Need Help with Audiophile 2496 connections.

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Hey,

What is the correct way to hook up a mixer to the soundcard? Is this the best way to do recording?

I have a 16 channel Behringer. I have it hooked up currently, but there seems to be a bit of feedback coming into the mixer from the computer. It's not feedback per se, it's more like the volume is CRANKED coming from the comp so there is airyness and a hum. I can press the button on the mixer to cut out that lead, and the hum goes away. I don't know if the hum is being recorded when I do record. I don't think it is, but I'm too lazy to take the headphones out of the mixer and try to get it plugged into the soundcard on the back of the comp. :D

I like to play an MP3 on the computer, play along on my guitar, while recording just me in Soundforge on the computer. Because of this setup, I have encountered the above mentioned buzz. How do I turn down the output from the computer using the M-Audio tools? I can't seeme to find anything that will let me turn down the output.

Thanks for any help to this rambling, think-out-loud series of questions.
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I'm at work so I can't quite remember what the M-Audio mixer looks like, but on the 2nd tab (I think) you need to select Monitor Mix, not WaveOut.

Then on the tab with the level meters you can adjust the playback volume of what the computer is playing (WaveOut) and what you're recording (Hardware Out)
 
Thanks! That did the trick. Now, how to I get rid of the hum? :)

I suppose I can do some recording and then plug the headphone into the soundcard somehow to see if indeed the hum comes through on the recording or not.

I'll do that and post back.
 
I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago when I installed mine. The problem with mine was that it was sharing an IRQ with my other soundcard. Check to see if it's the same on yours as well and if so move your 2496 to another PCI slot and try it again.

Audiophile tech support suggested that after you uninstall the sound card you boot your computer once without it before reinstalling it into the new slot.
 
Try not to play guitar and record at the same time while sitting in front of your computer monitor. It sounds like this is where the buzz is coming from.
 
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