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Страница 1: ...Reference guide PROVISIONAL...
Страница 2: ...its quality 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...
Страница 3: ...12 Setup 13 Configure sub menu 16 3 Fader Panel 22 Overview 22 Fader Strip 23 4 EQ Panel 24 Overview 24 EQ Aux and Pan Strip 25 EQ Summary 28 EQ Fan Spoke Values 28 5 Monitor Panel 29 Monitor Setup in...
Страница 4: ...idge Switch 80 Meter Bridge Window 81 Configuring the Meter Bridge 82 Automation Fader Mode and Group Indicators 85 11 Edit Bay 86 Introduction 86 Scope 86 Software Versions 86 General Overview 87 The...
Страница 5: ...d 119 Input Strip Types 119 Internal Return Busses 119 Mixer Delay Compensation 120 Summary 120 Delay Compensation Switching 120 Delay Compensation 121 Configuring a Blank or Existing Mixer 124 Adding...
Страница 6: ...6 14 Pyramix Mixer Settings 151 Mixer 151 Level Meter 151 DSP Power Saving 153 Mixer Settings 154 Plug ins Settings 155 Index 156...
Страница 7: ...Ramses MSC reference guide 7 Ramses MSC reference guide Document number 10 03 Date 12 December 2007...
Страница 8: ...manual is written for Ramses Consolesoft version 1 5 3 3572 with firmware 1 5 2 31 in conjunction with Pyramix version 6 0 and although most of what is outlined here will be relevant to other versions...
Страница 9: ...al controls including a fader on the Ramses MSC surface You will have either 8 16 or 24 of these depending on the model and configuration of your console A Slot can have any Virtual Strip selected to...
Страница 10: ...Introduction 1 10 Ramses MSC reference guide Introduction Panels Panels FADER PANEL EQ PANEL UPPER ACTIVE PANEL LOWER ACTIVE PANEL MONITOR PANEL EXPERT PANEL Ramses MSC Panels...
Страница 11: ...g Note it is important that the console is fully powered up before you load your project The Pyramix project you load will determine the number and type of the features you will be able to map to your...
Страница 12: ...ly advise you to work through this Setup section since every Ramses has specific features such as the number of faders whether an Edit Bay is present etc Setting up Ramses with Pyramix Please refer to...
Страница 13: ...cess the System menu with the following choices You can access the System menu at any time from any page by pressing the system button Each Touch Button performs and action displays information or ope...
Страница 14: ...age I e this is where you can load an alternative version of the ConsoleSoft appli cation or install a new one Also where sets configuration files for the optional Edit Bay are installed and loaded Pl...
Страница 15: ...amses Setup The Basics Shutdown Initiates the Shutdown sequence for the console The Confirm Touch Button appears Press this to begin console Shutdown Exit Exits the System menu and returns to the scre...
Страница 16: ...ent page is shown in yellow at the top of the screen The symbol indicates that changes made on this page will only take effect after a console restart The available options are listed below in white T...
Страница 17: ...or 6 In most cases set this to V6 MassCore Number of physical faders 8 16 24 ARC Option No ARC Arc 48 Arc 72 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Hide Mouse Cursor within Iggy TRUE FALSE Autosave time interval for R...
Страница 18: ...ss Sets the time after last jog event after which jog is canceled and Stop invoked 0 disable 1 X seconds Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Scene Mode for Theatre Use future implementation FALSE TRUE Change Shut...
Страница 19: ...illi seconds per step Show Hide plug ins on Pyramix screen only Strip Tools at present TRUE FALSE Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Buttons immediately above and below EQ rotaries switch between Shelf and band...
Страница 20: ...ve Panel below Transport to store the current value In 100msec increments In the inlikely event of a Ramses fail ure create a log file TRUE FALSE Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Enable Disable zoom into EQ Dy...
Страница 21: ...age 25 Page 26 Page 28 Display EQ curve and Dynamics action on Alphanumeric display TRUE FALSE Strip Label position If ON on the Alphanumeric display 0 top Number of Strips per Bank in 4 Strip units 1...
Страница 22: ...de Fader Panel Overview 3 Fader Panel Overview Each Fader Panel consists of 8 identical Fader Strips with an alphanumeric display at the top Depending on which model Ramses MSC you have you will have...
