Use the Set Current to Default option in SD3.  Then when Logic opens the SD3 plugin, it will load your default preset/settings you saved.  The save settings option in Logic will load up the plugins, track parameters, layouts, etc. you saved each time you load the template.

• This post was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Red Gear Music.

Logic templates are no different than any other project. As you have discovered any settings and modifications within SD3, and every other plug-in, are saved within the template along with mixer routings. This is handy for when you have various types of song templates requiring different configurations of SD3 as well as anything else you are bound to use within the song. If you are strictly using song templates, saving a default SD3 project may not have much value. The only real value would be is if you are creating a fresh template from scratch and need a common starting point within SD3.

Like  you I am often starting off with a song template. I also make use of patches within logic in case I decide to change my mind and use a different SD3 setup. This way, I do not have to go through the trouble of configuring it for the song at hand.

jord