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Page 2: ... its qual ity performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The software is supplied as is you the purchaser are assuming the entire risk of the results of using this Merging Technolo gies software In no circumstances will Merging Technologies its owners directors officers employees or agents be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect loss or damages including ...

Page 3: ...rd I O 11 Time Code and Video Sync Option 11 Cabling Pyramix in your System Environment 12 Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode 12 Installing Pyramix Virtual Studio Software 13 Installation Overview 13 Driver Signing 14 Running the Installer 14 Authorization System 15 Enabling Pyramix Virtual Studio with your Software Key 15 First launch 16 Starting Pyramix Virtual Studio 17 Pyramix User Int...

Page 4: ... 30 Project Templates 30 New Project from scratch 30 Pyramix Virtual Studio Window Orientation 33 Settings 34 Recording 36 Recording Audio into a Pyramix Virtual Studio Project 36 Virtual Multi track 37 Dubbing Mode 39 The Timeline 39 Tracks 39 Clips and Compositions 40 Editing 41 Clips in a Composition on the Timeline 41 Selecting a Range 41 Making Edits 41 Fades 42 Edit Command highlights 42 Nav...

Page 5: ...Mixer Surround Components 56 Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins 57 Eq Comp Limiter Expander 57 Bus Tools 66 Simple Mixer Automation 67 Mixing Down Projects 67 Exporting a Composition to a File 67 Archiving Projects 67 CD Mastering 67 Quick CD 67 CD Markers 70 Exporting Projects to CD Image Files 71 Burning a CD R 72 Customizing the User Interface 73 Workspaces 73 Keyboard Shortcuts 73 User Macros 74 App...

Page 6: ...Quickstart Guide Quickstart Guide Page 6 Quickstart Guide Document Pyramix Quickstart Guide 7 1 Date 28th October 2010 ...

Page 7: ...ting audio simple editing mixing adding effects and CD recording Pyramix documentation and Help ToolTips Pyramix Software is equipped with ToolTips Hovering the mouse cursor over a tool icon pops up a box with the name of the function A longer description is shown bottom left of the Pyramix program window Documentation All the Pyramix documentation is in the Adobe Acrobat pdf format pdf file exten...

Page 8: ...d software and install these yourself Guidelines for an appropriate Pyramix system environment can be found in the follow ing section Pyramix Native or Media Bundle comes with software and USB Security Key only You must provide an appro priate computer platform and software environment and install these yourself Guidelines for an appropriate Pyramix system environment can be found in the following...

Page 9: ...th a massive 256 channel bus structure MassCore enables a number of new features Larger Mixer configurations Extra 2 66ms and Ultra 1 33ms latency options Full Delay Compensation VS3 and VST VST inserts on Buses and Auxes VST Multi channel support External Inserts physical effects External Monitor Inputs and Talkback Where features are MassCore specific you will see the Masscore logo NEW USERS STA...

Page 10: ...orkstations and Non Linear Editors we recommend setting the PC to an Always On Power management scheme Start Control Panel double click Power Options Choose Always On from the Power Schemes combo box This allows the monitor to be turned off by the system but disables hard disk turn off and Standby Note The Mykerinos card is not designed to support Standby modes Other Applications Like all Digital ...

Page 11: ...mix Virtual Studio from Merging Technologies or one of its distributors be sure to specify the daughter card appropriate to your specific needs Please see Appendix II I O Daughter card Options on page 78 On board Analog Audio I O Regardless of which I O daughter card is chosen you can simultaneously use the 3 5mm stereo mini phone jack on the Mykerinos board as an unbalanced analog stereo audio mo...

Page 12: ...rly connect the Mykerinos digital audio output s to your D A Converter digital audio input s and the D A Converter analog audio outputs to your studio monitors or recorders It may be also be useful to connect the stereo mini phone out put on the Mykerinos card to either stereo headphones or a stereo monitor console input The source for this jack can be configured inside the Pyramix software Digita...

