Installation guide

Merging Technologies
Le Verney 4, CH-1070 Puidoux Switzerland
www.merging.com/Pyramix T : [phone] • F : [phone]
Improvements
New MassCore (RTX) version for 64bit users:
A new MassCore RTX 64bit version is available only for MassCore users under Windows 7 – 64bit
 This new version requires a new MassCore-64bit key and a new RTX 64 Key
 Windows 8 is currently not supported
Technical Notes:
• We recommend user to be logged on their system with Administrator rights
• MassCore 64bit RTX Key Replacement demand have to be made through the Interval
Zero Support team IntervalZero Support site
• Users running MassCore 64bit will not be able to move their license to another
system unless making this demand through the Interval Zero (RTX) Support
IntervalZero Support site . This is so because the MassCore/RTX 64bit keys are now
linked to the system.
• A solution exists for users who would which to have their MassCore/RTX 64bit keys
on a second Dongle instead of having it linked to the system where it has been
installed in the first place. Please contact Merging if this is what you’d desire. Special
installer procedure will be required in such case.
• Hyperthreading:
- Not supported under Windows 7 – 32bit make sure that your system is
configured with the HyperThreading disabled. Refer to Pyramix v9 Installation
Guide for all details as some specific BIOS settings are recommended.
- Supported with MassCore RTX -64 bit since v9.0Beta2 >. By default 2 Cores
will be assigned to MassCore as we leave a pair number of Cores for
Windows. Merging recommends Hyperthreading users under 64bit OS to run
with the MassCore SMP key.
Ultra and Extra Low latency mode support:
 The MassCore Latency modes (VS3 Control Panel) supported are:
• Low latency (5.33 ms @ all FS)
• Extra Low Latency (2.66 @ all FS)
• Ultra Low latency (1.33 @ all FS)
 The latency mode can be selected from the VS3 Control Panel. Be aware that the Horus also
has its latency setting.
 Merging recommend the use of Ultra and Extra Low latency only the recommended Merging
RAVENNA configurations.
VST plugins (Scan):
 VST Scanner has been removed from the Pyramix installation
 By default the “\Program Files\VstPlugins” and/or “\Program Files\Steinberg\VstPlugins”
directory will be scanned if it exists. User can select their VST plugins directory by going
under the Pyramix Settings>Mixer>VST Plug-ins Settings and adding the directory where the
installed VST plug-ins are
Notes:
 The initialization of third parties VST plugins takes place at the Pyramix Launch and can take
a long period of time (Close to 4 minutes for a Waves plugins bundle scan). Be patient if you
see that your Splash screen remains in display.
 If a crash occurs during the scanning the VST scan will be automatically relaunched, up to 3
times in a row, if a forth crash occurs the user will be ask if he wants to relaunch the VST
scan
 Users can bypass the VST Scan by launching Pyramix if the CTRL key kept pressed
 The faulty plugins dll will be stored under C:\Program Data\Merging
Technologies\VSTplugins\VSTPluginsBlacklist.crash
 Force Rescan will retry to register the VST blacklisted plugins
 Under 32 bit OS: Merging will support VST 32bit plug-ins only