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Audio effects
Insert effects
Here is another solution:
1. Create a group channel track in stereo and route it to the desired output bus.
2. Add the desired effect to the group channel as an insert effect.
3. Route the mono audio track to the group channel.
Now the signal from the mono audio track is sent directly to the group, where it
passes through the insert effect, in stereo.
Freezing (rendering) insert effects for a track
Effect plug-ins can sometimes require a lot of processor power. If you are using a
large number of insert effects for a track, you may reach a point where the computer
cannot play back the track properly (you get crackling sounds, etc.).
To remedy this, you can freeze the track, by clicking the Freeze button in the
Inspector.
• The Freeze Channel Options dialog opens, allowing you to set a “Tail Size” time in
seconds.
This adds time at the end of the rendered file to allow reverb and delay tails to fully
fade out.
• The program now renders the output of the track, including all pre-fader insert
effects, to an audio file.
This file is placed in the “Freeze” folder within the Project folder (Windows). On
the Mac, the Freeze folder is stored under “User/Documents”.
• The frozen audio track is locked for editing in the Project window.
The frozen insert effects cannot be edited or removed and you cannot add new
insert effects for the track (except post-fader effects).
• On playback, the rendered audio file is played back. You can still adjust the level
and panning in the MixConsole, make EQ settings and adjust the effect sends.
In the MixConsole, the channel for a frozen track is indicated by a “snow flake”
symbol above the channel name.
After freezing the Inserts for a track, you hear the track play back as before but the
insert effects do not have to be calculated in real time, easing the load on the
computer processor. Typically, you would freeze a track when it is finished and you do
not need to edit it anymore.
• You can only freeze audio tracks this way, not group channel tracks or FX channel
tracks.
• Any insert effects in insert slots 7 or 8 cannot be frozen because these slots are
post-fader.