Does freezing a track really help with CPU load or just RAM?
Does freezing a track really help with CPU load or just RAM?
I have a Live set in track view with about 50 tracks. Some of them have plug-ins and all of them have some kind of automation. I'm running a MacBook Pro with a MOTU 828mkII firewire and it does pretty well until you get to a point where a lot of files are launching, plug-ins fire up, etc. That's to be expected I know. But when I freeze tracks it really doesn't seem to lighten the overall load all that much. Am I misunderstanding the benefit of freezing?
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leedsquietman
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It depends on what you're freezing.
If you're freezing a vsti, especially something CPU heavy like NI Massive in best mode or some of Arturia's patches on their classic synth emulations, it helps A LOT. I mean, I've seen it take 40% off the CPU load just on 3 freeze tracks.
Also, if you have gazillions of intensive insert fx or very complicated racks it helps quite a bit.
If you're freezing a vsti, especially something CPU heavy like NI Massive in best mode or some of Arturia's patches on their classic synth emulations, it helps A LOT. I mean, I've seen it take 40% off the CPU load just on 3 freeze tracks.
Also, if you have gazillions of intensive insert fx or very complicated racks it helps quite a bit.
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