vintage.
thanks for the info.
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED.
(you cant build a good house without a decent foundation.
thus i wanted to see your system foundations.)
i suspected as such. and please believe i'm only trying to help you get things shipshape.
(ps if you doubt what i'm saying, ask a pc tech,
BUT ONE THAT UNDERSTANDS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF STUDIOS.
cos some techs dont.)
but i have to be truthfull.
oh boy, where do i start.

overview.
the problem , in all of this is, marketing people have led many musicians to believe they can use any old system to make music with. were it that simple.
then the techs are left to clean things up. seen it time and again.

whereas the day to day "reality" is a system has to be properly set up for even most basic studio duties.
(if you doubt me , peruse threads on gearslutz.com where users have a basic set up like yourself, all the way up to big megabuk recording rigs/studios. also i would suggest you google "custom builder of recording studio PC's " lots of interesting info. Gslutz has links. also read on google bout optimising a pc for studio work. )

i DO GET your workflow.
I assume your not doing any actual audio recording (eg vocs done on tascam).?
just generating midi and RT's ?

the reaper numbers say it all. big latency with on board sound.

by contrast on my studio pc is just 4 millisecs. and i could get it lower.
the only thing i can think of if you insist on useing on board sound is try "asio 4 all driver ."
have you done that ?

also if were me, i would do the following.
take the pc to a good refurb pc tech, and have the system cleaned up.
i suspect prolly lots of gunk built up due to net use. then keep it off the net.
and have him install an ssd.
but STILL the prob would remain. its a one drive system.
i normally advise people to use a system with 2 ssd's. one for win, and one for studio duties.
your asus prolly wont take 2 drives probably ?.
the prob with one drive systems , and ive seen it time
and again, win can interrupt studio apps. cos both useing one drive.

one option you might try is some music gear retailers will rent a usb audio interface for a month.
this way, you could test if a pro audio interface with asio will improve things.
sometimes you can find used ones for 40 buks or so. and so use asio drivers which will reduce that latency to a few millisecs.

the only other option i would suggest, is. keep the asus for the "net".
and get a properly configged studio pc that stays off the net with 2 ssd's, lots of ram, i7 .
refurbs with one year warranties can be had for as low as couple of hundred buks.
this is what i do. one pc for the net , and one for studio work. but STILL you might get a RB prob. depends on set up.
maybe there is a "bug" in RB. i didnt code it so dont know.

note. due to my vision probs i had great difficulty seeing the RB graphics.
the resplendence ones, not so much.
also note. your i7 on cpubenchmark.net has a rateing of 3200.
whereas a current i5 8400 is around 11000.
(note the higher the better for studio work. my i5 refurb is 5200.)

i suspect that RB plus a decent pro sound device might give you fewer issues. but youll have to run tests.
if were me i would start a new post and ask pg users useing RB , "what usb audio device are you useing with RB , whereby you get no problems with RB."

i use mainly biab plus reaper. and RB only occasionally.
i only wish you the very best.

hnyear.
muso.

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 01/06/21 03:37 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)