Installation Guide
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™ Installation Guide : IMPORTANT NOTICE: 6.0 Installation Guide IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please read the following information very carefully before attempting any installation. Failure to comply with the precise instructions may result in damage to your Merging hardware. Please read this entire section of the manual carefully before installation.
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™ Installation Guide : Introduction 6.0 Introduction Thank you! Congratulations on your purchase of Pyramix Virtual Studio. More than just a product, this is a gateway to the future of sound recording, editing, mixing and mastering. You have joined a worldwide community of users who have already discovered the Pyramix advantage. Note: IMPORTANT! - The first thing you need to do is register your software to acquire your Pyramix key(s) and to be included in our user support list.
™ 6.0 Installation Guide : System Requirements Pyramix V6 Mykerinos Systems • CPU: The Intel Core 2 Duo (E6550 or higher) series CPU is the minimum recommended processor for Pyramix version 6.0 systems. • Mother Board: The Intel DP35DP with the P35 chipset is the current recommended and certifiedboard. Note: Avoid any Intel X5000 chipset series motherboards, present in some Intel Macs, certain Dell machines as well as various off-the-shelf motherboards.
™ 6.0 Installation Guide : System Requirements Pyramix MassCore Systems • CPU: For MassCore systems the currently recommended processor for best performance is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 CPU. • Mother Board: The Intel DP35DP with the P35 chipset is the current recommended and certifiedboard. Note: Avoid any Intel X5000 chipset series motherboards, present in some Intel Macs, certain Dell machines as well as various off-the-shelf motherboards.
™ Installation Guide : PC Setup 6.0 PC Setup Display Settings Pyramix requires a minimum display resolution of 1024x768 in 256 colors which MUST be set to small fonts mode. Power Management N.B. As with other Digital Audio Workstations and Non-Linear Editors, we recommend setting the PC to an Always On Power management scheme. (In Windows XP: Start > Settings > Control Panel double-click Power Options. Choose Always On from the Power Schemes drop down list.
™ Installation Guide : Hardware Installation 6.0 Hardware Installation There are two main components to Pyramix Virtual Studio: One or several Mykerinos or Mykerinos-X DSP boards, and the Pyramix 6.x application software. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please read the following information very carefully before attempting any installation. Failure to comply with the precise instructions may result in damage to your Merging hardware. Please read the entire chapter carefully before installation.
™ Installation Guide : Pyramix Software Installation 6.0 Pyramix Software Installation Note: You must have full Administrator Access to install Pyramix. Driver Signing Important! Before attempting to install the Pyramix Virtual Studio software please check the following setting: Start > Settings > Control Panel > System : Hardware Click on the Hardware Tab, then click on Driver Signing.
™ 6.0 Installation Guide : Pyramix Software Registration WARNING: Certain computers do not properly shut down despite the reboot command issued by the installer but only perform a log off. In this case, please activate a full shut down manually. Pyramix Software Registration The Pyramix Virtual Studio software and its various software options are protected by an authorization key mechanism which uses a unique registration key number generated by Merging Technologies.
™ 6.0 Installation Guide : Pyramix Software Registration To enter the key (please first quit Pyramix, if already started) you have to open the MT Security Settings application, accessible from the Windows menu: Open Windows Control Panel and then the MT Security Settings window. Click onto the New Key button to display the Pyramix authorization dialog. Pyramix authorization dialog Within this dialog you have to enter your name, your company name and the authorization key.
™ 6.0 Installation Guide : Pyramix Software Registration At any time you can check the serial number of your Mykerinos card(s) in Settings > All Settings > Hardware > I/O Interfaces and the software options enabled in your system in the Settings > All Settings > Application > Keys page.
™ Installation Guide : MassCore Installation 6.0 MassCore Installation Conditions • You MUST be logged in as an Administrator to install MassCore Note: You do not need to be logged in as an Administrator to RUN Pyramix with MassCore™, just to install it. • You must have at least one Mykerinos board in your system. • You must have a MassCore Key in order to proceed with the installation. Please provide your Mykerinos serial number to Peter Weber pweber@merging.com MassCore Installation 1.
™ Installation Guide : MassCore Installation 6.0 6. Restart System after install 7. Launch the VS3 Control Panel 8. In the Platform section select "MassCore" 9.
™ Installation Guide : First launch 6.0 First launch Important! After installation has been completed, please reboot the PC before attempting to launch Pyramix Virtual Studio. Then open the VS3 control panel application. Start > Programs > Pyramix > VS3 control panel The default Tab Pane is Configuration.
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