Mute track = disable track (takes the load of off CPU and RAM - simpler to use, on a fast machine this should not be a problem.
This way instead of disabling tracks, muting them would do the same thing, great for huge templates
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Why not just assign a key command to disable track?
Don’t most VST3 already suspend processing when no sound is going through them for a certain period of time?
Q1: Answer, if mute always took all the samples out of ram (on fastish systems) this would be better.
Q2: VST3 may suspend processing but I don’t think they unload samples from RAM