Introduction; About Soundgrid And The Calrec Audio Interface - Waves Calrec SoundGrid User Manual

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the Calrec audio interface for SoundGrid systems. To get the most out
of your product, please take some time to read this guide. We also suggest that you become
familiar with our support webpage, http://www.waves.com/support, where you will find an
extensive answer base, the latest tech specs, detailed installation guides, software updates, and
current information about licensing and registration.
1.1 About SoundGrid and the Calrec SoundGrid Card
SoundGrid is a scalable infrastructure that provides a variety of cost-effective, high quality
solutions for recording studios. It can be configured in many ways and with many hardware
possibilities to provide a very flexible work environment. This framework is managed by either
the SoundGrid Studio or the MultiRack SoundGrid application, which configures the network,
assigns and manages I/Os, controllers and servers, and patches audio throughout the system.
Any user, anywhere on the SoundGrid network, has access to any of the network's I/O devices.
Adding a SoundGrid DSP server enables recording and monitoring with very low latency and
moves processing away from the host computer to the server.
The Calrec SoundGrid card enables integration of Calrec consoles with Waves SoundGrid
systems via a single Ethernet cable, allowing live engineers to use the SoundGrid technology
for low-latency plugin processing, multitrack recording and playback, and audio networking.
• Super-low-latency networking platform for processing, playback and recording
• Each card allows 64 channels of bi-directional audio
• Connects via a single Cat5e or Cat6 Ethernet cable
• Clock Sync-over-Ethernet for digital splits
• Connects to SoundGrid systems and SoundGrid-compatible devices via a single
Ethernet cable
• Compatible with standard computers and switches
• Redundancy and recovery options
• ASIO/Core Audio drivers for recording and playback
• Works with MultiRack SoundGrid software for setup and control
• Networks with every SoundGrid-enabled device
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