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1. Save To save all settings Click on the Save button to open a Save As browser window If necessary navigate to a suit able location for the file Type a suitable name in the File name box and click the Save button to save the file and close the browser window Load Load opens a Browser window to enable location of settings Profile pms files When the required file has been located clicking on the Open button loads the file and opens the Load Settings dialog Load Settings x Load Settings x FG Al Seiling va A Settings y Hardware v Hadwse J Progect v Formats amp Sync i Sy Application lv 1 0 Inteifaces Gereral Y AES BU 811231 Eding F ADAT 11290 Playback Record vw 3 HDTDM Routing Jog Chaze Y POM 1 0 Routing CD SACD v TimeCode v Desktop Layout V Project v Timeline Layout v Infoematon Track Headers Layout Y Recced Location v Sy Moon Autcoemabon Y Level Meter CI Time Sueich Y DSP Power Saving TimeZone Settings M Application Prosoniq MPEX3 Settin v General S Remate Control v Editing Y Playback Record v Jog Chase v CD SACD v Desktop Layout v TimeLine Layout Y Track Headers Layout v Location v Am cemnabon v amp y Time Stretch Y TimeZone Settings v Prosoniq MPEX3 Settini wj Remote Control j v Metal Traesrwyh Load Settings Cancel Cancel Load Settings Selective and Load all Settings Loading Settings Selectively Load Settings loads only the settings with t
2. Playhead Cursor Position A vertical black line with a down pointing triangle at the top indicates the current Play Cursor Playhead cursor or Now position within the Project Editing Panel When a new Project is started the Playhead is set at Zero 0 The Playhead can either be static with scrolling tracks or moving in which case the track display pages when the boundaries are reached select with View gt Fixed Cursor while playing or View gt Free Cursor while play ing A further option View gt Cursor Return after playing when selected returns the Playhead to the start point when playback is stopped Time Scale Bar Near the top of the Project Editing Panel is a horizontal gray area with time code numbers or bars and beats if you are in Bars amp Beats view This is the Time Scale Bar On the left above the track headers the time range or length of the visible timeline window is indicated with the current edit mode beneath The simplest way to move the Playhead Cursor within the Project Editing Panel is to position the mouse any where along the Time Scale Bar and left click The Playhead will immediately move to the new position You can also left click the Playhead Cursor and drag it along this bar Fixed or Moving Playhead Cursor These options are selected via the View pull down menu The Playhead Cursor can be static with the Timeline moving choose Fixed Cursor while playing or the Playhead Cursor can move while
3. Settings HDTDM PCM I O Routing Page Click on Auto route Physical I O will be connected to Logical I O in ascending numerical order For now accept the default routing by clicking on OK Open a New Project Before any recording or playback can be undertaken you need somewhere to work so a Project must be created with a suitable Mixer 1 Launch Pyramix Virtual Studio 2 Choose Project gt New yn Ouickstart Guide A First Simple Project AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 3 The New Project Wizard Choose a Project Type window will open New Project Wizard x Choose 4 Project type Editing Project Standard project For editing punch in out 9 mixing with automation and mastering from 32 kHz to 192 kHz 145 Sampling R ate Default v Hm Digitizing Session Ideal for batch recording background gyneu recording and auto conformation from 32 kHz to 192 kHz F hi Resolution Default Finish Cancel New Project Wizard Choose a Project Type dialog 4 The default is Editing Project which is the type we will use 5 Choose a suitable sampling rate from the Sampling Rate drop down list Use 44 1kHz if in doubt and using an analogue input 6 Choose a suitable bit depth from the Resolution drop down list Use 24 bit if in doubt yn Ouickstart Guide A First Simple Project AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 7 Click Next The New Project
4. DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Conventions Conventions used in Pyramix documents Names found on Pyramix screens and menus are shown in bold E g Information amp Settings Menu and sub menu selections are shown like this View gt Tracks gt Show all Tracks Which means Go to the View pull down menu mouse down to the Tracks sub menu and choose Show all Tracks Where a dialog box has several Pages Tabs are used to turn the pages Tab page selection is shown thus Settings gt Keyboard Shortcut Editor Active Machine Which means Go to the Settings pull down menu choose Keyboard Shortcut Editor then click on the Active machine tab The Pyramix Settings gt All Settings dialog Has its own hierarchical tree structure in the left hand pane with fold ers leading to pages Native Card and Software Set or Pyramix Turnkey Your Pyramix Virtual Studio will have been supplied in one of three forms Pyramix Native or Media Bundle Pyramix Card and Software Set or Pyramix Turnkey Pyramix Turnkey systems are complete ready to go rack mounted PCs with the Pyramix Card and Software Set already installed and properly configured at the Merging Technologies factory As such no user installation or configuration is needed You can connect audio sources and destinations and sync and TimeCode if appropriate and launch and run Pyramix immediately Pyramix Card and Software Set consists of the Mykerinos hardware and the Pyramix so
5. The Shuttle Control slider shuttles the Play Head forward right or backward left It scrubs the audio on all Tracks as it shuttles through the Composition The farther the extent from the center the faster the shuttle The Chase button allows for synchronized locking of the Composition Play Head with an external time code signal commonly known as Chase mode See the User Manual for more information Adjacent to the Chase button select Internal from the pop up list to ensure you are controlling the Pyramix Com position Play Head and not some external device l e an RS 422 playback machine Zooming and Panning There are 2 kinds of zooming in the Project Editing Panel horizontal or Time Scale zooming and vertical or Track height zooming Time Scale Zoom and Pan Zoom In and Zoom Out icons on the Toolbar zoom in or out at the current Play Head location Hold down the Alt key then select an area of the Composition by clicking and dragging the mouse to the left or right This zooms in horizontally on the selected area Similarly an area of the Composition can be selected by clicking and dragging Now the Fit in window icon from the Toolbar will automatically adjust the horizontal scale to fit the selected area inside the Project Editing Panel Keyboard shortcuts also exist for all these zooming actions The Scrollbar beneath the Tracks directly below the Time Scale bar allows the user to Pan horizontally left or right in the usua
6. Do you want to save routing 16 Driver Signing 14 Duplicate Selection 44 E Edit Audio 30 Edit Command highlights 44 Editing 43 Enabling Pyramix 15 Entering Keys 15 Export to a File 66 Exporting Projects to CD Image Files 70 External Audio D A A D Converter Boxes 11 External Effects 53 F Fade In 44 Fade Out 44 Fader 50 Fades 44 Fill Selection 45 First launch Multi board system 16 Fit Selection 45 Fixed or Moving Playhead Cursor 46 G Global Libraries 22 Grouping Clips 43 Groups 51 H Hard Disk Space Requirements 10 HDTDM 11 I O Assignments 54 I O Busses 51 I O Status Window 28 Import Key 15 Input Assignment 50 Input Strips 51 Insert Silence 45 Installing Pyramix 13 Internal Return Busses 51 Introduction 7 J Jog Shuttle 47 Jog Settings 47 Jog Shuttle Auto Jog 47 Joystick Panner 55 K Keyboard Shortcuts 72 Quickstart Guide Index Index Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION L Loop Selection 45 M Macros 18 73 Markers or User Flags 50 MassCore 9 Master Clips 20 Media Drives 20 Media Files 20 Media Folders 20 Meter Bridge 19 MIDI Connections 13 Mix Bus 52 Mixer Components 50 Mixer Strip Plug in Controls 54 Mixer Surround Components 55 Mixing Down Projects 66 Mixing Monitoring Aux Buses 52 Monitor 19 Mono Mix 52 Mouse Modifier Keys 18 74 Mouse Scrubbing Settings 48 Moving a Clip 43 MT Security Settings 15 Multi board installation 11 Multip
7. Toggles between In Place stereo Solo when lit or Mono solo monitoring Mono and Stereo busses only External Effects Any Pyramix Bus can be routed to any physical output Thus an Aux can be routed via a physical output to an external effect The output of the external effect is simply brought back into Pyramix via one of the physical inputs Configuring a Blank or Existing Mixer Configuration of the mixer control surface can be accomplished via contextual menus or more easily using the Configure page please see the User Manual The precise options available will depend on where you click on the mixer If you wish to affect the entire mixer right click on the top bar of the Mixer window To change options fora Bus right click on a blank area of the Bus strip Similarly for a channel input strip right click on a blank area of the Strip Right clicking within a function block adds menu entries to the top of the list relevant to the specific block Adding Strips Input Strips Output Buss and Group strips can be added to the mixer as required Right click anywhere on the Mixer window choose Strip gt Add and select the appropriate type of strip to add or right click anywhere on the Mixer window choose Bus gt Add and select the appropriate type of bus to add Removing Strips To remove a given input strip bus or group right click directly on it and choose Strip gt Remove Strip Bus or Group as appropriate Quickstart Guide
8. Click on the Master Record but ton in the Transport Control bar and recording will begin immediately Alternatively click on the Play but Quickstart Guide A First Simple Project Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION ton Recording will begin when you press the Master Record button Notice that red blocks appear in the armed tracks which grow as the recording proceeds La PUL JLo p gt m o te ps Lo Play Button Master Record Button 2 Click on the Stop button after a minute or so has been recorded The Record Name window appears Record Name Untitled 004 Good Take Enter Bad Take Shift Enter Delete Take ESC Record Name dialog 3 Type a suitable name for the recording and click on the Good Take Enter button 4 The red blocks change to brown selected default with light gray default waveform representing the recorded material 5 Click the gt l Play Selection button to return to the start of the recording and begin playback of your first recording Note If you cannot hear anything check the Track Header monitoring mode icon is showing either Auto or Replay Quickstart Guide A First Simple Project Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Edit Audio Note All the editing described here is non destructive The only thing changed is point ers to the underlying media file 1 Click on the clip you have just recorded If not already selected notice it darkens in
9. Make certain the board is firmly and fully seated before switching on Multi board installation Multiple boards must be installed in adjacent slots To enable multi board operation all Mykerinos cards in the PC have to be connected together using a special HDTDM ribbon cable This cable has to be plugged into the multi pin connectors located on the top edge of the I O daughter cards Please contact your Merging Technologies dealer for information on how to order this HDTDM ribbon cable HDTDM XDTDM The HDTDM board linking cable has the following functions in a multiple Mykerinos board installation a synchronization to 1 512th of an audio sample accuracy This enables Pyramix to see a single system com prised of a large pool of DSP power and I O resources spread over separate cards b transfers all audio signals Live Inputs Internal Send Return Busses Mix busses Aux busses Live Outputs etc between all the Mykerinos I O daughter cards which comprise the multi board system Pyramix Virtual Studio Board I O Audio I O Options Mykerinos is a modular board which can have any one of several optional audio I O daughter cards attached When ordering Pyramix Virtual Studio from Merging Technologies or one of its distributors be sure to specify the daughter card appropriate to your specific needs Please see Appendix ll I O Daughter card Options on page 77 On board Analog Audio I O Regardless of which I O daughter card is chosen
10. Quickstart Guide Customizing the User Interface Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 10 A table can be exported as a Text File along with some comments about commands This is very useful since it enables you to print it as a command reference guide with your own keyboard shortcuts User Macros Macros are seguences of commands which can be invoked by a single keypress or combination Macros can be a very powerful aid to productivity To define a new Macro 1 Choose View gt Customize gt Macros from the Toolbar This opens the Macros window 2 Click the New Macro button then name the Macro 3 Various menu Command functions are grouped together into Tabs Select the Tab with whichever group of Command Functions you wish to add to the Macro 4 Click on the appropriate Command so that it is highlighted 5 Press the lt lt button to add this command to the Macro 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to assign further Commands to the Macro until it is complete A Keyboard Shortcut can now call the new Macro Follow the instructions in the previous section for assigning Keyboard Shortcuts In this case choose the Macro Tab within the Keyboard Shortcut window Your new Macro will appear as an option inside this window yn Ouickstart Guide Customizing the User Interface AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Appendix Mouse Modifier Keys This table shows the valid modifier keys which can be used in conjunction wit
11. Similarly in the Strips you wish to use for record inputs click on the Input XLR icon and select the physical input from the pop up menu Notice the numbers adjacent to the XLR icons and the numbers in the pale red boxes in the Track Header change to reflect the updated routing Note The inputs go directly to the tracks the strip takes the monitor output from the track By default and when the track monitoring switch in the Track Header is set to auto Pyramix follows the European monitoring convention l e All tracks switch to Input on Stop If this would cause feedback in your setup choose US Monitoring in the Settings gt All Settings gt Application gt Playback Record page Or you can manually cycle the track output between Replay Input and Auto by clicking on the Monitoring icon in the Track Header Quickstart Guide A First Simple Project Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Before Recording Check Sync Before attempting to record any audio please check Pyramix and the audio source s are synchronized as you intend I O Status Window The I O status window can be opened by clicking in the Syne xxxxx section of the Status bar bottom right of the main Pyramix window the XXX s are the current sync source This window shows useful information about the input and synchronization status of Pyramix I O Status x Input Lock SN 112918 Internal Video P WordClock ao AES EBU 1 2 7 8 ao
12. gt Add Strip gt Group A group button for each group created will appear below the strip name box on each input strip When selected the associated Group strip will control the grouped input strips if the On button is lit on the Group strip Mixing Monitoring Aux Buses These are the summing buses where signals from the mixer input strips can be routed to Ouickstart Guide Creating and Configuring Mixers Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Mix Bus A mix bus is the destination for the final product of your mix The outputs of a mix bus are usually routed to a mas ter machine to record the final mix They can also be routed via Internal Return Busses This enables the final mix to be recorded in Pyramix Mix Buses are available in several formats Mono Mix Provides a single mono output Any input strip can be routed to it Multiple Mono Mix Provides several mono outputs Any input strip can be routed to any or all of them Stereo Mix Provides a single stereo output Any input strip can be routed to it Multiple Stereo Mix Provides several stereo outputs and allows any input strip to be routed to any or all of them Surround Mix 5 1 format Multiple Surround Mix provides several surround outputs and allows to route any mixer strip onto any of them Note Unlike mono and stereo multiple busses input strips can only be routed to ONE 5 1 destination of a multiple surround bus This reflects their normal use
13. you can simultaneously use the 3 5mm stereo mini phone jack on the Mykerinos board as an unbalanced analog stereo audio monitor output for all projects up to 384 kHz with levels programmable from within the Pyramix software Sources at sample rates higher than 96 kHz are automati cally Sample Rate Converted to 96 kHz 24 bit This stereo mini jack connection may be connected to headphones or to a line level audio monitor input External Audio D A A D Converter Boxes Most of the I O options for the Mykerinos board are digital Pyramix will often be used with external audio D A for playback and A D for recording converters Many such converters are available from Merging Technologies as options for example the Merging Technologies Dua II and Sphynx 2 Contact your local Merging Technologies Sales representative for more information Capabilities of third party A D D A converter boxes are widely variable Please check with the manufacturer to ascertain which sample rates word lengths and number of I O channels are supported You will need this informa tion later to appropriately configure the Pyramix software Time Code and Video Sync Option The Pyramix Synchronization option provides SMPTE EBU LTC and VITC time code in out video sync in out and word clock sync A multi pin circular mini DIN connector on the back plate of the Mykerinos board carries all the system synchronization time code and video sync signals An optional break ou
14. 3 Bad 1 Take 3 Bad 2 Take 3 Bad 3 Take 3 Take 4 Take 5 Bad1 Take 5 and so on This helps manage takes where there are mistake s but the user wishes to keep them anyway To Punch In audio directly into the Tracks of a Project using Pyramix Virtual Studio as if it were a tape machine with punch in capabilities 1 Set the Destination Drive Resolution and Format as above 2 Arm each Track on which you wish to punch in In this case set each Track to Record Punch In mode Red Dot with 2 vertical bars Check the input levels using the Mixer and adjust as appropriate 4 Marka punch in record In and Out point This can be done either by marking a selection area on a Track or by setting a Mark In and Mark Out on the Time Scale bar The simplest way to mark a selection area on a Track is to click and drag in the Track a darker gray rectangle indicates the selected area The simplest way to set a Mark In is to Shift click on the Time Scale bar a movable red triangle and vertical line indicates the Mark In The simplest way to set a Mark Out is to Ctrl click on the Time Scale bar a movable green triangle and verti cal line indicates the Mark Out A selection takes precedence over Mark In and Out for punch in 5 Position the Play Head Cursor before the marked In point or Selection area Ouickstart Guide Virtual Multi track Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 6 Press the red master Record button in the Transport
15. 55 Surround Components Mixer 55 Quickstart Guide Index Index Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Surround Control 55 Surround Control window 56 Surround Mix 5 1 52 Surround Panning Algorithm 56 Sync Video and Time Code Connections 13 System Requirements 9 T TASCAM TDIF I O Option 78 Time Code and Video Sync Option 11 Time Scale Bar 46 Timeline 41 TOC 71 Tracks 41 Adding and Deleting Tracks 41 Transport Controls 48 U User Interface 18 User Libraries 21 V Video and Pyramix on one PC 10 Virtual Multi track 39 VS3 control panel 16 VST Plug ins 54 W Workspaces 72 Y YourPersonalKey 15 Z Zooming and Panning 48 Quickstart Guide Index Index
