Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 179)

Chapter 7 Work with tracks 179
Freeze a track
1 Click the Freeze button in the track header.
The lock turns blue to indicate that the track is ready to freeze.
2 In the Track inspector, choose a Freeze mode:
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Source Only: Freezes the track signal without any effects plug-ins. When selected, the Freeze
button becomes solid.
Note: This Freeze mode is useful when using processor-intensive software instruments or
flex modes.
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Pre Fader: Freezes the track signal including all effects plug-ins. When selected, the Freeze
button shows a dot.
3 Click the Play button in the control bar.
4 To unlock the track, click the Freeze button again.
To change the freeze state of multiple tracks, click-hold the Freeze button of one track, then drag
the pointer up or down. The Freeze buttons of all swiped tracks switch to the same state.
If you try to make changes to a frozen track, a dialog tells you that the track is frozen.
Hide tracks
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can hide
tracks in the Tracks area. This is useful when you’re working on projects using a large number of
tracks, for example. Hidden tracks play back as usual.
You can hide and unhide tracks using the menu commands in the Track menu (Hide Track,
Unhide All Tracks, and Show Hidden Tracks), or using key commands. The first time you hide a
track, you use the key command, after which the Hide button appears above the track headers.
Hide one or more tracks
1 Click the Hide button (with the letter H) above the track headers to show the Hide buttons in the
track headers.
2 Do one of the following:
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Click the Hide buttons in the track headers of the tracks you want to hide.
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Control-click the track header of each track you want to hide, then choose Hide Track from the
shortcut menu.
3 Choose Track > Hide Hidden Tracks, or click the Hide button above the track headers again.
The tracks with active Hide buttons are hidden.
4 To unhide the hidden tracks, choose Track > Unhide All Tracks, or click the Hide button above the
track headers again.