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Contents
Introduction
- Thank you!
- Contacting Merging
- Installation
- About This Manual
- MassCore™
- Important Note
- Pyramix Guides
- Aneman
- User Interface
- Dual Monitors
- TimeCode Entry
- Automatic Fades and Crossfades
  - Summary
- Sample Rate Conversion
MassCore
- Overview
- Windows Boot Choice
  - Memory
- Core Load Indicators
Projects
- Overview
- User Templates
Media Management & Libraries
- Housekeeping
- Drag and Drop
- Database Views
- Search
- Media Management
  - The Media Menu
- Media Management and Library Tab Windows
  - Media Management and Library Tab Columns
  - The Trimmer
- Media Management Tab Window
  - Media Browser
  - Media Management Tab Menus
- Media Management Tab Context Menu
- Media Manager File Format Conversions
- Libraries and other View Windows
- Library Tab Windows
  - Library Menus
- Library Tab Context Menu
- Offline / Reference Libraries
- Mounting Rules
Tracks and Track Groups
- Tracks
- Track Types
  - Audio Tracks
  - Tracks Grouping
- Synchronized Creation/Deletion of Tracks/Strips
- Deleting Tracks
- Routing Tracks to / from the Mixer
- Track Display Height
- Track Header Panel
  - Track Header Components
- Track Record Modes
- Automation Tracks
  - Automation Sub-Tracks
  - Bus and VCA Group Automation Tracks
- Tracks Tab Window
  - Track Tab Column Fields
- Track Envelope and Static Gain
  - Static Gain
  - Envelope
- Track Groups
  - Track Group Column Fields
Transport and Navigation
- Transport Control
- Navigation
- Markers
- Jog / Shuttle
- Transport Controls
  - Transport Control Panel
- Zooming and Panning
  - Time Scale Zoom and Pan
  - Track Height Zoom
- Scroll Wheel
- The Overview
- Virtual Transport 2
Recording and Acquisition
- Getting Audio into Pyramix Virtual Studio
- Background Recorders
  - Set-up and Operation
  - Edit while Recording
- Recording Status
- Take Logger
- Importing Audio Files into Pyramix Virtual Studio
  - Mounting Media Folders
  - Sample Rate Conversion
- Digitizing Sessions
  - Manual Digitizing
  - Autoconforming
Editing
- Editing in the Timeline
- Clips and Compositions
- Clip and Selection Editing
- Clip Properties
  - Renaming Clips
- Selection Tab Window
- Selections and Region Selections
- Working with Selections and Regions
- Dragging Clips into a Composition
- Copy and Paste
- Auto-Crossfade By Default
- Clip Fade Commands
- Editing Modes
  - Splitting Clips and Regions
- Editing Context Menu
  - Editing Context Sub-menus
- Jog-Wheel Editing
- Edit Command highlights:
- Auto Silence Removal
- EDL Tab Window
- The Placement Tool
- Source - Destination Editing
Fade Editor
- Fade Editor Tab Window
- Toolbar
  - Undo Note:
- The Graphical Display
- The Faders & Control Section
- Parameters & Options Section
  - Save X Fade
  - Save Fade
Mixer
- Overview
- Mixer Pages
  - Mix !
