Yes we all know what ASIO Guard is and what it does. However, S1 does it better at this point.
This survey would not show up if Steinberg felt everything was at an optimum level dont ya think? All of us would like to be able to run a couple plugins whilst tracking without delay. A 'separate buffer for input and output is all Im sayin. I did the survey, you’re welcome, haha.
I have given up on trying to track WITH plugins anyway. I use the MR Console software or Direct Monitoring and just deal with it. Playback is easily fixed with cranking the buffer.
Carry on