Waves Audio, a leading provider of digital signal processing solutions, announces the introduction of SoundGrid Connect, calling it a “game-changing” feature of the SoundGrid driver. With SoundGrid Connect, users can connect any ASIO/Core Audio-compatible audio interface to SoundGrid technology and, “...dramatically boost the capacity of their system – run hundreds of plugins simultaneously, stream audio, record and mix from multiple computers and DAWs at the same time, and more,” according to the company's press release.
SoundGrid Connect lets users add processing power to a system by connecting any ASIO/Core Audio interface to a SoundGrid DSP server and processing their SoundGrid-compatible Waves and third-party plugins on the server instead of the computer. By offloading the plugin processing to the server, users can smoothly run hundreds of plugins per session and free up the computer's CPU for other tasks.
SoundGrid Connect also allows users to connect any ASIO/Core Audio interface to the SoundGrid network and stream audio, record and mix from many different computers and DAWs simultaneously – all with basic Ethernet connections.
Users who already have a SoundGrid I/O can also use SoundGrid Connect to expand the SoundGrid network and add to it any ASIO/Core Audio interface. SoundGrid Connect is available free of charge to any owner of at least one Waves software product.
SoundGrid Connect allows users to:
*Connect non-SoundGrid (ASIO/Core Audio) audio interfaces to a SoundGrid server and offload plugin processing to the server
*Connect non-SoundGrid (ASIO/Core Audio) audio interfaces to the SoundGrid network for audio streaming, mixing and recording
*Patch and mix from multiple computers, DAWs and I/Os in the SoundGrid network
*Collaborate on projects and move between studios with different systems.
The company release states, “Any musician or engineer working with a host computer and ASIO/Core Audio driver can now connect to other users' SoundGrid network and vice versa.”
