Waves Audio has released the first eMotion mixers for SoundGrid systems, with the eMotion LV1 for live sound front-of-house and monitor applications, and eMotion Studio, for recording, mixing and postproduction facilities.

Designed to integrate seamlessly with Waves SoundGrid-compatible I/Os, the eMotion Mixer engine is powered by low-latency Intel-based Waves SoundGrid DSP Servers. Features include low-latency Waves plug-in processing on every channel. support for multiple mixers, I/O boxes and SoundGrid DSP servers over a single network. hardware scalability using standard network components. compatibility with standard control surfaces. Multi-Touch support; Windows and Mac compatibility, and preset sharing across consoles and platforms.

The LV1, the first product in the eMotion series, includes two new integrated plug-ins – the EMO-D5 Dynamics Processor and EMO-Q4 Equalizer.

• 64 input channels (mono/stereo)
• 32 stereo buses + return channels
• LR, centre, mono main buses + master channels
• Eight DCA faders, eight mute groups, eight user-assignable function controls
• Cue/SIP and talkback
• EMO-Q4 Equalizer: four-band EQ with HP and LP per channel
• EMO-D5 Dynamics Processor: Comp/Gate/Expander/DeEsser/Limiter/Leveler per channel
• Up to six plug-ins per channel
• Connect to multiple DAWs for recording and playback
• Save and transmit sessions and snapshots from any DAW to eMotion
• Connect and share SoundGrid I/O devices, drivers and applications
• Up to 1000 Scenes/Snapshots
• Up to 96kHz sample rate
• Automatic plugin delay compensation
• Mackie HUI control surface support, including iPad HUI emulators

More: www.waves.com