Quickstart Guide : Cabling Pyramix in your System Environment
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Cabling Pyramix in your System Environment
Please read this in conjunction with the guide or guides for your specific interface daughter-cards and external
interfaces/converters.
Due to the number of possible I/O options and the variety of user environments it is impossible to cover all the
variations of cable connections to and from Pyramix. However, here are some general rules and examples:
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Audio Connections
Many users will have A/D Converters for feeding analog audio sources into Pyramix, and D/A Converters for play-
ing analog audio out of Pyramix. In this case, connect your analog audio sources to the A/D Converter analog
audio inputs, and the A/D digital audio output(s) to the Mykerinos digital audio input(s). Similarly, connect the
Mykerinos digital audio output(s) to your D/A Converter digital audio input(s), and the D/A Converter analog
audio outputs to your studio monitors or recorders. It may be also be useful to connect the stereo mini-phone out-
put on the Mykerinos card to either stereo headphones or a stereo monitor console input. The source for this jack
can be configured inside the Pyramix software.
Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode
THERE MUST BE ONLY ONE SOURCE OF SYNC FOR AUDIO AND TIMECODE
Digital audio relies on extremely accurate timing. In any digital audio system there can only be one source of sync
at one time. This is particularly important when planning multi-machine systems. If TimeCode is not locked to the
same sync source as the digital audio then either the audio will work properly, or the Time-Code. But
NOT BOTH
AT THE SAME TIME
.
3.5mm Mini-Phone Jack for analog monitor output
8-pin Mini-DIN for sync breakout cable
Area where I/O Daughter Card output connectors appear
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