Reference Guide

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External Insert plug-in
Mixing
• If you collaborate with other SONAR users, it will be impossible for other users to get the same
sound as you unless they have the exact same outboard gear with exactly the same settings.
• You may want to use that outboard gear for something else - either in an External Insert on
another track, or for any other use in your studio.
• There is no way to use the same piece of outboard gear on different projects with different
settings.
If you bounce or freeze audio in a project that uses the External Insert plug-in, the bounce operation
must be performed in real-time.
When bouncing audio data, SONAR will automatically detect the presence of any External Insert
plug-ins (see “External Insert plug-in” on page 926) in tracks or buses, and disallow the bounce
operation if the Fast Bounce mix option is enabled.
If you need to bounce or freeze audio in a project that contains any External Insert plug-ins, you
have two choices:
• Disable Fast Bounce in the mixdown settings.
• Bypass all active External Insert plug-in's before bouncing.
If you need to make a change later, you can always unfreeze the audio, change settings, then freeze
again.
See:
“Real-time bounce” on page 960
“Freeze tracks and synths” on page 909