ahh ok, that`s a shame. I wish I had the money to buy cakewalk and get the old team back on board to fix it all.  All in all despite it`s bugs Sonar is just amazing, its a damn shame all this has happened. I really do hope there is someone out there who can rescue all this, even as a lifetime user, Id be willing to pay for a yearly update, like in the good old days. Sorry, slightly off topic!

Yup.  Had this on and off for years.  I just have accepted it by now!   Most recently I had it happen (twice) with Bias FX.

It's problems like this which mean I'm not going to be part of the "leave Sonar on an unconnected machine and use it for the next 10 years" camp. Imagine having to deal with your plugins losing their settings in perpetuity, lol. 
 

I also found it happened far more freqently when re-enabling a synth track after it had been disconnected and archived. Still, nowhere near 'all the time', and never reproducable. Grrrrr!
 
Pleased to say I haven't come accross it in S1 as yet. Still early days though:)

Just to add on... yes, I've seen this as well.   Though as with Rasure it was always Pro Channel.
 
What I've found to be effective (again for PC) is to generate automation envelopes for anything I've modified and need to retain.   Once done, I've never lost those settings.

Sorry to hear you are having problems James. You mentioned Ozone Imager. I am assuming it's Izotope's Ozone Imager?  
 
Anyway, I thought I would mention that they give that plugin away for free now, you can use an installer directly from them to install it and activate and use it rather than using waves, that's what I did although I haven't worked with it much yet, so I don't know if it has the same problem with the presets saving and such things. 
 
Here's the link to the information and download page from Izotope.
 
https://www.izotope.com/en/products/master-and-deliver/ozone/ozone-imager.html
 
I'm thinking it's the same plugin, so perhaps if it is then you can install it this way and bypass the issue with Waves. 
 
I have a couple of plugins from Waves that were giveaways, the One Knob Louder and VU Meter, but that's the only reason I have waves on my PC right now, but I do plan on buying a few plugins from them in the future also, they have had a 29 dollar sale on several plugins I got an email from, so who knows, I may purchase some soon. 
 
Anyway, I hope this helps you out, you've always had some really good input and advice on things for others, including me that I have read here from time to time. Good luck!
 
Happy Holidays! 
 
Bobby
 

Serious_Noize!
Sorry to hear you are having problems James. You mentioned Ozone Imager. I am assuming it's Izotope's Ozone Imager?  
 
Anyway, I thought I would mention that they give that plugin away for free now, you can use an installer directly from them to install it and activate and use it rather than using waves, that's what I did although I haven't worked with it much yet, so I don't know if it has the same problem with the presets saving and such things. 
 
Here's the link to the information and download page from Izotope.
 
https://www.izotope.com/en/products/master-and-deliver/ozone/ozone-imager.html
 
I'm thinking it's the same plugin, so perhaps if it is then you can install it this way and bypass the issue with Waves. 
 
I have a couple of plugins from Waves that were giveaways, the One Knob Louder and VU Meter, but that's the only reason I have waves on my PC right now, but I do plan on buying a few plugins from them in the future also, they have had a 29 dollar sale on several plugins I got an email from, so who knows, I may purchase some soon. 
 
Anyway, I hope this helps you out, you've always had some really good input and advice on things for others, including me that I have read here from time to time. Good luck!
 
Happy Holidays! 
 
Bobby
 

Hi Bobby, 
 
Thanks for that, but it is indeed the Ozone Imager (free plugin) that is losing its settings. This is in addition to the Waves plugins. Admittedly, it doesn't happen as often as the Waves ones, but it does happen every 4 or 5 times I load the project. 
 
The Waves plugins that are affected on my machine are the Q10 EQ and the SSL Channel. I suppose I could replace them all, but I really like the sound of them. I use the Q10 for transparent sounding EQ, and the SSL Channel for character (mainly adding top end). I think I may splash out on Pro-Q 2 at some point, which looks like it may be a good replacement for Q10 (and a good upgrade). Ultimately though, I'm planning on ditching Sonar for something that can keep plugin settings without losing them!
 
Happy Holidays to you too!