groovey1
Sorry to hear that, but thanks for the warning. Roland will most likely have the new driver available soon after the official 8.1 release (tomorrow).
In the meantime, this thread discusses a workaround:
http://www.rolandforums.co.uk/forums/viewthread/6335/#7818
IIRC Roland has drug their feet supporting the QC in the past (as they have with a lot of their hardware). It's one of the reasons, although it sounds like a very nice interface, I do not think I'd snag one. Also now that Roland has split from Cake I'm extra glad I didn't go down that particular avenue. It was always touted as the best interface for Sonar but I've seen far more problem threads arise from it than I've seen for Focusrite stuff (which is what I bought). This could be from the fact more Sonar users own the QC but out of all the things I've had to worry about with my system my 18i6 hasn't caused me to question it even once.
What I'd really like though is a nice MOTU but that stuffs pretty pricey. I'm starting to see RME as a good option too but we do seem to get quite a few problem threads with those (but probably more due to firewire problems than the actual units). Then again my focusrite has been so sturdy performancewise (however I think one of my multi ins is starting to have a physical connection problem... wish those inputs were more solid) that next time around I might very well just get one of their fancier units.
I'd say if Roland piddles around putting out drivers ya'll should band together and flood them complaints until they get their shiz together. I'd be pretty miffed if I had to wait more than a couple months for drivers.
Then again I try not to use anything that isn't at least a couple years old and been through the paces unless there isn't much choice.