Страница 23: ...Master within Pyramix project To be implemented A is lit when channel is a Aux Bus Master M is lit when channel is a Mix Bus Master E will be lit for future purposes When none is lit channel is normal...
Страница 24: ...el 4 24 Ramses MSC reference guide EQ Panel Overview 4 EQ Panel Overview Each EQ Panel consists of 8 identical Strips Depending on which model Ramses MSC you have you will have one or two EQ Panels EQ...
Страница 25: ...Fans around each encoderFor access to EQ controls additional to those on the channel strip such as Q band in out and Filter controls use the Active Panel EQ Strip Overview 1 shelf 2 HF band EQ dual co...
Страница 26: ...to indicate HPF High Pass Filter and LPF Low Pass Filter active 5 shelf The high pass shelf Button switches the bottom band of EQ to a shelving type filter This also changes the EQ Fan display to She...
Страница 27: ...to right position There will always be a single LED to indicate the left to right position this LED travels from 9 o clock to 3 o clock across the top of the encoder If there is any front to back pan...
Страница 28: ...is controlled through the Active Panel see below Out of Range The Out Of Range Indicators are lit when the frequency selected is outside the EQ Fan s display range Rim Light A Rim Light is lit wheneve...
Страница 29: ...s 10 Dim indicator 11 Master Control Room Volume 12 inplace solo 13 ref level monitors 14 slate Talkback Slate button 15 talk 2 Talkback 2 button 16 talk 1 Talkback 1 button 17 TimeCode display 18 Dis...
Страница 30: ...ll do nothing These are mutually exclusive radio buttons in a group with the Mix Source buttons A E and so either an External Source button or a Mix Source button must always be selected Meter Bridge...
Страница 31: ...adding more sources by pressing their buttons 4 Monitor Mute SOLO buttons L C R LS RS SUB Mute The Monitor Mute buttons Mute the Monitor Source channels routed to the corresponding speaker loca tions...
Страница 32: ...Mode on off When Dim is engaged the speaker volume can be adjusted with the Dim Knob Pressing the Dim Knob again will restores the output volume to the original level determined by the main Monitor V...
Страница 33: ...button is held down When pressed briefly less than 1 second they will latch the Talkback function ON until it is pressed again or held and released Depending on the settings made in the Pyramix Monito...
Страница 34: ...button see below You can locate to this position by hitting the Loc button without needing to store the number The TimeCode display will remain in Data Entry Mode until the Transport state changes e...
Страница 35: ...in any way The Timecode display reverts to Active Mode when the Transport changes state eg hit Play or Stop At this point all Keypad button indicators and Smart Locate indicators are extinguished exc...
Страница 36: ...more detail on these modes 25 Clear button The clear button sets the TimeCode display to Data Entry Mode if not already active and sets the Time Code Display to 00 00 00 00 At this point a numerical T...
Страница 37: ...on 6 or higher with MassCore option setup is system based as opposed to stored with individual Projects A monitor setup is saved when the Pyramix application is closed All the Projects you open with y...
Страница 38: ...alkback which provides the Ramses talkback functionality is set up in the Pyramix Monitor Meter Bridge Setup in Pyramix The Meter Bridge is Project based in Pyramix 6 This might change in 6 1 So pleas...
Страница 39: ...ase Time Knob 18 snap button Release Mode 19 Auto release Release Mode 20 to next Release Mode 21 to end Release Mode 22 trim Mode button 23 hold Release Mode 24 snapshot Write Keyframe 25 snaprange W...
Страница 40: ...read write changes the global automation mode Enables mix buses to be summed in the monitoring section mod button indicator This indicator is illuminated whenever the Smart button is pressed 2 All but...
Страница 41: ...as entered Similarly in Ergonomic Spreads Store Mode when pressed the Store mode is cleared Solo Master indicator The Solo Master indicator is illuminated if any channel is solo ed Note This control h...
Страница 42: ...ar either end of the ARC the window does not slide off the end but rather remains at full width and ceases moving Wipe Mode Wipe mode allows the selection of non sequential arrangements of channels He...
Страница 43: ...s press the Touch button The Faders aux knobs and joystick are true touch sensitive controls and send touch messages when they are indeed touched 10 Store button Overview An Ergonomic Spread is the la...
Страница 44: ...O indicators are extinguished and Recall Mode is exited Held Channels are not updated by this process and retain their original channels Note Whilst in Recall mode an Ergonomic Spread 1 4 button that...
