Macbook Pro Monterey, DDJ-SB3, Serato DJ Pro aAudio distortion, glitches, clicks, dropouts or noise

After updating to MacOS Monterey, I have experienced audio distortion, glitches, and dropout on Serato DJ Pro but only when the controller is connected. I have tried all optimization suggestions, have plenty of storage 300/500 GB free, and have updated all firmware and software for the controller and Serato. I'm at a complete loss and beyond frustrated! I swapped out USB A to B cables multiple times, with no luck. I have a MacBook Pro 12.1 with Dual Core Intel-Core i7 and 3.1 GHz processing speed.