Audigy 2zs mic questi

Can I still use my onboard mic? If so, how do I set that up?
Also, I've noticed this morning that I now get a nasty kind of crackling when recording through my mics. I've just moved, but otherwise nothing's changed. As far as eq settings and levels and whatnot, I can't find anything wrong. I used a couple different record settings in my surround mixer, and got the same result. I haven't tried recording from another input as of yet, maybe that's my next step.
Anyway, if anyone can offer help or advice, I'd be much obliged.

If I plug the pink in pink and the head sets bacl into green it sort of works.
Sort of? Can you be more specific? If you want to connect to the back of the card that would be the way to do it. The green output is for "front" speakers or a headset. I'd recommend setting the speaker selection to Headphones then, otherwise it will output some sound to the rear speakers and center/sub, for surround sound, instead of sending all sound as a stereo signal through headphones. The microphone is connected correctly, just make sure you set up the mixer, especially the slide for recording sources.
You mentioned you have a Platinum set, so alternati'vely you can connect the headset to the dri'vebay, it has a headphone connection and a mic in2.
Cat

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