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Thank you! Pyramix Versions Pyramix Native Native Playback Channels Pyramix LE Pyramix Virtual Studio Core Introduction Conventions Pyramix Guides Installation Guide Virtual Transport Guide Pyramix Applications Guides Guides for Pyramix Optional Features Pyramix Virtual Studio Overview Pyramix Card and Software Set and Pyramix Turnkey Pyramix Virtual Studio Board I/O Time Code and Video Sync Option System Requirements For Pyramix Virtual Studio Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode Installing Pyramix V
Project Mixer Compositions Timeline EDL Media Files Master Clips Clips Media Management - Housekeeping Media Drives and Folders Libraries User Libraries Automation in libraries Global Libraries Offline / Reference Libraries Sound Effects / Large Projects and Offline Libraries Project Libraries Library Maintenance Track and Mixer Muting TimeCode Entry Starting Pyramix Virtual Studio Beginning a New Project New Project from scratch Mixer Wizard Getting Audio into Pyramix Virtual Studio Check Sync Pyramix audi
Anatomy of a Clip Locking Clips Grouping Clips Gain WIndow Clip and Selection Editing Selections and Region Selections Dragging Clips into a Composition Copy and Paste Auto-Crossfade By Default Clip Fade Commands Editing Modes Splitting Clips and Regions Jog-Wheel Editing Edit Command highlights: Auto Silence Removal The Placement Tool Markers or User Flags Using the Mixer Mixer Components Creating and Configuring Mixers I/O Busses Explained Internal Return Busses Mixer Delay Compensation Input Strips Group
General Settings General Editing Playback Layout Locations Time Code Jog / Chase Video Keys Machines Controllers Virtual Transport Project Information & Settings Information Record Controllers Mixer Settings General I/O and Sync Mykerinos Daughter Card Settings Level Meter Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation Program Window Project Window Dual Monitors Project Editing Panel Project Management Panel Tracks Adding and Deleting Tracks Track Header Panel Navigation Jog / Shuttle Transport Controls Transpor
The Overview Project Management Panel Tabs Overview EDL Document Libraries Media Management Tracks Track Groups Playlists Work Spaces Selection Fade Editor Markers CD Notes Machines Global Libraries Cue Sequencer External Machines 9-pin (Sony P2 protocol) Setting up an external machine Virtual Multi-track Digitizing Sessions Manual Digitizing Autoconforming Conforming and Reconforming Importing a CMX EDL CMX EDL Format CMX Autoconform CMX Reconform Source - Destination Editing Concept Setting up a Source -
Master Automation Controls Display and Editing of Automation Data Undo/Redo Editing Automation data Automation in editing and libraries Mixer and Plug-in Snapshots Virtual Transport What is Virtual Transport? Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins Eq, Comp/Limiter/Expander Bus Tools Delay Compensation Delay Compensation / Pre-Anticipation Plug-Ins Common Master Section Parametric EQ.
Mastering a Composition to CD-R CD Markers Project Processes Dither Mixing Down Projects Exporting Projects to CD Image Files DiscWrite Optical Drives - Important Note: CD Text Burning a CD-R Archiving Projects Consolidating Projects Converting Projects Changing Project Length / Pitch Reconforming a Project Surround Post-Processing Projects Rendering Projects Currently Available Plug-ins Cleaning Up Project media Project Interchange File Interchange with Apple Macintosh AAF Akai DD / DR CD Import CMX EDL OM
Dubbing Mode Virtual Tape Mode Discontinuous TimeCode Metronome / Click Track Menus - Project Menu Menus - Edit menu Menus - View Menu Menus - Clips Menus - Tracks Menus - Cursors and marks Menus - Selection Menus - Fade Editor Menus - Automation Menus - Workspaces Menus - Machines Menus - Macro Menus - Settings Menus - Window Menus - Help Remote Control Control of External Device Control by External Device Hardware Control Surfaces GPI / GPO Support Optimizing Pyramix Use Templates Pyramix File Format .
Input sources Debug Menu Appendix I Mouse Modifier Keys Main Editor Overview Notes Media Folder Appendix II I/O Daughter-card Options Appendix III Optional Features Pyramix DSD / SACD Time-code Sync Cue Sequencer Appendix IV 9 - Pin connection PC RS-232 Serial Port to External Sony P2 RS-422 Controller Connecting an RS422 device using a direct cable Appendix V Mykerinos Latencies Index 333 333 336 336 338 338 338 339 341 341 342 342 344 344 344 346 347 User Manual : Contents 12
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User Manual : Thank you! 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 acquire your Pyramix key(s) and to be included in our user support list. Please also subscribe to the User Forum at: http://www.
User Manual : Pyramix Versions Pyramix Versions There are now several versions of Pyramix. Pyramix Native, Pyramix Native Media Bundle, Pyramix LE and Pyramix Virtual Studio. Numerous options and option packs are also available. This manual covers all versions of Pyramix and many optional functionalities and features.
User Manual : Pyramix Versions Native Playback Channels In the standard Native configuration the Mixing Console is limited to 4 playback channels. In the Native Media Bundle this is expanded to 8 playback channels. These channels are the first 4/8 strips of the mixer, regardless of how the mixer is configured. Both Native and Native Media Bundle configurations can have any number of tracks and can connect any of them to any of the first 4/8 strips of the mixer.
User Manual : Introduction Introduction Assumptions This User Manual and the other Pyramix guides assume you are thoroughly familiar with PCs and Windows terms and concepts. If the PC is new, please ensure the machine is working correctly before attempting to install Pyramix Virtual Studio. Conventions Conventions used in this manual: Names found on Pyramix screens and menus are shown in bold. E.g.
User Manual : Pyramix Guides Pyramix Guides User Manual This manual is intended to enable new users to achieve good results quickly. It also aims to introduce existing Pyramix users to the new features in Pyramix 4.3. Other Pyramix Guides The other guides listed here are installed along with the Pyramix software and may be freely downloaded from the Merging Technologies website. http://www.merging.
User Manual : Pyramix Virtual Studio Overview Pyramix Virtual Studio Overview VERY IMPORTANT! We strongly recommend you consult the other Pyramix guides, and the 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 version will enable you to achieve (almost) instant gratification! This manual will introduce you to Pyramix Virtual Studio Version 4.
User Manual : Pyramix Virtual Studio Overview On-board Analog Audio I/O Regardless of which I/O daughter card is chosen, you can simultaneously use the 3.5mm stereo miniphone 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 automatically Sample Rate Converted to 96 kHz, 24 bit.
User Manual : Pyramix Virtual Studio Overview Please note that these are very rough estimates, and should be used only as a general indication of storage requirements. Operating System Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT Workstation (v4.0 SP6 or higher) installed (never attempt to install Pyramix on NT Server). Windows XP is preferred.
User Manual : Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode THERE MUST BE ONLY ONE SOURCE OF SYNC FOR AUDIO AND TIME-CODE 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.
User Manual : Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Hardware 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 physically shared with an ISA slot. Please consult the merging.com website for current compatibility information.
User Manual : Cabling Pyramix in your System Environment 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. 3.
User Manual : Cabling Pyramix in your System Environment 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 wordclock signal is usually preferable. The Mykerinos board can be configured inside the Pyramix software to act as either a sync master, or to slave to a variety of incoming signals.
User Manual : Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software Driver Signing Important! Before attempting to install the Pyramix Virtual Studio software please check the following setting: Start > Settings > Control Panel > System : Hardware Click on the Hardware Tab, then click on Driver Signing. The Driver Signing Options dialog opens: Driver Signing Options dialog Make sure the middle option Warn is selected.
User Manual : Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software 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.
User Manual : Pyramix User Interface 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 work in the way they find most comfortable for the type of projects they are undertaking.
User Manual : Project Templates Project Templates Pyramix provides the user with a number 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.
User Manual : Pyramix Concepts Pyramix Concepts 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 a Composition, viewed on the Timeline, or as an Edit Decision List (EDL), plus Libraries containing Master Clips, Compositions, Mixer settings, and Fade settings. Mixer The Mixer, is the nexus of the Virtual Studio.
User Manual : Pyramix Concepts 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 generate thousands of more or less enigmatically named files.
User Manual : Pyramix Concepts Offline / Reference Libraries Offline or Reference Libraries are 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 Drive > Create Offline/Reference Library.
User Manual : Pyramix Concepts Create An Initial Library Select the Media Management Tab Window Menu item Drive > Create Offline/Reference Library and choose All mounted Media folders and Add all Media. This will create an initial library referencing all your audio files. All the media files / disks may then be unmounted. The library can now be re-organized, folders created, items duplicated etc. etc.
User Manual : Pyramix Concepts Please see also: Grouping Clips on page 54, Track Groups on page 152 TimeCode Entry TimeCode values in Pyramix can be changed by using Increment Decrement buttons, by using the on screen numeric keys or by direct entry from the numeric keypad. an OK button or the ENTER key finalizes the entry. In Pyramix numbers are entered in time code fields from right to left, a block at a time, progressively overwriting existing numbers.
User Manual : Pyramix Concepts Numeric Keypad Key Command / Nothing (when in Placement Tool: Done) * Capture current TimeCode - Delete last typed digit (same as BACKSPACE) + Undo typed TimeCode and restore previous 1 Enters Number 1 2 Enters Number 2 3 Enters Number 3 4 Enters Number 4 5 Enters Number 5 6 Enters Number 6 7 Enters Number 7 8 Enters Number 8 9 Enters Number 9 0 Enters Number 0 .
User Manual : Starting Pyramix Virtual Studio Starting Pyramix Virtual Studio By default the Installer will put Pyramix Virtual Studio into your Programs folder. It also places a Pyramix shortcut icon on the Windows desktop. To start Pyramix Virtual Studio, double-click on the Pyramix shortcut icon on your Windows desktop. Alternately, choose Start > Programs > Pyramix > Pyramix Virtual Studio.
User Manual : Beginning a New Project Beginning a New Project The Project is the top level of organization in Pyramix Virtual Studio. You need to start a new (or open an existing) Project to capture audio, import files, edit, mix or add effects. Templates Pyramix has Templates for common tasks and you can save your own.
User Manual : Beginning a New Project New Project from scratch To start a new Project from scratch, choose Project > New. This launches the New Project Wizard, which will lead you through the steps to create a new project. New Project Wizard - Choose a Project Type dialog Step 1: Choose the project type Choose Editing Project, select the required 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.
User Manual : Beginning a New Project Step 2: Setup a new project workspace New Project Wizard - 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.
User Manual : Beginning a New Project Step 3: Choose a Mixer New Project Wizard - Select a Mixer Preset dialog A new Project needs a properly configured Mixer. The Mixer, also called the Virtual Studio, is used to route all signals into and out of Pyramix; it also determines the sample rate and synchronization source for the Project. Use Default Mixer Loads the currently designated Default Mixer preset. N.B.
User Manual : Beginning a New Project 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 dialog box: Configuration Wizard busses dialog Select the type(s) of busses 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.
User Manual : Beginning a New Project . Configuration Wizard auto connect 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 outputs to Mixer Input Strips, although you can easily reconfigure this later.
User Manual : Beginning a New Project Blank Mixer Dialog 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 this dialog opens: Blank mixer dialog 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.
User Manual : Getting Audio into Pyramix Virtual Studio Getting Audio into Pyramix Virtual Studio There are two basic methods of getting audio into Pyramix initially: you can record audio directly into the program, or you can import previously existing audio files. Please see also: Digitizing Sessions on page 177 and External Machines on page 174 Check Sync Before attempting to record any audio please check Pyramix and the audio source(s) are synchronized as you intend.
User Manual : Getting Audio into Pyramix Virtual Studio Pyramix audio file format Unless there is a good reason for using another file format for recordings we strongly recommend using the default .PMF file format. This will give the best performance in a number of key areas. For further information please see: Optimizing Pyramix on page 326 Recording Audio into a Pyramix Virtual Studio Project Start a new Project, or open an existing one.
User Manual : Getting Audio into Pyramix Virtual Studio If the Prompt for name after recording box is checked the Record Name dialog appears when the recording is finished and the transport stopped. Record Name dialog Type a name for the recording (or leave the default) then select one of the button options.
User Manual : Getting Audio into Pyramix Virtual Studio Importing Audio Files into Pyramix Virtual Studio Importing Audio Files Different file types with different bit depths (word lengths) can be freely combined in a Composition. Simply Mount the Media Drive or Media Folder and drag-and-drop the required material into the Timeline. Files with different sample rates can also be freely combined. Note: If a clip has a different sample rate to the current project the clip will play at the ‘wrong’ speed! E.g.
User Manual : Getting Audio into Pyramix Virtual Studio Sample Rate Conversion Where the sampling rate of a Media File is different to the current Project, Pyramix offers a simple means of converting the Media File’s sample rate. 1. Select a Master Clip file or files in the main Media Management window. 2. Choose Convert > Quick Convert > Samplerate Converter. A Samplerate Converter dialogue box appears.
User Manual : Practical Media Management and Libraries Practical Media Management and Libraries Clips and Compositions Master Clips can simply be dragged from Media Drives to User Libraries for purposes of clip organization, grouping, etc. just as they are dragged into Compositions User Libraries are not restricted to storing individual clips.
User Manual : Practical Media Management and Libraries Mounts the selected Media Drive or Folder. To create a new Folder, simply type a name in the text entry box and click on Mount.
User Manual : Practical Media Management and Libraries The Mounting Rules dialog can be found in the Media Management Tab window in the Drive menu : Drive > Mounting Rules Mounting Rules dialog Folders where a conflict has been detected appear in Red. Folders where a special Mounting Rule has been applied now appear in Dark Green.
User Manual : Editing Editing 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. A Project Editing Panel containing the Timeline will be visible as soon as you open a Project. The Fade Editor provides elegant alternative methods of viewing and adjusting the parameters of edits in the Timeline.
