I knew it wouldn't last, I'm back with MME.

I always use "pause until midi or key received" and I have never been able to get this to work cleanly every single time using ASIO4ALL no matter how much I fiddle with the latency. I also couldn't find an ASIO driver supported by my Conexant soundcard. I have put up with the MME "blip" for years, I just extend every song by a few blank bars so that I never hear the blip before I touch my foot pedal or space bar.

Apart from the blip, MME is perfect for my playback requirements. It's also interesting that every time there is an audio problem, the first suggestion from PG is to make sure you are using MME!

Thanks again for the discussion, I am now silent on the issue!

Tony