Страница 45: ...ating a new Fader group Press the Group button Group button indicator lights the target indicator corresponding to the last selected target lights Faders Mutes or Others Now touch any Fader If not alr...
Страница 46: ...ted by touching one of it s members Meter Bridge indicators update to show this Group s members Removing Mutes from a Mute Group Pressing the Group button whilst in Group mode will maintain the select...
Страница 47: ...mporary Adjustment Mode Whether the adjusted faders snap back to their original positions or all the untouched group members jump to the positions dictated by the moved fader is now determined by whic...
Страница 48: ...Group button Whenever the console is in Expert Grouping Mode This is initiated by holding down both the button and button at the same time whilst in Grouping mode Whenever the button is held down whil...
Страница 49: ...t button Invokes the Pyramix automation Write to Next mode Writes automation until the current value matches automation data written in the previous pass then it releases automation into read The butt...
Страница 50: ...ricks Press and hold unity then press ALL restores the entire console faders to unity 28 arm button Hold arm and wipe over inject button This will track arm your edit tracks red indicator at the botto...
Страница 51: ...ay all channels currently in Isolate if automation feedback is activated in the Meter Bridge configuration Please see Automation Fader Mode on page 85 Isolate button indicator The Automation Isolate i...
Страница 52: ...is held down the Meter Bridge indicators display all channels currently in write if automation feedback is activated in the Meter Bridge configuration Please see Automation Fader Mode on page 85 Read...
Страница 53: ...s activated in the Meter Bridge configuration Please see Automation Fader Mode on page 85 Auto Write buttons indicators The Automation Read and Write button indicators are illuminated when the Read an...
Страница 54: ...nudge buttons Navigation Nudges the virtual strips to slots assignment one bank 8 fader strips to the left or right Fader strips that are in Hold mode remain unaffected 37 Aux button Navigation Force...
Страница 55: ...Panel 6 55 Ramses MSC reference guide Expert Panel Expert Panel Overview 38 Mix button Navigation Forces the mix bus masters onto physical fader strips Fader strips that are in Hold mode remain unaf...
Страница 56: ...al button 5 system button 6 auto button 7 library button 8 safe button 9 plug ins button 10 machine button 11 monitor button 12 more button 13 even more button 14 daw 1 button 15 daw 2 button 16 daw 3...
Страница 57: ...xpert Panel Overview 1 timmometer knob 2 scene button 3 template button 4 personal button 5 system button 6 auto button 7 library button 8 safe button 9 plug ins button 10 machine button 11 monitor bu...
Страница 58: ...ve Panel 7 58 Ramses MSC reference guide Upper Active Panel Expert Panel Overview 16 daw 3 button 17 daw 4 button 18 Active Screen 19 dual concentric encoders 20 active dual concentric encoders 21 act...
Страница 59: ...verse button 3 solo button 4 clear touch point 5 strip number display 6 a b button 7 insert button 8 mute button 9 zoom button 10 grp bus 1 24 select buttons 11 mix cut surround channel buttons 12 mix...
Страница 60: ...d for various different modes When touched while in Grouping Mode it exits Grouping Mode and reverts to the group states before Group Mode was entered Similarly in Ergonomic Spreads Store Mode when pr...
Страница 61: ...t buttons indicate that the signal is being sent to this channel the level is determined by the panner and fader Unlit buttons indicate that this signal is not being sent to this channel 13 pan joysti...
Страница 62: ...ack Sources can be summed for monitoring without affecting the Mixer bus outputs This is useful for example when you need to listen to a guide track while recording You do not have to use the Monitor...
Страница 63: ...Select previous next Pyramix source Only sources visible in the Sources section are available I e If the component channels of a bus or stem are collapsed this bus or stem is switched as a unit when t...
Страница 64: ...s the output level by an amount set in the Configure page Default value is 20dB Below these buttons is the Peak Meter Selection Indicator Button This indicates what the Peak Meter display below the bu...
Страница 65: ...hannel types thus the monitor s physical outputs Typically the main grid would show a diagonal for the channel types patched A set of Downmixes max 4 A downmix is a an alternative grid which uses the...
Страница 66: ...sical outputs can They and each of their down mixes can be enabled disabled in order to determine which ones are vis ible in the main Monitor page The Configure page is divided into four main areas Sp...
