Audio networking cards which can be fitted to iLive or GLD to enable integration with other systems. Benefitting from SoundGrid networking technology, it’s ideal for Waves high precision plug-in processing, multitrack recording and playback.

M-Waves gives access to 64 input and 64 output channels and can be fitted to the Port B expansion slot in iLive fixed format MixRacks (iDR-16, iDR-32, iDR-48 & iDR-64) or expander (xDR-16), and Port B in iLive modular MixRacks (iDR0, iDR10) if they are fitted with the new RAB-2 standard. It can also be fitted to the I/O Module expansion slot in a GLD-80 mixer.

An integrated Ethernet switch with two EtherCon and one RJ45 SoundGrid ports is provided on the M-Waves module to allow connection of multiple devices.

SoundGrid is an Audio-over-Ethernet networking protocol developed by Waves for real-time professional audio applications. It provides an extremely low latency environment using standard Gigabit Ethernet networks. Audio processing is performed on dedicated, Intel-based servers running a customized version of Linux. Audio is streamed from an iLive MixRack or GLD-80 mixer to the Server, and back to the iLive/GLD after being processed by a multitude of Waves reverbs, equalizers, compressors and more.