Waves has designed the SoundGrid Mobile Server fit in your backpack and take it anywhere you go and boost your plug-in processing power. It is intended to be ideal for traveling, mixing small live shows and for the studio.
The aluminum casing is designed to make it a rugged companion for traveling so you can just throw it in your backpack alongside your laptop, audio interface and headphones and you still have room for more.
I have seen one at the recent AES Show in New York and it is around the size of the older Mac Mini The SoundGrid Mobile server has an Intel Core i5 processor and 4GB of RAM. In functionality and workflow it is no different to its larger cousins the full sized, rack-mountable SoundGrid servers, with the latency just 0.8 ms at 44.1 to 96kHz. Waves are aiming to position the SoundGrid Mobile Server in a price/performance sweet spot for mobile DSP.
When paired with a SoundGrid audio interface, the Mobile server allows you to record and monitor through plug-ins in real time. Check out our free tutorial Using Soundgrid Connect To Move Audio Between ASIO/Core Audio Interfaces For Free to learn more.
With a non-SoundGrid interface, it takes the plug-in processing load off your computer during mixing and editing sessions using the Waves StudioRack software. It effectively gives you mobile DSP plug-in processing for any SoundGrid compatible plug-ins and that includes more than just Waves plug-ins. Check out these instructions from Waves How to Use a SoundGrid Server with a Non-SoundGrid I/O to learn more.
Waves SoundGrid Mobile Server Features
Boost your plug-in processing power live or in the studio
Plug-in processing power that goes with you
Fits in your backpack with room for more
Exceptional price/performance sweet spot for mobile DSP
Ultra-low latency: as low as 0.8 milliseconds at 44.1–96kHz
Durable aluminum casing
Use with any SoundGrid audio interface (including DiGiGrid I/Os) for real-time processing for live-mixing / recording with plugins
Offload plug-in processing from your computer to the server, using the audio interface you already have with any ASIO/Core Audio driver supporting multi-client operation and 44.1–96 kHz.
Offload plug-in processing from your computer’s CPU to a SoundGrid server when using your existing (non-SoundGrid) audio interface.
CPU: Intel® Skylake Core™ i5-6200u
RAM 4 GB
Power: DC12V 3A
6-month warranty
Availability - Early 2019
Price: $849