The most powerful soundgrid dsp server ever, waves soundgrid extreme is pumped up and ready to tackle your heaviest processing challenges. You have to add the hardware, which consists of at the minimum a pc or mac computer system, io and dsp. Waves releases soundgrid studio system, studiorack. Record, process and playback up to 128 audio channels, using literally hundreds of waves and thirdparty plugins, with superlow latency, clocking in at only 0. Like a waves plugin purchase, buying lv1 gets you software only. Waves audio introduces soundgrid connect emusician.
Waves soundgrid server sg extreme adk pro audio 423254. Soundgrid connect lets you offload waves and other manufacturers plugins to a soundgrid dsp server, using the same computer and audio interface you already have. Capture the spirit of your vision from the first note. Together with a switch, a soundgrid dsp server, and a mac or pc, the wsgy16 v2 lets you process 16 channels of audio in superlow latency using waves and third party soundgridcompatible plugins. The wsgy16 v2 is a miniygdai card which makes it possible to run waves plugins on selected yamaha mixing consoles, using waves soundgrid technology. Including impact dsp server, digigrid mgo optical maditosoundgrid interface, network switch, cat 6 network cables, multirack soundgrid application free and. But youre never going to get same reliability needed, that you get out of a waves server or external dsp engine. Together with the soundgrid studio system, digigrid ios. Portable processing with the soundgrid mobile server. Using soundgrid extreme, sweetwater engineers have run over 500 instances of waves stereo c4 multiband compressor or ssl echannel plugins, with down to 0. The most powerful soundgrid dsp server ever, waves soundgrid extreme is ready to tackle the heaviest processing challenges. Digigrid ios soundgrid dsp server demo the sweetwater. Plugins peak dsp usage level is much higher than its average level.
Used in combination with this software, the iosxl lets you mix and monitor in real time using up to hundreds of your favorite soundgridcompatible waves and thirdparty plugins, with superlow latency of only 0. With this new soundgrid connect software, from waves, you can now connect any asiocore audiocompatible io to the waves soundgrid network and offload plugin processing to a soundgrid dsp server without replacing the interface you are already working with or the playback engine youre already have the soundgrid driver connects your mac or pc to soundgrid ios. Record with the same plugins you will use in the mix. Digigrid dls pro tools io with soundgrid dsp server digigrid ios for pro tools hardware and other digilink devices provide extraordinary processing power with seamless integration for legacy and newer systems alike. Compact and portable, the digigrid mgb interface lets you plug any coaxial madienabled device into the power of the waves soundgrid networking and processing platform. Soundgrid servers are the number crunchers that process audio in a soundgrid network. Soundgrid extreme boasts some very impressive benchmarks, running over 500 instances of waves stereo ssl echannel or c4 multiband compressor plugins, with latency as low as 0.
Compact, lightweight and tough, this dsp unit relieves your computer from plugin processing. The new waves soundgrid server onec is a compact, lightweight and tough dsp unit in a robust allmetal casing that relieves the computer running multitrack recording and mixing tasks from plugin processing. Soundgrid interfaces for live sound hardware waves. We confess when we first encountered waves digigrid dls solution at the 5 th aes, we couldnt get our heads all the way around it. Digigrid dls pro tools io with soundgrid dsp server. It features eight core intel coffee lake i79700 cpu and 8gb ram. Every new purchase or upgrade of any waves product includes one full year of waves update plan coverage.
Stand alone server for soundgrid systems 4 gb ram, cpu. Soundgrid is a networking and processing platform for realtime professional audio applications. Constantly expanding their capabilities, waves has conquered plugin development and has even dipped their toe in the virtual instruments realm. Adding a soundgrid dsp server enables recording and monitoring with very low latency and moves processing away from the host computer to the server. Features 8 ins, 8 outs, and a builtin soundgrid dsp server for realtime plugin processing. But with products like the mobile server its becoming more accessible, more like adding dsp processing from uad and thats a lot more interesting to many more people. Waves audio superrack next generation plugin processing. Waves digigrid iosxl highdefinition io with soundgrid. The soundgrid system consists of a linuxbased server that runs the soundgrid environment, compatible plugins, a mac or windows control computer, and a digitalanalog interface for inputoutput io. These powerful dsp units process audio in superlow latency, as low as 0. Once installed, and once youve connected the ios ethernet cables and the dsp server to the same switch, the software driver will go find the correct ports and auto patch your hardware for you. Powered by the latestgeneration intel skylake core i5 cpu, waves soundgrid server onec is a dedicated audio processing unit with one mission.
