Do you have any DAW's beside the PG stuff?

I'd be curious to know if it acts the same way with Sonar or some other DAW.

I don't use MME so I can't answer the question you posed. I work totally with ASIO.

If I get some time I may open BB and switch drivers to see if it shows the same thing as yours.

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