Yeah, I see all that from your picture.
I just can't say I see the half second delay when clicking play.

As a test, play the file and mute/unmute a track. Does it have the same delay?
Even this seems instantaneous here, but thought it might be something you could check that may give more clues.
How about slider movements, do they have a delay?
Have you tried the old 'turn it off and turn it back on' for the machine?


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