audiogridder-server ☆

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Description:
VST2/VST3/AU DSP Server

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.2.0_1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio vst plugins daw networking music-production

Install: brew install --cask audiogridder-server

About:
AudioGridder Server is a standalone application that offloads VST2, VST3, and AU audio plugin processing to a remote machine over a network. This allows digital audio workstations to run more plugins with lower latency by utilizing the CPU power of a dedicated server. It is particularly useful for heavy synthesizers and effects chains that would otherwise overwhelm a local computer.

Key Features:

Remote plugin processing over LAN
Supports VST2, VST3, and AU formats
Scans and manages plugins on the server
Low-latency audio streaming
Plugin window forwarding

Use Cases:

Offloading heavy plugin processing from a laptop to a more powerful desktop computer
Using plugins that are not natively supported on your OS (via server-side OS compatibility)
Centralizing a plugin library for multiple workstations to access

Alternatives:

Vienna Ensemble Pro – A professional-grade solution for audio routing and plugin hosting, often used in orchestral scoring, but is paid software.
Element by Kushview – A modular audio plugin host that can run standalone, but focuses more on local routing and graph management rather than network offloading.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:15pm	1.2.0_1	0	VERSION_BUMP	254d4220
Mar 11, 2023 8:32pm	1.2.0_1	0	VERSION_BUMP	910ed7af