AnsweredFreeze an audio plug-in like an instrument

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2017/01/05 12:20:43 (permalink)

Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument

Hi everybody... First of all I apologize for my questions that might amuse many of you, but it would be possible to somehow freeze a plug-in as we do with a synth? For example freeze a series of heavy waves abbey road reverbs to work without listening unexpected digital latches. Any suggestions to that effect? I'm dreaming? Thanks in advance....
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 12:24:19 (permalink)
I use the synth rack and freeze from there.

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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 12:25:56 (permalink)
Soft synths are plug-ins too. Plug-ins be they synths or effects may be frozen in a track. If the effects are on a bus, either move them to an aux track, which has a freeze option, or bounce the bus and delete the plug-ins.
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 12:41:41 (permalink)
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Soft synths are plug-ins too. Plug-ins be they synths or effects may be frozen in a track. If the effects are on a bus, either move them to an aux track, which has a freeze option, or bounce the bus and delete the plug-ins.


 


ok, I've created an Aux Track, but it seems that the freeze option does not work..... I simply put the vst effect into the vst rack box and then push the freeze button but nothing happened.... What did I do wrong?
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 12:59:20 (permalink) ☼ Best Answerby brands 2017/01/05 13:54:30
An aux track works just like any other audio track, the difference is the input source. An aux track uses one or more other tracks as input. There must be data in the track to freeze. Record the track then freeze it.
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 13:56:14 (permalink)
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An aux track works just like any other audio track, the difference is the input source. An aux track uses one or more other tracks as input. There must be data in the track to freeze. Record the track then freeze it.




obviusly then I must deactivate the sends to the aux track, right? :-) thanks a lot!!!
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 14:05:21 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby brands 2017/01/05 15:14:25
Could just turn off input echo on the aux track.
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 14:30:41 (permalink)
You don't need an aux track if you want to freeze a synth. When you loaded the synth via the synth rack a dialog box should have appeared for you to set what you want including an audio track. If you have an audio assigned to the synth output then all you need to do is freeze the synth. If you don't and I can't imagine why you would't you couldn't hear it unless it was outing to a buss. 

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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 14:43:37 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby brands 2017/01/05 15:14:17
Maybe the audio source is not a synth. It is true if there is only one audio/instrument track routed to the bus, there would be no need for the bus or aux track as long as the FX plug-in(s) have a wet/dry mix. The plug-in(s) could be placed in the audio/instrument track and then freeze the track.
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 14:55:44 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby brands 2017/01/05 15:14:04
Another option is to bounce the processor's wet signal to an audio track, which opens up additional possibilities (e.g., gating with sidechain). You can then delete the effect after saving the preset - just in case.

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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 15:10:53 (permalink)
I wasn't speak about a synth but a vst effect instead....
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 15:16:38 (permalink)
I was about to suggest what Anderton just said.
 
 
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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 15:40:57 (permalink)
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I wasn't speak about a synth but a vst effect instead....



I said a processor, not a synth. You can bounce processed audio as well as synth audio.

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Re: Freeze an audio plug-in like an instrument 2017/01/05 16:25:24 (permalink)
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I wasn't speak about a synth but a vst effect instead....

I apologize. I misread your post. Sorry.  

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