We have all been there. It is late at night. You are staring at a screen, eyes bleary, trying to finish a mix, record a podcast, or just get some work done. The creative flow is there, but the technology decides to stage a rebellion.
The first half of the sentence is classic, frustrating audio engineering reality. You are trying to open your Focusrite Scarlett or Clarett interface, and Windows is being difficult. We have all been there
You still have to fix your audio driver. trying to finish a mix