For the tip on Cakewalk (and BandLab). I downloaded and installed it and it works perfectly. I made a test recording with zero glitches; recognized my audio/midi interface (Alesis I/O-26) immediately and everything worked without a single glitch. Recording was silky smooth. Good find. I don't know if I'm ready to give up Reaper yet, but I might. I'd forgotten how easy Cakewalk is to use and all the features.

chas