Reaper: Parallel rendering and multi-mono export

Demo summary
The user demonstrates the new parallel post-processing options and the ability to render multi-channel files into separate mono files directly from the render dialogue.
Step-by-step
- Open the Render dialogue
- Select the tracks or regions to be rendered
- Enable 'Parallel render' to process multiple tracks simultaneously using multiple threads
- Select the post-processing option to render stereo or multi-channel files to per-channel mono files if separate files are required
- Enable 'Delay render start' if using parallel render with resource-heavy plugins to allow for effect initialization
Options
- Render separate mono files from stereo, multi-channel, or multi-channel only sources
- Toggle parallel post-processing on or off
- Disable second pass render when normalizing video renders
- Browse for a directory to initialize the default render path
Watch out for
- Parallel render via master requires duplicating project effects invisibly, which can fail if the project is resource-constrained
- Some plugins may render silence during parallel processing if they require long load times
- Parallel rendering via master may actually take longer if plugins have significant loading delays
Tips
- Enable 'Delay render start' to give effects time to load samples properly
- Verify all files render as expected when using the 'Parallel render via master' option
- Use parallel rendering primarily when rendering at the track level rather than through complex master track effects
- Expect the most noticeable speed increases when rendering hundreds or thousands of files
Highlights
“it can now be done completely automated while rendering... so there's no post-processing manually that you would have to do.”
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