I just switched from an Apollo USB Twin Duo to an Apollo 8 Thunderbolt.....I am getting a ton of dropouts.
System:
Asus Z170-A, 32 GB RAM, i7 Quad Core at 4.6
Latest chipset, BIOS on MB
Asus ThunderboltEX3 card => Startech TB3 to TB2 adapter => TB2 cable => Apollo
Loaded the most current UA software (9.4), latest TB drivers (17.3.72.250), latest TB firmware
Running ASIO drivers
The problem comes when I add a Soft Synth or change the instrument within the Soft Synth SW.......it's not during actual playback.
I have increased the Buffer Size to crazy numbers and I still get dropouts. I fired up a session of Acoustica MixCraft7, added 4 Soft Synths with no problems......Cakewalk shows that it is compatible with this interface......
Running Windows 10 Professional, Sonar Platinum 23.6.0 Build 24
Any ideas? Thanks!