Страница 67: ...ccepted Positive values revert to 0dB I e Type 15 Commands Speaker Sets New Set Clicking on New Set creates a new Speaker Set with a blank matrix Grid and adds a new entry to the Avail able Sets list...
Страница 68: ...speakers patch all Speaker Sets to the same physical outputs Double Assignment When an output of the Mixer and an output of the Monitor are connected to the same physical output then these are summed...
Страница 69: ...ide Pyramix Monitor Section Media Manager Monitoring Media Manager Monitoring Note In order to be able to audition cues in the Media Manager the L and R None entries in the Main Grid matrix must be se...
Страница 70: ...rdware meters with Pyramix this can be achieved easily and conveniently At bottom right of the Monitor Configure page an extra set of nine patches is provided to configure exter nal outputs specifical...
Страница 71: ...ono board and MassCore systems It is not currently supported on Mykerinos multi board non MassCore systems Adding an External Machine Up to 8 new externals can be added Note External machines will onl...
Страница 72: ...external connections for physical talkback switches Please see the main Pyramix User Manual GPI GPO Support for information about setting up GPI Os Note Talkback is currently available for Native Myke...
Страница 73: ...remaining one when there is only one shown Source Add Adds a Source Delete Deletes the selected Source or the remaining one when there is only one shown Record reset latch When lit red all active conv...
Страница 74: ...t both activate the Mixer to Vocal Booth GPI Setting Up 1 Click on Studio Add A New Monitor Studio box appears Type a suitable name for the Studio in this case Vocal Booth and press the keyboard Enter...
Страница 75: ...l these to suit in this case Mix Room and Machine Room You should now have something like this on screen Note Only the Vocal Booth has been set up as a stereo destination If you want seperate speaker...
Страница 76: ...to the Destination output when Talkback is activated from each source The second column sets the send level per Destination You can type mute or a numeric value in the box Note If mute or 144 5 is ent...
Страница 77: ...d the Record Reset Latch is set So bearing in mind who is going to be allowed to talk to whom and given that it is illogical to use talkback to talk to yourself the levels should now look approximatel...
Страница 78: ...is talking to the Vocal Booth Note Notice that due to the settings made earlier Mixer talking to Vocal Booth also Dims the Main Monitor Output Talkback Button Operation All the Talkback buttons are d...
Страница 79: ...lable Foldback sources Select the required Foldback Studio Monitor Source Note You can add a bus in the mixer specifically to produce a mix for Foldback The buttons on the left of the Vocal Booth labe...
Страница 80: ...outline any strips in Record Ready condition with a red outline whether any strips are Muted or Soloed and optionally shows Ramses Groups and Fader Automation mode per strip You do not have to use the...
Страница 81: ...MSC reference guide Meter Bridge Meter Bridge Window Meter Bridge Window By default the Meter Bridge window is hidden It can be opened with View Meter Bridge or the icon in the View Toolbar Meter Brid...
Страница 82: ...mixer This will appear when the mouse cursor is over the right hand edge of the top two rows Global Mute and Solo Indicators If any strip is Muted or Soloed the global indicators in the left margin il...
Страница 83: ...en pre fader default is post fader Automation When lit four Fader Automation Mode indicators are shown in each Input Strip default is hidden Buses The red button shows hides the Bus Strip Meters defau...
Страница 84: ...4 Ramses MSC reference guide Meter Bridge Meter Bridge Window Meters Type The drop down offers a choice between Peak default VU or Peak VU as seen here along with the Automation Indicators Meter Bridg...
Страница 85: ...ely independent of the Pyramix grouping arrangements Automation Fader Mode In the default Auto Write mode only the Write and Read indicators are lit together As soon as a fader is touched with the tra...
Страница 86: ...NOT described in this quick start guide are already fully functional as they will be in the final version Please refer to the labelling on the Edit Bay surface and to the Pyramix 6 0 user manual for t...
Страница 87: ...ble 3 Track Selection and User keys these keys are used to select a Track or to Mute Arm etc a track depending on which Modifier they are temporarily assigned to It is closely linked to the above VCD...
Страница 88: ...igation around the Edit Tracks is independent of your Ramses Note Please remember that in order for the Navigation keys on the Edit Bay to work you must enable loc bank trk sel press and hold to use t...
