WAVES _ SoundGrid Extreme Server
SoundGrid Extreme Server
This super-powerful Intel i7-based DSP unit will handle your heaviest mixing sessions, processing up to hundreds of plugins in real time and ultra-low latency.
Used on major tours and in pro studios, the SoundGrid Extreme server will let you run as many Waves and other SoundGrid-compatible plugins as you want, on as many channels as you’ve got, and give your live shows studio-grade sound. For example, you can throw plugins modeled on the world’s top consoles on each and every channel, and basically make your mixer sound like a classic top-tier desk.
SoundGrid Extreme delivers over 40% more power than SoundGrid Server One – just try these numbers on for size: over 500 instances of the Waves SSL E-Channel, CLA-2A or C6 Multiband Compressor plugins, with latency as low as 0.8 milliseconds!
Housed in a rugged rack-mounted 2U chassis, the Extreme server is a massive upgrade to any studio or live mixing system, unleashing your creative mixing powers session after session, night after night.
- Adds massive processing power to your system
- Ultra-low latency: as low as 0.8 milliseconds at 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz
- Minimal fan noise: fan speed auto-adjusts based on CPU temperature
- Use with any SoundGrid I/O interface (including DiGiGrid I/Os)
- Use with non-SoundGrid I/Os (ASIO/Core Audio) via SoundGrid Connect: See complete instructions
- LED status indicator for easy identification of the server
- Rugged Neutrik etherCon connector
- CPU: Intel® Skylake i7
- 8 GB RAM
- Free 1-year warranty; Extended warranties available
MultiRack Benchmarks
| SoundGrid Extreme Server v3 (MultiRack v9.8.11.99) |
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| Plugin | 44.1kHz | 96kHz |
| API 2500 (mono) | 512 | 414 |
| API 550 (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| API 560 (mono) | 115 | 95 |
| AudioTrack (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| C6 Multiband Compressor (mono) | 173 | 85 |
| CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 448 | 218 |
| CLA-3A Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 512 | 221 |
| CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 512 | 464 |
| dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 74 | 100 |
| DeEsser (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Dorrough Stereo (stereo) | 512 | 512 |
| H-Comp Hybrid Compressor (mono) | 512 | 384 |
| H-Delay Hybrid Delay (mono) | 512 | 256 |
| H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer (mono) | 197 | 204 |
| H-Reverb Hybrid Reverb (stereo)* | 16 | 11 |
| IR1 Convolution Reverb (stereo)* | 61 | 25 |
| IR-Live Convolution Reverb (stereo)* | 90 | 33 |
| InPhase (mono)** | 184 | 184 |
| J37 Tape (mono) | 104 | 116 |
| Kramer HLS Channel (mono) | 290 | 104 |
| Kramer Master Tape (mono) | 113 | 54 |
| L2 Ultramaximizer (mono) | 512 | 400 |
| LoAir (mono) | 512 | 376 |
| MaxxVolume (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| NLS Non-Linear Summer (mono) | 512 | 230 |
| PuigChild Compressor (mono) | 512 | 220 |
| PuigTec EQP1A (mono) | 200 | 136 |
| REDD 17 (mono) | 272 | 69 |
| Renaissance Bass (mono) | 512 | 404 |
| Renaissance Channel (mono) | 512 | 358 |
| Renaissance Compressor (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Renaissance Equalizer (REQ6) (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Renaissance Reverb (stereo) | 210 | 114 |
| Renaissance Vox (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Scheps 73 (mono) | 272 | 238 |
| SSL E-Channel (mono) | 512 | 405 |
| SSL G-Channel (mono) | 512 | 405 |
| SSL G-Equalizer (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| SSL G-Master Buss Comp (mono) | 512 | 405 |
| TG 12345 (mono) | 62 | 75 |
| TransX Multi (mono) | 512 | 294 |
| TransX Wide (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Vitamin Sonic Enhancer (mono) | 240 | 144 |
The maximum number of plugins that can be tested given system limitations is 512 (64 MultiRacks) for either mono or stereo. Plugin benchmark results may vary slightly from one system setup to another. While most plugins perform most efficiently at 44.1 kHz, a few perform as or even more efficiently at 96 kHz thanks to their upsampling or to algorithms that do not depend on sample rates.
* Plugin’s peak DSP usage level is much higher than its average level. Make sure to monitor peak levels on the DSP meter.