16. Appendix Mouse Modifier Keys Main Editor Overview Notes Media Folder Appendix II I O Daughter card Options Index Contents Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 51 51 52 53 53 53 54 54 55 56 56 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 69 70 71 72 72 72 73 74 74 75 75 76 77 80 Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Quickstart Guide Document Pyramix Quickstart Guide 03 Date 21st July 2009 yn Quickstart Guide AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Welcome to Pyramix Virtual Studio Introduction Thank you Congratulations on your purchase of Pyramix Virtual Studio More than just a product this is a gateway to the future of sound recording editing mixing and mastering You have joined a worldwide community of users who have already discovered the Pyramix advantage Note IMPORTANT The first thing you need to do is register your software to acguire your Pyramix key s and to be included in our user support list Please also subscribe to the User Forum at http www merging com forum Overview VERY IMPORTANT We strongly recommend you consult the other Pyramix guides the Reference Guide and Applications Guide for a more complete understanding of all the features and functions of Pyramix HOWEVER recognizing that most people do not read manuals until they have to this shorter version will enable you to achieve almost instant gratification This guide will in
17. Creating and Configuring Mixers Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Mixer I O Assignments To or from physical I O To change I O assignments to or from physical I O or the Internal Return Busses click on the appropriate XLR icon A pop up appears with a list of all valid choices ADAT 11290 Optical B Connect Input None From Tracks Note that several tracks may be routed to the same mixer input strip Tracks are assigned to mixer input strips either automatically or manually from the Track Header Adding Plug ins y TEREA Native Plug ins These include the eg and dynamics found on a conventional hardware mixer s channel strip To add a native plug in right click with the mouse cursor over the strip where the plug in is to be added If you right clicked in the effects area of the strip select Effects gt Add If you clicked somewhere else select Add Effect Select an effect from the drop down list It will appear in the strip VST Plug ins VST Plug ins can be used in the same way as Native Plug ins For much more detail on Plug ins please see the Pyramix User Manual Mixer Strip Controls When Native VS3 Plug ins VST Plug ins and External Inserts are instantiated in mixer strips each instance has a block of one or two buttons The full Plug in name or External Insert pops up along with the reguired delay com pensation when you hover the mouse pointer over each block EgX Buttons Each block has one or
18. DVD 06 x 06 Surround 5 1 Mastering DVD 06 x 06 Surround 5 1 Filtering Mastering DVD 06 x 06 Surround 5 1 Filtering LR Sub r Mastering DYD 06 x 06 Surround 5 1 All Channel Equal Mix 08 x 02 Stereo Mix 08 x 02 Stereo 02 SR Tools Analyse 04 Group Mix 08 x D2 Stereo Analyse Mix 08 x 02 Stereo Tools Analyse Mix 08 x 06 Surround x 01 SR LCR S SW v lt Back Cancel New Project Wizard Select a Mixer Preset dialog 11 Choose the Mix 08 X 02 Stereo preset in the drop down list by clicking on the name Note that the Use a Preset radio button is automatically checked 12 Click Finish to activate your new Project It will open with a Project Window and Mixer Window There will be 8 empty tracks in the Project Editing Panel corresponding with the 8 Mixer Input channels Configure the Mixer y TEREA Note The information given here assumes a simple single board system with a daugh terboard in a single format The exact settings of Input and Output numbers will depend on your specific circumstances Connect your monitoring amplifier to outputs 1 amp 2 of the first card in your system If this is not possible and you wish to use a different pair of output for monitoring 1 Click on the L XLR icon at the bottom of the Stereo Bus output strip 2 Select the Physical Output the Left hand channel of your monitoring is connected to 3 Repeat with the R XLR icon for the Right hand channel 4
19. Managemert K Meds Fokder Edt Convert yew SACD rimmer Media Browser oM 5 Of ME gt RB Bia Mw gt aR POD 00 4207 ON Stars The Muzic Of Kurt Well_Caria Eiry wth Phi Woods Lost in The Stars L 00 02 47 00 S 00434023 C GOTE 14 01 gj PruMede 4 surround monitor Sy Meds Fiss i Meds Browser Nase in Lou Duration Track Semple Rate BPS Format Cresa SHA GB eridget St John Llo Never 00 09 09 02 00 12 21 02 00 03 13 00 AV 4100 Hz 16 PME 010E ec CIO Lot In The Stars The Mu wy 4005 11 00 46 19 11 00 05 13 00 AL 44100 16 PME oa JD GB Lost In The Stars The Mus00 40 06 11 00 46 19 11 00 06 13 00 A12 352800 He 32 PHF gajo st GiB Lost In The Stars Tho Mud 49 20 11 00 93 27 11 00 04 07 00 AV 44100 He 16 Pre O1j0 oer GiB Lot In The Stars The u000 05 49 23 00 10 13 11 00 04 23 12 Al 2 44100 He 16 PMF 01o HG Glos In The Stars The Mus00 46 19 11 00 48 31 19 00 02 12 06 AL 2 4100 He 16 PHF O1 foe oe Gl On And On_Times Uke Thei00 00 00 00 00 02 21 23 00 02 21 23 Ab 44100 He 16 PE O1jO w lt gt lt gt Media on drive S PmxMedia QADCO Meda Files successfully loaded S PruxMedis QAOCD Meda Fies Rems 20 Remsshom 20 Selected 1 Colunns 18 Sortedby Name Ful Media Management Window with Trimmer Note Master clips of any supported sample rate can be added in this way but will run at the wrong speed if their sampling rate is not the same as the current project Libraries Pyram
20. Mouse Modifier Keys Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Overview Notes y TEREA While moving Auto crossfade while moving clips Force crossfade while moving clips lower handle Detach crossfade while moving clips middle handle Don t merge Envelope points Constrain Envelope in time Constrain Envelope in value Don t merge Automation points Constrain Automation in time Constrain Automation in value Select only what is under the mouse no groups Select all tracks Select and limit selection the clips boundaries Snap Sync Point Snap Head Snap Tail Audition while moving Scrubbing Double click in a Clip Selection Properties Clip Properties Double click in a fade Edit the fade in the Fade Editor Double click in an envelope point Reset the envelope point Reset only the envelope point under the mouse no groups Middle Mouse Button Edit crossfade Create amp Edit crossfade Select between edits Enlarge selection between edits Right Mouse Button Contextual Menu Clip Gain On dropping a fade or crossfade from a library Apply to whole group Left Mouse Button Draw a region to zoom in Drag the current composition to a library Left Mouse Button Drag the notes to a library Shift Ctrl Shift Ctrl Alt S H T A Ctrl Shift Ctrl Ctrl Shift None Shift None Ctrl Shift Alt Shift Alt Shift Alt Quickstart Guide Appendix I Mouse Modifier Keys Pyramix DIGITAL AUDI
21. O Open a New Project Configure the Mixer Before Recording Record and Playback Audio Edit Audio Starting a New Project Project Templates New Project from scratch Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation Settings Recording Recording Audio into a Pyramix Virtual Studio Project Virtual Multi track Dubbing Mode The Timeline Tracks Clips and Compositions Editing Clips in a Composition on the Timeline Selecting a Range Making Edits Fades Edit Command highlights Navigation Jog Shuttle Transport Controls Scroll Wheel The Overview Markers or User Flags Using the Mixer Mixer Components Show Hide Creating and Configuring Mixers I O Busses Explained Internal Return Busses Contents Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 27 28 28 30 31 31 31 34 35 39 39 39 41 41 41 42 43 43 43 43 44 44 46 47 48 49 49 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 Input Strips Groups Mixing Monitoring Aux Buses External Effects Configuring a Blank or Existing Mixer Adding Strips Mixer I O Assignments Adding Plug ins Mixer Surround Components Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Eq Comp Limiter Expander Bus Tools Simple Mixer Automation Mixing Down Projects Exporting a Composition to a File Archiving Projects CD Mastering Quick CD CD Markers Exporting Projects to CD Image Files Burning a CD R Customizing the User Interface Workspaces Keyboard Shortcuts User Macros
22. Position L C R SL SR The position of the Green Dot determines the position of the source within the surround sound space To position it simply left click anywhere within the sur round sound space To position it simply left click on the control and move it to the desired location Double clicking on the Green Dot automatically centers it Surround Panning Algorithm The drop down list gives a choice of panning algorithms Constant Gain Allows the surround panning to preserve a constant gain sum on all speakers wherever the Position Control is placed Constant Power Allows the surround panning to preserve a constant power sum on all speakers wherever the Position Control is placed Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Eq Comp Limiter Expander Strip and Bus Tools are a quick and efficient way of adding the Equalization and Dynamics compression and expansion functions commonly found on hardware consoles to channels and busses Strip and Bus Tools are par ticularly economical with DSP processing power Each processing block may be switched into circuit individually Blocks which are not in circuit do not use DSP resources Difference between Strip Tools and Bus Tools There is only one difference between Strip and Bus Tools Bus Tools have a sophisticated Limiter with Look ahead and Delay Compensation where Strip Tools has a Compressor Quickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORK
23. Project Editing pane a new track or tracks will be created to accomodate it Copy and Paste Another way to get Clips into Tracks is by copying and pasting them 1 Select a Master Clip in a Media Folder or an object from a Library 2 Right click on the object and choose Copy from the pop up 3 Place the Playhead Cursor where you want to paste the beginning of the object 4 Right click on the Track to which you wish to place the object and choose Paste to Cursor from the pop up The beginning of the object will be placed at the Play Head in the Track on which you right clicked You can also choose Paste to insert the object under the mouse cursor Quickstart Guide The Timeline Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 5 Be aware that Pyramix allows clips of different sample rates to be placed in the Timeline Where the sample rate of the Clip does not match the sample rate of the Composition it will play at the wrong speed To avoid this you must either sample rate convert the Clip to match the Mixer as appropriate or set the sample rate of the Mixer as appropriate to the Clip 6 Sections of Master Clips and selections which may encompass several clips over several tracks are treated in the same way Editing Clips in a Composition on the Timeline As with objects in a Media Drive or Library Clips in a Composition are just pointers to the original audio Media Files Any actions performed on a Clip in a Composition will a
24. Trimmer windows EDL The EDL Edit Decision List is a textual and numeric representation of the same information shown in the Time line and Fade Editor Changes made here are reflected in the Timeline and vice versa Media Files These are the actual audio data files which can only be seen at the Windows level e g in Windows Explorer In Pyramix they are represented by Master Clips which reference the raw data files Master Clips The concept of Master Clips is one of the keys to the power of Pyramix An individual Master Clip is a set of point ers that reference one or more Media Files Note that a single Master Clip references all Media Files in a multi channel audio recording E g a stereo record ing can have one or two Media Files depending on whether there is a tick in the One file per track box in the Media Option section of the Record page of Settings gt All Settings gt Project When One file per track is checked one invisible Media File is generated for each channel of a recording but only one Master Clip So a stereo Master Clip references two invisible Media Files and a Multi channel Master Clip references as many invisible Media Files as there are channels in the recording check box One file per track but will only generate one Master Clip A Master Clip can be mono stereo four channels six channels 24 channels in fact there is no limit to the number of channels that can be contained within a Master C
25. Workspaces Workspaces are a method of saving many of the Pyramix Project Editing Panel settings especially Track Header switches Once saved a Workspace can be quickly recalled for future use Workspaces can be accessed via the pull down menu on the Pyramix Virtual Studio Window toolbar or via the Project Management panel tab New Workspaces can be added by clicking Click here to add a new Workspace on the first line of the Tab Window A text entry box opens where you type a name for the new Workspace Hitting Return places the new Workspace at the bottom of the list Workspaces may be re named by clicking the name Workspaces can be deleted by selecting them and pressing the Delete key Applying a Workspace is done by double clicking on the Workspace icon to the left of the name or select Work spaces gt Recall gt Recall Workspace X Parameters remembered by Workspaces are selectable per Workspace by clicking in the appropriate columns If the Update on change column is set to Yes The current state of all selected parameters is saved to the current Workspace when another Workspace is selected Keyboard Shortcuts We strongly encourage you to learn the default Pyramix keyboard shortcuts These have been used by audio pro fessionals for over a decade and are powerful quick and efficient for audio editing and device control However if you are already familiar with another style of audio or video editing you may
26. below In addition to the beginning and ending Trim Handles the red Handle controls a Clip s internal Sync Point The Sync Point can be used as a reference point for a variety of actions To move the Sync Point just click and drag on its single red Control Point Grouping Clips To Group multiple Clips whether they are in the same or different Tracks select the appropriate Clips to Group together Now choose Clips gt Group from the Toolbar When 1 Clip in a Group is selected copied deleted or moved all Clips in its Group will be similarly selected copied deleted or moved To ungroup previously Grouped Clips to treat them separately select the Group and choose Clips Ungroup Groups can be nested Selecting a Range To select a range click and drag in time and across tracks if desired A range can contain areas of many clips across many tracks or an area of a single clip Making Edits Once a Clip or Clips or a range is selected a wide variety of commands may be used to affect it them Ouickstart Guide Editing Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Fades Remember the original audio Media File and Master Clip are not affected by edits in the Timeline Splitting Clips Command Edit gt Split or Ctrl T makes an edit on the selected Clip s at the cursor position splitting it them If a region is defined within a Clip or Clips then this region is Split edited by using this command Each split portion of t
27. bps PMF Reccearenernded Waveform Source Tape Name Generate WHILE recording vi Meda Type Dubbing Mode Enable Dubbing f Media option One file per track lw IV Unique filename extension y Post processing Iv Prompt for name after recordin IV Increment take number Clean up Media after recording V Iv Auto Cross fade Cosine v 10 FPiayists Don t crete Playlist Flatten track numbers Quiet creation faled Keep in def uk lbeary Place on new tracks Group Recorded Clips frm smel ms Create an empty Playlist for each recording Create a copy Plsylist for each recording Apply changes to Record Load Save Cancel All Settings Project Record page Use the Record page to define the destination folder file type bit depth and format for all Media Files captured or imported into the Project This information is required before any capture of audio can be accomplished Select the Windows folder for the Media Files using the Media Folder text entry box The combo box accesses all mounted Media Folders and the adjacent button opens a browser The default destination will normally be the PmxMedia folder Choose the bit depth or word length for captured or imported files from the Resolution combo box This will normally be either 16 bit 16 bps or 24 bit 24 bps Choose the file format for captured and imported audio Media Files using the Format combo box A variety of file for
28. pull down menu The Track and all Clips placed on it will be deleted Note Only the Clip or pointer will be deleted not the original Media File Quickstart Guide The Timeline Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION You can also right click the left hand side of the Track Header to open a context menu that enable you to add or delete Tracks Routing Tracks to from the Mixer When a Mixer is created Pyramix will automatically create the same number of Tracks as Mixer Input Strip chan nels During Track playback Pyramix automatically routes the output of each Track to a corresponding Mixer channel input so that Track 1 output routes to Mixer channel 1 input Track 2 to Mixer channel 2 etc Similarly during Track recording or input monitoring Pyramix will attempt to automatically route the input selected on each Mixer channel to a corresponding Track so that the Mixer channel 1 input routes to Track 1 input Mixer channel 2 to Track 2 etc These default Track I O assignments can easily be changed by the user In each Track Header you will find a pale green box with a number superimposed on it and a pale red box with a number superimposed on it The green box is the Track output assignment TO the Mixer channel input and the pale red box is the Track input assignment FROM the Mixer channel live or internal bus input To change a Track input or output assignment just click on the corresponding Track input or output then s
29. recording type an appropriate name into the Record Name register and click the Good Take Enter button This will save an audio Media File of the type selected into the selected Media Folder and with the Master Clip name you just chose If you are not satisfied with the recording click the Delete Take esc button and the recording will not be saved If you want to keep it anyway click the Bad Take Shift Enter button which will save the recording with the bad take flag set Virtual Multi track Templates A number of Templates suitable for multi track recording are provided with Pyramix These Templates have all the reguired settings already in place If none of the supplied Templates is exactly suitable for your task it will save time if you modify the one closest to your needs and save it as a Template for future use Please see also Project Templates on page 31 Ouickstart Guide Recording Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Settings for Multi track recording Multi track recording can be demanding on disk performance DSP and the host CPU In order to optimize Pyramix for the purpose if not using one of the supplied Templates the following settings should be made in the Record Page Flatten Track Numbers OFF Quiet if creation failed ON Prompt for name at end of recording OFF Keep in default library OFF Should always be OFF Suggested Settings Group Recorded Clips ON Increment Take Number ON Prefix with Tra
30. resembles a conventional hardware mixer and is the one we shall concentrate on in this guide The other pages deal with Routing Automation Configuration and Organization Full details of these pages can be found in the Pyramix User Manual Pyramix features an extremely powerful monitoring module This takes a feed from all output busses and offers sophisticated control options However you do not have to use the Monitor and not doing so will save DSP power For this Ouick Start Guide we will simply use the main bus outputs for monitoring For full details of the Monitor please see the Pyramix User Manual Meter Bridge y TEREA Pyramix also features a meter bridge This can display levels for all input strips all buses and external sources This is an advanced feature and not necessary for simple use For full details of the Meter Bridge please see the Pyra mix User Manual Ouickstart Guide Pyramix Concepts Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Composition A Composition is any number of Clips complete with edits and fades level settings etc placed on a Track or tracks in a time relation to each other and to the Timeline Note A Composition can contain other Compositions Timeline The Timeline shows a graphic representation of the current Composition and its location in relation to the Play head Cursor In and Out Marker Cursors and various other Markers All editing is undertaken in the Timeline EDL Fade Editor and
