MERGING Pyramix 16 PRO

Product overview

The MERGING Pyramix 16 PRO is MERGING's digital audio workstation software, version 16. Pyramix PRO is the editing workhorse of Pyramix 16: source-destination editing, DDP and CD mastering, loudness metering and the VS3 plugin suite, with up to 192 hardware I/O at 48 kHz.

Pyramix 16 is focused on the music and built for production: a digital audio workstation used by professional studios and engineers worldwide for music production, mastering, TV and film post-production. It handles sample rates from 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz, or DSD256 1-bit processing and DXD, for the most pristine audio quality, and works with ASIO sound cards or MERGING's low-latency MassCore audio engine for up to 384 I/O. In combination with MERGING's networked audio interfaces, Pyramix offers an end-to-end solution for producing music digitally in ultra-high resolution.

Key features

• Ultra-high resolution support: 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz, DXD and DSD256
• Multiple simultaneous multitrack recorders, with recording to two locations at once
• Edit while recording: pre-edit and export rough cuts on the fly
• 'Take logger' for direct comments and ratings in the media
• Built-in phase alignment and spatial control
• Source-destination editing
• Advanced mastering workflows: simultaneous format and codec exports with metadata
• Custom speaker sets with support for object-based workflows
• Strips and busses up to 22.2, Ambisonics and object-based mixing
• VST2 and VST3 plugin formats supported (no plugins included)
• Pyramix Virtual Studio core plugins (VS3), MERGING's low-latency platform

Recording

An intuitive 'take logger' lets you note comments and ratings directly within the media through media markers. Recording to two locations at once (for example a local and an external drive) gives immediate redundancy and removes the need for backups once recording is complete, several multitrack recorders can run simultaneously, and editing while recording allows pre-editing and exporting rough cuts on the fly.

Editing

Real-time editing during playback, a global sound effects library manager, clips grouped into library items for versioning or re-use in other projects, and an advanced real-time crossfade editor including asymmetric crossfades for the best-sounding transitions. Source-destination editing manages complex multitrack recordings by aligning all takes horizontally or vertically and building the new master by editing the good parts together in an intuitive, musical way: each recording source appears as a single track, simplifying projects of up to 128 tracks.

Mixing

Strips and busses support immersive standards up to 22.2, with Ambisonics and object-based workflows. Build a custom bus for immersive installations with custom speaker positions (x, y, z in metres) and use the Pyramix or Ovation renderer for monitoring and playback. Full automation (dynamic and snapshots) with automation versioning, and a comprehensive monitoring section with multiple speaker sets, external inputs and talkbacks.

Mastering

Pristine audio quality in 32-bit floating point, a reference channel strip and advanced album publishing for multiple exports in any format with metadata handling and authoring; DDP and CD Red Book authoring, loudness metering and processing.

In the box

• Pyramix 16 PRO software licence

MERGING Pyramix 16 PRO: frequently asked questions

How many inputs and outputs does Pyramix 16 PRO handle?

Hardware I/O of 192 at 48 kHz, 96 at 96 kHz and 48 at 192 kHz, and 24 at DXD and DSD64/128/256; software playback of 512 / 256 / 128 channels at 48 / 96 / 192 kHz and 64 voices at very high sampling rates.

Which sample rates does Pyramix support?

From 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz, plus DXD and DSD up to DSD256. I/O and sample rate support vary for each Pyramix pack.

Does Pyramix need MERGING hardware?

No. Pyramix runs with ASIO sound cards (variable latency), and can also use MERGING's low-latency MassCore audio engine for up to 384 I/O.

Are plugins included?

Pyramix supports the VST2 and VST3 plugin formats; no third-party plugins are included. The Pyramix Virtual Studio core plugins (VS3) are part of this pack.

Where can I buy the MERGING Pyramix 16 PRO in India?

The MERGING Pyramix 16 PRO is available from Shivansh Electronics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, with delivery across India.

Workflow 1: High-resolution music recording with redundancy

Classical, jazz and acoustic recording engineers.

Connections

Setup

1. Set the project sample rate (up to 384 kHz, DXD or DSD).
2. Arm the tracks and record to two locations at once.
3. Log takes with comments and ratings in the take logger.
4. Start editing while the session is still recording.

Tip: Recording to two locations at once removes the need for backups after the session.

Workflow 2: Source-destination editing of a classical session

Editors assembling a master from many takes.

Connections

Setup

1. Align all takes horizontally or vertically.
2. Audition the sources.
3. Edit the good parts into the destination.
4. Refine the joins with the crossfade editor.

Tip: Each recording source appears as a single track, simplifying projects of up to 128 tracks.

Workflow 3: Album mastering and publishing

Mastering engineers.

Connections

Setup

1. Assemble the album on the timeline.
2. Compare with the reference channel strip.
3. Set metadata for every track.
4. Export DDP, CD and multiple formats simultaneously.

Tip: Processing runs in 32-bit floating point.

Workflow 4: Immersive mixing with custom speaker sets

Studios mixing for immersive installations.

Connections

Setup

1. Create strips and busses up to 22.2.
2. Enter the custom speaker positions.
3. Mix beds, objects and Ambisonics.
4. Monitor through the Pyramix or Ovation renderer.

Tip: The monitoring section handles multiple speaker sets, external inputs and talkbacks.

Workflow 5: Post-production with picture

TV and film post-production.

Connections

Setup

1. Import the video file.
2. Import the edit by AAF or OMF.
3. Mix to picture with full automation.
4. Wrap the final mix back into the video file.

Tip: The single video track includes the MXF option.

Workflow 6: Low-latency network studio

Studios with MERGING networked audio interfaces.

Connections

Setup

1. Connect the interfaces to the network.
2. Choose ASIO or the MassCore engine (for up to 384 I/O).
3. Set up the monitoring section and talkback.
4. Control Pyramix from a supported control surface.

Tip: Pyramix with MERGING's networked interfaces is an end-to-end ultra-high resolution chain.