User Manual : Editing Tail The end of a clip on a Track is referred to as the Tail. The Tail may or may not represent the actual end of the media file for the clip, since the clip is just a set of pointers to an area of the whole Media File. Sync Point The Sync Point is an internal reference point inside the clip. This defaults to the start of a clip until moved.The Sync Point may be moved by dragging its handle within the clip.
User Manual : Editing Locking Clips Clips can be protected from being displaced during editing by selecting Clips > Lock. A locked clip cannot be moved in time or to another track until it is unlocked. Clips > Unlock. If you simply wish to prevent loss of sync select Clips > Lock Horizontal Drag. Grouping Clips To Group multiple clips, whether they are on the same or different Tracks, select the clips you wish to Group together. Now choose Clips > Group.
User Manual : Editing Clip Properties Clips > Properties opens the Properties window for the selected clip. If multiple clips are selected, opens the Properties window for the first clip selected: Selection Window Selections and Region Selections Selection Operations Many editing operations in Pyramix can only be carried out if a clip or region is selected. There are two ways of selecting material in the Timeline. Whole Clips and Regions.
User Manual : Editing Clip Selection Clicking in a clip selects it (the color becomes darker and Handles appear). The whole clip is ready for editing. Clicking on other clips while holding down the Shift key adds them to the selection. If the clip is grouped with other clips, this will select the entire group. To select a single clip in a group, first ungroup the clips, then select the desired clip. Region Selection A Region Selection is a selected area of the Composition.
User Manual : Editing clicked. Alternatively, simply click the mouse on the track and at the time you want the clip to start, right -click and choose Paste to insert the clip where you placed the mouse cursor. Selecting a Clip Click on any clip in the Composition to select it. It will change color to indicate selection. Shift-click to select multiple clips at the same time. Simple Copy and Paste 1. Left-click a clip to select it. 2. Right-click and choose Copy from the pop-up.
User Manual : Editing CTRL Key Modifier Option (Layering Mode) When in the CTRL Crossfade mode, if the CTRL Key is released (while still holding the left mouse button) Layering Mode is entered. This mode allows clips to be overlapped. (Technically, the result is a crossfade with zero length fades.) Layering Mode CTRL SHIFT Key Modifier (Slip Media Mode) While a clip is selected, pressing the CTRL and SHIFT keys will allow the audio contents of the clip to be slipped in time.
User Manual : Editing Default When a clip is selected or a Region is defined which includes the clip start or end, Fade In or Out > Default > Complete recalls the length and shape of the Default Fade In or Out and applies it to the selection.Default > Curve Only recalls only the curve shape. When a region is defined on a clip or clips which are cross-faded X Fade > Default Complete or Curve Only recalls and applies the Default Crossfade length and shape or shape only respectively.
User Manual : Editing Adjusting a Region Selection Simply position the Arrow Cursor at the edge (beginning or ending) of the region. The cursor will change shape to indicate the Region can now be adjusted by clicking and dragging. You may drag the edge beyond the other end of the region. Doing so ensures that the new selection region begins (or ends) exactly where the original region ended (or began). This also applies to the top and bottom edges of the region.
User Manual : Editing on Edit > Redo and the operation will be Redone. Whenever an item is Redone, it immediately shows up as the most recent item in the Undo list in this menu. The next edit operation 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.
User Manual : Editing Fit Selection This command allows inserted clips to be fit into specified regions on the Timeline. This requires the Timezone Time compression/Expansion plug-in Cut and Ripple Cuts the current Selection and places it on the Clipboard forcing a Ripple to occur on all affected tracks. Paste and Ripple Inserts the contents of the Clipboard to the mouse cursor position forcing a Ripple on all affected tracks.
User Manual : Editing Waveform Leads to the Waveform sub-menu: Waveform sub-menu Follow Track Clip displays whatever is selected for the entire Track.
User Manual : Editing The minimum setting is 10 ms and the maximum is 5000ms (5 seconds). Fade Out [ms] / Fade In [ms] Sets the length of the automatic Fade Out and Fade In that will be applied to all new clips created by the Automatic Silence Removal operation. The range for this setting is between 5 ms and 500ms (1/2 second). Once the parameters have been set, click OK.
User Manual : Editing The Placement Tool Although the Placement Tool remains an extremely flexible paste option most important operations are directly available as single commands in the Edit menu. All these commands can be mapped to a keyboard key or included in a macro. In most cases, this is a far more efficient way to work.
User Manual : Markers or User Flags 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. 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.
User Manual : Using the Mixer Using the Mixer Mixer Components Basic Strip A basic mono channel strip contains: Output bus send level / pan pot and On /Off switch. The number and type of these is dependent on the number and type of busses specified. Here there is just a single stereo mix bus. Numeric display of held peak level value if fader is at unity, otherwise shows fader position value and may be clicked to directly enter a value. If cursor is over pan pot shows current pan position.
User Manual : Using the Mixer Show/Hide Stereo Mix Show/Hide Effects Show Hide Gain (Fader) Show/Hide Mute etc. Show Hide I/O Simple 8 X 2 stereo mixer Window with all areas visible Show / Hide The small, grey arrows on the right of the mixer surface toggle horizontal areas of the mixers surface visible or hidden. Show / Hide can reduce clutter by concealing unused controls.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers 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 > Settings > Wizard...
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers Input Strip Mode for External Processors Where an output or Aux Bus is used to feed an external processor via a physical output and the output of the external processor is fed back into Pyramix via an external input then the necessary delay compensation must be computed and applied by the operator since Pyramix has no means of determining the delay of the external device.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers Mixing/Monitoring/Aux Buses These are the summing buses where signals from the mixer input strips can be routed to. 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 master machine to record the final mix. They can also be routed via Internal Return Busses. Apart from their other uses, these enable the final mix to be recorded in Pyramix.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers 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. Mix bus routing matrix 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 < and > arrows to step across the mixer surface.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers The associated Surround Mix output strip routing is shown below: Multiple Surround Mix Output Routing The top row of A B C D buttons toggles the surround bus outputs on/off. The bottom row selects which surround bus the XLR icons refer to. Routing to physical outputs or Internal Return Busses is accomplished in the same way as other busses. I.e. right-click the relevant XLR icon and select Connect > etc. from the menu.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers 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. Mixer Configure Mode To alter the mixer configuration and I/O assignments Configure Mode must be turned on. Right-click anywhere on the Mixer window and select Configure. Note the XLR icons and numbers which appear near the bottom of each Input Strip and Output Bus.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers Direct X Plug-ins To add a Direct X plug-in the procedure is the same except select Direct X Plug-In or Add Direct X Plug-In. Note: Plug-ins cannot be added to Monitor Busses and DirectX Plug-ins can only be added to Input Strips or used in the FX Rack. Please see: Effects Rack on page 258 Further Mixer Configuration Options Mixer Context Pop-up menu The entries on this menu vary according to where you right-click on the mixer surface.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers Auto-connect Automatically connects the Mixer inputs and outputs using the available inputs and outputs of the installed daughter card (s) and the Mixers Preferred Monitoring Outputs Wizard... Launches the Configuration Wizard. Please see: Mixer Wizard on page 41 Show Distribution When checked, a narrow colored bar is inserted at the bottom of each input strip which indicates which card (in a multi-board system) is providing the DSP for the strip.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers Off No noise shaping added. Hi Pass This provides a first-order high-pass filter for the noise transfer function. This type of noise shaping takes little computational power to produce, but at the expense of not tracking the characteristics of the human ear very accurately compared to: Acoustic Psycho acoustically noise shaped dither inserts an FIR-filter in the feedback path. This shapes the noise as closely as possible to the characteristics of the human ear.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers Mixer Surround Components When a Surround Bus is added to the mixer an surround panner appears at the top on the Input Strips Front Speaker controls Joystick Panner Rear Speaker controls Open Surround Control Sub Level Surround Bus Select Destructive Solo Strip Surround controls Speaker Controls Double-clicking on any of the Speaker Controls toggles the mute on/off of the selected surround channel (also muting any audio routed to that surround channel output
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers Stereo Input Strips The Surround Sound Panner Position control behaves slightly differently in a Stereo Input Strip. Stereo strip surround controls 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.
User Manual : Creating and Configuring Mixers Position/Speaker Control When a single source is used, the Position Control is displayed as a green dot on a grid with 5 speaker icons. Each speaker icon represents a Surround Speaker 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 surround sound space.
User Manual : Configuration - Program and Project Settings Windows Configuration - Program and Project Settings Windows All three main settings windows can be found in the Settings menu. General Settings is used to set parameters of the Pyramix Virtual Studio environment. Information and Settings relates to the current Project. Mixer Settings relates to the current Mixer.
User Manual : General Settings General Settings Selecting Settings > General Settings from the pull-down menu in the main window opens the General Settings dialog box with the default General Tab page open. This dialog box contains a number of Tabs which enable general Pyramix Virtual Studio configuration. General General Settings dialog box - General Tab page Platform Audio processing The drop down list, offers a choice of which audio device to use with Pyramix.
User Manual : General Settings Undo Number of Undo / Redo Sets the Number of Undo / Redo levels. Also sets the number of automation versions to be kept when the Automation tab option, Optimization : Limit versions to the number of Undo/Redo is enabled. The default is 32. Note: Increasing this value uses more RAM. Project Opening This section determines Pyramix behavior when the application is launched.
User Manual : General Settings Editing General Settings dialog box - Editing Tab page Nudge settings These settings control the amount by which a cursor or clip will be nudged when using the left and right Arrow keys. Five Nudge Settings can be stored. Any one of these can be selected as the current nudge setting using Clips > Nudge > Current Setting or Cursors&Marks > Current Nudge Setting.
User Manual : General Settings Nudge #1~Nudge #5 For each nudge preset, enter an numeric value and click the appropriate check box to set increments to frames, samples, milliseconds, CD frames or the current Bars & Beats grid. Audition after Nudge These options set automatic Audition on for the selected actions.
User Manual : General Settings Playback General Settings dialog box - Playback Tab page Pre/Post Roll Settings Allows values to be set for the Default and two alternative Pre and Post-roll settings.
User Manual : General Settings Fixed Cursor Settings The drop-down list offers nine possible positions for the Playhead cursor position on screen when scrolling Timeline with fixed cursor is selected. (View > Fixed Cursor while playing) Playback Stall When checked, interruptions to playback will pop-up a message box. Playback Buffer Buffer size may be set by typing in a value or by clicking and dragging the slider. Click Set to accept the new value or Reset to return to the default value.
User Manual : General Settings Layout General Settings dialog box - Layout Tab page Timeline settings Waveform follows fades When checked (enabled) the waveform display is scaled in height during fades and crossfades. The original waveform is shown grayed out.
User Manual : General Settings Generate waveform automatically at clip insertion When checked (enabled) a waveform file is automatically generated in the background for any clip which does not already have one when it is placed on the Timeline. Absolute Sources in EDL view Split Editor Vertically Check this box when using a dual monitor set-up to enable the Timeline to be displayed on one screen and all Tab Windows on the other one.
User Manual : General Settings Locations General Settings dialog box - file Locations Tab Default Projects Location This path is set when a new Project Workspace is created. It can be changed here either by typing the path into the box or browsing the Windows filing system using the Browse button Default Templates Location This path is set when Pyramix is installed. It can be change here in the ways described above.
User Manual : General Settings Time Code If you are using the TimeCode input /output features of Pyramix, select the TimeCode Tab to configure the system. Time code Format, Reference and Source. If an external time code source has been physically connected to the Pyramix linear time code or video inputs, you should see the current value in the LTC or VITC Reader registers.
User Manual : General Settings Reference The Reference drop-down menu sets the time code source when TimeCode is selected as the digital audio Sync Source in Settings > Mixer Settings : I/O page Sync Source. The Reference pull-down list allows for choosing between clocking the system's audio engine to an Internal reference derived from the audio board's time code generator chip, or a clock derived from the time code input port on the optional Video/TC interface.
User Manual : General Settings VITC Reader Mykerinos boards are capable of reading Vertical Interval Time Code encoded in a lines of a video signal. VITC has the advantage of being accurate and readable even when the video is stationary. Video Input These check buttons allow the choice of which of the two video inputs will be used for the VITC signal. Line Shows which lines will be decoded. Although VITC code fits into a single line, it is normally duplicated to provide redundancy reducing read errors.
User Manual : General Settings Jog / Chase General Settings dialog box - Jog / Chase Tab page User Manual 94
User Manual : General Settings Chase Settings Stabilization period before locking Although Pyramix is capable of locking to incoming TimeCode within 3 - 4 frames, there are cases where synchronization is more stable if there is a longer waiting time. This is because some external devices take a considerable time to stabilize their speed after playback is started. This parameter allows a waiting time to be defined before Pyramix will start chasing the TimeCode.
User Manual : General Settings Jog Settings Speed ceiling Sets the maximum jog speed from a choice of 1X, 2X, 4X or 8X play speed Sensitivity Sets the time moved in one revolution of the jog wheel. Type the required value in the box. Smoothing Filter The Smoothing Filter parameter determines the length of the “fade in” and “fade out” when beginning and ending scrubbing. Enter the required value in the box expressed in video frames.
User Manual : General Settings Mouse Scrubbing Settings Scrubbing Mode Analog Tape Mode gives a similar response to ‘reel-rocking’ on an analogue tape machine. Limit to Speed Ceiling When checked, limits scrub speed to the value set under Speed Ceiling Silent Locate Enables scrubbing to be undertaken without audio when speed exceeds the value set under Speed Ceiling Repeat Loop Mode continuously repeats a loop starting at the cursor position.
User Manual : General Settings Video If you are using the video sync input/output features of Pyramix, select the Video Tab to configure the video standard or format (e.g. NTSC, PAL or one of the supported HD formats). You can also enable or disable a visible time code burn-in window on the Pyramix video output for standard PAL / NTSC formats. General Settings dialog box - Video Tab page General These controls are for setting the general format of the Video Sync signal.
