DiGiGrid DLI

Expand Pro Tools with more I/O, and offload plugin processing

DiGiGrid products are sold by Waves in the US and Canada. For other regions, please visit: www.digigrid.net.

Using any HD interface with Pro Tools 12.6 software requires a Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license.

Upgrade Your Pro Tools Hardware
with SoundGrid Networking

This is the ideal upgrade for Pro Tools hardware—the DiGiGrid DLI networking hub bridges Pro Tools systems with Waves SoundGrid real-time processing and networking. With two DigiLink ports delivering up to 64 ins and outs, and two distinct operational modes, DLI maximizes your current Pro Tools setup.

I/O mode offloads plugin processing to SoundGrid servers. SGP mode controls DigiLink-enabled I/Os, bridges DAWs with SoundGrid/ASIO/Core Audio, and also offloads plugin processing.

Enables using DigiLink-compliant I/O devices with any native DAW
Bridges Pro Tools HD/HDX and HD Native systems
Compatible with SuperRack, eMotion LV1, SoundGrid Studio
Connect SoundGrid components with a single Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable
Includes the complete SoundGrid Studio System software suite
Compliant with the SoundGrid Studio ASIO/Core Audio driver

Setups

Project Studio: One Computer, Pro Tools HD System with DiGiGrid DLI and SoundGrid DSP Server

Bridging Pro Tools HD with SoundGrid – DiGiGrid DLI in I/O Mode with a SoundGrid DSP Server

Your solution when you have a Pro Tools HDX system and want to take advantage of the extra power of a SoundGrid network. Adding a SoundGrid DSP server enables you to offload your audio processing, greatly increasing the number of plugins you can use simultaneously.

Pro Tools HDX system
Avid I/O hardware (96, 192, etc.)
SoundGrid network with one or more Native DAWs
DiGiGrid DLI
SoundGrid DSP server

*Some DigiLink-compatible I/Os cannot connect to the DLI/DLS via their secondary DigiLink port.

HDX Control Room and a Large Live Recording Room (48 preamp channels)

Bridging Pro Tools with SoundGrid – DiGiGrid DLI in I/O Mode – Live Room

Using the SoundGrid network for streaming audio signals from the DiGiGrid expansion I/Os (IOX) and their remote-controlled preamps into a Pro Tools HDX system.

Pro Tools HDX system
Avid HD I/O (96, 192, Omni, etc.)
4 DiGiGrid IOX I/O devices
1 GB network switch

Positioning several DiGiGrid IOX expansion units in various spots in your live room (vocal booth, drum area, keyboard station, etc.) gives you a substantial amount of top-grade preamp inputs, as well as individual headphone outputs to each player no matter where he or she is standing. Each IOX unit is connected to a network switch in the live room, and an Ethernet cable connects the switch to a DiGiGrid DLI unit in the control room. This results in a large number of lines between the live room and the control room, all running through a single Ethernet cable.

This configuration is part of a larger facility-wide network, so the control room’s Pro Tools system has access to I/Os throughout the building.

*Some DigiLink-compatible I/Os cannot connect to the DLI/DLS via their secondary DigiLink port.

Large-Facility Pro Tools HDX Mixing Room with Multiple I/Os, a Secondary DAW Computer, and a MADI-Enabled Device

Bridging Pro Tools with SoundGrid – DiGIGrid DLI and DLS in I/O mode – Multiple Studios

This configuration adds efficiency to large multifaceted mixing environments.

In this configuration, a SoundGrid network delivers flexibility to a control room equipped with a large Pro Tools HDX system. DiGiGrid DLI and DLS interfaces together provide 112 I/O channels to the HDX system, and the DLS provides a SoundGrid DSP server for plugin processing. An Avid Omni is the I/O for control room mixes.

All these devices are joined via DigiLink and clocked with Sync Lock. Everything else in the network is connected with Ethernet cables.

A DiGiGrid IOX supplies analog inputs with award-winning preamps, plus 4 separate headphone outs. This serves a voice-over booth, a broadcast stage, a live room, and more.

A secondary DAW system can be a backup recorder, an editing room DAW, and a recording station for the voice-over booth. Its DiGiGrid IOC provides many channels of I/O, which can be allocated to the main DAW.

A DiGiGrid MGB/MGO interface connects this network to a MADI source, for instance a console or a MADI distribution system. Audio can be routed to the main or secondary systems.

Inventory

Pro Tools HDX 2 system
Avid HD I/O (69, 192, Omni, etc.)
Secondary host computer with a Native DAW
DiGiGrid DLS
DigiGrid DLI
DiGiGrid IOX
DiGiGrid IOC
DiGiGrid MGB/MGO
1 GB network switch

*Some DigiLink-compatible I/Os cannot connect to the DLI/DLS via their secondary DigiLink port.

Integrating Avid Hardware Devices with the SoundGrid Studio System

DiGiGrid DLI in SGP Mode

You may have some older or unused Avid I/O devices. You can add these devices to a SoundGrid network in order to pick up extra I/O and A/D/A capacity.

In this configuration, DiGiGrid DLI is the bridge connecting the Avid I/O unit to the SoundGrid network. Avid hardware is used for I/O and A/D/A conversion, but processing takes place on the host computer’s local CPU.

Avid I/O hardware (96, 192, OMNI, etc.)
Host computer with a Native DAW and the SoundGrid Studio System
DiGiGrid DLI

This DiGiGrid DLI/Avid combination will appear on the SoundGrid Studio Inventory page as a DLI, which means that you can control the Avid hardware as you would any other SoundGrid device.

Integrating the SoundGrid Studio System with an Avid VENUE Console for Live Recording and Playback

DiGiGrid DLI in SGP mode

With the DiGiGrid DLI I/O, you can connect a VENUE console with an HDx Option Card directly to your DAW host computer via an Ethernet cable. This will enable you to record to and play back from any Native DAW.

In this configuration, DiGiGrid DLI is the bridge connecting the Avid VENUE console with the HDx card to the SoundGrid network.

Avid VENUE console with HDx Option Card
Host computer running a Native DAW and SoundGrid Studio System software
DiGiGrid DLI