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Ovation 5 User Manual - Merging Technologies

1. 0x18 CAN cancel Remote Controlled Ovations 0x19 EM end of medium Sy Controller Units ms ra Ss ae E ee Ox1C FS fle separator F b Web Server 3 MIDI ok OL Ethernet MIDI Sy COM TOMI E IP IP i he IP hi 4 rl I Load J Save IP Enable 0x17 ETB end of trans block Application Settings gt Player Units gt IP When checked the Player will output IP commands as defined in Cue Properties Escape character When checked an Escape character is used to define the end of a command string Choose a suitable Escape character from the drop down list Settings Application Settings Page 159 Y ne IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Com Cornos ili TimeCode EI Mixing Console Slots Allocation Level Meter DSP Power Saving Mixer Settings Plug ins Settings Remote Control 2y Application Settings General Media Manager Audition TCP IP Connections E Player Units fy MIDI Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emul Microsoft GS Wavetable Synt 01 Ethernet MIDI Emulated Microsoft Synthesizer amp P IP i IFz IPS IP4 Sy COM gt EN foal Ethernet y iF F ait Apply changes to COM1 a COM VJ Enabe Virtual COMPort comi2 l Protocol Generic COM Settings Baud rate 3600 Data bits E Parity None A Stop bits a x Flow control Handshake Protocol Start of message ooo End of message ooo
2. ME Desktop Sql Libraries e Homegroup LA Rob i Computer tie Network B Control Panel Recycle Bin di Adobe Reader 9 Installer Cancel Browse For Folder dialog The Browse For Folder dialog functions the same way as other Windows browsers navigate to the location you wish to store the new project and select the desired folder or use the Make New Folder button to create and name a new one Click on OK to create the new folder and close the dialog The Cancel button closes the dialog without selecting a new location For the purposes of this first simple Show select Start with a single Cue List Standard Cue List Tick Setup a new Show Workspace If not already ticked default Type a suitable name for the Show Navigate to a suitable location to store the Show Create a new folder if necessary Click on OK to create the Show The Show opens in Compose Mode l e the mode for adding Cues and designing your Show and a new Standard Cue List will appear in the otherwise empty main window QUICKSTART A First Simple Show Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Configure the Mixer The default mixer will be displayed If this does not happen check that View gt View Mixer is highlighted enabled On first launch the default 8 into 2 mixer will be loaded with NO output routing selected rr p pen eee A l ji ER P T e UDARE Lenin J m Pi Mis Mii Mix Busses On Stereo M AB
3. Show Consolidation and Packaging The Packaging Process Page 116 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER If you are happy to continue click on Yes to continue the process by opening the Package Show Browse For Folder dialog Please select a Destination Location for Packaging the Show gt MxF ix Bd Ovation Packages eeg gi System Volume Information dJi Test files di VCube MAFix Source di VCube Projects gt Video gt Watch2PAL fay Audio G gt gt Stuff E Make New Folder Package Show Browser Navigate to a suitable existing folder or to a suitable location to create a new one When you have opened the des tination folder or created it click on OK to initiate the process A dialog will show details of progress Copying File F Ovation Packages New folder Loopy Audio Files madlaugh BDA 4159 A739 99574 1BE 456D pmf Package Show Progress Dialog Show Consolidation and Packaging The Packaging Process Page 117 AMERGING And a further dialog will show progress of copying individual files Copying 1 item 557 MB Copying 1 item 557 MB from Audio Files G 4udio Files to Audio Files F Audio Files More details Cancel Copying Files Dialog When the process completes you will be invited to validate the new Show Package Show CL The Show has been successfully Packaged Would you like to Validate the newly
4. Application Settings gt Player Units gt SONY P2 gt Device Serial Sony P2 over IP enables Ovation to control a remote VCube or Pyramix workstation by using the Sony P2 protocol over an Ethernet connection Enable COM port Choose a Virtual COM Port COM1 to COM 16 This behaves in the same way as a real COM port Virtual COM ports are used in the Cue Properties pane under Sony P2 RS422 and COM Command sections Remote Computer Name Insert an IP address or a computer name or leave blank when the target local is local E g VCube running on the same machine as the Ovation Sequencer Port Name Use if the target machine has multiples ports set This could be the case for a Pyramix but not for a VCube In the rare case that the remote machine is a Pyramix you must add a controller in Pyramix with the Sony over IP settings If the remote machine is a VCube there is nothing to configure on the VCube side But only one connection is per mitted Com Enable When the box is ticked Sony P2 over IP is active Settings Application Settings Page 162 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Virtual COM Port Shows the virtual COM port selected currently The down arrow drops down the list of ports available Remote Identification Remote Computer name The entry here must match the remote computer Port Name The entry here must match the Controller Port Name on the other Computer GPO O OW Player Setti
5. COM Enable Virtual COM Port Protocol COM Settings Application Settings gt Player Units gt COM Click to enable the COM Player When enabled the drop down list becomes active to enable a Virtual COM Port to be selected from the list The drop down offers the choice of Generic or Sony P2 Note COM Settings and Protocol below are only available when Generic is selected in Protocol above When Generic is active the following serial port options are available Use the drop down lists to select the appro priate settings for your application Baud rate Data bits Parity Stop bits Y ne Settings Application Settings Page 160 I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Flow Control Protocol Start of message The drop down list offers a choice of hex character strings which will be added to the start of each outgoing message End of message The drop down list offers a choice of hex character strings which will be added to the end of each outgoing message Ethernet Sony P2 over IP 0 Pre requisites 1 Check that File and Printer Sharing is activated Win XP Windows Control Panel gt Network Connections select your LAN card adap tor Right click and choose Properties Win 7 Windows Control Panel gt Network and Sharing Center gt Change advanced sharing settings LLocat Area Connection Properties fa a Geras Advanced Ge TH Network and Shaving Center i Advanced sharing settings 7 5 Co
6. G gt Fie Mute Bus 1 a w Mono Strip 2 Mono l Fa Phase Vie Stereo Mix Bus 1 W Dither Bus Selector 1 Repro a Bus Selector 2 WI SoloSafe i Pan oza Gain Bus 1 Fi Gain E a Mute Bus 1 W Mono Strip 3 Mono i Mono Strip 4 Mano i Mono Strip 5 Mano i Mono Strip 6 Mono i Mono Strip 7 Mono i Mono Strip 8 Mano Mj Stereo Mix Strip 9 Stereo Mix E All Nothing Filter Mixer Controls to Snapshot dialog This dialog is similar to the Pyramix dialog The By Strips and By Types buttons switch between the two views Note Switching between views restores selections to the default l e All selected Ovation Concepts Snapshot Automation AMERGING By Strips In this view every automatable control in the current mixer is displayed in a tree structure Ticked boxes include the control or group of controls in the snapshot The All button ticks every box The Nothing button unticks every box Select the mixer controls to be included in the snapshot Click on OK to record the snapshot and close the dialog Erase a Snapshot Select the Cue from which you wish to remove a Snapshot Open the Cue Properties pane if not already visible In the Snapshot field click in the Type ComboBox and select None Glide When a Cue containing a Snapshot is Fired any changes are applied instantaneously by defau
7. QUICKSTART First Run A VMIERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Timed Cue List Create a third Cue List this time using Cue List gt New gt Timed Cue List and add three Cues 3 Cue List 3 Timed Cue List 43 00 00 09 A1 T 00 00 06 A1 Timed Cue List Pane Compose Mode QUICKSTART First Run A VMIERGING Select the first Cue in the list right click and select Cue Properties button to open the Cue Properties Pane for the selected Cue Float the Pane and resize to convenient dimensions eg p Se fall 5 r j Dr pr r Lie i Cue Number 1 Name accordion Comments Length 00 00 06 000 Fade In 0 ms Fade In Curve Linear Fade Out 0 ms Fade Out Curve Linear Stop Fade Out lt Default gt Interaction Rules Ignore Parent Rules Output Player Timed Cue Go Time Hot Key Audio 00 00 00 000 Gain 0 00 dB Audio Output Slot 1 Audio Media accordion AC6 4EB5 A BS 9F655A82C8CC pmf sampling Rate 44100 Hz Cue Properties Pane Click in the Go Time field See E Timed Cue FETH E Br Hnt Kow Time Entry Box Cue Properties Pane A Time entry box appears This takes the form of Hours Minutes Seconds and Milliseconds Click to position the entry cursor in the seconds section and type 10 Click elsewhere in the Cue Properties pane to enter the value Notice that the Go Time field value changes to 00 00 10 000 In the third Cue List Pane select the next Cue and enter a Go
8. Appendix III MIDI and Midi Show Control Page 219 AMVMERGING General MIDI Media Sequencer Mode Commands Mapping Note If the tables are difficult to read please zoom in Ovation Media Sequencer Commands CueFire CueFireSequenced CuePause CueStop CueStopAll CueHotPress CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse CueSelect CueSelectNext CueSelectPrev CueSelectNextScene CueSelectPrevScene CueListSelect CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectToggle HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Showlnit ShowsStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset SendModifierKey SendVirtualKey SetMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput Note Data 1 is a range of values from 0 to 63 Y ne Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Contro
9. Ovation Concepts Editing with Pyramix AMIERGING 12 13 14 15 16 Now open the Ovation Mixing Console View gt View Mixer and for Strips 7 and 8 set the Live INPUTS to MT ASIO Bridge 1 and 2 respectively Start Pyramix Create a new Pyramix Project and name it Ovation Edit or similar A simple 8 2 mixer will do nicely Open the Mixer Monitoring Section select the Configure Tab and create a new Speaker Set Name this as something you will remember such as Ovation Edit and patch the L and R Speaker OUTPUTS to MT ASIO Bridge 1 and 2 Now activate the Speaker Set Alternatively you can simply patch the Pyramix Mixer Stereo output strip outputs to MT ASIO Bridge 1 amp 2 Now save the Pyramix Project with a memorable name such as Ovation Editor Now you can right click on a stereo Cue in Ovation and choose Edit 17 18 19 The selected Cue will open in Pyramix Edit in Pyramix until you are happy with the results In Pyramix select Project gt Ovation gt Publish to Ovation and the edited Cue will appear in the same place in Ovation Alternatively choose Project gt Ovation gt Publish to Ovation as a New Cue The edited Cue will then appear in the Ovation Cue List directly below the original with the same name and the suffix New E g if the original Cue is named steampass2 then the new one will be named steampass2 New Note Pyramix must be opened AFTER Ovation and with an empty
10. CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList Virtual Key Code CueList CueList CueList Gain dB Unmute 0 otherwise Mute Param 2 Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Cue Modifier Key Code Release 0 otherwise Pressed Release 0 otherwise Pressed Param 3 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 1 Appendix V GPI Commands Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Appendix V GPI Media Server Mapping Param 4 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue sub 2 0 Down otherwise Up Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 2 Chase Off 0 otherwise Chase On Comments I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Parameters Explanation CueList If CueList equals OVSELECTED 1 then the currently selected CueList in the Sequencer is used for the command Otherwise the Cue List Number as displayed in the Ovation Sequencer C
11. The Audio Control pane retains its current settings when closed and opened and from load unload of the application however the output is only updated with its values when the Audio Control pane is open Audio Control Audio Control Pane Page 119 AMERGING Cue Gain Cue Gain Control Cue Gain sets the overall Cue Level in real time The Cue Gain dialog is accessed from the Cue List Edit Toolbar Change Cue Gain in the Cue menu and in the right click Cue context menu The box shows the amount of boost or cut applied in dB You can click in the box and type a numeric value The Slider can be clicked and dragged to set the Cue Gain Click OK to accept changes and exit the dialog Click Cancel to reject changes and exit the dialog Changes made in the Cue Gain dialog are reflected in the Cue Properties pane Note When a Clip is published to Ovation from Pyramix any Gain adjustments made with the Cue Gain Control are applied in addition to gain adjustments applied to the Clip in Pyramix Audio Control Cue Gain Page 120 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER TimeCode TimeCode Reader Panes TimeCode Reader panes enable the current values of any of the available TimeCode Sources and Generator Ports to be displayed View gt View TimeCode Reader opens a new TimeCode Reader pane TimeCode Reader Pane When first opened a TimeCode Reader pane has no source selected and is colored w
12. Appendix IIX Web Server Commands Comments Index 0 Selected 1 Length 00 06 14 State Playing StateBackgroundColor 45b259 StateBorderColor 456259 Progress 6 Percent ProgressCounters 00 00 23 00 05 50 I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Appendix IIX Web Server Commands Page 236 AMERGING Index Page 237 A MERGING A AAC 194 Active Cue Show Mode 80 Show Mode With Merged Toolbars 81 Active Cue Window 75 Compose Mode 75 Cue Trimmer 78 Locked Mode 77 Pinned Mode 75 Review while trimming 79 Show Mode 80 Trim In Out Audition Timings 156 Trim with the Mouse 79 Advanced Features 202 Appendix 1 209 Appendix OVController Commands 209 Appendix II Keyboard Controller Commands Map 214 Appendix Il The Ovation Keyboard OVController Com mands Map 214 Appendix III MIDI and Midi Show Control Commands Mapping 217 Appendix Ill MIDI and Midi Show Control OVController Commands Map 217 Appendix IV DMX Commands 225 Appendix IV DMX Commands 225 Appendix V GPI Commands 226 Appendix V GPI Commands 226 Appendix VI Mouse Modifier Key 228 Appendix VII I O Daughter card Options 229 Application Delay Launch 90 Application Settings 152 General 152 Archive 118 ASIO Bridge 55 Audio 28 Audio Connections 187 Audio Control 119 Audio Control Pane 119 Audio File Support 194 Audio Formats Supported 11 Audio Gain Matrix 124 Audio Output Slots 123
13. Properties Panes Cue List Properties AMERGING A Cue UTE Name Comments Pinned to Active Cue Window Length Fade In Fade In Curve Fade Out Fade Out Curve Stop Fade Out Interaction Rules Ignore Parent Rules Output Player Timed Cue El Audio Offset Gain Audio Output Slot Audio Media Sampling Rate MMC MIDI Command Sony P2 R5422 COM Command IP Command GPO steampasses Ves 00 00 17 144 3 7 s Linear 0 ms Linear Default gt No 00 00 07 595 0 00 dB 1 D Merging from Dark Materials Wav files imported from old machine Sound Effects steampasses 5530 40D5 A847 D2F6F4388 CCE pmf 44100 Hz Shell Command Script Batch Mixer Automation REMOTE CONTROL General MIDI Command REMOTE CONTROL IP Command REMOTE CONTROL Multi Sequencer Synchronization REMOTE CONTROL Dataton Synchronization Cue Properties Pane Properties Panes Cue Properties AMERGING I Ovation Cue Section Number Number of the currently selected Cue Information only Name Name can be changed here Comments Free text field where you can add comments to the Cue List Pinned to Active Cue Window When set to Yes default the Cue will be displayed in the Active Cue Window when playing in Show Mode with the Pinned button active Length Length of Cue is shown and can be defined here Fade In Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with fade times from Oms to 20s Fade in Curve
14. Default Output Player Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with all OV Players installed on net worked PCs plus the currently defined Show lt Default Player gt and lt Local Player gt When lt Default Player gt is selected nothing is shown in the box and the player used will depend on the parent choices l e in the Show Timed Cue List Section Timed Mode Chasing Yes or No When Yes enabled the Cue List is fired in relation to the TimeCode source values When No disabled events are fired in relation to Show elapsed time Timed Mode Start Time introduces an offset Timed Mode TC Chase Source When Timed Mode Chase is enabled sets the TC source to be chased Options in the drop down list are Show Time or any available TC input Timed Mode Start Time Offsets the Cue List start time values Only available when Timed Mode Chasing is not enabled Timed Mode Pauses Cues Timed Mode Stops Cues TimeCode Generator Section The Cue List TimeCode can be output to any available TimeCode Output Port This can be LTC if Ovation is running with a Mykerinos card or a MIDI MTC port enabled in Settings gt Application Settings gt Player Units gt MIDI TC Gen Output Port Currently selected Output Port is shown The drop down list shows all available TC outputs This can be LTC if Ovation is running with a Mykerinos card or a MIDI MTC port TC Gen Pause Mode The drop down list offers a choice of Off TC output ceases when the C
15. Load Save J toad save Cancel Application Settings gt Player Units gt MIDI Clicking on an entry in the MIDI list under Player Units brings up the associated options in the right hand pane Midi Enable Click to enable Virtual MIDI Port When enabled the drop down list becomes active to enable a Virtual Midi Port to be selected from the list Settings Application Settings Page 158 AMERGING E3 All Settings a IP Show Settings C Application Settings 7 Enable L General Media Manager Escape character Audition TCP AIP Connections 0x00 NUL malh Ey Pla ne io 0x01 SOH start of heading a Payer u Ox02 STX start of text lt a MIDI 0x03 ETX end of text Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emuk 0x04 EOT end of transmission Microsoft GS Wavetable Synt 0x05 ENQ enquiry C 01 Ethernet MIDI fpmiated 0x06 ACK ecknonedge Microsoft Synthesizer 0x08 6S backspace aa iF 0x09 TAB horizontal tab IP 1 0x04 LF NL line feed new line wei Ox0C FF NP form feed new pag y IPS Ox0D CR carriage return La pa Ox0E SO shift out COM OxOF SI shift in COMI 0x10 DLE data ink escape E Ethernet 0x11 DC1 device control 1 a Ener 0x12 DC2 device control 2 sony over IP 1 0x13 OC3 device control 3 Sony over IP 2 0x14 DC4 device control 4 Sony over IP 3 0x15 NAK negative acknowledge E Sony over IP 4 0x16 SYN Synchronous idle E Controller
16. Only one OV Player can be running on any one machine at one time The OV Player on the machine running the Ovation Show is part of the Ovation Sequencer The separate OV Player application is provided for use on slave Player Machines OV Player Files OV Player files store player set ups including audio mixer settings and have a ovp file extension Advanced Features Multiple Ovation Sequencers for Redundancy Page 202 AMERGING OV Player User Interface Main Screen When an OV Player is launched its Main window opens together with the audio Mixer window used most recently hy Cine ovp O Player CETTE Session View Help D oc lel g ls Ready OV Player main Window Note The OV Player can be set to start minimized in the View menu OV Player Buttons and Toolbars OV Logo button Clicking on this drops down the Main window control menu rl a fF Move Size f Minimize O Maximize x Close Alt F4 OV Player Window Control Menu Controls are standard Windows items At top right the three circular buttons are from Left to Right Minimize Minimizes Main OV Player Window and the Mixer window If open to the Taskbar Maximize Restore Toggles between Maximizing the Main OV Player Window and Restoring it to the size and position it occupied prior to being minimized maximized Advanced Features Remote Players and Controllers Page 203 AMERGING Close Opens the Exit OV Player
17. with ms Fade In 0 ms Fade Out 20 0 dB z m Gain Paused Stopped Fre Itself at Marker 1 When Reaching Marker Fre Itself at Marker 1 When Rea hing Mi Markers Interaction Rules The Markers Interaction Rules dialog is very similar to the general Interaction Rules dialog with one exception Reaching Marker is a fixed property and therefore grayed out Simple or highly complex interactions can be set up For example Fire Cue XXX at Marker YYY to allow a Cue to be fired anywhere within a Cue automatically at a Marker position Looping within a Cue see full description below Conditional and Multiple Looping within a Cue l e Setting multiple rules for the same Marker enables looping to different locations in the Cue from the same Loop Out point based on different conditions Looping Just one of the Marker possibilities is Looping within a Cue To set up a simple loop 1 2 4 5 Place two Markers one at the Loop In point and one at the Loop Out point Either double click the second Out Marker or select it and choose Edit Selected Marker Interaction Rules from the Markers button drop down Menu Set up the following Fire Itself When Reaching Marker Fixed not changeable Click on Add Rule to add the Rule to the list Click on OK to save the rule and close the dialog And that s it When the Cue is fired it will play through the first Marker until
18. File Types Ovation files store Shows including Cue Lists and have an ovs file extension Cue Lists can also be saved and loaded independently and have an ovl file extension Settings are stored with a pms file extension OVPlayer Sessions are stored with an ovp file extension OVController Sessions are stored with an ovc file extension Ovation Files File Types Page 128 AMERGING Ovation Menus Show New Show Open Show Save Show Save Show As Oe G Save Show As Template Save Special Close Show Recent Shows b Init Show Consolidate Show Package Show View Show Properties View Show Validator View Show Log View Show Control Toolbar View Audition Toolbar View Active Cue Window f View Audio Gain Matrix Gy View Audio Control Exit Ovation Show Menu New Show Opens a new Untitled Ovation Show Open Show Opens the Open Windows File Browser to enable an existing Show to be loaded Save Show Saves the current Show If this is Untitled opens the Save As file browser Save Show As Opens the Save As file browser Save Show As Template Saves the current Show as a Template fro future shows Save Special Enables Show to be saved in Ovation 3 x format for mixer compatibility Close Show Closes all open Cue Lists and the Show Recent Shows gt Drops down a list of recently opened Shows Init Show Initialize Show Start Show Start Show Pause Show Pause Show Stop Show Stop Show
19. OVCCMK_CONTROL 1 OVCCMK_SHIFT 2 OVCCMK_ALT 3 OVCCMK FADE 2 OVCCMK_SHIFT OVCCMK RESET P14 OVCCMK PLAY STC5 OVCCMK PLAY PAL6 OVCCMK PLAY DEF 7 OVCCMK PLAY DEI 8 Virtual Keys Any valid Windows Virtual Key Code Appendix I OVController Commands Page 211 Y ne Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Media Server Mode available Commands Ovation Media Server CueList Cue Identification Parameters Command Timing Parameters Generic Parameters Commands CueList Cue CueSub CueSub CueSub Progress 1 2 3 Time TimeOffset Fade Offset Boolean Integer Floating Point String CueAddAudio CueAddVideo Audio Output Slot Audio Gain PathName URL PathName URL CueLoad CueUnload CueMakeReady CueFire CueFireSequenced CuePause CueStop CueStopAll CueDim CueUnDim Fade In X Fade Out Fade Out Fade Out Fade In CueHotPress Pressed 1 Released 0 CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse x KKK KKK KKK KKK KOK KKK KKK KX KKK KK KK KKK XK XKX KXXX KKK X X XK KKK KKK KKK KKK KOK KKK KKK KX XK KKK KK KK KK KOK XKX KXXX KKK X X CueSelect CueSelectNext CueSelectPrev CueSelectNextScene CueSelectPrevScene KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KOK XKX KXXX KKK X X CueListSelect CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectToggle HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelectNext H
20. This Ovation User Guide and other documentation assume you are thoroughly familiar with PCs and Windows terms and concepts If self installing to a new PC please ensure the machine is working correctly before attempt ing to install Ovation Conventions Conventions used in Merging Technologies Documents Names found on screens and in menus are shown in bold E g Information amp Settings Menu and sub menu selections are shown like this Show gt Recent Shows Quickstart Which means Go to the Show pull down menu mouse down to the Recent Shows sub menu and choose Quickstart The Settings dialog Has its own hierarchical tree structure in the left hand pane with folders leading to pages Welcome to Merging Technologies Ovation Ovation Documentation and Help ne QUICKSTART Overview This section provides a step by step guide to creating a simple new Show and configuring the mixer It includes adding Cues to Cue Lists several different types of Cue List Running the Show and Firing Cues and Cue Lists Note This section is not intended as a substitute for the more detailed information to be found elsewhere in this guide A First Simple Show The following prior steps are assumed Ovation hardware and software installation has been completed A means of monitoring has been connected to the physical I O The software has been registered the registration key s entered and the initial settings entered in the VS3
21. When the Number of Columns is set to Auto then the system automatically adjusts the number of columns depending on the size of the Cue List pane but still follows the Automatic Cues Numbering setting and leaves empty slots if necessary Hot Keys Column to Audio Slot Mapping Hot Keys Columns can be Mapped to Audio Slots Mapping in the Cue List Properties Hot keys section If set to No all Cues are played back in the Audio Output Slot defined in their Cue Properties If set to a number 1 2 or 6 then the Cues are played back in an Audio Slot corresponding to the Hot Keys Column In this way Hot Keys Cues can be assigned to Audio Output by the Column in which they are placed Note In this mode the actual Audio Output Slot s is computed as Cue Column Number multiplied by the number selected in the Hot Keys Column to Audio Slot Mapping field This enables Mono 1 Stereo 2 Surround 6 Cues to be handled Ovation Concepts Cue List Types Y ne Triggering Hot Keys The Hot Keys that can be triggered either by the Ovation dedicated Keyboard any installed Controllers or the Key board ShortCuts Hot Key 01 to 48 Note If the Ctrl key is pressed with the trigger button then the Cue is selected rather than fired If Ctrl Shift is pressed with the trigger button then the Cue List with this number is selected Only Selects the given Cue no Fire if Ctrl is pressed Selects the Cue List having this number if the Ctrl SHIFT ke
22. Dim All Cues when Starting Select Next Cue when Starting Audition PFL Plays the selected Cue through the selected Output Slot Audition gt Drops down a list of available Audition commands Start Rewind Stop Play Pause Fast Forward End Jump Forward 1 Jump Forward 2 Jump Forward 3 Jump Back 1 Jump Back 2 Jump Back 3 Pin Unpin to Active Cue Window Toggles the Cue selected currently Pinned or Unpinned to the Active Cue Win dow Lock in Active Cue Window Puts the selected Cue into the Active Cue Window when Lock mode is active Grayed out when Lock mode is not active in Active Cue Window Ovation Menus Cue Page 133 AMERGING Fire Move Down Move Up Nest Unnest Edit Cue Rules Edit Audio Gain Link Offsets StartTimes View Cue Properties Fire Sequenced Cue Previous Scene Next Scene Previous Cue Next Cue Fire Cue Pause Cue Stop Cue Stop All Cues I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Down Moves the selected Cue Down one position in the Cue List Up Moves the selected Cue Up one position in the Cue List Right Makes the Selected Cue a Child Cue of the one above Left Brings a Child Cue Up one level becomes a Cue if only one level deep Opens the Cue Interaction Rules dialog Opens the Cue Gain fader window Links all Audio TCGen MMC and 9 pin Sony P2 Offsets and Start Times in a Cue with these properties The button toggles on off and it s state is not saved when a different
23. Do you want to save routing 193 Documentation 12 Drag amp Drop 183 drag and drop 43 Driver Signing 189 DSD Peak Filter 144 DSP Power Saving 145 DSP Time Saving 145 E Edit Toolbar 32 Editing with Pyramix 55 Effective Sampling Rate 140 Effective TC Frame Rate 140 Effective Video Frame Rate 140 EMC Mixer remote control configuration 150 Emergency Show Menus and Toolbars 74 Empty Cue Long 33 Short 33 Empty Cues 50 Enabling Ovation 190 Entering Keys 190 Ethernet 161 Evaluation Mode 11 External Applications 54 External Audio D A A D Converter Boxes 186 F Fade Modifier 183 Files Ovation 128 Fire 134 Fire Buttons Cue 34 Fire Command 60 Fire Toolbar 73 Fire Start Timed List 27 First launch Multi board system 192 flac 194 FLAC Decoding 194 Flashing Mode 91 Focused Cue Flashing Mode 91 Formats amp Sync 139 Presets 140 Frequencies 140 G Gain Matrix 124 General MIDI Command 50 106 General MIDI Media Sequencer Mode Commands Map ping 220 General MIDI Media Server Mode Commands Mapping 221 General Settings 139 GM Media Sequencer Commands Mapping 223 GM Media Server Commands Mapping 224 GPI Commands 226 GPI Trigger Options 178 GPI O Interfaces 163 GPO Cue Properties 104 GPO output 28 H Hard Disk Space Requirements 185 HDTDM 186 Help 12 136 HeptaCon Sample Rate Converter 153 Hot Browser Cue List 42 Hot Cues Stopping 37 Hot Keys Column to Audio Slot Mapping 38 Hot Keys Column to Aud
24. General MIDI Command section Please see REMOTE CONTROL General MIDI Command on page 106 Enable Mapping based on command Enables MIDI commands to be mapped to events not related to Cue events such as Show Start Select Next Cue List etc or contextually related Cue commands such as Select Next Cue etc The drop down list offers a choice of which type of Midi command is to be mapped from Note off Note on Polyphonic key pressure Control change Program change Overall keypressure aftertouch Pitch bender change Control Change commands are General Midi commands such as Note On Clicking on Add in the Midi Channel column adds an entry to the list Clicking on the 0 entry in the Midi Channel column drops down the list of available Midi Channels 1 16 Clicking on the entry in the Data 1 column drops down a list with the choice of 0 to 127 Clicking in the Media Sequencer column drops down the list of mappable Ovation commands Settings Application Settings Page 171 AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Delete on the PC keyboard removes a mapping entry Enable Legacy GM Note On Off and Program Change old auto mapping Reactivates the old fixed style GM mapping Please see also General Midi GM on page 171 for a complete list of mappable commands COM Ovation Cues can be Started Stopped or Paused from any Sony P2 Protocol controller An Ovation station can also control another
25. Polyphonic key pressure Control change Reset control change Loc contro_Ti All notes off OK Cancel Omni on Omni off Mono on Poly on Program change Overall keypressure aftertouc Pitch bender change System Exdusive SYSEX Midi time code quarter frame song positon point Song select Tune request End of exdusive SYSEX Midi dock Start Continue Active sensing System reset _ Available predefined General Midi Commands drop down list Command System Exdusive SYSEX Custom Midi Message hex f0 7f 5202 140152 33 35 2e 36 00 33 36 2e 36 00 35 39 f7 An example of a MSC Sysex Go command of the Cue 235 6 Cue list 36 6 path 59 Custom Midi Message hex be 7b 00 An example of a General Midi command Properties Panes Cue Properties AMERGING Note when you use the Custom Midi Message edit line the drop down menus above are updated if the message is recognized Sony P2 RS422 Section Sony P2 RS422 COM Port Shows the current Com Port or None The drop down shows a list of all Com ports Sony P2 RS422 Start Time Note When the Cue is fired a P2 Play command is sent when the Cue is paused a P2 Jog 0 command is sent when the Cue is stopped a P2 Stop command is sent Please see also Sony P2 over IP O on page 161 COM Command Section COM Command Output Port Shows the current Com Port or None The drop down shows a list of all Com ports Command Format Click in the fie
