Waves Audio is now shipping the WSG-Y16 mini-YGDAI SoundGrid I/O card for Yamaha mixing consoles.
The card affords live engineers the opportunity to more accurately duplicate the sounds of hit studio recordings through the use of Waves plugins.
Together with Waves SoundGrid Server, a Control PC, a network switch and an authorized iLok with SoundGrid-compatible Waves plug-ins, the WSG-Y16 enables Yamaha consoles to process 16 channels of audio with Waves plug-ins.
Additionally, the WSG-Y16 supports MIDI input, for remote plug-in control directly from the console or external control surface.
“We are delighted to add the Waves WSG-Y16 SoundGrid MY-card to the ever-growing list of cards for our digital consoles,” states Kevin Kimmel, Mixer Product Manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc.
“The WSG-Y16 will allow the most desired third-party set of plug-ins available to be at the fingertips of the largest group of live sound engineers on the planet.”
“With the combination of the variety of plug-ins from Waves and the reliability of Yamaha consoles, we have high expectations for both the new card and the Waves SoundGrid Server.”
Waves Audio SoundGrid technology gives users the ability to run large numbers of Waves’ audio processors with low latency, using standard PCs via Ethernet, far surpassing the specs of dedicated DSP-based platforms.
Waves’ SoundGrid system takes advantage of the recent advances in both Ethernet and CPU technologies. With the introduction of the WSG-Y16 mini-YGDAI card for Yamaha consoles, Waves brings the networking and processing capabilities of SoundGrid functionality to the live sound realm.
