Pro Tools TRACK FREEZE - Explained (PT12.4)

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In this video we look at TRACK FREEZE in Pro Tools 12.4 and go over what you can and cannot do to a frozen track. Also, we look at how to freeze/unfreeze tracks, using freeze with Audio Tracks, using freeze with Aux Tracks, and using freeze with Instrument Tracks. We will also go over using Multiple Output Stems from plugins like BFD3 and Kontakt, and how that effects freeze. http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/Download/Pro-Tools-12-4-Downloads By using FREEZE we can render all audio/MIDI through all plugins on a track (or up to a certain insert) in order to save resources. Once frozen, the plugins that were included in the freeze will be deactivated/frozen - meaning they will no longer consume resources. You can add more plugins on a frozen track, but you cannot make any changes to frozen plugins unless you unfreeze the track first. Editing a frozen track is extremely limited. You can do some basic things like volume, pan, ect... but you cannot add fades, cut it up, move the track, change the tempo of your session, and plenty more. Be sure to read the entire What's New .pdf so you know what you can and cannot do. If you know you will want to further edit your audio, it may be better to use COMMIT instead of FREEZE. Also, you can COMMIT a frozen track. The FREEZE files are stored in the RENDERED FILES sub-folder within your session folder. These are cleaned up when you close your session. Use the keyboard shortcut ALT and click the FREEZE icon to freeze ALL tracks. Use ALT + SHIFT and click the FREEZE icon to freeze ALL SELECTED tracks. (*ALT=Option on Mac) Think of ALT as an ALL key and SHIFT as SELECTED. This holds true throughout much of Pro Tools. The plugins used in this video are: Avid Eleven MKII AIR Dynamic Delay Avid Eleven Studio Reverb Avid Reverb One iZotope Ozone 7 Advanced Toontracks EzMix2 Native Instruments Kontakt 5 FXpansion BFD3 Boz Digital Labs Bark Of Dog By the end of the video you should have a good grasp on how FREEZE works in Pro Tools and how to use it with Audio tracks, Aux tracks, Instrument tracks (MIDI), and how to use Auxiliary Output Stems/Sends with FREEZE. Hit that LIKE button, Subscribe, Share, Comment www.avid.com Intro 0:00 The Info 0:41 The Demo 4:42 The part showing Freeze with Virtual Instruments (MIDI) 11:12 The part showing Keyboard Shortcuts for Freeze 18:59 The more about MIDI with Freeze part 25:04 The part showing where Freeze files are stored 29:35 The part showing what happens to Freeze files when PT is closed 31:00 The Wrap-up 32:37