realized that it was picking up the air conditioner when it cycled on! I put a shoe box around the mike to prevent the cycling noise; cheap and easy solution!).

It's also conceivable that there's a setting in your third-party software (assuming you're using such) that is designed to output such noises as a way of testing/tracking (I had that issue with a popular freeware software package - - that I won't name, because I don't like to advertise, much less get into potential libel suits! - - the solution was to just de-select the "test" setting).

Sometimes, the Windows sounds (like dings and dongs and bells and muzak, etc) aren't completely turned off during recording. You'll need to select "No sounds", or similar, in the Windows Control Panel to eliminate that possibility.

One more thing to check is whether your phone is connected to your computer during recording; you *might* be getting telco feedback and/or the sound of someone picking up the line (it's highly unlikely, but not impossible). If so, just disconnect the wire!

Whatever method(s) you choose to use to fix the problem, I recommend rebooting your computer after each individual modification, then test it; this will let you know which one(s) work for you, and, of course, you should undo the bad ones before going on to the next test!

Good luck!

Answer 3

Might be a cricket in the mouse.