as quino(the rr mastermind

)so kindly pointed out to me before, rr uses the master volume controler in the taskbar to control the volume, and if it isn't there, it wont control the device(the problem i had).
asio was originally devloped for the music industry as a way to modify the audio signal in real time, and transmit it to a live audience.
for most of us, we are using asio drivers as a way to modify the audio signal while it is still in the digital domain, to preserve teh signal. becasue we are not dealing w/ live sound, latency is not as important.
the vst hosts that use asio require a asio driver for both the input and output, but at least some(console) allow for only one asio device (for both input and output). this makes any asio sound card driver useless(only output).
almost everyone here that is interested in processing the audio uses virtual audio cable, or asio4all, and a vst host. some use only asio4all, and a vsthost, others use all 3.
if this is all greek to you, you are going to have alot of research ahead of you.
if you understand it all, you are welcome to tell me where to go