31. two buttons The left hand yellow button is lit when the effect or insert is switched on Switching an effect or insert off removes it from the signal chain and this may well be audible The right hand red button indicates that the effect is bypassed when lit Bypassing an effect retains the same delay as when the effect is active Further well behaved effects will continue to calculate internal parameters when bypassed making seamless switching possible When Full Delay Compensation is selected Plug in effects that correctly report their latency will have their delay compensated This delay is maintained when the plug in is in bypass mode For full details of the advanced Delay Compensation features please see the Pyramix User Manual Ouickstart Guide Creating and Configuring Mixers Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Mixer Surround Components When a Surround Bus is added to the mixer an surround panner appears at the top of the Input Strips Surround Stem Select Joystick Panner Front Speaker controls Rear Speaker controls Sub Level Strip Surround controls Open Surround Control IHUUUL Surround Stem select If a Multiple Surround Bus has been added to the mixer Stem X appears at the top of the strip Click on the box to select the stem you wish to route the strip to Speaker Controls Double clicking on any of the Speaker Controls toggles the mute on off of the selected surround channel als
32. wish to create your own Keyboard Shortcuts for various Pyramix transport and editing functions To define your own Keyboard Shortcuts 1 Choose View gt Customize gt Keyboard Shortcut Editor This opens the Keyboard Shortcut Editor window 2 All menu Commands are grouped together into Tabs within this window Select the Tab with whichever group of Command Functions you wish to add or change key assignments for Click on the appropriate Command so that it is highlighted 4 Click in the Press new shortcut key box The cursor will become a blinking bar Now press the desired Key or combination of Key and modifier e g the Ctrl Shift Alt etc These will appear in the Press new shortcut key box Note that Pyramix will warn you if the chosen Key or combination is already assigned to another function 6 Click the Assign button Continue assigning Keys to Commands until you are satisfied 8 Any set of user defined Keyboard Shortcuts can be saved as a Preset To do so click the Save Preset button then name the Preset Similarly to recall a previously saved Preset click in the Presets box and select it from the pop up list Note that several common Presets are shipped with Pyramix Virtual Studio The Table will be saved in the system for the user currently logged in and will not affect any other user 9 A table can be Saved or Loaded to a file so it can be taken to an other system Just Click on the Save Table or Load Table button
33. work together and control the amount of time the compressor takes to react when the input level is above the threshold level and starts fall During the hold time the gain of the compressor remains constant After the hold time the gain of the compressor is changed at the rate set by the release time The lower the release time the faster the reaction De Compress Switch Switches the compressor between the compress and the de compress modes Compressor mode De compressor mode Output level Output level A Input level gt Input level Threshold Threshold In compressor mode when the input level exceeds the threshold level the gain is reduced according to the set ting of the ratio control In de compressor mode when the input level exceeds the threshold level the gain is increased according to the setting of the ratio control Expander Section Show Hide Expander Section Expander Expander Section On Off y TEREA Ratio Control Threshold Level Control Inverse Switch Show hide Expander section Dynamics section on off Threshold Level Control If the input signal level falls below the threshold level the gain of the expander is reduced or increased in inverse mode according to the setting of the ratio control Ratio control Determines the proportion of gain reduction or increase for signals below the threshold level If for example the ratio is set to 2 00
34. write the CD R or DDP image file out to a CD R disc or DDP tape unit To burn a CD R from a CD image file created above 1 Launch DiscWrite A normal Pyramix Virtual Studio installation will put a DiscWrite icon on the Desktop OF DiscWrite Jog Table of Content jource Pyraerex CD Image v Ret Code A Eee z UPCEAN Code Open Imaga Info E cdimport Testing CD Text3 peni Target CD R PIONEER DVD RW DVR 105 I 02 00 03 37 0 Record X Settings Length 03 35 01 Info 03 00 21 26 17 no ol 45 34 31 CD Import Z Speed 16x Track At Once Length 03 87 14 Status 04 oo 49 31 45 no Ready ol 73 17 46 CD Import 3 Progress v Buiter 5 Print TOC Save TOC Select Report Design Report Resuks Disc type AUDIO contains 5 tr acks and 1 SASONS A Disc Tkle CD Text Testing CD Text2 Performer CD Text MT2 Session I Leadin CntrAddr Oth Session i track 1 start 00 02 00 LBN O AUDIO size 20605 CntrAdd Olh T Title CD Text go under T Performer CD Text Evanescence Session 1 track 2 start 04 36 55 LBN 20605 AUDIO size 21718 CrirAddr Olh Track 2 Title CD Text going under 2 Track 2 Performer CD Text Evanescence v DiscWrite application window 2 Inthe Image section click the Open Image button then navigate to and select a previously created CD Image file an img file 3 In the Device section click in the pop up register to select a CD R dev
35. 1 in normal mode the output level will be decreased by 2 dB if the input level is decreased by 1 dB below the threshold level Ouickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Inverse switch Switches the between normal and inverse expander modes Expander normal mode Inverse mode Output level Output level Input level gt Input level Threshold Threshold Attack Release Hold controls The Expander Section uses the settings of the Attack Release Hold controls in the Dynamics Section to control it s timing Equalizer section A fully parametric five band equalizer Each band covers the entire frequency range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz or higher depending on the sampling rate of the project and can be switched between peaking high or low shelv ing and low pass or high pass characteristics Each of the five bands can be switched off De activated bands do not consume DSP power EQ Section On Off Show Hide EQ Section Pre Dynamics Switch Graphic Display Window Band Selector Selected Band On Off Band Filter Type Gain Control Q Bandwidth Control Frequency Control Show Hide EQ Section EQ section on off Pre Dynamics Switch This switch offers the option to the switch the EQ before the dynamics section By default the EQ is after the dynamics section Graphic Display Win
36. 7 Ifyou need to change the order simply select clips and drag and drop into position Auto Ripple and Snap take care of keeping everything together Add CD Markers 8 Open the CD SACD Tab Window Ows Myris ts DWC CDSM View 7 i s gt F 3 A Rart Clem Use Ce ER arer yio Owe Tre Mage Beare ka Ad I lt gt CD SACD Tab Window 9 Double click lt New Disc gt in the Album tab 10 Type a name for the CD 11 Select CD Mark Groups from the Markers menu to add CD Start Markers to each clip with a CD End Marker at the end of the last clip CD Mark Groups x Remove existing CD Markers _ Cancel CD Mark Groups dialog 12 If you wish to change any details of the track titles type in the fields in the right hand pane 13 If you want a pause between tracks type the value in the Pause field for each track after the first one Use copy amp paste if all pauses are to be the same yn Ouickstart Guide CD Mastering AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Generate CD Image 14 Choose Project gt Generate CD Image SACD Edited Master Generate CD Image SACD Edited Master Table of Cortert Targa Settings 2 CO Aum Track Index Tame pY cas Image Form KO SACD Abum 00 We CD image Red Bock J ol Inport Track I te Length image Kyne 2 00 5 Ne o1 5 D Inport Track 2 Enap LOC ton Length 72 00 11 57 52 N l 41 57 52 CD Inport Track 3 Processing Mixe
37. A Converter digital audio input s and the D A Converter analog audio outputs to your studio monitors or recorders It may be also be useful to connect the stereo mini phone out put on the Mykerinos card to either stereo headphones or a stereo monitor console input The source for this jack can be configured inside the Pyramix software Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode THERE MUST BE ONLY ONE SOURCE OF SYNC FOR AUDIO AND TIMECODE Digital audio relies on extremely accurate timing In any digital audio system there can only be one source of sync at one time This is particularly important when planning multi machine systems If TimeCode is not locked to the same sync source as the digital audio then either the audio will work properly or the Time Code But NOT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME Quickstart Guide Cabling Pyramix in your System Environment Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Ideally in any system with more than one device there will also be an independent source of sync E g a word clock generator with multiple outputs Each device is fed by a single output and configured to use this source as its sync reference Sync Video and Time Code Connections In any digital audio system it is VERY IMPORTANT all interconnected units are locked to the same sync reference A digital audio signal itself can sometimes be used as the master sync source but a high stability video or word clock signal is usually preferable The M
38. E g a common set up will have three surround busses for Dialogue Effects and Music Stems A B and C Each Input strip is routed to the appropriate surround bus by clicking on the A B or C selector buttons When the multiple surround bus is selected as the Surround Monitor Bus source Its Select Mix button is lit All three surround busses are summed for monitoring Multiple Mix Busses When a mono or stereo multiple mix bus is added to the mixer a routing matrix box appears in the input strips with a send level control mono or pan control stereo y 7A F Mono Mix bus matrix Stereo Mix bus matrix yn Ouickstart Guide Creating and Configuring Mixers AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION The 8 by 8 matrix gives access to up to 64 output busses Routing is shown by lit crosspoints Double clicking the matrix opens the routing matrix window Valid choices are shown in gray Once the window is open other input channels can be route by either selecting them from the drop down list or using the lt and gt arrows to step across the mixer surface Aux Bus Mono and Stereo Aux busses provide a way to create auxiliary mixes which are normally used to provide head phone or cue mixes for musicians or to send signals to effects such as reverbs delays choruses etc Dim Switch The dim switch in Monitor Bus strips attenuates the Monitor Bus ouput s by 20 dB active Solo In Place Mono Switch
39. For sampling rates up to 384 kHz e g DXD mixing the frequency range of each band is 20 Hz to 80 kHz Q bandwidth Control The range for the Q parameter is 0 2 up to 100 A Q of 0 2 results in a very wide bandwidth a Q of 100 will give an extremely narrow notch Output Section Show Hide Output Section Output lt Output Section On Off Make Up Output Level Control Auto Gain Make Up Switch Color bar indicates Selected Show Hide Output section Output section on off Output Level control Adjusts the output level over a range of 48 dB to 48 dB Automatic Gain Make Up switch When lit Output gain is automatically adapted according to the settings in the Dynamics Section In this case the Output Level Control will be grayed out and inaccessible The Big Graph Window The big graph window opens when you double click the small graph window inside the EQ Section The current settings of the selected EQ band are displayed as a blue line and the resulting overall EQ curve is displayed as a gray shaded area Frequency and Gain parameters of each of the five bands can be altered by clicking on a band s Quickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Bus Tools handle and dragging with the mouse Handles of bands which are not selected are displayed as small gray squares Grabbing and drag a handle selects the band Strip To
40. O WORKSTATION Media Folder Left Mouse Button Replace media for target clip s Ctrl yn Ouickstart Guide Appendix I Mouse Modifier Keys AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Appendix ll I O Daughter card Options ADAT Optical I O The ADAT Optical daughter card offers 16 channels of audio input and 16 channels of audio output 8 channels per optical connection From top to bottom of the card it has two digital optical input connectors Inputs A and B and two digital optical output connectors Outputs A and B The signal format of optical connectors Input A and Output A can be set inside the Pyramix software to operate in either ADAT or S PDIF mode When in ADAT mode there are 8 discrete audio channels carried per each optical connector S PDIF mode has 2 channels per optical connector Note in SPDIF mode the maximum sampling rate is limited to 48 kHz Please also note that whilst the ADAT daughterboard continues to function normally in HDTDM 64 bus mode it cannot be used for input when in XDTDM 128 bus mode and is then only capa ble of 8 outputs via Optical Output A with the same 8 duplicated on Optical Output B WARNING The ADAT Daughterboard reguires modification before use with XDTDM mode Failure to do this may result in data loss Please contact your Merging Technologies Sales Partner to arrange a mod AES EBU I O The AES EBU daughter card offers 24 channels of I O over 12 AES EBU input and output pair
41. Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Quickstart Guide y N Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y CERA No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form whatsoever or be stored in any data retrieval system without prior written permission of the copyright owners This documentation is supplied on an as is basis Information contained within this documenta tion is subject to change at any time without notice and must not be relied upon All company and product names are or Registered Trademarks of their respective owners Windows Vista Windows XP and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Merging Technologies makes no warranties express or implied regarding this software its qual ity performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The software is supplied as is you the purchaser are assuming the entire risk of the results of using this Merging Technolo gies software In no circumstances will Merging Technologies its owners directors officers employees or agents be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect loss or damages including loss of time loss of business loss of profits loss of data or similar resulting from the use of or inability to use the Merging Technologies hardware and or software or for any defect in the hardware software or documentation Copyright Merging Technologies Inc 2009 All rights reserved Merging Technologies L
42. STATION y TEREA Both may be freely used in Strips or Busses if the need should arise for a limiter in an Input Strip or a Compressor in a Bus Modules The Strip and Bus Tools plug ins consist of several Sections or modules Each Section has a title bar atthe top con taining an On Off switch for the section and a control triangle which toggles between showing or hiding the sec tion Display Options Multiple instances of the Bus Tools plug in are displayed in one large window Right click onto the window title bar of the plug in to open a menu offering some general display options for the Strip Tools plug ins Strip Tools 1 1 Mono input Fi Re m1 Mono L Input Inc Dec J O 2 Max Strip Display gt uu Dynamic Th a COW a CETA E o RETEG RI RI 10 020 E A 10 00 4 Strip Tools General Display Options This menu allows you to either directly select the number of strips displayed in the plug in window or to incre ment decrement this number by one Linking Strip Tools controls Any choice of Strip Tools controls can be linked together When you move any of the controls which is a member of a link group all the other members of the group also move There are 48 link groups for linear rotary controls and 48 link groups for switches Quickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION To add a control to a link group right
43. Strip or Transport Window The Play Head will begin moving through the Composition and Tracks will begin playback Recording will begin on the armed Tracks as soonas the selection area or Mark In point is reached during playback A red bar will be displayed in those Tracks which are recording 7 The recording will stop automatically when the selection out or Mark Out point is reached The Play Head Cursor will continue playing through the Composition 8 Press the Stop button in the Transport Strip or Transport Window to stop playback A Record Name win dow will appear with the same options as a normal recording Dubbing Mode This mode is provided principally for film re recording It allows tracks to be Armed or Disarmed for recording while recording is taking place Dubbing Mode is selected via the Settings gt All Settings gt Project gt Record Page Dubbing Mode section Enable Dubbing When checked Dubbing Mode is engaged Confirm Track Arming Only available when Dubbing Mode is selected in the adjacent check box A check in this box means that any changes to track arming made whilst recording must be confirmed by anew Record command before they will take effect The Timeline Tracks The Timeline is the place in Pyramix where audio Clips can be edited faded up and down and otherwise arranged into a mono stereo or multi channel digital audio Composition The Fade Editor provides elegant alternative methods of viewing a
44. Wizard Setup a New Project Workspace dialog will open New Project Wizard x Gn o0de R F F Geass 99 1 W Setup a new Project Workspace Erutage 1 CHUTE CORPS 1 NA OIR 01 1 OUP DE FEUX 1 SOUP DE PEUX 1 SOUP DE FEUX CREATURE 1 Project Name 4 2 Heart of Gold a2 44 TE cd Project amp Media Location l S PmxMedia sd 4 1 tTVS 1 FX INDUCTIONS 1220 1 INDUCTIONS 122 1 FX INDUCTIONS 122 1 INDUCTIONS NEON 2X 1 PLAINTE O2 1 PX VENTILATEUR OL FOUET 1 4 4 a x 2 TV Tv R TV TV 4 2 4 2 IB BOB BB BB BB Bu a lt Back Next gt Finish Cancel New Project Wizard Setup a new Project Workspace dialog 8 Click in the Setup a new Project Workspace box to tick it 9 Type a name for the Project and either type a suitable path to the Project and Media Location or use the button to open a Browse for Folder window This works like a Windows Explorer window and enables you to navigate to a suitable folder yn Ouickstart Guide A First Simple Project AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 10 Click Next The New Project Wizard Select a Mixer Preset dialog will open New Project Wizard Select a Mixer Preset x Choose a Mixer Use Default Mixer C Use Mixer Wizard Use a Preset Mastering CD 01 st x 02 Mastering CD 02 st x 02 Mastering CD 04 st x 02 via 1 Stereo Audio Group Mastering
