audiogridder-server ☆
« Back to VersTracker
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
Mar 9, 2023 5:51am 1.2.0 0 VERSION_BUMP aeb8da82
Aug 23, 2022 5:16pm 1.1.1 0 VERSION_BUMP e35c4ac3
Aug 15, 2022 1:32pm 1.1.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 5a532e81
Aug 11, 2022 9:52am 1.1.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 9ce80f27
Jun 30, 2022 8:45am 1.1.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 566d827c
« Back to VersTracker  |  Browse Packages  |  About