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Proton SoundGrid Server
Cost-effective DSP server for studio or stage
USW379-700C-351
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The Instant Upgrade for More Plugin Processing Power
Add plugin processing power in the studio or live, with Waves’ most affordable DSP server yet. Small enough to fit in your backpack, you can take Proton anywhere and supercharge your mixing sessions wherever you go.
In the studio, use the Proton server with the audio interface and DAW you already have in order to free up your computer’s CPU and offload plugin processing to the server. Or use the Proton server with a SoundGrid audio interface to record through plugins without latency.
In live shows, use the Proton server with a SoundGrid audio interface and any compatible mixing console to process audio using Waves plugins at ultra-low latency. The Proton server is ideal for use with 32-channel live sound hardware consoles (via the SuperRack plugin rack), or with the 16-channel configuration of the Waves eMotion LV1 software mixer.
Make more processing power available for Waves plugins
Affordable price and exceptional performance
Ultra-low latency: as low as 0.8 milliseconds at 48 kHz
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SuperRack Benchmarks
The table below indicates the number of plugins that can be inserted into the 16 ch. version of SuperRack and loaded to the Proton SoundGrid Server before the system reaches DSP overload (85%) or fails to play audio fluently (clicks, dropouts, corruption).
Configuration (all stereo Racks)
Plugins
Sample Rate
SGS buffer size
Results
CPU Peak
CPU Average
Instances
16 Racks
C6
48 kHz
40
83
78
59
CLA2A
48 kHz
40
83
78
128
DBX160
48 kHz
40
79
75
29
Ren Channel
48 kHz
40
37
41
128
SSL E-Channel
48 kHz
40
41
39
128
H-Reverb
48 kHz
40
80
42
9
H-Delay
48 kHz
40
39
37
128
Ren-Verb
48 kHz
40
85
74
64
F6
48 kHz
40
84
79
76
J37
48 kHz
40
80
67
36
32 Racks
C6
48 kHz
40
85
79
58
CLA2A
48 kHz
40
82
72
123
DBX160
48 kHz
40
83
78
29
Ren Channel
48 kHz
40
85
81
240
SSL E-Channel
48 kHz
40
84
80
224
H-Reverb
48 kHz
40
82
45
8
H-Delay
48 kHz
40
82
77
230
Ren-Verb
48 kHz
40
85
75
64
F6
48 kHz
40
84
79
74
J37
48 kHz
40
80
68
33
* Plugin’s peak DSP usage level is much higher than its average level. Make sure to monitor peak levels on the DSP meter.
eMotion LV1 Benchmarks
Sample Rate
SGS buffersize
Configuration (all mono)
Mode
Plugins
Avarage
Peak
48 kHz
40
16 channels
Latency
none
10
14
DSP
8
12
48 kHz
40
16 channels
Latency
D5, F2, Q4 on all input aux and bus channels
36
39
DSP
35
39
The table below shows the server’s CPU peaks (in percentages) when used with the eMotion LV1 mixer, in its different channel configurations.
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