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Installation Guide
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Pyramix™ Installation Guide V7.x - 3.0
10th -November-2010
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Contents
1 Introduction_________________________________________________________________________ 6
Thank you! ...................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Scope............................................................................................................................................................................................................6
System Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................................6
2 Lost or stolen Merging Security Keys ___________________________________________________ 7
(Sentinel / HASP USB Dongles) .................................................................................................................................................................7
3 Pyramix Overview____________________________________________________________________ 7
Pyramix Versions ........................................................................................................................................................................................7
Items included with Pyramix:.....................................................................................................................................................................8
Options.........................................................................................................................................................................................................8
4 Computer Specications for Pyramix ___________________________________________________ 9
5 Installing Pyramix____________________________________________________________________ 9
Installation Overview: .................................................................................................................................................................................9
5.1 PC Setup_________________________________________________________________________ 10
Display Settings: .......................................................................................................................................................................................10
Power Management: .................................................................................................................................................................................10
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5.2 Pyramix Software Installation _______________________________________________________ 10
5.3 Authorization System ______________________________________________________________ 12
Changing or re-entering a Key.................................................................................................................................................................13
Evaluation Mode........................................................................................................................................................................................13
Pyramix Software Registration................................................................................................................................................................13
Checking Installed Options......................................................................................................................................................................13
5.4 MassCore™Installation ____________________________________________________________ 14
MassCore™Installation ...........................................................................................................................................................................14
MassCore and Networks ..........................................................................................................................................................................15
6 First launch ________________________________________________________________________ 16
7 Performance Tips ___________________________________________________________________ 17
8 FAQ and Troubleshooting ____________________________________________________________ 18
9 Contacting Merging _________________________________________________________________ 18
International Ofce: ..................................................................................................................................................................................18
UK: ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................18
USA:............................................................................................................................................................................................................19
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1 Introduction
Thank you!
Congratulations on your purchase of the Pyramix Digital Audio Workstation.
Pyramix is a high-end Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) with the tools you need to record, edit and mix audio for any number of applications
including music, broadcast, games and lm.
IMPORTANT! - The rst 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 register at:
http://www.merging.com/register/
Please also subscribe to the User Forum at:
http://www.merging.com/forum/
Scope
This document is intended to get you up and running with Pyramix and as quickly as possible. For more detailed information about Pyramix,
Pyramix and VCube please see the PDF User Guides which are installed with the software.
If you have purchased Pyramix as an integrated (Turnkey) system, the installation information in this guide will be redundant, since
these systems come with all hardware and software pre-installed. If you are conguring your own system, please refer to the following
instructions.
System Requirements
Wintel platforms tend to increase in number of cores, speed and performance at a tremendous rate. New and faster processors are
released almost on a monthly basis.
We maintain a list of up to date PC congurations in the Support Section of our website at:
http://www.merging.com/pmxcompatibility/
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2 Lost or stolen Merging Security Keys
(Sentinel / HASP USB Dongles)
The Merging USB Key carries all the value of your Merging software and the software license authorization to use it. Please ensure you do
not lose the USB key as Merging Technologies cannot be held responsible if this is lost or stolen.
If your USB key is stolen or lost then please make a claim on your insurance in the usual way just as you would for any other item you own.
Merging will be happy to conrm the details and value of the software license and USB key to your insurance company. If your USB key is
lost or stolen and a different user should attempt to register for this key, Merging will notify you and the authorities in your country that an
attempt has been made to register this stolen item.
If your USB key should become defective or is broken, please ensure this key is returned to Merging after requesting an RMA (Return
Merchandise Authorization). Only after the receipt of this key in the Merging ofces will it be determined if it may be exchanged under
warranty free-of-charge, or if the damage is out of the warranty scope, in which case only a modest fee to replace it with a new key will be
charged (and not the entire value of the software).
3 Pyramix Overview
Pyramix Virtual Studio is a powerful and exible Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) integrating hard disk recording
and editing, digital audio mixing, effects processing, machine control, video, and CD-R mastering.
Pyramix Versions
Your Pyramix Virtual Studio will have been supplied in one of three forms:
Pyramix Native, Pyramix Card and Software Set or Pyramix Turnkey.
