If you have special characters in your sound card name, Sim Racing Studio will not be able to save your sound card in SETUP > Hardware > SHAKERS field. This will cause the Soundcard to reset whenever Sim Racing Studio opens. 

Please follow instructions below to rename your sound card to fix the issue:

  1. Open the Windows Control Panel
  2. Click on Sound
  3. Select your sound card 
  4. Click on Properties
  5. Rename the sound card in the General tab
  6. Click OK
  7. Restart Sim Racing Studio

  8. Go to Setup -> Hardware

  9. Select the new sound card name in the Soundcard drop down field in the SHAKERS section

  10. Click Save in the upper right PROFILE IN USE box