Audition only records from Scarlett 2i2 on initial startup, won't make subsequent recording

Question

Brand new laptop (MSI Pulse 15 B13VGK), Windows 11, Fully Updated Adobe Creative Suite for Enterprise
Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen connected via USB
ND-1 Microphone connected to Scarlett via XLR
Audio Hardward mapped to L/R to channel 1 Mono
Input AND Output go through Scarlett
 
My old laptop was having trouble and freezing mid recording, so I bought this MSI to last me for the next half decade or so. The sound comes through perfectly from mic to headphones, but audition will ONLY record if the laptop has been freshly restarted and will ONLY work for ONE file. I'm in the middle of recording an late relative's letters and it's becoming tedious to restart (not to mention the startup sequence puts the processor through its paces enough that the fan goes into high mode). 
 
Thoughts?

SteveG_AudioMasters_ · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, no. I tried combinations of all three and there was no change.

The one common thing in this is that there doesn't appear to be a valid output from your sound device making it into Audition - just the monitoring is working. So let's have a look at your USB setup. Is the Scarlett plugged directly into the laptop? In the box it comes in is a separate 15W power supply, and that's the one you should be using. The 2i2 specification says that it uses 1.5A, and that's 3 times the max possible power output from a bog-standard USB-2 laptop connection can provide. So if you are just running from a single USB connection from the laptop, I could definitely see that as being something of an issue...

USB-C connections can legitimately use up to six times the current that a USB-2 (normal laptop USB socket) can provide, so I'd say that the ideal situation is to use the laptop connection for signals only, and the other USB-C connection for external power.

SteveG_AudioMasters_ · Answer

Since it's Windows 11 this is happening with, the first thing I'd check is the security settings, to make sure that Audition specifically has access to your microphone. There's information about security settings here. If this doesn't fix the problem, report back.

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