Ben,
Thanks, I have rerun my SoundTap tests with reduced application volume as you suggest. Excellent! No cracks/pops detected.
This seems to be the solution that many others in this forum stream are seeking. Hope they see this.
*** One question: In my original and poor recordings I did watch the dB level meter and it never seemed to move into the red zone. The application volume was however high.
All told I'm pleased with these second time around results and can now move on with more instream SoundTap recordings.
Perhaps you can consider *** above. Thanks
DennisW