45. alog box appears click on OK the VS3 Control Panel will close Double click on the Pyramix Virtual Studio desktop icon to launch Pyramix Alternately choose Start gt Programs gt Pyramix gt Pyramix Virtual Studio The main User Manual is available from within Pyramix and may be accessed via the Help menu or by pressing F1 or online at merging com Quickstart Guide First launch Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Starting Pyramix Virtual Studio By default the Installer will put Pyramix Virtual Studio into your Programs folder It also places a Pyramix short cut icon on the Windows desktop Pyramix Virtual Studio The first time Pyramix Virtual Studio is launched you will need to enter in your special Key to properly enable the program Please see Enabling Pyramix Virtual Studio with your Software Key on page 15 Upon program launch you will see the main Pyramix Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies window with its Toolbar at the top and transport controls and status displays at the bottom Quickstart Guide Starting Pyramix Virtual Studio Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Pyramix User Interface The Pyramix user interface has evolved into an extremely powerful tool for manipulating audio Commands and functions can be accessed from pull down menus pop up menus tab windows and keyboard shortcuts There are generally several ways of accessing any given function in Pyramix This helps users to w
46. an one clip or a selection of a clip or clips this will be pasted to the time code at the beginning of where the selection was made on the next track s where there are no clips which would be overwritten Inserts beginning of contents of Clipboard to end of current selection This command will substitute the Clipboard contents for the selected clip or region This command will substitute the Clipboard contents for the selected clip or region and ripple following clips if there s a length difference This command will substitute a loop of the Clipboard contents for the selected clip or region without changing sync on the track Very useful for extending effects to fit a given space This command allows inserted clips to be fit into specified regions on the timeline This requires the Timezone Time compression Expansion plug in Cuts the current Selection and places it on the Clipboard forcing a Ripple to occur on all affected tracks Inserts the contents of the Clipboard to the mouse cursor position forcing a Ripple on all affected tracks Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the current Playhead Cursor position forcing a Ripple on all affected tracks Inserts silence blank space into the current selection forcing a ripple on all selected tracks Pyramix Virtual Studio offers the user a variety of ways of navigating around the Project Editing Panel y Y Ouickstart Guide Navigation Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION
47. anual for a full description of the Fade Editor Edit Command highlights Undo Further Editing commands are to be found on the main Edit menu Pyramix keeps track of all edit decisions and operations so they can be undone if neces sary This menu item shows the name of the last operation To undo this operation simply click on the Undo operation menu item and the listed operation will be undone When ever an item is undone it immediately shows up as the most recent item in the Redo list Undo History Pyramix keeps track of the most recent edit decisions and operations and shows them Redo here in a sub menu These are listed from the most recent at the top to the oldest at the bottom of the list To undo a whole block of operations click on the name of the oldest operation and everything since that time from that point in the list to the top of the list will be undone The name of the next operation in the list will be shown as the next Undo item and all the items that have been undone are immediately added to the Redo His tory list The size of the undo history is set to 32 steps by default but it can be adjusted in the Settings gt General Settings General page If an operation has been undone using the Undo commands in this menu the most recently undone operation will be shown here To Redo the operation simply click on Edit gt Redo and the operation will be Redone Whenever an item is Redone it immedi ately shows u
48. aries open each with an unlimited number and mixture of contents N B In Pyramix User Libraries there is no practical distinction between a section of a Composition Region and a complete Composition Either can be added to a User Library or to an existing Composition This is an extremely powerful feature A single Clip or part of a Clip copied to a User Library from the Timeline appears there as a Composition Automation in libraries If the menu item Edit gt Enable Automation Cut Copy Paste is enabled then any operation on Clips Cut Copy Paste Auto Ripple etc brings all automation data with it If you drag a Clip s to a library all automation over that Clip s is copied pasted as well yn Ouickstart Guide Pyramix Concepts AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Global Libraries Project Libraries are kept with the Project Global Libraries are available to all projects and users of the system This can be helpful for sound effects or where several users need access to the same source material to produce different end products Project Libraries When a new Project is created two Project Libraries are also created Composition Library Each Project has a unique read only Composition Library This contains short cuts to every Master Clip placed on the Timeline present in the EDL in the current Project Note that the Composition Library may be empty l e nothing is placed on the Timeline but the user
49. ark In to Mark Out or Selection In to Selection Out registers the In value remains fixed while the Out is adjusted Clicking on the icons beside the registers changes the view of the Composition in the Timeline as follows Clicking Cursor moves the view of the Timeline to the current Cursor position with the Cursor in the center of the track display Similarly clicking on the Mark In Mark Out Selection In or Selection Out buttons centres the display on the current Mark In Mark Out Selection In or Selection Out marker positions Clicking on the Mark In to Mark Out or Selection In to Selection Out icons centres the display on the area between the Mark In and Mark Out or the selected area changing the zoom factor to make the area almost fill the track display Jog Shuttle Scrub Using the Middle Mouse Button Audio can be scrubbed by holding down the middle mouse button while the cursor is in the Timescale area and moving the cursor left to scrub in reverse or right to scrub forward The distance moved away from the current play cursor position will determine the relative playback speed When the play cursor reaches the current mouse pointer position or the middle mouse button is released playback will stop Shuttle The transport can be shuttled with audio output at up to 8 times speed Auto Jog Where a physical controller with a jog shuttle wheel is available Pyramix can be set so that moving the jog wheel automatically enters Jog mod
50. arkers can be examined named and changed in the Project Management Panel s Markers Tab just as can regular User Markers In addition CD track Start and Stop Markers can be added automatically to Grouped Clips in a Composition To accomplish this first make appropriate Groups of Clips which correspond to CD tracks Then choose Cursors amp Marks gt CD Mark Groups from the Toolbar There is only one option Remove existing CD Markers Exporting Projects to CD Image Files To generate a CD from Pyramix you first generate a CD image file This image file is used with the DiscWrite appli cation to generate CD or DDP To export a previously Marked Composition to a CD R image file 1 2 3 4 Open the CD Tab window Double click lt New Disc gt in the Album tab Type a name for the CD Fill in all CD R information as appropriate Choose Project gt Generate CD Image from the Toolbar This opens the Generate CD Image window Choose an appropriate Image name and location for the file make any other appropriate changes to the set tings then click the Generate Image button You can use the DDP import function in pyramix to import your DDP tape or file and generate a new CD image file From this CD image file you can burn a CD or generate a new DDP tape Quickstart Guide CD Mastering Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Burning a CD R DiscWrite is a separate application bundled with Pyramix Virtual Studio that is used to
51. as a number of controls in common Title Bar A text description of Section s function e g Input Dynamic etc Also contains Show Hide triangle At top left of every Section a grey triangle toggles between showing or hiding the section Clicking a triangle with Shift held down opens the Section If hidden and hides all other Sections Clicking a Section with Ctrl held down opens all Sections Note Sections remain active when hidden Section On Off Button Between the Show Hide triangle and the Section Title is the On Off button for the Section yn Ouickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Input Section Color bar indicates Selected Activate De activate Plug in 14 1 GPS w Strip Name input lt __ Input Section On Off Show Hide Input Section Show Hide Routing Input Level Control Routing Buttons Strip Name Displays the name of the strip the plug in is assigned to The name for the plug in can be changed by double click ing on the strip name then typing in a name and hitting the Return key to confirm If a plug in name is changed in this way subsequent changes to the parent mixer strip name do not affect the plug in strip name To recover the name of the parent strip simply remove the strip name The strip name is saved with presets and within Pyramix projects Activat
52. ation Start gt All Programs gt Pyramix gt Pyramix Virtual Studio or by double clicking the Pyramix Desktop Short cut The application will open with no Project loaded Quickstart Guide A First Simple Project Connect Physical I O to Logical I O Open the Settings gt All Settings gt Hardware gt XDTDM Routing or HDTDM if you are using this mode gt PCM 1 O Routing page Pyramix Settings Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION r AlS vs mA Settings Auto route Reset lt 3 Hardware m ki j Formats amp Sync een cio e I LO Interfaces ADAT 11290 AES EBU 211291 Physical inputs 3 HOTOM Routing Z ADAT 11290 XDTOM Sit __ Logical input PEM IO Routing LJ AESEBLF 11291 internal Buse 1 8 PCM HSR IO Routing ADAT A 1 8 TimeCode ADAT B 9 16 Calibration AESEBU Front 17 24 Ey Application AESEBU Rear0 25 32 EE AESEBU Rearl 33 40 ena 41 44 Edting a Hr gt gt 56 Playback Record Jog Chase COsSACD Desktop Layout Timeline Layout Track Headers Layout Keys Location Autoenahion lt Time Stretch Physical Outputs TieneZone Settings SETAT TOT r Prosoniq MPEX3 Settings L ADAT 11290 XDTOM Stok _ Logical Outpt Sy Remote Control a AESEBU 211291 Internal Buse 1 8 Machine ADATA 16 Corkrolier ADAT B 9 16 Wrtual Transport Front ae AESEBU Rear BR AESEBU Rear 33 40 41 48 Ss 49 55 Apply changes to PCM I O Routing Load Save o ce
53. be formatted as NTFS volumes Hard Disk Space Requirements A complete software installation will require around 50MB of disk space for the Pyramix software itself and approximately 10MB of disk space for the Virtual Transport In addition you will need hard disk storage for any captured audio media files As a rule of thumb one Gigabyte of disk storage equals 185 track minutes at 44 1 kHz 16 bits 125 track minutes at 44 1 kHz 24 bits 170 track minutes at 48 kHz 16 bits 115 track minutes at 48 kHz 24 bits 55 track minutes at 96 kHz 24 bits For continuous multi track recording applications divide total available mono track time by the number of tracks you will be using Please note that these are very rough estimates and should be used only as a general indication of storage reguirements Operating System Windows Vista Business or Windows XP Pro installed Use Administrator User Account Power Management N B As with all Digital Audio Workstations and Non Linear Editors we recommend setting the PC to an Always On Power management scheme Start gt Control Panel double click Power Options Choose Always On from the Power Schemes combo box This allows the monitor to be turned off by the system but disables hard disk turn off and Standby Note The Mykerinos card is not designed to support Standby modes Other Applications Like all Digital Audio Workstations Pyramix works best when there are no other unnecessary applicat
54. ces it on the Clipboard Inserts the contents of the Clipboard starting at the current Playhead Cursor posi tion When the contents of the Clipboard is Pasted other material on the track behaves according to the current Insert mode setting Inserts the contents of the Clipboard ending at l e before the current Playhead Cursor position When the contents of the Clipboard is Pasted other material on the track behaves according to the current Insert mode setting Paste Sync Point to Cursor Inserts the contents of the Clipboard with the first sync point in the Clipboard con Paste amp Place Paste to Original TC tents at the current Playhead Cursor position Depending on where the first sync point is the material pasted may start end or straddle the current Playhead Cursor Position When the contents of the Clipboard is Pasted other material on the track behaves according to the current Insert mode setting Opens the Placement Tool with extensive placement options If the Clipboard contains a single clip insert this at its original TimeCode Paste to original Timecode works differently with clips and Range Selections If the Clipboard contains a Paste to End of Selection Fill Selection Replace Selection Loop Selection Fit Selection Cut and Ripple Paste and Ripple Paste to Cursor and Ripple Insert Silence Navigation single clip this will be pasted to its original time code If the Clipboard con tains more th
55. ck Name ON To Record audio directly into the Tracks of a Project using Pyramix Virtual Studio as if it were a tape machine 1 Set the Destination Drive Resolution and Format 2 Arm each Track on which you wish to record In this case set each Track to Record Ready mode simple Red Dot 3 Check your input levels using the Mixer and adjust as appropriate 4 Position the Play Head Cursor in the Composition where you wish the recording to start 5 Click the red Master Record button in the Transport Strip or Transport Window The recording will begin and display a red bar in those Tracks you have armed for recording 6 Press the Stop button in the Transport Strip or Transport Window to stop the recording A Record Name window will appear If you are satisfied with the recording type an appropriate name into the Record Name box and click the Good Take button This will save an audio Media File of the selected type onto the selected Media Drive with the name you just chose and place a clip in the Timeline also with the same name If you are not satisfied with the recording click the Delete Take button and the recording will not be saved The third option is Bad Take A Bad Take is saved and a clip placed in the timeline just like a Good Take but the clip s color is set to a specific color definable in the Settings gt All Settings gt Application gt TimeLine Layout Page and are numbered the follow ing way Take 1 Take 2 Take
56. click on the knob or button to display its Link Status and Automation Sta tus pop up window E g this is the pop up for an input gain control input Gain None Strip Tools Automation Status Group assignment mode buttons These four buttons define the link mode of the control Four choices are available None The control is not a member of any group Group The control is a member of the selected group When you move or switch this con trol or any other control which is a member of this group all the members of the group will move or switch along with it Exclusive This mode is only available for switches With this mode selected when this switch is on all the other members of the group will be switched off Group Exclusive This is a mode which has a superior effect on all groups which are set to Group Exclusive When any of the groups which are set to Group Exclusive is switched on all the other groups set to Group Exclusive will be switched off Grouped controls are indicated by a yellow L in the corner of the control block Strip Tools 1 1 Mono 2 1 Mono 3 1 Mono 5 i Mono Input input Man We input Routing Factor X Slider Works only on continuous rotary or linear controls It determines the gearing of this control in relation to other members of the group and vice versa E g assume the input gain of strip tools 1 and the input gain of strip tools 2 are both assigned to group one The scale fac
57. clicking on the bar graph Scale markings in 1dB increments on the right hand side of the bar graph make it easy to see if the range is 10 or 20 dB Colors are used to denote a gain reduction or increase generated by either the compressor or the expander Gain reduction by the Compressor is displayed in Red from top to bottom Gain increase by the De Compressor is displayed in Pink from bottom to top Gain reduction by the Expander normal or inverse is displayed in Green from bottom to top With the compressor in inverse mode the gain reduction of the expander is displayed in Green from top to bottom Threshold Level Control Sets the level at which the compressor begins to act If the input signal level exceeds the Threshold Level the gain is reduced or increased in De Compressor mode in proportion to the setting of the ratio control Ratio Control Determines the proportion of gain reduction or increase for signals above the threshold level If for example the ratio is set to 2 00 1 in Compressor mode if the input level rises by 2dBs above the threshold level the output level will only rise by 1 dB Attack Time Control Controls the time the compressor takes to react when the input level exceeds the Threshold Level The lower the attack time the faster the reaction yn Ouickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Release and Hold Time controls These two parameters
58. color and Trim Handles appear at the beginning and end a Trout Mask Repbica_Dachaes B oes 1 This illustration shows a stereo clip selected Assuming you recorded in stereo Pyramix automatically groups the Left and Right clips If you need to un group them Clips gt Ungroup will do it 2 Click and drag the selected clip to a new location in time or to another track or tracks 3 Clickand drag on the middle handle at either end to trim the clip 4 Click and drag one of the top handles to create a fade 4 reat Misk Repica_Oachay Bores 1 5 Select Edit gt Undo and the fade will be restored to its previous state 6 Hold down the C key and move the mouse over the clip Notice the cursor changes to a knife 7 Click somewhere near the middle of the clip rat Mask Repica_Dachay Blues 1 rot Musk Repica_Dachay Dives 1 rout Mask Repica_Dachau Gives 2 tout Mask Replies _Opohay Bives 2 8 The clip has been split into two separate clips Four shown here since it is stereo 9 Click elsewhere on screen to de select the clips yn Ouickstart Guide A First Simple Project AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 10 Click on the one of the new clips to select it and drag it to create a gap rout Mask Replica Dachau Bees 2 tout Mark Repies Dachau Ee 1 Trout Mask Repos Oachay Eees 2 The mouse cursor changes to a hand with a X over it indicating Auto Crossfade mode is engaged If t
59. cted Marker Use the Markers Tab in the Project Management Panel to view name GoTo and otherwise manage previously created Markers Using the Mixer Mixer Components Basic Strip A basic mono channel strip contains On Off toggle switch Pan slider to Main output bus In this case there is just a single stereo mix bus Numeric display of fader output level value if cursor is over a fader knob shows fader gain If cursor is over pan slider shows current pan position May be clicked to directly enter a fader gain value Level Bargraph Rotary Controls and Faders Rotary Controls sliders and Faders may be adjusted by grabbing them with the mouse and dragging Rotary controls and sliders are adjusted by dragging left or right and fad ers by dragging up or down Double clicking a Fader or Rotary knob returns the value to the default E g unity gain on a channel strip fader Bargraph shows peak level Buttons Buttons on the main mixer surface are black when inactive When active they light up Solo solos the strip Mute mutes the strip Ctrl Solo cancels all other Solos SAFE prevents the strip being muted by solo operations elsewhere reverses the chan nel phase PF changes the metering position to Pre Fader SF PF Delay A delay value in samples can be set in this box Input Clicking on Input pops up a box with the choice of the strip taking its input from a Diay 0 physical connection or any output bus Input L
