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How to Freeze Tracks in Logic Pro X

So you are running low on CPU and you need to free up some memory? In this post, I am going to show you how to freeze tracks in Logic Pro X. Unless you have previously enabled it,…

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So you are running low on CPU and you need to free up some memory? In this post, I am going to show you how to freeze tracks in Logic Pro X.

Unless you have previously enabled it, you will need to enable Freeze in your channel strip settings.

Right-click on any channel strip to reveal the track menu.

Logic Pro right-click track menu with Track Header Components underlined

Go to ‘Track Header Components’ and select ‘Freeze’.

Logic Pro track menu with Track Header Components open and Freeze highlighted

The ‘Freeze’ icon will then be added to your track headers.

Logic Pro track header with the new Freeze button circled next to Mute and Solo

If you click on the ‘Freeze’ button, it will turn green and the ‘Record’ button will disappear.

Logic Pro track header with the Freeze button switched on and showing green

The next time you press play you will see the playhead skim across the session regions to the end of the project. That track is now being “frozen”.

What does freezing tracks do in Logic Pro and does it save CPU?

Freezing the track in Logic renders the track(s) and disables all plugins associated with those tracks. It also means that if you want to edit that track in any way you will have to unfreeze it.

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Happy composing!Rich

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