Proper way to save so the OT is in the same state when I power it up?

[Clancy]

Ideally you would get into saving parts after getting familiar with saving (and assigning) buffers

I would also get confident with what saving a project means first too

As for parts, there can be pitfalls:

Saving the project save the parts?

OK I tested and this is what I worked out: When you power down - your parts (all of them) will be as you left them. When you change to another project and change back again - your parts will be as you left them. When you start actively saving projects and parts things get a little more complicated. If you actively SAVE your project you then have TWO states in stored in OT memory: 1- The SAVED project. (Which is like a snapshot of how your project was when you saved it, including parts) 2-…