[Concerttom]

Originally Posted by zv yoda

My new approach will be to get the midi/VI/loop sounding how I want it - then print to audio. After that, I'm hiding/deactivating the midi track & won't touch it again unless there's a serious problem at final mixdown.

Well, that's my plan anyway!...

Sounds like great advice, zv! I'll be trying that discipline myself, since I seem to be heading down the road of over-tweaking tracks at great length while juggling CPU-limit issues that presumable would go away if I'd commit to printing to audio already & throttle off the plug-ins.

Originally Posted by zv yoda

I'm just a home enthusiast drummer / guitarist / songwriter muddling my way through the PT maze like a lot of other people!

My profile to a "T"! Here's lifting a Guinness to all the PT-muddling enthusiast drummer/guitarists/songwriters out there!