Yes, it only happens when a project is running. But since I have it configured to run a project on startup, the first time I start the IDE it is already slow. I don't have a large number of projects, besides the ones already there from factory I have 3 or 4 more.
Bela image, v0.3.8a, 20 June 2020
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