# Soundgrid server one mk2 - poor performance

**URL:** <https://forum.waves.com/t/soundgrid-server-one-mk2-poor-performance/913>\
**Category:** In the Studio\
**Created:** [February 11, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/soundgrid-server-one-mk2-poor-performance/913 "2020-02-11T20:52:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![BernhardFischer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@BernhardFischer](https://forum.waves.com/u/BernhardFischer)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/soundgrid-server-one-mk2-poor-performance/913/1 "2020-02-11T20:52:18Z")

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hey guys,

i have a logic pro x session at 96 khz.  
studio rack plugins with in total 33 voices get processed on my Server One MK2.  
the racks are filled with 3 to 5 plugins. no reverbs are processed on the server. just comps, eqs, saturation.

DSP usage is around 60% and occasionally turns red, which causes audio drop outs. every second time when i start playback i get totally distorted audio.

when i switch all my racks to local, audio playback is totally fine and free of any artifacts. of course all cores in my MBP 2012 are close to 100%, but still. how can it be, that a dedicated plugin server is not able to do, what my 8 year old mac book pro can do?

am i maxing the system out already? is it a problem to run sessions at 96 khz?  
maybe somebody can give me some hints. like this my system is definitely not workable. maybe i am missing something.

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**Author:** ![YishaiWaves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/yishaiwaves/32/92_2.png) [@YishaiWaves](https://forum.waves.com/u/YishaiWaves)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/soundgrid-server-one-mk2-poor-performance/913/2 "2020-02-12T16:43:35Z")

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Hi @BernhardFischer!

Sounds like you should [contact our support team](https://www.waves.com/contact-us) to check this out.