User Manual : General Settings • Black on Background • White on Background Large When checked the TimeCode display will be the larger of the two possible sizes. Head Switch Filter When checked, the clamp circuit ignores head-switch transients and horizontal sync during the last six to seven lines before the vertical front porch. Otherwise, the clamp circuit responds as always. Burn-in Location Simply drag the video burn-in window to the desired location within the color bars screen.
User Manual : General Settings Machines General Settings dialog box - Machines Tab page The following machines are installed: Displays a list of all installed machines. Machines in this list will be available as possible machine choices in the Transport Control. Add Clicking on the Add button opens the Machine Properties dialog box (see below) Remove If a machine is selected (highlighted) in the list, clicking Remove uninstalls the machine and removes it from the list.
User Manual : General Settings Machine Properties Machine Properties dialog When the Machine Properties dialog is opened by the Add button, the Name, Protocol and Port displays are blank. When the dialog is opened by the Properties button the displays reflect the name etc. for the selected machine. Name Displays the name of the current selected machine. When adding a new machine, type a suitable name here.
User Manual : General Settings Shows the current Post Roll time for the external machine. Type in the box to change the value. Port Properties Sony 9 - Pin Protocol Configuration Sony 9-Pin Protocol Configuration dialog TimeCode Request The radio buttons select the source of the TimeCode from the external machine. Sony machines usually respond to all requests, so the Auto setting will probably be appropriate. If necessary E.g.
User Manual : General Settings Controllers General Settings dialog box - Controllers Tab page The following controllers are installed: This list shows controllers which have device drivers are currently installed. Controllers in this list will be able to control many of the mixer and or transport functions of Pyramix. If you do not see the controller you want listed here, you will need to add it.
User Manual : General Settings Virtual Transport General Settings dialog box - Virtual Transport Tab page General Enable Virtual Transport Communication When checked, Pyramix communicates bi-directionally with Virtual Transport. Automatically Set as Clock Master When checked, the Pyramix Client is set as Clock Master. I.e.
User Manual : General Settings When checked, the Pyramix Client is set as TimeCode Master. I.e. Pyramix provides the master TimeCode reference for all Clients Chasing Chase Mode - None - Hard - Soft These radio buttons toggle the Pyramix Chase Mode. Force TimeCode Source to External / Virtual Transport When checked, TimeCode source is External / Virtual Transport.
User Manual : Project Information & Settings Project Information & Settings Information Project Information & Settings dialog box - Information Tab page The Information Page has fields for displaying and entering information concerning the current project. This information is specific to the Project and will always be available in this display.
User Manual : Project Information & Settings Record Project Information & Settings dialog box - Record Tab page Target Settings Take Name Type a ‘seed’ name here. This is used to begin the name of new recordings. E.g, if you type "Vocal" the next recording you make into a track will be called "Vocal". This field works in conjunction with the "Increment take number" function (see below). If you leave this field blank, Pyramix will apply the name "Untitled" as a default.
User Manual : Project Information & Settings Prefix with Track Name When checked the name of the recording will be prefixed by the name of the track it was recorded on. Name is Scene & Take When checked, the name of a take recorded in Pyramix will be used as the source for the Scene and Take fields in BWF and PMF audio files with the proper tag set. The last numeric digits of the name are used as the Take number and any preceding characters are used as the Scene name. E.g.
User Manual : Project Information & Settings Media option One file per track When checked, each recording on each track of a multi-track recording is recorded into a separate file. When this option is off (which is the default), one single media file is created containing all the tracks. Flatten track numbers When a recording is made on a track, Pyramix always adds media number to it. When checked on (default), Pyramix starts enumerating at one. E.g.
User Manual : Project Information & Settings them when you want to output them. If this item is not checked, the new clips will be placed on the track(s) set to record them. Clean up Media after recording Note: This option is automatically set OFF when a Project is opened. This mode makes Pyramix work like an analog or DASH multitrack. I.e.
User Manual : Project Information & Settings Controllers Project Information & Settings dialog box -Controllers Tab page The Controllers page shows a list of all external controllers currently installed. Properties Pops up the configuration window for the selected controller. Please see: Remote Control on page 322 for further details.
User Manual : Mixer Settings Mixer Settings General Mixer Settings dialog box - General Tab page Audio Sampling Rate Displays the rate set when the project was created or the default Mixer preset loaded. This can be changed from the Sampling Rate drop-down list. Varispeed Allows either choice of either a pull-up / pull-down sampling rate or running Pyramix in Varispeed mode by adapting the sampling rate.
User Manual : Mixer Settings Important! Typical digital to analog or analog to digital converters (such as Merging Technologies Sphynx or DUAII do not operate beyond +/- 0.15 ‰ (150 ppm) and therefore will mute in any Varispeed mode. It is suggested to route the Mykerinos digital I/O’s through external realtime sampling rate conversion circuitry or to use adequate external converters with built-in pullup or pull-down support.
User Manual : Mixer Settings I/O and Sync This page contains the settings for the system clock reference and several I/O settings which depend on the type of daughtercards currently installed in the system. Mixer Settings dialog box - I/O & Sync Tab page Board In a multi-board system, use the drop down list to select the daughter-card for which you want to view or change settings. Master In a multi-board system, this check box determines which board is the source of digital audio sync.
User Manual : Mixer Settings Sync Source This determines the sample clock source for the whole Pyramix system. If an external source is selected and no valid signal is detected, the system reverts to Internal until the external signal is restored. The following choices are available: Internal Selects the board’s internal oscillator as clock master. Video Selects an external video input as the reference. The card derives word clock from the video sync rate.
User Manual : Mixer Settings Mykerinos Daughter Card Settings These settings provide hardware specific configuration for the currently installed Mykerinos daughter card(s). Please see the documentation supplied with the card. Level Meter This page determines the appearance and behavior of the level meters in the Mixer and track Headers. These settings only apply to the current Mixer. This allows each Mixer to have its own custom General and Level Meter settings.
User Manual : Mixer Settings Headroom Sets the amount of headroom displayed as red meter segments before clipping. Alignment Sets the alignment level. Displayed by the point on the scale at which the dark orange segments begin. Peak and Overload Hold Time Sets the amount of time in seconds that the peak segment or overload segment (topmost red segment) of the level meter remains illuminated.
User Manual : Mixer Settings DSD Peak Filter For DSD projects this drop-down list offers the choice between two filtering options which will be applied to the DSD signal before it is measured by the level meter. This will help enable you to ensure that the DSD signal is compatible with the AES recommendations concerning the high frequency dither noise content. 20k Applies a 20 kHz low pass filter to the signal, thus only the audible audio content is measured.
User Manual : Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation Program Window Pyramix Program Window The main Pyramix Virtual Studio by Merging Technologies program window appears when the program is launched. It has dockable Toolbars across the top with a Transport bar and status information at the bottom. This main window can be resized, moved, minimized or maximized with the conventional Windows control boxes.
User Manual : Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation Project Window Pyramix Project Window 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.
User Manual : Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation Project Management Panel The Project Management Panel has a number of tools for managing, navigating and modifying a Project. A single click on one of the tool Tabs at the top of this Panel, opens its window in the Panel. Double clicking a Tab opens it as a floating window. Double-clicking the Tab of a floating window or its Caption Bar returns the window to the panel. Tabs functions can also be accessed from pull-down menus.
User Manual : Tracks Tracks Each Project has 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 extends horizontally beneath the Time Scale bar, and multiple Tracks are stacked vertically. On the left side of each Track is a Header panel with various controls and information displays.
User Manual : Tracks Track Header Panel The Track Header Panel contains a variety of buttons and information fields. Track Header Panel This screen shot shows Track Headers in variety of states. The pale green block shows the number of the Mixer Channel Input it is assigned to. Clicking this icon pops up a list to select from all available Mixer Channel Inputs. If the pale green block shows a dash, no Mixer Channel Input is selected and recording and or replay is not possible.
User Manual : Tracks The Record icon has three possible states. Record Safe and Record Ready are toggled by left-clicking the icon. AutoPunch Ready is enabled / disabled by holding down the ALT key while left-clicking the icon. Record Safe - no recording possible. Record Ready - Recording commences when the transport Master Record button is pressed and finishes either when the Stop button is pressed, or when the Play button is pressed.
User Manual : Tracks Display Envelope - by default shows clips as blue blocks with yellow waveform and adds a black line which allows the gain to be adjusted using the mouse by simply clicking and dragging. Pressing the Ctrl key enables the drawing tool for envelopes. This also applies to Automation curves. 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.
User Manual : Navigation Navigation Pyramix Virtual Studio offers the user a variety of ways of navigating around the Project Editing Panel. Play Head Position A vertical black line with a left facing triangle at the top indicates the current Play Cursor, Play Head or Now position within the Project Editing Panel. When a new Project is started, the Play Head is set at Zero (0).
User Manual : Navigation Clicking on the label buttons above 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.
User Manual : Navigation 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.
User Manual : Navigation The Goto Beginning button moves the Play Head to the beginning of the Composition. The Goto End button moves the Play Head to the end of the Composition. The Rewind button moves the Play Head at an accelerated speed backward through the Composition while it is being pressed. 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.
User Manual : Navigation When the Soft Chase toggle button is active, Pyramix will only playback when valid time code is detected on the chosen time code input port. If there is a jump in the incoming time code, Pyramix will not adjust to the new time code, but will continue playback from the current Pyramix time code position. Pyramix will run on its own internal time code for up to 1 frame if there is a drop out in the time code. If no valid time code is detected after that time, playback will stop.
User Manual : Navigation Snapshot Range inserts automation snapshots of all controls, specified in a list, on the current Region Selection, if any, or between the Mark In and Mark Out cursor positions otherwise. Transport Control Panel When the Grow Box button control panel.
User Manual : Navigation Similarly, an area of the Composition can be selected by clicking and dragging. The Fit in window icon on the Toolbar will automatically adjust the horizontal scale to fit the selected area inside the Project Editing Panel with a small margin. The Previous zoom icon restores the horizontal scale to the previous size. Keyboard shortcuts exist for all these zooming actions.
User Manual : Navigation The Overview Overview Tab page 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 displayed in the Project Editing Panel.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Project Management Panel Tabs Overview Please see: The Overview on page 133 EDL The EDL (Edit Decision List) Panel, is a textual and numeric representation of the same information shown graphically in the Timeline and Fade Editor. Changes made here are reflected in the Timeline and vice-versa The list shows information concerning the clips in the form of a list of text or TimeCode fields, most of which can be edited.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Document Libraries There is no real difference between Document libraries and Global Libraries. The distinction is an organizational one, made to help keep complex projects manageable and to provide security features for larger facilities. Libraries designated as Global are available to all projects but can be opened and manipulated from the Document Library window.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs mounted, (E.g. on a removable drive). Mount Referenced Media automatically mounts the most recent location where these media were found.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Edit Menu Document Libraries Edit menu The Edit menu allows the usual cut, copy and paste operations between the Timeline and library and between libraries. objects can also be Opened/Auditioned/Viewed depending on their type. Document Libraries Edit menu Place dialog Place opens the Place dialog box. The selected object(s) will be placed in the Timeline according to the rule chosen here.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Search opens the library Search dialog: Document Libraries Edit menu Search... dialog This dialog allows the library to be searched for specific entries using filters. Field This combo box shows a list of all fields which may be used as the basis for the search. Not When this button is pressed the query will find every entry in the library that does not conform to the query parameters.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Consolidate Document Libraries Edit menu Consolidate dialog The Consolidate function makes a selective backup of the media segments in the selected Composition. I.e. instead of backing up the whole of every media file referenced by the clips in a composition, Consolidate backs up only those parts of the media files that are referenced by the clip segments in the Composition. Extra media, beyond the clip boundaries can be added using the Handles option.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs View Menu Document Libraries View menu The View menu determines how library information is displayed. Document Libraries View menu Filter dialog Filter, when ticked, filters the items displayed in the right-hand pane of the Document Libraries Tab Window according to the filter parameters set under the Filter Options menu selection.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Options. Document Libraries View menu Options General and Columns panes Selecting Options opens the Library Settings dialog box with two Tabs, General and Columns. General is self explanatory. Columns controls what is displayed in the right-hand pane of the Library Tab Window. The columns displayed and their order are all customizable. Please see also: Libraries on page 31 Media Management Opens a window with two panes.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Media Management Menus Drive. Media Management Drive menu Mount Media Drive Make visible to the Pyramix media filing system Unmount Media Drive Remove from the Pyramix filing system Refresh Media Drive Refresh works in the same way as Explorer Windows and makes visible files which have been added since the Media Management Window was opened Open Drive Opens the Media Management Library for the selected drive and directory.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Edit Media Management Edit menu Most options are the same as the Document Library Edit Menu with one major exception: Important! Delete Media does what it says. This command: PERMANENTLY REMOVES AUDIO (and its associated Waveform file(s) from the drive.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Quick Export Enables Pyramix Master Clips to be exported in any of the supported file formats with a number of options. Quick Export - Export Media: Dialog One file per track When checked, multi-channel Master Clips are exported with a single file for each channel in the clip. Simple file numbering (.1, .2, .3, ...) When checked resultant files are numbered (.1, .2, .
