Ok, I found some cause of the problem. In Windows Control Panel my mic level was set at 100 which was causing a lot of the noise. To get the noise below an acceptable level I have had to reduce the level to 10 but when I record (even though I am occasionally clipping the levels in Audition) it...
I recently reduced my PC stuff to a HP DV-6 laptop (AMD dual core, 4gb ram, IDT HD sound, Windows 7 64 bit) which is great for CAD and gaming but only has a mic in and I want to record from an Alesis Fusion Digital Workstation.
So, i bought an Alesis Multimix 4 USB yesterday. Seemed perfect as...