Страница 89: ...main fader navigation trk arm when pressed the small Track Selection and User Keys will toggle Track Arm on the Edit Tracks Modifiers Right hand side trans not yet implemented snap enables Snap Head...
Страница 90: ...5 Normalize Clip or selec tion of Clips keeping rela tive gain More options to come 6 Adjust Clip Gain with fader More options to come 7 Inactive for now Enve lope not yet implemented yet 8 Visible In...
Страница 91: ...et with up down left right arrows 9 In Out point selection of region or clip Ctrl cuts In Out to Playhead more options to come 10 Trim In jog Ctrl Trim Out more options to come 11 Fade In jog Shift Fa...
Страница 92: ...s currently enabled on the Editor i e Mute Solo or Track arm It will also be as mentioned above for future implemented user defined functionalities View and Modifiers All the buttons in the View and M...
Страница 93: ...sses The busses run horizontally and the sum of the bus signals enters the bus master strip at the top and moves down through a master fader and other controls to the output s Native VS3 VST and Exter...
Страница 94: ...ing after each change The rebuild only occurs when you exit the page Settings Mixer Settings Opens the Mixer Settings window at the All Settings Misc Mixer Settings page Show Distribution When on lit...
Страница 95: ...y off screen Direct Outputs The Direct Out connection is disabled by default It can be enabled in the Configuration Page by selecting the strip and clicking on the DO Off box or disabled if the box sh...
Страница 96: ...e Select con text menu Strip and Bus operations Once selected strips can be dragged and dropped to reorganize Other strip operations make use of the Topology and Display menu buttons Each button pops...
Страница 97: ...Strips All Stereo Strips All GPS Strips All Group Strips Productivity Shortcuts Ctrl A selects All Strips DELete deletes all selected strips Selected Strips can be dragged to a new location in the mi...
Страница 98: ...t Management Clicking on Effects expands the Effects section This offers several methods of managing effects on strips and busses Configure Effects Buttons Add Pops up a sub menu with options Add On S...
Страница 99: ...rips Remove All From All Buses Move Up Moves the selected effect s up in the list Move Down Moves the selected effect s down in the list Effects Section Containers The Effects section of each strip is...
Страница 100: ...serted before current the effect Replace effect clicked on drops down a list of effects of the same type that can replace the current effect Double Clicking an installed effect does the same thing Rem...
Страница 101: ...the preset will be available only for the user that created the new preset Removing Mixer Presets To remove a preset from the main list select it and click on Remove Selected The Remove Preset dialog...
Страница 102: ...Windows Explorer window opens enabling a previously saved Mixer Preset to be loaded or the cur rent Mixer Preset to be named and saved to any Windows folder Wizard Opens the Configuration Wizard Windo...
Страница 103: ...oint routes the source in the left hand column to the destination in the top row In Strips Direct Out and Masters Outputs sources are hor izontal and destinations vertical Clicking and dragging allow...
Страница 104: ...hey also pop up context menus when the cursor is above them see below Expand Collapse and Hide can reduce clutter by concealing unused controls This is the same mixer with all areas Collapsed Stereo B...
Страница 105: ...ely removes the area from view Choosing Show All in the Mixer pop up will restore Resets These context menus also provide a convenient way to restore all controls of specific types or in the rele vant...
Страница 106: ...strip ie it auto sets the routing of every strip s channels to a Multi Channel Bus so that as far as possible each Input Strip channel is routed to a Bus channel matching the same grid index diagonal...
Страница 107: ...oviding level control pan mute etc The following types of input strips are available Mono input Strips Stereo input Strips MS decoder Strips decode a Sum and Difference signal to standard stereo forma...
Страница 108: ...Each Input strip is routed to the appropriate surround bus by clicking on the Stem X button All surround bus stems can be summed for monitoring in the Monitor Multiple Mix Busses Mono Stereo When a m...
Страница 109: ...s been added to the mixer with three surround busses Clicking on the label above the Surround Panner pops up a list of the available stems Simultaneously selecting more than one on a strip is not poss...
Страница 110: ...Channel to any output of the HDTDM or XDTDM bus The Direct Out can be sent Pre or Post Fader Click on the DO Post box in the Mixer I O section to toggle The Direct Out is currently always Post Effect...
Страница 111: ...t this routing can be manually changed by clicking on the Channel Routing grid like any other strip Aux Busses General Purpose Aux busses provide a way to create auxiliary mixes which are normally use...
