Loss of Input Monitor functionality when switching projects

When I power cycle the machine and start from a fresh blank project I have full control over the Input Monitor section and it does what it is supposed to do.

However If I switch to a saved project I hear a massive loss of volume from whatever I was input monitoring. A quick scroll through the Input Monitor section of the saved project shows me all settings are identical yet for some reason its not behaving correctly.

Just to confirm there wasn’t some stored setting difference between the saved project and the fresh one after a reboot, I saved a new project after a fresh reboot. This project had Input Monitor working correctly when saved. Switched over to another project , then back to my freshly saved project and I lose all control of Input monitor.

For example when I switch the input gain from 10x to 100x I hear no difference. Or if I switch the inout to channels 3 and 4 as opposed to 1 and 2 it doesn’t cut out any of the audio coming in on 1 and 2 like you’d expect it to. Instead it just maintains a low volume, un-editable signal from what was coming in on inputs 1 and 2.

Any one else experiencing this?