Merging Technologies
Le Verney 1070 Puidoux Switzerland
www.merging.com/Pyramix
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Pyramix V6.2 SP2 Known Issues
(Some issues could be missing from this list)
MassCore
MassCore is not yet supported under Windows 7. Only Mykerinos or Native modes are supported for
now under Windows 7.
Hyperthreading is supported for MultiCore processors only, since Pyramix V6.1, but Merging
recommends that you disable the Hyperthreading for the moment.
We recommend that you do not use more than 65-70% of the Core resources, to avoid intense
graphic refresh burst related problems. Three safe core zones have been set. Eventually this will be
optimized further.
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0% to 65% Green zone (best performance)
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65% to 75% Orange zone (moderate risk)
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75% to100% Red zone (performance could be at risk if major screen redraws are initiated by
the user).
If the Core indicator blinks (red), this will indicate a drop, only be concerned if the drop occurred
during Playback/Mix down or record. To reset the Core drop simply do a Mouse click on the Core
indicator, for more information please refer to the appropriate section in the User Manual. VST plug-
ins users should consult the VST Core Load information also available in the User Manual.
External Insert plug-ins: The same input and output cannot be used in the External Insert plug-in and
the Mixer at the same time, they are exclusive to either one.
The MADI 1 daughterboard is not supported in multi-board, neither in Mykerinos nor MassCore.
General
Pyramix v6.2 SP2 projects are NOT compatible with the Pyramix v6.1 Maintenance Releases. In to
order to open such projects in an older version please make sure that you perform the proper Save
Special option, in this case perform a Save Special “Save as Version 6.1.7MR1 / 6.1.8 MR2”. The
downsides to this save special that you will lose your Tabs Layout and revert to the Default layout.
(Due to XTremeToolkit compatibility issue)
Low Memory Condition Warning:
A warning was added to inform users when the system is reaching Low Memory Conditions. In
order to save a project under such conditions Pyramix will switch to Save to Disk mode as not
enough memory might be available otherwise. This warning was added in order to prevent a
Runtime Error on Save.
Note that the Save time in Save to Disk mode in Low Memory Condition might take a longer time
since the memory is being dumped to disk in order to allow the users to save their projects. We
recommend afterwards to exit and restart Pyramix in order to free all memory.
This Low Memory warning threshold can be adjusted by the user if one wishes it to come earlier
or later. With every systems and workflows being different, Merging leave you the ability to adjust
when the Warning will show up.
Procedure:
Close Pyramix
Type regedt32 in the run command
In the registry go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Merging
Technologies\Pyramix\Settings\Save to disk threshold (this key will only appear if at least one
save was made using that version)
Default value in Decimal mode has been set to 15
- The higher the value is set, the earlier the Low Memory warning will come
- The lower the value is set, the riskier it is for you to encounter a Runtime Error at save
(previous Pyramix versions value would have had this value set to 0)
In the near term, Merging expects to significantly further improve (reduce) the memory
consumption of Pyramix, especially when confronted with the task of loading enormous libraries,
over the coming months. Since this is a rather major re-design, we decided however not to further
postpone the release of Pyramix V6.1 for just this very only annoyance.
