Hi Everyone,
I finally posted about the problem because I have never been able to figure out why it happens only in BB. I have no idea if anyone else has the problem, that is why I posted about it.

BB does do things differently. Why should one have to turn off User Account Control to use BB in Vista. No other music software cares whether User Account Control is on or off.

Yes, I always have the latest drivers. And I know you can not plug in a USB Audio Device if BB is already open. Why I do not know. Other software lets you plug USB Audio Software after it is open.

So since the 2 bugs occur on both my Vista and XP PCs, and happen only in BB, it sure seems to be a program bug in BB itself.

I like to do a scratch vocal or guitar in BB, so I can playback and audio while making changes to the chord progression in BB.

Maybe its Real Band causing the audio recording conflict. Hard to troubleshoot because sometimes BB recording audio works and I never get any error messages when it does not work, just BB crashes or locks up completely.

I recently picked up a 2nd USB Audio Device, so when I have time I can see if BB does the same thing with that USB Audio Device also.

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions.

Happy Composing
MidiVox