Revolutionary Multichannel Control Room
Ginger Audio’s GroundControl Sphere Studio is a multichannel room control software application for studio professionals. GroundControl Sphere provides you with eight inputs, each of which supports configurations from 2.0 to 7.1; meanwhile, the powerful GroundControl Fusion feature allows you to combine multiple audio interfaces to expand your channel count. You get integrated stereo, mono, and sides downmixing, along with seven speaker outputs that support configurations from mono to 7.1, plus four aux tracks, a cue bus, and bass management. The GroundControl Link plug-in provides you with low-latency routing between your DAW and GCS, and you get built-in talkback and listenback features. This software includes the iRender Spatial plug-in — a must-have feature for any engineer working with Apple Spatial Audio — along with a Dolby Direct fold-down option. You’ll also benefit from extensive metering, plug-in hosting, broad audio interface compatibility with powerful routing capabilities, and hardware support for Avid Eucon, Elgato Streamdeck, MIDI, OSC controllers, and smart devices. Finally, lock-tight integration with the company’s Authentic Audio plug-in makes real-time audio collaboration a breeze. Engineers looking to bring order to unkempt multichannel setups will find GroundControl Sphere Studio to be a surefire solution.
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iRender Spatial takes the guesswork out of Spatial Audio
GroundControl Sphere Studio includes the iRender Spatial plug-in, which applies binaural rendering to your mixes. This functionality allows you to monitor how your mixes will sound in Apple Spatial Audio — a common frustration among engineers working in immersive formats — plus you get a convenient Dolby Direct fold-down option. Beyond that, you can use the iRender plug-in alongside GCS’s downmix outputs to monitor your mixes in Apple Spatial Audio in real-time.
Powerful monitoring and system calibration
Ginger Audio’s GroundControl Sphere Studio is chock-full of powerful monitor control features. Its speaker layout visual representation grants mute and solo functionality, plus you get comprehensive metering and output volume controls. You can use your favorite equalizer, along with GCS’s per-speaker level adjustment and delay line, for speaker tuning and room correction. You also get flexible bass management with configurable crossover filters on each speaker channel to send low-frequency information to your LFE channel.
Broad hardware compatibility
Here at Sweetwater, we appreciate how easy it is to configure GroundControl Sphere Studio. For starters, the GroundControl Link plug-in provides low-latency audio routing between the software and your DAW. Furthermore, It’s DAW- and hardware-agnostic, enabling you to use it with a variety of audio interfaces, and its GroundControl Fusion feature allows you to combine multiple audio interfaces to expand your channel count. GCS offers extensive compatibility with Avid Eucon, allowing you to use it seamlessly with the full range of Avid control surfaces. You can also download a free plug-in for Elgato Streamdeck, you get rock-solid support for MIDI and OSC controllers, and you can download the Sphere Connect app for your iOS or Android smart device.
Ginger Audio GroundControl Sphere Studio Features:
- 8 inputs, each of which supports configurations from 2.0 to 7.1
- GroundControl Fusion feature combines multiple audio interfaces to expand channel count
- Integrated stereo, mono, and sides downmixing
- 7 speaker outputs, each of which supports configurations from mono to 7.1
- iRender Spatial plug-in monitors how your mixes will sound in Apple Spatial Audio with a Dolby Direct fold-down option
- 4 aux tracks to monitor your mixes in Apple Spatial Audio in real time using the iRender internal plug-in
- Flexible bass management with configurable crossover filters on each speaker channel
- GroundControl Link plug-in provides low-latency routing between the software and your DAW
- Per-speaker level adjustment and delay line processing
- Built-in talkback and listen-back features
- Extensive multichannel metering monitors audio levels and identifies potential issues
- Broad audio interface compatibility with powerful routing capabilities
- Hardware support for Avid Eucon, Elgato Streamdeck, MIDI, OSC controllers, and smart devices
- Authentic Audio plug-in integration makes real-time audio collaboration a breeze (Authentic Audio plug-in sold separately)