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Reverse Reverses the selection so it plays backwards Export XML Description Exports Media Descriptions as an XML file Quick Convert Process Properties Dialogs :Samplerate Converter Properties Samplerate Converter Properties dialog Output Sampling Rate [Hz] select the desired sampling rate by clicking the relevant radio button. Conversion Quality Select the desired quality. Very high offers better conversion but takes longer.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Stereo Processing When the Enabled box is checked offers a choice of which channel(s) of a stereo media will be used for analysis. TimeZone Properties - Presets TimeZone Presets Properties dialog The drop-down list offers a choice of algorithm presets for various sound types.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs These parameters affect the quantity and character of audible artifacts and allow fine tuning of the process to suit specific material. Normalize Properties Normalize Properties dialog Level dBFS Here you can select from four preset values, or use the slider to specify the maximum level for the new file.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Prosoniq MPEX2 Properties Prosoniq MPEX2 Properties dialog Select the required conversion factor from the four options. Wordlength Converter Properties Wordlength Converter Properties dialog Destination Wordlength Select the desired wordlength using the radio buttons. Noise Shaping Select the require quality of Noise Shaping. A higher quality setting will produce better results, but the processing time will also increase.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs SACD Media Management SACD menu DST Encoder Encode an Edited Master in DST. DST Encoder dialog DST Estimator Estimate the DST encoding of an Edited Master with a graph to show the file reduction rate as a function of the audio material. Tracks The Track Tab opens a table where each row contains information about a single track and each column contains information and function selection fields.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Track Column Fields Name The name of the Track. Up to 29 characters are visible in this field but longer names are accepted. Repro Connection Shows which Mixer Input Strip the track is connected to. Clicking in this column field drops down a list box with all available Mixer Input strips. Strip number on the left, Strip Name in brackets. Input Connection Shows which Input is feeding the track.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs If YES a Peak meter is displayed in the Track Header. Clicking in this column field toggles between YES and blank. Size Shows the current track display Height. (in pixels) Clicking in this field allows a numeric value between 24 and 511 to be entered. Background Color Shows clip background color. If blank color is set to Standard. Clicking in this column field pops-up a color picker. Waveform Color Shows clip Waveform color. If blank color is set to Standard.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Track Groups Track Groups, as the name implies, enable a number of logical function linkages between tracks and several other useful methods of improving efficiency. The Track Groups Tab opens a table where each row contains information about a single track group and each column contains Information and function selection fields.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs The rest of the fields All the other column fields toggle when clicked, either displaying Yes or a blank. The functions described below apply when the fields are set to Yes. Keep Cursor The Group ‘remembers’ the position of the cursor and restores it each time one of its tracks is selected. Free Zoom The group has its own zooming factor, independent of the general zoom factor.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Tracks Tab window are affected by the group, I.e. which of these parameters are changed in the whole group when a change is made to an individual track of the group. Playlists Playlists enable different versions of the content of a selection of tracks to be easily stored and any stored version to be recalled. Playlists have a name (and can be renamed). A Playlist shows the list of tracks it keeps versions of.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs When choosing Selection Properties or a Properties Menu item, this Tab Window is displayed. If the Tab Windows section is hidden, then the Selection Tab Window is undocked to ensure it is visible. Parameters that can be modified are marked with a ‘>’ sign. Click on the ‘>’ sign or on the parameter itself to change/edit it. Selection and Clip Modifiable Fields Name This field shows the name of clip as it appears in the composition.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Original TimeCode This field shows the original TimeCode stamp at the head of the clip. Peak Level This field shows the highest level (in Decibels Full Scale) reached by any sample within a clip. This is only shown for clips which have had a Waveform display generated. Media Information Only Fields Name Shows the original short name of the audio media. Format Shows the media format as PMF, Wave etc.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Shows the track number within the media file. I.e. a stereo file will have A1 and A2 for the two tracks. File Name Shows the full media filename including the unique identifier and extension. Note: The values shown in the Clip, Media and Media Track sections reflect the track clicked on in the Timeline.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Fade Editor The Pyramix Fade Editor offers several methods for creating fades and cross-fades. Fades can be made graphically by simply clicking and dragging appropriate points on the display or by using a specialized set of faders and buttons or by directly entering numeric data. A comprehensive set of auditioning options is provided together with libraries for user defined fade shapes and fades.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Select/Edit Next Fade Zoom around the current Fade (Reset Zoom) Zoom In Zoom Out Xify (Reset the current fade to a standard Power X fade) Show/Hide Faders & Control Section Show/Hide Parameters & Options Section Audition whole X Fade with Pre-Roll and Post-Roll set before and after the X Fade boundaries Audition whole X Fade with Pre-Roll and Post-Roll set around the Reference Point Audition Fade Out up to its End with Curve Audition Fade Out up to its End withou
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Audition Fade In from its Start with Curve Audition Fade from its Start without Curve Audition before Start of Fade In Audition Fade In from the Reference Point with Curve Audition Fade from the Reference Point without Curve Audition before Start of Fade In from the Reference Point Audition Fade In before its Start The Graphical Display Consists of the following elements: • The TimeCode scale displaying the Zoom range on its left.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs • The Fade Safe check box in the Fader section ensures (when checked) that all following fades to the right of the one being edited are left intact while editing the current fade. This enables Auto-Ripple to be used without Auto-Ripple while keeping Fade synchronization clean. • When the Force Safe box is checked the Fade Editor forces Fade Safe to enabled after each edit change.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs • Free, follows only Zoom Reset, In and Out • Auto-Zoom, automatically Zooms around the current Fade after some operations • Auto-Zoom / Free, automatically Zooms around the current Fade but only when it enters the Fade Editor, thereafter, the Zoom is Free • Timeline, follows the Timeline Zoom factor • Choice of User defined Zoom Presets (see menu View > Zoom) Audition • Pre-Roll from the choices defined in the General Settings : Playback Page • Post-
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Save X Fade Save X Fade dialog The dialog box opens with the cursor in the X Fade Name box. Simply type a name for the new preset or choose an existing one to over-write using the dropdown list. Choose appropriate options and click OK or hit the Enter key to save the preset. Apply Mode Options A number of options are provided which affect the way the Fade will be applied when recalled.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Save Fade Save Fade dialog The dialog box opens with the cursor in the Fade Name box. Simply type a name for the new preset or choose an existing one to over-write using the dropdown list. Choose appropriate options and click OK or hit the Enter key to save the preset. Apply Mode Options A number of options are provided which affect the way the Fade will be applied when recalled.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs CD All the mastering features are grouped in the CD View; in two sections. In the Left Pane there are three window Tabs: CD Properties, All Markers and Table of Content CD properties: allows all the CD properties and default parameters to be set.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs All these parameters are stored in the project. If you want to define the value as Default value, right click on the value and select “Set as Default”. • Country Code: 2 characters (exp. GB, SW, FR etc…) • Producer: 3 characters (exp. W01). • Year of Reference: 2 digits (exp. 02). • Designation Code: 5 digits (exp. 00012, 80010). • Increment by: used to auto increment the designation code part of the ISRC. The default value is “1”.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs The fields are: Name Name of the CD Track Number Number of the Track. Click on the Value to display a drop-down list with all available track position numbers, then you can select a new location for the track (E.g. Send track 9 to 2). Pause Pause of the CD Track: Time between the start of the track and the stop of the previous one.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs CD Text Song Writer CD Text Composer CD Text Arranger Extra Functions (popup menu display with a right click on the grid): CD Tab floating Window Extra Functions pop-up menu Add > CD Mark Groups Generate PQ markers automatically from clips or clip groups. > Start Marker Add a Start Marker to the cursor position. > Stop Marker Add a Stop Marker to the cursor position. > Index Marker Add a Index Marker to the cursor position.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs ISRC ISRC sub-menu > Create Create ISRC for the selected track(s) using the ISRC default parameters in the CD Properties page. If there is more than one selected track, the ISRC are first created on the first selected track then incremented for the other(s). > Validate Check if the ISRC code is correct and correct it if it’s bad. > Inc Selection Increment the designation code part of the ISRC for the selected track(s).
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Each of these four menu choices copies value settings from the Edition default params... section of the CD Properties page in the left hand pane and applies them to the selected track(s). > Copy First Start Apply the Offset before first Track value > Copy Last Stop Apply the Offset after last Stop value > Copy Start Apply the Offset before start value > Copy Stop Apply the Offset after stop value.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Time Display: Track - Remain Similar to Track but time remaining. CD Text CD Text sub-menu > Copy All Copy all the CD Text information from the “CD Text Info” in the “CD Properties” page to the selected track(s). > Copy Title Copy the CD Text title from the “CD Text Info” in the “CD Properties” page to the selected track(s). > Copy Performer: Copy the CD Text performer from the “CD Text Info” in the “CD Properties” page to the selected track(s).
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Marker at the beginning of your ghost track, before the first start marker. You can also edit the pause of the first track then this will create or move the ghost marker index for you. Multiple CDs or versions in one Project All CD Information and CD Markers can be either "global" or per Track Group. Each Track Group that has the Destination type and Free Markers enabled has its own CD Information and CD Markers.
User Manual : Project Management Panel Tabs Machines The Machines Tab shows a control and information panel for each machine defined, installed and active in the General Settings : Machines page. A panel is always shown for the Internal Machine I.e. Pyramix. When undocked, the panel(s) appear(s) in a window.
User Manual : External Machines External Machines 9-pin (Sony P2 protocol) 9-pin Control of External Machine If you wish to control a 9-pin slave machine from Pyramix the target machine must be set up as an external machine. If you wish to control Pyramix as a slave from an external 9-pin controller / synchronizer then the external controller must be set up as a Remote Controller in Pyramix.
User Manual : Virtual Multi-track Virtual Multi-track Templates A number of Templates suitable for multi-track recording are provided with Pyramix. These Templates have all the required 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.
User Manual : Virtual Multi-track 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). (alt-click on the round rec/play button in the track header. 3. Check the input levels using the Mixer, and adjust as appropriate. 4.
User Manual : Digitizing Sessions Digitizing Sessions A Digitizing Session is a special type of Pyramix Project which is intended for efficiently loading audio material into Pyramix. One advantage to using a Digitizing Session for capture is that Master Clips referencing the audio Media Files can be generated and saved directly into a specified Library for later placement.
User Manual : Digitizing Sessions Manual Digitizing 1. In the Media section, choose an appropriate Media Folder to which to your captured files will be saved. If you wish to simultaneously save Master Clip references to these Media Files into a previously created Library, select that Library from the Library drop-down list. 2. In the Data section, choose the appropriate Resolution (bit depth or word length) and Format (file type) for the saved audio files.
User Manual : Digitizing Sessions Disable All Un-checks all the boxes in the Status Field. I.e. no edits are selected for capture. Reset Status Restores the Status Field check boxes to their previous state. Export Report Exports an .rtf file detailing the edits which were captured and those which were not. Handles Sets an extra amount of audio to be captured at each end of the edits. This allows greater freedom in editing but may cause problems in some circumstances.
User Manual : Conforming and Reconforming Conforming and Reconforming Pyramix can conform audio to match a CMX format EDL and also reconform an existing project to match a CMX change EDL. Importing a CMX EDL Select Project > Import choose CMX EDL in the InterChange-Import dialog then click on the Import button. Select the desired edl file in the Open file-browser window. The CMX EDL Import Options dialog opens: CMX EDL Import Options dialog If the EDL Frame Rate is correct, simply click the OK button.
User Manual : Conforming and Reconforming The CMX EDL Import Options main dialog opens.. CMX EDL Import Options dialog Common CMX Variants The Settings Presets buttons at the bottom of the box set the options for a variety of common CMX variants. If the edl you wish to import matches one of these, simply click the appropriate Preset button. The settings are reflected in the rest of the dialog. Click the OK button to begin the Import.
User Manual : Conforming and Reconforming Using Scene & Take (if available) of linked media file. (E.g. BWF PMF etc. files with information in the Scene & Take fields) Tracks Options Import Track Drop-down list offering a choice of importing All Tracks (default) or any individual track. Importing only the edits made on the first audio track.
User Manual : Conforming and Reconforming AUD 3 4 005 TAPE1 NONE C 1000Hz 01:15:14:02 01:15:16:04 01:02:47:19 01:02:49:21 006 TAPE1 NONE C “A sound” 01:15:14:02 01:15:16:04 01:02:47:19 01:02:49:21 Pyramix will extract all the information regarding audio from these EDLs and then paste a set of clips into the current composition’s Timeline.
User Manual : Conforming and Reconforming * FIXREEL: DAT12 d:\pmxmedia\ambiance43b.wav FILENAME OFFSET 08:45:32:00 This covers most cases of media reconnection and should help solve special cases of EDLs exported by exotic systems. Media reconnection failure An imported clip whose media has not been retrieved or whose media is not at the same sampling rate as the current project will be associated a ‘fake’ media.
User Manual : Conforming and Reconforming Relink to New Media Opens a dialog offering various options similar to the CMX Import function. Reconform Relink to New Media Options dialog This allows relinking all or a selection of clips to new media. Typically. this is used for replacement of 16 bit versions of audio files with 24 bit versions based on the clip name, media name, Scene & Take information or original TimeCode.
User Manual : Conforming and Reconforming Ignore characters after finding… ignores the rest of the string after a given substring is found Ignore File Extension ignores any characters after the last dot Match only … first characters ignores all characters after a given number Scene & Take Separators gives a choice of characters to be used to separate a Scene name and a Take name from the string.
User Manual : Conforming and Reconforming Color Clips that successfully relinked in Green No comment Color Clips that failed relinking in Red no comment Load Change EDL Opens the Reconform... dialog: Reconform... dialog Changes made to the automation during the Reconforming process cannot be undone. For this reason it is better to save a copy and reconform that. Clicking the OK button opens a file browser window to enable the “changes” EDL file to be chosen.
User Manual : Source - Destination Editing Source - Destination Editing Concept Source - Destination Editing is a powerful method of viewing and editing material especially applicable to editing multiple, multi-track, takes into one, ‘ideal’ take. Special Source and Destination Track Groups allow multiple Timelines to be visible simultaneously. Each Source and destination Timeline has its own zoom level and Playhead cursor.
User Manual : Source - Destination Editing Gates can be dragged with the mouse by clicking on them and moving. Gate colors: By default, Gates are displayed in Grey. The Source Gates currently selected for the next edit operation are displayed in White. The Destination Gates currently selected for the next edit operation are displayed in Black.
