jpetersen
Sorry, completely OT:
 
How are you guys managing to post pictures?
When I try, all I get is text like this: [image]..[/image]
 
And what are you using to produce animated screenshots?
 
A picture is worth a thousand words.
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@Beepster - Thanks!
 

I use postimage to host images and licecap for capturing screen gifs

slumbermachine

1. A wish - a special freeze audio button that just creates a new audio track and copies the audio to it, leaving the original un-frozen. Just could speed up a workflow for me, and yes I know I could just record the audio to a new track, but I want a way to quickly just lock in a sound mid workflow.

 Your wish is granted, it's called "bounce to tracks"  Just select the track you want to "special freeze to a new track" and pull down the track menu and select bounce to tracks. It creates a new track with all the FX, automation, whatever you select in the dialog. The original track is left un-frozen or as is.
 
gabo

LLyons
When I have to add a track, I have to assign the device port the input track and output track is going to.

Right-click a track > Save as Track Template
 
Right-click > Insert from Track Template

gbowling

slumbermachine

1. A wish - a special freeze audio button that just creates a new audio track and copies the audio to it, leaving the original un-frozen. Just could speed up a workflow for me, and yes I know I could just record the audio to a new track, but I want a way to quickly just lock in a sound mid workflow.

 Your wish is granted, it's called "bounce to tracks"
 
gabo

That doesn't do what I want, right? That will freeze the entire track. I want to just extract the audio only leaving the source as is.

That doesn't do what I want, right? That will freeze the entire track. I want to just extract the audio only leaving the source as is.

 
Ok, I guess I'm confused as to what you're asking.. 
 
Do you want the audio from the track copied without any FX or any processing that you've done on that track? Basically the original raw audio? 
 
If that's what you want, I would clone the track prior to working on it. BUT, you can still do it after the fact with either clone track or bounce to tracks. Just un-select cloning/bouncing everything except events in the track. 
 
gabo

gbowling
Ok, I guess I'm confused as to what you're asking.. 
 
Do you want the audio from the track copied without any FX or any processing that you've done on that track? Basically the original raw audio? 
 
If that's what you want, I would clone the track prior to working on it. BUT, you can still do it after the fact with either clone track or bounce to tracks. Just un-select cloning/bouncing everything except events in the track. 
 
gabo

No I get that. There are multiple ways I can do it. I just want a fast way to do this:
 
Have a button like the "freeze" button with the same right click options (fx on/off, tail, etc), but instead of freezing the track, it takes the current track state and creates a new audio track with just the audio. Not affecting the original track in any way. No linking, just a straight audio track with the raw audio.
 
Just a quick way to be able to do A-B comparisons so I don't have to do the process or freezing, add audio track, copy, paste, unfreeze.

I seem to be in a minority but the Piano Roll View, its controller pane, and the idiotic CW implementation of midi channels is still the single biggest time waster for me. 
 
Next is, as mentioned above, selection bugs.

slumbermachine
 
Have a button like the "freeze" button with the same right click options (fx on/off, tail, etc), but instead of freezing the track, it takes the current track state and creates a new audio track with just the audio. Not affecting the original track in any way. No linking, just a straight audio track with the raw audio.
 
Just a quick way to be able to do A-B comparisons so I don't have to do the process or freezing, add audio track, copy, paste, unfreeze.

Yea, clone track or bounce to track will do that. Not a button, but a menu command. Maybe a couple more key strokes but seems very minor to me. Certainly less than freezing, add audio track, copy, paste, unfreeze.
 
Try it. 
 
select your track
bounce to track(s) - pull down the "preset" and select "Raw Tracks - No automation/FX" preset
click ok. Done.

gbowling

slumbermachine
 
Have a button like the "freeze" button with the same right click options (fx on/off, tail, etc), but instead of freezing the track, it takes the current track state and creates a new audio track with just the audio. Not affecting the original track in any way. No linking, just a straight audio track with the raw audio.
 
Just a quick way to be able to do A-B comparisons so I don't have to do the process or freezing, add audio track, copy, paste, unfreeze.

Yea, clone track or bounce to track will do that. Not a button, but a menu command. Maybe a couple more key strokes but seems very minor to me. Certainly less than freezing, add audio track, copy, paste, unfreeze.
 
Try it. 
 
select your track
bounce to track(s) - pull down the "preset" and select "Raw Tracks - No automation/FX" preset
click ok. Done.

Awesome! thanks.
 
UPDATE - This was exactly what I needed, I had forgotten about
'bounce to track" because I stopped using it a long time ago as it would always crash. Still does crash a lot, but that is due to another issue (old project with vstis that need to be removed and readded).

slumbermachine
Have a button like the "freeze" button with the same right click options (fx on/off, tail, etc), but instead of freezing the track, it takes the current track state and creates a new audio track with just the audio. Not affecting the original track in any way. No linking, just a straight audio track with the raw audio.

Ctrl+drag the audio clip to a new track?
 
I have an empty track I use for quick A/B comparisons. Its solo button is set to off and grouped. Drag the audio to this track, solo the original track and assign it to the same group. Now when you click either track's solo button you toggle between the two. Or if you want to compare in context, group mutes in opposite states compared to solo.