Quoth Shawn Wallis at 2008-08-13 10:48... ...> Does anyone have any solutions, more troubleshooting tips? Sounds like an earth loop. Assuming that your laptop has good enough batteries to run without being plugged in, try removing the power cord and see if the noise goes away. Google for earth loops if you are lucky enough not to have come across them before ;-) Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Smiffytech - Technology Consulting & Web Application Development Business: http://www.smiffytech.com/ Personal: http://www.smiffysplace.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smiffy _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user