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Originally Posted by Spectralis

I think the problem isn't related to how long it takes the CPU to process chains of plugins but how heavy the plugin load is on each track. In the test I made there is no chain of plugins per track - just a single one. Which leads me to believe that Reaper can distribute the load over the CPU very well as long as it's distributed over multiple tracks but if it's on one track then it can't. IOW each track is limited to the power of a single CPU in a multi-CPU setup.

Why the host as a whole can distribute load perfectly well but a single track can't isn't clear.

See post #11.