slayyer uk.
ok that is high end for this era of computing.
however the devils in the details.
(frankly my position is that processors still need a quantum leap in performance to support the demands of high load recording studios and industrial engineering etc , and for fluidity. but the problem is the laws of physics. which is why processor manufacturers went to multi-cores. )

my comments.
if this system was purchased from a general retail computer store (was it ??) rather than a builder of custom pc's for recording studios. then i would take the following steps if that were my system.
1. keep it off the net. my recording system never sees the net. i have a seperate system i use for surfing the net.
2. if the system has not been optimised for recording studio work and you anticipate high system load like a boatload of traks , and insane numbers of high cpu use plug ins , and large sample and orchestral libs etc etc i would consider getting the system optimised. so that the system is gone through by a specialist.
heres reason why. sometimes what happens is , a general user or gamer gets an insane system then decides to use it as a recording studio. but sometimes problems can occur because
it hasnt been optimised for recording studio work.
also often brand new systems contain a lot of redundant "fluff". a specialist will get rid of anything that is not essential to the recording task at hand.
i personally never buy for my recording set up a new pc sold at general retail. because they often have redundunt "stuff".
i prefer refurbs because they are cleaned up and gone over in detail by the company doing the refurb, and i also save lots of money.
3.i would also familiarise yourself with sites where people from big studios hang out, if not already done so .
here at pg of course, but also such places as recording.org, gearslutz.com, your own cubase user forum of course etc etc. tapeop is also an interesting gear site. and there are many others.
also i would read the links i provide about dawbench in the pg tech help sos forum . or google DAWBENCH. they have podcasts/website/you tube site etc etc, and are people who specialise in testing various recording daw software set ups, and audio interfaces, and pc' configs etc.
(but long threads to digest.)

if you go to some of these pro recording sites you will see that my questioning of your choice of on board sound device is valid. most recording rigs use proper pro sound devices.

if problems persist, and IF its not a biab issue, then i would suggest more detective work.
at least if were me i would rent from some reputable pro recording store in uk, sound interfaces.
for example a high end one is RME. revered. great drivers. but pricey.
a cheap one is the behringer uphoria some folks like, and maintain is surprisingly good little money.
also your cubase user forum will have lots of info on which sound devices people like.
there is a new one out by the "legendary" SSL (of big studio recording console fame.) inexpensive. but ive had no time to test. (see you tube for ssl 2+ tests etc.)
there are many others. just google audio interfaces for recording studios. you will see on your cubase forum people
useing all sorts from lots of companies.

i had to ask you for system details , because in the past people have given me wrong info when i tried to help them with a prob.
you seem to indicate that its for playback only.
or am i wrong ??

so what are you useing to record vocs and other live traks ??

from your moniker slayyer i suspect guitar traks ??
cos i'm baffled by your statement.
are you useing another studio then transferring the traks to your intel i9 system ??
just useing i9 for mixing ??
i'm just trying to get the whole picture. this is where you confuse me.

just be aware there are lots of possible reasons for problems.
i know you probably dont want to do this. but, were i in your position i would certify at least that system drivers and sound device drivers are okey dokey, and there are no flags/warnings in win control panel.

i'm assuming you dont get this prob when cubase is running plug ins other than biab.
eg other vst'is /vsts /sample libs etc etc. just with biab ??

i'm curious. in pg realband action>>test audio performance.
how many traks reported back ?? it should be a slew. and with your system , the test should run in nanoseconds lol.
my humble i5 refurb reports 191 traks. whats yours ??

also please tell me how long the i9 system takes from
cold start. not soft start. cold start turning main power on.
it should be blinkin fast mate. my i5 takes just a few seconds, and i'm normally displaying my tracks in my daw
song with in total 15 to 20 secs from cold boot.
does it also power down ultra fast when you win SHUTDOWN ??


(btw my granparents were "pearly". a clue. lol. )


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