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Specify whether to render audio when rendering video

You can specify whether Adobe Premiere Pro renders audio previews by default when you select Sequence > Render Effects In Work Area, or Sequence > Render Entire Work Area. Rendering audio previews could improve playback performance, but could take additional time when you select either of these commands.

  1. Select Edit > Preferences > General (Windows), or Premiere Pro > Preferences > General (Mac OS).
  2. Check or uncheck Render Audio When Rendering Video.
  3. Click OK.