SO they got awful results and decided not to go dsp. Without properly decoupling the GUI, Algorythm, Processor.
What they probably did is take their TDM plugin and slapped it through the AAX dsp sdk. What I don't understand is in one of their marketing emails they make a comparison of how their plugins run on the DigiGrid system Vs HDX but what I don't get is how they made that comparison if there were no HDX DSP versions created.? so Steven if you're reading, any news would be welcomed! Steven posts quite regularly over on Gearslutz but only rarely hear, where the main AAX community hangs out. yet there are many who refuse to use the T-Racks or Guitar Rig equivalents and were relieved when T-Racks released standalone versions of their plugins! I hope that VCC will arrive soon as a normal AAX64 plugin, like we purchased originally, and not in the VMR rack!
In the case of Slate, I wonder if part of the rationale for them may be some common code to help them develop new products. Waves' Soundgrid hardware is required for the DSP aspects or Studiorack, including I think, some level of integration e.g. Not sure I'm even keen on this as it sounds like there are a number of disadvantages to offset any benefits. I think it does 'the rack thing' like VMR promises to do. I don't understand either if I need to have some kind of hardware or if will work for grouping plugins and settings as a channel strip, as the VMR (if someday become true) * Intuitive MIDI control over all plugins * Quick access to plugin parameters within your chain * Presets for plugin chains can be saved to and loaded from any DAW * Plugin chains used for low-latency monitoring are instantly available for mixing as wellUp to 8 plugins per rack * Compatible with Waves and third-party plugins * Bridges Pro Tools HD and HDX DSP with the SoundGrid DSP server in order to process plugins in low latency while recording Compatible with most popular hosts, StudioRack has a dedicated component for Pro Tools TDM and HDX systems, giving you access to both Avid and Waves offload capabilities. When processing your plugin chains on SoundGrid, StudioRack lets you monitor your tracks in low latency via the eMotion ST Mixer.
StudioRack is a software rack designed to run plugin chains, giving you the choice of directing the processing to a SoundGrid DSP server or to your host computer’s CPU.