Страница 112: ...s of all the input Strips present in the current mixer shown horizontally L R C The vertical channels are the Channel Types of this Aux bus When a node s value is edited the static aux send gain of al...
Страница 113: ...feeding a 5 1 Aux Bus the rout ing must be made manually The same method is used if you wish to alter auto routed values Static Channel Routing Aux Send Channel Routing is set by clicking on the littl...
Страница 114: ...l no signal will be fed to the Aux Bus even if the signal on the left and right outputs is identical creating a phantom center In Place Panning Source When an IP button is lit yellow on an Input Strip...
Страница 115: ...l be grayed out Similarly when an In Place source IS selected and the yellow IP button in the input strip is lit then the static routing grid is grayed out and unavailable as in this illustration The...
Страница 116: ...ive When active they light up Solo solos the strip Mute mutes the strip Ctrl Solo cancels all other Solos SAFE prevents the strip being muted by solo operations elsewhere reverses the channel phase PF...
Страница 117: ...nd has three controls The center knob determines the Sum M contribution to the Left and Right outputs The L knob determines the in phase Differ ence S contribution to the Left output and the R knob de...
Страница 118: ...Mono or Stereo Mix Bus can consist of from 1 64 busses and a Surround Mix Bus can consist of from 1 16 multi channel stems Aux Busses can have from 1 8 channels Click the Next button to move on to th...
Страница 119: ...wever it is perfectly possible and permissible to have more than 128 physical inputs and outputs connected to a Pyramix system Routing to assign physical inputs and outputs to Pyra mix logical inputs...
Страница 120: ...atencies setting is retained when Compensation is switched on and off from the mixer window With Mixer Delay Compensation turned On and All but effects latencies selected 1 Input strip set as a normal...
Страница 121: ...for the maximum number of samples of delay that can be compensated auto matically As effects are added the required total delay value is calculated If an Effect is instantiated that will exceed this l...
Страница 122: ...el input all other busses not so routed must be delayed if the Mixer is to be time aligned I e If a signal is fed to two inputs the first feeding the Main Output direct and the second routed back to a...
Страница 123: ...physical outputs 17 18 The outputs of the external device are connected to physical inputs 7 8 The channels Mode has been set to Ext FX Return and delay compensation of 256 samples applied In contras...
Страница 124: ...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 t...
Страница 125: ...fect retains the same delay as when the effect is active Further well behaved effects will continue to calculate internal parameters when bypassed making seamless switching possible When Full Delay Co...
Страница 126: ...ntroduced by the I O loop including the external effect the value in samples should be entered in the Ext Unit Delay field Further Mixer Configuration Options Mixer Context Pop up menu The entries on...
Страница 127: ...ll Settings Hardware Hardware Formats Sync page Enable Delay Compensation Enables Delay Compensation for the mixer Dithering Opens the Dithering window Remove Select All Strips All Busses or All to re...
Страница 128: ...digital audio data can be varied from 8 bits to 24 bits Click on the rotary knob and drag left and right to adjust the value MT r PDF Probability Density Function In basic terms the addition of a dit...
Страница 129: ...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 noi...
Страница 130: ...Presets can also be stored in Windows folders Right click on the Mixing Console select Memory Save A Windows Explorer window opens enabling the current Mixer Preset to be named and saved to any Window...
Страница 131: ...wo independent LFE sends One for each input chan nel Open Surround Control The Surround Control window offers far more information and a greater degree of control over all the sur round panning parame...
Страница 132: ...e control and move it to the desired location or use the knobs Double clicking on the Green Dot automatically centers it Surround Panning Algorithm The drop down list gives a choice of panning algorit...
Страница 133: ...vely when the buttons are lit with the actual signal in bright red Link Click and drag on the red and white balls is independent and the controls are switched between Source 1 and Source 2 by clicking...
Страница 134: ...uttons as there are channels in the strip Strip and Bus Tools affect all channels whose routing buttons are lit blue In Mono and Stereo strips the routing buttons are on by default In GPS strips only...
Страница 135: ...s only one difference between Strip and Bus Tools Bus Tools have a sophisticated Limiter with Look ahead and Delay Compensation where Strip Tools has a Compressor Both may be freely used in Strips or...
Страница 136: ...atus and Automation Status pop up window E g this is the pop up for an input gain control Group assignment mode buttons These four buttons define the link mode of the control Four choices are availabl...
