Merging Pyramix - Appendix IV Optional Features; Merging Technologies Horus

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Appendix IV Optional Features
Pyramix DSD / DXD / SACD
Hardware and Settings
Interfacing
Merging Technologies Horus
Merging Technologies Horus is the ideal solution to DSD and DXD interfacing.
The tables below shows the capabilities you can expect:
For complete information about Horus please see its own documentation and for full information about DSD /
DXD and SACD please see the forthcoming DSD / DXD / SACD Guide.
Legacy Mykerinos
DSD transmission works well with either AES-EBU or SDIF interfaces. Most converter manufacturers use SDIF. Only
dCS does SDIF and AES-EBU.
A further issue is the existence of two different AES-EBU supported DSD formats. The so called "Sony" and one
named "P3D." Merging Technologies support both of these. If you need to interface to both AES/EBU and SDIF two
cards will be required.
ME DIA
(sing le m ed ia )
Playback*
& Ou tpu ts Reco rd
Pl ay ba ck *
& Outputs Record
Playback*
& Ou tp ut s Rec ord
Pla yba ck *
& Ou tputs Record
DXD
48 Tracks
& Outputs
48 inputs NA NA NA N A NA NA
DSD64
48 Tracks
& Outputs
48 inputs
48 Tracks
& Outputs
48 inputs N A 48 NA NA
DSD128
48 Tracks
& Outputs
48 inputs NA NA
48 Trac ks
& Outputs
48 i np u t s NA NA
DSD256
48 Tracks
& Outputs
48 inputs ** NA NA N A N A
48 Tracks
& Outputs
48 inputs
ME DIA
(sing le m ed ia )
Playback*
& Ou tpu ts
Record
Pl ay ba ck *
& Outputs
Record
Playback*
& Ou tp ut s
Re c or d
Pla yba ck *
& Ou tputs
Record
DXD
48 Tracks
8 Outputs
8 inputs NA NA N A N A NA NA
DSD64
48 Tracks
8 Outputs
NA
48 Tracks
8 Outpu ts
8 inputs NA NA NA NA
DSD128
48 Tracks
8 Outputs
N A NA NA
48 Trac ks
8 Outputs
8 inputs NA NA
DSD256
48 Tracks
8 Outputs
NA NA NA NA NA
48 Tracks
8 Outputs
8 inpu ts
Project DSD128 Project DSD256
Merging RAVENNA A SIO Driv er - DXD /DSD S pecifications
(R equires P yramix & th e RAVENNA ASIO d river v8.1 and above, plus the lates t Ho ru s firmwar e)
Note: The performance will depend on the System and Disk configuration especially when it comes to notebooks
* Projects have no tracks limitation, the specified playback track value is based on the tracks containing media.
Merging RAVE NNA Ma ssCore - DXD/DSD S pe cifications
(Requires Pyramix v8.1 and above, plus the latest Horus firmware)
Project DXD Project DSD64 Project DSD128 Project DSD256
* Projects have no tracks limitation, the specified playback track value is based on the tracks containing media.
Note: Specifications are based on our RAVENNA MassCore certified platforms http://www.merging.com/pages/pcconfig
** Requires optimal configuration (turnkey only)
Pro ject DXD Projec t D SD64