SoundGrid provides up to 16 low latency Waves stereo processor racks on the SD8 and SD9 - and up to 32 on the SD7, which is suitable for Front of House or monitor use.
The plug-ins include Mercury, SSL 4000 Collection, GTR3, JJPAnalog Legends, Studio Classics Collection, The API Collection and Gold, while other popular options for the DiGiCo console include L2 Ultramaximizer and C4 Multiband.
In addition to these benefits, the DiGiCo SoundGrid is also simple to use. Console-based MultiRack software allows you to set up, control, recall, snapshot and save Waves plug-in configurations processed on the dedicated, rack-mounted external server over a Stealth-Waves Ethernet connection, says the company.
The SoundGrid module itself is fitted inside the console to a dedicated expansion port mounted directly on the console's FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) Stealth engine board, reducing the data path to a minimum for precise timing. It handles the Waves effects routing so the console's considerable processing power remains dedicated to the task of driving the console and its worksurface.
(Jim Evans)
