Cant record with out delays/gating fx in ableton?

i tried to record some vocals with a usb mic, had to change my audio settings so it would work

but for some reason the vocal comes out stuttered, when there is silence you can see the channel thats ready to record

showing input levels?? cant anyone help? ive switched from my usb soundcard focusrite to MME audio otherwise i can

seem to get input from the mic