CP8's disgusting performance..? fixed with updates

Hi, If I turn ASIO guard off the distortion is unbearable and my interface is a Yamaha N8…s’posed to be compatible …
I get the impression ASIO guard is there to cover up bad performance or something…

6.5 was ok but since then I’ve watched Cubase become bloated with ‘‘stuff’’ while the performance meter goes off the radar…

does anyone use Cubase without ASIO guard ? …for me it’s impossible, I just get incredible distortion…

, I’m not a power user of Cubase …I just do songs and it’s very rare for me to have more than 30 tracks…there’s a l’ot of stuff in Cubase I don’t need…
the Beatles did ‘Pepper’ with 4 tracks I believe (or maybe it was 8) so I reckon I should be able to manage a song with 30 or so…

I’m gonna be using Mixbus for my next project and see where that leads me…

unless this performance problem is suddenly sorted by Steiny…but I somehow doubt it…
8.5 will come along as a paid upgrade with some new ‘‘toy’’ and the performance meter will still be banging the red…

would definitely like to know if it’s possible to use Cubase without the ASIO guard though…

cheers, Kevin