Krisp,
I appreciate your help. However, as stated in my post I do not get any spiking. I did try both of the recommended software. I ran a 3:30 track and got 5 dropouts. At no time did either piece of software indicate there was a problem (no red bars).
Since my first post, I have tried installing ASIO4ALL due to advice given in previous threads. Unfortunately, this this did not help either.
This is so frustrating. I have songs I want to share, but I cannot, given that every exported file has 4 to 5 intermittent audio dropouts. Makes making music way less fun because there is never a satisfying end product. Ok, I will stop crying now, but if anyone else can help I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Matt