What Do The Plugins Do? Once you have your signals routed into the MultiRack SoundGrid you can then use any of the Waves plugins designed for live use (purchased separately in bundles or individually). It’s like using an insert cable on an analog board. Then after processing, it returns the signals to your soundboard via the interface card. What Is MultiRack? The MultiRack SoundGrid is simply a host application that takes the signal from your digital soundboard via a brand-specific interface card (purchased separately if necessary) and prepares the signal for use with Waves plugins. The MultiRack SoundGrid resolves this issue by partnering with your existing digital soundboard to gain the best of both worlds giving you the hands-on features of a physical soundboard and assigning the specialty processing to your external computer. The main hurdle had always been that digital soundboards didn’t have a strong enough computer to process the sound of hi-end plugins fast enough to keep up (a problem known as latency). While these programs have been in use in the recording world for awhile they have been unavailable for live sound until now. A program by Waves known as MulitRack.įor those unfamiliar with Waves plugins, they are bits of software that emulate top-notch vintage gear and innovate with new processing capabilities. When I started to notice laptops popping up on top of soundboards my curiosity was peaked, what I discovered is a game changer and probably the future of live sound audio.

Overview: Anytime I attend a concert or visit another church, I like to peak over the sound booth wall to see what they are doing, especially if it sounded good.

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