26. Up Hot Key 02 Up Hot Key 03 Up Hot Key 04 Up Hot Key 05 Up Hot Key 06 Up Hot Key 07 Up Hot Key 08 Up Hot Key 09 Up Hot Key 10 Up Hot Key 11 Up Continues to O O ON AO OU A WN Hot Key 48 Up Trimmer Nudge Cue In Less Nudge Cue In More Nudge Cue Out Less Nudge Cue Out More Nudge Fade In Less Nudge Fade In More Nudge Fade Out Less Nudge Fade Out More Nudge Cursor Less Nudge Cursor More Snap In To Cursor Nudge Out To Cursor Audition Review Start Audition Review End View View Show Properties Shift P View Show Validator View Show Log View Show Control Toolbar View Cue List Properties Ctrl Shift P View Cue List Fire Toolbar View Cue List Edit Toolbar Keyboard Shortcuts Default Keyboard Shortcuts Page 199 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER View Cue Properties Ctrl P View Audition Toolbar View Active Cue Window View Mixer Alt M View Touch Controller Alt C Settings Settings Alt G Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl K Help User Manual Ctrl H Custom Keyboard Shortcuts We strongly encourage you to learn the default Ovation keyboard shortcuts However if you wish to create your own Keyboard Shortcuts for Ovation functions this is how to do it To define your own Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts Custom Keyboard Shortcuts Page 200 AMERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER 1 Choose Settings
27. When in Show Mode a Cue in a Standard Cue List can be in one of four states Asleep Ovation Concepts Cue List Pane AMERGING Ready Playing Paused Cue Status is indicated by a label and the highlight color Asleep Asleep No highlight Ready Ready Purple highlight Playing Playing Green highlight Paused Paused Yellow highlight Red Border The Cue which has the focus has a flashing red border l e this is the Cue which will be affected by the next initia tion of any of the Fire Pause and Stop Buttons Keyboard Shortcuts and remote control Cue Progress When a Cue is Fired its list entry or Hot Key Button displays its progress in three ways The left hand counter shows elapsed time from the start of the Cue The right hand counter shows time remaining to the end of the Cue A black progress bar moves from left to right as the Cue plays When a Cue has been paused and then resumed the progress bar shows progress since the last pause As shown above Cue Fire Buttons Cues can each display Fire Pause and Stop buttons when in Show Mode i 00 00 42 A1 4 00 00 31 At Cue List with Fire Buttons Show Mode Cue Fire Buttons are shown in Show Mode when the Cue Fire Buttons field is set to Yes in the Show Time Options section of Show Properties Ovation Concepts Cue List Pane AMERGING Fire Toolbar If the Fire Toolbar is selected for a Standard Cue List View gt View Fire Toolbar the Cue
28. amp SEQUENCER Record Mixer A dedicated Record Mixer is created when the Record Audio Audio dialog is opened epee Tor v r ugn For Foe Foe Foe oe Chay Chay Chay Otay Chay Chay Chay tay ipul ripat input ipui input ipul input ipul 7 Me 4 A E 7 iE AF 7 eS mg 7 MET 7 ME Default Record Mixer The Mixer can be displayed using the Show Hide button in the Record Audio dialog By default the Record Mixer is created with 8 mono inputs strips and one stereo output bus Inputs are connected to Channels 1 to 8 The mixer is configurable as desired and will be recalled in the same state when the Record Audio dialog is opened subsequently Note VERY IMPORTANT If you wish to use Record Mixer outputs for monitoring etc then please ensure the phys ical outputs selected are NOT already assigned to the Ovation output Mixer If outputs already in use in the OV output Mixer are assigned to the Record Mixer they will be reas signed and the relevant outputs from the OV output Mixer will be disconnected Note For detailed information about mixer configuration please see the Pyramix User Manual Recording Record AMERGING Ovation User Interface Overview The Ovation user interface has been designed from the ground up for composing and running shows A show can contain Media and Trigger Cues of many types and these can be fired manually or automatically to suit the appli cation Commands and functions can be accessed fr
29. gt Keyboard Shortcuts This opens the Keyboard Shortcuts window Commands Doubek on a Command Press a Key combination and Chock Assen Assigned Keys Asegned Keys fey Hew Show CTRL N Ga Open Show CTRL 0 E Save Show CTRL 5 Save Show As CTRL A Init Show Start Show Pause Show Stop Show Press mew sha tout key Consobdate Show TRL SHIET aLT KeyUp iviNoRepeat Accept Extra Modifiers E View Show Properties E View Show Vakdator cz View Show Log Ch View Show Control Toobar H View Auden Toolbar View Acie Cue Window Gl View Audio Control Ext losi Tahe Save Table Ovation Keyboard Shortcuts dialog 2 All menu Commands are grouped together into Tabs within this window Select the Tab with whichever group of Command Functions you wish to add or change key assignments for 3 Click on the appropriate Command so that it is highlighted 4 Clickin the Press new shortcut key box The cursor will become a blinking bar 5 Now press the desired Key or combination of Key and modifier e g the Ctrl Shift Alt etc These will appear in the Press new shortcut key box Note that Pyramix will warn you if the chosen Key or combination is already assigned to another function 6 Click the Assign button 7 Continue assigning Keys to Commands until you are satisfied 8 Any set of user defined Keyboard Shortcuts can be saved as a Preset To do so click the Save Preset button then name the Preset
30. 176 4 192kHz PCM 352 8 384kHz DXD project E DSD project ia TimeCode E Mixing Console Slots Allocation vee Level Meter fa DSP Power Saving 3 n Mixer Settings ven Plug ins Settings bau Remote Control E Application Settings Player Recorder Mode Apply changes to DSP Power Saving Load Save OK Cancel Show Settings gt Mixing Console gt DSP Power Saving Special Modes Player Recorder Mode This mode allows big configurations such as 48 x 48 channels to run on a single board Player Recorder Mode is intended for use with an external hardware con sole When this mode is activated the mixer is relegated to the role of signal router there is no level control no panning no plug ins and no inserts This option is only available in configurations with multiple mono mix busses The Direct Out functionality provides an alternative more user configurable method of achieving similar DSP sav ings DSP Time Saving Disable Punch In Punch out When the box is checked Punch in and out recording capabilities are disabled Important The software still will allow you to arm tracks and to start the recording process but the resulting media file will contain digital nulls Disable Mix Down When the box is checked the digital mixdown function activated with the menu command Project gt Mix Down is disabled Impo
31. 640BFE56ED7Fi g steampass D56A 448E BFFC EBS5E398D od strangechoir 4BAE 4DE1 B366 38C 4164 g strangevoices 06C9 4DD9 956D CF3480 od streamlarge 463F 4648 BAD9 566FFC 0 Gr streamsmall GEBC 4679 A721 261891EE th tan FOFC 4222 953F 937D36DB46681 omf ot reE Date modified 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 19 03 2009 15 37 Type Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Media Pyramix Meddia SIze 4771 KI 5 411 KI 2 208 KI 3 360 KI 1 696 KI 6 611 KI 6 051 KI 3 360 K 5 923 KE 5 411 KI 5 155 KI 4 384 KI 7 4 File name Files of type rir steampasses 5536 4005 A847 D2F6F4388CC 6 pmt Audio Files pmf baf wav ait mod sd2 mp3 QUICKSTART A First Simple Show Open Audio Files Browser vence I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER You should now have a Cue List that looks something like this 1 Cue List 1 Standard Cue List steampasses 00 00 24 A1 4 00 00 44 A1 A bell ni 00 00 42 A1 5 steampass2 Mi 00 00 30 A1 Cue List Pane Compose Mode Notice that Ovation ha
32. Buses Max Number of Internal Buses available Select the number of Buses required from the drop down 32 384 Settings Show Settings AMERGING Delay Compensation Policy Mode The drop down menu offers a choice between Delay Compensation policy Mode er ee re aA Full Delay Compensation Off Note Automatic Delay Compensation does not support more than 5 nested I O loops Automatic Delay Compensation When ticked turns Automatic Delay Compensation On Note Any changes to the delay required that occur during playback or recording will only be computed and applied when the Transport is next in Stop Max Mixer Delay Compensation When required by the Mixer error Delay compensation dialog the slider should be set to a value just above the delay latency value requested Reset to Factory Click the button to restore the factory computed maximum delay value Settings Show Settings Page 147 AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Plug ins Settings CE O WOT Plug ing a Show Settings sl a General Plug ins List Menu display type 7 E 1 0 Interfaces 140 Configuration ie Master Board 11290 E ADAT 11290 ipes E Routing B PCM 44 1 48kHz z PCM 88 2 96kHz PCM 176 4 192kHz Z PCM 352 8 384kHz i D amp D project 1 DSD project TimeCode E Mixing Console Slots Allocation Level Meter DSP Power Saving seee Mixer Sett
33. Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with a choice of fade characteristics Power Linear dB Cosine Root Cosine Fade Out Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with fade times from Oms to 20s Fade Out Curve Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with a choice of fade characteristics Power Linear dB Cosine Root Cosine Interaction Rules Field contains a list of all Interaction Rules defined for the current Cue List Note Rules shown in this field are all in force at the same time Clicking in the field reveals a button which leads to the Interaction Rules dialog Ignore Parent Rules Determines whether child nested Cues follow the rules defined for the parent Clicking in the field reveals a Drop down list with a choice of Yes or No Output Player Shows the currently defined OV Player for this Cue Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with all OV Players installed on networked PCs plus the currently defined Show lt Default Player gt and lt Local Player gt When lt Default Player gt is selected nothing is shown in the box and the player used will depend on the par ent choices l e in the Cue List or Show Markers Section Marker Name Add Marker Marker Offset Remove Selected Marker Select Marker 1 Marker Interaction Rules Select Marker 2 Select Marker 3 Cue Properties Markers Section Markers field Markers Clicking in the Selected Marker x field or on the down arrow
34. Control Fader show hide Open User Manual ie About Ovation ly Open Cue List Save Cue List Toggle Cue List Properties pane show hide Fire Start Timed List Start Timed List Pause Timed List Stop Timed List Chase Timed List Fire Toolbar Toggles Fire Toolbar show hide in selected Cue List in Show Mode for selected window Edit Toolbar Toggles Edit Toolbar show hide in selected Cue List in Compose Mode for selected window Toggle Select Cue List Cycles the selection through open Cue Lists Toggle Select Hot Key List Toolbars Other Toolbars ne Create Cue List New Standard Cue List New Timed Cue List New Hot Keys Cue List New Custom Keys Cue List New Cue Browser New Hot Browser Bott gt Audition BP Flasel tiy e Undo Cut Copy Paste Toggle Cue Properties pane show hide Open Cue Rules window rp Open Cue gain fader dialog Add drops down the list of Cue add options Remove selected Cue Toolbars Other Toolbars AMERGING S Edit Cue in Pyramix if already open Replace Audio Media Opens a browser to select an alternative Audio Media file Compo sition Snapshot Automation Paste Automation Audition Click on the button to Audition the selected Cue or the down arrow to drop down the Audition transport controls Pin Unpin Cue to the Active Cue Window O Places and Locks selected Cue in the A
35. Cue List in the current Ovation Show to be selected as the target Track Arming Cues Selection Note Only Digital presets Track Arming from 1 32 are allowed The drop down list offers the following choices No selection track arming has no effect 1 8 Selects Cue lists 9 32 selects Cues Targeted Cue List is used 1 32 selects Cuestargeted Cue list is determined by the choice made in the Targeted Cue List drop down list Targeted Cue List is used hours selects Cues targeted Cue list is determined by the choice made in the Targeted Cue List drop down list Goto Cues selection The drop down list offers the following choices No Selection goto TimeCode has no effect Hours selects Cue Lists minutes select Cues Targeted Cue list is used hours select Cues targeted Cue list is determined by the choice made in the Targeted Cue List drop down list Notes Valid Cue and Cue List Numbers Since 00 is not allowed as either a Cue number or Cue List number the maximum number of Cues and Cue Lists that can be adressed is limited to 23 i e 1 23 or 59 i e 1 59 in Hours and Minutes respectively Limitations Goto a specific timecode inside a Cue not implemented Analog A1 A2 V and TC edit preset bit track arming are not used Only Digital edit preset from 1 up to 32 are used Above Preset 32 not implemented Rew F Fwd Jog Shuttle not possible Track arming Cues selection options A No selection track arming has n
36. Cue is Active When enabled all related fields in the Cue Properties pane turn red for clarity Toggles the Cue Properties Pane Open Closed Previous Scene 4 b NWext Scene Previous Cue Next Cue FireCue u Pause Cue m Stop Cue Ovation Fire Menu Enter With the Show running Fires the currently selected Cue in the currently selected Cue List and moves the Selection to the next Cue LEFT Moves the selection to the Previous Scene Child Cue or Cue in the cur rently selected Cue List RIGHT Moves the selection to the Next Scene Child Cue or Cue in the currently selected Cue List UP Moves the selection to the Previous Cue in the currently selected Cue List DOWNMoves the selection to the Next Cue in the currently selected Cue List Plays selected Cue Pauses selected Cue Stops selected Cue Stops all Playing Cues Typically used as Emergency Stop Ovation Menus Fire Page 134 Y ne View Show Properties View Show Validator View Show Log View Show Control Toolbar View Cue List Properties View Cue List Fire Toolbar View Cue List Edit Toolbar View Cue Properties Normal View TimeCode Reader Medium View Audition Toolbar Large View Active Cue Window View Active Cue Window Edit Toolbar View Audio Gain Matrix View Audio Control View Mixer View VO Status View Input Check Ovation View Menu View Show Properties Toggle Show Properties sh
37. IP Client or Server is created the IP object appears in both the Player Units and Controller Units sections Player Units deal with Control Protocol Outputs Controller Units deal with Control Protocol Inputs Both Servers and Clients can send AND receive data The only practical distinction between them is that a Server can be connected to multiple clients whereas a Client can only be connected to one Server Servers accept multiple Clients connections When data is sent through a Server it is sent to all connected Clients When a Server is no longer available Clients attempt to reconnect to the Server automatically Settings Application Settings Page 156 AMERGING When a new connection is created destroyed the Apply changes to IP connection button adds removes the corresponding Player Controller units IP Address Server Name Considerations In general it is usually preferable to use fixed IP addresses to avoid surprises A DHCP server should assign the same address to a given device every time until the device is offline for the amount of time set in the DHCP servers lease time If you use machine names instead of IP addresses then there is no real disadvantage with a DHCP server on the network However some devices cannot be resolved as aname and an IP address is the only way to connect them So unless there is a very good reason not to use them fixed IP addresses are the preferred option No
38. Learn 107 MIDI Connections 188 MIDI output 28 Midi Player Settings 158 MIDI Settings Player Units 158 Midi Show Control Media Sequencer Mode Commands Mapping 217 Midi Show Control Media Server Mode Commands map ping 218 Minimize Player 205 208 Mirror all Commands to Remote Ovation Sequencers 202 Mixer 51 Configuration 16 Frozen 90 Lock 90 Record 59 Snapshot Automation 51 Mixer Automation 106 Mixer Automation Cues 50 Mixer Settings 146 Mixing Console Remote Control 149 Settings 142 MMC Media Sequencer Commands Mapping 222 Modes 30 Mouse Modifier Keys 60 228 Moving and Copying Cues 43 MP3 194 MT ASIO Bridge 55 MT Security Settings 190 Multi board installation 186 Multiple Cue Lists 31 Multi Sequencer Synchronization 29 50 92 108 Mykerinos 186 Back plate 187 Board I O 186 Board Installation 186 N Nested and Combined Panes 62 Nested Panes 62 New Show 14 New Users 13 Numeric Fields 88 O OASIS Mixer remote configuration 150 Ogg Vorbis 194 On board Analog Audio I O 186 Operating System 185 Other Applications 185 Output Routing 17 Output Slots 123 OV Controller 205 Files 205 User Interface 206 OV Player Buttons and Toolbars 203 Files 202 Main Screen 203 Media Paths 153 Menus 204 Session menu 204 Toolbars 204 User Interface 203 OV Players 202 Ovation Files 128 Menus 129 Ovation Keyboard Settings 166 Ovation Keyboard Media Sequencer Mode Commands mapping 216 Ovation Keyboard OVController Command
39. Media Audition Audition Start Audition Rewind Audition Stop Audition Play Pause Audition Fast Forward Audition End Keyboard Shortcuts Default Keyboard Shortcuts CTRL SHIFT P Ctrl Shift E Ctrl Z CTRL X CTRL C CTRL V Insert Delete Ctri E Ctrl Space Ctrl D Ctrl Shift F11 Ctrl F11 Ctrl F9 Ctrl Shift F9 Page 197 Audition Review Start Audition Review End Audition Jump Forward 1 Audition Jump Forward 2 Audition Jump Forward 3 Audition Jump Back 1 Audition Jump Back 2 Audition Jump Back 3 Move Down Move Up Nest Unnest Edit Cue Rules Edit Audio Gain View Cue Properties Fire Fire Sequenced Cue Previous Scene Next Scene Previous Cue Next Cue Fire Cue Pause Cue Stop Cue Stop All Cues Hot Key 01 Hot Key 02 Hot Key 03 Hot Key 04 Hot Key 05 Hot Key 06 Hot Key 07 Hot Key 08 Hot Key 09 Hot Key 10 Hot Key 11 Continues to Hot Key 48 Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Ctrl Right Ctrl Shift Right Ctrl Shift Alt Right Ctrl Left Ctrl Shift Left Ctrl Shift Alt Left Ctri Down Ctri Up Ctri Alt Right Ctrl Alt Left Ctri R Ctri G Ctrl P Enter Left Right Up Down Space Shift F9 F9 Shift F10 F10 Shift F11 F11 O O ON AO OU A WN Keyboard Shortcuts Default Keyboard Shortcuts Page 198 ne Hot Key 01
40. Note Off the Cue depends on the Note Off and Note On option CueStopAll CueDim CueUnDim CueHotPress Note On Note Off the Cue depends on the Note On option CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse CueSelect CueSelectNext CueSelectPrev CueSelectNextScene CueSelectPrevScene CueListSelect Program Change CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectToggle HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListSetTime CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Showlnit ShowStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset SendModifierKey SendVirtualKey SetMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput The MIDI channel is the Cue list Id or is ignored and the Selected Cue List is targeted An option is available Appendix Ili MIDI and Midi Show Control AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER MMC Media Sequencer Commands Mapping Ovation Media Sequencer Commands MMC Command Cmd Dec Cmd Hex Comments CueFire Play Deferred Play 2 3 2 3 CueFireSequenced CuePause Pause 9 9 CueStop Stop 1 1 CueStopAll CueHotPress CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart CueAuditionRev
41. Ovation Menus Show Page 129 AMERGING Consolidate Show Opens the Consolidate Show dialog Please see Show Consolidation and Packaging on page 115 Package Show View Show Properties Opens the Show Properties Tab Pane View Show Validator Opens the Show Validator Tab Pane View Show Log Opens the Log Tab Pane View Show Control Toolbar Toggles the Main Window Show Control Toolbar View Audition Toolbar Toggles the Main Window Audition Toolbar View Active Cue Window Toggles the Active Cue Window View Audio Gain Matrix Toggles the Audio Gain Matrix Window View Audio Control Window Toggles the Audio Control Window Exit Quits the Ovation application Cue List New Cue List Open Cue List Save Cue List As Close Cue List Standard Cue List Timed Cue List Hot Keys Custom Keys Cue Browser aH oOoOBD Hot Browser Toggle Select Cue List Toggle Select Hot Rey List View Cue List Properties View Edit Toolbar Hot Custom Keys Ovation Cue List Menu New Cue List Drops Down the List of Cue Lists Standard Cue List Opens a new Untitled Standard Cue List Timed Cue List Opens a new Untitled Timed Cue List Hot Keys Opens a new Untitled Hot Keys Cue List Custom Keys List Opens a new Untitled Custom Keys Cue List Cue Browser Opens a new Untitled Cue Browser Cue List Hot Browser Opens a new Untitled Hot Browser Cue List Open Cue List Opens the Open Windows File Browser to enable an exis
42. Packaged Show Yes No Package Show Validation Dialog We suggest you accept the option The result will be displayed at the end of the process Recursive Packaging The Packaging process can be incremental l e the process can be called many times one after another and only newly referenced files will be copied to the Packaged location Backup Archive The Package Show function offers a simple method of backing up archiving a Show to a different location Show Consolidation and Packaging The Packaging Process Page 118 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Audio Control Audio Control Pane The Audio Control pane is accessed from the Show Toolbar the Show menu or the View menu It controls atten uation of the right most Bus fader from the 0dB position on the Ovation Mixer It is only active when it is open and a Show is running or a Cue is being Auditioned Controls are chunky to facilitate Touch Screen operation The top Slider button increases level in 2dB per click increments from 146dB to 40dB and 1dB increments from 40dB to a maximum of OcB The slider can be clicked and dragged The degree of attenuation is shown numerically on the Slider knob Double clicking the knob restores the default OdB value The bottom Slider button decreases level in 1dB per click increments down to 40dB and 2dB per click increments down to 146dB The bottom button MUTEs the Ovation mixer Main Output
43. Pane 32 Properties 93 Selecting 36 Types 35 Cue List Menu 130 Cue List Properties 93 Audio Section 96 Cue List Section 93 Custom Keys Section 95 Hot Keys Section 94 TimeCode Generator Section 94 Timed Cue List Section 94 Cue List Toolbar 71 Cue Lists 31 Hidden 94 Multiple 31 Cue Menu 132 Cue Properties 97 Audio Section 101 COM Command Section 104 Cue Section 98 Custom Key Section 100 GPO Section 104 Hot Key Section 99 IP Command Section 104 Markers Section 98 Microphone Switch Section 101 MIDI Command Section 102 MIDI File Section 102 Mixer Automation Section 106 MMC Section 102 Shell Command Script Batch Section 105 Sony P2 RS422 Section 104 TimeCode Generator Section 102 Timed Cue Section 99 Cue Toolbar 72 Cue Trimmer 78 Cuelist Fire Toolbar 35 Cues 42 Changing Properties for Multiple Cues 184 Page 239 AMERGING Compound 50 Copying 43 Empty 50 GPI 50 Microphone Switch 50 MIDI 50 Mixer Automation 50 Multiple Changing Properties 184 Selecting 43 Custom Keyboard Shortcuts 200 Custom Keys Color and Font 39 Design Mode 39 Grid Size 39 Custom Keys Cue List 39 D Dataton Synchronization 50 109 176 Default 183 Stop Fade Out 183 Default Clock Source 51 Default Keyboard Shortcuts 196 Default Player 183 Delay Compensation Policy 147 Delay Launch 28 90 Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode 188 Disable Mix Down 145 Disable Punch in out 145 DMX 512 CMX Lighting Control 28 DMX Commands 225
44. Show Control Bar on the bottom of the page can be hidden to avoid unexpected interaction by adding the following filter http 128 0 0 1 888 Filter ShowControlBar Hidden Or both together separated by an amp http 128 0 0 1 888 Filter Cuelist O amp ShowControlBar Hidden Settings Application Settings Page 169 AMERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER MIDI E g Ethernet MIDI Sennas O E Show Settings 9 Application Settings v Enable VirtwalMIDI Port MIDI E General Auctions Midi Show Control MCS TCP IP Connections 1i pa TTS Z3 Player Units Device Id 27 z Command Format Robots E MIDI Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emul Midi TimeCode MTC Microsoft GS Wavetable Synt OL Ethernet MIDI Emulated v Enable Microsoft Synthesizer IP i Midi Machine Control MMC IP 2 _ Fie en Enable IPS con General Midi GM COMI cM ou Ethernet F Enable direct Cue mapping of MIDI messages from the selected Virtual MIDI Port Sony over IP 1 Sony over IP 2 Note Direct MIDI messages Cue mapping is avadable in the Cue Properties i i REMOTE CONTROL General MIDI Command section Sony over IP 3 Sony over IP 4 V Enable Mapping based on command Program change EI Controller ae J Remote Controlled Ovatons Midi Channel Data 1 Media Sequencer 3 Controller Units aif RESY Add al Proprietary OVKeyboard 1 CueFire MIDI 0 3 CueSelecthext Ol Ethernet MI
45. The Ovation Keyboard Controller Commands Map Page 215 AMERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Ovation Media Wapped on Mapped on Sequencer Standard Hot Keys COTS Keyboard Keyboard Buttons i a a SQ008008 seen EE ooeoonen gt ESDTESSETENNEPA onneen ve i Sees SereErerers CueFire CueFiresSequenced CuePause CueStop CueStopaAll CueHotPress CueAudition CueAudtionStart CueAudtionRewind CueAudtionstop CueAudntionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForwaral CueAuditionEnad CueAudtionReview Start CueAuditionReviewEnd Cuebrowse CueSelect CueSelecthlext a 7 CueSelectPrev O A o CueSelecthextscene Ooo Po O CueSelectPrevscene a ae CueListSelect CueListSelecthext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectTogagle Select Cue List HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelecthext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectTogagle Select Hot Ke CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListChase CueListChase Toggle Showlnit Show Start ShowPause Show Stop ShowReset OK Cancel SendModifierkey Flay Reset end virtua ey Unido Curt Copy Paste Save SetMasterOutputGain MuteMaster Output Appendix Il The Ovation Keyboard Controller Commands Map AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Appendix III MIDI and Midi Show Control Midi Show Control Media Sequencer Mode Commands Mapping Ovation Media Sequencer Commands MCS Command Cmd Param Dec Cmd Param Hex C
46. These outputs are patched to the Ovation mixer slots in ascending order from the Slot Number set as the Output Slot Audio Output Slots Audio Gain Matrix Page 124 AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Inputs The number of Matrix Inputs and therefore the number of horizontal Input rows in the dialog is determined by the number of channels in the Cue Using both the Output Slot and the Matrix Size number enables you to focus first on an area of the mixer Output Slot and then determine how many strips in that area you wish to distribute the audio channels present in the Cue to For example if you wish to mix a Cue into Strips 30 31 32 33 34 and 35 you would select Output Slot 30 and set the Matrix Size to 6 ue i in In l PAL kod d 1 Cue List 4 Output Slot Cue Outputs 30 Gain ka Matrix Size 1 Audio Gain Matrix pane 2 In 6 out By default only the same number of Output channels will be active as the number of input channels The rotary controls set the overall Cue Gain and the individual gains for each of the channels present in the Cue The Output rotary controls set the overall level for each Output channel and the contribution per Output from each Input channel Double clicking a rotary control Mutes deMutes Audio Output Slots Audio Gain Matrix Page 125 AMERGING Downmixing Equally the Audio Gain Matrix can be used to mix down a multi channel Cue to Output Slo
47. Time of 00 00 20 000 Repeat for the third Cue entering a Go Time of 00 00 30 000 QUICKSTART First Run A VMIERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Notice that the Cue List 3 pane has changed to include the Go times 3 Cue List 3 Timed Cue List 4 accordion i Go 00 00 10 000 2 Wsquitar Go 00 00 20 000 00 00 09 A1 Timed Cue List Pane with Cue Start Times Compose Mode Select Show gt View Show Properties and click in the Show Time Mode field and choose Duration If not already showing Initialize the Show Notice that Cue list 3 now has a Time Toolbar 3 Cue List 3 00 00 00 A A D D 2 sguitar ni Asleep Go 00 00 20 0000 00 00 09 A1 3 glissade Wii Asleep Go 00 00 30 000 00 00 06 A1 Timed Cue List Pane Show Mode Chase Timed List Click on the Chase Timed List button to instruct the list to follow the Show Time Note The Chase Timed List button is Latching l e its state is remembered when the show is stopped and re started QUICKSTART First Run A VMIERGING In Show mode the Chase Timed List button is lit green when engaged Note Once selected this function persists when the show is stopped and re started until manually cancelled by clicking on the button again Click on Start Show Cue List 3 s Time Counter follows the Show Time Counter The Timed Cues in List 3 fire as the Show Time reaches their Go Times If the Cues you
48. Timed Cue section is collapsed and Go Time field is greyed out in non Timed Lists Hot Key Section gO ere tuc E Hot Key E Press Play Release Stop j E Custom Key Play from Start Custom Color Toggle Play Stop Custom Font Toggle Play Pause Audio Press Play Release Pause a nn a en a er Hot Key Mode Drop down List Cue Properties Pane Only applicable to Hot Key and Custom Key Cue Lists Shows current Hot key Mode for the selected Cue Clicking in the field reveals a Drop down list with a choice of Hot Key behaviors Hotkey Mode Play from Start Properties Panes Cue Properties AMERGING Toggle Play Stop Toggle Play Pause Press Play Pause Press Play Release Stop Press Play Release Pause Custom Key Section gaa i iei Rey Mivue oyyie Fiay Slop E Custom Key Custom Color E 255 51 204 Custom Font Segoe Print 16pt Bold Custom Font Color J 0 102 204 E Artin e ie ai a Custom Key section Cue Properties Pane Note The Custom Color field in the Custom Key Section is also available for Hotkeys however the Custom Font and Custom Font Color fields are not In a Standard or Timed Cuelist Custom Color affects the label background only and Custom Font is also available Custom Color Custom Font Custom Font Color Click in the field to reveal the and drop down arrow buttons Clicking on opens a standard Color Picker The drop down accesses the default Click in the
49. and or touch screen will be desirable if not essential Merging Technologies offer a versatile dedicated controller for Ovation and our Sales Partners can help with bespoke solu tions Mouse Modifier Keys The range of possible actions resulting from a mouse click are extended by the use of Keyboard Modifiers These aid productivity and are well worth learning Please see Appendix VI on page 228 Ovation User Interface User Interface Options AMERGING Main Window If Ovation is launched without any Cue Lists present it opens as a blank canvas with no panes present You will see the main Ovation window with its Menus at the top and the Show Controls with Time Display at the bottom Main Ovation Window Fixed Buttons At top right the standard buttons are standard Windows items Minimize Minimizes the Main Ovation Window to the Taskbar Maximize Restore Toggles between Maximizing the Main Ovation Window and Restoring it to the size and position it occupied prior to being minimized maximized Close Opens the Exit Ovation dialog Exit Ovation dialog Ovation User Interface Main Window ANVERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Click on OK to close Ovation or Cancel to exit the dialog without closing Ovation Main Window Panes and Toolbars The Ovation user Interface is based around a Main Window with sub windows or Panes These Panes and Tool bars can be positioned anywhere on the Wind
50. business day after the verification of your personal data has been completed Entering your Key s After the installation process you will be prompted to enter your Authorization Key If you click Yes the MT Secu rity Settings dialog will be launched automatically allowing the Key or Keys to be entered immediately If you choose not to enter your Key at this point you can do so later by choosing one of the following procedures 1 Double click the file YourPersonalKeyXXXXX mtk This is attached to the email containing your Key s 2 Open the MT Security Settings Control Panel Windows Task Bar Start gt Control Panel gt MT Security Settings click the Import Key button and browse for your Key file called YourPersonalKeyXXXXX mtk 3 Open the MT Security Settings Control Panel as above in the Registration section select the board num ber corresponding to the serial number for your Keys or HASP Key for a dongle click the Enter Key button and type your User Name Company Name and Key then click OK Repeat this step for each Keys listed in the email Changing or re entering a Key Should you need to subsequently change or re enter a Key follow the appropriate option above Installing Ovation Software Running the Installer Page 190 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER ne The key system is smart Only one key or set of keys is required regardless of the number of boards in a system Any card can h
