If you just have to game, you will need to figure out what your system is doing because this issue will come up again. If you are serious about music production & only have resources for one laptop, I would recommend flipping your current unit & getting a proper system. Refurbished units with warranty can be found for half the cost of new units. Something built for video editing & rendering usually has everything needed to get started with audio production. These can have a negative effect working with audio programs that require 'steady state' system resources (Pro Tools, S1, DP, Sam X4, Mixbus).Ī Workstation level laptop is a better choice for audio production.

Gaming laptops usually have bios &/or software settings for voltage & timing settings to name a few. dimmer switches are no good near recording.Click to expand.The fact that it is a laptop and, a gaming laptop indicates extra care & attention to fine tune for audio work. My only solution so far is to have the input sound high enough so that I don't have turn the audiobox gain up beyond half way.Īs an separate aside, I got rid of a different buzz by not having my dimmer switched lights turned on. Moving the mic around the room seems to make it better or worse (or is that moving me around the room?) I've tried different Mics, although as I say the buzz happens without a mic. Sometimes the buzz reduces when I touch the audiobox, suggesting a grounding issue, but not always. With my speakers turned on this sounds like a pulsing Buzz Buzz Buzz. With the input gain set to half, the buzz is not apparent but the volume is too low to be of much use and upping the recorded volume in mixing magnifies the previously inaudible buzz. With an input gain set to maximum the volume indicator for the track shows between a third and half volume. The buzz can be seen as 'sound' on the volume bar of a recording track (even with nothing running and no inputs or outputs plugged in). I get some distortion from the piano amp so this is not ideal That way my source volume is higher and I can keep the audiobox input gain set lower which reduces the volume of the buzz.

Since then I have been recording with the mic plugged into my piano and the piano inputting to the audiobox.

I have had the box back to the shop for testing but they say they were unable to find a fault. I've tried a few solutions suggested but have ended up working around the problem. I've been plagued with this since buying the audiobox 2 years ago.

Presonus audiobox usb driver problems