SoundGrid Studio User Guide / Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to SoundGrid Studio
- Part 1: Getting Started
- Part 2: Top Bar
- Part 3: Setup Window
- Setup Window Overview
- Network Controls
- Device Racks: Assigning and Managing Network Devices
- I/O Devices Racks
- I/O Device Racks Displays and Controls
- I/O Devices Menu Items
- SG Connect
- I/O Sharing
- Connected Systems
- System Inventory in Super Systems
- Sharing a Device
- Setting up Device Sharing
- Shared Devices: Clocking Considerations
- Patching Shared Devices
- Patching Shared Output Devices
- Shared and Un-Shared Devices in the Patch
- Removing Shared Devices
- If the Sharing Host Becomes Unavailable
- Share Preamp Control
- Servers
- External Control Devices
- Setting Sample Rate
- Assigning I/O Devices Manually
- Working Offline
- Mixer Settings
- User Interface Settings Section
- Patch Window Sections
- The Patch Grid
- Mixer Layers
- Mixer Channels
- Mixer Layer Modes
- Using Plugins
- Monitor Panel
- INCORPORATING MIDI
- MACKIE CONTROL PROTOCOL
- Setting Up Mackie HUI in a DAW
- Setup Window Overview
- Part 4: Patch Window
- Part 5: Mixer Window
- Appendix
Part 1: Getting Started
SoundGrid Studio/ User Guide
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SOUNDGRID NETWORK ELEMENTS
HOST COMPUTER: CONTROL SOUNDGRID STUDIO AND THE DAW
The host computer controls the mixer and the SoundGrid network that connects all devices and
streams audio. Applications, plugins, and preset files are located here. With Native systems,
plugins processing is carried out on the host. When a SoundGrid server is assigned to the system,
high-speed processing is done on the server.
SOUNDGRID SERVER:
OFFLOAD PLUGIN PROCESSING
Add a SoundGrid server and all plugin processing is offloaded from the host to the DSP
server. Offloading is made possible with the StudioRack plugin, a DAW insert.
The speed of the server has a direct impact on the number of SoundGrid channels and plugin
instances. There are a number of server configuration options. Visit
www.waves.com/hardware for up-to-date specifications and requirements about severs and
other hardware components.
This configuration gives you a much higher plugin count than can the host computer.