musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Add the ability to 'freeze' tracks like in a DAW

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Since Jun 9, 2026.

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Description

Your idea

Having 10-20 parts on a score, each one with an external plugins assigned, puts a heavy load on CPU (overheating, stuttering, etc.). The way this is fixed in DAWs is by freezing tracks (which basically solidifies them as audio, meaning the computer doesn't need to spend resources 'calculating' the sound of the instrument).

I know this is possible on MS as it's already what happens when using Cantai.

Problem to be solved

Prevents overheating and stuttering due to high load on computer's CPU. Saves resources for multitasking and more complex plugins.

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Additional context

This is the feature i expect the most from MS 5.

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