This seems like a reasonable compromise.
While multiple output modules can help solve the "gotcha" problem, I inevitably lose my output modules during beta cycles. The fewer presets I have to remake the better, and simpler behavior is better for new users too.
Brian
So, if AE treated an output module with the audio checkbox ON as meaning “output audio if the comp has audio” instead of the current “output audio even if the comp doesn’t have audio”, would that cause trouble for anyone? Presumably that change would fix the above problems, if we also defaulted the audio checkbox ON in the shipping presets.
-DaveS