Nothing is wrong with your setup
That is the Nature of SoundBlasters
SoundBlaster MAKES CRAP!!!!!
That is why it is the number one selling PC sound card.
I have said it a thousand times.
I will say it again SB cards are the worst pieces of junk going.
For some stupid reason Amiga users insist that SB drivers be provided. They must believe the stupid brain dead PC users who say that they are good.
Soundblasters with one exception the A2 all the rest are pure garbage. I monitor my sound system through mixer and a Amp. connected to a pair of Sennheiser HD600 headphones and the hiss produced by a Soundblaster would drive me insane get a cheapie ESS solo1 sound card by IBM and you would have less noise or better yet get a 1200SX and use a Abit AU10 sound card or one of the mushroom cards far better sound quality.
this also might help but not eliminate the noise you turn off all unused inputs and lower all the setting below 75% this prevents the SB from amplifing the selfnoise the crude generates. Also make sure that the Card cage the SB screws into is grounded to the case and the power supply this also might help.
ohh Here is a list of some sound cards that are based on the FM801AS/AU chips
this list is good for the mediator4000/1200SX
Abit AU10
Atrends MSC-3DS801
Best Data Theatrix
Galant Odyssey Sound 4
Genius SoundMaker live 5.1
Genius SoundMaker live 5.1DVD
Genius SoundMaker 32X2
Hitpoints 4-trans PCI4
Hitpoints Dr Sound 2.1
HitPoint H801-2Ch
Hitpoint H801-4ch
Hitpoint H801-5.1-OF
Hitpoint ALS-4000
Hitpoint Blackgold 5.1D
Hitpoint Musonic 5.1
Jaton Sonwave SR4
Jaton Sonwave SR6
Mediaforte PCI 256-3D
Mediaforte Quad Extreme 256
Mediaforte Quad Extreme 256R
Mediaforte Thearte X-treme 5.1
Mediaforte True Blue PC DVD Thearte Kit
Mediatek Sound Image SY-6IX
Mediatek Sound Images SY-4X4
Mediatek Sound Image Value
Mushroom Siren Audio I
Mushroom Siren Audio I plus
Skywell's Magic Sound Live
TerraTec SoundSystem 512I
I have an Abit AU-10 it comes with a infrared remote that plugs into your keyboard adapter. it works on my setup. noise level is many times lower then the SB PCI128 cards I tried until Elbox released the TM801 drivers
Kurt
