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Pyramix Compatibility and Upgrade Information as of June 2011
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Windows OS Version – Pyramix Version
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Pyramix |
Ovation |
VCube |
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MassCore**
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Mykerinos
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Native
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MassCore**
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Mykerinos
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Native
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Win 7 SP1
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7.0 and above |
Yes |
Yes |
2.0 and above |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Win 7
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7.0 and above |
Yes |
Yes |
2.0 and above |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Win Vista SP2
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6.1 and above |
6.0 and above |
6.0 and above |
1.1 and above |
1.0 and above |
1.0 and above |
2.0 and above |
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Win Vista SP1
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6.1 and above |
6.0 and above |
6.0 and above |
1.1 and above |
1.0 and above |
1.0 and above |
2.0 and above |
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Win Vista
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6.0 and above |
6.0 and above |
6.0 and above |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Win XP SP3
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6.0 and above |
6.0 and above |
6.0 and above |
2.0 and above |
2.0 and above |
2.0 and above |
Yes |
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Win XP SP2
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6.0 and above |
4.3 and above |
4.3 and above |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Win XP SP1
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No |
5.1, 5.0, 4.3 |
5.1, 5.0, 4.3 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Win XP
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No |
4.3 |
4.3 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Win 2000
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No |
4.3 |
4.3 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
All versions of Windows operating systems mentioned are 32-bit. Pyramix is currently not compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows operating systems.
**MassCore is a paid software option (included in Merging’s current MassCore software packs) that is compatible only with versions 6.0 and higher of Pyramix/Ovation. If you are currently running version 5.1 or earlier of Pyramix and you wish to use MassCore you must first upgrade Pyramix to version 6.0. Please note the “Minimum System Requirements” section below detailing the IT hardware necessary to run MassCore especially noting the use of an Intel Core2 Quad processor as the heart of the system.
Free of charge upgrade policy
Customers who purchased a new copy of Pyramix after November 1st 2009 are entitled to a free of charge upgrade to version 7.x.
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Merging Turnkey components
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Here is a list of current components integrated in Merging's turnkey systems.
This list will regularly be updated with newer, commercially available motherboards.
Important Note regarding some 'Sandy Bridge' Intel chipset-based motherboards (specifically P67 and H67)
Merging does not recommend any of its Pyramix and/or Ovation users to upgrade their systems to the Intel P67 or H67
chipset based platform. The main reason for that is that the PCI-e to PCI bridge controllers, as implemented on the P67 or H67 based motherboards deliver less than half the throughput of native PCI-Legacy-supporting chipsets.
Our internal tests conducted on such platforms indicate that the PCI performance on these motherboards is actually so poor that a single PCI card (such as the MYK-MB5) with an AES I/O daughter card will already use most of the available PCI bandwidth when running at 48 kHz sampling rate under MassCore. You may just forget using a MADI daughter card or any higher sampling rate above 48 kHz with such motherboards, despite the Mykerinos' highly efficient PCI DMA (Direct Memory Access) engine.
The above limitation doesn't affect as much VCube users (or Pyramix/Ovation users with very basic I/O requirements), whose audio needs are usually limited to not more than 24 AES I/O channels at a maximum of 48 kHz which is just OK with P67 or H67 chipset-based PCI as long as no other devices that would share the PCI bandwidth (such as typically Firewire) are being used simultaneously.
For those interested in upgrading to a 'Sandy Bridge' generation motherboard, our current advice is to opt for one of the Q67 chipset based solutions, such as the DQ67SW mentioned below.
Merging is committed to further review all new "Sandy
Bridge" iterations and variants, as they are rolled out by
various motherboard manufacturers.
