What is Track Freeze and how does it help CPU load?

What is Track Freeze and how does it help CPU load?

• A. Freeze duplicates the track.
• B. Freeze renders the track with its inserts; reduces CPU usage by bypassing real-time processing; unfreeze to edit.
• C. Freeze exports a stem.
• D. Freeze reduces latency.

Answer: (B)

Track Freeze is a way to render a track’s signal plus its inserts into a temporary audio version, so Pro Tools can play back that track without running the real-time effects. By bypassing the plugins for that track during playback, the CPU load drops, freeing processing power for the rest of the session. If you need to tweak anything, you can unfreeze to re-enable the inserts and edit again. It isn’t about duplicating the track, exporting a stem, or changing latency.

Track Freeze is a way to render a track’s signal plus its inserts into a temporary audio version, so Pro Tools can play back that track without running the real-time effects. By bypassing the plugins for that track during playback, the CPU load drops, freeing processing power for the rest of the session. If you need to tweak anything, you can unfreeze to re-enable the inserts and edit again. It isn’t about duplicating the track, exporting a stem, or changing latency.