After making tedious and exhaustive tests I finally discovered that using an M-Audio Audiophile Firewire Sound Card connected to a Dell Inspiron Laptop produces random little chirps while recordings that are -to my present knowledge- unavoidable and due to some kind of incompatibility between those two devices. Of course I did all the Audio optimizations on the system required and recommended. The Customer Service of M-Audio said laconically that "it may be likely an IRQ conflict" and gave me elemmental and useless advices already known by any newbie computer user. I tried to reconfigure all the system and to leave the less IRQ in use as possible. It did not work either. The curious thing is that with other laptops I had no problem recording with the Audiophile Sound Card while using a different sound card (Old but very good Edirol UA-5) I could use the Dell Laptop successfuly. If you are experiencing a similar problem and can tell something about I will appreciate any help. Anyway, think it twice if you have a Dell Laptop and you are to buy an M-Audio Sound Card or vice-versa... :) Most Cordially Isi

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