User Manual : Source - Destination Editing When Gates are set the following Source-Destination operations available in the Edit menu can be applied: • Auto-Edit Source to Destination • Overwrite Source to Destination • Insert Source to Destination • Replace Source to Destination • Fit Source to Destination When the Source has only 1 Gate then the region to edit can be automatically adjusted to the end (or beginning in case of a single Gate Out) of the clip under the Gate when the edit operation is
User Manual : Source - Destination Editing Source-Destination operations Destination Gate In OR Gate Out Only Source Gate In OR Gate Out Only Auto-Edit: Performs 2 points editing by doing the following Overwrite operation.
User Manual : Automation Automation Pyramix Virtual Studio is equipped with an extremely powerful automation system, including both dynamic and snapshot automation of levels, pans, effects, etc. Automation Modes Every control in the mixer can be set to one of four dynamic automation modes. The automation mode can be set for individual controls, for channel strips, for busses, for groups of controls or for the whole mixer. The current mode is shown by the absence, presence and color of small indicators.
User Manual : Automation Automation Settings Select General Settings : Automation from the Toolbar. (Automation > Automation Settings also takes you to the Automation page). Automation Settings page Optimizations offers a choice of options to enhance system performance when using automation. If Keep only current version while saving is enabled the system only saves the current version of all automation tracks.
User Manual : Automation The Refresh Rate setting determines the rate at which the automation data is recorded. By default the refresh rate is the same as the actual time code frame rate, e.g. 40 ms at a frame rate of 25 fps. The possible range of the refresh rate is 10 to 100 milliseconds. Please note that your setting is rounded to entire frames, so that the effective refresh rate will be either one, two or three times the actual frame rate.
User Manual : Automation Selecting one of these opens a sub-menu. The last choice in each case is Automation. selecting this opens a further sub-menu offering a choice of the four automation modes. Strip Automation sub-menu Master Automation Controls The Master Automation Controls are in a dockable Tool Palette, by default located at the bottom right side of the main Pyramix window. There are Off, Play and Write buttons plus two buttons with camera icons which deal with Snapshot automation.
User Manual : Automation Display and Editing of Automation Data The automation data recorded for any control can be viewed and edited on any track in the Timeline. Clicking the Show/Hide Automation button in the Track Header displays or hides automation data as a black line when being replayed and a red line when being written. Right-clicking the Show/ Hide Automation button pops up the automation menu for the track.
User Manual : Automation Trim When automation Trim is invoked a dialogue box opens which enables the automation points values in the currently selected range to be trimmed: Trim Automation dialog Values can be increase by simply typing the number of dB required or decreased by typing - before the number in the Trim box. The Fade box allows a value in ms to be entered.
User Manual : Automation the selected control in a tree structure. Double-clicking a version makes it current. If a previous version is made current and a further automation path written, a sub-branch results. In the example above four passes were made then version 3 was recalled by double clicking it. Two further passes were made labelled 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 The times when the passes were written reflects this. Delete Current Version Deletes the selected version.
User Manual : Automation If you hold the Ctrl key while dragging on the automation curve, the mouse pointer will turn into a pencil. The curve can then be drawn freehand. Drawing an automation curve Automation in editing and libraries You can use the Automation menu Cut/Copy/Paste functions to copy data (even between projects).
User Manual : Automation Effects Snapshots Effect Settings can be easily stored and recalled by dragging them to/from libraries. Creating Effects Snapshots Hold Alt + Shift, then click and drag from a Plug-in window to the library where you want to store the settings, then release. A new item, of the type Mixer Snapshot, is stored in the library. The snapshot is given the name of the plug-in by default.
User Manual : Virtual Transport Virtual Transport What is Virtual Transport? Virtual Transport is a separate application that enables various applications to communicate with each other through a common interface and to be synchronized to the same TimeCode. I.e. a Client Server architecture. The synchronization can be between two or more applications on the same machine or between applications on different computers. This is transparent to the user regardless of the location of the client applications.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins 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 particularly 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.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins 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. To add a control to a link group, right-click on the knob or button to display its Link Status and Automation Status pop-up window. E.g.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins both assigned to group one. The scale factor 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.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins Sections From top to bottom, Strip Tools contains the following Sections: 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.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins 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. Input Section Strip Name Show/Hide Input Section Activate/De-activate Plug-in Input Section On/Off Show/Hide Routing Input Level Control Routing Buttons Strip Name Displays the name of the strip the plug-in is assigned to.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins 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 The bar graph shows the gain reduction/increase generated by the Dynamics Section or by the Expander.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins De-Compress Switch Switches the compressor between the compress and the de-compress modes. Compressor mode De-compressor mode Output level Output level Input level Input level Threshold Threshold Compressor and De-Compressor action In compressor mode, when the input level exceeds the threshold level, the gain is reduced according to the setting of the ratio control.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins Inverse switch Switches the between normal and inverse expander modes. Expander normal mode Inverse mode Output level Output level Input level Input level Threshold Threshold Expander normal and Inverse mode action 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.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins 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 Window 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.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins 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.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins • Hold the Ctrl key while dragging with the left mouse button to lock the gain parameter and only change the frequency. • Hold the Shift key while dragging with the left mouse button to lock the frequency parameter and only change the gain. Bus Tools Bus Tools are very similar to Strip Tools but are specifically designed to be inserted into busses rather than channels.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins Sections The Input, EQ, and Output sections are almost identical to the ones found in Strip Tools. Please see the relevant paragraphs in the Strip Tools section for a full description. Where there are differences, these will be dealt with here. Shortcuts, Linking and Automation functions are the same as Strip Tools.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins Main and Input Level Section Strip Name Show/Hide Input Section Input Level Control Activate/De-activate Plug-in Input Section On/Off Show/Hide Routing Routing Button Matrix Delay Compensation Strip Name Activate/Deactivate Plug-in Show/Hide input Section Input Section On/Off Input level control Adjusts the input level over a range of -48 dB to +48 dB. Show/hide Routing By default Routing buttons are hidden.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins tion is on, the same delay is applied to all signals whether selected for processing or not. This results in correct time alignment for all the signals of a bus. Limiter section This is a straightforward ‘brick-wall’ limiter with simple Threshold and Release parameters. However, the DRC (Dynamic Release Compensation) feature described in the next section can be activated to allow very musical control of the release time.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins . Show/Hide DRC Section Release Acceleration or Modification Display Offset Control Velocity Control DRC Section On/Off Gain Reduction Bargraph Dynamics Bargraph Curve Control Lookahead Delay Control Show/hide DRC section DRC section on/off Release Acceleration or Modification Display Shows a curve which illustrates the relationship between the change in dynamics of the input signal and the variation of the release time.
User Manual : Strip and Bus Tools - Plug-ins Pre-Anticipation (Lookahead delay) control This parameter changes the integration time for RMS detection and thus changes the effect of the DRC circuit.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Plug-Ins Common Master Section Several of the following Pyramix plug-ins share a common Master Section. On/Off (Bypass) Switch The On/Off (bypass) switch activates and deactivates the effect. Auto Gain Compensation When this switch is lit Auto Gain Compensation is in circuit. The function is intended to keep the output level of the plug-in approximately equal to the input level. Output Gain Manually adjusts the gain applied at the output of the plug-in. The value is shown in dB.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Effects Presets Right-clicking in the Plug-in window pops-up a contextual menu which enables the plug-in to be Reset to its default values. Presets can be Recalled, Stored or Removed and Imported or Exported to and from libraries. Effects Presets context menu and recall sub-menu Choosing Presets Click on the desired preset from the list. The plug-in's parameters will be set to the values stored in the preset.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Default Choosing Presets > Store > Default makes the current parameters the default. These can be from new values or a previously recalled Preset Modifying an Existing Plug-in Preset To modify or update an existing preset, set the effect's parameters to the desired new settings. Rightclick and select Presets > Store then choose the Preset name in the list to update or modify. A Store preset dialogue box will appear asking if you wish to replace the chosen Preset.
User Manual : Plug-Ins This button shows or hides the rotary controls. Peaking / Shelving When lit, the lowest (red) band is switched to shelving response. In this mode the Q control for the band is unavailable. Peaking Shelving When lit, is switched to shelving response. In this mode the Q control is for the band unavailable. 10 Bands EQ This ten band graphic equalizer offers +/-24dB of boost or cut in any or all of ten bands, one band per octave, ranging from 32Hz to 16kHz.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Dynamics Processing A comprehensive dynamics processing module. Functions available include one gate, one expander, two compressors, one limiter, and a de-esser. The operation of each of these effects is interrelated in this comprehensive dynamics processor, and the user interface shows the operative dynamic range where each process takes effect.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Compression Bar Graph Meter The Compression bar graph indicator, above the ratio controls, shows the amount of overall gain reduction or increase applied to the input signal. No change is in the middle of the scale. Green ‘leds’ above the middle indicate gain increase, red ‘leds’ below indicate gain reduction. The display range of the indicator can be toggled between +/-10dB, +/- 20dB, and +/-40dB by clicking on it.
User Manual : Plug-Ins The legend for this display is as follows: Process Line Color Line Slope Function Handle Color Handle Function Gate Red *** Gate on/off *** Expander Green Red Expander Ratio Gate Threshold, Expander Ratio Linear Yellow Green Linear response between Expander and Compress 1 Expander Threshold Compressor 1 Green Green Compressor 1 Ratio Compressor 1 Threshold Compressor 2 Blue-Gray Blue Compressor 2 Ratio Compressor 2 Threshold, Compressor 1 ratio Limiter R
User Manual : Plug-Ins Delay uses a straight-through signal path at unity gain with no direct (un-delayed) signal present at the output. The length of delay can be set in milliseconds, meters or samples. The range of delay available is 0 to 800 ms. Delay time can be set with the knob, or by typing in the desired delay amount in the text box. Echo Echo adds a set amount of delay to the signal passing through it and then mixes this delayed signal with the direct audio source signal.
User Manual : Plug-Ins MS Encoder As it says on the tin. Either input can be phase reversed, the input levels are adjustable and the both channels can be individually panned anywhere between hard left and hard right.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Even more interesting! This time with Wide and Sub buttons and linkable Input and Output gain rotaries. Velocity and Amount rotaries flank a rotary switch with Stooge, Angel and Tricky options. The concentric Wide pot becomes active when AnguDion II is inserted in a stereo channel and the wide button is pressed. The sub button can be selected when AnguDion II is inserted in a surround strip.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Mastering Peak/Vu Meters Peak VU Both Both+Dynamic Meter floating Windows A precise measuring instrument. The VU meter displays the audio level on every strip where it is activated in a common window. It can serve as a master level display replacing expensive external hardware metering units. Clicking on a VU meter plug-in opens the meter window. The plug-in offers three different level displays, each with the option of Dynamic range display.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Peak-Meter This measures the peak value of the audio signal. Peak metering is very useful to check the absolute digital level of the audio signal. The Peak meter bars are blue and it has a default release time of 16 dB/second. VU-Meter The VU (Volume Unit) meter displays an average amplitude level. The VU meter is displayed in orange/ yellow color, has a default integration time of 60 ms and a release time of 10 dB/second.
User Manual : Plug-Ins VU-Meter controls Vu-Meter Controls Timing floating Window Most of the display parameters of the VU-meter can be adjusted individually. Click with the right mouse button anywhere on the VU-meter to display a dialog allowing to control almost any parameters of the VU-meter. The left side of the control window contains global settings and several predefined presets, while the right side has four Tab panels. Switch Display Clicking on this area cycles through VU, PEAK and BOTH.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Global settings and presets Eight presets are defined which allow you to quickly select a set of parameters which fit best to your application. Preset Name Description Def. (ref -16) Default preset with a VU reference level of -16 dBFS Def.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Max Level Hold Time The highest segment reached will remain lit for a specified time after the level decreases, making it easy to see what the maximum level was. This parameter adjusts the length of time the segment remains illuminated. Alignment parameters The alignment parameters affect the scale of the peak and VU meter. They are accessed by clicking the Align Tab.
User Manual : Plug-Ins These two parameters adjust the level of the A and B points. Scale parameters These alignment parameters affect the rulers of the peak and the VU meter and also the dB range of the display. They are accessed by clicking the Scale Tab. Vu-Meter Controls Scale floating Window Rulers Max This sets the maximum level of the range displayed by the peak meter. Usually you would set this to 0 dBFs, such that a digital full scale level would reach exactly the top of the scale.
User Manual : Plug-Ins The 20k-50k option applies a band pass filter with a frequency range of 20 kHz to 40 kHz to the signal. According to the AES recommendation the signal level in this frequency range should not exceed -28 dB. The 40k-100k option applies a band pass filter with a frequency range of 50 kHz to 100kHz to the signal. According to the AES recommendation the signal level in this frequency range should not exceed 20 dB.
User Manual : Plug-Ins carries a signal, it is displayed as a straight line at a 45° angle from the bottom right to the top left. If the left and right channel are out of phase, this would result in a horizontal line. A decent stereo mix would appear as a vertically shaped cloud as shown in the example below: Phase-Oscillo floating Window Phase-Oscillo configuration The Phase-Oscillo plug-in has several buttons to configure it’s operation.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Depending on the chosen working priority of the Phase-Oscillo plug-in might not get enough CPU time to continuously redraw the display. The drop counter displays the amount of frames which could not be drawn because of lack of CPU time since the start of the actual Pyramix session. Left and Right channel selector If the plug-in is inserted on a bus with more than two channels (e.g.
User Manual : Plug-Ins DC Meter Measures the DC content in the signal. DC Meter floating Window Modulometer Modulometer floating Window The Modulometer is a faithful reproduction of the classic meter fitted to Nagra portable Tape recorders. Common operational practice to is set levels so the meter reads (average) - 8 when recording speech.
User Manual : Plug-Ins low level signal is better than one with distortion from peak clipping. Right-clicking anywhere on the window pops up a context menu. This has several options which control the behavior of the Modulometer.
