Punch and Roll record won't actually record

[jademan]

UPDATE: I unplugged everything (laptop, interface, and XLR mic) and brought the whole lot with me to work today so I could get help troubleshooting what I assume is a Windows error (I work in IT and have resources available to me).

Plug everything in at work, and guess what? IT ALL WORKS.

Just so you know, I unplugged and replugged at home SEVERAL TIMES with no change, so I have NO idea why it worked this time. BUT, the jury is out until I get everything set back up at home. THAT’S when we’ll know.

BUT I still won’t know the cause and solution, which is frustrating!

UPDATE: Plugged everything back in at home. Worked ONCE, then 5 minutes later, didn’t work.

I just don’t understand.

Could my 1 year old interface be stroking out? Maybe a new XLR cable to connect the mic? I really am just out of ideas and VERY frustrated!

If I new what the differences were – technically, behind the scenes, programming wise – in RECORD and PUNCH AND ROLL RECORD, that might help me figure out why the latter won’t work but the former will!

[Just trying to straighten out the time line here…]

Did you happen to see any gremlins when you looked under the machine?