BUT the main thing is that the Stand alone jumps my AI to the 96000 setting and I notice from the settings in the Stand alone that the only option for the Stand Alone is 96000
That is an interesting observation, and I do not really know why that would be, but it is probably using a different driver than Cubase. Here are a couple of questions and ideas, if you could respond/try each in turn:
- Question - does this happen if Cubase is NOT currently open at all? (that is, the switching to 96000)
- In the BB Plugin Prefs, is "Windows Audio" selected, or "Direct Sound"?
- In Cubase try going to Studio menu | Studio Setup | VST Audio, and check the box to "Release driver when application is in background". Or if it's already checked, you might try unchecking and see if that makes a difference.
- In the Windows control panel - sound settings, find the advanced area of the additional device properties dialog (it is buried a bit.. see screenshot.. may be a bit different with Win7). There are some settings here that may be relevant.
Let me know what you find.