SoundGrid Extreme Server

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Comes with a free 1-year warranty. Extended warranties available.

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

The table below indicates the number of plugin racks and plugins that can be inserted into MultiRack and loaded to the SoundGrid Extreme Server before the system reaches DSP overload (85%) or fails to play audio fluently (clicks, dropouts, corruption).

	SoundGrid Extreme Server v3 (MultiRack v9.8.11.99)
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

The table below indicates the number of plugins that can be inserted into StudioRacks and loaded to the SoundGrid Extreme Server before the system fails to play audio fluently (clicks, dropouts, corruption).

	SoundGrid Extreme Server v3 (StudioRack v9.7.99.52)
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
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

The tables below show the server’s CPU peaks (in percentages) when used with the eMotion LV1 mixer (v9.10.0.6), given different server latency settings and different LV1 channel counts.

eMo plugins (eMo D5, F2, Q4) inserted on all input, aux & bus channels
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%
SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 64 channels	DSP mode	35%	28%	25%
SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 32 channels	Latency mode	25%	19%	17%
SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 32 channels	DSP mode	22%	17%	15%
SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 16 channels	Latency mode	12%	9%	8%
SoundGrid Extreme Server CPU Peak 16 channels	DSP mode	11%	8%	7%

eMotion LV1 without eMo plugins
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

Power Consumption

Server	120V	220V
SoundGrid Extreme Server v3	50 W	46 W

* Tested @75 F/23.8 C

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