** Plugin introduces high latency. Click here for a latency chart of all Waves plugins.
StudioRack Benchmarks
| SoundGrid Extreme Server v3 (StudioRack v9.7.99.52) |
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| Plugin | 44.1kHz | 96kHz |
| API 2500 (mono) | 512 | 366 |
| API 550 (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| API 560 (mono) | 114 | 100 |
| AudioTrack (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| C6 Multiband Compressor (mono) | 178 | 88 |
| CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 429 | 192 |
| CLA-3A Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 440 | 208 |
| CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 512 | 399 |
| CLA MixHub (mono) | 66 | 67 |
| CLA MixHub Lite (mono) | 92 | 94 |
| dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 82 | 86 |
| DeEsser (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Dorrough (stereo) (stereo) | 256 | 256 |
| H-Comp Hybrid Compressor (mono) | 512 | 350 |
| H-Delay Hybrid Delay (mono) | 512 | 229 |
| H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer (mono) | 200 | 189 |
| H-Reverb Hybrid Reverb (stereo)* | 14 | 9 |
| IR1 Convolution Reverb (stereo)* | 65 | 19 |
| IR-Live Convolution Reverb (stereo)* | 90 | 37 |
| InPhase (mono)** | 512 | 512 |
| J37 Tape (mono) | 97 | 102 |
| Kramer HLS Channel (mono) | 145 | 72 |
| Kramer Master Tape (mono) | 128 | 44 |
| L2 Ultramaximizer (mono) | 512 | 369 |
| LoAir (mono) | 512 | 358 |
| MaxxVolume (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| NLS Non-Linear Summer (mono) | 415 | 181 |
| PuigChild Compressor (mono) | 477 | 208 |
| PuigTec EQP1A (mono) | 255 | 80 |
| REDD 17 (mono) | 177 | 248 |
| Renaissance Bass (mono) | 512 | 290 |
| Renaissance Channel (mono) | 512 | 350 |
| Renaissance Compressor (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Renaissance Equalizer (REQ6) (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Renaissance Reverb (stereo) | 191 | 96 |
| Renaissance Vox (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Scheps 73 (mono) | 195 | 219 |
| SSL E-Channel (mono) | 512 | 421 |
| SSL G-Channel (mono) | 512 | 434 |
| SSL G-Equalizer (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| SSL G-Master Buss Comp (mono) | 512 | 450 |
| TG 12345 (mono) | 68 | 66 |
| TransX Multi (mono) | 512 | 277 |
| TransX Wide (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Vitamin Sonic Enhancer (mono) | 194 | 98 |
The maximum number of plugins that can be tested given system limitations is 512 (mono) or 256 (stereo) (64 or 32 StudioRacks, respectively). Plugin benchmark results may vary slightly from one system setup to another. While most plugins perform most efficiently at 44.1 kHz, a few perform as or even more efficiently at 96 kHz thanks to their upsampling or to algorithms that do not depend on sample rates.
* Plugin’s peak DSP usage level is much higher than its average level. Make sure to monitor peak levels on the DSP meter in the eMotion ST mixer.
** Plugin introduces high latency. Click here for a latency chart of all Waves plugins.
eMotion LV1 Benchmarks
Sample Rate – 48 kHz
| SoundGrid Server Latency | 40 samples | 80 samples | 160 samples | |
| SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 64 channels | Latency mode | 43% | 31% | 26% |
| DSP mode | 35% | 28% | 25% | |
| SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 32 channels | Latency mode | 25% | 19% | 17% |
| DSP mode | 22% | 17% | 15% | |
| SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 16 channels | Latency mode | 12% | 9% | 8% |
| DSP mode | 11% | 8% | 7% |
Sample Rate – 48 kHz
| SoundGrid Server Latency | 40 samples | 80 samples | 160 samples | |
| SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 64 channels | Latency mode / DSP mode | 18% | 10% | 5% |
| SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 32 channels | Latency mode / DSP mode | 11% | 6% | 3% |
| SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 16 channels | Latency mode / DSP mode | 6% | 3% | 1% |
CPU: Intel® Skylake i7
RAM: 8 GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150N-GSM
LAN Card: Intel on-Board
Dimensions
Length: 48.3 cm / 19 inches
Height: 8.9 cm / 3.5 inches
Depth: 30 cm / 11.8 inches
Device Weight: 8.3 kg / 18.4 lbs
Package Weight: 10.8 kg / 24 lbs
