Several projects I’m currently working on utilize a stereo spring reverb unit, set up as an external effect. I can save the project (with the proper connections) and reopen the same project immediately, but the external effect’s return bus will be “Not Connected”. This happens any time I open the project, even if I’ve done nothing else, and the connections were in place when the project was saved.
Why would a hardware assignment in VST Connections change just by saving and reopening the project? I’ve gotten used to resetting the connection each time I open these projects, but it’s still annoying–and it would be far worse if I was using several outboard effects rather than just one. Is there any explanation for this behavior?
–Dave