Thanks for this, I think the problem I have will be worse for those using the bigger interfaces and those in dual interface mode, because I notice that increasing the latency can help avoid issues. But there is something about cubase’s interaction with Saffire drivers on MacOS that wrecks normal browser/iTunes playback on my system (even if cubase itself works fine). This is an issue when using other audio apps alongside cubase (e.g. CV tools).
I previously had problems with apps that try to force output streams to 44.1kHz (I’m on 48kHz) and I wonder if it’s less problems of this kind if I stick to 44.1kHz for everything in the future. I think maybe something changed on the Mac OS side that means mixed audio rates playback is not handled properly.
Happy to help with more information if needed, I already tried a lot of different things to try to improve this situation. I’d really like to be able to get back to how things were in terms of stability.
John