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DiGiGrid IOS/IOS-XL / User Guide
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Introduction
DiGiGrid IOS and IOS-XL are SoundGrid interfaces with built-in DSP servers for DAWs and Waves SoundGrid
applications. IOS and IOS-XL have the same I/O sections. Both models feature eight mic/line inputs with premium grade
preamps, eight line outputs, two headphone outputs, and MIDI, S/PDIF, and AES inputs and outputs. They also feature
a built-in network switch to connect more SoundGrid components to your system.
The IOS and IOS-XL’s internal DSP server is used to offload plugin processing from the host CPU. This dramatically
increases processing power and enables greater plugin counts—it also provides very low system latency. The IOS
internal SoundGrid DSP server is powered by an Intel i3 processor, while the IOS-XL uses an Intel i7 Extreme processor.
A SoundGrid I/O device is part of a SoundGrid network. SoundGrid is the Waves high-speed networking protocol for
moving audio, clock, and other information between a host system and I/O devices—and between I/O devices
themselves. A SoundGrid host configures the network, assigning servers and I/O devices to mix, process, or record,
depending on the host. SoundGrid I/Os link to the SoundGrid network with standard Ethernet cable.
SoundGrid is scalable. Connect one I/O device to a DAW and you have a high-quality sound card. Add more I/Os and
your system becomes more flexible and powerful. Depending on the host application, a SoundGrid host can assign up to
sixteen I/O devices. Complete SoundGrid systems can be networked together to share devices.