60. de either in real time in Play mode or by cueing the Play Head Cursor to a certain point and carefully adjusting the desired Mixer parame ters To play back without changing a previously recorded Mixer automation simply press the master automation con trol Play button Now any previously recorded Mixer automation will be played back To turn playback of recorded Mixer automation off just press the Off button Automation passes can be reviewed and undone redone in the Automation Tracks window You can open this panel with the Automation gt Automation Tracks Mixing Down Projects Exporting a Composition to a File Once you have finished editing your Composition the complete Composition or any selected area can be exported to an audio file or files This is really the same as mixing down the Composition to a file instead of to an audio output 1 Choose Project gt Mix Down to open the Mix Down window 2 Inthe Target Settings section type in an appropriate file name under Record Name choose the folder to which the file will be saved from the Media Folder drop down menu only previously mounted folders will be available as options choose the bit depth word length from the Resolution drop down leave the One file per track box unchecked to make a single multi track audio file or click it to generate separate audio files for each Track and choose the appropriate export file type from the Format pop up list 3 Inthe Record secti
61. depending on the version purchased Each Mykerinos board is capable of up to 128 channels of 24 bit digital audio 64 recording and 64 playback External access to these 128 channels is deter mined by your choice of physical inputs and outputs to the Mykerinos board In XDTDM mode the total number of Live inputs and outputs plus Internal Busses is 128 in and 128 out In HDTDM mode these numbers are halved Quickstart Guide Overview Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Pyramix Native Pyramix Native offers 100 compatibility with the main Pyramix Virtual Studio VS system Both the Pyramix Native and the Pyramix VS can be connected on the same standard Ethernet network and directly interchange audio and video media or a Pyramix complete project between them The Native software is USB dongle pro tected and runs on Windows 2000 or Windows XP desk top or lap top computers It does have restrictions when compared with the main Pyramix Virtual Studio capabilities as you would expect but the Native software main tains all the real time editing capabilities expected of a professional system MassCore MassCore is an extremely powerful Pyramix option A truly deterministic real time engine that does not rely on the Windows operating system This avoids the inherent restrictions and latencies introduced by the operating system and allows the channel track count to be increased to an unprecedented level MassCore is scalable from 16 to 256
62. dow This small window displays the settings of the currently selected EQ band in blue color and the resulting curve of the whole EQ section in gray color You can click and drag directly onto the handles the small blue or gray points of the EQ bands to change the settings within the graph window Double click anywhere in the window to open a bigger version Please see The Big Graph Window on page 64 Quickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Band Selector Click onto one of these five buttons to select the band to be manipulated by the Gain Frequency and Q control underneath A band gets also selected if it is manipulated in the small or big graph window Selected band characteristics These five buttons determine the characteristics of the selected EQ band The choices from left to right are High Pass Filter Low Shelving Peak High Shelving and Low Pass Filter Selected Band On Off Switches the selected EQ band on or off By default the five bands are switched off in order to economize DSP power so don t forget to switch an EQ band on before you can hear what it is doing Gain Control 24 dB to 24 dB boost and cut Frequency Control The range for each band is depending on the sampling rate of the project For sampling rates up to 48 kHz the frequency range of each band is 20 Hz to 20 kHz For sampling rates up to 96 kHz the frequency range of each band is 20 Hz to 40 kHz
63. dy mode This is indicated by a Red Dot The Track will now go into Record mode immediately when the master Record button is pressed in the Transport Strip or Transport window Alt Clicking on the Record Ready button toggles to a Record Punch In mode This is indicated by a Red Dot flanked by 2 red vertical lines In this mode when the master Record button is pressed in the Trans port Strip or Transport window the Track will stay in Play mode until a marked In point is reached then the Track will go into Record mode It will stay in Record mode until a marked Out point is reached To Record audio directly into the Tracks of a Project using Pyramix Virtual Studio as if it were a tape machine 1 Set the Destination Folder Resolution and Format as above 2 Arm each Track on which you wish to record In this case set each Track to Record Ready mode simple Red Dot 3 Check your input levels using the Mixer and adjust as appropriate 4 Position the Playhead Cursor where you want to begin the recording in the Composition You may wish to zoom in so that you can better see the recording as it progresses 5 Press the red master Record button in the Transport Strip or Transport window The recording will begin and display a red bar in those Tracks you have armed for recording 6 Press the Stop button in the Transport Strip or Transport window to stop the recording A Record Name win dow will appear 7 If you are satisfied with the
64. e Settings Jog Scrub parameters are set in the Settings gt All Settings gt Apllication gt Jog Chase page Jog Settings Speed ceiling Four Radio Buttons offer the choice of 1X 2X 3X or 4X nominal play speed Sensitivity The value typed in the box in seconds determines the number of seconds the transport will move per revolution of an attached physical jog wheel Smoothing Filter The value typed in the box in frames determines the degree of smoothing that will be applied Transient response accelerator The slider varies the jog response between the smoothest possible audio at one extreme and the greatest posi tional accuracy l e sync at the other Auto Jog on move Check the box to enable Auto Jog Mouse Scrubbing Settings There are two possible scrub modes Analog Tape Mode and Repeat Loop Mode check the appropriate box for the required mode The length of the loop in Repeat Loop Mode is related to the base sampling frequency so the loop will be 116mS long at 44 1 88 2 and 176 4 kHz or 106ms at 48 96 and 192 kHz Scrub Settings Audio Quality Quickstart Guide Navigation Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Three Radio Buttons offer a choice between Standard Improved or Best quality of scrubbed audio Standard is the default High quality scrubbing is very processor intensive so Improved mode is limited to a maximum of six active strips in the mixer The Best setting is for future use Transp
65. e AES EBU 9 10 15 16 Spp AES EBU 17 18 23 24 SN 11290 5 2 0 DpicalA 2 60 OpticalB 1 O Status window Input sources Green lights show the presence of a valid digital signal This does not necessarily mean that the sampling rate of this input matches the current clock source of Pyramix When the red light is on and steady Pyramix is using this input as it s clock reference and is successfully locked up Default Clock Source If Pyramix is set up to lock to an external clock source but cannot get a valid signal from this source it will switch to Internal clock The red light associated with Internal will be on and the red light associated with the intended clock source will be blinking Sampling Rate Mismatch If Pyramix is set up to lock to an external clock source and the sampling rate set in the Virtual Studio Mixer does not match the sampling rate of the clock source the green light associated with the clock source will be on but the red light will be blinking showing the sampling rate mismatch Record and Playback Audio 1 Click on the Track Arm button on one or more tracks When red the track is armed for recording E a catkins Monitor Mode Button Track Arm Button 1 Check that the Monitor Mode buttons on the armed Tracks is in the default Auto monitoring state If not click the button until this symbol appears 1 Play some audio into the input s of the track s you have armed for recording
66. e Verney 1070 Puidoux Switzerland Tel 41 21 946 04 44 e Fax 41 21 946 04 45 www merging com Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Contents Contents 3 Welcome to Pyramix Virtual Studio 7 Introduction 7 Overview 7 Pyramix documentation and Help 7 Conventions 8 Native Card and Software Set or Pyramix Turnkey 8 Pyramix Versions 8 MassCore 9 NEW USERS START HERE 9 System Requirements For Pyramix Virtual Studio 9 Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Hardware 10 Mykerinos Board Installation 10 Multi board installation 11 Pyramix Virtual Studio Board I O 11 Time Code and Video Sync Option 11 Cabling Pyramix in your System Environment 12 Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode 12 Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software 13 Installation Overview 13 Driver Signing 14 Running the Installer 14 Authorization System 15 Enabling Pyramix Virtual Studio with your Software Key 15 First launch 16 Starting Pyramix Virtual Studio 17 Pyramix User Interface 18 Mouse Modifier Keys 18 Context Menus 18 Keyboard Shortcuts 18 Macros 18 Pyramix Concepts 18 Project 18 Mixer 19 Monitor 19 Meter Bridge 19 Composition 20 Timeline 20 EDL 20 Media Files 20 Master Clips 20 Contents Clips Media Management Housekeeping Media Drives and Folders Libraries User Libraries Automation in libraries Global Libraries Project Libraries Offline Reference Libraries A First Simple Project Start Pyramix Connect Physical I O to Logical I
67. e deactivate plug in This button switches the entire Strip plug in on or off Note that when the plug in is switched off it doesn t con sume any DSP power Show Hide input section Input section on off Input level control Adjusts the input level over a range of 48 dB to 48 aB Show hide Routing By default Routing buttons are hidden This button toggles between Showing and Hiding the Routing Buttons Routing remains active when hidden Routing Buttons Determine which audio streams running through the strip will be processed by the plug in The number of but tons depends on the number of steams controlled by the strip Currently this means one for a mono input channel or two for a stereo input channel but will be 8 for a 7 1 input channel Streams which are not selected will be left untouched Dynamics section Show Hide Dynamics Section Gain Reduction Display Dynamics Section On Off Attack Time Control Threshold Level Control Release Time Control Ratio Control Hold Control De Compress Switch Show Hide Dynamics section Dynamics Section On Off Gain reduction display Quickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION The bar graph shows the gain reduction increase generated by the Dynamics Section or by the Expander The range of the display can be switched between 10 or 20 dB by
68. ed The Project Editing Panel automatically starts with the same number of audio Tracks as there are Input Strips con figured in the Mixer The Project Management Panel has a number of tools for managing and navigating Projects The Tabs at the bot tom of this Panel page through these tools A single click on a Tab opens its window at the bottom of the Panel A double click opens it as a floating window Multiple windows can be open at the same time and moved anywhere on screen Tabs also have some more advanced productivity features For full details please see the Pyramix User Manual Available Tabs are Overview EDL Document Libraries Tracks TrackGroups Playlists Workspaces Selection Fade Editor Markers CD SACD Notes Media Management Global Libraries Ouickstart Guide Starting a New Project Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Cue Sequencer If you have this option This guide cannot cover the all the Tab windows in detail Please see the Pyramix User Manual for a full descrip tion Settings The Settings menu groups All Settings the Keyboard Shortcut Editor and the Macro Editor Pyramix is massively configurable to suit diverse applications and personal preferences To keep the vast number of parameters manageable Pyramix has an intuitive Settings dialog window The Pyramix Settings dialog window brings together all Pyramix settings You will find detailed information about individual pages in the P
69. efault Mixer preset Use a Preset Choose one of the large number of supplied Mixer Presets and User Presets if any have been created by clicking on its description Mixer Wizard If none of the existing presets is considered suitable or you just want to start from scratch then selecting Use Mixer Wizard and clicking the Next button opens this window Configuration Wizard x Select any number of buses you need W Suround Me Type 3Steme Stereo Mx Sze Singe Mono Mex See Sine gt Am f See 6Chaweli v Buses Configuration Wizard dialog Ouickstart Guide Starting a New Project Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y TEREA Select the type s of busses reguired using the check boxes and the number needed from the drop down lists on the right Click the Next button to move on to the next page r x Configuration Wizard X How mary Mono Stips How many Steseo Stips 4 How mary MS Strips 1 How mary 6 Channels GPS Stips 4 lt Back Ne gt Cancel Channel Strips Configuration Wizard dialog Select the type s of channel strips required using the check boxes and the number needed from the drop down lists on the right Click the Next button to move on to the next page Configuration Wizard x z Connect automaticaly as many inputs and outputs as possible Click Frish to create a new moe wh the information you entered C amp ck Cancef to keep your currert mover lt Back Feus
70. elect the appropriate Mixer channel from the pop up list When an input or output channel is not assigned to a Track the corresponding box for that Track will have a dash in it instead of a superimposed number Many track outputs can be assigned to the same Mixer Strip Channel they are therefore sub mixed before enter ing the Mixer This allows alot more tracks to play than the number of Mixer Strip Channels Clips and Compositions Dragging Clips onto a Track The simplest way to place an audio Clip onto a track is by dragging it from a Media Folder or User Library To drag from a Media Folder 1 Click on the Media Management Tab in the Project Management Panel 2 Under the Media list in the window click on a mounted Media Folder or subfolder to select it It will be high lighted The Master Clips contained in that Media Drive will all be listed on the right side of the window 3 Select a Master Clip from the right side by clicking on it with the left mouse button It will turn be highlighted 4 Drag that Clip into a Track You can place it into any Track at any point on the Track 5 The procedure for dragging a Clip from a Library is virtually identical to that outlined above for Media Drives However access the Library using the Global Libraries or Document Libraries Tabs in the Project Manage ment Panel Note If you drag a clip from a Library or the Media Manager and release it over the blank space below the tracks in the
71. ffect neither the original audio Media File nor the master Clip in the Media Folder or object in a Library from where it came In the Project Editing Panel a Clip can be edited shortened split into 2 Clips moved level controlled deleted etc and all actions will ONLY affect the Com position Once in the Composition each Clip by default displays a Waveform of the audio file to which it points This Wave form display can be enabled or disabled by the user Selecting a Clip Click on any Clip to select it It will change color to indicate selection Shift click to select multiple Clips atthe same time Moving a Clip Any Clip can be easily moved in time on its Track or moved to another Track Simply click on the Clip to select it Now just click and drag it to the new location Clip Handles Once selected a Clip shows various Handles which may be used to manipulate that Clip The lighter Trim Handle on the left side of the Clip allows adjustment of the beginning of the Clip and the lighter Trim Handle on the right side allows adjustment of the end Each of these Trim Handles consists of 3 Control Points Click and drag on the middle Control Point of these Trim Handles to move the head or tail of the Clip as desired to shorten or lengthen the Clip These can be moved out to the full extent of the original audio Media File to which the Clip is pointing The top Control Point controls the Fade In and Fade Out timing for the Clip see Fades
72. ftware ONLY You must provide an appropriate computer platform and software environment in which to install the board and software and install these yourself Guidelines for an appropriate Pyramix system environment can be found in the follow ing section Pyramix Native or Media Bundle comes with software and USB Security Key only You must provide an appro priate computer platform and software environment and install these yourself Guidelines for an appropriate Pyramix system environment can be found in the following section Future Expansion is of course possible whether you start with Turnkey or a Card and Software Set Pyramix Versions Pyramix Virtual Studio is a powerful and flexible Digital Audio Workstation DAW integrating hard disk record ing and editing digital audio mixing effects processing machine control video and CD R mastering There are now several versions of Pyramix Pyramix Native Pyramix Native Media Bundle Pyramix LE and Pyramix Virtual Studio Core Numerous options and option packs are also available This guide covers all versions of Pyra mix and many optional functionalities and features Note Depending on the version and options purchased some of the functions and fea tures detailed in this manual may not be available in your version of Pyramix or may vary in capacity The Pyramix software runs Native using the host CPU and soundcard and on the Merging Technologies Mykeri nos hardware platform
73. h Cancel Mixer configuration dialog Checking the Connect automatically as many inputs and outputs as possible check box will create the same number and types of Tracks as there are Input Strips and connect as many as possible to the available physical inputs in ascending order and output Busses to the physical I O attached to the Mykerinos board s and Track out puts to Mixer Input Strips although you can easily reconfigure this later If the box is not ticked the tracks will be created in the same way with Track outputs connected to Mixer strips but no physical Inputs or Outputs will be connected Clicking Cancel opens the new Project with a Blank Mixer Window See below Step 4 Open the New Project Clicking Finish creates the Mixer and opens the new Project It is VERY IMPORTANT to ensure the Mixer s sample rate synchronization and I O mode are configured correctly To check or adjust settings right click anywhere on the Mixer window then choose Settings gt General which Quickstart Guide Starting a New Project Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION will open the Mixer Settings window Or choose Settings gt Mixer Settings General from the main Settings menu Blank Mixer Window Note If you click the Finish button before defining a Mixer the Default Mixer will be used and the new Project opened If no Default Mixer has yet been defined a window opens with options of Double clicking on a Mixer Preset from the list u
74. h some mouse operations Main Editor y TEREA Left Mouse Button Click In the TimeCode Scale Set Cursor to the mouse Set Mark In to the mouse Set Mark Out to the mouse Set New Marker to the mouse Click In the Bars amp Beats Scale Set Cursor to the mouse Adjust tempo to the end Adjust tempo for the current portion Adjust tempo for the current Beat Click In the Tempo Map Create a new tempo portion Click In the Track headers zone Repeat action for the same button on all tracks Click In the Clips zone anywhere Draw a region to zoom in Dyna Zoom Draw a region to select Draw a region to select clips completely Extend Reduce the current region to this track Invert No Selection mode for Track Groups Invert Auto Select Tracks Click In a Clip handle Move only the clip handle under the mouse no groups Move only the envelope point under the mouse no groups Click In a Clip Add remove clips to the selection Drag the selection to a library Move selected clips Move selected clips with auto crossfade Slide the underlying media of a clip Slide a clip over its underlying media Move selected clips constrained in time Cutter Duplicate clip Duplicate clip constrained in time None Shift Ctrl Ctrl Shift None Shift Ctrl Ctrl Shift Ctrl Shift Alt None Shift Shift Shift Shift Shift Alt None Ctrl Ctrl Shift Ctrl Alt Ctrl Shift Alt C D F Quickstart Guide Appendix I