Page 13: ...riate video signal to the Pyramix Video Reference input Pyramix Synchronization option required To lock to incoming wordclock connect an appropriate master wordclock signal to the Pyramix Video 2 Input Pyramix Synchronization option required To set the termination jumpers provided on the Mykerinos board please see the Mykerinos User Guide Pyramix can either output or lock to incoming SMPTE EBU Tim...

Page 14: ...l the Pyramix Virtual Studio software in Windows XP please check the following setting Start Control Panel System Hardware Click on the Hardware Tab then click on Driver Signing The Driver Signing Options dialog opens Make sure the middle option Warn is selected If installing on a Windows Vista system you ust be logged in as an Administrator and if a dialog warning that a driver is not digitally s...

Page 15: ...d software compo nents Usually a key can be issued within one business day after the verification of your personal data has been completed Enabling Pyramix Virtual Studio with your Software Key Pyramix Virtual Studio is protected by a special software Key Once you have registered your software you will be provided with this Key or Keys depending on the chosen options Entering your Key s After the ...

Page 16: ... save and exit the VS3 control panel application For Pyramix systems with a multiboard configuration Make sure there is a check mark in the On Bus boxes for each board installed Check that the Application combo box is showing Pyramix If not select Pyramix from the list Select XDTDM from the Buses Mode combo box Select which board is to provide an external Video TC reference with the radio buttons ...

Page 17: ...ut how to use the Rewire and ASIO support Starting Pyramix Virtual Studio By default the Installer will put Pyramix Virtual Studio into your Programs folder It also places a Pyramix short cut icon on the Windows desktop The first time Pyramix Virtual Studio is launched you will need to enter your special Key to enable the program properly Please see Enabling Pyramix Virtual Studio with your Softwa...

Page 18: ... Mouse Modifier Keys on page 75 Context Menus Right clicking over objects on screen such as Clips Mixer Strips and controls and Track Headers pops up menus with commands and options relevant to the object Keyboard Shortcuts In particular we would encourage users to use keyboard shortcuts and preferably the standard Pyramix layout Keyboard shortcuts can be fully customized and users of other workst...

Page 19: ...sembles a conventional hardware mixer and is the one we shall concentrate on in this guide The other pages deal with Routing Automation Configuration and Organiza tion Full details of these pages can be found in the Pyramix User Manual Monitor Pyramix features an extremely powerful monitoring module This takes a feed from all output buses and offers sophisticated control options However you do not...

Page 20: ... generated for each channel of a recording but only one Master Clip So a stereo Master Clip references two invisible Media Files and a Multi channel Master Clip references as many invisible Media Files as there are channels in the recording check box One file per track but will only generate one Master Clip A Master Clip can be mono stereo four channels six channels 24 channels in fact there is no...

Page 21: ...mation Libraries Pyramix uses libraries to help make Project organization tidier Libraries are used to organize project material into logical groupings However Libraries are not the same as Windows directories or folders they are only meaning ful within the Pyramix environment A Library is a database containing a collection of pointers to different types of media object User Libraries User Librari...

Page 22: ...obal Libraries Project Libraries are kept with the Project Global Libraries are available to all projects and users of the system This can be helpful for sound effects or where several users need access to the same source material to produce different end products Project Libraries Default Library Each new Project creates an empty User Library named Default Library This is provided to aid housekee...

Page 23: ... hardware and software installation has been completed An audio source and means of monitoring have been connected to the physical I O The software has been registered the registration key s entered and the initial settings entered in the VS3 Control Panel Start Pyramix Launch the Pyramix application Start All Programs Pyramix Pyramix Virtual Studio or by double clicking the Pyramix Desktop Short ...

Page 24: ...a Project must be created with a suitable Mixer 1 Launch Pyramix Virtual Studio 2 Choose Project New 3 The New Project WIzard Choose a Project Type window will open 4 The default is Editing Project which is the type we will use 5 Choose a suitable sampling rate from the Sampling Rate drop down list Use 44 1kHz if in doubt and using an analogue input 6 Choose a suitable bit depth from the Resolutio...

