Pyramix X - Overview

Mixer : Overview
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Overview
The Pyramix Mixer has evolved into an extremely powerful tool kit. The extensive range of components and the
routing and automation possibilities can be a potential source of confusion. However, the basic principles are sim-
ple and logical. Signals enter mixer strips at the bottom, go through various controls and processing to the top of
the strip where they are routed to a bus or buses. The buses run horizontally and the sum of the bus signals enters
the bus master strip at the top and moves down through a master fader and other controls to the output(s).
Native VS3, VST and External Insert plug-in effects can be inserted in Input Strips, Aux Send Bus masters, Mix-
Groups and Mix Buses.
Note: For low latency foldback when recording an artist the Direct Monitoring Strip type should
be used.
The mixer can also take the output from an ASIO enabled application and merge it into the MassCore engine and
I/O and send audio to the ASIO enabled application.
To facilitate copy and paste between projects and importation of AAF/OMF/EDL etc. projects the Mixer has a
shared mode where the same mixer is used for more than one open Project.
If you are new to Pyramix, please use one of the simpler mixer templates to become familiar with the basic fea-
tures. E.g. Mix 08 X 02 (Stereo)
Bus Architecture and Panning
For Pyramix Version10 the mixer has been modified and enhanced extensively.
Important! When deciding on which types of buses to use, Legacy or the new General Mixing Buses, it
is crucial to understand the limitations that are inherent in a system with two ways of employing busing.
Please ensure that if you are going to use the new busing and panning that you convert ALL of your
buses to the new type. Or, if you are building a new Project, please choose the new buses only.
• - Legacy subgroups will not feed into new buses.
• - A mix of legacy and new buses may confuse some control surfaces.
Bus Architecture
A new type of Mix/Aux bus has been added - the General Mixing Bus. This comes in five varieties:
•Mix Bus
•Mix Group
•Aux Bus
•Aux Group
•Object Bus
The Object Bus is provided for sending any Input Strip’s output(s) to a specialized Object Bus for new 3D, immer-
sive formats such as Dolby Atmos.
The bus type is selected from a dialog when the bus is added.
Aux v Mix Groups
In Pyramix Aux buses are intended solely for foldback purposes. They are not intended to be used as a means of
applying effects, internal or external, to a collection of sources, with the bus output re-routed back to an input
strip. Effects can however be inserted into Aux buses in order to enhance the artists experience.
Mix-group buses are intended to be used as conventional Sub-groups and, of course, can have internal VS3 and
VST effects inserted and or external inserts.
Using Mix Group buses for mix effects ensures that the full automatic (and manual) delay compensation features
will function correctly.