51. changing its Number to 1 places it at the beginning of the list The previous no 1 becomes 2 and everything else stays put If Cue List 2 is reNumbered 4 then 1 stays where it is 3 moves up to the empty 2 slot 4 moves up to 3 and 5 stays where it is Name can be changed here Free text field where you can add comments to the Cue List Properties Panes Cue List Properties I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Automatic Cue Numbering Default is On for Standard and Timed CueLists Default is Off for Hot Key and Cus tom Key CueLists Click in the field to toggle On Off When Off new Cues added will still be numbered consecutively but these numbers can be removed in the Cue Properties pane Cue number is then determined by position in the Cue List Hidden When checked the Cue List will not be visible in Show Mode This is useful for man agement Cuelists which contain logical instructions which are not relevant to the operator running the show Default Stop Fade Out Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with fade times from Oms to 20s plus lt default gt If the value is set to lt Default gt then the Cue Fade Out value is used when a Cue is Stopped interrupted Default Interaction Rules Field contains a list of all Interaction Rules defined for the current Cue List Note Rules shown in this field are all in force at the same time Clicking in the field reveals a button which leads to the Interaction Rules dialog
52. chose are longer than 10 seconds each then the next Cue will be Fired while the earlier one continues to play Notice that the Hot Keys are still active for List 2 Cues and that List 1 Cues can still be controlled by the Show Con trols once List 1 has been selected Now Stop the Show Start Timed List Initialize the Show and click on the Chase Timed List button in Cue List 3 to cancel the function Start the Show and allow it to run beyond 10 seconds Click on the Start Timed List button The first Timed Cue Fires when the Timed List Counter reaches its Go Time i e 10 seconds Start Timed List introduces an Offset between Show Time and Timed List Time The entire list is played from the beginning including the time before the first Cue Stop the Show Fire Start Timed List Initialize and Start the Show Click on the Fire Start Timed List button The first Timed Cue Fires Immediately and the others follow in their proper timed sequence Fire Start Timed List introduces an offset between Show Time and Timed List Time The entire list is played from the beginning of the first Cue disregarding any List time before the first Cue Note If the Showtime is past the start time of the first Cue then the Cue fires immedi ately the button is pressed Pause Timed List Only available when list has been initiated with Fire Start Timed List Click to Pause the Timed List A second click resumes Stop Timed List Only available whe
53. default Widows Installation or if you are in need of specific Codec Merging has a list of recommended third party codecs available For more details please refer to the Merging Forum Pyramix Troubleshooting amp Tips section http forum merging com viewforum php f 16 To enable sample accurate editing the compressed files are first decompressed into a cache file The file is format ted as follows originalFileName__DXC tag DCX_ wav This file is a plain wav file Ovation Setup First set up the Default decompression cache options in Settings gt Application gt General gt Media Manager gt Other settings and click on Decompression Settings to open the Decompress files dialog Audio File Support Quicktime Support Page 194 IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Here you specify where the media should be decompressed to when no Mounting Rules are specified Decompress files Locally by the original C Sub ocally by the original in a MTOXCache sub folder 0 Custom files are generated to the specified location Decompress files dialog Locally by the original File s will be created in the same location as the original file Sub locally by the original in a MTDXCache sub folder File s will be created in a sub folder created by Pyra mix in the same location as the original file Custom files are generated to the specified location File s will be created in a user specified
54. display the peak level of the signal running through the corre sponding mixer strip The values are updated at the interval set by the slider below the check box If the check box Show After is off the Fader Input Level displays always show the setting of their corresponding fader DSD Peak Filter For DSD projects this drop down list offers the choice between two filtering options which will be applied to the DSD signal before it is measured by the level meter This will help enable you to ensure that the DSD signal is compatible with the AES recommendations concerning the high frequency dither noise content 20k Applies a 20 kHz low pass filter to the signal thus only the audible audio content is measured 40k 100k Applies a band pass filter with a frequency range of 40 kHz to 100kHz to the signal According to the AES recom mendation the signal level in this frequency range should not exceed 20 dB Settings Show Settings Page 144 AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER DSP Power Saving I All Settings Special modes f Show Settings inaa Ge eT i a e This mode allows big configurations as 48 46 channels 5 P to run on a single board Must be used with Multiple Moro va MassCore dedicated mode Mix busses ety 1 0 Interfaces oe Master Board 11290 DSP Tite Sevdive fhe ADAT 11290 o l S E Routing O Disable Punch In t Punch Out POM 44 1 48kHz E Disable Mix Down PCM 88 2 96kHz o PCM
55. enable an existing Session to be loaded mi Saves the current Session If this is Untitled opens the Save As file browser E Opens the Touch Controller window Opens the OV Controller Settings Window fab Opens the About OV Controller window OV Controller Menus Session wiew Help OV Controller Menus Clicking on Session View or Help drops down the respective menu Session New Gee Open ley Save Save As Recent Sessions 1 Lake Exit 2 Parade 1 OV Controller Session Menu New Ctrl N Opens a new Untitled OV Controller Session Advanced Features Remote Players and Controllers Page 207 I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Open Ctrl OOpens the Open Windows File Browser to enable an existing Session to be loaded Save Ctrl S Saves the current Session If this is Untitled opens the Save As file browser Save As Opens the Save As file browser Recent Sessions Drops down a list of recently opened Sessions Exit Quits the OV Player application View Run Minimized BE Touch Controller je Settings OV Controller View Menu Run Minimized When ticked OV Controller will subsequently open minimized in the Task Bar Touch Controller Toggles the Touch Controller window open closed Settings Opens the OV Controller Settings Window Note This is a restricted version of the Settings window accessible from the Ovation Sequencer Settings menu Help fly About O Controller a OV Controller H
56. extra steps Make sure each machine is a member of the same workgroup You can change your workgroup in Windows Control Panel gt System gt XP Computer Name tab gt Change Win7 Change Settings You must restart the computer for changes to take effect On each machine make sure that you can access the other machine s My computer gt Network gt Workgroup Remember that you have to enter a user name and its password for a user account on the machine that you require access to Settings Application Settings Page 161 AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Check the box Remember my credentials Win7 Remember my password XP Otherwise you will have to enter the user name and password each time you restart the computers You do not need to share any folders Sony over IP coo General A COM Media Manager Audition od Enable Virtual COM Port cOMi0 TCP IP Connections cj Player Units MIDI Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emul Remote Computer Name Microsoft GS Wavetable Synt 01 Ethernet MIDI Emulated Port Name Fo an Microsoft Synthesizer E IP Port Name Type any name you wish but it must match the Pi Controller Port Name on the other computer May be left Le blank if only one port is used IP3 IP4 EJ com COMI S Ethernet Sony over IP 2 Sony over ID 3 Remote Identification Apply changes to Sony over IP 1 Save
57. field to reveal the button Clicking on this opens a standard Font dia log with a list of all installed fonts You can also choose the font style and size The drop down accesses the default Click in the field to reveal the button Clicking on this opens a standard Color Picker The drop down accesses the default Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 100 Y ne Audio Output Slot 6 0 dB gt 5 00 dB Audio Media 4 0 dB HW 3 0 dB Sampling Rate 2 0 dB Microphone Input Switch 1 5 dB TimeCode Generator 1 0 dB MMC 0 5 dB MIDI File OdB MIDI Command 0 5 dB i a en a Offset 00 00 00 000 w OOS 0 00 ce HE Audio section Cue Properties Pane Offset Determines the starting point of the Cue within the Media File Offsets must be positive only Gain Clicking in the field enables values to be typed directly The value entered here determines the gain offset the Cue will be played with Negative values attenuate positive amplify Clicking on the down arrow accesses a drop down list of Gain val ues Clicking on the button opens the Cue Gain fader dialog Please see Cue Gain on page 120 Audio Output Slot Shows the Output Slot number Clicking in the field enables a new number to be typed Please see Audio Output Slots on page 123 Audio Media Shows the full path to the Audio Media of the Cue whether single file or Multiple Files When the right hand down arrow is clicked a drop down list appears with
58. for multi track DSD recording It offers 8 channels of DSD digital input over 8 unbalanced 75 Ohm terminated BNC connectors and 8 channels of DSD digital output over 8 unbalanced 75 Ohm BNC connectors One channel of DSD signal is transported at the bit rate of 2 82 MHz through Appendix VII I O Daughter card Options Page 229 AMERGING ne each BNC connector SDIF 2 and SDIF 3 format are fully supported for DSD transport selected under software control With one Mykerinos board it is only possible to use one DSD Input and Output channel To have the full range of 8 I O channels a second Mykerinos board is required to provide sufficient DSP power TASCAM TDIF The TASCAM TDIF daughter card offers 24 channels of I O over 3 Tascam TDIF connections Connection is via three DB 25 connectors One on the main card attached to the Mykerinos and two more on a separate bracket con nected via internal ribbon cable to the main card TASCAM TDIF I O Option A TASCAM TDIF format option bracket may be added to the ADAT I O daughtercard and provides is available for 8 channels of TDIF I O The TDIF bracket connects to a socket on the ADAT card only This daughter card cannot be used in multi board systems since it utilizes the HTDM connector Appendix VII I O Daughter card Options Page 230 Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Web Server Commands Definition of Commands and Parameters for controllin Please zoom in to vi
59. gt lt Port gt Action Comm and HotCueList_Select_Toggle lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_FireStart amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_Start amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_Pause amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_Stop amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_Chase amp CueList lt CueList gt amp ChaseOn 1 or 0 lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_ChaseToggle amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_SetTime amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Time lt n ms gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Show_lInit lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Show_ Start lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Show_Pause lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Show_ Stop Optional parameter IP Address of the machine running the Ovation Sequencer Port number as set in the Ovation All Settings gt Controller Units gt Proprietary gt Web Server Page gt HTTP Port The Cue List Index 0 based i e Cue List Number 1 1 indicates the currently selected Cue List Default if the lt CueList gt parameter is not set The Cue Number for example Cue 1 1 2 or Cue 3 4 2 5 1 indicates the currently selected Cue for example Cue 1 Default if the lt Cue gt parameter is
60. immediately or in conditional rules If intermediate lengths are required this is easily accomplished by modifying the Cue Length in Cue Properties Load MTinterchange XML Load Audio File Opens a Browser to search for and Add Cues Ovation Menus Cue Page 132 AMERGING Import CD Tracks Opens the Import CD dialog Please see CD Tracks Import on page 46 Record Audio as New Cue Opens the Record Audio dialog Please see Recording on page 57 Load MIDI File Opens a Browser to search for and Add a MIDI File Cue Remove Removes the selected Cue from the Cue List Edit in Pyramix Opens the Pyramix editor for editing the selected Cue Record Audio Opens the Record Audio dialog to record audio into a new Cue Please see Recording on page 57 Replace Audio Media Opens a Browser to search for and replace a Cue s existing Audio Media File Snapshot Automation Opens the Filter Mixer Controls to Snapshot dialog Paste Automation Pastes the Automation Snapshot from the Cue copied last to the Cue selected cur rently Please see Snapshot Automation on page 51 Change Audio Gain Opens the Cue Gain fader window Edit Rules Opens the Cue Interaction Rules dialog Add Rule gt Drops down a list of Rules which can be applied to the Cue directly Fire Next Cue when Ending Fire Next Cue when Stopping Fire All Child Cues when Starting Stop Previous Cue when Starting Loop Fire Itself when Ending Loop between Markers Fire Itself between Markers
61. offset Fade Time OV_INVALID_TIME means the Fade Time defined in the Sequencer is used Time from the beginning of the Cue to start playing the Cue when Fired OV_INVALID_TIME means the Cue starts from its beginning OVCCMK_CONTROL OVCCMK_SHIFT OVCCMK_ALT OVCCMK FADE 2 OVCCMK_SHIFT OVCCMK RESET PLAY 4 OVCCMK PLAY STOP 5 OVCCMK PLAY _ PAUSE 6 OVCCMK PLAY DEPRESS _ST 7 OVCCMK PLAY DEPRESS PA 8 Any valid Windows Virtual Key Code Appendix I OVController Commands Ovation Appendix II The Ovation Keyboard Controller Commands Map Keyboard Layout Standard General Purpose Mapping EI EI Fire Start Pause Shop p Cue List Cue List Cue List Cue List i Flay a i JE Appendix Il The Ovation Keyboard Controller Commands Map Page 214 AMERGING Hot Keys Only Mapping Play Piay Play Pinay f Piay i Ealect Cx Note The Ovation Keyboard does not map any Media Server Mode specific Commands Note The keyboard keys can be changed easily with the key caps removal tool provided with the keyboard All the key caps required for both keyboard layouts are supplied with the keyboard Changing Keyboard Mapping To change the keyboard mapping between General Purpose and Hotkeys go to Settings gt Application gt Controller Units gt Proprietary gt OVKeyboard Make sure that the Enable checkbox is ticked and choose the appropriate mapping with the radio buttons Appendix Il
62. other one in their own Con troller Settings gt Remote Ovation Sequencers list then either or both user interfaces can be operated during the Show and each Sequencer will be a mirror of the other Multiple mirrors can be defined Remote Players and Controllers Ovation Players Apart from the main Ovation application a smaller application the OVPlayer is also included in the package In most circumstances Ovation will either operate stand alone or networked with other machines running further full iterations of Ovation However it is possible to have one master Ovation sequencer with one or more Ovation Players running on remote networked machines In this case one Ovation sequencer is the master and controls the others Ovation Controllers Similar to the OVPlayer OV Controllers can be run on remote machines OV Controllers enable Ovation to be con trolled by commands from external devices OV Player The OV Player module is the mechanism for interpreting Ovation Sequencer instructions and playing back the correct Media files and outputting control protocols at the right time from local or network storage In Show Mode an OV Player on a networked PC or indeed several PCs running OV Player can be controlled by a single Ovation module This powerful feature enables highly complex scenarios to be developed Each Cue List and indeed each individual Cue can have different Default Output Players defined which then override the Show defaults
63. output ceases when the Show is paused Properties Panes Show Properties ne Freeze TC continues to generate current value when Show is paused Free Roll TC continues to generate and increment value when Show is paused TC Gen Goto on Ready Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Yes and No options If Yes enabled the Start Time is generated continuously on the output port when the Cue is made Ready to allow a Slave device to commence locating to the Start Time in advance of the Cue being fired Multi Sequencer Synchronization Section Synchronization Mode The drop down list offers the choice of Master Slave or Off Resynchronize Drifts Jumps Determines whether or not re synchronization will take place when a sync drift or jump is detected The drop down list offer the choice of Yes or No Resynchronize Difference threshold Determines how far out of sync a sequencer must be before re synchroni zation takes place Type the desired threshold in the field Default is 1 0 s Note Synchronization is sample accurate provided Master and Slave TIME is in sync l e TimeCode Chase A pre roll of up to two seconds is required before output begins from a slave Ovation If this is critical in your application add two seconds of silence to Cues which start at the very beginning of the Show Or use a TC IP Command One method of achieving Time synchronization across several Ovations is to use a GPS source Note Before Multi Se
64. project loaded before invoking Edit Note If you wish to edit Multi channel Cues then simply follow the above set up proce dure increasing the number of slots and changing speaker output mappings as appro priate Note When Edit is invoked from an Ovation Cue the existing Pyramix Project will be overwritten with the new Cue l e all existing tracks will be deleted and new tracks cre ated to accommodate the new Cue for editing Note Clip Gain and Envelope ARE supported and published to Ovation When a Cue edited in Pyramix contains Envelope information this is published to Ovation Clip Gain set in a Cue edited in Pyramix is published to Ovation Gain value applied is not visible in Ova tion Ovation Concepts Editing with Pyramix Y ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Recording Overview Ovation is able to record up to 8 channels of audio at a time using a mixer which is independent of the Ovation output mixer Operationally recordings are made into Cues in Cue Lists The new recording can replace the Audio media file or files referenced by the Cue currently or recordings can be made into a new empty Cue Recordings may be made in Compose Mode or Show Mode whether the Show is running or not Provided that Forbid Editing is set to No in Show Properties gt Show Time Properties When recording in Show Mode all features of the Ovation user interface operate just as they do when no recording is taking plac
65. secs Cue Out Looping in s Click in the field to enter an alternative to the default value 1 sec TCP IP Connections BJ Show Settings D Tyee I Name Pert Transport Status al Appicaton Settings Pi Cent localhost 1111 TO connected aa General IP2 Cent localhost 22 TO connected Meda Manager P3 Server 0 0 0 0 lili TE 1 dentis connected n ee IP4 Server 0 0 0 0 pas ToP 1 dentis connected zy Player Unite PS Nome 0 0 0 0 i TCR GA MIDI P None 0 0 0 0 TCR Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emulate E E ELOD p Lia Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth E PS None 0 0 0 0 z hod Marcsoft Synthesizer Po None 0 0 0 0 TCR OM IPi0 None 0 0 0 0 g TCP COMI Pil None 0 0 0 0 g TCP Sy Ethernet IP12 None 0000 TCP Sony over IP 1 IPi3 None 0 0 0 0 TCP Sony aver IF 2 Pia M 7 0 0 0 0 TCP sony aver IP 3 is Now 0 0 0 0 Tor sony over IP 4 IPi6 Nome 0 0 0 0 TCP E3 Controller Remote Contoled Ovabons a Controler Units hil Apply changes to TCP IP Connections Load Save Application Settings gt General gt TC IP Connections The TC IP Connections page enables Ovation TCP IP connections to be set with the following options Type Server or Client IP address Server name Enter the target Server IP address or name here Not relevant if Type is set to Server Port number name Enter the target Port number or name here Transport Default is TCP Status This field shows the current status of the connection Note Once an
66. the Cue list Id or is ignored and the Selected Cue List is tar geted An option is available Appendix Ili MIDI and Midi Show Control AMERGING Appendix IV DMX Commands Under Construction Appendix IV DMX Commands Page 225 AMVMERGING GPI Commands Ovation Media Server Commands CueAddAudio CueAddVideo CueLoad CueUnload CueMakeReady CueFire CueFireSequenced CuePause CueStop CueStopAll CueDim CueUnDim CueHotPress CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlay Pause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewsStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse Cueselect CueselectNext CuesSelectPrev CueselectNextScene CueselectPrevScene CueListSelect CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectT oggle HotCueListsSelect HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectT oggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListSetTime CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Showinit showstart sShowPause ShowStop ShowReset OK Cancel SendModifierKey SendVirtualKey setMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput Y ne Param 1 CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList CueList
67. the choice of Replace and Remove the current Audio Media Files Sampling Rate Information only shows the Cue sampling rate Note The Length and Audio Offset fields in the Cue Properties have a Reset option accessed by clicking on the button on the right side of the field The Go Time field in Cue Properties has a Manual option accessed by clicking on the button on the right side of the field to reset it to Manual Fire Note Cue gt Link Offsets StartTimes and the Link Offsets StartTimes icon in the Active Cue pane Links all Audio TCGen MMC and 9 pin Sony P2 Offsets and Start Times in a Cue with these properties The button toggles on off and it s state is not saved when a different Cue is Active When enabled all related fields in the Cue Properties pane turn red for clarity Microphone Switch Section This section allows a range of Mixing Console Inputs to be defined All Inputs in the range will be switched to Input when the Cue is Fired and returned to Repro when the Cue ends First Mic Input Slot Click in the field and type the number of the first Mic Input Slot to be switched automatically Last Mic Input Slot Click in the field and type in the number of the last Mic Input to be switched auto matically Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 101 AMERGING TimeCode Generator Section The Cue TimeCode can be output to any available TimeCode Output Port This can be LTC if Ovation is running with a Mykerinos car
68. to open the Browse For Folder dialog Please select a preferred media folder amp Local Disk C 83 DVD RW Drive D 83 DVD RW Drive E g Video F Sq Audio G Stuff E 4 Sq Scratch amp U SRECYCLE BIN di Audio i di Demo Project m Images Preferred Media Folders Browser This enables new Media Paths to be added to search for Media required to Run by an Ovation Show For example it may be desirable to use locally stored Cues rather than run them across a network connection Real time Sampling Rate Conversion Toggles between three options Disabled No Real time SRC will take place Clips will be played back at the original sampling rate l e if sampling rate does not match Project sampling rate then the Clips will be played back at incorrect speed Medium Quality Clips will be played back at the correct speed Conversion if necessary will be car ried out at a compromise quality between speed and quality High Quality Clips will be played back at the correct speed Conversion if necessary will be car ried out at a the highest quality This obviously requires more resources Very High Quality Clips will be played back at the correct speed Conversion if necessary will be car ried out by the Merging Technologies HeptaCon Sample Rate Converter at a the very highest quality Settings Application Settings Page 153 AMERGING Other Settings Compressed Media Settings Here you s
69. to read please zoom in Ovation Media Sequencer Commands Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 CueFire CueFireSequenced CuePause CueStop CueStopAll CueHotPress Down 1 Up 0 CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse CueSelect Cue Sub 1 Cue Sub 2 Cue Sub 3 CueSelectNext CueSelectPrev CueSelectNextScene CueSelectPrevScene CueListSelect Cue List CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectToggle HotCueListSelect Cue List HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListChase On 1 Off 0 CueListChaseToggle Showlnit ShowStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset OK Cancel SendModifierKey Modifier Key Code Down 1 Up 0 SendVirtualKey Virtual Key Code Down 1 Up 0 SetMasterOutputGain Gain MuteMasterOutput Mute 1 Unmute 0 Appendix OVController Commands AMERGING Parameters details CueList Cue Modifier Key Cue List Number as displayed in the Ovation Sequencer If Cue Sub 1 equals OVCUEINDEX 2 then Cue is the Cue index in its Cue List Otherwise the Cue is identified with up to 3 nested levels using Cue Sub 1 Sub 2 and Sub s Example 1 1 2 or 3 4 2 5 Note 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2
70. when the Cue is paused a MMC Pause command is sent when the Cue is stopped a MMC Stop command is sent MIDI File Section MIDI Output Port MIDI File Path Name Clicking in the field reveals a down arrow to access a drop down list of all available MIDI ports When a valid output port is selected in the previous field clicking in the field reveals a down arrow with the choice of Replace or Remove Clicking on Remove removes the current path if any Clicking on Replace opens the Open MIDI Files browser window Navigate to the required file and click on Open Note The drop down menu MIDI 1 GPO etc lists all the devices installed on the machine but does indicate which devices are available enabled in the system to be improved in a next release MIDI Command Section MID Command Output Port MIDI Fire Command MIDI Pause Command MIDI Stop Command Clicking in the field reveals a down arrow to access a drop down list of all available MIDI ports Click in the field to reveal the box Click on this to open the Edit MIDI Command dialog Click in the field to reveal the box Click on this to open the Edit MIDI Command dialog Click in the field to reveal the box Click on this to open the Edit MIDI Command dialog Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 102 ne Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Examples of the Edit MIDI Command Dialog Command Data 1 Data 2 a aaan Note on
71. without playing When Stopped or Paused and calling Audition or Fire from the Active Cue Window playback starts from the current Audition Cursor position i e from where previous playback stopped This allows for when for example rehearsing a show the rehearsal to be resumed from the middle of a Cue and not from its begin ning Active Cue Window Features amp Functions ANVERGING After pressing the Audition Stop button twice the next Audition or Fire will start from the beginning of the Cue When calling Fire or Audition from outside the Active Cue Window Menu Keyboard Show Control Toolbar etc the Active Cue is Fired from its current IN point Trimmer Waveform Display The visible portion of the selected Cue is displayed and the active portion of it is highlighted in lighter gray The four boxes at the corners of the shaded area are handles These handles can be dragged to adjust the Start End Fade In and Fade Out points graphically The bottom handles set the In and Out points and the top handles adjust the Fade In and Fade Out Double clicking a handle restores the default value l e the Cue boundary for the In and Out handles and No Fade for the Fade Handles Note The Start and End points can be dragged out beyond the boundaries of the Media to provide a Start Offset Preroll and or an End Offset Postroll Zoom and Move across moves the entire Timeline Clicking and dragging vertically anywhere in the
72. 0 00 06 A1 ni 00 00 42 A1 steampass nii Asleep 00 00 30 A1 Cue List Pane with Cue Ready Show Mode Notice also that a red border has appeared around the Cue This flashes slowly and indicates that this is the Cue which will be affected by the next initiation of any of the Fire Pause and Stop Buttons Keyboard Shortcuts and remote control QUICKSTART First Run A VMIERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Click on the Fire Selected Cue button The selected Cue plays and it s colour changes to Green with an elapsed time bar running across the Cue and two counters showing time elapsed and time remaining 1 Cue List 1 2 Station ni Asleep 00 00 44 A1 3 trainwhistle Ni Asleep 00 00 06 A1 4 bell aE Asleep 00 00 42 A1 5 steampass2 Wii Asleep 00 00 30 A1 Cue List Pane with Cue Playing Show Mode Notice that the same Cue remains selected in the Cue List Notice also that when the Cue has finished Playing it stops and is highlighted in grey to show that it is selected Stop the Show and re initialize Show gt Stop and click OK in the Are you sure you really want to Stop the Show dialog Start the Show As before the selected Cue is readied for playout Click on the Fire Sequence button The selected Cue plays Notice that this time the next Cue in the list is now highlighted and Ready for Firing 1 Cue List 1 4 steampasses ni Playing 00 00 02 00 00 16 A1 3 train
73. 1 Routing 142 TimeCode 142 Mixing Console 142 Application Settings 152 General 152 Player Units 157 MIDI 158 IP 159 Com 160 Ethernet 161 GPO 163 Controller 165 Controller Units 165 Proprietary 166 MIDI 170 COM 172 IP 175 GPI 176 Ovation Webserver 179 Using Ovation Webserver 179 Tips and Tricks 183 Rules 183 Fade Modifier 183 lt Default gt 183 Drag amp Drop 183 Changing Properties for Multiple Cues 184 Starting a Show With Sysex 184 System Requirements For Ovation 185 Computer 185 Contents AMERGING Hard Disk Space Requirements 185 Installing Hardware 186 Mykerinos Board Installation 186 Multi board installation 186 Mykerinos Board I O 186 Time Code and Video Sync Option 187 Cabling Ovation in your System Environment 187 Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode 188 Installing Ovation Software 189 Installation Overview 189 Driver Signing 189 Running the Installer 189 Enabling Ovation with your Software Key 190 First launch 192 Before Launch 192 Starting Ovation 193 Audio File Support 194 Quicktime Support 194 Compressed Audio File Formats 194 Codecs 194 How Compressed Audio Support Works 194 Keyboard Shortcuts 196 Default Keyboard Shortcuts 196 Custom Keyboard Shortcuts 200 Advanced Features 202 Multiple Ovation Sequencers for Redundancy 202 Remote Players and Controllers 202 OV Player 202 OV Controller 205 Appendix 209 OVController Commands 209 Media Sequencer Mode avail
74. 2 lt Sound General 10 gt 07 02 F7 lt Device id gt specified in Settings gt Controller Units gt MIDI gt Midi port Midi Show Control section lt Sound General gt as well For details of Midi Show Control macro commands available in Ovation Please see MIDI and Midi Show Control on page 217 onwards Tips and Tricks Changing Properties for Multiple Cues Page 184 AMERGING System Requirements For Ovation Computer Pentium 4 Pentium D or Core 2 Duo 1024 MB RAM 2048 MB or more recommended for large projects IDE SATA System Hard Disk AGP PCle graphic card with resolution of 1280x1024 or better ideally Dual Head for twin screen operations SATA RAID HD for Audio Storage SVGA 17 monitor 19 or better recommended 3 button mouse USB or Firewire IEEE1394a better for ASIO Audio Note Please note that Ovation requires a 32 bit Windows 7 or Windows XP Pro worksta tion with a minimum display resolution of 1280x1024 256 colors in small fonts mode 64 bit Windows 7 is also certified for Native Oavtion systems ONLY Hard Disk Space Requirements A complete software installation will require around 100MB of disk space for the Ovation software itself and approximately 10MB of disk space for Virtual Transport In addition you will need hard disk storage for media files For audio media as a rule of thumb one Gigabyte of disk storage equals 185 track minutes at 44 1 kHz 16 bits 125 track minu
75. 43 00 00 42 AG 43 00 00 31 A1 Cue List with Locked Cue In a Cue List the Cue locked to the active Cue Window is shown with a Lock symbol to the left of the name Active Cue Window Features amp Functions ANVERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Active Cue Window Trimmer Navigation Marker Button The Marker button gives access to the Marker management functions Please see Markers on page 84 Scroll Bar The Scroll bar and Nudge buttons Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom To Fit buttons control the view of the Cue in the Trimmer The size of the Scroller handle changes according to how much of the Cue is visible in the Timeline The Nudge buttons scroll the view of the Cue left or right in one second increments Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom to fit PIII Timescale Ruler The Cue selected currently is shown in the Active Cue Timeline starting at 00 00 00 000 Double clicking in the Ruler auditions the Cue from the mouse cursor position within the active area Clicking and dragging in the Ruler moves the Timeline Audition Cursor In Stop mode with the Alt key pressed and held placing the mouse cursor on the Audition Cursor in the Timeline Ruler and clicking auditions the Cue while the left mouse button is held down Mouse Cursor changes to l beam Audition Cursor flies back to Mouse Cursor position when button released In Stop mode the I beam mouse Cursor moves the Audition Cursor
