(Please correct me if I'm doing this wrong)  I have a 44 vsl, When I'm going into input one I pull up the vsl gui and click mute on input one. Seems to work. 

Hi Jim. I almost called you a few times. --and I read that in one of your forums where I learned USB3 is usually blue from you. Smiles. So, I tried in both and then to update (look at above post) I then made a desktop basically the same and better specs as your number 2 DAW that you build--the top i5 model-- and had the same issue. Please read above post and I will read the rest of the posts now as I started mine and left for 2 hours. Thanks for chiming in--you are always welcome on my thread.
Smiles

Put my money where your mouth is-- get me up and running!!! I don't know know any audio/computer guys in Japan. But calling you from here is hmmm--mostly because of the hours difference. Anyway, with WASAPI it seems all is well. I'll be in touch.

Jim Roseberry

Even with the new computer and 16gb ram I am still at 23ms asio. The sound card doesn't seem to function on wdm and on asio below 1024 it starts snap, crackle, pop and can't raise it back to 1024samples afterwards--have to uninstall and re-install drivers. Hmmm. Must be crappy drivers on the soundcard or a Sonar issue.

Hi Michael,


It's neither the 1818 VSL drivers nor Sonar.   
My guess is that you have the 1818 VSL plugged into a USB3 controller.
Make sure it's connected to the USB2 controller.

With a fast well-configured DAW, you can run substantial loads (glitch-free) with the 1818 VSL at a 64-sample ASIO buffer size.

If you are talking about my signature, I need to change that. Lost all my gear--starting again. I'll go to my profile and fix it. I am talking about a Presonus, a Sonar X1DExpanded, and 2 fast, mean, machines that aren't compatible or something is being missed. I will try the WASAPI on the laptop and see if it works. Strange stuff.