Changed from ASIO to MME and everything was fine, to include that it no longer abends every time I close the program.

(Oh my god, did I just use the word "abend" in a normal conversation? I have been in IT way too long....)

I can now assign each track to 1-2. or 3-4. or 5-6 or 7-8. and as John explained panning hard left is the odd channel, hard right is the even.

Tomorrow's adventure will be adding the SECOND MOTU and see how Real Band handles it. I have no idea how it will know what to send to where when I have 2 of them.

But for right now it is going on 6am and after a long night of running sound, driving an hour home, having a sandwich and playing some up in the studio, it is finally time to get some sleep.