Munken, can you tell us a bit more about your computer? A 3.3 GHz processor could be as old as a Pentium 4. A better way to see if your computer has the horsepower for good performance with digital audio is to download and run the free utility, Geekbench, and report your score here.

Audio dropouts are frequently caused by driver conflicts. Download and run another free utility, the DPC Latency Checker. It says it isn't updated for Windows 8 but it still works. See if you have any red spikes, and if you do, follow the instructions on the website.


BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Presonus Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.