Next day now. No errors on program startup, I do get notices when the programs are opened with the mixer off/disconnected which I find unsettling despite it being minor considering I've never had these issues before from simply opening the program.

Currently sound from the PC, to mixer, to headphones is fine. There is meter movement on mixer from the connected mic input, but no meter movement, or recording in RB or BIAB. Seems like a simple solution but getting input sorted is not working out and starting to get aggravating. I am certain the output driver is correct in RB as indicated in the snapshot above bc I just specified the name (Harbinger) in the title in windows setup and it now reads that in RB, but the input side has not changed to read the exact same title, or at least I can not see the entire description line to confirm. I do know that's the correct associated driver because in the windows settings, when the mixer is turned off both of those drivers disappear as output/input options.