Here are some helpful settings for both Windows 7 and Windows 8 that you can use to increase your peformance:
In Windows 7 :
- Go to the computer's Control Panel from the Start button menu.
- 'View By' in top right corner should be changed to large or small icons.
- Select Power Options below
- On the left side of the screen, select 'Create a Power Plan'
- Select the 'High Performance' plan and hit 'Next'
- On the next page just hit 'Create'
- Next to your newly created Power Plan, click on Change Plan settings
- Click on 'Change Advanced Power Settings'
- In this new window, select your power plan, and go through the settings below it individually to manage your computer for best performance.
- Under Hard Disk, set turn off hard disk after 'never.'
- Under USB Settings, set USB selective suspend setting to 'Disabled.'
- After making all these changes, click on 'Apply' and 'OK.'
- Reboot the computer and test the performance of your USB audio and let us know if the problem persists.
In Windows 8 :
- Press the Windows Key on you keyboard to access the Start Windows screen.
- Right Click an empty space and select 'All Apps' from the bottom right hand corner.
- Scroll over to the far right of the App screen and under Windows System, select 'Control Panel'
- 'View By' in top right corner should be changed to large or small icons.
- Select Power Options below
- On the left side of the screen, select 'Create a Power Plan'
- Select the 'High Performance' plan and hit 'Next'
- On the next page just hit 'Create'
- Next to your newly created Power Plan, click on Change Plan settings
- Click on 'Change Advanced Power Settings'
- In this new window, select your power plan, and go through the settings below it individually to manage your computer for best performance.
- Under Hard Disk, set turn off hard disk after 'never.'
- Under USB Settings, set USB selective suspend setting to 'Disabled.'
- After making all these changes, click on 'Apply' and 'OK.'
- Reboot the computer and test the performance of your USB audio and let us know if the problem persists.