76. 500 OK Cancel RAP Ross Audio Protocol configuration dialog Ovation can be controlled by the Ross Overdrive and Vision products Set the Server IP address and Server port in this dialog Click on OK to save the configuration and close the dialog or Cancel to close the dialog without saving Note RAP support requires the optional OASIS first class security key Included with Ovation Platinum Settings Show Settings Page 151 AMERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Application Settings General Media Manager Coro E lt a Al Settings Preferred Media Folders Show Settings I Applicaton Settings Click here to add a Path i General F Ovation Projects zz E Meda Manager Audition TCP IP Connections ou Player Units SJ MID Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emulatec Microsoft 65 Wavetable Synth E Microsoft Synthesizer COMI Sy Ethernet Real time Sampling Rate Conversion Sony over IP 1 Sony over IP 2 Disabled Medum Quakty High Quality Very High Quality Sony over IP 3 Sony ower IF 4 EJ Controller Remote Controled Ovations r ENNER _ gt EJ Controller Units a ce Glos teh tata Application Settings gt General gt Media Manager Settings Application Settings Page 152 AMERGING Preferred Media Folders Click here to add a path Click on the field
77. 60 60 60 T klono 5 hono 3 kono Mono klono Mono Mono Mono Solo Mute Solo Mute Solo Mute Solo Mute Solo Mute Solo Mute Solo Mute Solo Mute SFG PF SF PF SF PF SFO PF SF amp PF SFO PF SF amp PF SF amp PF WO amp YCA Diay 0 Input Day 0 Input Day 0 Diay 0 Input Diay 0 Input Day 0 Day 0 Input Day 0 Input Input Input s M 1 M 2 sM 3 on ae MS e MM 6 oe MT M Default Mixer with Output Routing Circled QUICKSTART A First Simple Show Y ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER ne Output Routing Click on the L XLR icon near the bottom of the ST1 output Bus Mixer Strip to pop up the Connect Output menu Connect Ct put Mone Internal Bus 1 16 Internal Bus 17 32 ADAT 11290 Optical amp ADAT 11290 Optical 4 ADAT 11290 Optical B Monitor Jack a h Default Mixer Output Routing Click on the appropriate daughter board output for your hardware In this case an ADAT daughter board is fitted so there are two entries one for each physical connector Click on the desired output to route it for the Left side of the stereo output Repeat for the R XLR icon choosing a second output channel for the Right side of the stereo output Set Panning For this exercise stereo material is assumed and the panning needs to be set to suit Click on Strip One s pan slider and drag to the left until Left is shown in the alphanumeric panel
78. 6kHz PCM 176 4 192kHz PCM 352 8 384kHz DXD project DSD project TimeCode E Mixing Console Slots Allocation Level Meter DSP Power Saving Mixer Settings Plug ins Settings Remote Control 9 Application Settings canes Y ne Apply changes to Formats Sync toad Save Preset ReLoad Save Delete Information Effective Sample Rate 44 100 kHz Effective TC Frame Rate 25 00 frm s Effective Video Frame Rate 25 00 frm s Warnings Freguendes caning Rake 44 1 kHz 7 TC Frame Rate 25 Frm s Audio synchronization Master Sync Board 11290 ADAT Source Internal Mykerinos WordClock is Output at 4 4 1k 2 Video TimeCode Synchronization Video Format ISD PAL Te Reference Internal Varispeed Nominal Pull Down C Pull Up Varispeed 1000 1000 0 00 Show Settings gt General gt Formats amp Sync Settings Show Settings Page 139 Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Preset This section allows the user to Save and ReLoad or Delete Presets of all the parameters in this page A variety of common scenarios are covered in the supplied Presets Preset FILMI 24 PU DOWN modned FILM 24 Pull Down modified FILM 24 FILM 30 Pull Down i FILM 30 FILM PAL j HDFILM 23 98 1080 HDFILM 23 98 720 HDFILM 24 1080 HDFILM 24 720 HDFILM 29 97 1080 HDOFILM 29 97 720 HDFILM 29 97 720 HDFILM 30 1080 HDFILM 30 720 HOFILM 30
79. 720 HDTV NTSC 1080 HDTV NTSC 7204 HDTV NTSC 720 HDTY PAL 1080 HOTTY PAL 720 HDTV PAL 720 TV NTSC TVPAL O Show Settings Hardware Formats amp Sync Preset List Information Effective Sampling Rate Displays the sampling rate including the effect of any pull up or down or Varisp eed settings Effective TC Frame Rate Displays the TC Frame Rate including the effect of any pull up or down or Varisp eed settings Effective Video Frame Rate Displays the Video Frame including the effect of any pull up or down or Varispeed settings Sampling Rate Displays the rate set when the project was created or the default Mixer preset loaded This can be changed from the Sampling Rate drop down list Note Sampling rate can only be set when a Show is NOT running If you have been auditioning Cues the same applies Please Init and Stop the Show to access Warnings Displays any caveats about the selected rates Frequencies Sampling Rate The drop down list presents a choice of all available nominal sampling rates TC Frame Rate The drop down list presents a choice of all available TC Frame Rates Drop Only available for NTSC Frame Rates l e 29 97fps and 30fps When checked drop frame counting is applied Audio Synchronization Master Sync In a Multi board system choose the board which will be the sync master from the drop down list Source This determines the sample clock source for the whole Pyramix system If an
80. 9 Ovation User Interface 60 User Interface Options 60 Fire Command 60 Context Menus 60 Keyboard Shortcuts 60 Hardware Control Surfaces 60 Mouse Modifier Keys 60 Main Window 61 Main Window Panes and Toolbars 62 Toolbars 65 Toolbar Context Menu 65 Audition Toolbar 66 Audition Jump 66 Contents AMERGING Audition Drop down 67 Show Controls 68 Other Toolbars 69 Show 70 Cue List 71 Create Cue List 72 Cue 72 Fire 73 Settings 74 show Menus and Toolbars in Emergency 74 Active Cue Window 75 Features amp Functions 15 Cue List and Cue 75 Lock and Pin 15 Cue Trimmer 78 Audition Toolbar 79 Show Mode 80 Active Cue Window Edit Toolbar 82 Markers 84 Markers in Cue Properties 85 Markers Interaction Rules 86 Properties Panes 88 Types 88 Show Properties 89 Cue List Properties 93 Cue Properties 97 Interaction Rules 110 Adding Rules 110 Show ValidationTool 114 Show Validator 114 Show Consolidation and Packaging 115 The Consolidation Process 115 The Packaging Process 116 Audio Control 119 Audio Control Pane 119 Cue Gain 120 Cue Gain Control 120 TimeCode 121 TimeCode Reader Panes 121 Audio Output Slots 123 What is an Audio Output Slot 123 Audio Gain Matrix 124 Ovation Files 128 Contents AMERGING File Types 128 Ovation Menus 129 Show 129 Cue List 130 Cue 132 Fire 134 View 135 Settings 136 Help 136 Settings 137 Settings Buttons 138 Show Settings 139 General 139 I O Interfaces 14
81. A Cue is a container object for commands to initiate or respond to actions e g Play a Media file or run a Batch File etc Cues can have single or multiple functions There is only one Cue type covering all capabilities Audio A Cue can trigger playback of mono stereo or multi channel audio media files It can also trigger playback of Pyra mix Compositions which may contain many elements TimeCode Generator A Cue can output LTC to any suitably equipped device Choose a suitable Serial Port in the TimeCode generator section of the Properties panes MTC A Cue can send MTC MIDI TimeCode to any suitably equipped hardware or software device Choose a suitable MIDI Port in the TimeCode generator section of the Properties panes Remember the Cue set ting overrides the Cuelist setting which in turn overrides the Show setting MMC A Cue can send MMC MIDI Machine Control commands to any suitably equipped hardware or software device Choose a suitable MIDI Port in the MMC section of the Cue Properties pane and enter the start time Fire sends an MMC Play command Pause an MMC Pause command and Stop an MMC Stop command MIDI File A Cue can transmit a MIDI file to any suitably equipped hardware or software device Choose a suitable MIDI Port in the MIDI File section of the Cue Properties pane and enter a path to the MIDI file you wish to transmit When the Cue is made Ready the MIDI file is loaded Fire Plays the MIDI file Pause wi
82. Al Settings General Purpose Input GPT L Controler General F Enable Cus corresponds to the Cue Id Sy Controler Links eure on Zy MIDI L Cus comesponds to the Cue Inches YAMAHA LSE IN 0 1 Ermuisted Trigger Options YAMAHA USE IN 0 2 Ermulsted 7 _ YAMAHA USE IN 0 3 Emulated d FL Oz U 3 Os TAREHA LISE IN 0 4 Erm isted Cis fi jl C Man C 7 Tl li O E Wel j YAMAHA LSE IN 0 5 Ermulsted YAMAHA USE IN 0 6 Emulsted medas EM YAMAHA LISS IN 0 7 Ermulsted YAMAHA LSE IN 0 6 Ermulsted 3 pa e SPI L 1 Sealho 410 COM 0 2 3 amp 4 3 4 610 E 1 I il 6 CusFre 2 1 l i T Dufau Fo 1 Ll i amp CusFre l 1 i 9 USP ait j 1 i L 1 i Li CuaitSaethext j 1 A i 12 CusListSelectPrey 1 i sl IEE Cukrot ti Ln bl 4 Cuates I l WE i5 j t l l Showstat 1 1 L i A Apply changes to Sealfo 410 Coma 0 Load Zave OF yA ance OV Controller Settings gt Controller Units gt GPI gt Seal O 410 COM9 0 General Purpose Input GPI Enable Check the button to enable General Purpose Input GPI control Cue corresponds to the Cue ID When the button is checked the The Cue is identified with up to 3 nested levels using Cue Child 1 Child 2 and Child 3 This is the greyed number present in the Cue property page or the Number next to the Cue name in a Cue button The number represents the separation between the Cue of Child 1 etc This mode
83. Audio Syncronization 140 Audition 31 Player Settings 155 Page 238 AMERGING Selected Cue 31 Audition Drop down 67 Audition Jump 32 66 Audition Toolbar 66 79 Auto Start Show 90 Automatic Cue Numbering 94 Automation 28 51 Apply Snapshot 53 Copy and Paste Snapshot 53 Erase a Snapshot 53 Glide 53 Store a Snapshot 52 B Backup Archive 118 C CD Import Online database of track names 48 CD Tracks Import 43 CD Tracks Import 46 Changing Keyboard Mapping 215 Changing or re entering a Key 190 Chase Timed List 26 Codecs 194 Column to Audio Slot Mapping 95 Combined Panes 64 Commands 28 Compose Mode 30 Compound Cues 50 Compressed Audio File Formats 194 Compressed Audio Formats Mounting Rules 195 Compressed Audio Support 194 Compressed Media 154 Computer 185 Conditional Rules 112 Consolidation Recursive 118 Show 115 Consolidation Process 115 Context Menu Cue Cue List 43 Context Menus 60 Control Surfaces 60 Controlled Stations Settings 165 Controller 205 Buttons and Toolbars 206 Menus 207 Controller Settings 165 Controller Units GPI 176 Proprietary 166 Settings 165 Conventions 12 Create Cue List Toolbar 72 cross fade 112 Cue Audio Gain Matrix 124 Red Border 34 Cue Cue List Context Menu 43 Cue corresponds to the Cue 177 Cue corresponds to the Cue Inde 177 Cue Audition Settings 155 Cue Browser Cue List 41 Cue Capabilities 49 Cue Fire Buttons 34 91 Cue Gain 120 Cue List Detail 36
84. Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Data 1 mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Comments 0 down otherwise up the Cue the Cue List the
85. Commands Please see REMOTE CONTROL Gen eral MIDI Command on page 106 REMOTE CONTROL IP Command Individual Cues can be remote controlled from IP Commands REMOTE CONTROL Multi Sequencer Synchronization Individual Cues can be synchronized on secondary Slave or Master machines Please see Multi Sequencer Synchronization on page 29 REMOTE CONTROL Dataton Synchronization Individual Cues can be synchronized with Dataton video player timelines Empty Cues Empty Cues can be created by clicking on the Add button or from the menu Cue gt Add gt Add or from the right click Cue context menu Empty Cues can have Media or Commands added subsequently so that Cue Lists can be constructed before the media is available Empty Cues can also be used in conjunction with Cue Rules to construct complex interactions Compound Cues A single Cue can contain instructions to do many things at once For example play an Audio Media file and dim the lights To add functions to a Cue simply set the required options in the various sections of the Cue Properties pane Ovation Concepts Cue Capabilities AMERGING Scenes Cues can be nested many layers deep if required For operational convenience the top level is referred to as a Scene In for example theatre work if all the Cues and Child Cues associated with scenes are nested under single top level Cues then the Scene buttons enable quick changes between these Scenes whereas the Cue navigatio
86. Control Panel Launch Ovation Double click the Ovation icon Alternatively click on Start gt All Programs gt Merging Technologies gt Ovation Ovation Ovation will open with an empty main window and the New Show dialog opens QUICKSTART A First Simple Show AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Start with a Template Show O09 Ob pb bp Start with a single Que List ep oa Cue list 7 Setup a new Show Workspace Show Name A First Simple Showd Show amp Media Location F Ovation First New Show dialog Start with a template show When selected you can choose a preexisting template from the list in the right hand pane Start with a single Cue List When selected the Show will open with a single Cue List ready created The combo box shows the type of Cue List which will be created The arrow drops down the list of types available Standard Cue List Timed Cue List Hot Keys Custom Keys Cue Browser Hot Browser Set up a new Show Workspace When ticked a new Show Workspace will be created for the new Show Show Name Type a suitable name for the new Show in this field Show amp Media Location The field shows the path to where the Show and associated files will be stored QUICKSTART A First Simple Show AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Y ne Clicking on the button opens a Browse For Folder dialog Choose a Location for your new Show
87. Cue List 0 Chase On otherwise Chase Off The master gain fader position 0 Mute 0 Unmute otherwise Mute Note Data 1 is a range of values from 0 to 63 Appendix Ili MIDI and Midi Show Control Y ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER GM Media Server Commands Mapping Ovation Media Server Commands GM Command Comments CueAddAudio CueAddVideo CueLoad CueUnload CueMakeReady CueFire Note On the Cue depends on the Note On option CueFireSequenced CuePause Note Off the Cue depends on the Note Ott and Note On option CueStop Note Off the Cue depends on the Note Ott and Note On option CueStopaAll CueDim CueUnDim CueHoitPress Note On Note Off the Cue depends on the Note On option CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlay Pause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewsStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse Cueselect CueselectNext CueSelectPrev CueselectNextScene CueselectPrevScene CueListSelect Program Change the CueList CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectT oggle HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectT oggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListSetTime CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Showlnit ShowStart showPause ShowStop ShowReset SendModifierKey SendVirtualkey setMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput Note The MIDI channel is
88. DI S COM COM 1 Eg IP Pl IP2 x Enable Legacy GM Note On Off and Program Change old auto mapping f in i i load Save Application Settings gt Controller Units gt MIDI gt Ethernet MIDI MIDI INPUTS Note Red flashing LEDs to the right of each MIDI section indicate that MIDI data is being received Midi Port Enable Check the button to enable MIDI remote control Note The rest of the options on this page will be grayed out unavailable until this option is selected Settings Application Settings AMERGING Virtual MIDI Port The drop down list offers the choice of any of the first 16 MIDI ports available on the machine Midi Show Control MSC Enable Check the button to enable MIDI Show Control MSC Device Id The drop down list offers the choice of Any or Device Ids from 0 to 7E Command Format The drop down list offers many MSC choices for filtering Command Format types Midi TimeCode MTC Enable Check the button to enable MIDI TimeCode The Midi Port used is the one set in the first section above Midi Port Midi Machine Control MMC Enable Check the button to enable MIDI Machine Control General Midi GM Enable direct Cue mapping of MIDI messages from the selected Virtual MIDI Port Check the button to enable General MIDI GM control of individual Cues Note Direct MIDI messages Cue mapping is available in the Cue Properties REMOTE CONTROL
89. E recording Sampling Rate 49000 Pref BBC Sound Effects Library disc 08 Import Tracks Cancel keep window open atter Import CD Import dialog Device Settings The combo box drop down list shows all suitable drives on the machine Ovation Concepts CD Tracks Import AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Settings The Settings button opens a dialog box with specific drive settings These settings may be altered if required by clicking on an entry and typing a new value in the box La General EB CD Read Speed Data 40 E CD RW Read Speed Data 40 Canel e i CD Read Speed Audio 40 i CD RW Read Speed Audio 40 la Advanced n Image Read Buffer Size 131072 es Image Write Buffer Size 131072 Fixation True Disc Info Retries 4 es C2 Read Error Retries 25 ax Scan Indexes True Scan Indexes Check ATime True Scan Indexes Check CRC True Driver Type Cydic Buffering Butter Size 65536 Ls EE Le es Double Buffering True z N ld d Number of Cydic Buffers 16 Disable Screen Saver True Force Speed Detection True CD Import Settings dialog Status The field to the right of the Settings button shows pertinent information about the CD import process Disc Content Read TOC Click the Read TOC to read the Table Of Contents on the CD The tracks are listed in the pane below Read ISRC UPCEAN amp CDtext When checked this informatio
90. List Pane will appear like this in Show Mode when the Show is Ready and Started TEN EMA Cue List Types Standard Cue Lists 00 00 25 Ad Mi 00 00 46 A1 di 00 00 06 41 di 00 00 42 At i 00 00 31 At Cue List with Fire Toolbar Show Mode Select Previous Child Cue in Cue List Select Next Child Cue in Cue List Fire Selected Cue in currently selected Cue List and select next Cue and make Ready to Fire Select Previous Cue in Cue List Select Next Cue in Cue List Fire Selected Cue in Cue List Cue remains Ready to be Fired Again Pause Selected Cue in Cue List Stop Selected Cue in Cue List Ovation Concepts Cue List Types ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Lists with sequential events manually triggered Timed Cue Lists Lists with Cues that can be automatically triggered at a given time or manually Hot Keys Cue Lists Lists with Cues that can be triggered anytime with a given Hot Key mode Custom Keys Cue Lists Lists acting like Hot Keys Lists but where Cues buttons can be customized Cue Browser Lists Lists showing only Cues reflecting the content of a folder in the file system or network Hot Browser Cue Lists Lists acting like Browser Lists but Cues are fired with a single click and Cues cannot be dragged out to other Cue Lists Typically to be used as an Audio file player Cue List Detail Selecting Cue Lists Cue Lists can be selected by Clicki
91. MENT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY SAVE TREES AND INK BY USING THE HYPERLINKS Welcome to Merging Technologies Ovation Introduction AMERGING Overview Scope Ovation enables the user to run Cues of many Media and Command types either manually like a spot player car tridge machine or automatically against Run time Time of day or external LTC or MIDI TimeCode The Ovation Sequencer can be controlled from a hardware controller touch screens GPls Sony 9 pin P2 Protocol commands and MIDI Audio recording is also possible Today Ovation can control Audio GPOs MIDI Files MIDI Commands Sony 9 pin P2 protocol commands over RS422 or ethernet IP IP commands MMC MTC TimeCode and Shell Commands Scripts batch Files DMX will be supported in the future The Ovation Mixer can be automated under Ovation control Ovation can be controlled via a dedicated Hardware Controller Touch Screens MIDI and GPls The Ovation Mixer can be remote controlled via EMC or Eucon The Merging Technologies ISIS remote controller is not supported Evaluation Mode Latency If you have not entered a valid key Ovation will run in Evaluation Mode Everything works in the same way as the full version but only one Cue List can be saved or loaded with a Show Minimum latency will only be achieved in systems running in Native or MassCore modes Under MassCore the fire latency will be between 45ms and 66ms plus the time required by the trigger
92. Marker Deletes the Marker selected currently Note existing markers subsequent to the deleted Marker are renumbered Goto Marker 1 Locates the Audition Cursor to Marker 1 Goto Marker 2 Every Marker added will show up here as a Goto Marker x entry Markers in the Timeline Ruler Clicking on a Marker in the Ruler selects it Selected Markers are highlighted Click and drag a Marker in the Ruker to move it Double clicking on a Marker in the Ruler opens the Interaction Rules dialog Note Markers are always numbered in the chronological order they appear in the Time line So if Marker 4 is moved before Marker 1 it is renumbered as Marker 1 and all subse quent markers are renumbered accordingly The same applies when Markers are added or deleted The left most Marker will always be 1 and Markers are always numbered sequentially Note also that Markers with Interaction Rules have an exclamation point Active Cue Window Markers AMVMERGING Markers in Cue Properties Lye PONCE NUES rau Output Player El Markers Markers Selected Marker 3 Marker Name Chuff end Marker Offset 00 00 15 132 Fire Itself at Marker 1 When Rea ching Marker Marker Interaction Rules Cue Properties Markers Section Markers Section Markers Clicking in the Selected Marker x field or on the down arrow drops down the Marker Menu Marker Name Add Marker Marker Offset Remove Selected Marker Select Marker 1 Marker Interaction Rules
93. N Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER User Manual Na Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Y ne No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form whatsoever or be stored in any data retrieval system without prior written permission of the copyright owners This documentation is supplied on an as is basis Information contained within this documenta tion is subject to change at any time without notice and must not be relied upon All company and product names are or Registered Trademarks of their respective owners Windows Vista Windows XP and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Merging Technologies makes no warranties express or implied regarding this software its qual ity performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The software is supplied as is you the purchaser are assuming the entire risk of the results of using this Merging Technolo gies software In no circumstances will Merging Technologies its owners directors officers employees or agents be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect loss or damages including loss of time loss of business loss of profits loss of data or similar resulting from the use of or inability to use the Merging Technologies hardware and or software or for any defect in the hardware software or documentation Copyright Merging Technologies Inc 2013 All rights reserved Merging Techno
94. Ovation linked via a serial connection using the native Ovation protocol Sony P2 EJ All Settings E Show Settings E App cation Settings C General E Player Units L y MIDI IP E COM COMI EJ Ethernet Sony over IF 1 Sony over IP 2 Sony over IP 3 sony over IP 4 3 Controller Remote Controlled Ovations Controller Units EJ Proprietary OVKeyboard Web Server EJ MIDI 01 Ethernet MIDI E com y COMI y IP IP i IP2 IP3 IP4 COM Port V Enable Baud rate Data bits Parity Stop bits Protocol Sony device Id Ovabton Track arming Cues selection Targeted Cue list is used 1 32 selects Cues Goto Cues selection Targeted Cue list is used hours select Cues None B ne 96 Targeted Cue list r T i Com Port Enable ne Application Settings gt Controller Units gt COM gt COM1 P2 mode Settings Application Settings When ticked the Com Port and associated remote controller are able to control Page 172 I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Protocol The drop down offers the choice of Sony P2 and Ovation The settings page is modal and this setting determines what other appropriate settings are shown Choose Sony P2 for control by a machine using this protocol Com Settings Protocol Sony Device Id The drop down list offers the choice of Ovation and all P2 device emulations supported by Ovation Targeted Cue List The drop down list enables any
95. Previous Cue When Starting Mefail Atant Player Default Output Player Application Delay Launch Show Auto Start Show Edit Password Default Interaction Rules Field Show Properties Pane Clicking in the field reveals a button which leads to the Interaction Rules dialog Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with all OV Players installed on net worked PCs plus lt Default Player gt and lt Local Player gt The drop down list offers the choice of 0 s to 60 s Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with the options Yes or No When set to Yes the Show loaded when Ovation was last exited starts automatically when Ovation is next launched Click in the field to drop down the choice of New Password or Reset Password The former enables the show to be password protected for editing while the latter resets the password to off Show Time Mode Section Show Time Mode Duration Time of Day TimeCode chase Show Start Time Clicking in the field drops down the Time Mode sub menu with the choice of Choose this option to fire timed events in relation to elapsed Show Time Fires timed events in relation to system clock Time of Day Fires timed events in relation to an external to Ovation source of Time Code Applicable only in Duration mode defines the starting time of the show E g if the field is set to 00 00 10 000 then when the Show is started the counter will start at 00 00 10 i e 10 seconds into the
96. Purpose Output Enable When ticked General Purpose Outputs are enabled Virtual GPO Port The drop down list offers a choice of all available Virtual GPO Ports or None Note When the Show is running or a Cue is Auditioning if the Settings Window is opened the Player pages will not be present Note Whether the Player is the default local machine or stand alone on a Networked machine when the Show is running or a Cue is Auditioning all Player related pages are absent from the Settings window Settings Application Settings Page 164 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Controller Remote Controlled Ovations This page enables you to define which Stations l e PCs running Ovation will be controlled by an OV Controller Session Gous _ a Gil All Settings Controlled Stations G Show Settings a e Urrats Remote Owvabon Sequencers g MIDI G pr Click here to add a Remote Ovation Sequencer EJ com Parade COMI Lake Sony over IF 1 Sony over IP 2 Sony over IP 3 Sony over IP 4 E Controller Remote Controlled Ovations i E Controller Units a zz etary _ Mirror Al Commands to Remote Ovation Sequencers listed above Woah Garcrar Apply changes to Remote Controded Ovations a hme Application Settings gt Controller gt Remote Controlled Ovation Stations Controlled Stations Local Ovation Sequencer When checked the Ovation Sequ
97. Select HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListChase CueListChaseToggle CueListSetTime Showlnit ShowStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset OK Cancel SendModifierKey SendVirtualKey Undo Cut Copy Paste Save Parameters details lt P gt lt Port gt lt CueList gt lt Cue gt Time TimeOffset Fade Fadeln FadeOut ProgressOffsetTime PathName ae Command Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 Parameter 5 lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Fire amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Time lt n ms gt amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Cue_Fire amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Time lt n ms gt amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Cue_FireSequenced amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Pause amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Time lt n ms gt amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_ Stop amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Time lt n ms gt amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Cue_StopAll lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Cue_Dim amp CueList lt CueList gt
98. Select Marker Select Marker 3 El Markers Cue Properties Markers Section Markers field Add Marker Adds a new Marker at the current Audition Cursor position Note Subse quent existing Markers will be renumbered Remove Selected Marker The selected Marker is deleted Note Subsequent Markers will be renum bered Marker Name Click in the field and type to add a Name to the Marker This name will be shown in the Active Cue window Timeline Select Marker 1 Selects Marker 1 Select Marker 2 Every marker added will show up here and a Select Marker x entry etc Marker Offset Shows the Marker Offset from the beginning of the Cue Does not include any Start Preroll Offset applied to the Cue Clicking in the field enables a new value to be typed Clicking the down arrow drops down a list with the option of Reset This resets the Marker position to the current Audition Cursor position in the Active Cue Window Timeline A negative offset is shown if the Cursor position is before the start of the Cue Marker Interaction Rules Shows a list of all Interaction Rules applied to the Selected Marker Clicking in the field shows a button Clicking on this opens the Marker Interaction Rules dia log Please see below Note When a Cue has a Marker with a Marker Interaction Rule or rules applied this icon is shown on the Cue in the Cue List Active Cue Window Markers AMVMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER
99. Similarly to recall a previously saved Preset click in the Presets box and select it from the pop up list Note that several common Presets are shipped with Ovation The Table will be saved in the system for the user currently logged in and will not affect any other user 9 A table can be Saved or Loaded to a file so it can be taken to an other system Just Click on the Save Table or Load Table button 10 A table can be exported as a Text File along with some comments about commands This is very useful since it enables you to print it as a command reference guide with your own keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts Custom Keyboard Shortcuts AMIERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Advanced Features Multiple Ovation Sequencers for Redundancy Mirror All Commands to Remote Ovation Sequencers he Mirror All Commands to Remote Ovation Sequencers setting can be found in Settings gt Application Set tings gt Controller gt Remote Controlled Ovations When enabled ticked this option ensures that all commands issued by the local Ovation Sequencer with the mouse keyboard shortcuts or touch screen l e NOT with a hard ware controller are also sent to all the Remote Ovation Sequencers defined in the Controller Settings This enables total redundancy to be achieved with another Ovation Sequencer running the same show on another machine on the network If two machines on the network enable this option and both define the
100. Slots Allocation Slots Allocation Please define the number of Audio Slots Channels in the Mixing Console used for playing back Cues Remaining Slots Channels will be automatically switched to input Mode and can be used for Live Mixing and or Mixing Inputs from MT ASIO Bridge Number of Audio Slots for Cue Playback The drop down offers the choice of All Strips 2 4 6 8 or 10 Please type higher values manually Slots are mapped incrementally to the lowest numbered Slots of the audio mixer This option enables vacant strips to be left in the Ovation Mixing Console to define MT ASIO Bridge or ReWire connections to patch Pyramix or any other DAW outputs to the mixing Console for advanced Cue editing Settings Show Settings Page 142 AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Level Meter This page determines the appearance and behavior of the level meters in the Mixer Os O SS lt E All Settings Head room f Show Settings F z E B y General im B Formats amp Sync aae sen MassCore dedicated mode gt n 1 0 Interfaces ee ie Master Board 11290 e ADAT 11290 aa EJ Routing 4 t 3 ls Peak and Overload hold time PCM 44 1 48kHz PCM 88 2 96kHz PCM 176 4 192kHz Permanent Overload Permanent Peak 5 PCM 352 8 384kHz DXD project Decay integration time be DSD project toO rmsd i aap Time Code fy Mixing Console Peak level indicator Slot
