when you mute a track with realtime effects on it...

[dobro]

...are the effects removed from the processing load your computer's carrying?

You know, realtime effects really add to what your computer has to do, and at some point, it's gonna crap out. But if you mute a track, does the computer keep doing the calculations for the effects you've put on that track, or is it relieved of that burden?

 

[thajeremy]

...are the effects removed from the processing load your computer's carrying?

You know, realtime effects really add to what your computer has to do, and at some point, it's gonna crap out. But if you mute a track, does the computer keep doing the calculations for the effects you've put on that track, or is it relieved of that burden?

My guess is that the load on the CPU would be removed....there are 2 main factors that helped form my opinion....

1. The calculations may still be made, but when you multiply or divide by 0, the answers are pretty easy to come up with....

2. Think about your volume envelopes....say you pull down the volume of an entire track with the envelopes...add a huge echo effect...something that you know would jump out at you....then using the envelopes, bring the volume up for just a split second.....then back down, the effect can be heard while the track is at full volume...but once you bring the volume envelope back down, you cant hear the decay of effect anymore....where as if you were to silence a portion of the track in edit view, then bring it back to multi-track view, you would hear the echo even after your playback had crossed into the silenced portion.

not sure if this makes sense to anyone else...but its just my take on it....