  - Basic Mixer
  - Mixer Rows
- Mixer Components
  - Input Strips
  - Basic Strip
  - Stereo Strips
  - Multi Channel Strips
  - Channel Direct Outputs
  - Direct Monitoring Input Strips
  - Input Strips Fed From Internal Return Buses
- Global Indicators / Buttons
- Buses
  - General Mix Buses
  - Bus Sends
- Bus Master Strips
- Panning Control Group Buses
- Internal Return Buses
- Groups / VCA
- Horus/Hapi Preamp Remote Controls
  - Effects and Plug-ins
- Highlighting
  - Multiple Strip Selection and Operations
- Mixer Configuration from the Mix! page
  - Adding Strips
  - Rearranging Strips
  - Effect Management
- Configure Page
  - Settings
  - Strip and Bus operations
  - Effect Management
  - External Effects Inserts
- Route Page
  - I/O Bus Capacity
  - Internal Return Buses
- Organize Page
- 3D Panning Control Bus Window
  - The 3D Room Editor
  - GP Bus Channel Configuration or ‘3D Room’ types
- Mixer Delay Compensation
  - Summary
  - Delay Compensation Switching
  - Delay Compensation
- Creating and Configuring Mixers
  - Mixer Configuration Wizard
- Configuring a Blank or Existing Mixer
  - Adding Strips
  - Mixer I/O Assignments
  - Further Mixer Configuration Options
- Dithering Options
- Mixer Presets
- Peak Logger
- Audio Bridge
  - ASIO Device Mode
  - Secondary Audio Device Host Mode
  - Rewire
- Mixer Sharing
  - Activating Mixer Sharing
  - Rewire
- Legacy Mixer
  - Legacy Mixing/Monitoring/Aux Send and SubGroup Buses
  - Strip & Bus Channel Types
  - Basic Strip
- Legacy Mixer Surround Components
  - Legacy Surround Control window
Monitor
- Monitor ! Window
  - Scope
- Monitor ! page
  - Speaker Sets
- Configure page
  - Commands
- Media Manager and Library Monitoring
- External Metering
- External Inputs
  - Adding an External Machine
- Talkback
  - Setting Up
  - Foldback
Meter Bridge
- Meter Bridge
Effects and Plug-Ins
- Effects and Plug-ins
- Adding and Managing Effects
  - VS3 Plug-In Support
  - VS3 Plug-ins Maximum Sampling Rate
  - Viewing Plug-in Information
  - Common Components
  - Effects Automation
- Parametric EQ
- 10 Bands EQ
- Three Band Tone Control
- Dynamics Processing
- Delay
- Flanger
- MS Encoder
- AnguDion
- AnguDion II
- Mastering Peak/VU Meters
  - Peak-Meter
  - Global Settings and Presets
- Phase-Oscillo
- Surround Meter
- DC Meter
- Modulometer
- Function Generator
- Wordlength Meter
- Effects and Plug-in Automation
  - Effects Snapshots
- Optional Plug-ins
- Merging Technologies
- EQ-X
- PanNoir Panner
  - User Interface
- VoiCode
  - User Interface
- Flux
  - Algorithmix
  - Vincent Burel
  - Cedar Audio Restoration Suite for Pyramix
  - Prosoniq
  - Zynaptiq
  - ZTX Pro
- VST Support
  - VST Plug-ins
  - VST Plug-in Automation
  - Direct X Plug-ins
- External Effects
- FX rendering Tab Window
Automation
- Scope
- Master Automation Transport Controls
  - Global Dynamic Automation Modes
  - Snapshot Automation
- Dynamic Automation Levels
- Automation Modes
- Projects With Existing Automation
- Display and Editing of Automation Data
- Editing and Automation
  - Editing Automation and Envelope Data
- Filter Automation Tracks to Snapshot Dialog
  - Filter Automation Tracks to Snapshot Dialog Options
- Automation Editing
  - VCA Group Automation Editing
- Automation Settings
- Automation in Editing and Libraries
- Mixer and Plug-in Snapshots
Strip and Bus Tools
- Strip and Bus Tools
- Bus Tools
  - Delay Compensation
- Delay Compensation / Pre-Anticipation
Project Processes
- Dither
- Archiving Metadata
- Mixing Down Projects
  - Non Real-Time Mixdown
- Archiving Projects
- Consolidating Projects
- Converting Projects
