I’d just like to add in- thank you guys for the workaround.
I have been just using the UR824 without the onboard effects since I got it… so I only recently realized I have this same problem under Cubase Pro 9.0.1. I am sure I had it under v8, too… I just never noticed.
I have totally replicated the workaround as above-
Do not Check the box “Dont ask me again”… and I always have Devices>Audio Hardware.
On FIRST start of Cubase after a power Cycle of the UR824… I have the Hardware Rack in the MixConsole. It is persistent for me until… some unknown condition. Then if I power cycle the device I am back to normal.
This is TOTALLY suboptimal behavior… but I, for one, only USE the hardware rack when I want to record using Direct Monitoring with onboard effects.
All this time, the device had been working fine with Direct Monitoring on by default… just no onboard effects. Which, is usually fine by me. . . until it isn’t.
Cheers for figuring out the workaround, though! You guys rock.