Recording and Acquisition : Background Recorders
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• The Mixer has all the same features as the main Pyramix Mixer and is configured and operated in the same
manner.
• The Mixer is saved on quitting the application and when the settings are confirmed by clicking
OK.
• Tracks can be armed from the Mixer with a button next to the strip number at the bottom of the fader. The
button turns red when the associated Track(s) are Rec armed.
• All Mixer inputs are pre-buffered but only the Armed Strips are recorded when Recording commences.
• The Background Recorder Mixer can be monitored in the
Monitoring Section by clicking on the monitor-
ing button in the transport control panel.
• Background Recorders can also be controlled from the Transport Control Toolbar in the main Pyramix win-
dow by selecting them from the drop-down list.
Enable Record
• When the Enable button is active or Play is active in the Transport Toolbar, the Recorder starts to pre-buf-
fer data. (When pre-buffering is active.)
• The amount of pre-buffered data is visible in the
Duration counter in the machine display.
• The amount of memory consumed by the pre-buffer is shown in the title bar of the recorder control panel.
•The
In and Out counters show the Timestamps for the recording that WILL be performed when Record is
initiated.
• Entering Chase mode enables the recorder and starts to pre-buffer data once the machine is locked to the
selected incoming Timecode. The
In and Out registers then refer to the incoming chased timecode.
Recording
• When record is initiated the all pre-buffered data is sent to the media file(s).
• When the recording is Stopped the file(s) of both Media Sets are closed and data is once again pre-buff-
ered immediately. I.e. One click on Stop leaves the Recorder in Enabled mode. A second click on Stop or
clicking on the Enable button or disabling Chase ends the buffering.
• The amount of memory used to pre-buffer data and cache the recording is displayed in the header of the
Background Recorder machine on the right of its name. An ever increasing amount here shows that the
system may stall rapidly.
Edit while Recording
• When recording a new file or files with the Background Recorders, the file(s) being recorded can be edited
in a Timeline while the recording continues.
• This is also possible for recordings in the timeline but only in non-dubbing mode and only when using
BWF or MTFF file formats for the recording.
• When a recording starts the new media being recorded appears in the media manager immediately, col-
ored the same as the recorder color for easy identification.
• The media can be dragged to the Timeline and edited while it grows in size.
• The clips in the Timeline are also colored with the Recorder color and the end of the edited clips continues
to extend automatically as the recording progresses. This only applies when the clips are the last clip on
the Track to avoid undesired collisions.
• Multiple recordings coming from different machines can be edited at the same time.
• The media being recorded can be sent for editing automatically when the recording begins. Please
see:
Background Recorders on page 698.
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