Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing audio dropouts with my Steinberg IXO22 interface on a Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen2 (Intel i7, Iris Xe, Windows 11). The dropouts usually happen when I open a web browser or system settings window — but they can also occur randomly, even when nothing is happening.
LatencyMon shows some DPC issues, mostly related to ACPI.sys and dxgkrnl.sys. I’ve tested many things: USB power settings, BIOS tweaks (SpeedStep off, power management disabled), tried multiple USB ports and docks, disabled background services, and reduced screen resolution (which helps a bit).
Interestingly, my Focusrite 2i2 (2nd Gen) works fine on the same system — no dropouts at all.
At this point, I’m wondering if there’s anything specific with the Yamaha/Steinberg drivers that could be more sensitive to certain system conditions?
Any advice or similar experience would be appreciated!
Thanks,