Страница 137: ...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 inp...
Страница 138: ...izer This is a five band fully parametric equalizer Each band can be switched to high or low pass shelving or peaking characteristics Output This section controls the output level of the strip tool an...
Страница 139: ...ve the strip name The strip name is saved with presets and within Pyramix projects Activate deactivate plug in This button switches the entire Strip plug in on or off Note that when the plug in is swi...
Страница 140: ...mpressor begins to act If the input signal level exceeds the Threshold Level the gain is reduced or increased in De Compressor mode in proportion to the setting of the ratio control Ratio Control Dete...
Страница 141: ...n 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 R...
Страница 142: ...Hz or higher depending on the sampling rate of the project and can be switched between peaking high or low shelving and low pass or high pass characteristics Each of the five bands can be switched off...
Страница 143: ...ed EQ band The choices from left to right are High Pass Filter Low Shelving Peak High Shelving and Low Pass Filter Selected Band On Off Switches the selected EQ band on or off By default the five band...
Страница 144: ...ividual bands The right hand gray scale shows the scale for the overall EQ curve Both scales automatically adapt their range according to the settings of the curves they apply to The range of the left...
Страница 145: ...ingle plug in including an advanced limiter Like Strip Tools multi ple instances of the Bus Tools plug in are displayed in one large window The number of instances dis played is user selectable IMPORT...
Страница 146: ...ection contains the input level control and shows the name of the mixer strip this instance of the plug in is assigned to Limiter This section contains the limiter which either acts as a standard limi...
Страница 147: ...d selecting L C R in the first and LS and RS in the second Using Bus Tools on multiple surround busses Although a single instance of Bus Tools can process 8 channels it is simple to use multiple insta...
Страница 148: ...of the bar graph make it easy to see if the range is 6 or 12 dB Threshold control If the input signal level rises above the threshold level the gain of the limiter is reduced This limiter guaran tees...
Страница 149: ...tion of the limiter while the DRC circuit is active The scale is fixed at 6 dB Dynamics bargraph Displays the dynamics of the input signal which is the basis for the DRC algorithm Velocity control Det...
Страница 150: ...exceed 0dBfs If Gain Make up is Off the Output Level Control will act as a ceiling control setting the absolute level of the resulting output signal Delay Compensation Pre Anticipation Example In thi...
Страница 151: ...change any of the settings click the left or right buttons or drag the horizontal scroll bar to increment or decrement the selected parameter Alternatively type directly into the number field for each...
Страница 152: ...e Peak Level Popup which will show the peak level and its location reached so far Click away from the Popup and it will disappear Click on that meter again and the Popup will appear again this time sh...
Страница 153: ...The Pyramix Direct Out functionality provides an alternative more user configurable method of achieving similar DSP savings Please see Channel Direct Outputs on page 164 DSP Time Saving Disable the P...
Страница 154: ...tic Delay Compensation When ticked turns Automatic Delay Compensation On Note Any changes to the delay required that occur during playback or recording will only be computed and applied when the Trans...
Страница 155: ...lug ins List Menu If Company Name and I O Configuration is chosen the list will be ordered by Company Name and the plug in s grouped according to their I O configuration I e 1 in 1 out 1 in 2 out 2 in...
Страница 156: ...g mixer 124 Creating and Configuring Mixers 117 Ctrl button 90 Cycle 34 D daw 1 button 57 daw 2 button 57 daw 3 button 58 daw 4 button 58 Delay 116 Delay Compensation 121 145 Delay Compensation Policy...
Страница 157: ...yramix 38 mix bus A F select buttons 61 mix cut surround channel buttons 61 Mix button 55 Mix Sources A to E 30 Mixer Configure 124 Mixer error Delay compensation 121 Mixer Presets 129 Mixer Surround...
Страница 158: ...Mixer I O Busses 119 Mixer Input Assignment 116 Mixer Input Strip Types 119 Mixer Input Strips 107 Mixer Internal Return Busses 119 Mixer Maximum Delay Compensation 121 Mixer Mono Mix 107 Mixer Multip...
Страница 159: ...ring and Recalling Mixer Presets 129 Storing New Mixer Presets 130 Strip and Bus Tools Automation mode switches 137 strip number display 60 Subtract from Group button 48 Surround Components Mixer Ster...