101. Timeline and Ruler while the cursor is a cross zooms into or out of the Timeline Trim with the Mouse Clicking and dragging horizontally anywhere in the Timeline and Ruler while the cursor is The Cue can also be modified with the mouse SHIFT Click moves the Cue IN to the current mouse position Ctrl Click moves the Cue OUT to the current mouse position Review while trimming To review the Cue while trimming the in point simply audition it either by using Audition Play Pause or Review Start Each time the Cue IN is modified with one of the above methods the Cue is restarted from its new IN point To review the Cue while trimming the OUT point simply press Ctrl Review End When the audition gets to the current Cue OUT point it loops the last second of the Cue Note The Preroll and Cue Out Loop durations are set in Settings gt Application Set tings gt General gt Audition While the Cue loops you can trim the Cue out precisely with quick and interactive feedback of the current result Once the Loop Out mode is enabled by Ctrl Clicking the Review End icon button all the subsequent keyboard shortcut calls to Audition Review End Ctrl Alt Space will play in Loop out mode until the Review end icon button gets mouse clicked without the Ctrl key When working with the mouse you can choose to press Ctrl or not each time you review the end of the Cue Audition Toolbar Active Cue Window Audition From
102. Top 40 CustomRectBottom 140 CustomColor 00cc99 CustomFont CustomFontColor 000000 Selected 1 Length 00 05 15 State Ready StateBackgroundColor 008e6b StateBorderColor O08e6b Progress 0 Percent ProgressCounters ShowDirty 1 Show has changed meaning that a Show Request is required when received in a Cues_ Status response Appendix IIX Web Server Commands AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Cues Status Request Command lt IP gt lt Port gt Request Cues_ Status JSON Response Host 192 168 1 34 888 Show ne State Running ShowTime 00 01 44 TimeCodes Cue Lists ShowDirty 0 Name LTC 1 Type Generator TimeCode 00 01 09 00 Name MTC 1 Type Source TimeCode 00 00 00 00 Index 0 Name Standard Cue List Number 1 Mode 0 Selected 1 HotSelected 0 TitleColor 60e6b4 Cues Index 1 Name Timed Cue List Number 2 Mode 1 Selected 0 HotSelected 0 CueListTime 00 00 00 Chasing 0 Running 0 Paused 0 TitleColor 000000 Cues Index 2 Name Hot Keys Number 3 Mode 2 Selected 0 HotSelected 1 TitleColor 000000 Cues Index 3 Name Custom Cue List Number 4 Mode 3 Selected 0 HotSelected 0 TitleColor 000000 Cues
103. able Commands 210 Media Server Mode available Commands 212 Appendix Il 214 The Ovation Keyboard Controller Commands Map 214 Keyboard Layout 214 Changing Keyboard Mapping 215 Ovation Keyboard Commands mapping 216 Appendix Ill 217 MIDI and Midi Show Control 217 Appendix IV 225 DMX Commands 225 Appendix V 226 GPI Commands 226 Contents AMERGING Appendix VI Mouse Modifier Keys Show Control Hot Key Mode Appendix VII I O Daughter card Options Appendix IIX Web Server Commands Index Y ne Contents 228 228 228 228 229 229 231 231 237 I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Ovation MEDIA SEAVER amp SEQUENCER Document revision 58 Date 3rd April 2014 Y ne Welcome to Merging Technologies Ovation Introduction Thank you Congratulations on your purchase of the Ovation Media Server amp Sequencer Ovation is a ground breaking Media Server and Sequencer with the tools you need to produce and run shows in many spheres of activity For example Theatres Theme Parks Museums TV Game Shows Trade Shows AV Presentations Radio stations Retail Outlets are just a few of the possible applications for Ovation Note IMPORTANT The first thing you need to do is register your software to acquire your security key s and to be included in our user support list Please also subscribe to the User Forum at http www merging com forum PLEASE DO NOT PRINT THIS DOCU
104. above the fader Default Mixer Stereo Panning Now click and drag Strip Two s pan slider to the right until Right shows in the display The display reverts to peak level a second or two after the mouse pointer moves away Repeat for the remaining six strips in Left Right pairs Note For detailed information about the mixer please see the Pyramix User Manual Saving Mixer Configurations The mixer configuration is saved with the Show Mixer configurations can also be saved and loaded independently via the mixer Organize tab Please see the Pyramix User Manual for full details QUICKSTART A First Simple Show Building the Show 1 Cue List 1 Standard Cue List Add Cues Select Add gt Load Audio File from the right click context menu or select from the Cue menu Add gt Load Audio File to open the Open Audio Files Browser Cue List Pane Compose Mode Select say five Audio Media Files and click on Open to load them as Cues into the Cue List created with the Show Notice that the Cue names in the Browser include the UIDs Unique IDentifiers Look in ab Recent Places m Desktop oes i A Hii oe ie i Computer N k Sound Effects a Mame od sawing 0053 425E 950B 089649799385 Ga siriusvoice CDEE 436F B698 29CA0 A883 a slid equitar 6 95 46 D 91DE 080602E4 Ab od snoring 9831 4969 4511 659D8 A459 744 od splash 59C 409F 9355 06E4 7ES31LEA9 Gif station D2F0 4647 80C2
105. acent to an AGP graphics adapter and in a PCI slot which may be physi cally shared with an ISA slot Please consult the www merging com website for current compatibility information Make absolutely certain the PC power is OFF before installing the board With most of the current generation motherboards this means either the mains switch on the power supply or the power outlet switch Where no switch is provided either on the PC or the supply socket then the PC should be unplugged Always observe proper static precautions when handling any PC boards Use a static strap and or be sure to firmly ground yourself to the computer power supply chassis or if the PC is unplugged to a known good earth before handling and installing the Mykerinos board Some PCs have batteries cables jumpers etc which could prevent proper board seating in one or more slots Make certain the board is firmly and fully seated before switching on Multi board installation Multiple boards must be installed in adjacent slots To enable multi board operation all Mykerinos cards in the PC have to be connected together using a special HDTDM ribbon cable This cable has to be plugged into the multi pin connectors located on the top edge of the I O daughter cards Please contact your Merging Technologies dealer for information on how to order this HDTDM ribbon cable HDTDM XDTDM The HDTDM board linking cable has the following functions in a multiple Mykerinos boa
106. amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Time lt n ms gt amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Cue_UnDim amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Time lt n ms gt amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_HotPress amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Pressed 1 or 0 lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Cue_Audition amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_ Select amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Select_Next amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and Cue_Select_Prev amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Select_NextScene amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Select_PrevScene amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_Select amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_Select_Next lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and CueList_Select_Prev lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_Select_Toggle lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and HotCueList_Select amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Comm and HotCueList_Select_Next lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command HotCueList_Select_Prev lt IP
107. apping Cue direct mapping Mutually exclusive with Native and Dataton Synchronization Escape Character When checked an Escape character is used to define the end of acommand string Choose a suitable Escape character from the drop down list Message Length of When checked the Message length in bytes is used to define the break points between command strings Dataton Synchronization Check this when using a remote Dataton player Mutually exclusive with Native and Mapping Send status feedback via Player section of this connection Player section will be unavailable for other pur pose GPI All Available GPI Units Listed Click on each entry in the list to configure the GPI Device Note For the present the only supported GPI O interfaces are the following models manufactured by Sealevel SeaPORT PLC 16 8 in 8 out e Seal O 410U 16 in 16 out e Seal O 420U 16 in 8 out e Seal O 430U 32 in 0 out e Seal O 440U 0 in 32 out e Seal O 450U 0 in 16 out e SeaDAC P N 8221 16 in 16 out e SeaDAC P N 8222 16 in 8 out e SeaDAC P N 8223 32 in 0 out e SeaDAC P N 8224 0 in 32 out e SeaDAC P N 8225 0 in 16 out Obtainable on special order No longer available Note A maximum of 32 units may be connected Settings Application Settings Page 176 AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Y ne OVControler Settings a ay
108. ar is dragged near to an edge of the Main Screen it will re dock horizontally or vertically Otherwise it can be placed anywhere on the Desktop Select Previous Child Cue in currently selected Cue List Select Next Child Cue in currently selected Cue List Fire Selected Cue in currently selected Cue List and select next Cue and make Ready to Fire Select Previous Cue in currently selected Cue List Select Next Cue in currently selected Cue List e Welly 4 Toggle through Cue Lists in ascending order with Shift in descending order Fire Selected Cue in currently selected Cue List Cue remains Ready to be Fired Again Pause Selected Cue in currently selected Cue List Stop Selected Cue in currently selected Cue List gt i ie Show Time Counter Displays selected Time format when Show is running Initialize Show Prepares Show for Running Cue Lists displays change to Show Mode Toolbars Show Controls Y ne Start Show Timed Cues fire at appropriate times Hot Key Cues can be Fired at will Pause Show Opens the Pause Show dialog Pause Show Dialog OK Pauses the Show Cancel closes the dialog without affecting the Show Pause Show button with Show Paused Clicking on Pause Show when the Show is Paused Re starts the Show from the point at which it was Paused Stop Show Opens the Stop Show dialog i Are you sure you really want to Stop the Show Stop Show Dialog OK S
109. are global EXCEPT the Audition Cues Output Slot This is saved with the Show so that Templates can have a PFL bus Settings Help Page 137 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Settings Buttons Apply changes to Below the Settings folders tree view the first large button s function and label changes to reflect the currently open settings page if any Apply changes to does as it says without saving the changes to a Settings file Set tings can be saved selectively or in their entirety for future use Load Load opens a Browser window to enable settings Profile pms files to be located When the required file has been located clicking on the Open button loads the file Save To save all settings Click on the Save button to open a Save As browser window If necessary navigate to a suit able location for the file Type a suitable name in the File name box and click the Save button to save the file and close the browser window OK Saves any changes made to settings and exits the Settings window Cancel Cancels any changes made to settings and exits the Settings window Settings Settings Buttons Page 138 AMERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Show Settings General Formats amp Sync EJ All Settings iy Show Settings fy General MassCore dedicated mode E 1 0 Interfaces Master Board 11290 ADAT 11290 EJ Routing PCM 44 1 48kHz PCM 88 2 9
110. atest Headines Customize links Free Hobma wides Marketplace Windows Mada Winds rH LJ L LJ EE L 1 Ovation Web Controller Ovation Ganckstart V2 1 05 Cue List 1 Cue List 2 Cue List3 Cue List 11 Cue List 12 Cue List 13 00 00 46 2 station trairmaniste 00 00 06 00 00 42 steampass 2 orog CLEC sieele LL Ca The Cue Lists displayed can be limited by adding the following filter the Cue List Index in the filter is defined as the Cue List number minus 1 http 192 168 2 13 888 Filter Cuelist 0 The Show Control Bar on the bottom of the page can be hidden to avoid unexpected interaction by adding the following filter http 192 168 2 13 888 Filter ShowControlBar Hidden Page 180 Ovation Webserver Using Ovation Webserver AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Or both together separated by an amp http 192 168 2 13 888 Filter Cuelist O amp ShowControlBar Hidden Which looks like this Ovation Web Controller Mozilla Firefox BAX Gie Edt waw History Bookmarks Tools Help lt d htp f132 168 2 13 003 Fier uehel Shw ornroEarsHiden cr Sg E UB Most Visted W Getting Stated A Latest Headines Customize Links Free Hota Windas Marketplace Windows Madia Windows Ovation Web Controller ts Ovation Quickstart Y2 1 ovs Cue List 1 Cue List Cue List 11 Cue List 12 Cue List 13 station 00 00 46 trainwh
111. auditioned while the show is running by selecting them and using the Audition buttons Cue Fired HUAG GS a A citi Mi ee SSS ee Active Cue Window Show Running Selected Cue Fired When the selected Cue is Playing in Show Mode the Rewind Stop Play Pause and Fast Forward buttons are unavailable Grayed out Active Cue Window Features amp Functions Page 81 ne Active Cue Window Edit Toolbar Hidden by default the Edit Toolbar can be shown by selecting View gt View Active Cue Window Edit Toolbar Cue Properties Opens the Cue Properties pane with details of the Active Cue Cue Rules Opens the Cue Rules window nd Cue Gain Opens the Cue Gain Window Ep Edit Opens the Active Cue ready for editing in Pyramix Pyramix editing must be set up Y and Pyramix launched before Ovation if this function is required Replace Audio Media Snapshot Automation Snapshot Automation Paste Audition clicking on Audition auditions the Cue Clicking on the small arrow gives access to the Audition transport controls Same as those at the bottom of the Window plus the Jump options Please see Audition Toolbar on page 66 Link Offsets Start Times Links all Audio TCGen MMC and 9 pin Sony P2 Offsets and Start Times in a Cue with these properties The button toggles on off and it s state is not saved when a different Cue is Active When enabled all related field names in the Cue Properties pane
112. aunch Ovation please read First launch on page 192 Note If the installation appears to freeze for a long period please check that the Driver Signing warning dialog is not hidden behind another Window Installation will not con tinue until you click OK in this dialog WARNING Certain computers do not properly shut down despite the reboot command issued by the installer but only perform a log off In this case please activate a full shut down manually Enabling Ovation with your Software Key The Ovation software and its various software options are protected by an authorization key mechanism which uses a unique registration key number generated by Merging Technologies Based on purchased software compo nents this key is unique to your Sentinel or HASP USB dongle serial number or Mykerinos board serial number your Company Name and your User name Once you have registered your software you will be provided with this Key or Keys depending on the options chosen When you receive your Ovation Package you should also receive either an email from your Merging technologies Sales Partner or a printed copy of the email containing your security setting details If you did not receive this key have lost it or would like to change the user and or company name please contact your Merging Sales Partner with your Mykerinos serial your User Name your Company Name and the list of purchased software compo nents Usually a key can be issued within one
113. can also be configured to output a wordclock signal at the Video output BNC connector Synchronization option required If Ovation is configured as a slave to an external device Various synchronization signals can be accepted To lock to incoming digital audio connect an appropriate digital audio signal to an Ovation digital audio input To lock to incoming video connect an appropriate video signal to the Video Reference input Synchroni zation option required To lock to incoming wordclock connect an appropriate master wordclock signal to the Video 2 Input Syn chronization option required To set the termination jumpers provided on the Mykerinos board please see the Mykerinos User Guide Ovation can either output or lock to incoming SMPTE EBU TimeCode If a master LTC Time Code output from Ovation is required cable the LTC time code out RCA jack or XLR to any other devices slaving to this output Synchronization option required Ovation always generates time code when playing To lock Ovation to an incoming LTC time code signal cable the LTC TimeCode output from the TimeCode source to the LTC input RCA jack or XLR Synchronization option required Ovation can accept and generate VITC in standard PAL NTSC formats It can also provide BITC Burnt In TimeCode on its video outputs MIDI Connections To use Ovation MIDI functionality with external equipment you will require a MIDI interface Many cur
114. can also be fired from the Show Controls Stopping Hot Cues To Stop a Hot Cue while playing Alt Click it Double Click would be too dangerous Hot Keys Cue List Design Mode Hot Keys Cue Lists have a Hot Custom Keys Design Mode to enable Cues to be arranged in the Hot Keys View see details below To enter this mode either right click on the Cue List to open the context menu and choose Hot Custom Keys gt Hot Custom Keys Design Mode or if you prefer select it on the Cue List menu Ovation Concepts Cue List Types AMERGING Hot Keys Cue List Pane Design Mode Note Slots are kept square automatically whenever possible Hot Keys Numbers follow the Hot Custom Keys Design Mode setting If the Cue List is in Automatic Cue Numbering Mode then all Cues are displayed in the Hot Key view one after another reflecting their standard Cue List ordering In this mode the Cues arrangement is automati cally computed and cannot be manually changed in Hot Custom Keys Design Mode If the Cue List is NOT in Automatic Cue Numbering mode then the Cues are displayed in the Hot Key slot corresponding to their Cue Number The Cue Number can be changed in the Cue Properties pane or by drag and dropping Cues directly in the Hot Keys view when in Hot Custom Keys Design Mode Hot Keys Columns The Number of Columns displayed in the Hot Key View can be set manually This setting is available in the Cue List Properties pane in the Hot Keys section
115. cks in the list Target File Destination Drive Information only Shows the folder where the resulting files will be placed Format Shows the format selected and offers the choice of Ovation Concepts CD Tracks Import AMERGING PMF SD2 AIFF FLAC Ogg Vorbis MP3 MPEG 1 2 Audio MP4 AAC DSDIFF DSDIFF Edited Master Virtual Tape Wave BWF CD Image MTFF Digital Release OMF Waveform Offers the choice of Generate WHILE recording Generate AFTER recording or None Sampling Rate Offers an extensive choice of sampling rates for the imported tracks CD tracks are saple rate converted automatically on import if anything other than 44 1kHz is selected Prefix When checked a prefix will be added to each imported track This defaults to the CD title but any desired prefix may be typed in the field when the box is checked Track Bar illustrates progress bar for each imported track Disc Bar illustrates import progress of all selected tracks or the entire disc Import Tracks Click to initiate the import process Cancel Click to abort an import in progress or to close the dialog without importing Keep window open after Import When checked the CD Import window remains open e g for further imports after the import is completed The Prefix label field will be grayed out when this option is selected Keep open keeps the CD Import window open after the import is completed and grays out the Prefix field Cue Capabilities
116. ctive Cue Window Only available when Lock is active in the Active Cue Window Move Down Move Up Un nest Link Offsets Start Times Fire Fire Selected Cue Select Previous Scene Select Next Scene Select Previous Cue ESE Toolbars Other Toolbars ANVERGING Select Next Cue Fire Selected Cue Pause selected Cue Stop Selected Cue Stop All Cues SLES Ne Settings Open Settings Window Open Keyboard Shortcuts Window Show Menus and Toolbars in Emergency The Hotkey combination Ctrl Alt Home brings back the menus and all selected Toolbars when in Show Mode to give access to all commands in case of emergency Toolbars Show Menus and Toolbars in Emergency AMIERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Active Cue Window Features amp Functions The Active Cue Window displays information about and enables various operations to be performed on the Cue selected currently in both Compose and Show modes Cursor Position Position in Audio File and Zoom Level is remembered when switching between Cues Compose Mode Active Cue Window Compose Mode Wi OOOO y y O ODDAN 000005 M Active Cue Window Cue List and Cue Below the Upper Toolbar the first bar shows the Cue List where the Active Cue is located The second bar shows the Active Cue The two buttons to the right activate Pinned mode or Locked mode Lock and Pin Pinned Mode Pinned Mode
117. d ora MIDI MTC port enabled in Settings gt Application Settings gt Player Units gt MIDI TC Gen Output Port TC Gen Start Time TC Gen Pause Mode Off Freeze Free Roll TC Gen Stop Mode Off Freeze Free Roll TC Gen Goto on Ready Currently selected Output Port is shown The drop down list shows all available TC outputs This can be LTC if Ovation is running with a Mykerinos card or a MIDI MTC port The First TimeCode value that will be output when the Cue is Fired The drop down list offers a choice of TC output ceases when the Cue is paused TC freezes at current value when Cue is paused TC continues to run when Cue is paused The drop down list offers a choice of TC output ceases when the Cue is paused TC continues to generate current value when Cue is paused TC continues to generate and increment value when Cue is paused Yes or No If Yes enabled the Start Time is generated continuously on the output port when the Cue is made Ready to allow a Slave device to commence locating to the Start Time in advance of the Cue being fired Note The TimeCode Generator section is collapsed and fields are greyed out for non timed Cues MMC Section MMC Output Port MMC Start Time Clicking in the field reveals a down arrow to access a drop down list of all available MIDI ports When a valid output port is selected in the previous field a start time may be entered here Note When the Cue is fired an MMC Play command is sent
118. d Dim the Start Stop choice is grayed out since the only logical use is to Pause or Dim another Cue or Cues whilst the current one is playing Sibling means a Cue on the same level Thus using e g Next Sibling bypasses any Child Cues Note Rules which act when a Cue is started occur at the Start time Rules which act when a Cue Ends or Stops occur at he START of the Fade out This produces a cross fade If you require a fade out but do not want the next action to occur until the End of the Cue then simply use the After rule with an delay equivalent to the fade out length at Marker Only valid when first action is set to Fire If the Cue has a Marker or Markers set then the Cue will be be Fired at the Marker number in the at Marker field Loops To produce a loop simply use the form Fire Itself When Ending More complex loops within a Cue can be achieved using Markers Please see Markers Interaction Rules on page 86 Cue List Target When an Interaction Rules points to a Cue List as Target then If the Cue List is a Timed Cue List then the Cue List Time is Started Paused or Stopped equivalent to the Cue List Start Pause or Stop buttons If the Cue List is NOT a Timed Cue List then the FIRST Cue in the list is Fired or ALL Cues are Paused Stopped or Dimmed Conditional Rules If the Only if box is checked then a further layer of control comes into play A rule set up using the controls described above will only apply when
119. deo Formats TC Reference The drop down list presents all valid TimeCode reference sources Varispeed Allows either choice of either a pull up pull down sampling rate or of running Pyramix in Varispeed mode by adapting the sampling rate Important Typical digital to analog or analog to digital converters such as Merging Technologies Sphynx or DUAII do not operate beyond 0 15 o 150 ppm and therefore will mute in any Varispeed mode It is suggested that the Mykerinos digital I O s are routed through external real time sampling rate conversion circuitry or to that adequate external converters with built in pull up or pull down support are used Note Note Locking to external NTSC video reference is limited to nominal and pull down sampling rates Nominal Normal mode Uses the nominal sampling rate as set in the Sampling Rate pull down menu Pull Down Decreases the sampling rate by 0 1 Most often used in audio post production for compatibility reasons between NTSC frame rates of 30 fps and 29 97 fps Pull Up Increases the sampling rate by 0 1 Most often used in audio post production for compatibility reasons between NTSC frame rates of 30 fps and 29 97 fps Varispeed The speed of audio playback can be varied within the range of 12 5 to 12 5 Select this option then enter the required speed change in tenths of percents into the adjacent entry field Values entered outside of the allowed range will be lim ited to the
120. dialog Exit OVPlayer Really want to exit OVP layer OK Cancel Exit OV Player dialog Click on OK to close the OV Player or Cancel to exit the dialog without closing OV Player Toolbars All toolbars including the Menu toolbar can be made floating by clicking to the left of the first entry until the cur sor changes to Move and dragging to a new location If a floating Toolbar is dragged close to the edge of the Main Window it will snap to a docked configuration Deh Baan OV Player Toolbar E Opens a new Untitled OV Player Session Opens the Open Windows File Browser to enable an existing Session to be loaded mi Saves the current Session If this is Untitled opens the Save As file browser ii Toggles the Mixer window open closed Opens the OV Player Settings Window he Opens the About OV Player window Will later also open this Guide OV Player Menus Session wiew Help OV Player Menus Clicking on Session View or Help drops down the respective menu Session New Gee Open ley Save Save As Recent Sessions b 1 Second 2 First One OV Player Session Menu New Ctrl N Opens a new Untitled OV Player Session Advanced Features Remote Players and Controllers Page 204 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Open Ctrl OOpens the Open Windows File Browser to enable an existing Session to be loaded Save Ctrl S Saves the current Session If this is Untitled opens the Save As fi
121. drops down the Marker Menu Properties Panes Cue Properties AMERGING Add Marker Adds a new Marker at the current Audition Cursor position Note Subse quent existing Markers will be renumbered Remove Selected Marker The selected Marker is deleted Note Subsequent Markers will be renum bered Marker Name Click in the field and type to add a Name to the Marker This name will be shown in the Active Cue window Timeline Select Marker 1 Selects Marker 1 Select Marker 2 Every marker added will show up here and a Select Marker x entry Marker Offset Shows the Marker Offset from the beginning of the Cue Does not include any Start Preroll Offset applied to the Cue Clicking in the field enables a new value to be typed Clicking the down arrow drops down a list with the option of Reset This resets the Marker position to the current Audition Cursor position in the Active Cue Window Timeline A negative offset is shown if the Cursor position is before the start of the Cue Marker Interaction Rules Shows a list of all Interaction Rules applied to the Selected Marker Clicking in the field shows a button Clicking on this opens the Marker Interaction Rules dia log Please see below Timed Cue Section Cue E Timed Cue e 000020 000 E Hot Key Manual Timed Cue section Cue Properties Pane Go Time Cue Fire Time shown and can be defined here or set to Manual Only applies to Cues in Timed Cue Lists Note The
122. duration Show Time Options Section Hide Menus Hide Toolbars Freeze Panes When set to Yes Menus are hidden during Show Time When set to Yes Toolbars are hidden during Show Time When set to Yes All Panes and Windows are frozen during Show Time They cannot be resized moved docked undocked etc Note This includes the Mixer Show Validation Forbid Editing Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Yes and No options When set to When set to Yes a Show Validation see below is performed when Initializing the Show When set to Yes Editing and recording will be forbidden during Show Time If this option is set to No then Cues can be Copied Pasted Deleted Dragged etc and Properties Panes Show Properties ne Hide Properties Cue Fire Buttons Focused Cue Flashing Mode Show Mode Confirmations Saving Confirmations Popups Confirmations Show Logging Section Enable Logging New Log File Log File Name Structure Log File Format Log File Folder Audio recordings made during Show Time allowing for more interactive perfor mances to be achieved Cues being modified during Show Time are immediately updated If they are currently playing at that time then the changes will be avail able for the next playback only Cues being deleted while playing will continue playing until they end or are manually stopped Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Yes and No opti
123. e Recordings are made in 24 bit Broadcast Wav format bwf at the sampling rate of the current Show Record Initiating Recording There are two methods of initiating a recording To replace the Audio Media in an existing Cue with a new recording Select a Cue in a Cue List Choose Record Audio from the right click context menu or Cue gt Record Audio To record Audio to a new empty Cue Choose Add Cue gt Record Audio as New Cue from the right click context menu or Cue gt Add Cue gt Record Audio as New Cue Alternatively you could create a new empty Cue then proceed as for replacing the Audio Media in an existing Cue Either method of initiating a recording will open the Record Audio dialog Record Audio Dialog Name steampasses Input Slot la Nb Channels Reset Mixer to Factory Show Hide Mixer Progress 00 00 00 0000 Record Audio dialog Name When the dialog is opened to replace the Audio Media in an existing Cue the field will contain the existing Cue s name When the dialog is opened to record a new Cue the field defaults to Recording Audio Cue In either case a new name for the recording can be typed in the field Input Slot The combo box enables the choice of the first Mixer Input which will be used as the record source Nb Channels The combo box sets the number of channels to be recorded Maximum 8 Reset Mixer to Factory Restores the mixer to the default 8 mono inputs
124. e currently selected Cue List Default if the lt CueList gt parameter is not set lt Cue gt The Cue Number for example Cue 1 1 2 or Cue 3 4 2 5 1 indicates the currently selected Cue for example Cue 1 Default if the lt Cue gt parameter is not set 2 in the second sub digit indicates that the first digit is the Cue Index in the Cue List instead of the Cue Number for example Cue 5 2 Time Absolute Time in ms when the Command will be executed This Time relates to the Show Time TimeOffset Relative Time in ms when the Command will be executed counting from when the command is issued Fade Fade Time in ms ProgressOffsetTime Time in ms from the beginning of the Cue to start playing the Cue when Fired Appendix IIX Web Server Commands vence Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER HTTP Media Server Map Definition of Commands and Parameters for controlling Ovation as a Media Server through HTTP Commands Ovation Media Sequencer Commands CueAddAudio CueAddVideo CueLoad CueUnload CueFire CueFireSequenced CuePause CueStop CueStopAll CueDim CueUnDim CueHotPress CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse CueSelect CueSeleciNext CueSeleciPrev CueSelecitNextScene CueSelecitPrevScene CueListSelect CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectToggle HotCueList
125. e running the Dataton video player Synchronization Token The name typed here determines which Dataton Timeline is linked to the Cue Note If for some reason automatic Token generation is unsuitable E g because the Cue on the Master Ovation is named Score and the Timeline on the remote Dataton is named Movie then a Token value may be typed in the field The Token Value MUST match the name of the Dataton Timeline you wish to synchronize Resynchronize Drifts Jumps Determines whether or not re synchronization will take place when a sync drift or jump is detected The drop down list offer the choice of Yes or No Synchronize Pause Click in the field for the choice of Yes or No When set to Yes if the Master Cue is Paused the Slave Dataton Timeline also Pauses Synchronize Stop Click in the field for the choice of Yes or No When set to Yes if the Master Cue is Stopped the Slave Dataton also Stops Note Before attempting to synchronize Cues in this way an IP connection must be established between the Master Ovation and Slave Dataton machines in Settings gt Application Settings gt General gt TCP IP Connections Please see TCP IP Connections on page 156 Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 109 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Interaction Rules Overview Interaction Rules are one of the most powerful features of Ovation Interaction rules affect what happens to other Cues and Cue Lists when a Cue
