"I was reading that article before, but again, not only does it also happen outside of my software (I can see it peaking on the mixer and hear it too), it doesn't seem to be related to gain at all, unless I completely mute the microphone, I can hear it produce that intermittent sound and peak through 0dB."


You can see it on your meters and hear it through your phones but still not have signal at your input. That's why gain staging is so important.

How are you bringing the signal from the mixer into the software? USB or analog?


Regards,

Bob