MPC Live (Controller Mode) - Project Save State Won't Work

Hi everyone,

I own an MPC Live II which I am using in controller mode with Bitwig via the MPC VST plugin.
I am trying to set up a live performance project in which I mix clips from the DAW, and various drum machine, keygroup and MIDI programs that involve live loop recording via MPC.

Everything works as expected, but I need to initialize the MPC project to its original state after each performance, so that all the recorded loops and tracks are empty when I load it again.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to figure out why saving an empty instance of the project while in controller mode won't work and the second time I open up it up it will include all the MIDI recorded during the previous performance.
Autosave is turned off and I did not save the project in the DAW either.

Any ideas on how to go about this?

Thanks!

I know this is from over a year ago, but I've been having the same exact issue since upgrading to Live 12 since Live 11, did you ever figure out how to fix it? Extremely annoying.