Static/White Noise after changing settings

I changed some settings in Audio Hardware and since then everytime I play audio, a static feedback/white noise plays for about 30 seconds then stops. This also coencided with my installation of Catalina so it wouldnt surprise me if the issue has something to do with that. To be clear, this issue is happening everytime I play audio from anywhere on my laptop and/or everytime I open audition. Any help is appreciated, thanks.