Pyramix Turnkey systems are complete, ready to go, rack-mounted PCs with the Pyramix Card and Software Set
already installed and properly congured at the Merging Technologies factory. As such, no user installation or
conguration is needed. You can connect audio sources and destinations (and sync and TimeCode if appropriate)
and launch and run Pyramix immediately.
Pyramix Card and Software Set consists of the Mykerinos hardware and the Pyramix software ONLY. You must
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provide an appropriate computer platform and software environment in which to install the board and software,
and install these yourself. Guidelines for an appropriate Pyramix system environment can be found in the following
section.
Pyramix Native comes with software and USB Security Key only. You must provide an appropriate
computer platform and software environment, and install these yourself. Guidelines for an appropriate Pyramix system environment can
be found in the following section.
Future Expansion is of course, possible, whether you start with Turnkey, a Card and Software Set or Native.
Note: With the release of Version 7.0 new Pyramix systems are only available in Native or MassCore* versions. Mykerinos technology will
continue to be used for I/O but the DSP engine on the cards is now ocially legacy technology. The Tri-media chips have had a long (ove
11 years) life but superior technology is now available. Existing Mykerinos based systems are not obsoleted by this change since they can
be upgraded by purchasing a MassCore license. For users not ready to upgrade the Mykerinos DSP will continue to work in Version 7 on
an “as is” basis.
* Please check the recommended minimum PC requirements for MassCore at:
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Items included with Pyramix:
Installation Media with Ovation, Pyramix, VCube and Virtual Transport software.
Sentinel or HASP USB security dongle. The security dongle authorizes both the Pyramix application and any optional features.
This Installation Guide
Options
Hardware
Mykerinos Audio processing board(s) with a wide variety of optional I/O daughterboards
Sync Board provided with dedicated breakout cable. Enables RS-422, LTC, MIDI and Bi-Phase (option) to control or to
be controlled by Pyramix
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GP I/O
AJA Video card (for systems including both Pyramix and VCube and for Ovation Platinum)
Software
A wide variety of software options enabling specic functionalities, plug-ins etc. is available. Please consult your Merging
Technologies Sales Partner for full details.
4 Computer Specications for Pyramix
We maintain a list of up to date PC congurations in the Support Section of our website at:
http://www.merging.com/pmxcompatibility/
5 Installing Pyramix
Installation Overview:
Note: If you have purchased hardware options such as Mykerinos, the Sync Board and or an AJA video card for a “PyraCube” system,
please install this rst following the instructions in the accompanying documentation.
The Pyramix software uses an automated installer wizard which will install all necessary prerequisites. We use a unied installer package
containing the current versions of Pyramix, VCube and Ovation. The initial installer screen offers the choice of Pyramix, VCube and Ovation.
Choosing Ovation will also install Pyramix.
You may exclude the installation of any of the individual components in the wizard, if the device in question is not present on your machine
or if you do not intend to use an item, by un-ticking the tick boxes next to the items listed in the wizard.
Note: The security dongle must be in place and the security keys entered before attempting to launch VCube
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5.1 PC Setup
A 32-bit version of Windows 7 Professional or Vista business SP2 or Windows XP SP3 is required
Media drives
Media hard disk drives should be 7200 rpm 24/7 types formatted with 64kB sectors. For high track-count/high resolution audio projects and
or multiple high denition video streams RAID systems may be required. Please contact your Merging Sales Partner for more information.
Display Settings:
Pyramix requires a minimum display resolution of 1024x768 which MUST be set to small fonts mode.
Power Management:
Note: We recommend setting the PC to an Always On Power management scheme. (Start > Settings > Control Panel double-click
Power Options. Choose Always On from the Power Schemes drop down list.) This allows the monitor to be turned off by the system but
disables hard-disk spin down and Standby.
Other Applications:
Pyramix works best when there are no other unnecessary applications or services running.
5.2 Pyramix Software Installation
Steps for installing on a machine with an existing version of Pyramix / MassCore
Note: It is essential that previous versions of Pyramix and the MassCore engine are removed prior to installation of V7
Prior to installing the Pyramix 7.0 version, we recommend that you back up your Projects and save your settings, keyboard shortcuts,
templates, etc..
Remove Pyramix
Go to Windows Control Panel
Select “Add or Remove Programs” (XP) / “Programs and Features” (Vista & Windows 7)
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