Couple of oversimplified thoughts:

MME on BIAB is not MME. It is WDM, which is much better. They just never updated that prompt in the dialog.

ASIO4All is not ASIO. It is a WDM driver with a "wrapper" to make it function like an ASIO driver.

ASIO is not always better than WDM. It depends on the driver provided by the manufacturer. The Tascam I'm using, for example, performs much better with WDM.

The only reason most people NEED to use ASIO, if at all, is for recording, when you can get better (less) latency, but only if the driver for your particular equipment works better with it.

Soundcards usually have some sort of control panel where you can experiment with lowering the latency.

It is best to turn off the Windows system sounds on a PC used to make music.



BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.