Guitar feedback

Im getting extreme feedback when i open an electric guitar track. Somehow a microphone is on at a high volume and feeding back. I cant find it anywhere.

it may not be an open mic, some of the amp sims just are very noisy and generate feedback.
try turning down the volume of your computer and then tweaking the amp's setting. also, if you try using headphones and still hear feedback, you know it's not an open mic.
otoh, if the internal mic is selected as the input source, that would do it:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#feedbacklinein
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

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