126. e when Stopping Fire All Child Cues when Stopping Stop Previous Cue when Starting Stop All Cues in Cue List when Starting Loop Fires Itself when Ending Loop between Markers Fire Itself between Markers Dim All Cues when Starting Select Next Cue when Starting Note Choosing Loop between Markers creates two new Markers one at the beginning and end of the Cue The Markers can be moved subsequently Properties Panes Interaction Rules Page 110 AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Opening the Interaction Rules Dialog Clicking in an Interaction Rules field in a Properties pane and clicking on the button opens the Interaction Rules dialog When rules are already set double clicking on the icon s in the Cue in the Cue List also opens the dialog Interaction Rules for Cue steampasses Cue List Cue List 1 0 ms Fade In ms Fade Out 20 0 08 Dim Gain Pred Paused Stopped Interaction Rules Dialog The dialog enables Interaction Rules to be Added Modified or Removed from the active list Interaction Rules applied at the Show level affect all Cue Lists and Cues These are overridden by Rules applied to a List and these in turn are overridden by Rules applied to individual Cues However some rules will affect Cues regardless E g If an individual Cue is set to Stop All Cues at Start then all Cues in all Cue Lists playing when it is Fired will Stop Subs
127. eated Every Show Every Week or Every Month and may be saved in any Folder accessible to Ovation Log Files are never deleted new files are created with the date and time in the filename The filename can include Station Name Station Name Date Station Name Show Name Station Name Show Name Date Log Files are created in any of the following formats ASCII Text log XML xml Enco DAD log file exp Examples ASCII Text log 2013 04 03 16 07 40 00 00 02 Love Rock N Roll wav XML xml lt Cue gt lt Name gt l Love Rock N Roll lt Name gt lt Date gt 2013 04 03 lt Date gt lt PlayedAt gt 16 32 21 lt PlayedAt gt lt Duration gt 00 00 07 lt Duration gt lt FileName gt lI Love Rock N Roll wav lt FileName gt lt PathName gt E Media Music l Love Rock N Roll wav lt PathName gt lt Cue gt Enco DAD log file exp 16 09 0100 00 0104 03 1300000I Love Rock N Roll Love Rock N Roll wav Other Modules It is possible to call other applications such as audio editors from within Ovation and exchange data with them For example the Merging Technologies Pyramix audio editor Third party applications will also be supported Ovation Concepts Show Logging AMERGING Editing with Pyramix In a MassCore system an audio Cue Mono Stereo multi channel or a multi track composition may be opened for comprehensive editing by invoking Edit from either the right click context menu while hovering ov
128. edia Servers can be controlled using The Merging Technologies Hardware Controller and via the OVController module General MIDI 9 pin Sony P2 RS422 protocol commands IP commands GPIs Remote Control BY Ovation The Ovation Sequencer and Media Server can control other devices using MMC MIDI files MIDI Commands Sony P2 RS422 protocol commands COM Commands IP Commands GPOs Shell Commands Scripts Batch Files Remote Control of Ovation Mixer The Ovation Mixer can be controlled by a hardware control surface via EMC or Oasis The Merging Technologies ISIS controller is not supported Multi Sequencer Synchronization Multiple Ovations can be synchronized in a variety of ways Cues on one Ovation can control another Ovation One Ovation can be mirrored completely on another for full near instant redundancy Ovation Concepts Media Management AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Creative Possibilities If for example an installation requires multiple Ovation sequencers to be set up typically one for each of various zones where the audience may be moving freely between the zones then it may be desirable to have all the sequencers playing certain Cues in perfect sync E g background music To achieve the Cue s on one Ovation are set as the Master and the identical Cue s on all others as Slaves A common source of time base must be provided to each Ovation e g from GPS TimeCode generators Any C
129. either ADAT or S PDIF mode When in ADAT mode there are 8 discrete audio channels carried per each optical connector S PDIF mode has 2 channels per optical connector Note in SPDIF mode the maximum sampling rate is limited to 48 kHz Please also note that whilst the ADAT daughterboard continues to function normally in HDTDM 64 bus mode it cannot be used for input when in XDTDM 128 bus mode and is then only capa ble of 8 outputs via Optical Output A with the same 8 duplicated on Optical Output B WARNING The ADAT Daughterboard requires modification before use with XDTDM mode Failure to do this may result in data loss Please contact your Merging Technologies Sales Partner to arrange a mod AES EBU I O The AES EBU daughter card offers 24 channels of I O over 12 AES EBU input and output pairs Connection is via three DB 25 connectors One on the main card attached to the Mykerinos and two more on a separate bracket connected via internal ribbon cable to the main card An optional break out cable can be ordered separately which connects to the DB 25 connector and terminates in 8 XLR connectors which may be used to connect to standard AES EBU stereo inputs and outputs AES daughter cards are available with or without 8 channels of SRC sample rate conversion Dual DC I O The Dual DC offers up to 12 inputs and outputs at 32kHz 44 1kHz or 48kHz sampling rates on a single board All converters are 24 bit Connection is via 2 DB 25 connectors O
130. elp Menu fl Opens the About OV Controller window Advanced Features Remote Players and Controllers Page 208 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Appendix OVController Commands Y ne Ovation can be remote controlled in two ways As a Media Sequencer All features available in the user interface are remote controllable the same manner they are operated manually with the mouse from within the application It s equivalent as remote controlling each buttons of the user interface As a Media Server All Cues and Cue Lists can be remote controlled independently given their Cue List Number and or Cue Number or Index It s equivalent as remote controlling a pool of media inde pendently of the Ovation user interface Both modes can be used at the same time A remote controller can send some Media Sequencer com mands and some Media Server commands anytime and transparently The charts in following pages show all available commands in both modes Appendix Il on page 214 gives details on the Ovation Keyboard Commands mapping Appendix Ill on page 217 gives details on MIDI Midi Show Control Commands mapping Appendix IV on page 225 gives details on DMX Commands mapping Appendix V on page 226 gives details on GPI Commands mapping Appendix I OVController Commands Page 209 I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Media Sequencer Mode available Commands Note If the tables are difficult
131. enables only Cues with interesting content to be displayed in the Active Cue Window When the Pinned button is inactive all types of Cue are shown in the Active Cue Window as they are fired Active Cue Window Features amp Functions ANVERGING When the Pinned button is active only Cues with the Pinned to the Active Cue Window parameter set to Yes in Cue Properties will be shown as they are selected Audio Cues are Pinned by default Other types of Control Cue are unpinned by default 4 00 00 45 A1 M 00 00 31 A1 Cue List with Pinned Cues in Show Mode Override Alt Click on an Unpinned Cue overrides the Pin function temporarily and substitutes this Cue for the current Cue Note The Pinned icon is only shown in Cues in Cue Lists when Pinned is active in the Active Cue Window Active Cue Window Features amp Functions ANVERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Locked Mode Locked Mode when active locks the Cue displayed currently to the Active Cue Window No other Cues will be dis played until Lock is deactivated Override Alt Click on another Cue overrides the Lock temporarily and substitutes this Cue for the current Cue Unlocked Cues are displayed as they are selected or fired Locked The Cue currently displayed is locked to the Active Cue Window 4 steampasses Mi Ready 00 00 17 Ad 3 A trainwhistle wi Ready 00 00 06 A1
132. encer running in the same machine Embedded or Local receives the commands from this Controller Remote Ovation Sequencers This table enables a list of remote machines to be added on which a running Ovation Sequencer will receive com mands from the selected Controller This allows for remote control via the network and or controlling multiple Ovation Sequencers at the same time for redundancy New Remote Ovation Sequencers are added by clicking on Click here to add a Remote Ovation Sequencer and typing the PC s network name In the above screenshot two Remote Ovation Sequencers Parade and Lake have been added Backup Sequencer Mirror All Commands to Remote Ovation Sequencers listed above When checked all commands on the local Ovation are mirrored to the selected remote sequencer s for redun dancy Controller Units Controller Units enable the Ovation Sequencer Show controller to be remote controlled Settings Application Settings Page 165 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER In this folder all supported Remote Control Units available in the system are listed in sub folders They can be The Proprietary Ovation Keyboard The Proprietary Ovation Webserver IP Controller MIDI ports Midi Show Control MCS Midi TimeCode MTC Midi Machine Control MMC and General Midi GM DMX ports Art Net protocol available in later beta e GPI ports Sony 9 pin P2 Protocol remote con
133. equent Cues in Timed Lists will Fire as expected The options available under each of the drop down lists will vary depending on the choices already made and other rules in force Adding a Rule Make choices using the drop down lists and click on Add Rule gt gt Removing a Rule Click on the Rule you wish to remove in the list to highlight it and click on Remove Rule lt lt Update a Rule Click on the Rule you wish to update in the list to highlight it Its parameters will be reflected in the controls Change parameters as required and click on Update Rule VV to accept the changes Change Order of Rules Click on the Rule you wish to re order and click on the Move Rule Up or Move Rule Down buttons to change the Rule order Rules Form Interaction Rules take the form Stop Pause Dim Fire Select the Properties Panes Interaction Rules Page 111 AMERGING Next Cue Next Sibling Cue Previous Cue Previous Sibling Cue a Specific Cue or Group of Cues Cue List or Itself When or After the selected Cue s Starting Ending or Stopping with a Fade In Fade Out and or Dim Gain applied if required and as determined by the other choices If After is selected then the ms box becomes active Enter a value here to delay the rule s action after the trigger ing event has occurred For Stop the dialog presents Starting as the default choice For Fire the dialog presents Ending as the default choice For Pause an
134. er If When is chosen this is an easy method of producing cross fades If a crossfade is NOT required then you can use the Offset parameter to compensate Fade Modifier Pressing the Shift key invokes the User defined fade duration Fade Modifier key on the dedicated keyboard or the Shift key of the standard keyboard lt Default gt Where lt default gt is an option in Ovation the hierarchy works like this Cue settings override Cue List settings override Show settings Player If no specific network OVPlayer is assigned in Cue Properties l e the field is set to blank or lt default gt then Ova tion looks at the assignment in the Cue List Properties Default Output Player field If this is also set to blank or lt Default gt then Ovation looks at the Default Output Player field in Show Properties If this too is set to blank or lt Default gt then the local Ovation player is used Stop Fade Out Similarly if Stop Fade Out is set to lt Default gt in Cue Properties then Ovation looks at the setting in the Cue List Properties Default Stop Fade Out field If this is also set to lt Default gt then Ovation looks at the Default Stop Fade Out field in Show Properties If this too is set to lt Default gt then the value in the Fade Out field in Cue Properties is used Drag amp Drop Y ne Media Files can be Dragged amp Dropped into Cue Lists from outside Ovation E g Explorer browser or iTunes A new Cue is created a
135. er a Cue or for the selected Cue from Cue gt Edit However before Pyramix editing can be used Pyramix must be open and both applications set up in a specific way For example to set up for editing stereo Cues 1 Close Ovation if open 2 Open the VS3 Control Panel Merging Technologies Virtual Studio Settings pexication z Alatform MassCore Latency Low latency 5 33m 48 96 192 384K H2 f Extra low latency 2 66m 48 96 192 384KH2 C Ultra low latency 1 33m 48 96 192 384KH2 Hardware On Bus Video TC Hg m e AES EBU 311291 168MHz Hg m e ADA 11250 168MHz MT ASIO Bridge W Enable Number of Channels 1 0 g VS3 Control Panel Check that the Application drop down list is displaying Ovation and if it isn t choose it from the list Check that the Platform drop down list is displaying MassCore and if it isn t choose it from the list Click on the MT ASIO Bridge Enable button so that it is ticked 3 4 5 6 Set the Number of channels I O drop down list to 8 7 Now select Pyramix Virtual Studio from the Application drop down list 8 Also select Native ASIO from the Platform list 9 Select MT ASIO Bridge Driver from the I O Selection Driver name drop down list if not already selected 10 Start Ovation go to Settings gt Show Settings gt Mixing Console gt Slots Allocation 11 In the Slots Allocation drop down list set the value to 6
136. ew comfortably HTTP Media Sequencer Map Appendix IIX Ovation as a Media Sequencer through HTTP Commands Ovation Media Sequencer Commands CueFire CueFireSequenced CuePause lt IP gt lt IP gt lt IP gt Command lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Fire lt Port gt Action Command Cue_FireSequenced lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Pause Parameter 2 amp CueList lt CueList gt amp C ueList lt CueList gt amp C ueList lt CueList gt Parameter 3 amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Cue lt Cue gt Parameter 4 Parameter 5 amp Time lt n ms gt amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt amp Time lt n ms gt amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Cue lt Cue gt ea Bs D CueStop amp CueList lt CueList gt CueStopAll lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Stop amp TimeOffset lt n ms gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_StopAll amp Time lt n ms gt CueHotPress lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_HotPress amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt amp Pressed 1 or 0 CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReview Start CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Audition amp CueList lt CueList gt amp Cue lt Cue gt a
137. extent of the allowed range E g if 1500 is entered the value will be set to 1125 MassCore dedicated mode Please see the Pyramix User Manual for details I O Interfaces The page s shown here depend on the options included with your individual system Please see the Pyramix User Manual for details Settings Show Settings Page 141 AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Routing The page s shown here depend on the options included with your individual system Please see the Pyramix User Manual for details TimeCode Please see the Pyramix User Manual for details Mixing Console Slots Allocation E All Settings 7 a ee Please define the number of Audio Slots Channels in the Mixing pU ad General Console used for playing back Cues Remaining Slots Channels will Slots Allocation Formats amp Sync be automatically switched to Input Mode and can be used for Live fuan MassCore dedicated mode Mixing and or Mixing Inputs from MT ASIO Bridge l e EJ 1 0 Interfaces be Master Board 11290 Number of Audio Slots for Cue Playback MRA be ADAT 11290 All String f Routing _ PCM 44 1 48kHz 4 z PCM 88 2 96kHz 6 on PCM 176 4 192kHz pa pe PCM 352 8 384kHz Please type higher DXD project values manually DSD project a Time Code a Mixing Console gt g Slots Allocation ve Level Meter Load Save Show Settings gt Mixing Console gt
138. exter nal source is selected and no valid signal is detected the system reverts to Internal until the external signal is restored The following choices are available Internal Selects the board s internal oscillator as Clock Master Settings Show Settings AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Video Selects an external video input as the reference The card derives word clock from the video sync rate A valid video signal must be connected to the Mykerinos board chosen as the Video TC master in the VS3 control panel Word Clock Selects an external word clock source as the reference The word clock must be connected to the Mykerinos board chosen as video TC master in the VS3 control panel This option is grayed out if there is no valid source con nected Audio Input Select this option if you want Pyramix to derive it s clock from an external audio source connected to any of the daughtercard s present The correct audio input must also be selected LTC Note In special situations this option enables word clock to be derived from Linear TimeCode WordClock is Output at XXk 2 For sample rates above 48kHz WordClock is normally output at the standard fundamental rate E g if 128KHz is selected then WordClock is out put at 32kHz unless the box is ticked in which case the WordClock output rate is doubled to 64kHz Video TimeCode Synchronization Video Format The drop down list presents all available Vi
139. fference is that Rising is executed before High and Falling is executed before Low This can be useful if two commands need to be executed consec utively Media Server Commands Mapping In the commands Table the P columns correspond to Parameters For the majority of Media Server commands P 1 Cue List P 2 Cue P 3 Cue Child1 P 4 Cue Child2 Please see also Appendix V on page 226 and espe cially the notes Settings Application Settings Page 178 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Ovation Webserver Overview Ovation delivers an amazing amount of control over any system However until now accessing that control has been like most other sequencer and control software limited to proprietary interfaces on local machines Now with the WebServer option for Ovation the entire picture has changed Through standard HTTP interfaces on any web enabled platform desktops laptops Smart Phones iPad etc it is now possible to have complete con trol over your Ovation show from multiple locations Use Merging s own interface design or if you know basic web page design you can do it yourself and create bespoke custom interfaces Whatever your choice and whatever the project using WebServer for your next Ova tion show or installation will unlock unprecedented control possibilities Applications Multiple zone access for non technical users Museum exhibits with multiple rooms etc Stage s
140. free text or information only pops up a down arrow This gives access to the options for the field Length 00 00 06 000 Fade In 0 ms maeme aa Lines E Fade Out Power Fade Out Curve Stop Fade Out dB Cosine Root Cosine Interaction Rules Properties Windows drop down list Numeric Fields Many numeric fields offer a choice of likely values in a drop down list If you wish to enter your own value simply click in the number field to produce a cursor and edit the value directly Precedence In general settings made in Show Properties Cue List Properties and Cue Properties have the following prece dence Cue Properties settings override Cue List Properties settings and Show Properties settings Cue List Properties override Show Properties settings Show Properties settings apply when not overridden by either Cue List Properties Settings or Cue Properties set tings Where exceptions exist to these rules they are noted Properties Panes Types Y ne El Show Comments Detault Stop Fade Out Modified Fade In Modified Fade Qut Default Interaction Rules Default Output Player Application Delay Launch Show Auto Start Show Edit Password El Show Time Mode Show Time Mode Show Start Time Chase Offset E Show Time Options Hide Menus Hide Toolbars Freeze Panes Show Validation Forbid Editing Hide Properties Cue Fire Buttons Focused Cue Flashing Mode Show Mode Confirmations Saving Confirmations Popups Co
141. g format based on http command format Details are E Cantroller Units available in the appendix IX of the user manual Proprietary OVKeyboard g Cue direct mapping Web Server EJ MIDI Escape character O00 MUL nuli 01 Ethernet MIDI EJ COM Message lengthof 8 byte s COM1 yr Dataton Synchronization Send status feedback via Player section of this connection Player section will be unavailable for other purpose IF4 l Apply changes to IP3 toad S se Application Settings gt Controller Units gt IP gt IP3 Note An IP entry and IP1 etc controllers will only be visible if they have been defined in Settings gt Application gt General gt IP Connection Please see TCP IP Connections on page 156 An IP Controller Unit is used to receive data Two data formats are accepted 1 Ovation Native http protocol format 2 Mapping Mapping data messages are defined either by a Message length b By a special end of message character Escape character Internet Protocol Options Settings Application Settings Page 175 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Enable When checked the Controller is active and the rest of the settings on this page become available Ovation Native Mutually exclusive with Mapping and Dataton Synchronization When checked the native HTML format command strings as used by the Ovation Web Server are accepted Please see Web Server Commands on page 231 M
142. ging Technologies as options for example the Merging Technologies Dua II and Sphynx 2 Contact your local Merging Technologies Sales representative for more information System Requirements For Ovation Installing Hardware Page 186 Capabilities of third party A D D A converter boxes are widely variable Please check with the manufacturer to ascertain which sample rates word lengths and number of I O channels are supported You will need this informa tion later to appropriately configure the software Time Code and Video Sync Option The Synchronization option provides SMPTE EBU LTC and VITC time code in out video sync in out and word clock sync A multi pin circular mini DIN connector on the back plate of the Mykerinos board carries all the system synchronization time code and video sync signals An optional break out cable is provided for connections to time code sync and video I O The Synchronization option allows Ovation to be configured as a master or slave lock to external time code video or word clock It also enables VITC and or a visible time code burn in window BITC to be added to video output throughput Cabling Ovation in your System Environment Please read this in conjunction with the guide or guides for your specific interface daughter cards and external interfaces converters Due to the number of possible I O options and the variety of user environments it is impossible to cover all the variations of cable co
143. he Network ar Consolidate Show Dialog The options are self explanatory If you are happy to continue click on Yes to initiate the process Copying Audio Files Copying File G Ovation First A First Simple Show Audio Files NVM702 Moods amp amp Riomance E055 4440 38 78 20 4428 Consolidating Cues Dialog Show Consolidation and Packaging The Consolidation Process Page 115 AMERGING The process begins and the Consolidating Cues dialog appears Click on Cancel to abort the process otherwise an info box appears when the process is complete Consolidate Cues Info Box The Packaging Process To initiate the Packaging Process choose Show gt Package Show to open the Package Show dialog P 7 Packaging a Show is potentially a long operation It consists of the following steps 1 All Media Files referenced by the Show will be collected and copied to the final Packaged Show Location 2 A Copy of the Show will saved in that new Location and modified to point to the newly copied Media Files 3 The Original Show will not be affected and will still be active after the Packaging process 4 Only Embedded OVPlayer and OVController will be packaged with the Show 5 An optional Validation pass will be performed at the end of the process Continue with Packaging Soe Package Show Dialog The options are self explanatory
144. he right hand side of the window for viewing and editing First launch Starting Ovation Page 193 AMERGING Audio File Support Quicktime Support In order to enable the Quicktime handler you will need to purchase and install Quicktime Pro from Apple http www apple com quicktime pro Compressed Audio File Formats Codecs Ovation supports many compressed file formats including MP3 and AAC directly Other compressed formats are supported via Windows DirectShow technology MP3 and AAC Ovation supports MP3 and AAC directly Requires the optional Advanced Audio Codec Support key No sepa rate codec installation is required and no decompressed file is generated FLAC FLAC encoding and decoding is supported directly No separate codec installation or key is required and no decompressed file is generated Ogg Vorbis Ogg Vorbis encoding and decoding is supported natively No separate codec installation or key is required and no decompressed file is generated How Compressed Audio Support Works vencine Technology The decompression is handled via Microsoft DirectShow technology So the formats supported will depend on which DirectShow codecs are installed Default Windows installation should handle most of the common com pressed file formats wma mp3 and more but a wide variety of codecs exist to support all the major compressed formats such as ogg vorbis flac etc If you experience problems with the
145. hite Up to 20 panes may be open and active simultaneously The pane s can be resized at will Right clicking anywhere in the black area of the pane opens a context menu TimeCode Sources z None TimeCode Generator Ports d Show Time Colors LTC l LTC2 MTC1 MTC 16 TimeCode Reader Sources sub menu Hovering the cursor over TimeCode Sources drops down a list of all available sources None and Show Time are always present other entries will depend on your specific hardware and driver configuration TimeCode TimeCode Reader Panes Page 121 AMERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Hovering the cursor over TimeCode Generator Ports drops down a list of all available outputs TimeCode Sources TimeCode Generator Ports r None Colors p LTc1 E j LTC2 MTC 1 MTC 16 oF TimeCode Reader Generator Ports sub menu None is always present other entries will depend on your specific hardware and driver configuration Hoevering over the third entry Colors drops down a color picker pm jm m p TimeCode Sources b TimeCode Generator Ports e Colors b TimeCode Reader Colors sub menu TimeCode TimeCode Reader Panes Page 122 AMERGING Audio Output Slots What is an Audio Output Slot ne Audio Output Slots are set in Cue Properties for individual Cues An Audi
146. ide access for firing manual Cues and sequences Multiple control stations for example for game shows The gallery the sound supervisor and presenter can all have appropriate controls for theor needs Show information and timing views for Conductors in the Pit Bespoke branded interfaces for hotel lobbies and bar installs And many many more Using Ovation Webserver Activating To enable the Ovation WebServer go to Settings gt Application gt Controller Units gt Proprietary gt Web Server and check the Enable button If necessary the HTTP Port number can be changed in this page The default Port is 888 The Pages Root Folder can be changed to provide custom pages different to those provided by Merging as stan dard The default implements an interface similar to the Ovation User Interface Note The files OvationShow html and js OvationProcess js are the property of Merg ing Technologies but can be used freely as a reference to aid in the creation of custom pages Ovation Webserver Using Ovation Webserver Page 179 Y ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Quickstart In any browser simply type the IP address of the machine running Ovation followed by the port number for exam ple http 192 168 2 13 888 ovation Web Controller Mozilla Firefox lle Fe EJ Yew Hetory Booknarke Joos Hep lt ey J berpef92 168 2 13 883 TE E j DEJ Meck Viewed I Getting Started Do L
147. idi GM section must be checked Commands coming from the given physical or logical MIDI Port will be seen in the MIDI Com mand Learn dialog as coming from the selected Virtual MIDI Port at the top of the MIDI settings page This enables the physical MIDI port to be changed easily without having to redo the entire mapping Note A useful possibility is to be able to map Note On to the Fire Command and Note Off to the Stop Command to emulate the Hot Keys Press Play Release Stop mode Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 106 AMERGING MIDI Command Learn MIDI Command Learn J MIDI Command Learn dialog The main field displays incoming MIDI Commands After opening the dialog from one of the Fire Pause or Stop Command fields send the MIDI command you wish to map to Ovation and when you see it in the field click on OK to complete the mapping and close the dialog Clear clears the field if the command is incorrect and Cancel closes the dialog without completeing the mapping REMOTE CONTROL IP Command E Cue Li PRE Be ER ak E REMOTE CONTROL IP Command IP Command Input Port IP 1 Command Format Hexa Fire Command O O OOO HE Pause Command None Stop Command Learn gt REMOTE CONTROL IP Command section Cue Properties Pane IP Command Input Port Click in the field to drop down a list of available ports Command Format Click in the field to drop down the choice of Hexadecimal or ASCII Fire Command C
148. iewEnd CueBrowse CueSelect CueSelectNext Fast Forward CueSelectPrev Rewind CueSelectNextScene CueSelectPrevScene CueListSelect CueListSelectNext Variable Play positive value CueListSelectPrev Variable Play negative value CueListSelectToggle Eject HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Showlnit ShowStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset OK Cancel SendModifierKey SendVirtualKey SetMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput Appendix Ili MIDI and Midi Show Control AMERGING GM Media Sequencer Commands Mapping Ovation Media Sequencer Commands CueFire CueFireSequenced CuePause CueStop CueStopAll CueHotPress CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse CueSelect CueSelectNext CueSelectPrev CueSelectNextScene CueSelectPrevScene CueListSelect CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectToggle HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Showlnit ShowStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset OK Cancel SendModifierKey SendVirtualKey SetMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput Command Control
149. ill be blinking Sampling Rate Mismatch If Ovation is set up to lock to an external clock source and the sampling rate set in the Ovation Mixer does not match the sampling rate of the clock source the green light associated with the clock source will be on but the red light will be blinking showing the sampling rate mismatch Snapshot Automation Any Cue can store a Mixer Snapshot and recall it when the Cue is fired The snapshot changes to the mixer can be implemented when the Cue is fired instantly over the entire length of the Cue linearly or over a user defined time period linearly Ovation Concepts Scenes AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Store a Snapshot Select the Cue to which you wish to add a Snapshot Set the mixer control s to be affected by the Snapshot to the required values Open the Cue Properties pane if not already visible In the Mixer Automation gt Type field click in the ComboBox and select Snapshot or Cue gt Snapshot Automation or In the right mouse button Cue context menu choose Snapshot Automation Any of these actions will open the Filter Mixer Controls to Snapshot dialog Filter Mixer Controls to Snapshot Pueg Ey Types Ej m Ye Mono Strip 1 Mono a vie Stereo Mix Bus 1 i E W Bus eure 1 beil MM Bus Selector 1 Bus Selector 2 Bus Selector 2 l eM Pan Mia Gain Bus 1 el Ei a Gain Bus 1 JV Gain Wi Gain 5M
