I did uncheck that "ASIO always on" box without much success. And the USB ports/hubs are always on and the keyboard and bb are plugged directly to the laptop. All the audio and data drops and program crashes were unpredictable and I kept going in circles to fix the problem. Just now I tried to open it and none of the WDM devices were on so there was no audio. I rebooted the program and they still weren't on. I went to the audio drivers and no output ports were available. I clicked on ASIO4All until my laptop speakers (not the soundbar) showed up. I chose them and tried to apply the change and the program crashed.

Yes, a usb interface is in my future. I'm looking at a focusrite 2i2 scarlett as a start as My aspirations are modest. I figured I would learn the limitations of my current set up and I've learned them. I didn't think this MIDI controller would complicate things so much but it's equipped for easy implementation with pro tools...not BB. When is PGMusic going to start offering proprietary midi keyboards?

So I'll need the audio interface plugged in and that will mean some studio monitors or headphones. There is no way to reliably record even midi data without another usb interface connected because the audio output port is so important?

No doubt the ASIO4All is glitchy. Sometimes it works, sometimes I have to reboot. and sometimes rebooting shuts down the WDM. It eventually works but is not reliable on my particular equipment.

Everything Pak 2013 for Windows. w/16-pak add ons.
Jazz Guitar Masterclass
Instruments: Guitar and Piano
B.A. music from HSU 2001
M-Audio Keystation 49 USB MIDI controller
Dell Latitude E6500 4GB RAM Windows 7 32bit
ASIO4ALL
Coyote WaveTable