Page 25: ...the Setup a new Project Workspace box to tick it 9 Type a name for the Project and either type a suitable path to the Project and Media Location or use the button to open a Browse for Folder window This works like a Windows Explorer window and enables you to navigate to a suitable folder New Project Wizard Setup a new Project Workspace dialog ...

Page 26: ...and you wish to use a different pair of output for monitoring 1 Click on the L XLR icon at the bottom of the Stereo Bus output strip 2 Select the Physical Output the Left hand channel of your monitoring is connected to 3 Repeat with the R XLR icon for the Right hand channel 4 Similarly in the Strips you wish to use for record inputs click on the Input XLR icon and select the physical input from th...

Page 27: ...yramix is set up to lock to an external clock source but cannot get a valid signal from this source it will switch to Internal clock The red light associated with Internal will be on and the red light associated with the intended clock source will be blinking Sampling Rate Mismatch If Pyramix is set up to lock to an external clock source and the sampling rate set in the Virtual Studio Mixer does n...

Page 28: ...dow appears 3 Type a suitable name for the recording and click on the Good Take Enter button 4 The red blocks change to brown selected default with light gray default waveform representing the recorded material 5 Click the Play Selection button to return to the start of the recording and begin playback of your first recording Note If you cannot hear anything check the Track Header monitoring mode ...

Page 29: ...group them Clips Ungroup will do it 2 Click and drag the selected clip to a new location in time or to another track or tracks 3 Click and drag on the middle handle at either end to trim the clip 4 Click and drag one of the top handles to create a fade 5 Select Edit Undo and the fade will be restored to its previous state 6 Hold down the C key and move the mouse over the clip Notice the cursor cha...

Page 30: ...ed using the Save As option the first time it is saved the Save As dialogue will appear To save a new Template choose File Save as Template name and save 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 Step 1 Choose the project type Choose Editing Project select the re...

Page 31: ...its description Mixer Wizard If none of the existing presets is considered suitable or you just want to start from scratch then selecting Use Mixer Wizard and clicking the Next button opens this window 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 Buses Configuration Wizard di...

Page 32: ...icking Cancel opens the new Project with a Blank Mixer Window See below Step 4 Open the New Project Clicking Finish creates the Mixer and opens the new Project It is VERY IMPORTANT to ensure the Mixer s sample rate synchronization and I O mode are configured correctly To check or adjust settings right click anywhere on the Mixer window then choose Settings General which will open the Mixer Setting...

Page 33: ...anel The Project Editing Panel contains the Timeline for a Project This is the place where virtually all audio editing is accomplished Here audio Tracks may be created added or deleted and audio clips may be edited moved copied or pasted The Project Editing Panel automatically starts with the same number of audio Tracks as there are Input Strip chan nels configured in the Mixer Tracks attached to ...

Page 34: ...t hand side of the window shows all available settings grouped in folders Folders can be collapsed or expanded by clicking on the folder icons By default all folders are open displaying the Settings pages they con tain by name Clicking on a settings page opens it in the right hand side of the window for viewing and editing Settings Buttons Apply changes to Below the Settings folders tree view the ...

Page 35: ...d Settings dialog Loading Settings Selectively Load Settings loads only the settings with ticked boxes The Load Settings dialog auto selects the currently selected page If a folder box is ticked but gray not all the sub folder and individual settings are selected Clicking a folder check box ticks the boxes of all the sub folders and pages they contain Thus clicking All Settings as above un ticks e...

Page 36: ...t depth or word length for captured or imported files from the Resolution combo box This will normally be either 16 bit 16 bps or 24 bit 24 bps Choose the file format for captured and imported audio Media Files using the Format combo box A variety of file formats can be chosen although the native PMF file format is most efficient and is especially recommended for projects with a high track count F...

Page 37: ...levels using the Mixer and adjust as appropriate 4 Position the Playhead Cursor where you want to begin the recording in the Composition You may wish to zoom in so that you can better see the recording as it progresses 5 Press the red master Record button in the Transport Strip or Transport window The recording will begin and display a red bar in those Tracks you have armed for recording 6 Press t...