150. ing device USB GPI O etc The dedicated Ovation hardware controller typically gives rise to an additional 10ms latency Note All automatically triggered events are sample accurate For example when a rule fires a Cue Audio Formats Supported For the full list of supported audio formats please see the Pyramix User Manual Welcome to Merging Technologies Ovation Overview ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Ovation Documentation and Help ToolTips Ovation Software is equipped with ToolTips Hovering the mouse cursor over a tool icon pops up a box with the name of the function Documentation All the documentation is in the Adobe Acrobat pdf format pdf file extension In order to read the documentation you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader V6 or later installed on your computer Note All Contents entries Index entries and Cross references are hyperlinks for rapid navigation This Ovation User Guide and the Pyramix User Manual may be opened from the Help menu Other documenta tion can be found in the Windows Start menu in All Programs gt Pyramix gt Docs Please check for the most recent versions at http www merging com downloads Support If you cannot find an answer to a query in the documentation please consult the on line support at http www merging com contact tech support where you will find answers to F A Q s Frequently Asked Questions and further support Assumptions
151. ings i Remote Control T 9 Application Settings Apply changes to Plug ins Settings Load Save E Show Settings gt Mixing Console gt Plug ins Settings VST Plug ins The buttons offer a choice of how the VST Plug ins are ordered and grouped in the Plug ins List Menu Company Name and I O Configuration Sorts the list will be ordered by Company Name and the plug in s grouped according to their I O configuration l e 1 in 1 out 1 in 2 out 2 in 2 out and so on I O Configuration Groups the Plug ins by I O Configuration and within each group lists them alpha betically by name Settings Show Settings AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Remote Control S Al Settings Mixing Console Remote Control a Show Settings a General 7J Enable Protocol Formats amp Sync MassCore dedicated mode I 1 0 Interfaces Master Board 11290 ADAT 11290 Routing POM 38 2 96RHz PCM 176 4 192kHz PCM 352 5 34Hz DXU project DSO project E Mixing Console Slots Allocation Level Meter DSP Power Saving Miner Settings Plugins Settings Remote Control E Application Settings Apply changes to Remote Control Load Save Show Settings gt Mixing Console gt Remote Control Mixing Console Remote Control Enable When ticked enables the mixer remote protocol s selected from the drop down list and set up in their respective configuration dialogs Proper
152. io Slot Mapping 95 Hot Keys Cue List 37 Columns 38 Design Mode 37 Hot Keys Mode 22 HTTP Media Sequencer Map 231 HTTP Media Server Map 232 Page 240 AMERGING HTTP Request Response 233 I O Interfaces 141 I O Status Window 51 Icons Rules 113 Import CD Tracks 43 Import Key 190 Installer 189 Installing Ovation 189 Interaction Rules 110 Internal Buses 146 Internet Protocol Options 175 Introduction 10 IP Controller Unit Settings 175 Player Unit settings 159 port numbers 157 TC IP Connection Settings 156 IP Address Server Name Considerations 157 IP Command 50 107 iTunes 183 K Keyboard Shortcuts 60 196 Custom 200 Default 196 L Latency 11 Launching Ovation 28 Level Meter 143 Link Offsets Start Times 82 Link Offsets StartTimes 134 Lock in Active Cue Window 77 Lock Mixer 90 Logging 91 Long Empty Cue 33 Looping 86 Loops 112 Main Window 61 62 Marker Button 78 Markers 84 in Cue Properties 85 Interaction Rules 86 Menu 84 Master Sync 140 Media 28 Media Management 29 Media Manager Settings 152 Media Sequencer Mode available Commands 210 Media Server Mode available Commands 212 Menu Cue 132 Cue List 130 Fire 134 Help 136 View 135 Menus 129 Meter Alignment level 143 Meter Decay integration time 144 Meter Headroom setting 143 Meter Permanent Overload 143 Meter Permanent Peak 144 Microphone Switch Cues 50 MIDI and Midi Show Control OVController Commands Map 217 MIDI Command 106 MIDI Command
153. ions sare Ey Controller Units http 127 0 0 1 833 Filter ShowControlGar Hidden Sy Proprietary f a Password is setin the settings then it must be provided to access the page S MIDI hte 127 0 0 1 888 Filter Password lt xyz gt 01 Ethernet MIDI 5 com COMI Multiple filters can be provided together separated by a amp a Pi http 127 0 0 1 388 Filter CueList 08ShowControlBar Hidden IP2 bd Pi in p http 127 0 0 1 888 11t Apply changes to Web Server Load f Save Caneel O Application Settings gt OV Controller Units gt Proprietary gt Web Server Web Server Enable When ticked Web Server control is active HTTP Port The default value is 888 Type in the field to change this if necessary Pages Root Folder The default path to the Pages Root Folder is shown in the field Clicking on the button opens a browser where an alternative path can be set Password optional Type a Password in the field to password protect the pages Tutorial In any browser simply type the IP address of the machine running Ovation followed by the port number as defined above like http 128 0 0 1 888 Settings Application Settings Page 168 AMERGING The displayed Cue Lists can be limited by adding the following filter the Cue List Index in the filter is defined as the Cue List number minus 1 http 128 0 0 1 888 Filter Cuelist 0 The
154. irst Run A VMIERGING Note In normal Compose mode apart from the orange header and the Hot Keys label in the title bar there is no difference between the standard Cue List and the Hot Keys Cue list until the Show is initialized Click on the Init Show button to Initialize the Show The original Cue List will appear as before and the new Hot Keys Cue List will appear thus 2 Cue List 2 41 castlefootsteps 2 strangechoir 00 00 27 00 00 16 A eerievoices 00 00 21 Hot Keys Cue List Pane Show Mode If the new Cue List is not selected no Orange bar either click on the title bar to select it or click on the Show Controls Toggle Cue Lists button until it is selected Start the Show and experiment with the on screen Hot Keys in the 2 Cue List 2 Pane and the Show Control Fire and Fire Sequence buttons Experiment with the Hot Keys Number keys on the PC Keyboard NOT the Numeric keypad and notice that they toggle Fire and Stop This behavior can be changed later if you wish Select the first Cue List 1 Cue List 1 either by clicking on its Title Bar or clicking on the Show Control Toggle Cue Lists button until the list is selected Green Title bar Select a Cue in the first Cue List and Fire it using the Show Control Fire Selected Cue or Fire Sequence buttons Now use the keyboard Hotkeys to Fire and Stop Cues in the second list Click on Stop Show and OK in the Stop Show dialog to return to Compose Mode
155. is Fired or Stopped All selected Rules apply together so it is possible to arrive at a situation where nothing will play at all Rules set in Show Properties are global l e they apply to every Cue List and Every Cue unless overridden by Rules set in Cue List Properties or Cue Properties Rules set in Cue List Properties apply to all Cues in the Cue List unless they are overridden by Rules set in Cue Properties Rules include an optional offset Rules can be conditional A rule can be triggered based on the state of another Cue Fired Paused or Stopped A Cue can fire itself through a Rule This is how to make a Cue Loop When an Interaction Rule points to a Cue List as Target then If the Cue List is a Timed Cue List then the Cue List Time is Started Paused or Stopped equivalent to the Cue List Start Pause or Stop buttons e If the Cue List is NOT a Timed Cue List then the FIRST Cue in the list is Fired or ALL Cues are Paused Stopped or Dimmed Adding Rules There are several ways of adding rules You can use Cue gt Add rule or the right click context menu to add simple rules to a Cue directly For more complex compound interactive rules the Interaction Rules dialog is used Adding Simple Rules Select a Cue and either go to Cue gt Add Rule or right click on a Cue and go to Add gt Rule in the context menu The list of available Rules is the same whichever method you choose Fire Next Cue when Ending Fire Next Cu
156. is useful when a Cue needs to be added anywhere in the Cue List using the nesting mechanism without changing the of the Cue below the inserted Cue Cue corresponds to the Cue Index The Cue is the Cue index in its Cue List This is the greyed number present in the Cue Properties page or the Number next to the Cue name in a Cue button IF any of the Cues are nested Useful when the nested mechanism is not useful for the mapping Settings Application Settings Page 177 Example Trigger Options The 8 radio buttons set the trigger parameters TL 1 Trigger when High level signal is detected 2 Trigger when Low level signal is detected 3 Trigger when Rising level is detected 4 Trigger when Falling level is detected Ly oF te al 5 Trigger when the first High level pulse is detected Tlel 6 Trigger when the second High level pulse is detected TWO 7 Trigger when the first Low level pulse is detected ley 8 Trigger when the second Low level pulse is detected Note 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 will often be used in pairs Example 1 You wish to Fire a Cue when a button is pressed and released and to Stop the Cue when the button is pressed and released for the second time In this case use 5 6 or 7 8 Example 2 You wish to Fire a Cue when a button is pressed and Stop the Cue when the button is released In this case use 3 4 Note High Low and Rising Falling inputs trigger the mapped command in the same circumstances The only di
157. istle 00 00 06 4 nel 00 00 42 steampass2 00 00 31 Bete 192 168 2 13 009 iter Cvek tegish Conbrolarebiddenstabe 2 Settings Clicking on the Ovation logo on the top right hand corner of the page displays a menu with a choice of viewing style Tabbed or All In One View and the page Refresh Interval Display Type All in One View iv All in One View Refresh Interval TP bed wien 00 00 46 In All in One View Cue Lists are shown one after another down the page In Tabbed View a single Cue List is shown with the rest available on tabs at the top of the page Ovation Webserver Using Ovation Webserver Page 181 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Display Type All in One view 5 Refresh Interval 333 ms default B00 ms ee ond ms 1000 ms If the network is slow or artefacts are noticed the refresh rate can be reduced to advantage HTTP Control HTTP Commands can be sent directly to the Ovation WebServer by any client application or simply by typing commands in a web browser URL field These commands are described in the Ovation Controller Commands documents which can be found here Appendix IIX on page 231 Web Server Commands Typically commands such as these will be sent 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command Show_lnit 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command Show_Start 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command Cue_Fire amp CueList 0 amp Cue 4 2 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command CueLis
158. it hits the second It will then loop back to the first Marker and continue playing around the loop ad infinitum until stopped manually This is obviously Active Cue Window Markers vencine only a very simple example and careful use of multiple Interaction Rules enable many other possibilities For example stopping the Looped Cue when another Cue is fired For full details of the Interaction Rules Please see Interaction Rules on page 110 Note For a rule to be functional the system requires a period of 1 second before its trig gering time to prepare for triggering the rule Therefore Markers set before 1 second after the beginning of a Cue or 1 second before the Fade Out of a Cue will not trigger their Rules They will be colored Red in the Active Cue Window Active Cue Window Markers AMVMERGING Types Properties Panes Ovation has three types of Properties Pane Show Cue List and Cue These Panes present information about the currently loaded Show selected Cue List and selected Cue The small Minus and Plus buttons on the left Collapse each main section of the Pane to a sin gle line and Expand it back to full respectively Appearance The text in Properties Panes is displayed in the font size set in View gt Properties Font Size Properties Fields Some fields are for information only many others can accept text numeric values or provide a choice of options Clicking in fields other than
159. l Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change Control Change mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable mappable 0 down otherwise up the Cue the Cue List the Cue List 0 Chase On otherwise Chase Off The master gain fader position 0 Mute 0 Unmute otherwise Mute Appendix Ili MIDI and Midi Show Control Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER General MIDI Media Server Mode Commands Mapping Ovation Media Server Commands CueAddAudio CueAddVideo CueMakeReady CueFire Note On the Cue depends on the Note On option CueFireSequenced CuePause Note Off the Cue depends on the Note Off and Note On option CueStop
160. l Panel 55 VS3 control panel 193 Y YourPersonalKey 190 Page 244 AMERGING
161. l Security Policy the Local Security Settings dialog will open Find Devices unsigned driver behavior in the list and either double click the entry or right click and select Properties from the context menu to open the Devices unsigned driver behavior Properties dialog Devices Unsigned driver installation behavior Prope Local Security Setting Do not allow installation Devices Unsigned driver installation behavior Properties dialog Select the Warn but allow installation option from the drop down list and click on OK to close the dialog Running the Installer Note Note You must have full Administrator Access to install Ovation Installing Ovation Software Installation Overview Page 189 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER 1 Insert the Merging Technologies USB memory stick or installation CD DVD as applicable into a suitable socket or drive Unless you have disabled the function the installer will run automatically If necessary locate and run the installer manually Choose Ovation when prompted At the next screen de select any items you do not require Override any warnings about uncertified drivers during the installation process Plug in the security USB dongle Enter the optional keys in MT Security Settings if necessary See oe ae YS Restart the PC 10 If you have purchased the Platinum version run the installer again and choose VCube 11 Before attempting to l
162. lace the current one for the selected Cue Ovation Concepts Cue Cue List Context Menu ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Snapshot Automation Paste Automation Change Audio Gain Edit Rules Add Rule gt Takes a snapshot of the mixer state This will be recalled by the Cue Applies the automation snapshot on the Clipboard to the selected Cue Opens the Cue Gain fader window Opens the Cue Interaction Rules dialog Drops down a list of Rules which can be applied to the Cue directly Fire Next Cue when Ending Fire Next Cue when Stopping Fire All Child Cues when Starting Stop Previous Cue when Starting Loop Fire Itself when Ending Loop between Markers Fire Itself between Markers Dim All Cues when Starting Select Next Cue when Starting Audition PFL Audition gt Start Rewind Stop Play Pause Fast Forward End Jump Forward 1 Jump Forward 2 Jump Forward 3 Jump Back 1 Jump Back 2 Jump Back 3 Plays Cue through selected Audition output s For non media Cues behavior var les Pin Unpin to Active Cue Window Sets the Cue Pinned or Unpinned With Pin active in the Active Cue Window Lock in Active Cue Window Move Down Move Up Nest Unnest Hot Custom Keys when Pinned the Cue will appear in the Active Cue Window when selected When unpinned it won t When Lock is active in the Active Cue Window selecting this will substitute the selected Cue for the locked Cue in
163. large Cue List label buttons Ovation User Interface Main Window Combined Panes If a Pane is dragged over another near the edges a Combined Window can be formed This can be Closed or Auto hidden as a single entity Depending on where the Pane is dragged Panes can be combined vertically or horizon tally In the following image you can see a pair of Properties Panes Combined with two nested Cue List Panes 1 Cue List 1 Standard Cue List Show Start Time 00 00 00 000 Number 1 7 Chase Offset 00 00 00 000 Name steampasses E Show Time Options Hide Menus No Comments Hide Toolbars Freeze Panes No Show Validation No Forbid Editing Pinned to Active Cue Windo Yes Length 00 00 25 040 Combined and Nested Panes Compose Mode Here you can see that Cue List 1 has the focus Properties are displayed for the selected Cue highlighted in dark gray in the selected Cue List highlighted in pale green Cue List Properties are pale green Show Properties are blue and Cue Properties are gray Ovation User Interface Main Window ANVERGING Toolbars Ovation is equipped with a number of standard Toolbars These can be shown in the user interface or hidden as required It is also possible to show Toolbars in Compose Mode and hide them in Show mode by setting the Hide Toolbars field in Show Properties to Yes All Main Window toolbars including the Menu toolbar can be made floating by clicking to the left of the first en
164. ld to drop down the choice of Hexadecimal or ASCII COM Fire Command Click in the field to type a command COM Pause Command Click in the field to type a command COM Stop Command Click in the field to type a command Note COM Commands can be used to control suitably equipped external devices via serial control For example you could send a POWER ON command to fire up a projector or you could send a command line like Command Cue_Fire amp CueList 2 amp Cue 1 Each device manufacturer should provide a list of available commands IP Command Section IP Command Output Port Shows the current IP Port or None The drop down shows a list of all available IP ports Command Format Click in the field to drop down the choice of Hexadecimal or ASCII IP Fire Command Click in the field to type a command IP Pause Command Click in the field to type a command IP Stop Command Click in the field to type a command Note IP Commands can be used to control suitably equipped external devices via ether net For example you could send a POWER ON command to fire up a projector Each device manufacturer should provide a list of available commands GPO Section sory Pep Poe or tine WI LU Li E GPO oP Output Port GPO 1 SPQ QUEUE Pin 6 GPO Ready Stabe Down SPQ Fire State Lp 5PO Pause State Down SPQ Stop State Down 50 ms Audio section Cue Properties Pane GPO Output Port A physical GPO device assigned to that port GPO Output Pin The output
165. le browser Save As Opens the Save As file browser Recent Sessions Drops down alist of recently opened Sessions Exit Quits the OV Player application View Run Minimized aa Mixer VO Status Settings OV Player View Menu Run Minimized When ticked OV Player will subsequently open minimized in the Task Bar Mixer Toggles the Mixer window open closed View Player I O Status Toggle OV Player I O Status window show hide Settings Opens the OV Player Settings Window Note This is a restricted version of the Settings window accessible from the Ovation Sequencer Settings menu Help fly About O Player OV Player Help Menu fi Opens the About OV Player window OV Controller Y ne This application module handles Ovation MIDI and GPI remote control inputs l e control OF the Ovation sequencer s by external devices Exactly like the OVPlayer application it can be run on a remote computer Only one OV Controller can be running on an any one machine at one time Note OVControllers control Ovation Sequencers which in turn can control remote OVPlayers OV Controller Files OV Controller files store controller set ups and have a ove file extension Advanced Features Remote Players and Controllers Page 205 OV Controller User Interface Main Screen When an OV Controller is launched its Main window opens g First owe O Controller S aS S session View Help D e a Bel en Ready OV Controller main Wi
166. left to right the buttons are Start of Cue or Previous Cue if Playhead Cursor is at Start of Cue Rewind Stop Start Pause Fast Forward Next Cue The Audition Toolbar is visible in Compose Mode and will be merged with the Fire Toolbar in Show Mode if the Forbid Editing field in Show Properties is set to No Active Cue Window Features amp Functions vence I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Show Mode Note The Active Cue Window displays the Cue selected currently in the Cue List selected currently l e NOT the Cue playing unless this is also selected S EHE a E 7 D dl Fi r 4 me Marge deers B o oono nnno a c Active Cue Window Show Mode In Show Mode the Active Cue Window is simplified by the removal of the top Toolbar and Audition toolbar If present Fire Pause and Stop appear at bottom left If the Forbid Editing field in Show Properties is set to No the Fire and Audition Toolbars are merged in Show Mode See below Active Cue Window Features amp Functions ANVERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Show Mode With Merged Toolbars Auditioning a Cue 1 Cue List 1 ee ee ee i poet Active Cue Window Show Mode with Merged Toolbars If the Forbid Editing field in Show Properties is set to No then the Fire and Audition PFL Toolbars are merged and if Hide Toolbars is set to No then the top toolbar is retained in Show Mode Cues can therefore be
167. lick in the field to reveal the button and down arrow Pause Command Click in the field to reveal the button and down arrow Stop Command Click in the field to reveal the button and down arrow For each of the commands clicking on the button opens the IP Control Fire Pause Stop Learn dialog Clicking on the down arrow offers the choice of lt None gt or lt Learn gt None removes the existing mapping whilst Learn also opens the IP Command Learn dialog Note Before attempting remote control of Cues in this way check the Controller Set tings in Settings gt Application Settings gt Controller Units gt IP Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 107 AMERGING REMOTE CONTROL Multi Sequencer Synchronization E REMOTE CONTROL Multi Sequencer Synchronization Synchronization Mode Slave Synchronization Token Cue Name CueList Name Resynchronize Drifts Ju mps Yes 7 Synchronize Pause Yes Synchronize Stop Ves 2 Briere roer Ar fan a Gi het REMOTE CONTROL Multi Sequencer Synchronization section Cue Properties Pane Synchronization Mode Click in the field for the choice of Master Slave or Off Synchronization Token Ovation generates the Synchronization Token automatically from the Cue Name and CueList Nam e Master and Slave Tokens MUST match case sensitive Note If for some reason automatic Token generation is unsuitable E g because the Cue on the Master Ovation is named Bach and the Cue
168. ll Pause the MIDI file and Stop will Stop playing the MIDI file Ovation Concepts Cue Capabilities ne MIDI Command A Cue can send General MIDI Commands to any suitably equipped hardware or software device Sony P2 RS422 A Cue can send Sony P2 RS422 commands to any suitably equipped hardware device This includes a VCube either running in the same machine as Ovation or on a remote machine Please see Sony P2 over IPO on page 161 Fire sends a Sony P2 Play command Pause sends a Sony P2 Jog 0 command and Stop sends a Sony P2 Stop command IP Command Data to be output can be added in the filled in the Cue Properties pane unique to every Cue IP command for mat can be ASCII or HEXA Hexadecimal The IP Output port can be selected GPO A Cue can send GPO commands via a serial port and adaptor to any suitably equipped hardware device Please see GPO on page 163 and GPO Section on page 104 Shell Commands Scripts Batch files Please see Shell Command Script Batch Section on page 105 Microphone Switch A Cue can switch mixer inputs from replay to mic for the duration of the Cue This operates within a 24 hour win dow Please see Microphone Switch Section on page 101 Mixer Automation A Cue can trigger an automation snapshot which is applied to the Ovation mixer Please see Snapshot Automation on page 51 REMOTE CONTROL General MIDI Command Individual Cues can be remote controlled from General MIDI
169. location When this option is selected the Browse button is available to open a file browser window to set the user defined path Mounting Rules In addition to the general settings Mounting Rules can be created to override the Default decompression cache settings for a specific Mounting location Spedal rules for cache file decompression W Enable f decompress locally by the original W Allow cache files mounting C decompress subocally ina MTDXCache subfolder C decompress in a custom folder Bese isi Mounting Rules dialog decompression rules section Special rules for cache file decompression Locally by the original File s will be created in the same location as the original file Sub locally by the original in a MTDXCache sub folder File s will be created in a sub folder created by Pyra mix in the same location as the original file Custom files are generated to the specified location File s will be created in a user specified location When this option is selected the Browse button is available to open a file browser window to set the user defined path Enable enables the rule Allow cache files mounting when ticked cache files can be mounted directly otherwise they remain invisible Audio File Support Compressed Audio File Formats Page 195 AMERGING Keyboard Shortcuts Note The Fire Command now acts like Double Click when in Show Edit Mode and is mapped by default to the Space ke
170. logies Le Verney 1070 Puidoux Switzerland Tel 41 21 946 04 44 e Fax 41 21 946 04 45 www merging com Contents Welcome to Merging Technologies Ovation 10 Introduction 10 Overview 11 Scope 11 Evaluation Mode 11 Latency 11 Audio Formats Supported 11 Ovation Documentation and Help 12 Conventions 12 QUICKSTART 13 A First Simple Show 13 New Show 14 Configure the Mixer 16 Building the Show 18 First Run 19 Hot Keys Mode 22 Timed Cue List 24 Conclusion 27 Ovation Concepts 28 Launching Ovation 28 Ovation Media and Commands 28 Media Management 29 Remote Control 29 Remote Control OF Ovation 29 Remote Control BY Ovation 29 Remote Control of Ovation Mixer 29 Multi Sequencer Synchronization 29 Ovation Modes 30 Compose Mode 30 Show Mode 30 Show 3 Cue Lists 31 Multiple Cue Lists 31 Audition 31 Cue List Pane 32 Contents AMERGING Cues in Cue Lists 33 Cue Fire Buttons 34 Fire Toolbar 35 Cue List Types 35 Cue List Detail 236 Standard Cue List 36 Timed Cue List 37 Hot Keys Cue List 37 Custom Keys Cue List 39 Cue Browser Cue List 41 Hot Browser Cue List 42 Cues 42 Cue Icons 43 Selecting Cues 43 Cue Cue List Context Menu 43 CD Tracks Import 46 Cue Capabilities 49 Empty Cues 50 Compound Cues 50 Scenes 51 Mixer 51 Sync Source Considerations 51 I O Status Window 51 Snapshot Automation 51 Show Logging 54 Other Modules 54 Editing with Pyramix 99 Recording 57 Record 57 Record Mixer 5
171. lt This behaviour can be modified Options are over a user defined time period linearly or over the entire length of the Cue linearly To modify the default behaviour Open the Cue Properties pane In the Mixer Automation Section Click in the Glide field For a user defined glide time type a suitable value in the _ _ _ _ time entry area or For a glide over the entire length of the Cue choose Cue Length from the drop down list Note If a value longer than the Cue length is entered the Glide will occur over the Cue length Apply Snapshot To apply a Mixer Automation Snapshot simply Fire the Cue Note Two snapshots controlling the same Mixing Console controls at the same time will conflict Please avoid this situation Snapshots can be Auditioned however FF REW and Scrubbing is not possible Copy and Paste Snapshot To Copy a snapshot simply Copy the Cue containing the snapshot To Paste a snapshot select the target Cue and choose Paste Automation from the Cue right click context menu Alternatively select Cue gt Paste Automation The automation snapshot is added to the target Cue without affecting the Media file or any other parameters Ovation Concepts Snapshot Automation Y ne Show Logging Show Logging creates Log Files listing every Audio file played This is useful for broadcasters Logging is enabled and set up in the Show Properties pane Please see Show Logging Section on page 91 New Log Files are cr
172. ly important when planning multi machine systems If TimeCode is not locked to the Same sync source as the digital audio then either the audio will work properly or the Time Code But NOT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME Ideally in any system with more than one device there will also be an independent source of sync E g a word clock generator with multiple outputs Each device is fed by a single output and configured to use this source as its sync reference Sync Video and Time Code Connections In any digital audio system it is VERY IMPORTANT all interconnected units are locked to the same sync reference A digital audio signal itself can sometimes be used as the master sync source but a high stability video or word clock signal is usually preferable The Mykerinos board can be configured inside the Ovation software to act as either a sync master or to slave to a variety of incoming signals Decide which device in your system will provide the master sync reference then ensure that all other digital audio devices in your system take their synchronization from it This will require routing appropriate cables whether digital audio video or wordclock cables to the various other devices and may also involve a separate sync refer ence generator and or distribution amplifiers If Pyramix is configured as the master Internal sync other digital audio devices will probably be able to lock to the digital audio output from Ovation However Ovation
173. me Ctrl Shift lt Key or Rewind Button Audition Jump Back 3 Jump 15 Seconds earlier in time Ctrl Shift Alt lt Key or Rewind Button Cue List Pane To open a new empty Cue List pane select Cue List gt New gt required type from the menu in the main Ovation window 1 Cue List 1 Standard Cue List Empty Cue List Pane Compose Mode The Title bar is highlighted in pale green when the Cue List is selected The Top Hat Pin Icon toggles Auto Hide mode when the pane is docked Edit Toolbar For people who prefer working with Toolbars an Edit Toolbar is provided By default it is only visible in Compose Mode and only when the Cue List gt View Edit Toolbar entry is toggled to show the Toolbar Note The gt gt button to the right of the Toolbar accesses further Toolbar buttons If the pane is re sized to a sufficient width all the Toolbar buttons will be visible thus a aaa Ad Levey Lempty Cine a i Replace Aantie a a a amp Move Dawn Move Lip ws Men Unters Empty Cue List Pane Full width Toolbar Compose Mode Cue Properties Opens the Cue Properties pane with details of the currently selected Cue Ovation Concepts Cue List Pane AMERGING Cue Rules Opens the Cue Rules pane Cue Gain Opens the Cue Gain dialog Enables the overall Cue Gain to be set Add Adds a new Empty Cue to the list Clicking on the adjacent Down Arrow offers a choice of Add Short Empty Cue Adds a 1S long em
174. mp CueList lt CueList gt amp CueList lt CueList gt CueSelect amp CueList lt CueList gt CueSelectNext CueSelectPrev CueSelectNextScene CueSelectPrevScene lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_ Select lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Select_Next lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Select_Prev lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Select_NextScene lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Cue_Select_PrevScene amp Cue lt Cue gt amp CueList lt CueList gt amp CueList lt CueList gt CueListSelect CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectToggle lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_ Select lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_Select_Next lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_Select_Prev lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_Select_Toggle amp CueList lt CueList gt HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command HotCueList_ Select lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command HotCueList_ Select_Next lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command HotCueList_Select_Prev lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command HotCueList_Select_Toggle amp CueList lt CueList gt CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListChase CueListChaseToggle CueListSetTime amp CueList lt CueList gt amp CueList lt CueList gt amp CueLi
175. n buttons will step through each Child Cue Mixer Each Show on each Ovation has an Audio Mixer associated with it This is configurable to suit local requirements Cue based Snapshot Automation is available Please see Snapshot Automation on page 51 Please see the Mixer Chapter in the Pyramix User Manual for details of all the manifold configuration options Note For the present before you can add Strips and effects etc you may have to Initial ize the current Show Start it and Stop it before the mixer can be rebuilt to reflect the required configuration Sync Source Considerations Under construction I O Status Window VO Status Hoge F112 0 OV Player I O Status Window This window shows useful information about input and synchronization status Input sources All the possible input sources are shown each with an associated red and a green light The green lights show the presence of a valid digital signal This does not necessarily mean that the sampling rate of this input matches the current Ovation clock source When the red light is on and steady Ovation is using this input as it s clock reference and is successfully locked up Default Clock Source If Ovation is set up to lock to an external clock source but cannot get a valid signal from this source it will switch to Internal clock In this case the red light associated with Internal will be on and the red light associated with the intended clock source w
