Installation guide

Merging Technologies
Le Verney 4, CH-1070 Puidoux Switzerland
www.merging.com/Pyramix T : [phone] • F : [phone]
Technical Notes & Known Issues
PYRAMIX v8.1
Technical Notes:
MassCore
 MassCore not supported on Core2Duo with Pyramix v8. Minimum requirement is a QuadCore.
 MassCore is supported under Windows 7 and XP-SP3 (32 Bit only)
 If your Core indicator in Pyramix is always overloading (red)
Recommendation:
• The Hyper-Threading must be disabled in the Bios. If it was enabled you might have to un-
install RTX MassCore and re-install it
• If under the Bios power options you have entries such as the Intel SpeedStep and CPU C
State make sure that those options are disabled
 We recommend that you do not use more than 65-70% of the Core resources, to avoid intense
graphic refresh burst related problems. Three safe core zones have been set. Eventually this will
be optimized further.
• 0% to 65% Green zone (best performance)
• 65% to 75% Orange zone (moderate risk)
• 75% to100% Red zone (performance could be at risk if major screen redraws are initiated
by the user).
 If the Core indicator blinks (red), this will indicate a drop, only be concerned if the drop occurred
during Playback/Mix down or record. To reset the Core drop simply do a Mouse click on the Core
indicator, for more information please refer to the appropriate section in the User Manual.
 If you have VST Core peaks users should increase their VST Engine Buffer size value, located
under the Pyramix Settings. More information available in the User Manual.
 External Insert plug-ins: The same input and output cannot be used in the External Insert plug-in
and the Mixer at the same time, they are exclusive to either one.
 MassCore: Core indicator will show a peak/overload after a save on large project or when
rebuilding the Mixer (project open-close). Known as issue MT3113. Simply reset the core indicator
by clicking on it.
Mykerinos:
 Since the Release of version 8.0, Pyramix systems are only available in either Native or MassCore
versions. Mykerinos Technology will continue to be used as I/O, but the DSP mixing power on the
cards officially becomes legacy technology. This doesn’t mean that your Mykerinos Based systems
is obsolete as you can upgrade any Mykerinos system to MassCore without having to do anything
but purchase a MassCore License *.
* please consult the recommended minimum PC requirements for MassCore at
http://www.merging.com/pages/pcconfig
 Since Pyramix v8 the Mykerinos ASIO driver has been discontinued. We recommend that you use
the MTASIO Bridge driver.
General:
 The Timezone time-stretch tool is no longer supported in Pyramix v8. Prosoniq MPEX4 or Dirac are
recommended. Contact your local dealer.
 The PureNotes Denoiser VST plug-in (developed by Flux) is no longer supported in Pyramix v8.
Contact your local dealer.
 The 1630 Import Module is no longer supported in Pyramix v8
 Windows 8 has not been certified by Merging.
 Merging does not recommend users to editing while recording when medias present in the timeline
that are not at the same sampling rate as the project. This is so because a realtime SRC will also
be processed causing potential performance problems.
 Merging does not recommend the use models: Green, Eco series and Seagate.
 Merging recommend users with External USB disk to have those disks configured to “Better
Performance” under Windows disk properties, profiling option.