WAVES _ SoundGrid Impact Server-C
In the studio, add the Impact server to the audio interface and DAW you already have in order to free up your computer and offload your plugins to the server. Use the Impact server with a SoundGrid audio interface to record with plugins without latency.
When mixing live, use the Impact server with a SoundGrid audio interface and any compatible mixing console to run plugins at ultra-low latency: practically real-time.
This all-metal casing, rugged 2U unit is only half the width of a standard 19-inch rack. You can rack-mount a single server using rack-ears, or mount two servers side-by-side using a rack-shelf.
Small enough to fit in your carry-on luggage, you can easily take the server with you and supercharge your mixing power anywhere you go.
- Get more plugin processing power in the studio and live
- Compact, powerful DSP unit
- Ultra-low latency: as low as 0.8 milliseconds at 44.1, 48 kHz, 88.2 and 96 kHz
- 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
- Neutrik etherCon SoundGrid port connector
- Quiet operation with CPU fan control
- Rugged with all-metal casing
- 2U rack-mountable (rack-ears and rack-shelf sold separately)
- CPU: Intel® Skylake i3
- 4 GB RAM
- 6-month warranty
| SoundGrid Impact Server v3 (MultiRack v9.80.11.99) |
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| Plugin | 44.1kHz | 96kHz |
| API 2500 (mono) | 410 | 210 |
| API 550 (mono) | 512 | 375 |
| API 560 (mono) | 59 | 53 |
| AudioTrack (mono) | 512 | 436 |
| C6 Multiband Compressor (mono) | 99 | 47 |
| CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 215 | 100 |
| CLA-3A Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 236 | 99 |
| CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 436 | 214 |
| dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 36 | 39 |
| DeEsser (mono) | 512 | 496 |
| Dorrough Stereo (stereo) | 512 | 376 |
| H-Comp Hybrid Compressor (mono) | 352 | 176 |
| H-Delay Hybrid Delay (mono) | 290 | 128 |
| H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer (mono) | 85 | 83 |
| H-Reverb Hybrid Reverb (stereo)* | 8 | 6 |
| IR1 Convolution Reverb (stereo)* | 32 | 12 |
| IR-Live Convolution Reverb (stereo)* | 53 | 19 |
| InPhase (mono)** | 184 | 184 |
| J37 Tape (mono) | 51 | 51 |
| Kramer HLS Channel (mono) | 89 | 50 |
| Kramer Master Tape (mono) | 53 | 27 |
| L2 Ultramaximizer (mono) | 388 | 188 |
| LoAir (mono) | 276 | 167 |
| MaxxVolume (mono) | 512 | 262 |
| NLS Non-Linear Summer (mono) | 215 | 101 |
| PuigChild Compressor (mono) | 244 | 109 |
| PuigTec EQP1A (mono) | 96 | 72 |
| REDD 17 (mono) | 88 | 42 |
| Renaissance Bass (mono) | 340 | 166 |
| Renaissance Channel (mono) | 336 | 177 |
| Renaissance Compressor (mono) | 512 | 420 |
| Renaissance Equalizer (REQ6) (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Renaissance Reverb (stereo) | 98 | 50 |
| Renaissance Vox (mono) | 512 | 444 |
| Scheps 73 (mono) | 101 | 126 |
| SSL E-Channel (mono) | 392 | 200 |
| SSL G-Channel (mono) | 392 | 202 |
| SSL G-Equalizer (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| SSL G-Master Buss Comp (mono) | 512 | 244 |
| TG 12345 (mono) | 35 | 37 |
| TransX Multi (mono) | 261 | 140 |
| TransX Wide (mono) | 512 | 420 |
| Vitamin Sonic Enhancer (mono) | 99 | 46 |
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 Impact Server v3 (StudioRack v9.7.99.52) |
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| Plugin | 44.1kHz | 96kHz |
| API 2500 (mono) | 320 | 168 |
| API 550 (mono) | 512 | 324 |
| API 560 (mono) | 53 | 50 |
| AudioTrack (mono) | 512 | 368 |
| C6 Multiband Compressor (mono) | 73 | 40 |
| CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 194 | 92 |
| CLA-3A Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 197 | 96 |
| CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 370 | 186 |
| CLA MixHub (mono) | 34 | 36 |
| CLA MixHub Lite (mono) | 41 | 46 |
| dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter (mono) | 36 | 41 |
| DeEsser (mono) | 512 | 432 |
| Dorrough (stereo) (stereo) | 256 | 256 |
| H-Comp Hybrid Compressor (mono) | 315 | 160 |
| H-Delay Hybrid Delay (mono) | 223 | 118 |
| H-EQ Hybrid Equalizer (mono) | 84 | 95 |
| H-Reverb Hybrid Reverb (stereo)* | 8 | 8 |
| IR1 Convolution Reverb (stereo)* | 24 | 8 |
| IR-Live Convolution Reverb (stereo)* | 23 | 15 |
| InPhase (mono)** | 330 | 257 |
| J37 Tape (mono) | 44 | 53 |
| Kramer HLS Channel (mono) | 110 | 48 |
| Kramer Master Tape (mono) | 50 | 24 |
| L2 Ultramaximizer (mono) | 320 | 172 |
| LoAir (mono) | 190 | 111 |
| MaxxVolume (mono) | 512 | 204 |
| NLS Non-Linear Summer (mono) | 181 | 80 |
| PuigChild Compressor (mono) | 205 | 97 |
| PuigTec EQP1A (mono) | 104 | 72 |
| REDD 17 (mono) | 64 | 32 |
| Renaissance Bass (mono) | 296 | 135 |
| Renaissance Channel (mono) | 253 | 132 |
| Renaissance Compressor (mono) | 512 | 328 |
| Renaissance Equalizer (REQ6) (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| Renaissance Reverb (stereo) | 84 | 44 |
| Renaissance Vox (mono) | 512 | 337 |
| Scheps 73 (mono) | 87 | 94 |
| SSL E-Channel (mono) | 360 | 180 |
| SSL G-Channel (mono) | 356 | 184 |
| SSL G-Equalizer (mono) | 512 | 512 |
| SSL G-Master Buss Comp (mono) | 445 | 192 |
| TG 12345 (mono) | 32 | 34 |
| TransX Multi (mono) | 192 | 103 |
| TransX Wide (mono) | 512 | 323 |
| Vitamin Sonic Enhancer (mono) | 153 | 44 |
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.
CPU: Intel® Skylake i3
RAM: 4 GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150N-GSM
LAN Card: Intel on-Board
Dimensions
Length: 22.1 cm / 8.7 inches
Height: 8.61 cm / 3.39 inches
Depth: 25.1 cm / 9.9 inches
Device Weight: 3.2 kg / 7.1 lbs
Package Weight: 4.46 kg / 9.85 lbs
