[marklwood]

Originally Posted by rkk1

Yes I use a laptop and yes I'm coming out of the headphones

For the time being, you can also turn the headphone volume on your computer down as low as possible. This is a powered out (it drives the headphone speakers) running to a line level input on your mixer. By turning down the volume as far as you can get away with, you will reduce the power (and noise) running to your mixer.