Grzegorz Moskal 0 Posted August 6, 2021 As in title - how do I freeze an audio track, which has a MIDI-controlled effect? Freezing it normally causes the effect to ignore the MIDI inputs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitflipper 2,254 Posted August 6, 2021 You can freeze just the audio portion and leave any effect plugins active. Right-click on the track header and choose Freeze -> Freeze Options" from the context menu. Un-check the "Track FX" option. This assumes it's an effect in the FX bin, as opposed to an effect within a synthesizer or sampler. Those kinds of effects always get frozen. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grzegorz Moskal 0 Posted August 6, 2021 That's a nope – the plugin is a harmonizer effect, which is using a lot of resources. This is why I need to freeze it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitflipper 2,254 Posted August 6, 2021 In that case, you're stuck. Frozen means frozen. Maybe you can identify other tracks that can be safely frozen and thus free up resources for the harmonizer. I deal with this conundrum often. My favorite drum synth is Superior Drummer, which is a huge hog. But I like to be able to tweak the drums right up until I'm done with the project. Consequently, I freeze everything else first and leave that one instrument for last. Sometimes my computer just runs out of steam and I have no choice but to freeze the drums, too. After that, if I need to make a change I have to un-freeze, edit, and re-freeze. Just a fact of life until we all have supercomputers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grzegorz Moskal 0 Posted August 6, 2021 So this is quite the opposite - I need no tweaks, I'm happy with the result of the track and I want to free the resources... Tried routing it to a separate bus or aux track, but they can't be frozen just like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scook 4,200 Posted August 6, 2021 Use bounce to track(s) then archive the original tracks. This does the same thing as freeze except writes the data to a new track. When using bounce+archive on a soft synth make sure to disconnect the soft synth using the synth rack. The will free up the rest of the resources used by the synth, just like freeze. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grzegorz Moskal 0 Posted August 6, 2021 That's what I'm talking about! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites