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So far I have only experienced problems with the microphone, not the headphones (touching wood here). I recently purchased the Scarlett Solo (2nd Gen) so I could use both my new Rode NT1 as well as my Sennheiser HD 598se's. I have been experiencing this exact issue, to be honest I breathed a sigh of relief when I read your post since up until this point, I had been unsuccessful in finding anyone with a similar issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated, understanding that this topic has been created several times. I am trying to use the program called reaper to run the audio through however the crackling appears to happen irrespective of using reaper so i guess thats handy to know.
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I followed these instructions for optimisation for windows 8. I have also insured that USB root hubs are not set to power saver mode. I have tried all USB ports in computer including USB 3.0 which don't appear to fix the issue. Unplugging and plugging back in from the back of scarlet seems to be a temp fix. Sounded pretty crisp to start but for some reason starts making popping and crackling sounds, and at times just becomes completely inaudible with robotic noises coming from it. I bought a Rode NT1A Microphone with a Focusrite Scarlet Solo (2nd gen).
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Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated, as I feel a little out of my depth. I have spent the last few weeks trying to fix this issue but its hard to troubleshoot due to it being intermittent and unable to identify what the cause is.