diff --git a/us144mkii.h b/us144mkii.h
index 6a57e72..c0c62f4 100644
--- a/us144mkii.h
+++ b/us144mkii.h
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ struct tascam_card {
 	unsigned int feedback_urb_skip_count;
 	bool running_ghost_playback;
 
+	u8 capture_remainder_buf[63];
+	unsigned int capture_remainder_len;
+	u8 capture_combined_buf[CAPTURE_PACKET_SIZE + 63];
+
 	struct work_struct stop_work;
 	struct work_struct stop_pcm_work;
 };
diff --git a/us144mkii_capture.c b/us144mkii_capture.c
index 035af49..d1c08c1 100644
--- a/us144mkii_capture.c
+++ b/us144mkii_capture.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static int tascam_capture_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	tascam->driver_capture_pos = 0;
 	tascam->capture_frames_processed = 0;
 	tascam->last_cap_period_pos = 0;
+	tascam->capture_remainder_len = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -144,40 +145,64 @@ static void tascam_decode_capture_chunk(const u8 *src, u32 *dst, int frames)
  * @urb: the completed URB
  *
  * Decodes audio data, updates ring buffer, and handles period elapsed.
+ * Handles partial 64-byte frames by buffering remainder across URB completions.
+ * Distinguishes transient USB errors from fatal ones for robustness.
  */
 void capture_urb_complete(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct tascam_card *tascam = urb->context;
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
-	int frames, part1;
+	int frames, part1, total_available, new_remainder;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool need_period_elapsed = false;
+	u8 *combined = tascam->capture_combined_buf;
 
-	if (urb->status || !tascam || !tascam->dev)
+	if (!tascam || !tascam->dev)
+		return;
+
+	if (urb->status) {
+		if (urb->status == -EOVERFLOW || urb->status == -ENOENT || urb->status == -EPIPE) {
+			usb_anchor_urb(urb, &tascam->capture_anchor);
+			if (usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC) < 0) {
+				usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
+				atomic_dec(&tascam->active_urbs);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
 		goto exit;
+	}
 
 	if (!tascam->capture_substream || !tascam->capture_substream->runtime)
 		goto exit;
 
 	runtime = tascam->capture_substream->runtime;
-	frames = urb->actual_length / 64;
+
+	memcpy(combined, tascam->capture_remainder_buf, tascam->capture_remainder_len);
+	memcpy(combined + tascam->capture_remainder_len, urb->transfer_buffer, urb->actual_length);
+	total_available = tascam->capture_remainder_len + urb->actual_length;
+
+	frames = total_available / 64;
+	new_remainder = total_available % 64;
 
 	if (frames > 0) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&tascam->lock, flags);
 
 		if (!atomic_read(&tascam->capture_active)) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tascam->lock, flags);
-			goto exit;
+			tascam->capture_remainder_len = new_remainder;
+			if (new_remainder > 0)
+				memcpy(tascam->capture_remainder_buf, combined + (frames * 64), new_remainder);
+			goto resubmit;
 		}
 
 		u32 *dma = (u32 *)(runtime->dma_area + frames_to_bytes(runtime, tascam->driver_capture_pos));
 
 		if (tascam->driver_capture_pos + frames <= runtime->buffer_size) {
-			tascam_decode_capture_chunk(urb->transfer_buffer, dma, frames);
+			tascam_decode_capture_chunk(combined, dma, frames);
 		} else {
 			part1 = runtime->buffer_size - tascam->driver_capture_pos;
-			tascam_decode_capture_chunk(urb->transfer_buffer, dma, part1);
-			tascam_decode_capture_chunk(urb->transfer_buffer + (part1 * 64),
+			tascam_decode_capture_chunk(combined, dma, part1);
+			tascam_decode_capture_chunk(combined + (part1 * 64),
 										(u32 *)runtime->dma_area, frames - part1);
 		}
 
@@ -191,6 +216,11 @@ void capture_urb_complete(struct urb *urb)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tascam->lock, flags);
 	}
 
+	tascam->capture_remainder_len = new_remainder;
+	if (new_remainder > 0)
+		memcpy(tascam->capture_remainder_buf, combined + (frames * 64), new_remainder);
+
+resubmit:
 	usb_anchor_urb(urb, &tascam->capture_anchor);
 	if (usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC) < 0) {
 		usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
@@ -203,7 +233,7 @@ void capture_urb_complete(struct urb *urb)
 
 	return;
 
-	exit:
+exit:
 	usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
 	atomic_dec(&tascam->active_urbs);
 }
diff --git a/us144mkii_midi.c b/us144mkii_midi.c
index 134e19e..1a5af7e 100644
--- a/us144mkii_midi.c
+++ b/us144mkii_midi.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ static void tascam_midi_out_complete(struct urb *urb)
 
 	if (urb->status || !sub || !tascam->midi_out_active) {
 		tascam->midi_out_active = false;
+		usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tascam->midi_lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/us144mkii_playback.c b/us144mkii_playback.c
index c15368a..e69eca0 100644
--- a/us144mkii_playback.c
+++ b/us144mkii_playback.c
@@ -207,8 +207,15 @@ static snd_pcm_uframes_t tascam_playback_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *subst
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 pos;
 
-	if (!atomic_read(&tascam->playback_active))
+	if (!atomic_read(&tascam->playback_active)) {
+		if (tascam->running_ghost_playback) {
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&tascam->lock, flags);
+			pos = tascam->playback_frames_consumed;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tascam->lock, flags);
+			return (snd_pcm_uframes_t)pos;
+		}
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tascam->lock, flags);
 	pos = tascam->playback_frames_consumed;