Inactive tracks still use CPU

[PhilBuckle]

If the free utility application "Cee Pee You" is correct then deleting 12 deactivated tracks from my session caused my CPU load to decrease by 20% !!
Cee Pee You is a small app that shows your CPU useage in a percentage readout. It will show 2 readouts for dual processors.
I was a little freaked when I did this experiment. Either this app is reading wrong or inactive tracks still use CPU power, and quite a bit. Perhaps they are meant to. I was under the impression that inactive = dead. No?

[ashdot]

bump. Digi? Is this true?

[Unheardof]

In LE I've noticed that plugins on inactive tracks still use CPU unless you bypass them individually. Since many plugins don't have a bypass, this doesn't always work. Since inactive tracks aren't meant to be heard, why should their plugins use CPU? DIGI??

[Steven Massey]

I don't have an answer about inactive tracks, but if you want to conserve CPU usage, deactivating an RTAS plug-in will totally free up its CPU usage. This is probably a better option than bypassing the plug-in. To deactivate or reactivate a plug-in, cmd-ctrl-click the plug-in in the insert list.