experiencing pops/clicks/static when tracking out.

here's the basic problem. i'm getting random high pitch pops/clicks/static when tracking out into cool edit pro or any other wave editing programs on my PC.

i've tried the following 2 setups:
1. MPC1000 (Main Outs) -> Mackie Mixer (RCA Outs) -> PC (RCA In)
2. MPC1000 (SPDIF Out) -> PC (SPDIF In)

both have resulted in this random click. sometimes i get it, sometimes i don't. but it's irritating as **** because it slows down my workflow when i have to re-record tracks (on top of synching everything correctly) into my DAW.

anyone run into this? do i have a faulty MPC1000? i'm using good cables so i don't know what else could be the problem. any help or suggestions would be dope.

hey. in my opinion it's definitely not the mpc. it could be the mixer. if there's a six pin firewire option maybe that might be better. i just dont think it's the mpc at all. hope this helped somewhat.

thanks bro, i'll take what i can get at this point.

no prob. id say go on a site that sells the product and read the reviews on it. usually someones like "yea i had clicks and pops but then i ___________ and now i don't. just an idea.

it can't be the mixer though. even if i run SPDIF from MPC to computer, i still get the occasional static/pop sound.

o damn. then i got no clue. sorry man.

upon further investigation it seems like it's my PC that's causing this **** annoying static click sound. i left cool edit on for a few minutes and recorded some silence (unplugging everything from my sound card) and i noticed that the static only occurs on the RIGHT channel. man wtf.

anyone on this board have a similar problem?

Hey , I just had to return a brand new mpc1000 cuz there was a faulty left stereo input.
It would make so much static that i would have to shut it off , I'm talking crazy.
But I was just learning so I was freaking out, thought it was everything but the mpc ,
ended up replacing everything . Come to find out it was the port on left side.
So i suggest wiggleing the wires in the rear if it makes pops and clicks worse just by
the touch, then it might be the mpc. good luck!

if anyone experiences this problem in the future, i figured out a fix.

if your audio card is on a PCI bus, switch it to a different bus! apparently the one it was on was causing static and clicks on the right channel only. ever since i switched it, it's been perfect.