Sample rate and audio-MIDI sync issues

Disclaimer: I did read other posts similar to this but couldn't find an answer to my specific situation. So here it is:
Logic was perfectly fine when everything was running at 44.1kHz sample rate. Then I got vocals at 48 kHz so I had to convert the sample rate in Logic Pro to match it.
Suddenly I get a slew of "Error trying to sync MIDI and audio" messages. After crying and changing the sample rate back to 44.1, then to 48, and over and over again, it finally works again.
So Logic is fine at 48kHz. But when I go to a track that's at 44.1kHz, I get the sync messages again and have to play "toggle the sample rate" for about 5-15 minutes before Logic decides whose master again.
Why is it doing this? Do I need to change Logic Pro to some kind of default settings every time I go from one song to another with a different sample rate? Or will this not be an issue if I upgrade to 7.2? (I have 7.1.0)
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This is not a bug, but a nuisance.
You should upgrade to LP 7.1.1, which is way more stable than 7.1.0. No need for you to go to LP 7.2.
"Then I got vocals at 48 kHz so I had to convert the sample rate in Logic Pro to match it."
Are you certain, that in your song, in your regions, you used the newly converted 44.1kHz files, chosen from the Audio Window, and not (still) the old 48kHz files?
"So Logic is fine at 48kHz. But when I go to a track that's at 44.1kHz, I get the sync messages again"
LP doesn't do this well. And for a reason, but we'll not get into this now.
See: "Audio > Sample Rate > ..." and select one.
Perform proper conversion and make sure ALL of your audio files running in your song are congruent. Check your Audio Window and the files associated to the regions.
Set up your autoload to contain these settings. From then on, whenever you know that you will be importing other sample rates, change the settings in "Audio > Sample Rate > ..." before loading the sounds/files, if indeed you are starting from scratch. This will save you significant time.
Been there, done that.
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