There is a new setting (update 0.3.1: MIDI cue trigger) for the volume knobs and send knobs. If you enable pickup the position will be loaded with the project and stay at that value, until you move the volume or send knob to the same position.
You do have to save/overwrite projects again with 0.3.1 for it to work because the volume and send knob position was not saved in *.inst files before now.