Reference Guide

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Freeze tracks and synths
Mixing
To Freeze a track
Do one of the following:
• In the Track view, click the track’s Freeze button .
• Right-click on a track and select Freeze > Freeze Track from the menu that appears.
SONAR bounces the audio in the track to a new audio clip or clips, applies any effects, and disables
the effects bin.
To Unfreeze a track
Do one of the following:
• In the Track view, click the track’s Freeze button .
• Right-click on a track and select Freeze > Unfreeze Track from the menu that appears.
SONAR discards the bounced audio, restores the original audio, and enables the effects bin. Audio
will be re-bounced if Freeze is chosen again.
To do a Quick Unfreeze of a track
Do one of the following:
• Hold down the SHIFT key and click the track’s Freeze button .
• Right-click on a frozen track and select Freeze > Quick Unfreeze Track from the menu that
appears.
SONAR hides and mutes the bounced audio, restores the original audio, and enables the effects
bin. Bounced audio is retained, however, and toggling between Quick Freeze and Quick Unfreeze
should be instantaneous.
To Quick Freeze a track
Do one of the following:
• Click the track’s Freeze button .
• Right-click on a track that you did a Quick Unfreeze on and select Freeze > Quick Freeze Track
from the menu that appears.
Only available after a Quick Unfreeze, the Quick Freeze function redisplays and unmutes the
bounced audio instantaneously