The waves digigrid iosxl is a premium soundgrid audio interface with awardwinning preamps, ideal for professional and personal production studios. Multirack is a software host that lets foh and monitor engineers run multiple simultaneous instances of the same awardwinning waves plugins used in recording studios and mixing rooms the world over. This offloads all plugin processing tasks from your computer to the server, allowing the use of more plugins in your productions without any restrictions imposed by the power of your computers cpu. Digigrid ios is a comprehensive audio interface with a builtin soundgrid dsp server that adds more plugin processing power to your system. Another obstacle in this case is getting soundgrid to talk to a linux machine. The waves impact server combo is a soundgrid dsp server, multirack software, and plugin bundle designed to provide portable plugin processing capabilities for sound engineers using soundgridcompatible live mixing consoles in concert venues, theaters, houses of worship, clubs, and other live stage applications. With its builtin soundgrid dsp server, network switch, and two digilink ports providing as many as 64 digital inputs and outputs, digigrid dls gives you more processing power and lets you take full advantage of your existing pro tools system. Software the free software from waves involved in setting up your system is called the soundgrid driver. Compact and portable, rugged and durable, the rackmountable impact soundgrid dsp server takes the load off your computer and gives you more plugin processing power when mixing in the studio or live. On the surface, we could see that this was a particularly powerful audio interface, working alongside of a soundgrid dsp server for pro toolshd and pro toolshdx, but we wanted to know more than we could learn that day in our. Audio is streamed from an asio, core audio or soundgrid audio interface to the server, processed by. Waves compatible soundgrid server dsp for wyg soundgrid cards, allows the use of waves plugins for live applications via the multirack system, 8 gb ram, motherboard.
Able to run up to 128 audio channels through multiple instances of waves plugins with nearzero latency when running in a soundgrid audiooverethernet. Run hundreds of soundgridcompatible plugins in real time, live or in the studio using only half the width of a standard rack. Features 8 ins, 8 outs, and a builtin soundgrid dsp server for realtime plugin processing featuring 8 micline inputs with premium preamps, 8 line outputs, 2 headphone outputs, midi io, spdif and aes inputs and outputs and an integrated soundgrid dsp server, the digigrid iosxl is the perfect centerpiece for the studio. Waves announces soundgrid studio system audio networking. Ideal for professional and personal production environments alike, the ios is the allinone solution for native daw users logic, cubase, nuendo, ableton, pro tools native, etc. Soundgrid extreme can run over 500 instances of waves stereo ssl echannel or c4 multiband compressor plugins, with latency as low as 0. Specd with an intel skylake i3 and 4gb of ram, the sgs impact server packs plenty of dsp power for a. Waves sgs 1 soundgrid server one the waves sgs 1 soundgrid server one v3 sgs1 is the 3rd generation soundgrid server, featuring the intel skylake i5 processor and a new gigabyte motherboard. Waves audio announces more processing power for three. Would it be possible to add on a soundgrid system solely to provide extra dsp for the waves plugins, while still using the apollo as the main io and uad dsp. What is waves soundgrid and why do studios need it.
Compatible with most popular daws plugin chains are processed on local cpu or soundgrid dsp server compatible with waves and thirdparty plugins enables monitoring in superlow. Soundgrid connect lets users add massive processing power to their system by connecting any asiocore audio interface to a soundgrid dsp server and processing their soundgridcompatible waves and thirdparty plugins on the server instead of their computer. Building on the popular digigrid ios, the digigrid iosxl comes with the complete soundgrid studio system software the soundgrid studio application, studiorack, and the emotion st mixer. Pro toolstosoundgrid audio interface with 64 digital io channels, 2 network ports, and an i5 dsp server for running your favorite plugins the dls is the perfect solution for those looking to expand their existing pro tools hd systems to allow. In the studio, add the impact server to the audio interface and daw you already have in order to free up your computer. Soundgrid extreme delivers over 40% more power than soundgrid server one just try these numbers on for size. Waves soundgrid mobile server dsp server sweetwater.
