I've searched for about an hour and I am not getting anywhere on this.

Situation: I've got an 1818 hooked to a Dell Dimenson 9150 running Windows 7 Pro using Audition 3 as the daw. For the last 2 years I've been recording occasionally with this set up without issue - both line and instrument. I now cannot seem to get things to work. I know from anecdotal accounts that the 1818 as an interface should work whether I use UC or not. (I don't actually.)

The 1818 still shows up in the drop downs in Auditions 'Audio Hardware setup' lists. When I need to record I change the setup from 'Audition 3 Windows sound' to 'Audiobox ASIO driver' making sure both the 1818 & Audition are set to the same sample rate. What used to happen is I just record whatever is going into 1818 - no issue.

What happens now varies - USB Sync light is ALWAYS blue, feeding signal from my TonePlug into ch 3 set to 0 applies to what's below. DAW set for main input /ch 3 corresponding to the ch the TP is in.

1)The 1818 setup app will show all levels at max. The unit will show 7/8 clipped (pots @ -20) and output maxed. No levels in the DAW. If I start to record the app goes silent/no levels anywhere - unit remains unchanged. If I wait several seconds instead of recording the same thing happens on its own - levels in app drop/unit stays the same.

2)If I turn the unit off and back on I might see a random meter display then no levels in the app and the unit may show 'output' @ -10. Changing the input level does not change output. No levels to DAW.

3) Cycling off/on no output levels showing anywhere. Increasing gain on 3 will eventually go into clipping (approx. 2 o'clock position) on unit only - nothing level wise shown in app. Nothing to DAW.

I believe I have the driver(s) updated as far as they can go, so to speak. I also believe this is most likely operator error. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!