Cubase users: Could someone explain "freezing"?

[Ben Johnson]

Is this the same as processing with a plugin, but easier to undo?

 

[s34nsm411]

no, it just bounces down the track so you dont use up cpu power

for example i use convolution cab modeling for my guitar tracks, which cripples my computer, so after im done recording them i will freeze all the guitar tracks so i can work on other parts of the song without my cpu begging for mercy

 

[Tym_ex]

So yes, it is exactly what you implied is was haha.

 

[Ben Johnson]

Does it take the same amount of time to freeze as it would to just render to a mixdown?

 

[CJWall]

Does it take the same amount of time to freeze as it would to just render to a mixdown?

basically yes, I like it because if I want to adjust something on one of the plugs that's frozen, I just unfreeze and there it all is. great feature...

 

[Ermz]

What I find odd is that as soon as I 'freeze' a track in nuendo it acts as if its muted. I can't play it back. Not exactly sure where I'm going wrong.

 

[Ola Englund]

This is great if you have a crappier cpu and want to use a lot of plugins... Logic have had this feature for a while now, but since I got better at mixing, and got a faster and better computer, I never use freezing anymore.

 

[LSD-Studio]

but in sx you cannot freeze graups......
that sux

 

[Tym_ex]

Sucks indeed, every time I want to use the freeze function its on groups.