Kudos to MC and RP for getting this going. When I started this thread I had no idea so many people would jump on board and agree. But better yet, that MC and RP could get together so quickly and get things working.
I installed MC24 yesterday and noted the slow response some have noted but it works and it *is* beta after all!
I tested in my band's practice hall running MC on a W10 box, taking the ASIO output running to a Soundcraft mixer, to a bi-amplified Front of House type speaker system, 1000W/ch surely overkill but at high volume the dynamic range and tonal response is phenomenal.