75. he original Clip s now becomes a new independent Clip in its own right Once a Region is marked on a Clip simply clicking on the Region makes an edit same effect as the Edit gt Split menu command This will split the Clip or Clips at the region boundaries If a Region is across several Tracks Edits will be made on all Tracks within the Region Holding down the C key changes the mouse pointer to a cutter Edits cuts are made wherever the user clicks To make an edit with the cutter on a range of clips at the same position just select them before cutting Duplicate Selection Holding down the D key while clicking on the selection then dragging to a new location duplicates the selected material and moves it Holding down the F key while clicking on the selection then dragging to another track or tracks if the selection covers more than one track duplicates the selected material and moves it locked in time The timing of a Fade In at the beginning of a Clip and a Fade Out at the end can easily be adjusted using the top Control Point on a Clip s Trim Handles However Pyramix offers much more precise and flexible means for adjusting Fades 1 Click on a Clip to select it 2 Right click on the Clip Choose Fade In gt Edit from the main Edit or context pop up menu or Fade Out gt Edit as appropriate Or choose the Fade Editor Tab in the Project Management Panel The Fade Editor window will open Please see The Pyramix User M
76. heir background on the Timeline Click anywhere in the Overview to center the Project Editing Panel display on that point Click and drag on the shaded gray box to move the section of the Composition shown in the Project Editing Panel without changing the current horizontal zoom The zoom range of the Project Editing Panel can be adjusted by dragging the edges of the shaded gray box in the Overview An alternative method for adjusting horizontal zoom is to press the Alt key while clicking and dragging across the desired range for the zoom just as you can do directly in the Project Editing Panel itself Markers or User Flags Pyramix Virtual Studio allows for setting named and numbered User Flags or Markers at user defined points in a Composition Markers can be used as convenient reference points for notes or other text or as locations for Paste operations Quickstart Guide Markers or User Flags Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION To Set a Marker press Ctrl Shift and click anywhere along the Time Scale bar The Marker will appear as a small blue flag with a number in it Markers are numbered consecutively in the order in which they are added You can also add a Marker at the current Play Head Cursor position by choosing Cursors amp Marks gt Add Marker to Play head from the Toolbar Markers can be selected by clicking on them The Marker flag turns red to indicate it is selected Shift Enter moves the Playhead Cursor to the sele
77. his is not the case look at Edit gt Auto Crossfade If it has a tick next to it Auto Crossfade mode is engaged by default Click on the menu entry to change mode Descriptions of the multitude of other editing tools and functions are to be found in the Pyramix User Manual Editing can be as simple as we have just described or you can make use of the many power user tools Pyramix has to offer Starting a New Project Project Templates Pyramix provides a selection of Templates for various applications A Template is a complete Pyramix Project without any associated audio specially configured to suit a particular type of activity Apart from configuring the appearance of Pyramix the track layout and mixer design templates also include important optimizations to suit the activity Templates also offer a good starting point for creating your own customized templates To begin a new project using a template choose Project gt New from Template which opens the Select a Template file window When a template is opened a dialogue box appears reguesting the user to choose a Media Folder for the new project Unless the project is saved using the Save As option the first time it is saved the Save As dialogue will appear To save a new Template choose File gt Save as Template name and save New Project from scratch To start a new Project from scratch choose Project gt New This launches the New Project wizard which will lead you th
78. ice DiscWrite should recognize a previ ously configured CD R device which is also recognized by the OS itself 4 Also in the Device section click on the Settings button to open the CD R Settings window Set these as desired for the CD R burning session Please see the Pyramix Reference Guide for complete explanations of all these settings 5 When all CD R settings are adjusted as needed click the Burn button in the Image section to actually burn the CD R Red Book Compatible Masters If the CD R is to be used as a Red Book compatible master Disc at Once MUST be selected CD Copy Where suitable hardware is available a CD may be directly copied by selecting a CD ROM drive as the source and a CD R RW drive as the destination TOCs Print TOC prints the current TOC in the currently selected report format Save TOC opens a file save dialog to save the current TOC as a text txt file Select Report opens a file open dialog Any previously designed TOC report format lst may be loaded yn Ouickstart Guide CD Mastering AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Design Report Opens the Report Designer Please see the on line documentation Customizing the User Interface Pyramix Virtual Studio allows considerable customization of the user interface Apart from the usual Windows interface possibilities Pyramix has user defined Workspaces customizable Keyboard Shortcuts and user defined Macros
79. icked boxes The Load Settings dialog auto selects the currently selected page Clicking a folder check box checks the boxes of all the sub folders and pages they contain Thus clicking All Settings checks all the boxes OK Saves any changes made to settings and exits the Pyramix Settings window Cancel Cancels any changes made to settings and exits the Pyramix Settings window yn Ouickstart Guide Settings AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION All Settings gt Project The All Settings gt Project folder has three pages Information Record and Controller Mapping These allow configuration of settings and information specific to the Project For now we will briefly look only at the Record page Pyrame Settings Sy Al Setting J Hardware Formats amp Syne I LO Interfaces ADAT 11290 AESJEBL 211291 lt i XDTOM Routing PCM LO Routing TineCode Calibration 3 Project General gt Record Cortrober Mapping I Mer Level Meter DSP Power Saving Application General Edting Playback Record CD SACD Desktop Layout Timeline Layout Track Meaders Layout Keys Location Ai onto I Time Stretch TimeZone Settings Prosoniq MPEXS Settings Remote Control Machine Controler Vetus Transport Target settings Take Name Robot Prefix with Track Nome Meda Folder S PrxMecks MagarathealMed s Files Suffice with Strip Name I Name is Scene amp Take EZ JEJ Format Resolution 24
80. input and output channels with a massive 256 channel bus structure MassCore enables a number of new features Larger Mixer configurations Extra 2 66ms and Ultra 1 33ms latency options Full Delay Compensation VS3 and VST VST inserts on Buses and Auxes VST Multi channel support External Inserts physical effects External Monitor Inputs and Talkback Where features are MassCore specific you will see the Masscore logo amp MiassCore NEW USERS START HERE Note If you are a new user with a Pyramix Turnkey system please go to Cabling Pyra mix in your System Environment on page 12 If you are a new user with a card and software set please start here System Requirements For Pyramix Virtual Studio For recommended PC specifications please see the Pyramix Installation Guide and especially Support gt Hardware Recommmendation Recommended PC configuration http www merging com Sufficient HD space and speed for your audio media files The speed and amount of disk space required depends on sample rate bit depth number of tracks and length of program material A fast 10k rpm or better 15k rpm SCSI drive e g Seagate Cheetah or a fast RAID array is recommended for larger multi track projects high sample rate and DSD work Low cost SATA or IDE drives are fine for smaller projects of up to 24 channels Quickstart Guide NEW USERS START HERE Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION We recommend disks should
81. ions or ser vices running Video and Pyramix on one PC To ensure a very smooth system especially for seeking playing video with Pyramix on the same computer we rec ommend a Ouad Processor PC a dedicated hard drive for the video and Windows XP Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Hardware Mykerinos Board Installation The Merging Technologies Mykerinos board can be installed in any free PCI slot in your PC In general it is best NOT to install the board in the PCI slot adjacent to an AGP graphics adapter and in a PCI slot which may be physi cally shared with an ISA slot Please consult the www merging com website for current compatibility information Make absolutely certain the PC power is OFF before installing the board With most of the current generation motherboards this means either the mains switch on the power supply or the power outlet switch Where no switch is provided either on the PC or the supply socket then the PC should be unplugged Ouickstart Guide Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Hardware Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Always observe proper static precautions when handling any PC boards Use a static strap and or be sure to firmly ground yourself to the computer power supply chassis or if the PC is unplugged to a known good earth before handling and installing the Mykerinos board Some PCs have batteries cables jumpers etc which could prevent proper board seating in one or more slots
82. ix uses libraries to help make Project organization tidier Libraries are used to organize project material into logical groupings However Libraries are not the same as Windows directories or folders they are only meaning ful within the Pyramix environment A Library is a database containing a collection of pointers to different types of media object Document Libraries x Lirary Edt Yiew Trimmer OSU XCOC ag OefauR brary surround monitor GY Composition Library Trout Mask Replca_F alln Dich L 00 020309 S 00 49 17 05 C 00 49 17 05 O 00 51 25 14 Name In Out Duration Track Samp FD Trout Mack Repica_Ark Man Bee 00 53 55 1S 00 57 52 16 00 03 57 01 A12 44100 ff Trout Mack Repica 88 s Corpse 00 22 01 16 00 23 50 15 00 01 48 24 A12 44100 fab Trout Mask Replca_China Psg 00 28 37 21 00 32 40 12 00 04 02 16 A12 44100 FR Trout Mask Repica_Dachau Blues 00 03 34 18 00 05 56 16 Al 2 44100 FA Trout Mask Repita Dat s Cor 00 35 27 01 00 36 53 15 Al 2 44100 FP Trout Mack Repica_Els Guru 00 05 56 16 00 083 23 11 A12 44100 SD Trouk Mask Repco F ain Dich 00 49 17 05 00 51 25 14 A12 44100 v lt gt j lt gt Composition Library Tteens 28 Tteens shown 28 Selected 1 Columns 15 Sortedby Name Full Document Library Window with Trimmer User Libraries User Libraries can contain Master Clips Compositions Mixer Snapshots Plug in Snapshots Fades Settings etc Each Project can have an unlimited number of User Libr
83. l be launched automatically allowing the Key or Keys to be entered immediately If you choose not to enter your Key at this point you can do so later by choosing one of the following procedures 1 Double click the file YourPersonalKeyXXXXX mtk This is attached to the email containing your Key s 2 Open the MT Security Settings Control Panel Windows Task Bar Start gt Control Panel gt MT Security Settings click the Import Key button and browse for your Key file called YourPersonalKeyXXXXX mtk 3 Open the MT Security Settings Control Panel as above in the Registration section select the board num ber corresponding to the serial number for your Keys or HASP Key for a dongle click the Enter Key button and type your User Name Company Name and Key then click OK Repeat this step for each Keys listed in the email Changing or re entering a Key Should you need to subseguently change or re enter a Key follow the appropriate option above The key system is smart Only one key or set of keys is reguired regardless of the number of boards in a system Any card can hold this key set as the authorization is processed based on a Logical OR of all keys present on any and all Mykerinos boards Of course this Logical OR will only process keys with identical User Name and Company Name to the one entered in the key enabling window Ouickstart Guide Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Fi
84. l fashion Track Height Zoom In addition to horizontal zoom the user can easily increase or decrease the height of each Track within the Project Editing Panel Ouickstart Guide Navigation Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION The 1 2 4 8 16 A buttons at the bottom left of the Project Editing Panel automatically scale the vertical Track size so that 1 2 4 8 16 or All as many as possible given the vertical space Tracks fit in the vertical space allocated to the Project Editing Panel The Scrollbar adjacent to these buttons allows for continuous adjustment of the Track height Scroll Wheel It is well worth while using a three button mouse with a scroll wheel Scroll Scrolls vertically through the tracks shown in the Project Editing Panel Scroll Ctrl Scrolls the Timeline Scroll Alt Zooms the Timeline timescale The Overview Q Overview 2 EDL Gag Document Libraries Fade Editor RR Markers SD CD Notes bl Machine Cue Sequencer 0 00 01 00 00 0 00 05 1 7 14 Overview Tab Display The Project Management Panel Overview Tab offers a powerful and simple means of navigation around the Project Editing Panel Overview displays a graphic representation of the entire current Composition showing the location of all clips A shaded gray box indicates the location and zoom range of the part of the Composition which is currently dis played in the Project Editing Panel clips are shown as rectangles in the same color as t
85. le Mix Busses 52 Mykerinos 11 Mykerinos Back plate 12 Mykerinos Board Installation 10 N Native 8 Native Plug ins 54 Navigation 46 New Project 31 New Project from scratch 31 New Users 23 O Offline Reference Libraries 22 On board Analog Audio I O 11 Open a New Project 24 Operating System 10 Other Applications 10 Overview 49 P Paste 45 Paste amp Place 45 Paste and Ripple 45 Paste Sync Point to Cursor 45 Paste Tail to Cursor 45 Paste to Cursor 45 Paste to Cursor and Ripple 45 Paste to Original TC 45 Paste to Selection 45 Play Head Position 46 Position Speaker Control 56 Power Management 10 Program and Project Settings 35 PS3 51 Pyramix documentation and Help 7 Pyramix Native 9 Pyramix Turnkey 8 Pyramix Versions 8 Pyramix Virtual Studio Board I O 11 Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation 34 Q Quick CD 66 R Record and Playback Audio 28 Recording 39 Removing Strips 53 Replace Selection 45 Rotary Controls 50 Routing Tracks to from the Mixer 42 Running the Installer 14 S Sampling Rate Mismatch 28 Scroll Wheel 49 Scrub Analog Tape Mode 48 Middle Mouse button 47 Repeat Loop Mode 48 Scrub Settings Audio quality 48 Selecting a Clip 43 Selecting a Range 43 Settings 38 Show Hide 51 Shuttle 47 Simple Project 23 Software Key 15 Splitting Clips 44 Starting Pyramix 17 Stereo Input Strips 55 Stereo Mix 52 Strip and Bus Tools 56 Sub Level 55 Support 7 Surround Bus select
86. library s may contain Master Clips and Compositions which all form part of the Project Default Library Each new Project also creates an empty User Library named Default Library This is provided to aid housekeep ing and is kept with the project Offline Reference Libraries As the name implies Offline Reference Libraries are useful for keeping track of very large projects and material on media that may not be permanently on line Offline or Reference Libraries behave like standard Pyramix Libraries and may be searched or filtered in the same manner as others Offline libraries can be created in the Media Management Tab Window by selecting Media Folder gt Create Offline Reference Library Quickstart Guide Pyramix Concepts Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION A First Simple Project This section provides a step by step guide to starting a simple new Project recording and playing back some audio and basic editing Note This section is not intended as a substitute for the more detailed information to be found elsewhere in this guide and in the Pyramix User Manual The following prior steps are assumed Pyramix hardware and software installation has been completed An audio source and means of monitoring have been connected to the physical I O The software has been registered the registration key s entered and the initial settings entered in the VS3 Control Panel Start Pyramix Launch the Pyramix applic
87. lip When a Master Clip is placed into a Composition there is the option to place it where it was originally recorded Master Clips also contain attributes which identify parameters such as a File name time code stamp and other information Clips The individual Clips shown on the Timeline contain pointers to Master Clips which in turn point to audio Media Files Media Management Housekeeping The Windows hierarchical filing system can easily become confusing and cluttered Complex audio projects gener ate thousands of more or less enigmatically named files Keeping track of all the files used in a project can become a nightmare even if the user is meticulous Pyramix uses the concepts of Media Folders and Libraries to reduce the clutter and provides management tools specifically designed for audio This Media Management helps users to work in a structured and simple manner whilst keeping track of all the Project components Media Drives and Folders Media Drives or Media Folders are Windows folders which contain Media Files Pyramix needs to specifically mount these Media Folders in order to access the Media Files contained therein Once mounted suitable files are shown as Master Clips Quickstart Guide Pyramix Concepts Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION These can be auditioned trimmed and dragged and dropped or copied and pasted directly into the Timeline or into a User library from the Media Management Window Meda
88. mats can be chosen although the native PMF file format is most efficient and is especially recommended for projects with a high track count Finally tick the One file per track box to generate a separate monaural Media File for each track recorded or imported into Pyramix rather than a single interleaved Media File containing all tracks recorded in a single pass Quickstart Guide Settings Aus Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Recording Recording Audio into a Pyramix Virtual Studio Project Start a new Project or open an existing one Be certain to set the Mixer sample rate and sync source as desired You will need to configure at least the number of Mixer Strip channels as the number of Tracks you wish to record Before beginning audio capture make certain to choose the appropriate destination Media Folder Resolution bit depth or word length and Format file type on the Record page of Settings gt All Settings gt Project Each Track has a tri state Record Ready toggle button located on the left hand side of the Track itself in a Track information and setup area Tip Right click on a track arming button opens the Settings gt All Settings gt Project dialog immediately on the Record Page A Green Dot on the Record Ready button indicates Record Safe mode the default when Tracks are newly created When in this state the Track cannot be recorded to Click on the Record Ready button once to toggle to Record Rea
