diff --git a/src/dsp/processor/processor.h b/src/dsp/processor/processor.h
index 78bd94d1..97c3fa6e 100644
--- a/src/dsp/processor/processor.h
+++ b/src/dsp/processor/processor.h
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ struct Processor : MoveableOnly<Processor>, SampleRateSupport
                         const ProcessorStorage &ps, float *fp, int *ip, bool needsMetadata);
 
   public:
+    bool bypassAnyway{false};
+
     size_t preReserveSize[16]{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
     size_t preReserveSingleInstanceSize[16]{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 
diff --git a/src/dsp/processor/routing.h b/src/dsp/processor/routing.h
index 4670c628..00fb98dc 100644
--- a/src/dsp/processor/routing.h
+++ b/src/dsp/processor/routing.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ inline void runSingleProcessor(int i, float fpitch, Processor *processors[engine
                                Mix &outLev, Endpoints *endpoints, bool &chainIsMono,
                                float input[2][N], float output[2][N])
 {
+    if (processors[i]->bypassAnyway)
+        return;
+
     namespace mech = sst::basic_blocks::mechanics;
 
     float tempbuf alignas(16)[2][N];
diff --git a/src/engine/group.cpp b/src/engine/group.cpp
index 69a89ad9..a3fe54f8 100644
--- a/src/engine/group.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/group.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@ template <bool OS> void Group::processWithOS(scxt::engine::Engine &e)
 
     if (processors[0] || processors[1] || processors[2] || processors[3])
     {
+        for (int i = 0; i < processorsPerZoneAndGroup; ++i)
+        {
+            if (processors[i])
+            {
+                memcpy(&processorIntParams[i][0], processorStorage[i].intParams.data(),
+                       sizeof(processorIntParams[i]));
+                processors[i]->bypassAnyway = !processorStorage[i].isActive;
+            }
+        }
 
 #define CALL_ROUTE(FNN)                                                                            \
     if constexpr (OS)                                                                              \
diff --git a/src/voice/voice.cpp b/src/voice/voice.cpp
index 2fda663e..6c18dfce 100644
--- a/src/voice/voice.cpp
+++ b/src/voice/voice.cpp
@@ -383,6 +383,15 @@ template <bool OS> bool Voice::processWithOS()
 
     if (processors[0] || processors[1] || processors[2] || processors[3])
     {
+        for (int i = 0; i < processorsPerZoneAndGroup; ++i)
+        {
+            if (processors[i])
+            {
+                memcpy(&processorIntParams[i][0], zone->processorStorage[i].intParams.data(),
+                       sizeof(processorIntParams[i]));
+                processors[i]->bypassAnyway = !zone->processorStorage[i].isActive;
+            }
+        }
         switch (zone->outputInfo.procRouting)
         {
         case engine::HasGroupZoneProcessors<engine::Zone>::procRoute_linear:
@@ -686,7 +695,7 @@ void Voice::initializeProcessors()
         memcpy(&processorIntParams[i][0], zone->processorStorage[i].intParams.data(),
                sizeof(processorIntParams[i]));
 
-        if ((processorIsActive[i] && processorType[i] != dsp::processor::proct_none) ||
+        if ((/* processorIsActive[i] && */ processorType[i] != dsp::processor::proct_none) ||
             (processorType[i] == dsp::processor::proct_none && !processorIsActive[i]))
         {
             processors[i] = dsp::processor::spawnProcessorInPlace(