Audigy 2 ZS clicks when record

Hello everyone.
I could use a little help. A while ago, I built a system, and included the Audigy 2 ZS. I only have just gotten around to trying to record with it, up until now it has all been play back.
So once I got everything working satisfactory, I noticed a clicking and/or popping sound present only in the recorded sound. Trying to fix this, I updated my drivers, and maximised my audio buffer. Now the clicking has improved, about 50%, but it is still there.
I did read the FAQ about the distortion in play back, but I assumed that because this is recording and not play back, that maybe the solution would be different. All apologies if I was wrong.
I'm using Cakewalk Home Studio 2002 to do my recording.
Can anyone offer any help? Thank you.

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