earl.
you prolly forgot in ptw preferences to save/apply after
setting up those prefs.
heres another way also.
one thing you can do eg if you get tired always of entering trak
names for example is set up all your preferences and trak names
and settings and then save as a blank template seq.
ie a seq with no actual sound recorded.
but one you can load time and again et voila
all your trak names are already there.
so you start a new song, load the template seq,
then immediately before starting recording save the seq as the song name you
wish to use. tell me how you get on.

ps..in the tips n triks section on page 2 are my tips that might help you
at various times.

retired puter engr....powertracks on amd......NICE !
"what is the black art of audio engineering ?"
my silly songs...motagator.com/bmanning
see my tips in the tips section.