  - Changing Project Length / Pitch
- Reconforming a Project
- Surround Post-Processing Projects
- Rendering Projects
- Process Plug-ins
- Cleaning Up Project media
- Project Notes
Final Check Metering
- Final Check Metering
- Final Check Window
- Loudness and Peak Metering
File and Project Interchange
- File Interchange - Formats
- Dolby
- Simple File Conversion
- File & Project Interchange with Apple Macintosh
- Project Interchange
- Import / Export
Customizing Pyramix
- Customizing the User Interface
- Toolbars and Menus
- Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
- User Macros
Applications
- Project Templates
- Virtual Multi-track
  - Multitrack Editing
- Pyramix With VCube
  - Sony 9-pin (P2) Protocol Support Over IP
- LTC sync
- Dubbing Mode
- Discontinuous TimeCode
- Reconforming to Original Media from Avid &/or OMF
- Digitizing a Tape with Discontinuous TimeCode
- Loop Recording With Simultaneous Playlist Creation
- TimeCode Midnight
- Editing Multitrack Recordings
- Film 24 to NTSC Sync
- Checking AC3 encoded files in Pyramix
- Working with External Machines
  - Use Auto-chase
  - Using Freeze Mode
- Versioning
- Object Based Audio Workflow
  - MPEG-H Authoring Tool projects
Video
- Video Tracks
- Video Output
- Wrap in Video
Conforming and Reconforming
- Conforming
- Reconform
Machine Control
- Pyramix and VCube
- Control of External Device
- External Machines
- Chase Synchronizer
  - 9-Pin Controller/Synchronizer Explained
- Transport Control Panel
Remote Control
- Generic Control
- Hardware Control Surfaces
  - ISIS
- Supported Controllers Table
  - Controllers Table
- Control by External Device
  - Control by Another Pyramix
- EMC
- OASIS Protocol
- EUCON Control Surfaces
GPI / GPO Control
- GPI / GPO Support
CD/SACD Mastering and Album Publishing
- Mastering a Composition to CD-R
- IMPORTANT! - First Steps
- CD Markers
  - Convert Text Markers to CD
- SACD Notes
- CD/SACD Tab Window
- CD/SACD Tab Window Menus
- Default Settings
- Show CD Player
- Ghost Track
- Multiple CDs or versions in one Project
- Red-Book Validation
- DDP Import
- CD Image File / SACD Edited Master Import
- SACD Functions
- Exporting Projects to CD Image Files
- Album Publishing
- Standalone Album Publishing Application
  - Cue Sheets
  - Generating Album(s)
- DiscWrite
Productivity
- Locating Clips
- Playlists
  - Playlists Tab Window
- Bars & Beats
- Tab Windows
  - Tab Arrangement
- Workspaces
  - Workspaces Tab Window
- Optimizing Pyramix
Menus
- Pyramix Default Menus
- Project
- Edit
- View Menu
- Clips
- Tracks
- Cursor & Marks
- Markers
- Selection
- Fade Editor
- Media
- Automation
- Video
- Workspaces
- ADR
- Machines
- Monitor
- Macros
- Settings
- Window
- Help
Settings
- Configuration - The Settings Dialog Window
  - Settings Buttons
- Hardware
- TimeCode Setup
  - TimeCode over Physical MIDI (MTC) Horus/Hapi
- Mixer
- Project
- Application
- Time Stretch
  - ZTX Pro Settings
  - Prosoniq MPEX4 Settings
- Remote Control
- Video
Troubleshooting
- Keeping Up To Date
- Pyramix Busy Warning
- Error Messages
- Multi-channel Audio Files
- Clip Display Problems
- Relaunch After Improper Exit
- Debug Menu
- General Troubleshooting
Appendices
- Appendix I - Mouse Modifier Keys
- Appendix II VS3 Control Panel
  - Audio Bridge
  - Saving Settings
- Appendix III Optional Features
  - Pyramix DSD / DXD / SACD
- 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 - Network Connections
  - Ethernet Connection & Settings
  - Synchronization with Virtual Transport 2
- Appendix VI - Pyramix iXML Implementation
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