| Model |
Proc. |
Chipset |
BIOS |
OS |
Myk-X capable |
MassCore |
Graphics |
Built |
Intel
DQ67SW |
i5 2400 |
Q67 |
0052 |
Win7 and above |
Yes * |
Yes |
Integrated
Intel HD Graphics |
May 2011 |
Asus
P7H57D-V EVO |
i7860 |
H57 |
1606 |
Vista SP2 |
Yes * |
Yes |
Saphire
HD4350 |
July 2010 |
| Win7 |
July 2010 |
Intel
DP55KG/WG |
i7860 / i5750 |
P55 |
5926 |
XP SP2 |
Yes * |
Yes |
Saphire
HD4350 |
Nov 2009 |
| Vista SP2 |
Nov 2009 |
| Win7 |
Feb 2010 |
* Due to an incompatibility between the Intel i5/i7 chipsets and the PCIe bridge of the MYK-X30 card, Merging does not recommend using MYK-X30 alone in any such motherboard. However as long as the Mykerinos X30 is NOT the master TC card in a multi-card system, a multiboard system is not affected by this incompatibility. This means that if you place a PCI Mykerinos MB card as the master, then the slave cards can all be Mykerinos X30. In large multi-board systems it is therefore possible to run MassCore without any stability issues due to conflicts with the PCIe busses of i5/i7 motherboards.
VCube 3.x
| Model |
Proc. |
Chipset |
BIOS |
OS |
Myk-X capable |
Graphics |
Built |
ASUS
P8H67-V |
i5 2400 |
H67 |
0712 |
Win 7 and above |
No |
Integrated
Intel HD Graphics |
May 2011 |
Intel
DX58SO |
i7 920 |
X58 |
5200 |
XP SP2 |
No |
Saphire HD4350 |
Apr 2009 |
| Vista SP2 |
No |
Apr 2009 |
| Win7 |
No |
Feb 2010 |
| Model |
Proc. |
Chipset |
BIOS |
OS |
Myk-X capable |
MassCore |
Graphics |
Built |
Intel
DQ67SW |
i5 2400 |
Q67 |
0052 |
Win 7 and above |
Yes * |
Yes |
Integrated
Intel HD Graphics |
May 2011 |
Intel
DG43NB |
Q6700 |
P43 |
0105 |
XP SP2 |
No |
Yes |
Saphire HD4350 |
Nov 2009 |
| Vista SP2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Nov 2009 |
| Win7 |
Not tested |
Yes |
Feb 2010 |
Users with Mykerinos MYK-X50 are advised to stay off upgrading their existing system to any i5/i7 platform.
More info about hardware (in)compatibility can be found in the Forum, Support section, here: http://forum.merging.com/viewforum.php?f=26
Other motherboards and
components can be used for Merging products, but have
not been tested by us. If you want to discuss these
components or available alternatives see the Merging
Hardware discussion forum at: http://forum.merging.com/viewforum.php?f=54
The Tested/Validated Motherboards archive can be found here for reference.
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Recommended CD/DVD Optical Drives
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As of today, all drives conforming to MMC standard should work with DiscWrite / Pyramix. This represents about 99.99% of all currently manufactured optical units. Until we found problems with the Plextor PX-800, we always recommended PX 712, 716, 755, 760 and 800 from Plextor "Pro" series. As of December 2008, we
started recommending the SAMSUNG SH-S2xx burners.
More recently, in view of the Samsung burners
obsolescence, we now recommend Sony AD-72xx
range of burners.
Note: Some users have encountered compatibility issues when printing CD images with large number of Tracks and/or Indexes, such as "Sound Library" CDs with 80 tracks / 800 index, on Pioneer DV-106 and LG 4163B, while Plextor Premium and 712/716 work OK.
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Minimum System Requirements
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Intel Core 2 Duo or Core2 Quad recommended (required for MassCoreTM)
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Minimum 1GB RAM under Windows XP. Minimum 2GB
under Windows Vista & 7 but preferably 3GB or even
4GB for large MassCore systems!
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IDE, SATA or SCSI System Hard Disk
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PCIe graphic card with resolution of 1024x768 or better (ideally Dual-Head for twin screen operations) ATI X1550 series or higher.
- SATA 2/ RAID HD for Audio Storage
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SVGA 17" monitor (19" or better recommended) with a minimum display resolution of 1024x768 256 colors (in small fonts mode)
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3 button mouse
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USB 2 or Firewire (better) for ASIO Audio
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Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Vista Business, Windows
7 Professional. All versions of Windows
operating systems mentioned are 32-bit. Pyramix is
currently not compatible with 64-bit versions of
Windows operating systems.
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Pyramix, MassCore, VCube, Ovation, Sphynx and Horus are registered trademark of Merging
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