89. n is via three DB 25 connectors One on the main card attached to the Mykerinos and two more on a separate bracket con nected via internal ribbon cable to the main card TASCAM TDIF I O Option A TASCAM TDIF format option bracket may be added to the ADAT I O daughtercard and provides is available for 8 channels of TDIF I O The TDIF bracket connects to a socket on the ADAT card only This daughter card cannot be used in multi board systems since it utilizes the HTDM connector Quickstart Guide Appendix ll I O Daughter card Options Quickstart Guicle Index ickstart Guide Ind y Y Ouickstart Guide Index Page 79 Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Index A Adding Plug ins 54 Adding Strips 53 Archiving Projects 66 Audio Connections 12 Audio I O Options 11 Auto Jog on move 47 Automation in libraries 21 Aux Bus 53 B Basic Strip 50 Before Recording 28 Burning a CD R 71 Bus Tools 65 Buttons 50 C CD Mastering 66 Changing or re entering a Key 15 Check Sync 28 Clip Handles 43 Clips 20 42 Composition Information and Settings Toolbar 46 Composition Library 22 Compositions 42 Connect Physical I O to Logical I O 24 Context Menus 18 Conventions 8 Copy 45 Copy and Paste 42 Creating and Configuring Mixers 51 Customizing the User Interface 72 Cut 45 Cut and Ripple 45 D Default Clock Source 28 Default Library 22 Delay 50 Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode 12 Direct Output 50
90. nd adjusting the parameters of edits in the timeline A Source Destination Editing model is supported but is outside the scope of this guide Please see the Pyramix User Manual for full details Each Composition contains a user defined number of audio Tracks on which audio Clips can be placed or audio inputs can be recorded Blocks representing placed or recorded Clips will appear on the Track as soon as a Clip has been placed or recorded onto it The Track itself stretches horizontally beneath the Time Scale bar and multiple Tracks are stacked up vertically On the left side of each Track is a Track Header panel for that Track Some operations only apply to a selected track The Header panel will be shaded darker when selected A Track can be selected by left clicking anywhere on blank track Adding and Deleting Tracks For convenience a Composition starts with the same number of Tracks as Input Strips were defined in the Mixer for that Project However Tracks can easily be added or deleted To add Tracks select Tracks gt New Audio Track from the Project window pull down menu This opens a Create New Track window Type in the number of new Tracks to create and click OK The chosen number of Tracks will be added immediately above the currently selected Track To delete a Track first select the Track to delete by clicking on it The Track header will darken to indicate selec tion Then choose Tracks gt Delete from the Project window
91. nstalling on a Windows Vista system you ust be logged in as an Administrator and if a dialog warning that a driver is not digitally signed appears simply click on the Install Anyway option Running the Installer Note You must have full Administrator Access to install Ovation 1 Insert the Merging Technologies USB memory stick or installation CD DVD as applicable into a suitable socket or drive Unless you have disabled the function the installer will run automatically If necessary locate and run the installer manually Choose Ovation when prompted At the next screen de select any items you do not require Override any warnings about uncertified drivers during the installation process N Qu BR UN Plug in the security USB dongle yn Ouickstart Guide Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 8 Enter the optional keys in MT Security Settings if necessary 9 Restart the PC 10 Before attempting to launch Pyramix please read First launch on page 16 Note If the installation appears to freeze for a long period please check that the Driver Signing warning dialog is not hidden behind another Window Installation will not con tinue until you click OK in this dialog WARNING Certain computers do not properly shut down despite the reboot command issued by the installer but only perform a log off In this case please activat a full shut down manually A
92. o muting any audio routed to that surround channel output When a channel control is muted it is no longer dis played on the Mixer Input Strip Joystick Panner Determines the position of the source within the surround sound space To position it simply left click on the con trol and move it to the desired location Doubleclicking on this control will automatically center it Sub Level Determines the level sent to the Sub 1 output Stereo Input Strips The Surround Sound Panner Position control behaves slightly differently in a Stereo Input Strip oe Notice there are now two independent position controls and two independent Sub sends One for each input channel Open Surround Control The Surround Control window offers far more information and a greater degree of control over all the surround panning parameters than could be shown on an individual Input strip Quickstart Guide Creating and Configuring Mixers Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Ell Moros on SR2 E o F Constert Power BB Surround Meter Surround Control floating Win Options available will depend on whether the Mixer Channel is single source mono or 2 sources stereo For an in depth description of all the functions please see the User Manual Position Speaker Control When a single source is used the Position Control is displayed as a green dot ona grid with 5 speaker icons Each speaker icon represents a Surround Speaker
93. o assign physical inputs and outputs to Pyramix logical inputs and outputs For example a system containing three Mykerinos boards with MADI daughterboards has a total of 192 Any 128 of these may be routed to Pyramix inputs and any 128 Pyramix outputs less the number of assigned Internal Return Busses see below can be routed to physical outputs Internal Return Busses Some of the time slots on the HDTDM bus can be reserved to convey Aux or Master Output Busses back to input strips In effect these are internal send return paths To change the number of available Internal Return Busses close Pyramix if open and launch the VS3 Control Panel Application The number of Internal Return Busses can be set using the drop down list box on the right of the screen Click on the OK button to memorize the setting and exit the Window The number of Internal Return Busses you assign here will be available as possible channel strip sources in the mixer Input Strips Input strips have the same function as the input strips of any standard mixing console providing level control pan mute etc The following types of input strips are available Mono input Strips Stereo input Strips MS decoder Strips decode a Sum and Difference signal to standard stereo format Groups Master Group Strips allow the grouping of faders of several mixer strips Analogous to VCA grouping When a group or groups are added from the mixer contextual menu Settings
94. offers the choice of Pyramix VCube and Ovation Choosing Ovation will also install Pyramix Quickstart Guide Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION You may exclude the installation of any of the individual components in the wizard if the device in question is not present on your machine or if you do not intend to use an item by un ticking the tick boxes next to the items listed in the wizard Note Note The security dongle or Mykerinos card must be in place and the security keys entered before attempting to launch Ovation Driver Signing Important Before attempting to install the Pyramix Virtual Studio software please check the following setting Start gt Control Panel gt System Hardware Click on the Hardware Tab then click on Driver Signing The Driver Signing Options dialog opens Driver Signing Options 3 During hardware installation Windows might detect software that has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows iT ell me why this testing is important What action do you want Windows to take Ignore Install the software anyway and don t ask for my approval 9 Warn Prompt me each time to choose an action Block Never install unsigned driver software Administrator option Make this action the system default Driver Signing Options dialog Make sure the middle option Warn is selected If i
95. ogical Input and Direct Output Assignment Right click on the XLR icons to pop up a drop down list of valid assignments Z M2 Note Direct Outputs must first be enabled in the Configure page Show Hide The small grey boxes on the right of the mixer surface toggle horizontal areas of the mixers surface shown full size or collapsed They also pop up context menus please see User Manual Show Collapse and Hide can reduce clutter by concealing unused controls This is a mixer with all areas hidden Ouickstart Guide Using the Mixer Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Mix Automate Configure Route Organize ox STI Ma Simple 8 X 2 stereo mixer Window with all areas hidden Creating and Configuring Mixers If one of the numerous mixer presets does not quite suit your application it is simple to modify an existing mixer create one using the Mixer Wizard or design one from scratch The Wizard can be started from an existing mixer by right clicking anywhere on the mixer surface and selecting Mixer gt Settings gt Wizard Please see also Mixer Wizard on page 32 I O Busses Explained The total number of available output busses regardless of the number of Mykerinos cards is 128 The maximum number of inputs to Pyramix is also 128 However it is perfectly possible and permissible to have more than 128 physical inputs and outputs connected to a Pyramix system The PS3 Control Panel Application acts as a router t
96. ols Strip 1 1 Mono R g 3 M158 G 10 00 12 dB 20 30 40 50 100 200 300 Big Graph floating Window The freguency response display uses two separate gain scales The left hand blue scale shows the scale used for individual bands The right hand gray scale shows the scale for the overall EO curve Both scales automatically adapt their range according to the settings of the curves they apply to The range of the left and the right scale my be different The ranges for the individual bands can be either 6 dB 12 dB or 24 dB but the scale for the overall curve may go up to 72 dB The upper area of the Big Graph Window provides an On Off switch and buttons to select and indicate the char acteristic High Pass Low Shelf Peak High Shelf or Low Pass for the selected EO band together with numeric dis plays of Gain Freguency and Bandwidth Freguency and Bandwidth setting Shortcuts Double click on a handle to reset the gain of this band to unity The Tab key switches between EO bands Clicking and dragging a handle with the right mouse button alters the O bandwidth of this band Hold the Ctrl key while dragging with the left mouse button to lock the gain parameter and only change the freguency Hold the Shift key while dragging with the left mouse button to lock the freguency parameter and only change the gain Bus Tools are very similar to Strip Tools but are specifically designed to be inserted into busse
97. on choose to export the Whole composition or the area between the In and Out Markers with Between Marks or a previously made Region with Selection by clicking the appropriate radio button 4 Choose the appropriate output bus as the source for the exported file All output busses configured in your Mixer will be available in the Mix Source list box 5 Click the Mix Down button to begin the process Archiving Projects Menu Project gt Archive This function copies the project and all used media to a single location Optionally all media can be Consolidated and referenced libraries can be archived as well CD Mastering Quick CD Making a simple CD from a bunch of Clips or Master Clips in a Library or Media Management is a lot quicker to do than describe Here are the detailed steps Assemble the Material 1 Open a new project 44 1kHz with bit depth to suit the original material Quickstart Guide Simple Mixer Automation Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION 2 For speed select a suitable simple Mixer Template E g Mix 8 X 2 Stereo 3 Open the Media Management or Library window where the material is located 4 If the original material is not already at 44 1kHz use Convert gt Quick Convert gt Samplerate Converter to make 44 1kHz versions 5 Turn on Edit gt Auto Ripple and Edit gt Edit Mode gt Snap gt Head to nearest 6 Place the objects on Tracks 1 amp 2 in the order you wish them to appear on the CD
98. ork in the way they find most comfortable for the type of projects they are undertaking It also means Power Users can develop highly efficient operating procedures It is perfectly possible to casually use Pyramix without discovering all of the many possibilities on offer However by looking deeper a far more rewarding experience awaits Mouse Modifier Keys The range of possible actions resulting from a mouse click are massively extended by the use of Keyboard Modi fiers These greatly aid productivity and are well worth learning Please see Appendix Mouse Modifier Keys on page 74 Context Menus Right clicking over objects on screen such as Clips Mixer Strips and controls and Track Headers pops up menus with commands and options relevant to the object Keyboard Shortcuts In particular we would encourage users to use keyboard shortcuts and preferably the standard Pyramix layout Keyboard shortcuts can be fully customized and users of other workstations will discover we have also provided familiar keyboard layouts to help them on their learning curve Macros The Macro is another powerful feature of Pyramix Macros are sequences of commands which can be invoked by a single key or combination Some macros are conditional l e their precise action depends on variables in the project A considerable library of pre programmed macros is provided together with an editor which enables users to construct their own macros Pyramix Concep
99. ort Controls 44 I gt 1 Mad I gt Le lt v m hja The Play Head Cursor or the Timeline will also move in response to the transport control buttons on the strip at the bottom of the main Pyramix Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies window or by using the separate Transport window controls providing control over the Internal machine is selected Note that the Transport Strip disappears when the Transport window is open and reappears when the window is closed From left to right along the Transport strip the most common controls are as follows The Rewind button moves the Play Head at an accelerated speed backward through the Composition while it is being pressed The Play Selection button plays the currently selected clip clips or region The Play button plays the Composition at normal speed forward from the current position of the Play Head Play in reverse by holding the Ctrl key while pressing Play The Record button puts Pyramix into Record mode and creates a new recording to the disk on the Tracks previously armed for recording The Play Head moves forward at normal Play speed during the recording The Fast Forward button moves the Play Head at an accelerated speed forward through the Composition while it is being pressed The Stop button stops playback of the Composition The Loop Play toggle button puts Pyramix into a loop play mode which continuously plays the Composi tion between a marked In and Out point
100. p as the most recent item in the Undo list in this menu The next edit opera tion carried out in Pyramix will then purge this item since the operation could cause a conflict with previous operations and therefore renders the Redo invalid Redo History Pyramix keeps track of the most recent operations that have been undone and shows them here in the Redo History sub menu To Redo a whole block of operations click on the name of the oldest operation and everything since that time from that point in the list to the top of the list will be Redone The name of the next operation in the list will be shown as the next Redo menu item and all the items that have been Redone are immedi Ouickstart Guide Editing Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Delete Cut Copy Paste gt Paste to Cursor Paste Tail to Cursor ately added to the Undo History list The next edit operation carried out in Pyramix will then purge this list since the operation could cause a conflict with previous operations and therefore renders the Redo list invalid This command deletes the selected clip or region When a selection is deleted other material on the track behaves according to the current Remove mode setting Cuts the current selection from the project and places it on the Clipboard When a Selec tion is Cut other material on the track behaves according to the current Remove mode setting Copies the current selection from the project and pla
101. r Sources Length 04 05 2 r ST TO GAR OH n Real tme Rere Mxd Reo MR 0 24 21 We 1 24 21 Inport Track D herng Length 06 33 02 Sew ew bub S Gio dc Use Mixer Settings Oefa 07 4 62 Wo lt 1 0 63 Inport Track 7 Use 16 bts WEC NoiseShaper Length 09 44 66 Genrer Re Image Abort Generate CD Image dialog 15 Type a name for the Disc image 16 Choose a location for the Image 17 Click on Generate Image yn Ouickstart Guide CD Mastering AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Burn the CD 18 Open the DiscWrite application Start gt All Programs gt Pyramix gt DiscWrite Z c DiscWrite Us x Source Table of Content Pyramix CD Image v Disc Title x 6 Label Open Image 3 Dat Info Customer Name I CD Images Moby Hotel pmi Peleg geese ee Customer Phone Target Master ID Code CD R PLEXTOR DVDR PX 5044 1 0 Ref Code UPCEAN Code 12345 Record Settings Track Index Time ISRC Name Copy a ol oo 00 00 00 yes Speed 24x Disc At Once ol 00 02 00 hotel intro Length 01 55 20 Status eee Checking PLEXTOR DVDR PX 5044 ae po Magaan y SW ol 01 57 20 raining again Progress Length 03 46 00 i NWMHEHEDE ee eI e I I RIRAIRIRIRIRRN os oo 05 43 20 yes x Buffer O E a Print TOC Save TOC Select Report Design Report Results Bus 0 found GEARPort PnP supports 8 targets bus t
102. rect connection of up to two dynamic or condenser microphones typically for quick and easy voice over recording Note the Dual DC I O daughtercard is not HDTDM bus compatible and can not be used in a multiboard setup MADI I O The MADI daughter card offers 56 channels of 24 bit bi directional I O and up to 64 channels in MADI X MADI Extended format It can be ordered either in a BNC coaxial version or an optical duplex SC version Both versions are fitted with a standard Wordclock BNC I O connector which can be programmed in the Pyramix software as a Wordclock In or Out signal SDIF I O The Mykerinos SDIF daughter board is specially designed for multi track DSD recording It offers 8 channels of DSD digital input over 8 unbalanced 75 Ohm terminated BNC connectors and 8 channels of DSD digital output over 8 unbalanced 75 Ohm BNC connectors One channel of DSD signal is transported at the bit rate of 2 82 MHz through each BNC connector SDIF 2 and SDIF 3 format are fully supported for DSD transport selected under software control With one Mykerinos board it is only possible to use one DSD Input and Output channel To have the full range of 8 I O channels a second Mykerinos board is required to provide sufficient DSP power Quickstart Guide Appendix ll 1 O Daughter card Options Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION TASCAM TDIF The TASCAM TDIF daughter card offers 24 channels of I O over 3 Tascam TDIF connections Connectio
103. rough the steps to create a new project Step 1 Choose the project type Choose Editing Project select the reguired sampling rate and resolution number of bits or accept the defaults 44 1kHz 16 bits then click the Next button which will lead you to step 2 yn Ouickstart Guide Starting a New Project AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y Y Note that a Digitizing Session DXD Mixing Project or DSD Project the other possible choices available in the New window are special kinds of Project described elsewhere Step 2 Setup a new project workspace Checking the box labeled Setup a new Project Workspace allows you to name the new project and choose a location for the Project and Media Files Type in a name for the Project and either type in a valid path or use the Browse button to browse to a suitable folder When you have entered the information click the Next button to get to the next step If you uncheck the Setup a new Project Workspace box when the new project is created it will be given the working name Project 1 or the next available number if Project 1 already exists and the save path will be the default Step 3 Choose a Mixer A new Project needs a properly configured Mixer The Mixer also called the Virtual Studio is used to route all sig nals into and out of Pyramix it also determines the sample rate and synchronization source for the Project Use Default Mixer Loads the currently designated D
