FLStudio [signature bundle] everything seemed OK - everything was fluid as always, all tracks playing, synchronized, except the audio was off about 1.5sec late compared to what I was seeing. I can't seem to find an answer anywhere ...
I'm not really sure if it's an issue with consolidating or with analyzing audio file, but if you consolidate a pattern and use the exported audio as an input in automation clip, the loop in the playlist stays ...
FLStudio, with an XLR cable in the microphone input on the sound card and my headphones on the headphone output on the sound card.
I hit the sound card with the guitar and the cable popped out from the computer ...