Freeze/unfreeze should be a button on each track not a buried command two layers deep in the right click window. This way if you import a song from BiaB you can tell immediately if it was frozen.

Similar to the BiaB mixer only on the tracks view.

I'm not disagreeing but would like more information. One of the big differences between Band-in-a-Box and RealBand is how they approach generation and regeneration. Band-in-a-Box can automatically initiate regeneration when the program senses a change in the song file. RealBand regenerates only at user request. Why is a freeze button needed?

I think he said so if you open a BiaB file you can tell if a track was frozen when saved in BiaB ..

rharv, That is also how I understand the suggestion.

I'm asking for more information about why the suggestion was made, what prompted Rob to think RealBand tracks need a freeze snowflake? How will having freeze snowflakes on each track help a RealBand user since Band-in-a-Box and RealBand approach regeneration differently.

I suspect the event that prompted +++ this thread +++ initiated the suggestion. But I may be wrong and the two threads may be unrelated.

Presently RealBand does not recognize frozen or unfrozen track status on a SGU file created in Band-in-a-Box. I suspect Rob actually wants three RealBand wishlist requests, (1) RealBand to recognize the frozen or unfrozen status of all tracks in a SGU file created in Band-in-a-Box, (2) have a snowflake symbol visibly report the frozen or unfrozen status of the SGU file and (3) reconstruct all frozen tracks so they will be the same as they are in Band-in-a-Box.

Here again, I likely am way off base. That is why I'm requesting Rob provide more detail.

Jim. i brought over a demo .SGU file to Realband, it recognized the frozen tracks, only by opening up the tracks right click menu. Having freeze buttons would give that information upfront without a bunch of digging to find out and also give the ability to release that without having to go in and release each one separately.

+1 Thanks for the additional information Rob.

How I deal with it here is a simple method, but probably not for everyone.
Once I open a BiaB file in RB I am done generating the whole song all the time.

So I simply use the Make All Tracks regular Tracks option.
Then RB generates whatever track(s) & sections I select. Essentially it is a reverse workflow.
RB generates nothing unless you specifically select the track(s)/region. Otherwise, why did you leave BiaB at that point(?)

Bob, i do exactly the same thing.