Does n-Track have the ability to utilize quad-core or dual-core processing?
Yes, n-Track takes advantage of quad core and dual core CPUs. The gain from switching from 2 to 4 cores depends on both the structure of the song(s) and the audio buffering used. The more channels (i.e. tracks, groups, auxs) and/or effects per channel you have, the more n-Track will be able to split the work among the available cores. Buffering comes into play because the less buffering you have the smaller must be the chunk of work that n-Track assigns to each core, so as buffering decreases the efficiency of splitting the work decreases too and you reach a point where it’s faster to just use a single core. It’s kind of like dividing work between people: if you have many dishes to wash you finish quicker if you many people and assign to each a portion of the available work. But if you put 4 people to wash 1 single dish you’re likely to be slower than one lone washer. Again depending on the song and CPU type (speed, number of cores, cache, shared vs non-shared cache) the point where si
