ASIO (Audio Stream Input/Output) is a sound card driver protocol designed for professionals with the goal of reducing latency (a delay between input and output audio signals). Steinberg, a company very well known for its premium music production software such as Cubase, created ASIO. Steinberg also invented the VST plugin standard used in almost all digital audio workstations today. In a nutshell, ASIO bypasses standard Windows intermediaries and allows more direct access to the sound hardware. Reducing the number of “hoops” through which the signal has to pass results in Read More