Page 38: ...here there are mistake s but the user wishes to keep them anyway To Punch In audio directly into the Tracks of a Project using Pyramix Virtual Studio as if it were a tape machine with punch in capabilities 1 Set the Destination Drive Resolution and Format as above 2 Arm each Track on which you wish to punch in In this case set each Track to Record Punch In mode Red Dot with 2 vertical bars 3 Check...

Page 39: ...e Scale bar and multiple Tracks are stacked up vertically On the left side of each Track is a Track Header panel for that Track Some operations only apply to a selected track The Header panel will be shaded darker when selected A Track can be selected by left clicking anywhere on blank track Adding and Deleting Tracks For convenience a Composition starts with the same number of Tracks as Input Str...

Page 40: ...Master Clip from the right side by clicking on it with the left mouse button It will turn be highlighted 4 Drag that Clip into a Track You can place it into any Track at any point on the Track 5 The procedure for dragging a Clip from a Library is virtually identical to that outlined above for Media Drives However access the Library using the Global Libraries or Document Libraries Tabs in the Proje...

Page 41: ...ail of the Clip as desired to shorten or lengthen the Clip These can be moved out to the full extent of the original audio Media File to which the Clip is pointing The top Control Point controls the Fade In and Fade Out timing for the Clip see Fades below In addition to the beginning and ending Trim Handles the red Handle controls a Clip s internal Sync Point The Sync Point can be used as a refere...

Page 42: ...ost recent item in the Redo list Undo History Pyramix keeps track of the most recent edit decisions and operations and shows them here in a sub menu These are listed from the most recent at the top to the oldest at the bottom of the list To undo a whole block of operations click on the name of the oldest operation and everything since that time from that point in the list to the top of the list wi...

Page 43: ... or a selection of a clip or clips this will be pasted to the time code at the beginning of where the selection was made on the next track s where there are no clips which would be overwritten Paste to End of Selection Inserts beginning of contents of Clipboard to end of current selection Fill Selection This command will substitute the Clipboard contents for the selected clip or region Replace Sel...

Page 44: ...tely move to the new position You can also left click the Playhead Cursor and drag it along the Ruler Context Menu Clicking in the left hand Header area of a Time Scale Ruler pops up a context menu The first six entries offer a choice of display modes for the Main TimeCode Scale a tick appears next to the option selected currently Main TimeCode Scale Frames Main TimeCode Scale Samples Main TimeCod...

Page 45: ... by default when the Alternate Timescale Footage or Bars Beats rulers are visible Any or all of these Toolbars can be Hidden Shown using View Scales Toolbars and toggling individual Toolbars or Hide All Toolbars Increment Decrement UP DOWN Arrow Buttons The plus and minus buttons to the right of the TimeCode registers increment or decrement by one unit per click of the smallest unit in the current...

Page 46: ...e the options Auto Ripple Toggles Auto Ripple On or Off Overwrite When active Pasting a Cue s will overwrite any Cue s present on the target Track s for the duration of the pasted Cue s Insert Track When active Pasting a Cue s will split an existing Cue or Cues present at the Insert point to accomodate the Pasted Cue s Remove When active deleting a Cue or Selected Region leaves blank space No subs...

Page 47: ...at moving the jog wheel automatically enters Jog mode Settings Jog Scrub parameters are set in the Settings All Settings Application Jog Chase page Jog Settings Jog Speed ceiling Four Radio Buttons offer the choice of 1X 2X 4X or 8X nominal play speed Flywheel responsiveness and inertia Responsive follows the actual movements as sent by the jog wheel Smooth passes the actual movement through a smo...

Page 48: ...quality chosen the greater the CPU load Default is Stan dard Improved mode is more demanding in terms of system resources This setting will be automatically overridden to Standard mode if more tracks than the number specified in the Max simultaneous tracks field are scrubbed at the same time Fast Speed Settings F FWD and REW nominal speed ratio 20 Type in the box to set the nominal F FWD and REW s...