Now with the release of soundgrid studio system, waves treads new territory with a platform that will enhance users existing softwarehardware integration and workflow in the studio not replace it. Waves soundgrid impact server adk video editing 423254. Once installed, and once youve connected the ios ethernet cables and the dsp server to the same switch, the software driver will go find the. Digigrid dls is an allinone processing and networking hub that bridges pro tools and soundgrid. Designed to handle the heaviest processing tasks, the sgs1 extreme server is waves most powerful soundgrid dsp server ever. Waves soundgrid impact server combo for yamaha consoles live mixing dsp. Digigrid ios soundgrid dsp server demo the sweetwater minute, vol.
Soundgrid asiocore audio driver connects any daw to the soundgrid network as a software io. Controlling your waves audio soundgrid network youtube. Waves introduces new soundgrid dsp servers and waves. Waves audio introduces soundgrid extreme dsp server.
When you process your plugin chains on the soundgrid server, studiorack lets you monitor your tracks in extremely low latency via the emotion st mixer. Digigrid ios highdefinition io with soundgrid dsp server. Studiorack is a software rack designed to run plugin chains, giving you the choice of directing the processing to a soundgrid dsp server or to your host computers cpu. When processing your plugin chains on soundgrid, studiorack lets you monitor your tracks in low latency via theemotion st mixer. Watch the video to learn about the power of digigrid and. Waves impact server combo soundgrid server, multirack. Can you use universal audio uad dsp with waves soundgrid dsp. A waves soundgrid dsp server is a given, but there are other options for io and networking protocols including madi and console interfaces for midas, yamaha and behringer. Soundgrid studio software includes emotion mixer, soundgrid studio, studiorack plugin and drivers.
Digigrid iosxl highdefinition io with soundgrid dsp server. It includes a soundgrid impact server dsp server, a gigabit. Powered by the latestgeneration intel skylake core i7 cpu, the waves soundgrid extreme serverc is a dedicated audio processing unit with one mission. Waves immediately starts shipping intel 9thgeneration processors with the soundgrid extreme serverc server, a compact and powerful, light and robust dsp unit that effortlessly processes hundreds of soundgridcompatible plugins in real time, live or in the studio taking only half the width of a standard rack. Can you use universal audio uad dsp with waves soundgrid. Studiorack is an advanced software rack designed to save and run waves plugin chains. When controlling your soundgrid network, only use one soundgrid application on one computer and then set the rest to only. This offloads all plugin processing tasks from your computer to the server, allowing the use of more plugins in your productions without any restrictions imposed by. From crystal clear audio interfaces and stageboxes to soundgrid dsp servers for realtime audio processing and networking, waves enables new ways of creating inspiring sonic experiences in the studio and in live sound settings. Waves soundgrid impact server cdsp diegos gear reverb. Digigrid iosxl soundgrid audio interface hardware waves. Powered by the latestgeneration intel skylake core i56200u cpu, the waves soundgrid mobile server is a dedicated audio processing unit with one mission. Intel skylake i3, gigabyte gah81n motherboard, for up to 232 instances waves c448 khz, 256 instances hdelay mono48 khz, design.
Here s quick video i put together about a common question i get often. Im sure if you had enough cpu horsepower and ram you could just run windows and run mutirack native, and do it that way. With this new soundgrid connect software, from waves, you can now connect any asiocore audiocompatible io to the waves soundgrid network and offload plugin processing to a soundgrid dsp server without replacing the interface you are already working with or the playback engine youre already have. Waves products soundgrid systems soundgrid systems soundgrid systems are software and hardware solutions designed to bring realtime processing and networking and the power of waves tools to any system, studio or live.