Mute and saving CPU? [SOLVED]

[ba6035472]

Hi all I saw some old threads from 2007 and 2013 about muting and its effect on CPU.

Saw an answer about a setting under Audio > General > CPU saving mode, but it's no longer in the latest version of Logic.

I ask this because I have multiple tracks that I am trying out alternative plugin chains for vocal tracking, and I wonder if I mute the track it will already automatically save on CPU or do I need to bypass them all. 

I also saw from an old thread about the difference between muting a track and muting a region, and muting a region was said to be 'more' CPU saving. Is this still the case in the latest version? What about turning the whole track off as in Opt+M on a track, is that more effective yet?

Thank you all!

[des99]

There’s a Power button on tracks which behaves as the old CPU saving mute mode. Configure the track header if you want those buttons visible on each track.

[ba6035472]

Thanks

[David Nahmani]

21 hours ago, ba6035472 said:

Saw an answer about a setting under Audio > General > CPU saving mode, but it's no longer in the latest version of Logic.

As des99 hinted, the "CPU Saving Mode" for the Mute button was turned into the On/Off button in more recent Logic versions. It's really the same thing with a new (more elegant) interface. Rather than having to go into your preferences to choose a different mode, you have a different button available for your track headers. 

In order to see the button you can either: 

• Select a track and press Option-M (which displays the button and turns the track off), or
• Press Option-T to configure the track headers, and select the On/Off checkbox.