tfw my weird-ass setup of running my USB sound mixer's mic output to my mic port instead of using the digital input (because ALSA) has created a ground loop 🤔
Mitigated by ripping a ferrite choke out of my old joystick and running the aux cable through it
Mind, using the analogue output means I can plug the mixer into my virtual machine's USB and use that for audio in/out without disrupting anything on Linux