The Waves DigiGrid IOX Expansion Audio Interface is the perfect high-count I/O interface for your studio's performance and recording room. This advanced audio interface features 12 mic/line inputs with studio-quality preamps and 6 line outputs. Need more I/O? Just add another IOX!
The Waves DigiGrid IOX Expansion Audio Interface delivers high-resolution monitoring in the studio and the control room alike, with four headphone outputs allowing independent mixes for each musician. With your Waves GigiGrid IOX and a dedicated SoundGrid DSP server, you can run up to hundreds of SoundGrid-compatible Waves and third-party plugins, all fully integrated within your DAW of choice. Use a single Ethernet cable to plug the Waves DigiGrid IOX into your SoundGrid network, and you will instantly tap into a world of real-time tracking, mixing and monitoring, with incredibly low latency of only 0.8 milliseconds.
Waves DigiGrid IOX Expansion Audio Interface Features
- General Features
- 12 Mic/line inputs with broadcast/studio-quality preamps
- ASIO- and Core Audio-compliant audio I/O
- 6 Line outputs, 4 headphone outputs
- Connects via a single Ethernet cable (Cat 5e/Cat 6)
- Quick-view front panel metering
- High-definition 192 kHz ADC conversion
- Compatible with SuperRack, MultiRack, eMotion LV1, SoundGrid Studio
- Control Panel Features
- Clock settings: source, sample rate, type, status
- Mic preamp controls: input gains, phantom on/off
- Input and output meters
- Save and load presets of unit settings
- Save your settings along with your Waves and SoundGrid host application sessions
Waves DigiGrid IOX Expansion Audio Interface Specifications
- General:
- Size: 1U Rack-Mounted (Standard 19” Rack-Mount Wide, 4U High, 380-mm Deep Excluding Connectors)
- Supported Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz (176.4 and 192 kHz will be Supported in the Future)
- Inputs: 12 Channel Mic/Line Inputs (on XLR/TRS Combo)
- Outputs: 6 Channel Line Outputs
- Word Clock I/O: Yes
- SoundGrid Ports: 2 SoundGrid Ports (RJ45s)
- Reset Switch: Yes
- Headphone Outputs: 4 Headphone Outputs with Analog Level Knobs; Range: Off to +15 dB
- Clock: Word Clock Input, SoundGrid (SoE), Internal
- AC Input: 1 x AC Input
- Multiple Broadcast Level Format Settings (Jumpers on All Analog I/Os): Yes
- Inputs:
- Input Impedance:
- Mic: 2K Ohms
- Line: 8K Ohms
- Gain Range:
- Mic: 0 dB to +52.5 dB in 7.5-dB Steps
- Line: -10 dB to +42.5 dB in 7.5-dB Steps
- Fine Control: Additional 0dB to 7dB in 0.5-dB Steps
- Maximum Input Level:
- Mic: +26 dBu
- Line: +36 dBu
- Mic Equivalent Input Noise: > -126 dB (150 Ohm Source, Gain +59.5 dB)
- Harmonic Distortion: Typically < 0.01% @ Unity Gain, -10dB Input @ 1 kHz
- Frequency Response: +/-0.5 dB (20 Hz to 20 kHz)
- Channel Separation: Better than 90 dB (40 Hz to 15 kHz)
- Input Impedance:
- Outputs:
- Maximum Output Level: +22 dBu
- Residual Output Noise:
- Frequency Response: +/-0.5 dB (20 Hz to 20 kHz)
- Output Impedance: 50 Ohms
- Channel Separation: Better than 90 dB (40 Hz to 15 kHz)
- Harmonic Distortion: Typically < 0.01% @ Unity Gain, -10dB Input @ 1 kHz
- Dimensions:
- Width: 48.26 cm / 19 inches
- Height: 4.36 cm / 1U
- Depth: 35.6 cm / 14.01 inches
- Device Weight: 4.5 kg / 9.92 lbs
Waves DigiGrid IOX Expansion Audio Interface Software Components
- SoundGrid Studio Application – For managing the SoundGrid network on your host computer
- eMotion ST Mixer – Low-latency monitoring for tracking and rehearsing
- StudioRack – For running plugin chains, saving and loading their presets, and offloading their processing to a SoundGrid DSP server
- SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio – Connects any DAW to the SoundGrid network as a software I/O
Waves DigiGrid IOX Expansion Audio Interface System Requirements
- SoundGrid Studio Runs on Mac and PC
- Compatible Native DAW (Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton, Pro Tools Native, and Many More)
- IOX / SoundGrid Studio Software Installed on the Host Computer
- Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet Cables
Waves DigiGrid IOX Expansion Audio Interface Includes
- 1 x Waves DigiGrid IOX Expansion Audio Interface
- 1 x Power Cable
- 1 Year Warranty
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Sounds great
Nov 12th 2018Sounds great. Used it for my lv1 rig Only complaint is that this thing can’t handle heat. But that’s fine I have a sound studio for that
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Digigrid IOX
May 30th 2016Digigrid IOX is a very powerfull soundgrid interface. The sound is great and it runs stable.
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Waves IOX
Mar 17th 2015The IOX is everything it says it is. Very happy with IOX. Works great with my soundgrid server and LDI units. Going to get the IOC when it comes out.