Yes. I could repro it in 10. Sort of.
No automation on the Audio Track.
Audio Track initially at -10. Linked to VCA.
Roll Project, VCA automated to -infinity.
Save with Playhead at -infinity position.
Reopen and Audio Track is at -infinity (as it should be).
However . . . move Playhead to start of project and the track is at 0, not -10. It forgets its initial value.
If you save with the playhead at 0 - the initial -10 is recalled correctly. If you save somewhere in automation but prior to -infinity the track is also recalled correctly, even if you roll back to 0.
It seems the problem is that Nuendo is saving the static value of the non automated track at the save position.
So if that value is anything greater than -infinity it can be recalculated (for other song positions) based on any other automation affecting it.
However, if it’s saved static value is -infinity, well . . . we’re kind of lost.
It also seems that Nuendo must have some kind of buffer for the un-automated track that stores this initial value because as long as the Project stays open everything is fine. It’s only when you save and reopen that the issue occurs. Perhaps this buffer needs to be saved with the project?
All of my speculation may be fine, but I found another issue I can’t explain:
Touch Mode. Virg Terr off.
Audio Track. VCA. Link to VCA.
Set Audio Track to -10.
Start rolling and write some Automation on AUDIO Track starting a few seconds in. Little up, little down. Doesn’t matter.
Stop and return to start.
Track is now at 0, not -10.
Play and Track will slowly descend to -10 at exactly the point automation started.
Freaky.
No saving. No -infinity. Just Bad Funk.
This is not a “Bug”.
“Bugs” are where some strange and perhaps rare combination of actions produce an undesired result.
This is a blatant and easily demonstrated malfunction of a common and much used feature.
It really needs to be addressed.
Hugh