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Equipment file · Live plug-in host

SuperRack SoundGrid

Waves · 2010s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

SuperRack SoundGrid hosts Waves plug-ins for live consoles on external SoundGrid DSP servers, with up to 64 stereo racks and up to four active plus four redundant servers.

Introduced
2010s
Category
Live plug-in host
Intended use
Plug-in processing for FOH, monitors and broadcast
Production
Waves Audio

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It let engineers use studio plug-ins live without loading the console.

  2. 02

    Redundant servers made plug-in processing viable on big tours.

Engineering record

Racks
Up to 64 stereo multichannel racks[1]
Redundancy
Four active and four redundant servers[2]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1SuperRack SoundGridWaves · brochure
  2. 2How to Set Up Multiple Servers in SuperRackWaves · manual · 2023-04-19

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