Hi, there’s a post on /rBMS reddit channel about AL freezes due to some USB device being connected:
https://www.reddit.com/r/falconbms/comments/18d58bu/alternative_launcher_freezing_and_lagging_with/

According to the guy, he’s experiencing this issue when external DAC : HiFime TYPE C USB DAC (ES9018K2M+SA9023) is connected. Once device is unplugged, launcher is snappy again.