Page 49: ...lay Head location Hold down the Alt key then select an area of the Composition by clicking and dragging the mouse to the left or right This zooms in horizontally on the selected area Similarly an area of the Composition can be selected by clicking and dragging Now the Fit in window icon from the Toolbar will automatically adjust the horizontal scale to fit the selected area inside the Project Edit...

Page 50: ...m is to press the Alt key while clicking and dragging across the desired range for the zoom just as you can do directly in the Project Editing Panel itself Markers or User Flags Pyramix Virtual Studio allows for setting named and numbered User Flags or Markers at user defined points in a Composition Markers can be used as convenient reference points for notes or other text or as locations for Past...

Page 51: ... on the main mixer surface are black when inactive When active they light up Solo solos the strip Mute mutes the strip Ctrl Solo cancels all other Solos SAFE prevents the strip being muted by solo operations elsewhere Ø reverses the chan nel phase PF changes the metering position to Pre Fader Delay A delay value in samples can be set in this box Input Clicking on Input pops up a box with the choic...

Page 52: ... Pyramix if open and launch the VS3 Control Panel Application The number of Internal Return Busses can be set using the drop down list box on the right of the screen Click on the OK button to memorize the setting and exit the Window The number of Internal Return Busses you assign here will be available as possible channel strip sources in the mixer Input Strips Input strips have the same function ...

Page 53: ...urround bus This reflects their normal use E g a common set up will have three surround busses for Dialogue Effects and Music Stems A B and C Each Input strip is routed to the appropriate surround bus by clicking on the A B or C selector buttons When the multiple surround bus is selected as the Surround Monitor Bus source Its Select Mix button is lit All three surround busses are summed for monito...

Page 54: ...nd on where you click on the mixer If you wish to affect the entire mixer right click on the top bar of the Mixer window To change options for a Bus right click on a blank area of the Bus strip Similarly for a channel input strip right click on a blank area of the Strip Right clicking within a function block adds menu entries to the top of the list relevant to the specific block Synchronized Creat...

Page 55: ...For much more detail on Plug ins please see the Pyramix User Manual Mixer Strip Controls When Native VS3 Plug ins VST Plug ins and External Inserts are instantiated in mixer strips each instance has a block of one or two buttons The full Plug in name or External Insert pops up along with the required delay com pensation when you hover the mouse pointer over each block Buttons Each block has one or...

Page 56: ...anner Determines the position of the source within the surround sound space To position it simply left click on the con trol and move it to the desired location Doubleclicking on this control will automatically center it Sub Level Determines the level sent to the Sub 1 output Stereo Input Strips The Surround Sound Panner Position control behaves slightly differently in a Stereo Input Strip Notice ...

Page 57: ...hm The drop down list gives a choice of panning algorithms Constant Gain Allows the surround panning to preserve a constant gain sum on all speakers wherever the Position Control is placed Constant Power Allows the surround panning to preserve a constant power sum on all speakers wherever the Position Control is placed Strip and Bus Tools Plug ins Eq Comp Limiter Expander Strip and Bus Tools are a...

Page 58: ...f the Bus Tools plug in are displayed in one large window Right click onto the window title bar of the plug in to open a menu offering some general display options for the Strip Tools plug ins This menu allows you to either directly select the number of strips displayed in the plug in window or to incre ment decrement this number by one Linking Strip Tools controls Any choice of Strip Tools contro...

Page 59: ...oups which are set to Group Exclusive is switched on all the other groups set to Group Exclusive will be switched off Grouped controls are indicated by a yellow L in the corner of the control block Factor X Slider Works only on continuous rotary or linear controls It determines the gearing of this control in relation to other members of the group and vice versa E g assume the input gain of strip t...

Page 60: ...ss shelving or peaking characteristics Output This section controls the output level of the strip tool and also offers automatic gain make up for the compressor Common Features Each Section or module of Strip and Bus Tools has a number of controls in common Title Bar A text description of Section s function e g Input Dynamic etc Also contains Show Hide triangle At top left of every Section a grey ...

