thanks so much to you all, I 'm going to try and answer your questions from the top down and will attach screenshots.
1.CACTUS MUSIC, look at screenshot, these settings i changed last night from the default settings and i don't know yet if it worked.
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mettelu, yes, i realize that, however, there are not many plugins and/or tracks.
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reginaldStjo the problem is, when i record a new track i'm a little behind, sounds like a quick delay. not using the crappy soundcard that's in the computer, however, i see sometimes if i try and use ASIO4ALL i can't turn off the internal soundcard. but i really like using the quad-capture, i only have ASIO4ALL in there for something else.
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reginaldStjo i don't know what HDMI is.
5. bitflipper i'm not quite clear on your answer. however, when I 'm recording/tracking i'm coming out of my amp into quad-capture.
6.brundlefly. again, i'm not sure what you mean. however, i do (i think) understand that some plugins will need more power than others so they should be used only after tracking.


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again, thanks so much for taking the time with this. i am most grateful.