Input channels distort when playing Blizzard ga

I tried to find similar cases on here, but I've found none so far.
I'm using a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS.
The problem I'm having is that whenever I'm running a Blizzard game (at least that's the only games I've noticed it with) like Starcraft, Diablo II or WoW, the moment the game loads,?my sound inputs (Line-in, Line/Mic 2, Spdif in, so far) get a very strange distorted quality to them. The only way I can describe it would be a very heavy flanger or phaser. The moment I exit the game, however, it goes away.
The really strange thing is if I go into the Audio Console and change my speaker settings (from 5. to 2, for example), after the sound comes back, the distortion is gone.
I was going to attempt to download the newest drivers, but the support site is under maintenance right now; I've tried downloaded drivers in the past, but they've never made any difference.
Anyone have any suggestions?

If you have not already, I would suggest getting in touch with support for assistance on this. On the same download page, click on Contact Us (it's on your right) select the option that best describe the issue and try the suggestions.
If none of the suggestions work, scroll down to the bottom and click on "No, escalate to email". This will allow you to get in touch with support via email.

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