SoundGrid Studio User Guide / Owners Manual

Part 5: Mixer Window
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Low-Latency Monitoring During Recording
Low-latency monitoring while recording is accomplished by sending the input signal from the I/O directly to a SoundGrid DSP
server (see diagram). When StudioRack is in playback, the monitor signal passes though the DAW, as is expected. When the
StudioRack monitor status switches to input, the I/O input signal is split to two paths. One path goes to the DAW and the
second—for low-latency monitoring—goes directly to the inserted StudioRack, bypassing the DAW buffering latency.
During recording, the DAW output is muted and only
the direct sound from the SoundGrid DSP server is
heard in the control room or headphone monitor
mixes. This prevents “double monitoring,” the phase
error of audible doubling that would result from
combining both signals due to the greater latency of
the DAW output.
When recording is finished, the monitor path
switches back to the output of the DAW—with
StudioRacks in playback mode—for normal
playback. You hear the same processing during
recording and playback without having to commit to
specific mixes or processing.
Low-latency monitoring requires at least one
SoundGrid DSP server and one I/O. It requires no
special setup. StudioRack must be in SoundGrid
DSP Processing mode.