Multi File Rendering, selecting Usage of Processor Cores NW

WaveLab
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It appears that choosing different numbers of processor cores is not affecting the actual core usage. I’m using an Intel i9-7980XE (18-cores) on an MSI X299 Carbon Gaming Pro MB, and whether I choose 4, 8, 12, or All Cores, only two cores seem to be hitting 100% (the rest are basically idle) and the amount of time it takes to render files with different core settings all come out equal. Am I missing something?

Thanks,

MattLTH

2

How are you rendering (regions/cd tracks, selected clips, whole montage?, or from many individual files in the batch processor?). Rendering to how many different formats?

3

In the batch processor, there is one core used per file to process.
But if you have a single file, only one core is used.

4

Ah, I see. Yes, I was processing a single Montage. Now I understand how that works.

Thanks, PG!

MattLTH

5

I’m looking to upgrade my 2013 3.5ghz i7 iMac in order to a) improve playback of intensive plugins and b) speed up rendering of clips/tracks in a single montage.

Am I right in assuming that I will be able to increase the number of plugins without grinding to a halt but rendering times won’t improve significantly?

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It depends. If your work is targeted to batch processing multiple files, the more cores the better.
If you need more plugins in real-time, favour the CPU clock speed.