104. rst launch Important After installation has been completed please reboot the PC before attempting to launch Pyramix Virtual Studio Then open the VS3 control panel application Start gt Programs gt Pyramix gt VS3 control panel The default Tab Pane is Configuration e Merging Technologies Virtual Studio Mykerinos settings x Configuration Board Info Native Audio DirectX About Application DSP Allocation Privilege Output Effects y Pyramix Virtual Studio Buses Mode HDTDM 64 buses PCM only HDTDM 64 buses PCM only XDTDM 128 buses PCM DXD and DSD have any l U On Bus Video TC vay ADAT SN 11290 AES EBU SN 11291 Cancel VS3 Control Panel Configuration page For Pyramix systems with a single Mykerinos board Leave all default selections as they are making sure the On Bus checkbox for your Mykerinos card is indeed checked then save and exit the VS3 control panel application For Pyramix systems with a multiboard configuration Make sure there is a check mark in the On Bus boxes for each board installed Check that the Application combo box is showing Pyramix If not select Pyramix from the list Select XDTDM from the Buses Mode combo box Select which board is to provide an external Video TC reference with the radio buttons next to the board icons For now leave the default DSP Allocation settings as they are When the VS3 Control Panel Do you want to save this board selection di
105. s Connection is via three DB 25 connectors One on the main card attached to the Mykerinos and two more on a separate bracket connected via internal ribbon cable to the main card An optional break out cable can be ordered separately which connects to the DB 25 connector and terminates in 8 XLR connectors which may be used to connect to standard AES EBU stereo inputs and outputs AES daughter cards are available with or without 8 channels of SRC sample rate conversion Dual DC I O The Dual DC offers up to 12 inputs and outputs at 32kHz 44 1kHz or 48kHz sampling rates on a single board All converters are 24 bit Connection is via 2 DB 25 connectors One on the main card attached to the Mykerinos car ries the analog I O and the second on a separate bracket carries four AES EBU Input and Output stereo pairs There are four analogue Line outputs and four analogue Line Inputs two of which may be switched to accept Mic or Line level inputs These have Mic pre amps and 48V phantom powering The analogue Line level I O is adjust able over a 24dB range to accommodate all standard studio levels Optional break out cables can be ordered sep arately which connect to the DB 25 connectors and terminate in 8 XLR connectors The Dual DC is the most cost effective I O daughter card for Pyramix users It is an ideal I O solution for mixed ana log digital requirements as encountered in Broadcast production and Video post production environments It allows di
106. s rather than chan nels Bus Tools combine the most freguently used mastering processing blocks you find on the output busses of a mixing console in a single plug in including an advanced limiter Like Strip Tools multiple instances of the Bus Tools plug in are displayed in one large window The number of instances displayed is user selectable IMPORTANT Pre Anticipation PA and Delay Compensation DC Delay compensation adds a delay determined by the Pre Anticipation delay setting to all channels passing through a Bus Tools plug in NOT selected for processing If two or more Bus Tools are inserted in a Bus with PA amp DC on the delay times of each Bus Tools will add together for all channels Ouickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Simple Mixer Automation Pyramix Virtual Studio supports several different types of mix automation including both continuous and snap shot automation of Mixer levels pans effects etc See the Pyramix User Manual for more details on these various kinds of automation The following describes a simple kind of automation At the bottom right side of the main Pyramix window you will see Off Play and Write buttons These are the mas ter automation control buttons To record Mixer automation simply press the master automation control Write button Now ANY changes you make to controls in the Mixer armed for automation will be recorded Changes can be ma
107. sing the Wiz ard or Use right mouse button to configure your mixer This is the equivalent of right clicking on a blank area of an existing mixer We recommend only experienced users choose this option Please see Pyramix User Manual Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation The main Pyramix Virtual Studio program window is the Pyramix Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies win dow This is the window which appears when the program is launched It has a Toolbar across the top and status information at the bottom This main window can be resized moved minimized or maximized using standard Windows tools The Pyramix Project window is always completely enclosed by the main window A Project window only exists if a Project is open and appears automatically when a new Project is started A Project window can be resized moved minimized or maximized within the main window using standard Windows tools If the Project window is opened large enough it will be seen to have 2 separate panels an Editing Panel top called the Timeline and a Project Management Panel bottom Place the mouse on the dividing line between these 2 panels to move the divider up or down thereby giving more or less space to a given panel The Project Editing Panel contains the Timeline for a Project This is the place where virtually all audio editing is accomplished Here audio Tracks may be created added or deleted and audio clips may be edited moved copied or past
108. t cable is provided for connec tions to time code sync and video I O The Synchronization option allows Pyramix to be configured as a master or slave lock to external time code video or word clock It also enables VITC and or a visible time code burn in win dow BITC to be added to video output throughput Quickstart Guide Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Hardware Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Cabling Pyramix in your System Environment Please read this in conjunction with the guide or guides for your specific interface daughter cards and external interfaces converters Due to the number of possible I O options and the variety of user environments it is impossible to cover all the variations of cable connections to and from Pyramix However here are some general rules and examples Mykerinos Back plate j f N amp G lt 3 5mm Mini Phone Jack for analog monitor output NA a3 8 pin Mini DIN for sync breakout cable pr Area where I O Daughter Card output connectors appear Mykerinos Backplate Audio Connections Many users will have A D Converters for feeding analog audio sources into Pyramix and D A Converters for play ing analog audio out of Pyramix In this case connect your analog audio sources to the A D Converter analog audio inputs and the A D digital audio output s to the Mykerinos digital audio input s Similarly connect the Mykerinos digital audio output s to your D
109. the Timeline remains Static Paging when the Playhead Cursor hits the screen edge Choose Free Cursor while playing The third option is Cursor Auto Return after playing When this is selected with either of the other options the Playhead Cursor will return to the point at which Play began when Stop is selected Composition Information and Settings Toolbar O Prani Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies Magic Beans Stereo only pr NOT FOR RESALE Project Edt View Clips Tracks Cursor and Marks Selection FadeEdtor Meda Automation Workspaces Machines Macros Settings Window Heip Dasa Bae XX Oo SEU QQ2QQ BEBWS ARKO o fe fe iv Mes tt bE 00022225 Ve E N EOU G OE NU NI OD 00 37404 1031529 0000 1500 00003000 00 06 45 00 00 01 00 00 Xx 01 15 00 0200 0 O02 14 we Man Frm oo c00 0001 3000 0001 4500 Hi tat 00 0002 erwrte Remove Composition Information and Settings Toolbar Above the Time Scale Bar and below the Project Editing Panel Toolbar is the TimeCode Toolbar This contains a number of Icons and TimeCode register boxes with increment decrement arrows From left to right these are T Playhead Cursor current position bj Mark In 4 Mark Out hj Mark In to Mark Out L Selection In 1 Selection Out yn Ouickstart Guide Navigation AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION o Selection In to Out All the registers accept direct keyboard entry of TimeCode When values are typed into the M
110. tor of the gain of strip tools 2 is set to 2 Now when you change the gain of strip tools 1 by 1 dB the gain of strip tools 2 will change by 2 dB s Invert Also works only on continuous controls It inverts the effect of the movement for this control caused by another group member or vice versa E g assume the input gain of strip tools 1 and the input gain of strip tools 2 are both assigned to group one The invert button of the gain of strip tools 2 is on Now when you increase the gain of strip tools 1 by 1 dB the gain of strip tools 2 will diminished by 1 dB yn Ouickstart Guide Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Sections From top to bottom Strip Tools contains the following Sections Strip Tools 1 1 Mono Input Level This section contains the input level control and shows the name of the mixer strip this instance of the plug in is assigned to Dynamics This section contains a compressor It can be switched as shown here to act as a decompressor Expander This is a downwards expander It can also be switched to act as an upwards expander Equalizer This is a five band fully parametric equalizer Each band can be switched to high or low pass shelving or peaking characteristics Output This section controls the output level of the strip tool and also offers automatic gain make up for the compressor Common Features Each Section or module of Strip and Bus Tools h
111. tput or lock to incoming SMPTE EBU TimeCode If a master LTC Time Code output from Pyramix is needed cable the Pyramix LTC time code out RCA jack or XLR to any other devices slaving to this output Pyramix Synchronization option required Pyramix always generates time code when playing To lock Pyramix to an incoming LTC time code signal cable the LTC TimeCode output from the TimeCode source to the Pyramix LTC input RCA jack or XLR Pyramix Synchronization option required Pyramix can accept and generate VITC in standard PAL NTSC formats It can also provide BITC Burnt In TimeCode on its video outputs MIDI Connections To use Pyramix MIDI functionality with external equipment you will require a MIDI interface Many current moth erboards include an on board MIDI interface If yours does not it is a simple matter to add one This can be either an internal PCI card or an external unit connected via a USB port or an RS232 serial COM port Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software Installation Overview Note Note If you have purchased hardware options such as Mykerinos cards the Sync Board and or an AJA video card please install these first following the instructions in the accompanying documentation The Pyramix software uses an automated installer wizard which will install all necessary prerequisites We use a unified installer package containing the current versions of Pyramix VCube and Ovation The initial installer screen
112. troduce you to Pyramix Virtual Studio and lead you through a simple set up recording and importing audio simple editing mixing adding effects and CD recording Pyramix documentation and Help ToolTips Pyramix Software is equipped with ToolTips Hovering the mouse cursor over a tool icon pops up a box with the name of the function A longer description is shown bottom left of the Pyramix program window Documentation All the Pyramix documentation is in the Adobe Acrobat pdf format pdf file extension In order to read the documentation you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 or later installed on your computer This Ouick Start Guide and the Pyramix User Manual may be opened from the Help menu Other documenta tion can be found in the Windows Start menu in All Programs gt Pyramix gt Docs Please check for the most recent versions at http www merging com Support If you cannot find an answer to a query in the documentation please consult the on line support at http www merging com where you will find answers to F A Q s Frequently Asked Questions and further support Assumptions This Quick Start Guide and the other Pyramix documentation assume you are thoroughly familiar with PCs and Windows terms and concepts If self installing to a new PC new please ensure the machine is working correctly before attempting to install Pyramix Virtual Studio Quickstart Guide Welcome to Pyramix Virtual Studio Pyramix
113. ts Project A Project is the top level of organization Projects are saved with the file extension PMT A Project controls and keeps track of all the various elements you are assembling at a given time A Project always contains a Mixer and Quickstart Guide Pyramix User Interface Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION a Composition viewed on the Timeline or as an Edit Decision List EDL plus Libraries containing Master Clips Compositions Mixer settings and Fade settings O Pye Vita Sido by awyr Fechratoges Werra Conpdaton ces Projet ER Wee Ops heds Care wed Varhs Selection FedeQdter Mede horn Worlapeces Mates Meros Settings Window Pep OBWBED o x Karee WM QARA Haass i ke b fa ie Br Aran TAC CSE MUDDION ES EEES O EG j fas Mixer Monitor lt Oe PLO Peers ile jee A Set ot Rei view S Aude CYMM Syre vooral ED Pyramix Virtual Studio Window The Mixer is the nexus of the Virtual Studio The Mixer routes all audio into and out of a Pyramix Project It also determines audio sample rates and synchronization The user can configure the Mixer as appropriate for the num ber and type of inputs strips and output busses needed for a Project Without a properly configured Mixer no audio can be recorded mixed or monitored The mixer has a number of pages accessed from the MACR amp O buttons at top right of the Mixer window The default Mix page
114. uthorization System The Pyramix software and its various software options are protected by an authorization key mechanism which uses a unique registration key number generated by Merging Technologies Based on purchased software compo nents this key is unique to your Sentinel or HASP USB dongle serial number or Mykerinos board serial number your Company Name and your User name Once you have registered your software you will be provided with this Key or Keys depending on the options chosen When you receive your Pyramix Package you should also receive either an email from your Merging technologies Sales Partner or a printed copy of the email containing your security setting details If you did not receive this key have lost it or would like to change the user and or company name please contact your Merging Sales Partner with your Mykerinos serial your User Name your Company Name and the list of purchased software compo nents Usually a key can be issued within one business day after the verification of your personal data has been completed Enabling Pyramix Virtual Studio with your Software Key Pyramix Virtual Studio is protected by a special software Key Once you have registered your software you will be provided with this Key or Keys depending on the chosen options Entering your Key s After the Pyramix installation process you will be prompted to enter your Authorization Key If you click Yes the MT Security Settings dialog wil
115. ykerinos board can be configured inside the Pyramix software to act as either a sync master or to slave to a variety of incoming signals Decide which device in your system will provide the master sync reference then ensure that all other digital audio devices in your system take their synchronization from it This will require routing appropriate cables whether digital audio video or wordclock cables to the various other devices and may also involve a separate sync refer ence generator and or distribution amplifiers If Pyramix is configured as the master Internal sync other digital audio devices will probably be able to lock to the digital audio output from Pyramix However Pyramix can also be configured to output a wordclock signal at the Video output BNC connector Pyramix Synchronization option required If Pyramix is configured as a slave to an external device Various synchronization signals can be accepted To lock to incoming digital audio connect an appropriate digital audio signal to a Pyramix digital audio input To lock to incoming video connect an appropriate video signal to the Pyramix Video Reference input Pyramix Synchronization option required To lock to incoming wordclock connect an appropriate master wordclock signal to the Pyramix Video 2 Input Pyramix Synchronization option required To set the termination jumpers provided on the Mykerinos board please see the Mykerinos User Guide Pyramix can either ou
116. ype unknown No tape units found Selected recorder interface GEARAspi driver cyclic buffering Driver found GEARAspi for NT Bus 0 found GEARPort PnP supports 8 targets bus type unknown PLEXTOR DVDR PX 504A rewision l 0l found on bus ID O target ID O LUN O ELBY DVD ROM revision 1 0 found on bus ID O target ID 1 LUN O Recorder PLEXTOR DVDR PX SO4A used wv DiscWrite Application Window 19 Click Open Image and open the Image file you ve just created 20 Select the CD Writer from the Target list 21 If the Info box does not show Disk At Once click on Target Settings 22 Change the CD Write Method entry to Disk At Once 23 Click on the OK button to close the Settings window 24 Place a blank CD R in the drive 25 Click on Record to burn the CD CD Markers CD Markers are much like other User Flags or Markers To set a CD Start Marker which indicates the beginning of a CD track place the Play Head at an appropriate CD track Start location and choose Cursors amp Marks Add CD Start Marker to Play Head similarly to set a CD Stop Marker which indicates the ending of a CD track place the Play Head at the appropriate CD track End location and choose Cursors amp Marks Add CD Stop Marker to Play Head A named CD Index Marker can also be added using Cursors amp Marks Add CD Index Marker to Play yn Ouickstart Guide CD Mastering AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Head These CD M
117. yramix User Manual Pyrama Settings 3 Al Settings I Hordware Formats amp Syne Z 1 0 Interfaces ADAT 11290 AESJEBU 11291 I HOTOM Routing PCM 1 0 Routing TimeCode lt 3 Project General Record Controler Mapping J Mixer Level Meter DSP Power Saving 3 Appicabion General Editing Plyybock Record Jog Chace CD SACD Desktop Layout Timeline Layout Track Meoders Layout Keys Location Amon i Time Stretch TineZone Settings Prosoreq MPEX3 Settings I Remote Control Machine Controler Ystual Transport Apply changes to All Settings Load Save Settings Window Tree and buttons The left hand side of the window shows all available settings grouped in folders Folders can be collapsed or expanded by clicking on the folder icons By default all folders are open displaying the Settings pages they con tain by name Clicking on a settings page opens it in the right hand side of the window for viewing and editing Settings Buttons Apply changes to yn Ouickstart Guide Settings AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Below the Settings folders tree view the first large button s function and label changes to reflect the currently open settings page if any Apply changes to does as it says without saving the changes to a Settings file Set tings can be saved selectively or in their entirety for future use yn Ouickstart Guide Settings AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION

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