Page 61: ...er a range of 48 dB to 48 dB Show hide Routing By default Routing buttons are hidden This button toggles between Showing and Hiding the Routing Buttons Routing remains active when hidden Routing Buttons Determine which audio streams running through the strip will be processed by the plug in The number of but tons depends on the number of steams controlled by the strip Currently this means one for ...

Page 62: ...nder normal or inverse is displayed in Green from bottom to top With the compressor in inverse mode the gain reduction of the expander is displayed in Green from top to bottom Threshold Level Control Sets the level at which the compressor begins to act If the input signal level exceeds the Threshold Level the gain is reduced or increased in De Compressor mode in proportion to the setting of the ra...

Page 63: ... In de compressor mode when the input level exceeds the threshold level the gain is increased according to the setting of the ratio control Expander Section Show hide Expander section Dynamics section on off Threshold Level Control If the input signal level falls below the threshold level the gain of the expander is reduced or increased in inverse mode according to the setting of the ratio control...

Page 64: ...ction on off Pre Dynamics Switch This switch offers the option to the switch the EQ before the dynamics section By default the EQ is after the dynamics section Graphic Display 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 You can click and drag directly onto the handles the small blue or ...

Page 65: ... 96 kHz the frequency range of each band is 20 Hz to 40 kHz For sampling rates up to 384 kHz e g DXD mixing the frequency range of each band is 20 Hz to 80 kHz Q bandwidth Control The range for the Q parameter is 0 2 up to 100 A Q of 0 2 results in a very wide bandwidth a Q of 100 will give an extremely narrow notch Output Section Show Hide Output section Output section on off Output Level control...

Page 66: ...he gain of this band to unity The Tab key switches between EQ bands Clicking and dragging a handle with the right mouse button alters the Q bandwidth of this band 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 Bu...

Page 67: ...ed area can be exported to an audio file or files This is really the same as mixing down the Composition to a file instead of to an audio output 1 Choose Project Mix Down to open the Mix Down window 2 In the Target Settings section type in an appropriate file name under Record Name choose the folder to which the file will be saved from the Media Folder drop down menu only previously mounted folder...

Page 68: ...mplerate Converter to make 44 1kHz versions 5 Turn on Edit Auto Ripple and Edit Edit Mode Snap Head to nearest 6 Place the objects on Tracks 1 2 in the order you wish them to appear on the CD 7 If you need to change the order simply select clips and drag and drop into position Auto Ripple and Snap take care of keeping everything together Add CD Markers 8 Open the CD SACD Tab Window 9 Double click ...

Page 69: ...k titles type in the fields in the right hand pane 13 If you want a pause between tracks type the value in the Pause field for each track after the first one Use copy paste if all pauses are to be the same Generate CD Image 14 Choose Project Generate CD Image SACD Edited Master 15 Type a name for the Disc image 16 Choose a location for the Image 17 Click on Generate Image CD Mark Groups dialog Gen...

Page 70: ...lank CD R in the drive 25 Click on Record to burn the CD CD Markers CD Markers are much like other User Flags or Markers To set a CD Start Marker which indicates the beginning of a CD track place the Play Head at an appropriate CD track Start location and choose Cursors Marks Add CD Start Marker to Play Head similarly to set a CD Stop Marker which indicates the ending of a CD track place the Play ...

Page 71: ...ramix you first generate a CD image file This image file is used with the DiscWrite appli cation to generate CD or DDP To export a previously Marked Composition to a CD R image file 1 Open the CD Tab window 2 Double click New Disc in the Album tab 3 Type a name for the CD 4 Fill in all CD R information as appropriate Choose Project Generate CD Image from the Toolbar This opens the Generate CD Imag...

