Yes I believe it may be hairs in the driver. I cleaned them out yesterday and there was a few hairs. Was not sure that hairs could have that much of an effect. Thanks
My Emu 0404 usb is broke now just buzzes. I would not recommend it the drivers suck. It wont let you pick settings and when I used it on a site "Tiny chat" it would just cut audio off after a Minuit or two. Their support sucks....