USB Audio Input Distorted

I have a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB device. Audio input coming in to my Macbook Pro sounds distorted and Cyborg like. I've tested the hardware on my wife's macbook air and it works. I've been through the process of removing and reinstalling the driver but still continue to have the distortion. I've tried different USB Ports and even reseting SMC and PRAM but nothing seems to shake the distortion from the external Audio device. Any thoughts on other solutions to look into?

That could definitely be a possibility, as none of our products are officially Mountain Lion compatible as of yet. Keep an eye on this answerbase article for updates on that.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Best,
David Tichauer // Focusrite Technical Support

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