User Manual : Plug-Ins Function Generator This oscillator can produce a Sine wave, a Pulse wave, a Triangular (Sawtooth) wave, DC and White or Pink Noise.
User Manual : Plug-in Automation Plug-in Automation All Plug-in parameters in Pyramix can be fully automated dynamically. Please see Automation on page 192. Effects Snapshots Effect Settings can be easily stored and recalled by dragging them to/from libraries. Creating Effects Snapshots Hold Alt + Shift, then click and drag from a Plug-in window to the library where you want to store the settings, then release. A new item, of the type Mixer Snapshot, is stored in the library.
User Manual : Optional Plug-ins Optional Plug-ins Optional Pyramix plug-ins. For operating instructions please see each plug-in’s guide. Scopein TimeZone Time Compression VB Aphro V1 Reverb Algorithmix DeNoiser Algorithmix DeScratcher Algorithmix DeNoiser + DeScratcher, Restoration Suite Minnetonka SurCode Dolby AC3 Encoder Algorithmix Nova Overview The Nova™ plug-in for the Pyramix rendering interface is an impressive weapon in the battle for cleaner recordings.
User Manual : Optional Plug-ins Time Stretch and Pitch Change for Film Applications There are three main categories of Cinema time stretching and pitch changing requirements: 1) Conversion of audio rushes from 24 to 25 or 25 to 24 when their associated video or film has to be sped up or slowed down. The main reasons are: a. The shooting has been done with film AND video, so one part of the rushes or the other have to be sped up or slowed down. b.
User Manual : Optional Plug-ins Time fit Compression or expansion of a portion of audio to fit in a given time, generally dialogue, ADR, translation or Foley. Pyramix provides three ways to stretch/squeeze a region of audio: • Just select the region or clip to process and place the cursor at the position where the nearest region boundary should be extended to and select the menu Clips > Operations > Stretch.
User Manual : VST / DirectX support VST / DirectX support Direct X Plug-ins DirectX plug-ins may be used in Mixer Input strips and also in the FX Rack Please see: Effects Rack on page 258 VST Plug-ins To Load VST plug-ins in Pyramix you first have to tell Pyramix where they are. Go to Start > Programs > Pyramix > VST Plug-Ins Chooser.
User Manual : External Effects 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. However, a delay will be introduced by the external processor and the converters.
User Manual : Mastering a Composition to CD-R Mastering a Composition to CD-R Pyramix can be used to set CD track Start, Stop, and Index Markers for CD-R Mastering, and a separate application called DiscWrite is provided to actually burn a CD-R. CD Markers CD Markers are much like other User Flags or Markers.
User Manual : Project Processes Project Processes Dither Whenever changes are made to digital audio signals such as mixing, altering gain, eq or reverb, the result is usually an increase in the number of bits. These extra bits have to be removed to suit the requirements of delivery and interconnect standards.
User Manual : Project Processes Exporting Projects to CD Image Files To export a previously Marked Composition to a CD-R image file: 1. Open the CD Tab window. Fill in all CD-R information as appropriate. Choose Project > Generate CD Image from the Toolbar. This opens the Generate CD Image dialog box. 2. Choose an appropriate Image name and location for the file, make any other appropriate changes to the settings then click the Generate Image button.
User Manual : DiscWrite DiscWrite DiscWrite is a separate application bundled with Pyramix Virtual Studio that is used to write the CD image out to a CD-R disc or a DDP image file to a folder or DDP tape drive. DiscWrite application window Source The drop-down list enables the user to choose between all installed optical drives or Pyramix CD Image as the source for the new CD-R or DDP file.
User Manual : DiscWrite Open Image... / Eject DiscWrite Source Eject Drop-Down Depending on the chosen Source the left-hand button below the Source drop-down list will either be the Open Image... button or the Eject button with drop-down list options. Clicking on Open Image... leads to a file browser window where you can navigate to the desired image file. Clicking on the Eject button opens the loading tray of the selected optical disk drive (or ejects the disk if the drive is a slotloader).
User Manual : DiscWrite Record Clicking on the Record button initiates the recording process. Clicking on the down arrow next to the Record button drops down a list of other commands.
User Manual : DiscWrite Buffer Another ‘thermometer’ showing the state of the record buffer. Results This box displays detailed information about various aspects of the process depending on what you are doing at the time. Table Of Content Displays the TOC in detail. Print TOC... Opens a Print Options dialog. The actual options available will depend on the printer you have selected. Save TOC... Opens a File Browser dialog.
User Manual : DiscWrite 2. In the Target section, click in the drop-down menu to select a CD-R device. DiscWrite should recognize a previously configured CD-R device which is also recognized by the OS itself. 3. Also in the Target section, click on the Settings... button to open the CD-R Settings dialog box. Set these as desired for the CD-R burning session. DiscWrite General and Advanced Settings 4.
User Manual : Archiving Projects Archiving Projects Menu: Project > 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. Consolidating Projects Consolidate dialog Consolidating a Composition is a method of reducing the storage space used by Media files and of bringing all elements of the Composition together to move it to another machine or storage medium.
User Manual : Archiving Projects Use Current Project Media Folder The Consolidated Composition will be saved in the same location as the current Project Media Use Custom Media Folder The Consolidated Composition will be saved in a user selected location. Options Handles To allow for limited further editing of the Consolidated Composition, changing fade durations etc. extra material (if it exists), can be retained at each end of every clip, beyond that which is defined by the Composition EDL.
User Manual : Converting Projects Converting Projects Changing Project Length / Pitch Processes whole Projects. Offers Time Compression or Pitch Reduction of 4% (24fps to 25fps) or Time Expansion or Pitch Rise of 4.17% (25fps to 24fps) Given an Origin Reference and a Ratio all clips of the project are stretched/squeezed and moved accordingly to the stretch ratio and origin reference. Optionally all media can be consolidated to process only the part of audio required by the clips.
User Manual : Rendering Projects Rendering Projects The Render function available in menu Project > Render offers a choice of Rendering plug-Ins. Rendering Process Extra Handles Lists the currently authorised Rendering Processes and is where you select the one required. The before and after boxes allow a time value to be entered for extra material (where available) to be included in the material used for analysis by the process (where applicable).
User Manual : Rendering Projects Settings If options are available for the chosen format, this button accesses them. If no options are available the button is grayed out. Waveform The drop-down list offers Waveform generation options. None, Generate AFTER recording or Generate WHILE recording.
User Manual : Project Interchange Project Interchange Import and Export are handled by InterChange. In the Project menu Import and Export open windows where a list of available InterChange plug-ins is presented. Thus Project > Import and Project > Export open these windows:.
User Manual : Project Interchange not to loose half of the file in the interchange process. This is no easy task since this is hidden by design. Moving mac files that require the resource fork file to and from PCs requires MacDrive 2000 or MacDrive 5 to be installed. MacDrive this is a product of Mediafour Corporation, please see:www.mediafour.com AAF Pyramix can import and export projects in AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) Import Select AAF in the Interchange Import dialog.
User Manual : Project Interchange Export Select AAF in the Interchange Export dialog. Choose the appropriate export option and click on Export. The Export AAF File dialog opens: Export AAF File dialog Navigate to the required drive/folder, type a suitable filename in the File name text box, choose the appropriate file type from the Save as type drop-down list. Make appropriate choices in the Export Settings section then click Save to begin the export process.
User Manual : Project Interchange Akai DD / DR AKAI disk import Pyramix is capable of recognizing disks recorded in the Akai DD-Series format and importing their data. Preparing the system Connect the Akai disk to your PC. Usually this will be done via a SCSI interface, but can also be a Magneto-Optical or a Jaz disk. Project > Import opens the Project Interchange dialog box.
User Manual : Project Interchange Audio File import Since Pyramix is capable of reading the audio data directly from an Akai disk, it is not necessary to import the actual audio files into a local Windows drive. Thus, when you click the Import button, this dialog box is displayed: Akai DD-Series import dialog If the answer is No, only references to the audio files will be stored in the local Windows Media folder instead of copies of the actual audio data.
User Manual : Project Interchange Import Options If Import all contents is checked the whole disc will be imported. If Import selected tracks is checked only the tracks with a tick in their checkbox will be imported. Select All and Deselect All do what they say. Info The Status line shows useful information about the process as it proceeds. The Track and Disc lines are progress meters. Track shows a growing blue bar as the track transfer proceeds and Disc shows progress of all selected tracks.
User Manual : Project Interchange CMX EDL Importing a CMX EDL Select Project > Import choose CMX EDL in the InterChange-Import dialog then click on the Import button. Select the desired edl file in the Open file-browser window. The CMX EDL Import Options dialog opens: CMX EDL Import Options dialog If the EDL Frame Rate is correct, simply click the OK button. Otherwise, select the correct rate from the drop down list and click the OK button. The CMX EDL Import Options main dialog opens.
User Manual : Project Interchange http://www.merging.com Protools 5 InterChange with Pyramix 4.3 Importing and exporting Protools 5 sessions in Pyramix is accomplished via the InterChange architecture. This requires Pyramix 4.2 or higher and MacDrive 2000 or MacDrive 5 to be installed. MacDrive is a product of Mediafour Corporation, please see:www.mediafour.com Importing a Protools session Pyramix supports Protools version 5.0 or 4.x.
User Manual : Project Interchange Then choose the ProTools module from the list and click Export. A dialog box, Export ProTools Session File will open. The top of this dialogue box is concerned with file saving and enables a suitable destination folder to be chosen or created, a file name to be entered and gives the choice of saving ProTools Session *.* or All files *.* By default, the file name entry box contains the name of the Pyramix project.
User Manual : Project Interchange Tascam Open TL Straightforward Import and Export in Tascam Open TL format XML Straightforward Import and Export in XML format. SACD EDL Export Please see: DSD / SACD Guide Report Printer (includes EDL, Markers, CD TOC report sheet) This program really needs a printer. Here is a way to add a printer when no physical printer exists: 1. Start the add new printer wizard. Start > Settings > Printers > add Printer 2.
User Manual : Project Interchange The CueSheet Printing window opens. (Shown with the Preview option selected.
User Manual : Project Interchange Report Print Click this button to print the cue sheet(s) with the selected options. This opens the Print Options dialog box unless the Orientation selected is different from the printer’s default. If it is the Paper Orientation conflict dialog box pops-up with buttons which offer a choice of Select other report, Change Orientation, Force or Cancel. Force should make the printer change orientation for this print. Some printers will not accept this.
User Manual : Project Interchange Preview Clip Borders When checked, clip borders are shown in the preview display. Background Black / White Toggle the preview background color.
User Manual : Customizing the User Interface Customizing the User Interface Pyramix Virtual Studio allows considerable customization of the user interface. Apart from the usual Windows interface possibilities Pyramix has an Interface Editor, user defined Workspaces, customizable Keyboard Shortcuts and user defined Macros. Interface Editor The Interface Editor enables the user to determine the items that appear in the Track Header, Background Track Color, and Track Separation Color.
User Manual : Customizing the User Interface The remainder of the buttons work as follows: Create Preset Clicking on this button changes it into a text entry box to name the new Preset. Save Preset Saves the current settings to the current Preset Set as Default Sets the current Preset as the Default Delete Preset Deletes the current Preset Export Preset Opens a Windows Explorer browser window, enabling saving the current Preset to any Windows folder.
User Manual : Customizing the User Interface Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts We strongly encourage you to learn the default Pyramix keyboard shortcuts. These have been used by audio professionals 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 wish to create your own Keyboard Shortcuts for various Pyramix transport and editing functions.
User Manual : Customizing the User Interface 12. Save the Preset. User Macros Macros are sequences 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 > Customize > 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.
User Manual : Application Specific Configurations Application Specific Configurations Multitrack Editing Pyramix is ideally suited for editing multitrack recordings. Grouping clips across all tracks used for the recording allows edit decisions to be made while listening to a single track or several with the resulting edit changes reflected in all the clips in the group. Track Grouping functions enable you to work in a way that suits you. The Source - Destination editing model is just one possibility.
User Manual : Application Specific Configurations described above. Keep in mind that the DA-88 does exhibit big instantaneous 1000 PPM (0.1%) speed changes and this prohibits proper TDIF decoding at the other end. 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 Settings > Information and Settings: Record Page Enable Dubbing When checked, Dubbing Mode is engaged.
User Manual : Application Specific Configurations Launch the Virtual Tape Format application and make the desired settings for these parameters: Virtual Tape Format Application Window Sampling Rate Bit Rate Number of Tracks TimeCode In (Original TimeCode / TimeStamp) Length of the tape Check the ‘NTSC Non-Drop’ box if you wish to have a tape that will (virtually) run at 1001/1000 (this just ensures the TimeStamp and Length will be correct) Choose a location in the SCSI drive where you wish to create the t
User Manual : Application Specific Configurations • In the Jog/Chase page you should uncheck ‘Silent Chasing’. Even if checking this setting would reduce locking time, you would still have to wait for the Virtual Tape buffers to be filled after Pyramix is locked before entering Record. • In the Layout page Uncheck ‘Generate waveform automatically at clip insertion’ • Create a Pyramix recording project with the same number of tracks you specified in the VirtualTapeFormat application.
User Manual : Application Specific Configurations Discontinuous TimeCode Auto-Punch mode allows a whole tape with discontinuous TimeCode to automatically be recorded.
User Manual : Application Specific Configurations Metronome / Click Track To obtain an audible Metronome or Click-Track, first add a Bars & Beats ruler by going to: View > Scales / Toolbars and clicking on Bars & Beats (Alternatively use the keyboard shortcut ALT + B) Open the Bars & Beats Settings dialog in the same, View > Scales / Toolbars, sub-menu. Bars & Beats Settings dialog Set up a suitable Tempo for your needs by adding a new one.
