ok i got a strange one for you, in cubase sx a recorded midi track on a vst instrument plays back fine, but when i play the soft synth via my keyboard or direct mouse clicks, i get a full 2 seconds delay and it won't send staccato notes. wtf? this can't be a hardware/driver problem right? i mean, it plays back fine on the sequencer so how can it be? and do you ever work with stuff in double speed mode? like to get 96 khz through adat lightpipe? i'm having trouble getting my audio routed, i'm wondering if it's worth it, or just go to 48 or even 44.1..........coz, chime in too.