I think as of BIAB 2023 the program defaults to using the WAS audio driver. When I had a Focusrite, this sounded distorted like you describe. In the Audio preferences, change WAS to ASIO (or MME) and test.


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.