I only ever used Cool Edit Pro on my laptop and every now and then I'd get this thing where there was this delay and I found that when I closed stuff out and shut down for a while and let things cool down it fixed things.
I think the biggest thing, though, was letting the little bar thing fill up before recording so it could set itself.
UncleSam, when you're setting a track to record, give it a second before you do anything. I really don't think it's as complicated as a sound card or RAM or anything. Just give it a moment to chill before recording.
-Mike
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