Ah OK. LOL
 
Are you gonna post the system specs we asked for. Do you want to get this problem resolved? Re-read the posts and tell us the results of things we directed you to do? Also list the system specs we asked for, including type of hard drives and speed and number of hard drives.
 
We will help get your problem resolved, but we can't do that without your cooperation.
 
Lastly, let me say I liked Disco, a lot.

(Don't tell anyone, but I did too - specially the Bee Gees)
 
Ssshhh, 
 
To the original poster - I have now asked a couple of times, at least, and so has thomasabarnes, that you please provide your system specs, in detail.
 
This is SO WE CAN HELP YOU.  Even if YOU don't have a good awareness of the computer end of things, it matters, and if folks get tired of asking for information that you for whatever reason do not provide, then you will find yourself losing folks from the thread (the ones that could help you).
 
So, PLEASE re-read the posts for the info we requested, and post your information, actually, please add it to your forum profile's Signature section, as was originally asked.  The bottom of my posts contains an example of listing one's specs.
 
(@thomasbarnes - by the way, that ASIO button in Preferences only works for some audio interfaces, and for others you have to launch them from the Windows System Tray).
 
Bob Bone
 

Bob Thomas CJ
sorry for coming off like dumb kid from hell fellas... :-O

I realize I should have taken this on all it once rather than piecemeal over the smartphone back and forth from the console. I will get the specs in the sig. And I will make note of the numbers and post them here. By the way I have forgotten to mention its Windows 8 .1 64 and the audio interface is the Roland V 700 system. I assume I'm using ASIO drivers.
I promised to post more info and thank you for your patience.

PS I love everything the Bee Gees ever did.
WSS

You're OK - we're still here, trying to help you through this.
 
I look forward to your upcoming detailed post, 
 
Bob Bone
 

robert_e_bone 
(@thomasbarnes - by the way, that ASIO button in Preferences only works for some audio interfaces, and for others you have to launch them from the Windows System Tray).
 
Bob Bone

 
I don't deny that. With not much to go on, one has to write in light of what is generally or typically the case and do a good amount of educated guessing.
 
Heck, with my M-Audio 1010LT I have to makes settings adjustments in the M-Audio control panel, before I open SONAR (as the settings wont take via using the ASIO button.) Yet, with my MOTU audio interface, I change the settings via the ASIO button.
 
 

 
 
 @Robert
 
I suspect his issue will be resolved by disabling all and any wireless adapters, disabling  core-parking, having SONAR setup for a correct ThreadSchedulingModel of a 1 or 2 setting (the default being 1,) having reasonable playback and record I/O buffer settings typically 128 or 256 for non SSD drives, and an ASIO buffer size setting of 256 or lower.
 
Then, the important things are to find out how many hard drives, types and speed of the Hard drives, did he get any spikes running latency Monitor (as you say DPC Latency Checker doesn't work reliably in Win 8.1,) How many effects and softsynths are in the project and which ones are they.
 
I wonder: is disabling core-parking in Win 8.1 an acceptable and beneficial windows tweak anymore?

Hello 
It seems I missed a very important response from Konrad about recording and playback buffers in ASIO.
Sorry Konrad I might need different buffers for recording and playback?  (Android version of forums is harder to see....)
 
First some specs and I hope these are what are helpful.
Studiocat Platinum Studio
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Processor i7 4820k 3.70
Ram    16 G
Raedon HD 7700
Interface V 700 console and R
Playback timing Master V700 Master
Record timing Master V700 Fantom
2X Toshiba 1 T HDs  DT 01ACA
ASIO  set at 64 samples resulted in 9.4 ms roundtrip.
set at 512 round trip is 45.5 ms
MB Gigabyte X79 UP4
 
This particular Project 
11 audio tracks
2 MIDI tracks
1 Dimension Pro
1 Studio instruments piano
2 DXI FX
2 automated level 
 
Anything else?
Have yet to download Latency master utility
 
Never had dropouts with old Gateway and X1 and I used plenty of FX.
 
Thank you all
WSS
 
 

Your PC should be rocking that track. Sometimes I have had to re load a soft synth or two to get everything back to normal.

Disable your Wireless.
 
you never listed your ASIO buffers or WDM slider settings? Why? Also, you never listed your recording and playback I/O buffers? Why? what about your buffers in Que? This needs to be listened also. 
 
 
CJ

CJaysMusic
Disable your Wireless.
 
you never listed your ASIO buffers or WDM slider settings? Why? Also, you never listed your recording and playback I/O buffers? Why? what about your buffers in Que? This needs to be listened also. 
 
 
CJ

Sorry
it says here sample rate 44100
Mixing latency buffers in playback queue 2
buffer size all the way to the left 11.6 milliseconds
(the above two appear to be grayed out)
512 samples
this changes according to where I shut the slider in the ASIOpanel.
ASIO panel audio buffer size slider set at 7 which results in 512 asio buffer size.

I guess I'm not exactly sure where to find the recording and playback buffer information.
WSS