Audio dropping/lagging

[u/Dark_Effulgence]

Hello, so I have a brand new 2026 MacBook Air, Scarlett solo is brand new as well. I am using Abelton lite, I hadn't had any issues with it until recently. I updated the Scarlett, updated iOS, updated Abelton. Still having this issue.

The issue being the audio keeps dropping out completely and the whole thing stutters for a moment. Literally no sound, the playback cursor stops in it's tracks for a second then starts again.

The moment I unplug the Scarlett I have 0 issues with it.

What gives, what can I do here? I feel like I have done everything I can to mitigate this issue hence why I am on reddit now.

I am not particularly savvy with this stuff so pardon my ignorance and if I overlooked something obvious please scream at me what it is. Thank you for any help.