Terry,

ASIO can often cause issues.

Essentially ASIO provides a shortcut route to the speakers. This is how latency is reduced. ASIO-based problems arise because not all ASIO drivers are the same. Also, for many applications (such as BIAB), ASIO takes control of a soundcard and doesn't let other applications use it. For example, if you're using a sound program that has ASIO installed as it's driver, then start BIAB, it's highly likely that you'll hear nothing from BIAB.

Is lack of latency essential for your use of BIAB? For example, if you're regularly recording audio in BIAB, then latency needs to be as low as possible. I rarely do this so I use the MME driver. The couple of times I've recorded audio in BIAB, I've switched to the ASIO4ALL driver. As soon as I've finished, I change back to MME.

In my DAW, on the other hand, where I do all my recording, ASIO is always set up. Again, I use ASIO4ALL. (My regularly used DAWs are Reaper and Realband.)

I suggest that unless you need to run on low latency, leave MME as your driver in BIAB.

Hope this helps,
Noel

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