Page 72: ...he Device section click on the Settings button to open the CD R Settings window Set these as desired for the CD R burning session Please see the Pyramix Reference Guide for complete explanations of all these settings 5 When all CD R settings are adjusted as needed click the Burn button in the Image section to actually burn the CD R Red Book Compatible Masters If the CD R is to be used as a Red Boo...

Page 73: ...y encourage you to learn the default Pyramix keyboard shortcuts These have been used by audio pro fessionals for over a decade and are powerful quick and efficient for audio editing and device control However if you are already familiar with another style of audio or video editing you may wish to create your own Keyboard Shortcuts for various Pyramix transport and editing functions To define your ...

Page 74: ...is opens the Macros window 2 Click the New Macro button then name the Macro 3 Various menu Command functions are grouped together into Tabs Select the Tab with whichever group of Command Functions you wish to add to the Macro 4 Click on the appropriate Command so that it is highlighted 5 Press the button to add this command to the Macro 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to assign further Commands to the Macro...

Page 75: ...at action for the same button on all tracks Shift Click In the Clips zone anywhere Draw a region to zoom in Alt Dyna Zoom Z Draw a region to select None Draw a region to select clips completely Shift Extend Reduce the current region to this track E Invert No Selection mode for Track Groups Q Invert Auto Select Tracks Q Click In a Clip handle Move only the clip handle under the mouse no groups Shif...

Page 76: ... Snap Sync Point S Snap Head H Snap Tail T Audition while moving Scrubbing A Double click in a Clip Selection Properties Clip Properties Ctrl Double click in a fade Edit the fade in the Fade Editor Double click in an envelope point Reset the envelope point Reset only the envelope point under the mouse no groups Shift Middle Mouse Button Edit crossfade Ctrl Create Edit crossfade Ctrl Shift Select b...

Page 77: ...s Page 77 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 ...

Page 78: ... All converters are 24 bit Connection is via 2 DB 25 connectors One on the main card attached to the Mykerinos car ries the analog I O and the second on a separate bracket carries four AES EBU Input and Output stereo pairs There are four analogue Line outputs and four analogue Line Inputs two of which may be switched to accept Mic or Line level inputs These have Mic pre amps and 48V phantom poweri...

Page 79: ...d attached to the Mykerinos and two more on a separate bracket con nected via internal ribbon cable to the main card TASCAM TDIF I O Option A TASCAM TDIF format option bracket may be added to the ADAT I O daughtercard and provides is available for 8 channels of TDIF I O The TDIF bracket connects to a socket on the ADAT card only This daughter card cannot be used in multi board systems since it uti...

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Page 81: ... Direct Output 51 Do you want to save routing 16 Driver Signing 14 Duplicate Selection 42 E Edit Audio 29 Edit Command highlights 42 Editing 41 Enabling Pyramix 15 Entering Keys 15 Export to a File 67 Exporting Projects to CD Image Files 71 External Audio D A A D Converter Boxes 11 External Effects 54 F F FWD and REW nominal speed ratio 48 Fade In 42 Fade Out 42 Fader 51 Fades 42 Fast Speed Settin...

Page 82: ...verview 50 P Paste 43 Paste Place 43 Paste and Ripple 43 Paste Sync Point to Cursor 43 Paste Tail to Cursor 43 Paste to Cursor 43 Paste to Cursor and Ripple 43 Paste to Original TC 43 Paste to Selection 43 Play Head Position 43 Position Speaker Control 57 Power Management 10 Program and Project Settings 34 PS3 52 Pyramix documentation and Help 7 Pyramix Native 9 Pyramix Turnkey 8 Pyramix Versions ...

Page 83: ...d Creation Deletion of Tracks Strips 54 System Requirements 9 T TASCAM TDIF I O Option 79 Time Code and Video Sync Option 11 TimeCode Increment Decrement UP DOWN Arrow Buttons 45 TimeCode Scale 44 Timeline 39 TOC 72 Tracks 39 Adding and Deleting Tracks 39 Tracks Strips Creation Deletion Synchronized 54 Transport Controls 48 U User Interface 18 User Libraries 21 V Vari Speed Audio Quality 48 Video ...

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