Yes, generating RealTracks is CPU intensive...lots of data to process. But as Rharv noted, you want your processor to focus on that as a high priority event to get it done as quickly as possible.

You might not see this happening in BIAB as BIAB and RB process RealTracks and regenerations a bit differently. BIAB processes these events on the fly and will start playback quicker while still processing in the background. RB, on the other hand, does all of this work up front before you can start playback.

I'm sure there must be good reasons for this, don't know why it works like does...but it does.

Jeff

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