That pesky realtek driver.......
....which Cakewalk insists on defaulting to (Preferences > sync and caching > record latency adjustment) instead of my Steinberg UR44. When I select the UR44 option and hit apply it doesn't - just defaults back to realtek.
Clean install of CW. I've looked at previous posts about this and no-one really seemed to solve it. The on-board realtek audio has been disabled in the bios. The realtek driver has been uninstalled (and hasn't magically been reinstalled while I've not been looking).
Understood - but again - the only time I even SEE any other options in the drop-down for Record Latency Adjustment, is if I am using a driver mode other than ASIO. I would think that using a driver mode of ASIO would likely give you the best performance/quality for that audio interface you have.
Please go to Preferences > Audio > Playback and Recording, and tell me what Driver Mode is shown there. If it is not showing ASIO there, I suggest you try using ASIO, and then click Apply, a