Instruction Manual

610 Mixing

Freeze Tracks and Synths

SONAR discards bounced audio, enables the synth and the synth audio

track’s FX bin. SONAR will be re-bounce the audio if you choose Freeze

again.

To Do a Quick Unfreeze of a Synth

• Right-click a frozen synth MIDI or audio track, and choose Freeze-

Quick Unfreeze Synth from the menu that appears.

• In the Synth Rack view, click the Freeze/Unfreeze button , and

choose Freeze-Quick Unfreeze Synth from the menu that appears.

SONAR hides and mutes the bounced audio, enables the synth and track

FX bin. Bounced audio is retained, and toggling between Quick Freeze and

Quick Unfreeze should be instantaneous.

To Quick Freeze a Synth

• Right-click a quick unfrozen synth track or synth MIDI track, and

choose Freeze-Quick Freeze Synth from the menu that appears.

• In the Synth Rack view, click the Freeze/Unfreeze button , and

choose Freeze-Quick Freeze Synth from the menu that appears.

Only available after a Quick Unfreeze, the Quick Freeze command

redisplays and unmutes the bounced audio instantaneously, disables the

synth, and any effects on the synth track.

To Set Freeze Options

1. Right-click an audio or synth track, and choose Freeze-Freeze

Options from the menu that appears.

1. In the Synth Rack view, click the Freeze/Unfreeze button , and

choose Freeze Options from the menu that appears.

2. Choose options in the Freeze Options dialog. For help choosing

options, click the Help button in the dialog.

Tip: All Freeze commands are also available in the Track menu.