EricMcK wrote:How can we get GC to truly cancel everything again?
One way which is sure to work is... NOT to use the General Cancel at all! Instead, use a General Combination which simply has everything turned off. (Which you could presumably get when first loading the Organ, or by using the "General Cancel" belonging to the Sample Set). Now whenever you use that newly-defined "General Combination" (via Piston or whatever), everything turns off just as desired. (If some features are SUPPOSED to be left ON with General Cancel, (such as Blower or Ventils on certain Organs) then just be sure that they are ON when defining that new General Combination.
Another way which works for certain aspects with certain Sample Sets... get everything the way you want (everything OFF except maybe Blower and Ventils or whatever), Then using the Menu for "Engine", and the Tab for "Advanced Use", and select "Stop Audio & MIDI". After this, do the same and select "Start Audio & MIDI". On certain Sample Sets, for certain aspects, this will actually reprogram the contents of Hauptwerk's General Cancel to match that most recent configuration. Good to be aware of this "undocumented feature", in any case.