Installation guide
Merging Technologies
Le Verney 4, CH-1070 Puidoux Switzerland
www.merging.com/Pyramix T : +41 21 946 04 44 • F : +41 21 946 04 45
V7.1 New Features
(more details can be found in the User Manual)
Windows 7 – 64 bit:
Pyramix Native now compatible with Windows 7 – 64bit installation
Not supported for MassCore users (yet)
New audio formats supported
MP3
• Available with the new “Audio Advanced Codec Support” key option
• MP3 file format support (Encode/Decode)
• No more decompressed file generated for those formats (not using DirectShow)
• Wordlength: Record 16/24/32 bits, playback 32 bits
• Sampling Rates: 44kHz & 48kHz
• Format number of Tracks: Mono or stereo only
• Encoding: MPEG 1 Layer 3 ABR (VBR) mono or Joint Stereo
• Decoding: MPEG-1 Layer 1/2/3 (MPEG-2 and 2.5 supported but sample rates are not
supported by Pyramix)
M4A/MP4(AAC)
• Available with the new “Audio Advanced Codec Support” key option
• No more decompressed file generated for those formats (not using DirectShow)
• Wordlengths: 16/24/32 bits
• Sampling Rates: Record and playback 44kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz
• Format number of Tracks: Record max 6 tracks, Playback max 48 tracks
• Encoding: LC-AAC MPEG4
• Decoding: HE/LC/Main/SSR-AAC (MPEG2 or MPEG4), DRM not supported
Flac
• No key required
• Note: Separate codec installation no longer required
• No more decompressed file generated for this format (not using DirectShow)
• Wordlengths: Record 16/24/32 bits Playback 16/24 bits
• Sampling Rates: 44kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz,
384khz
• Format number of Tracks: Record max 6 tracks, Playback max 8 tracks
Ogg-Vorbis
• No key required
• No more decompressed file generated for this format(not using DirectShow)
• Wordlengths: 16/24/32 bits
• Sampling Rates: 44kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
• Format number of Tracks: Record max 6 tracks, Playback max 255 tracks
MTFF (New Merging Technologies File Format)
Note: Format specifications are subject to changes
• Format Support
- PCM
- DXD (linear PCM requiring extra HF filtering)
- Limitation: DSD support (Under Development)
• Lossless compression
• Metadata
- Unique ID
- Album Art (Under Development)
- Max Peak Level/Loudness (Under Development)
• Settings Options
- LRC-Lossless compression
- Channel mapping presets