<s>
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
networking	O
and	O
processing	O
platform	O
audio	O
application	O
made	O
by	O
Waves	O
Audio	O
and	O
developed	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
DiGiCo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
server	O
that	O
runs	O
the	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
environment	O
,	O
compatible	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Application
control	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
audio	O
interface	O
for	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
(	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Low	O
latency	O
(	O
less	O
than	O
1ms	O
)	O
for	O
SoundGrid-compatible	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runs	O
on	O
Intel	O
CPUs	B-Device
and	O
1Gbit/s	O
Ethernet	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splits	O
output	O
to	O
record	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
Ethernet	O
Layer	O
2	O
protocol	O
and	O
EtherType	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
routes	O
audio	O
between	O
networked	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
devices	I-General_Concept
and	O
processes	O
it	O
on	O
plugin	B-Application
servers	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
device	I-General_Concept
converts	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
packets	O
to	O
standard	O
and	O
proprietary	O
audio	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
native	O
processing	O
,	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
runs	O
on	O
standard	O
CPUs	B-Device
under	O
a	O
modified	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
OS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separate	O
computers	O
provide	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
processing	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
or	O
more	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
servers	O
are	O
dedicated	O
to	O
audio	O
processing	O
in	O
a	O
customized	O
Linux	B-Application
OS	I-Application
optimized	O
for	O
audio	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
Mac	B-Device
computer	O
runs	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
Host	O
,	O
the	O
host	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
interfaces	O
with	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
by	O
integrating	O
a	O
SoundGrid-programmed	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
(	O
Xilinx	O
Spartan	O
3	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
mixing	O
console	O
's	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
receives	O
I2S	O
or	O
other	O
audio	O
signal	O
formats	O
and	O
converts	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
also	O
transfers	O
control	O
messages	O
between	O
control	O
nodes	O
external	O
to	O
the	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
network	O
and	O
the	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
control	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
audio	O
processing	O
,	O
connections	O
,	O
system	O
configuration	O
,	O
and	O
monitoring	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
SuperRack	O
(	O
previously	O
MultiRack	O
)	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
control	O
application	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
computers	O
,	O
including	O
embedded	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SuperRack	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
displays	O
rows	O
of	O
virtual	O
plugin	B-Application
chains	O
,	O
named	O
Racks	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
chains	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
Waves	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SuperRack	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
offers	O
remote	O
parameter	O
control	O
and	O
navigation	O
over	O
MIDI	O
or	O
an	O
inter-application	O
API	O
by	O
integrating	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
host	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
configure	O
SoundGrid	B-Protocol
systems	O
for	O
optimal	O
effectiveness	O
per	O
channel	O
count	O
,	O
processing	O
capabilities	O
,	O
routing	O
,	O
and	O
sample	O
rate	O
—	O
and	O
expand	O
them	O
by	O
adding	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
or	O
processing	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