User Manual : Application Specific Configurations Then click on the Metronome Settings...button Metronome Settings dialog Choose a console strip for the Metronome sound from the drop-down list. Any audio file can be used, for the Bars, Beats and Grid sounds. By default, some suitable WAV files are installed with Pyramix in the same location where you installed the Pyramix software. By default. this will be: C:\Program Files\Merging Technologies\Pyramix Virtual Studio\Metronome Bars.wav etc.
User Manual : Menus - Project Menu Menus - Project Menu Many Pyramix menu entries are self-explanatory. Here, these are simply listed. Other menu entries are described here or elsewhere in this manual. Project menu New Create a new Editing Project or Digitizing session New from Template Create a new Project based on a Template Open Open an existing Editing Project or Digitizing session Save Save current Project.
User Manual : Menus - Project Menu Save as Template Save current Project as a Template Close Close the current Project. If the file has changed since last saved, the Save dialog box will appear Information & Settings The Information Panel has fields for entering information related to the current project Import... Opens the InterChange Import Manager Export...
User Manual : Menus - Project Menu Clean-Up Media Opens the Choose a Media Folder to Clean-Up window. All media not referenced by the current Project will be permanently removed from the selected folder. “1 Late night test” etc. The most recently opened Projects are listed at this position. Clicking on an entry opens the Project. Exit To quit the application, choose Exit from the File menu.
User Manual : Menus - Edit menu Menus - Edit menu Paste Sub-menu Edit menu User Manual 286
User Manual : Menus - Edit menu The Edit menu in Pyramix contains the conventional Delete, Cut and Copy commands, and a Paste sub-menu, also options for Undo and Redo of previous edit operations and special edit commands for placing clips in the Pyramix Composition Editor.
User Manual : Menus - Edit menu Split This command uses the play cursor as a razor blade to split selected clips into two clips at the point where the play cursor crosses the selected clips Unsplit Clips that have been Split, Cut or Crossfaded can now be joined back together providing they are still in sync and referencing the same media Trim The Trim handles allow you to shorten or extend the length of a clip by moving the head or tail relative to the rest of the clip Stretch This allows a clip to b
User Manual : Menus - Edit menu When this option is checked (enabled), the Destination Gate In point is automatically set to the current Gate Out point after any Source-Destination operation Auto Select Destination after Edit When this option is checked (enabled), the Destination Track Group is automatically selected after any Source-Destination operation Limit 1 Gate Sources to End/Beginning of Clip When this option is checked (enabled), then the Source material between the Source Gate and the end of the c
User Manual : Menus - Edit menu Overwrite When checked, any clip placed so that it overlaps an existing clip will overwrite the part of that clip where the two overlap. Insert Track When checked, any clip placed on a track will be inserted into the track and will ripple all other material on the track later in time (to the right) by the length of the clip being inserted. Editing Modes > Remove Mode > Remove When checked any selected material will simply be removed from the Timeline.
User Manual : Menus - Edit menu Snap to Edits When this option is checked (enabled), Snap mode is set to Edits Snap to Scale When this option is checked (enabled), Snap mode is set to Scale Snap to Feet Scale When this option is checked (enabled), Snap mode is set to Feet Scale Snap to Bars & Beats Grid Snap Cursor When this option is checked (enabled), Snap mode is set to Bars & Beats Grid When this option is checked (enabled), the Cursor is also snapped following the current mode Snap Region Sel
User Manual : Menus - View Menu Menus - View Menu View menu Fixed Cursor while playing When checked (enabled) Playhead Cursor remains stationary while playing at the position set in General Settings - Playback and the Tracks scroll from right to left. Free Cursor while playing When checked (enabled) Playhead Cursor disappears when the screen boundary is reached. I.e. the Timeline is not redrawn.
User Manual : Menus - View Menu CD frames Sets the < 1 second Cursor TimeCode display to display CD frames Display as CD time Sets the TimeCode display to CD Track elapsed time (only available when CD Markers are present) Waveform Display > Larger Increase the size of the current waveform display Smaller Decrease the size of the current waveform display x1 Sets the magnification factor of the current waveform display to 1x x2 Sets the magnification factor of the current waveform display to 2x x4
User Manual : Menus - View Menu Zoom 4 Set Preset Zoom 4 Zoom 5 Set Preset Zoom 5 Auto Zoom Selection Project Editor Panel display automatically zooms-in to any selection made on the Timeline Tracks > Show all Tracks Show (Unhide) all Tracks and Expand (Uncollapse) all Track Groups Hide Tracks without selection Hide all tracks that have nothing selected Fit View to > Fit View to 1 Track Fit current View to 1 Track Fit View to 2 Tracks Fit current View to 2 Tracks Fit View to 4 Tracks Fit curren
User Manual : Menus - View Menu Document Libraries Open Document Libraries Tab window Tracks Open Tracks Tab window Track Groups Open Track Groups Tab window Playlists Open Playlists Tab window Workspaces Open Workspaces Tab window Selection Open Selection Tab window Fade Editor Open Fade Editor Tab window Markers Open Markers Tab window CD Open CD Tab window Notes Open Notes Tab window Machines Open Machines Tab window Media Management Open Media Management Tab window Global Librari
Selection menu User Manual : Menus - Clips Menus - Clips Clips menu Select > Select All Select all clips on Timeline Select All to Mark In Select all clips on Timeline, to the current Mark In Point Select All between Marks Select all clips on Timeline, between current In/Out Marks Select All from Mark Out Select all clips on Timeline, from the current Mark Out Point Select Source Select all clips on current audio track Deselect All Deselect all currently selected clips Select Previous Clip
User Manual : Menus - Clips Apply selection to all clips following the currently selected clip Nudge > Nudge to Previous Edit Nudges the selected clip to the left (earlier in time) to the previous edit points in the track or marks in the editor Nudge to Next Edit Nudges the selected clip to the right (later in time) to the next edit points in the track or marks in the editor Nudge to Left Nudges the selected clip to the left (earlier in time) by an amount equal to the current Nudge setting Nudge to Ri
User Manual : Menus - Clips Clip Gain Displays an audio fader to set the audio level for the selected clips Mute Clip Mutes all selected clips Rename Enables a selection of clips to be renamed with various combinable options chosen in the Rename Clips dialog Rename Clips dialog Options Keep Current Name When checked the current name is retained but with the choice of keeping or removing the current track number in parenthesis Remove Track Number Removes Track Number from the Clip Name Prefix Te
User Manual : Menus - Clips Media Tape Name Media File Name Ignore File Extension Include Full Path Suffix Text entry box where a new custom Suffix may be added Auto number clips When checked clips are numbered starting with the value in: Starting Numbering at: Items Seperator Text entry box where a new custom Seperator may be added Edit Fade near Cursor Opens the Fade Editor with the audio fade located near the current Playhead cursor position ready to be edited Edit Fade near Mouse Opens the Fade
User Manual : Menus - Clips Envelope Punch Selection Carries out the same operation as Punch but to all tracks in the current Selection.
User Manual : Menus - Tracks Menus - Tracks Tracks menu New Audio Track Allows new audio tracks to be created on the Composition Editor New Virtual Track Allows new virtual tracks to be created on the Composition Editor Delete Removes the currently selected track from the composition editor Delete to Last Deletes all tracks between the currently selected tracks to the last track on the Composition Editor Auto-connect Automatically connect all tracks sequentially to any available mixer input Sel
User Manual : Menus - Tracks Select Next Track Selects the audio track below the currently selected track Deselect Track Deselects the currently selected audio track Auto Select Tracks The audio track is automatically selected on any click / move in its content Synchronize Tracks & Strips The audio track and its associated mixing console strip are always selected together Select All Clips This command selects and highlights all clips on the selected track Select All Clips to Mark In Selects all c
User Manual : Menus - Cursors and marks Menus - Cursors and marks Cursors & Marks menu User Manual 303
User Manual : Menus - Cursors and marks Nudge Cursor > Nudge Cursor to Previous Edit Nudge Cursor to Previous Edit Nudge Cursor to Next Edit Nudge Cursor to Next Edit Nudge Cursor to Previous Clip Nudge Cursor to Previous Clips Nudge Cursor to Next Clip Nudge Cursor to Next Clip Nudge Cursor to Previous Clip Fade Nudge Cursor to Previous Clip Fade Nudge Cursor to Next Clip Fade Nudge Cursor to Next Clip Fade Nudge Cursor to Previous Marker Nudge Cursor to Previous Marker Nudge Cursor to Next M
User Manual : Menus - Cursors and marks Nudge Mark In to Right Custom in Bars/Beats Nudge Mark In to Right by an amount entered in Bars/ Beats with the Keyboard Nudge Mark Out to Left Nudge Mark Out to Left Nudge Mark Out to Right Nudge Mark Out to Right Nudge Mark Out to Left Custom Nudge Mark Out to Left by an amount entered with the Keyboard Nudge Mark Out to Right Custom Nudge Mark Out to Right by an amount entered with the Keyboard Nudge Mark Out to Left Custom in Bars/Beats Nudge Mark Out to L
User Manual : Menus - Cursors and marks Hide Marks Removes the Mark In/Out cursors Add Marker to Cursor Adds a new Marker to the current Play Cursor Position Prompt for Marker Name at insertion When ticked the Add New Markerdialog opens when a new marker is inserted Delete Selected Marker Deletes the currently selected Marker Move Selected Marker to Cursor Moves the selected Marker to the current Play Cursor Position Set > Set Marker 1 Set the Marker #1 to the current Play Cursor Position Note: Set
User Manual : Menus - Selection Menus - Selection Nudge > Nudge to Left Nudges the selection to the left Nudge to Right Nudges the selection to the right Nudge Start to Left Nudges the selection start to the right Nudge Start to Right Nudges the selection start to the left Nudge End to Left Nudges the selection end to the right Nudge End to Right Nudges the selection end to the left Move Selection Up Moves the current selection to the track above its current position Move Selection Down Mov
User Manual : Menus - Selection Set Selection Start to Cursor Positions the start point of the current selection to the Play Cursor position Set Selection End to Cursor Positions the end point of the current selection to the Play Cursor position Select between Gates Sets the Selection between the selected track group Gates Gates to Selection Moves the Gates to the extremities of the current selection Select Clip(s) under Cursor Selects the clip(s) currently in contact with the Playhead Cursor Undo
User Manual : Menus - Fade Editor Menus - Fade Editor Fade Editor menu Open Editor Opens the Fade Editor window Accept & Close Editor Approve changes to the fade and close Fade Editor window Restore & Close Editor Restore fade to original state and close Fade Editor window Restore Fade Restore fade to original state Undo Fade Change Undoes the last parameter change Previous Fade Select / Edit previous fade Next Fade Select / Edit net fade Xify Reset the current fade to a standard Power X f
User Manual : Menus - Fade Editor No Auto-Center Auto-Centering off Auto-Center Fade Auto-Centering on Auto-Center Reference Point Auto Center on Reference Point Free Zoom Follows only Zoom Reset, In and Out Auto-Zoom Automatically Zooms around the current Fade after some operations Auto-Zoom/Free Automatically Zooms around the current Fade but only when it enters the Fade Editor, thereafter, the Zoom is Free Timeline Zoom Follows the Timeline Zoom factor Zoom Preset 1 Recall Preset Zoom #1
User Manual : Menus - Fade Editor Mirror Length Length of Fade Out and In will be changed symmetrically (centered) Link Position Links position of Fade Out & In Fade Safe Ensures all following fades (to the right of the one being edited) are left intact while editing the current fade.
User Manual : Menus - Fade Editor Recall Memory 1 Recall Memory 2 Recall Memory 3 Recall Memory 4 Recall Memory 5 Presets > Load Default X Curve Load Default X Preset Save Default X Preset Load Default Out Curve Load Default Out Preset Save Default Out Preset Load Default In Curve Load Default In Preset Save Default In Preset User Manual 312
User Manual : Menus - Automation Menus - Automation Automation menu Automation Off Automation system is disabled Automation Play Automation system is set to playback any previously recorded automation data Automation Write Automation system is set to playback any previously recorded automation data and record new automation data for all enabled controls Automation Snapshot Creates an automation key frame at the current cursor position, for all currently armed automation controls Automation Snapsh
User Manual : Menus - Workspaces Menus - Workspaces Workspaces menu Save > Save Workspace 1 Save Workspace 1 Note: Save Workspace 2 to 9 omitted Save Workspace 10 Update Current Workspace Save Workspace 10 Updates the current Workspace with current settings Recall > Recall Workspace 1 Recall Workspace 1 Note: Recall Workspace 2 - 9 omitted Recall Previous Workspace Toggles backwards through the list of available Workspaces Recall Next Workspace Toggles forwards through the list of available Wo
User Manual : Menus - Machines Menus - Machines Machinesmenu Active machine > Note: Active machine Sub-menus will reflect whichever machine is currently chosen as the active machine.
