[Lloyd Te Kani]

Hi Roy,

Thanks for your reply.

In answer to your questions, 1: Yes both laptops use Windows 7 Ultimate. 2: I don't get the same static problem when playing music through other software. 3: The static is present whether the laptop is plugged into mains power or running on battery.

Through a further process of elimination, I'm pretty sure the problem is a faulty USB port. I used the external sound card in another USB port and voila!, no static. So you were right, it seems it was a hardware problem as opposed to a Hoster problem.

I'll work on the second problem and let you know how it goes.