Usually WDM (MOTU Ultralite). I also like the convenience of the slider in SONAR and I don't see any real difference in latency.

-Susan

Asio as recommended by cakewalk tech. Cleared up many issues. Motu

E-mu 1616m ASIO

bitman


I use Terratecews88d cards. They don't like WDM at all, so I run ASIO.

That is not my experience. I used the EWS88MT for many years. (Same drivers, same hardware up to the converters). I always used the WDM/KS drivers when mixing because I could set very long latencies (50ms or more) and minimize the load on the system.

This way I could run large numbers of Virtual Instruments and plugins. I could also let my system literally run at 100% load on both CPUs without the audio having any issues. Quite amazing really. :)

So even the same card will behave differently depending on the system it seems...

Now I use a Prism Orpheus. I still need to decide which drivers work best. I also need to get round to installing Win 7 to see how that runs. :)

UnderTow

One other thing....WDM allows me to also use other soundcards at once. I like to monitor through my Realtek using consumer speakers to get an idea of what I'm getting sometimes. All I have to do is send my master to the Realtek driver and I hear in a consumer environment as well when called for.