User Manual : Menus - Machines Loop On/Off Loop On/Off Auto-Chase External Machine Automatically set the Internal Machine to Chase any active External Machine Internal Machine Stop Stop Pause Pause Play Play Play Special > Play Reverse Play 1/2 Play 1/2 Reverse Play 1/4 Play 1/4 Reverse Play 1/16 Play 1/16 Reverse Play 2X Play 2X Reverse Play 4X Play 4X Reverse Toggle Play/Stop Toggle Play/Pause Toggle Play/Record Toggle Stop/Record Safe Note: This command toggles between Play and Stop (or other s
User Manual : Menus - Machines Punch > Punch Selection Punch Selection Punch Selection with Preroll Punch Selection with Preroll Punch Selection with Preroll #2Punch Selection with Preroll #2 Punch Selection with Preroll #3Punch Selection with Preroll #3 Auto-punch with Preroll Auto-punch with Preroll Auto-punch with Preroll #2 Auto-punch with Preroll #2 Auto-punch with Preroll #3 Auto-punch with Preroll #3 Remake last Punch (In only) Repeat last Punch operation (Punch In only) Remake last Punch
User Manual : Menus - Machines Audition Gate Out Pre Audition selected track groups Gate Out Pre Audition Gate Out Pre (Preroll #2) Audition selected track groups Gate Out Pre (Preroll #2) Audition Gate Out Pre (Preroll #3) Audition selected track groups Gate Out Pre (Preroll #3) Audition Gate Out Audition selected track groups Gate Out Audition Gate Out (Pre/Postroll #2) Audition selected track groups Gate Out (Pre/Postroll #2) Audition Gate Out (Pre/Postroll #3) Audition selected track groups Gate Ou
User Manual : Menus - Machines Nudge +1 frame Nudge +1 frame Nudge -1 frame Nudge -1 frame Set Loop In Set Loop In Set Loop Out Set Loop Out Goto Loop In Goto Loop In Goto Loop Out Goto Loop Out Eject Eject Chase Cursor On/Off Chase Cursor On/Off Enable Record On/Off Enable Record On/Off Record Ready V1 Record Ready V1 Record Ready A1 Record Ready A1 Note: Record Ready A2 - A7 omitted Record Ready A8 Record Ready A8 Goto Locator 1 Goto Locator 1 Note: Note Goto Locator 2 to 9 omitt
User Manual : Menus - Macro Menus - Macro Macros menu The Macro menu gives access to a large number of pre-programmed Macros, also to the Macro Editor Please see User Macros on page 275 Menus - Settings Settings menu The Settings menu brings together all the Settings windows and the customization windows. Menus - Window Window menu The Window menu maintains a list of open projects and enables switching between them.
User Manual : Menus - Macro Menus - Help Help menu The Help Menu gives quick on-line access to this manual and others. About pops up a Window with the Pyramix logo and details about the registered user and software version.
User Manual : Remote Control Remote Control Pyramix can control and be controlled by a wide variety of external hardware.
User Manual : Remote Control J.L. Cooper MCS 3000 (& MCS Bridge) Raditek SAC-2k Mackie Control Mackie HUI External digital mixers Sony DMX-R100 Yamaha DM-2000 (via HUI emulation) Yamaha DM-1000 (via HUI emulation) Yamaha 02R-96 (via HUI emulation) 9-pin Control of Pyramix by an External Machine If you wish to control Pyramix as a slave from an external 9-pin controller / synchronizer then the external controller must be set up as a Controller in Pyramix.
User Manual : Remote Control GPI / GPO Support GPI/O support is available as a Remote Controller module. Note: At present this module only supports USB to GPI/O adaptors from JWorks and Sealevel modules including USB and PCI boards with opto-electronic inputs and relay outputs supported by the SealO driver. Please see: http://www.j-works.com http://www.sealevel.com A Windows XP/2000 driver for the j-works devices is available from Merging Technologies: http://www.merging.
User Manual : Remote Control GPI/O Remote types There are 5 different types of Remote that can be used with GPI/O Input and/or Output pin: • Toggle can be associated with both input and output pins. • Range can be associated with both input and output pins and acts like a toggle 0 =off, other = on • Event can only be associated with input pins. • Event-Status can be associated with input and/or output pins; • Status can be only associated with output pins.
User Manual : Optimizing Pyramix Optimizing Pyramix Use Templates The supplied Templates have settings appropriate to their purpose and are the fastest way of optimizing Pyramix. However, the following information should help when deciding what settings to use when creating your own projects and templates. Pyramix File Format .PMF We strongly recommend the use of the native .PMF format for a number of reasons. The first issue is the size limitation of the WAV and BWF formats.
User Manual : Optimizing Pyramix external clocks, managing time code, record streams, playback streams, not to mention possible FX such as EQ, Dynamics, Reverb, etc. Therefore Pyramix offers a few DSP saving modes in the Settings > Mixer Settings, General page such as: Player / Recorder mode Transforms the mixer's full nodal matrix topology into a "diagonal" topology where only the direct paths are computed (i.e.
User Manual : Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting is always a moving target as users discover ever more exotic ways to use Pyramix. Therefore, this section is necessarily historic. If the answer to your problem cannot be found here or elsewhere in the documentation, for the latest information please consult the FAQ sections at: http://www.merging.com If you need further technical support, please e-mail support@merging.
User Manual : Troubleshooting • On non-Intel motherboards using the Intel 84x chipsets (in particular the Intel 845 series supporting the Pentium 4 processors). The reason for this is that the 84x series gives absolute priority to PCI writes over PCI reads. • On some Dual Xeon motherboards, using multiple PCI controllers with PCI-X slots.
User Manual : Troubleshooting MyStereoSound_##001##_.wav and MyStereoSound_##002##_.wav are seen by Pyramix as a single two track media named MyStereoSound. Other systems, the Zaxcom DEVA portable recorder for example, do not use the same convention. They may name the files they produce in this fashion: MyStereoSound-1.bwf and MyStereoSound2.bwf. These files will be recognized by Pyramix as two mono media files.
User Manual : Troubleshooting DUAL Tab: • If the Reference is not in Auto mode and the Sync Source (in the I/O & Sync Tab) is in Audio Input mode, there should be a physical connection to the chosen reference. • If the input level is simply too low, increase the Input Gain. SDIF Tab: • The Format (SDIF2 or SDIF3) must match the format of the incoming audio signal. Make certain the SDIF daughter card is only connected to DSD.
User Manual : Troubleshooting Clip Names are Unreadable Symptoms With some color schemes, Clip Names are unreadable. Solution Simply choose a more suitable Windows color scheme to resolve this. You also can change the background and waveform colors (right click) for individual clips and tracks in Pyramix.
User Manual : Troubleshooting The I/O Status window The I/O status window can be opened by clicking in the Sync: 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 window Input sources All the possible input sources are shown, each with an associated red and a green light.
User Manual : Troubleshooting The Profiling Window The profiling window contains the parameters used to fine-tune the performance of hard disk accesses for Pyramix. These parameters are not intended for user modifications, and Merging cannot guarantee the proper functionality of Pyramix when modifications are made in this window. VS3 Profiling window Cache length This is the size of the playback buffers allocated in the host PC’s RAM. Pyramix allocates one buffer per track.
User Manual : Troubleshooting Round loops to Video Frames This option, which is enabled by default, rounds the start and the end point of a playback loop to complete video frames. The start point will always be rounded down, and the end point will always be rounded up, so that the loop will always contain at least the initial range intended for the loop. Record cache length This is the size of the buffer used while recording new data.
User Manual : Appendix I Mouse Modifier Keys Appendix I Mouse Modifier Keys This table shows the valid modifier keys which can be used in conjunction with some mouse operations Main Editor Left Mouse Button Click In the TimeCode Scale Set Cursor to the mouse None Set Mark In to the mouse Shift Set Mark Out to the mouse Ctrl Set New Marker to the mouse Ctrl + Shift Click In the Bars & Beats Scale Set Cursor to the mouse None Adjust tempo to the end Shift Adjust tempo for the current portion Ct
User Manual : Appendix I Mouse Modifier Keys Move selected clips with auto-crossfade Ctrl Slide the underlying media of a clip Ctrl + Shift Slide a clip over its underlying media Ctrl + Alt Move selected clips constrained in time Ctrl + Shift + Alt Cutter C Duplicate clip D Duplicate clip constrained in time F While moving Auto-crossfade while moving clips Ctrl Force crossfade while moving clips lower handle Ctrl Detach crossfade while moving clips middle handle Ctrl Don't merge Envelope
User Manual : Appendix I Mouse Modifier Keys Right Mouse Button Contextual Menu None Clip Gain Ctrl On dropping a fade or crossfade from a library Apply to whole group Shift Overview Left Mouse Button Draw a region to zoom in Alt Drag the current composition (to a library) Shift + Alt Notes Left Mouse Button Drag the notes (to a library) Shift + Alt Media Folder Left Mouse Button Replace media for target clip(s) Ctrl User Manual 338
User Manual : Appendix II I/O Daughter-card Options Appendix II 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).
User Manual : Appendix II I/O Daughter-card Options 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. TASCAM TDIF The TASCAM TDIF daughter card offers 24 channels of I/O over 3 Tascam TDIF connections.
User Manual : Appendix III Optional Features Appendix III Optional Features Pyramix DSD / SACD Hardware and Settings Interfacing DSD transmission works well with either AES-EBU or SDIF interfaces. Most converter manufacturers use SDIF. Only dCS does SDIF and AES-EBU. A further issue is the existence of two different AES-EBU supported DSD formats. The so called "Sony" and one named "P3D." Merging Technologies support both of these.
User Manual : Appendix III Optional Features When an existing DXD Mixing Project is opened this dialog appears: Would you like to convert this DXD Mixing Project into a DSD only Project? If the answer is YES the project will be opened in DSD mode and the DXD mixer will be replaced by a default mono mix 8x8. If the answer is NO the project will be opened in DXD Mixing mode with the DXD Mixer in the same configuration as it was when the Project was Saved.
User Manual : Appendix III Optional Features Event: An event number (from 1 to 96) can be associated to any cue. This event number can be mapped to a keyboard shortcut with the Keyboard Shortcut Editor or mapped to a MIDI message with any Remote Controller. When triggered this event Starts the Cue. Automation: A Cue can use automation on the mixer channels connected to its tracks. A mixer channel can be controlled by only one Cue. Start: To Play a Cue. Pause: To pause the playback of a Cue.
User Manual : Appendix IV 9 - Pin connection Appendix IV 9 - Pin connection PC RS-232 Serial Port to External Sony P2 RS-422 Controller The RS-232 ports of a standard PC are slightly different from the RS-422 format used for the Sony P2 protocol. We recommend the use of an external RS-232/RS-422 adapter. One example is the Antona ANC 6090 which can be ordered from your Merging sales representative under the item number MRS422.
User Manual : Appendix IV 9 - Pin connection Direct Cable for a Slave Device This pinout should work in most of the cases where Pyramix is controlling a Slave device. RS232 Female DB9 RS422 Male (or Female) DB9 Function Pin # Pin # Function DCD/RLSD Rx Tx DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GND Rcv Xmit + GND N.C.
User Manual : Appendix V Mykerinos Latencies Appendix V Mykerinos Latencies 128 samples = 128/(sampling rate) 128 samples = 128/(sampling rate) 128 samples = 128/(sampling rate) 2.7 ms FX IN FX IN Latency at 48kHz MIX/FX OUT 5.3 ms MIX/FX OUT 5.3 ms FX IN FX IN FX IN MIX FX OUT 8 ms FX IN FX IN 5.
User Manual Auto-Mount Media 284 AutoPunch Ready enable/disable Auto-Saving 83 Aux Bus 73 Index Numerics 9-pin (Sony P2 protocol) 174 9-pin Control of External Machine 174 A Absolute Sources in EDL View 134 Active Machine 173 Adding and Deleting Tracks 122 Adding Plug-ins 74 Adding Strips 74 Akai DD / DR 262 Allow chasing across midnight 95 Alternate Backup 83 Angudion 226 Archiving Projects 254 Arithmetic Timecode Entry 34 Assumptions 17 Audio Connections 24 Audio Engine Drops Warning 329 Audition after
User Manual : Index Computer 20 Consolidate 139 Consolidating Projects 254 Context Menus 28 Control by External Device 322 Control of External Device 322 Control Points 52 Controllers Tab 111 Conventions 17 Conversion processes 145 Convert 143 Converting Projects 256 Copy 61 Copy and Paste 56 Clip Dithering Window 76 Document Libraries 135 Dragging Clips into a Composition Drivers 21, 328 DSD Peak Filter 118 DSD Project 342 DSP Time Saving 113 DST Encoder 149 DST Estimator 149 Dual Monitors 120 Dubbing Mo
User Manual : Index Fixed Cursor Settings 87 Fixed or Moving Playhead Cursor FIXREEL 183 Flanger 225 Flatten track numbers 109 Flywheel Inertia 96 Free Markers 153 Free Zoom 153 Function Generator 239 Installing Pyramix 26 Interface Editor 272 Internal Return Busses Introduction 14 ISRC 169 126 J Jog Settings Jog Shuttle Auto Jog G Gain WIndow 54 Gain window 54 Gate colors 189 General Settings 82 General Tab 82 Ghost Track 171 Glitch and Pops finder 258 Goto Beginning 129 Goto End 129 GPI/O controller
User Manual : Index Media Information Only Fields 156 Media Management 141 Media Management Menus 142 Media Offset 155 Media option 109 Media reconnection 183 Media Type 108 Menus 283 Meter Alignment level 117 Meter Decay integration time 117 Meter Headroom setting 117 Meter Permanent Overload 117 Meter Permanent Peak 117 Metronome 281 Metronome Settings...
User Manual : Index Playback Stall indication 87 Playback Stalls Warning 329 Playback Tab 86 Player/Recorder Mode 113 Playlists 110 Plug-in Automation 240 Plug-Ins 218 Plug-ins Common Master Section Recording from a Tape with Discontinuous TimeCode 46 Recursive 49 Redirect Remote Controllers commands to the External Machine when chasing 95 Redirection of Transport Commands 322 Region Selection 56 Regions 49 Rel.
User Manual : Index Selection Tab Window 154 Selection, adjusting 60 Selection, moving 59 Selection, splitting 59 Selections and Region Selections 55 Settings Menu 320 Show / Hide 68 Show CD Player 170 Show Scale 153 Show Used Media 284 Show Versions 197 Shuttle 127 Shuttle Control 129 Silent Chasing 95 Slip Clip Mode 58 Slip Media Mode 58 Smoothing Filter 96 Snapshot 130 Snapshot Range 131 Soft Chase 130 Software Key 27 Solo 78 Sony 9 - Pin connection 344 Sony 9-pin Chase Mode 95 sound effects libraries 3
User Manual : Index W X Warnings 328, 329 Window Menu 320 Word Length 76 Wordlength Converter Properties Work Spaces 154 Workspaces 273 Workspaces Menu 314 Write to End 193 X Fade 58 Xify 159 148 Y YourPersonalKey 27 User Manual 353
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