No you don't need too. further more, if your not getting any drop outs then, you don't need to freeze any softsynthes either. Regards, Phil Muir Accessibility Training Telephone: US (615) 713-2021 UK+44-1747-821-794 Mobile: UK +44-7968-136-246 E-mail: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx URL: www.accessibilitytraining.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Fioravanti Sent: 10 February 2010 14:48 To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: order of converting before mixing down to waive in Sonar I assume you ultimately bounce the softsynth tracks before exporting? ----- Original Message ----- From: Omar Binno To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: order of converting before mixing down to waive in Sonar No. freezing and bouncing are different. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Fioravanti To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:29 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: order of converting before mixing down to waive in Sonar When you say "I don't even freeze a softsynth until I'm done, because I might decide to change an eq or effect on a particular instrument," are you using the term freeze synonymously with the bounce to track command? John