176. n Log ging is enabled by setting to Yes the following settings will apply Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Every Show Every Day Every Week and Every Month options Choose the option appropriate to your needs Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Station Name Station Name Show Name Station Name Date and Station Name Show Name Date options This option determines how the generated Log File will be labelled Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with ASCII Text log XML xml and Enco DAD log file exp options Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with a Browse option Clicking on Browse opens a File Browser to navigate to the required Log output Folder TimeCode Generator Section The Show TimeCode can be output to any available TimeCode Output Port This can be LTC if Ovation is running with a Mykerinos card or a MIDI MTC port enabled in Settings gt Application Settings gt Player Units gt MIDI TC Gen Output Port TC Gen Pause Mode Off Freeze Free Roll TC Gen Stop Mode Off Currently selected Output Port is shown The drop down list shows all available TC outputs This can be LTC if Ovation is running with a Mykerinos card or a MIDI MTC port The drop down list offers a choice of TC output ceases when the Show is paused TC freezes at current value when Show is paused TC continues to run when Show is paused The drop down list offers a choice of TC
177. n list has been initiated with Fire Start Timed List Click to Stop the Timed List Resets list to the start Conclusion ne Congratulations You have just designed and run your first Show using examples of each of three main types of Cue List Ovation has many many more possibilities including Fades and Interaction Rules Detailed information on using these are to be found elsewhere in this Guide QUICKSTART First Run Ovation Concepts Launching Ovation Launch Ovation Double click the Ovation shortcut icon PE ee ee ation CANELENNELENEEEADEGEEEDENENLENENLENE Alternatively click on Start gt All Programs gt Merging Technologies gt Ovation Ovation Application Delay Launch This function enables Ovation to be launched automatically at machine startup with a delay to ensure all drivers and services etc required are available To enable automatic launch simply drag the Ovation icon into the Startup folder and set the required delay value in seconds in the Show Properties pane Show section in the Application Delay Launch field Ovation Media and Commands Audio Ovation reproduces Audio Cues via a configurable Mixer through a Horus a Mykerinos board or a sound card if using Native MIDI Ovation outputs MIDI MMC MIDI Files and MIDI Commands to other applications on the same machine or to external devices IP Commands Ovation outputs IP Commands per Cue Sony P2 RS422 O
178. n the example above This is the default condition for Custom Cue Lists Ovation Concepts Cue List Types AMERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Cue Browser Cue List 7 Cue List 7 Cue Browser t Parent Refresh 0 Merging from Dark Materials Wav files imported from old machine lt Search gt BBC CD SFX 045 EMERGENCY Fire Brigade fire enigine arrives with two tone horns idle off BBC CD SFX 045 EMERGENCY Fire Brigade general activity at scene of fire indistinct voices BBC CD SFX 045 EMERGENCY Fire Brigade hoses run out and ladders erected indistinct voices Mi 00 01 32 A1 BBC CD SFX 045 EMERGENCY Fire Brigade hoses used on fire distant voices i 00 01 59 A1 BBC CD SFX 045 EMERGENCY Fire Grigade ladder loaded onto engine Mi 00 00 12 At BBC CD SFX 045 EMERGENCY Housebreaking front glass door smashed Cue Browser Cue List This special type of Cue List enables Media Files to be browsed auditioned copied and pasted as Cues into other Cue Lists from within the main Ovation interface The chunky scroll bars are to facilitate touch screen use Double clicking a Media File in the list plays the file Cues are always played in Audition mode regardless of whether the Show is running All other Toolbars are dis abled for this type of Cue List The Cue Browser is very useful for searching Cues then copying pasting them into other standard Cue Lists The right click context menu enables c
179. n will also be read if present Ovation Concepts CD Tracks Import AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Query Database Click to use an online database to obtain track names and other data about com mercial CDs Results are shown in a dialog Artist ik Category Alice s Restaurant folk Arlo Guthrie Alice s Restaurant rock CD Import Query Database results dialog If multiple disc titles are shown click on the appropriate one to select it then click on OK to import the data The disc name is automatically entered in the Clip Prefix field Database Settings Click to access a dialog where the database address and other settings can be changed settings La Server es Server freedb feedb org es Address frecddb eddb cgi ex Port 80 Lar Proxy es Server es User Name a Password Port 80 CD Import Database Settings dialog Default settings are shown above To change a setting click on the entry and type Click OK to save the edited set tings Defaults restores the default settings and Cancel closes the dialog without making changes Import All Tracks When active all tracks on the CD will be imported regardless of individual selec tions in the track list check boxes Import Selected Track s When active only the tracks selected ticked in the track list will be imported Select All Click the button to select all tracks in the list Deselect All Click the button to deselect all tra
180. nal some commands or applications need to run from a given folder where required files are present Note There is a separate set of parameters for each Fire Pause and Stop event Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 105 AMERGING Type snapshot Glide Cue Length Mixer Automation section Cue Properties Pane Type Please see Snapshot Automation on page 51 for details Glide REMOTE CONTROL General MIDI Command Pause Command Stop Command REMOTE CONTROL General MIDI Command section Cue Properties Pane MIDI Command Input Port Click in the field to drop down a list of available ports Fire Command Click in the field to reveal the button and down arrow Pause Command Click in the field to reveal the button and down arrow Stop Command Click in the field to reveal the button and down arrow For each of the commands clicking on the button opens the MIDI Command Learn dialog Clicking on the down arrow offers the choice of lt None gt or lt Learn gt None removes the existing mapping whilst Learn also opens the MIDI Command Learn dialog Note Before attempting remote control of Cues in this way check the Controller Set tings in Settings gt Application Settings gt Controller Units gt MIDI In order for direct MIDI Command mapping to work for the given physical or logical MIDI port the option Enable direct Cue mapping of MIDI messages from the selected Virtual MIDI Port in the General M
181. nchronization Section 92 Show Section 90 Show Start Time 90 Show Time Mode Section 90 Show Time Options 90 TimeCode Generator Section 91 Show Toolbar 70 Sibling 112 Simple Rules 110 Simple Show 13 Slots Allocation 142 Snapshot Automation 51 Page 243 AMERGING Software Key 190 Sony P2 RS422 output 28 Sony P2 over IP Prerequisites 161 Settings 162 Sony P2 Protocol controller 172 Special Modes 145 Standard Cue List 36 Start Show 30 Start Timed List 27 Starting a Show With Sysex 184 Starting Pyramix 193 Stereo Pan Law 146 Stop Timed List 27 Stopping Hot Cues 37 Strip Meters Characteristics 143 Support 12 Suppress Popups Confirmations 91 Saving Confirmations 91 Show Mode Confirmations 91 Sync Input sources 51 Sync Source Considerations 51 Sync Video and Time Code Connections 188 System Requirements 185 T TASCAM TDIF I O Option 230 Time Code and Video Sync Option 187 TimeCode Reader 121 TimeCode Settings 142 Timed Cue List 24 37 Timed List Chase 26 Fire Start 27 Pause 27 Start 27 Stop 27 Tips and Tricks 183 Toolbar Create Cue List 72 Cue 72 Fire 73 Settings 74 Toolbar Context Menu 65 Toolbars 65 ToolTips 12 Triggering Hot Keys 39 Trim with the Mouse 79 U User Interface 60 User Interface Options 60 V W Varispeed 141 Web Server Video TimeCode Synchronization 141 Settings 168 View Menu 135 Web Server Commands 231 Virtual COM Port selection conflict 157 Webserver 179 VS3 Contro
182. nd CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart CueAuditionReviewEnd CueBrowse CueSelect CueSelectNext CueSelectPrev CueSelectNextScene CueSelectPrevScene CueListSelect CueListSelectNext CueListSelectPrev CueListSelectToggle HotCueListSelect HotCueListSelectNext HotCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListSetTime CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Showlnit ShowStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset Continued on next page Y ne MSC Command Load Go Timed Go Resume Stop Go Off Standby Standby Sequence Sequence Open Cue List Go Jam Clock Start Clock Stop Clock Zero Clock Set Clock MTC Chase On Off Reset Appendix Ili MIDI and Midi Show Control Ovation Media Server Commands MSC Command Cancel SendModifierKey SetMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput All Off Restore Note Ovation is compatible with the MSC data specification with the following limita tion Sub Cue Child Cue level id is limited to 4 l e if 10 4 1 2 8 14 cue data is sent Ovation will use the 10 4 1 2 cue identifier and Sub Cue id 8 14 will be ignored Sub Cue list level id is limited to 1 all Sub Cue list id will be ignored l e If 1 2 cue list data is sent Ovation will use the first cue list identifier In that case 1 Cue list 0 is not supported Cue path data is ignored
183. ndow Note The OV Controller can be set to start minimized in the Controller View menu OV Controller Buttons and Toolbars OV Logo button Clicking on this drops down the Main window control menu fl na T _ _ Move Size f Minimize O Maximize x Close Alt F4 OV Controller Window Control Menu Controls are standard Windows items At top right the three circular buttons are from Left to Right Minimize Minimizes Main OV Controller Window to the Taskbar Maximize Restore Toggles between Maximizing the Main OV Controller Window and Restoring it to the size and position it occupied prior to being minimized maximized Advanced Features Remote Players and Controllers Page 206 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER ne Close Opens the Exit OV Controller dialog Exit O Controller a Really want to exit OVController OK Cancel Exit OV Controller dialog Click on OK to close the OV Controller or Cancel to exit the dialog without closing OV Controller Toolbars All toolbars including the Menu toolbar can be made floating by clicking to the left of the first entry until the cur sor changes to Move b and dragging to a new location If a floating Toolbar is dragged close to the edge of the Main Window it will snap to a docked configuration D a Bel n OV Controller Toolbar k Opens a new Untitled OV Controller Session Opens the Open Windows File Browser to
184. ne Overload LED will automatically clear itself after a few seconds and remain off until the next overload occurrence Note The overload LED will go on after one sample with the maximum level Permanent Peak This parameter works in conjunction with the Peak Level Display When this is on checked the Peak Level pop up display will show the value and location of the highest level reached on a track up to the time when the mouse was clicked on the meter The level display will not be updated until the next time playback is stopped and re started If it is not on unchecked the Peak Level Popup Display will show the highest level reached in that track from the last time the Popup Dis play is activated while playback continues For example clicking a channel s meter while playing back will display the Peak Level Popup which will show the peak level and its location reached so far Click away from the Popup and it will disappear Click on that meter again and the Popup will appear again this time showing the peak level location reached since the last time the Popup was dis played Decay integration time This parameter sets the rate at which the level meter display decays after the level falls below the most recent peak The slope of the decay is given in terms of milliseconds per decibel ms dB Peak level indicator Show After When the box is checked the Fader Input Level displays located above the faders on each mixer strip
185. ne on the main card attached to the Mykerinos car ries the analog I O and the second on a separate bracket carries four AES EBU Input and Output stereo pairs There are four analogue Line outputs and four analogue Line Inputs two of which may be switched to accept Mic or Line level inputs These have Mic pre amps and 48V phantom powering The analogue Line level I O is adjust able over a 24dB range to accommodate all standard studio levels Optional break out cables can be ordered sep arately which connect to the DB 25 connectors and terminate in 8 XLR connectors The Dual DC is the most cost effective I O daughter card for Pyramix users It is an ideal I O solution for mixed ana log digital requirements as encountered in Broadcast production and Video post production environments It allows direct connection of up to two dynamic or condenser microphones typically for quick and easy voice over recording Note the Dual DC I O daughterboard is not HDTDM bus compatible and can not be used in a multiboard setup MADI I O The MADI daughter card offers 56 channels of 24 bit bi directional I O and up to 64 channels in MADI X MADI Extended format It can be ordered either in a BNC coaxial version or an optical duplex SC version Both versions are fitted with a standard Wordclock BNC I O connector which can be programmed in the Pyramix software as a Wordclock In or Out signal SDIF I O The Mykerinos SDIF daughter board is specially designed
186. nfirmations Video Ref to Internal on Chase Loch Show Logging O TimeCode Generator TC Gen Output Port TC Gen Pause Mode TC Gen Stop Mode TC Gen Goto on Ready El Multi Sequencer Synchronization Synchronization Mode Resynchronize Drifts Jumps Resynchronize Difference Threshold 100 ms 1 0 5 1 0 s lt Default Player gt 0 s No Duration 00 00 00 0000 00 00 00 000 No No Yes No No Yes No All Cue Lists except Hot Keys and Custom Keys Yes Yes Yes Mo None Freeze Off Tl Off No 1 0 s Properties Panes Show Properties Show Properties Pane ne IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Show Section Comments Default Stop Fade Out Modified Fade In Modified Fade Out Default Interaction Rules iwiuired rage Wut Free text field where you can add comments to the Show Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with a range of fade lengths from Oms to 20s plus lt Default gt If the value is set to lt Default gt then the Cue Fade Out value is used when a Cue is Stopped interrupted Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with a range of fade lengths from Oms to 20s plus Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with a range of fade lengths from Oms to 20s Field contains a list of all Interaction Rules defined for the current Show Note Rules shown in this field are all in force at the same time iW sj Fire Next Cue When Ending Stop
187. ng on them Using the Tab key to cycle through all available Cue Lists Or the Select Cue List button on the Ovation keyboard In Show Mode by holding down a Ctrl key and pressing a Hot Key trigger button 1 48 on the Ovation Keyboard 1 0 on the PC Keyboard with standard mapping Standard Cue List 00 00 42 A1 00 00 31 A1 Cue List Pane with Show Control Show Mode This can be thought of as the basic mode Cues can be Fired and Paused or Stopped from the main panel Show Control buttons when the Cue List is selected from the Active Cue panel buttons and from the Toolbar buttons in the Cue List pane itself Ovation Concepts Cue List Types AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Timed Cue List 3 Cue List 3 00 00 00 2 0squitar Mii Asleep Go 00 00 20 000 00 00 09 Ad 4 glissade Mi Asleep Go 00 00 30 000 00 00 06 A1 Timed Cue List Show Mode Once started Cues with Go Times defined will follow a pre determined time sequence Cues can still be manually Fired or started from the Show Controls Hot Keys Cue List 2 Cue List 2 castlefootsteps 2 Strangechoir 3 dungeondoor J 00 00 27 00 00 16 A eerievoices 00 00 21 Hot Keys Cue List Pane Show Mode This Cue List presents each Cue as a Fire button when in Show Mode Used for spot effects this mode is commonly used with keyboard short cuts or an external hardware controller Cues in a Hot Key Cue List
188. ngs E All Settings J General 7 Formats amp Sync Enable Virtual GPO Port General Purpose Output GPO 3 I O Interfaces ASTORASTOFPALL v2 Time Code Media Manager S Audio Audio Player Settings E Mixer Level Meter DSP Power Saving Mixer Settings Plug ins Settings E Video Video Player Settings E Player Units a MIDI l E GPO gr SealO 410 COM 0 Load Save OK Cancel Application Settings gt Player Units gt GPO gt Seal O 410 Note For the present the only supported GPI O interfaces are the following models manufactured by Sealevel SeaPORT PLC 16 8 in 8 out Seal O 410U 16 in 16 out Seal O 420U 16 in 8 out Seal O 430U 32 in 0 out Seal O 440U 0 in 32 out Seal O 450U 0 in 16 out SeaDAC P N 8221 16 in 16 out SeaDAC P N 8222 16 in 8 out SeaDAC P N 8223 32 in 0 out SeaDAC P N 8224 0 in 32 out Settings Application Settings Page 163 AMERGING SeaDAC P N 8225 0 in 16 out Obtainable on special order No longer available Note Note USB drivers are included in the Pyramix Installer There is no need to download the driver from the supplier s website For more information about the specification of the GPIO hardware device please see http www sealevel com A maximum of 32 units may be connected Physically installed GPO devices will appear here capabilities will depend on the model General
189. nnections to and from an Ovation workstation However here are some general rules and examples Mykerinos Back plate Pa F7 B Fa N 3 5mm Mini Phone Jack for analog monitor output 8 pin Mini DIN for sync breakout cable Area where I O Daughter Card output connectors appear fo he Mykerinos Backplate Audio Connections Many users will have A D Converters for feeding analog audio sources into Pyramix and D A Converters for play ing analog audio out of Pyramix In this case connect your analog audio sources to the A D Converter analog audio inputs and the A D digital audio output s to the Mykerinos digital audio input s Similarly connect the System Requirements For Ovation Cabling Ovation in your System Environment Page 187 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Mykerinos digital audio output s to your D A Converter digital audio input s and the D A Converter analog audio outputs to your studio monitors or recorders It may be also be useful to connect the stereo mini phone out put on the Mykerinos card to either stereo headphones or a stereo monitor console input The source for this jack can be configured inside the Pyramix software Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode THERE MUST BE ONLY ONE SOURCE OF SYNC FOR AUDIO AND TIMECODE Digital audio relies on extremely accurate timing In any digital audio system there can only be one source of sync at one time This is particular
190. not set 2 in the second sub digit indicates that the first digit is the Cue Index in the Cue List instead of the Cue Number for example Cue 5 2 Absolute Time in ms when the Command will be executed This Time relates to the Show Time Relative Time in ms when the Command will be executed counting from when the command is issued Fade Time in ms Time in ms from the beginning of the Cue to start playing the Cue when Fired URLs or PathNames can optionally be converted with escaped characters for example White Spaces 20 Appendix IIX Web Server Commands Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER HTTP Request Response Show Request Command lt IP gt lt Port gt Request Show JSON Response Host 192 168 1 34 888 Show Title Test ovs PathName D Projects Ovation Test ovs ShowTimeCueFireButtons 0 State Running ShowTime 00 00 02 TimeCodes Name LTC 1 Type Generator TimeCode 00 01 09 00 Name MTC 1 Type Source TimeCode 00 00 00 00 CueLists Index 0 Name Standard Cue List Number 1 Mode 0 HotKeysColumns 1 Selected 1 HotSelected 0 TitleColor 60e6b4 Cues Index 1 Name Timed Cue List Number 2 Mode 1 HotKeysColumns 1 Selected 0 HotSelected 0 CueListTime 00 00 00 Chasing 0 Running 0 Paused 0 TitleColor 000000 Cues Continued
191. ntroler Active Cue Window Trim In Out Audition Timings Remote Controlled Ovations m Controler Units Cue Out prerol in s 5 c Proprietary OVKeyboard Cue Out looping in s i Web Server ey COM a Application Settings gt General gt Audition Cue Audition The radio buttons offer a choice of which Player and Audio Output Slot will be used to audition Audio Cues Default is the machine Ovation is running on Alternative Player choices are only valid in very advanced configura tions with Players on networked machines Note For multi channel Cues the number set in the Audition Cues on Audio Output Slot box defines the FIRST slot to be used for audition monitoring So if the Cue is six channel surround and the number in the box is 9 then the signals will be routed to Out put Slots 9 though 14 Audition Cues through their default Player Audition Cues through Any Player on the network can be selected from the Player drop down list Audition Cues on their default Audio Output Slot Audition Cues on Audio Output Slot Any available Audio Output Slot can be typed in the field Note This setting is saved in the Show as opposed to all other settings in this page that are saved globally Settings Application Settings Page 155 AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Active Cue Window Trim In Out Audition Timings Cue Out preroll in s Click in the field to enter an alternative to the default value 5
192. o Output Slot is nothing more than the audio channel count across the mixer from left to right So Strip one Channel one is also Slot one But Strip four Channel one could be one of several things depending on what type of Strips the mixer uses In a mixer using all Mono Strips Strip four Channel One is Slot four but in a mixer with all Stereo Strips it will be Slot eight Ina mixer using 5 1 GPS Strips Strip four Channel one will be Slot 19 and so on Multi channel Cues Multi channel Cues are handled transparently with the channels present in the Cue mapped in ascending order from the Audio Slot Output specified in Cue Properties Audio Output Slots and Cue Lists The Audio Output Slot can be set for an entire Cue list in the Audio Output Slot field in the Audio section of the Cue List Properties pane The default is lt Use Cue Slot gt and in this case Cues will be played via the Audio Output Slots set in the Cue Properties pane Note If a setting other than lt Use Cue Slot gt is used then this takes precedence over the Audio Output Settings in the Cue Properties pane Audio Output Slots What is an Audio Output Slot Page 123 I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Audio Gain Matrix By default the Audio Gain Matrix for each Cue is Off Under these conditions an Audio Cue will be played via the Mixer strip s determined by the Audio Output Slot settings However the Audio Gain Matrix is a very powerful tool when dealing wi
193. o effect B 1 8 selects Cue lists 9 32 selects Cues C Targeted Cue list is used 1 32 selects Cues targeted Cue list is chosen by the drop down menu Goto Cues selection options 1 No selection goto timecode has no effect 2 Hours select Cue lists minutes select Cues 3 Targeted Cue list is used hours select Cues targeted Cue list is chosen by the drop down menu Ovation to Controller Reporting Ovation reports the following information back to the Controller Settings Application Settings Page 173 ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER The current timecode of the selected Cue Full timecode for option 1 above Seconds and Frames for option 2 above Hours and Minutes indicating respectively the Cue list and Cue H Minutes Seconds and Frames for option 3 above Hours indicating the Cue Play Stop Pause Still tally Cue Up when Cue is ready Track arming status Edit preset sense indicating the selected Cue Inactive for option A Default Device Id is Ovation which reports Sony device ID OxFOB1 NTSC OxF1B1 PAL OxF2B1 Film Any other available device Id can be selected from the Sony Device Id drop down list Ovation mode a All Se tings COM Port i 9 Show Settings oe EJ Application Settings Wf Enable 3 a C General cd fy Player Units i MDI COM Settings ee a IP ee f
194. oard s you wish to use with Ovation First launch Before Launch Page 192 AMERGING Select which board is to provide an external Video TC reference with the radio buttons next to the board icons For now leave the default DSP Allocation settings as they are When the VS3 Control Panel Do you want to save xxxx selection dialog box appears click on OK the VS3 Control Panel will close Starting Ovation By default the Installer will put Ovation into the Programs folder It also places a shortcut icon on the Windows D desktop Ovation Double click on the Ovation desktop icon to launch Ovation Alternately choose Start gt All Programs gt Ovation gt Ovation This Ovation Guide is available from within Ovation and may be accessed via the Help menu or by pressing F1 or online at merging com Security Keys The first time Ovation is launched you will need to enter in your special Key to enable the program properly Please see Enabling Ovation with your Software Key on page 190 The Pyramix Settings dialog window brings together all Pyramix settings You will find detailed information about individual pages in the Pyramix User Manual The left hand side of the window shows all available settings grouped in folders Folders can be collapsed or expanded by clicking on the folder icons By default all folders are open displaying the Settings pages they con tain by name Clicking on a settings page opens it in t
195. old this key set as the authorization is processed based on a Logical OR of all keys present on any and all Mykerinos boards Of course this Logical OR will only process keys with identical User Name and Company Name to the one entered in the key enabling window Installing Ovation Software Running the Installer Page 191 First launch Before Launch Important After installation has been completed please reboot the PC before attempting to launch Ovation Then open the VS3 control panel application Start gt All Programs gt Ovation gt VS3 control panel Merging Technologies Virtual Studio Settings Application Qvation Platform Mykerinos Buses Mode On Bus Videos TC DSP Allocation Hg m c Fain ADAT SN 11290 168 MHz VS3 Control Panel Configuration page Application Choose Ovation from the drop down list For Pyramix systems with a single Mykerinos board Leave all default selections as they are making sure the On Bus checkbox for your Mykerinos card is indeed checked then click on OK The MT Control Panel exit dialog will open VS3Control Panel Ovation r Do you want to save Mykerinos configuration Yes No Cancel MT Control Panel Exit dialog Click on Yes to save changes and exit the Merging Technologies Virtual Studio control panel application For Pyramix systems with a multiboard configuration Make sure there is a check mark in the On Bus boxes for the b
196. om buttons pull down menus contextual pop up menus and key board shortcuts There are generally several ways of accessing any given function in Ovation Sub sections of the interface are sep arate dockable nestable panes that can be shown or hidden and arranged automatically or by the user This is intended to enable users to work in the manner they find most comfortable for the type of task they are undertak ing It also means Power Users can develop highly efficient operating procedures It is perfectly possible to use Ovation casually or as an operator without discovering all of the many available pos sibilities However for Show designers a far more rewarding experience awaits User Interface Options Apart from conventional menus Ovation offers many other UI options Fire Command The Fire Command acts like Double Click when in Show Compose Mode and is mapped by default to the Space key So In Edit Mode Space Bar toggles Audition Stop In Show Mode Space always Fires the Cue In Show Mode Enter initiates Fire Sequenced Cue Fire and Select Next Cue Context Menus Right clicking pop ups menus with commands and options relevant to the current cursor location Keyboard Shortcuts In particular we would encourage users to use keyboard shortcuts and preferably the standard Ovation mapping Keyboard shortcuts can be fully customized Hardware Control Surfaces For many applications a hardware control surface
197. omments CueFire Fire CueFireSequenced Fire CuePause Fire CueStop Fire CueStopAll Fire CueHotPress Fire Even Down Odd Up CueAudition Fire CueAuditionStart Fire CueAuditionRewind Fire CueAuditionStop Fire CueAuditionPlayPause Fire CueAuditionFastForward Fire CueAuditionEnd Fire CueAuditionReviewStart Fire CueAuditionReviewEnd Fire CueBrowse Fire CueSelect CueSelectNext Fire CueSelectPrev Fire CueSelectNextScene Fire CueSelectPrevScene Fire CueListSelect Fire CueListSelectNext Fire CueListSelectPrev Fire CueListSelectToggle Fire HotCueListSelect Fire HotCueListSelectNext Fire HotCueListSelectPrev Fire HotCueListSelectToggle Fire CueListFireStart Fire CueListStart Fire CueListPause Fire CueListStop Fire CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Fire Showlnit Fire ShowStart Fire ShowPause Fire ShowStop Fire ShowReset Fire Fire 112 Fire 113 SendModifierKey Fire 96 111 Even Down Odd Up SendVirtualKey Fire 114 Fire 115 Fire 116 Fire 117 Fire 118 SetMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput Fire 119 120 Mute Unmute Appendix Ili MIDI and Midi Show Control AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Midi Show Control Media Server Mode Commands mapping Ovation Media Server Commands CueAddAudio CueAddVideo CueLoad CueUnload CueMakeReady CueFire CueFireSequenced CuePause CueStop CueStopAll CueDim CueUnDim CueHotPress CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewi
198. on Keyboard then Pyramix may conflict with the Keyboard In this case you should add a DWORD Registry Key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Merging Technologies Pyramix ADR name it Disable ADR Keyboard and set it to 1 If you are not confident with Registry editing then please ask your Merging Sales Partner to make this change for you Settings Application Settings Page 167 AMERGING Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Web Server Gous EE au All Settings F Web Server Show Settings Sy Application Settings Enable J General y fas HTTP Port 853 TCP IP Connections E Player Units Pages Root Folder C Program Fies Merging Technologies Ovation Ovatic sa 5J MIDI Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emul Password Optional Microsoft GS Wavetable Synt OL Ethernet MIDI Emulated Tutorial Microsoft Synthesizer ye In any browser amply type the IP address of the machine running Ovation followed by Py the port number as defined above like P2 PS P4 a COM The displayed Cue Lists can be limited by adding the following filter the Cue List Index in COMI the filter is defined as the Cue List Number minus 1 y Ethernet Sony over IP 1 http 127 0 0 1 383 FitersCueList 0 Sony over IP 2 Sony over IP 3 i sony aver IP 4 The Show Control Bar on the bottom of the page can be hidden to avoid unexpected EJ Controller nteracton by adding the following filter Remote Controlled Ovat
199. on next page Appendix IIX Web Server Commands Y ne Comments Standard Cue List Index 0 Name 11 Don t Kill It Carol Number 1 GoTime Invalid Selected 1 Length 00 06 14 State Ready StateBackgroundColor a495b2 StateBorderColor a495b2 Progress 0 Percent ProgressCounters Timed Cue List Index 0 Name Million Miles From Home Number 1 GoTime 00 01 00 000 Selected 1 Length 00 03 58 State Asleep StateBackgroundColor 9f9b93 StateBorderColor 9f9b93 Progress 0 Percent ProgressCounters Page 233 Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Index 2 Name Hot Keys Number 3 Mode 2 Hot Keys Cue List HotKeysColumns 1 Selected 0 HotSelected 1 TitleColor 000000 Cues Index 0 Name Trust_Antisocial Number 1 GoTime Invalid HotKeyNumber 1 HotRectLeft 8 HotRectRight 207 HotRectTop 8 HotRectBottom 207 Selected 1 Length 00 04 32 State Ready StateBackgroundColor b26f43 StateBorderColor b26f43 Progress 0 Percent ProgressCounters Index 3 Name Custom Cue List Number 4 Mode 3 Custom Keys Cue List HotKeysColumns 1 Selected 0 HotSelected 0 TitleC olor 000000 Cues Index 0 Name 19 Banquet Number 3 2 GoTime Invalid CustomRectLeft 60 CustomRectRight 360 CustomRect
200. on the Slave is named Bach back then a Token value may be typed in the field The same Token Value MUST be used on Master and Slave Ovations Resynchronize Drifts Jumps Determines whether or not re synchronization will take place when a sync drift or jump is detected The drop down list offer the choice of Yes or No Synchronize Pause Click in the field for the choice of Yes or No When set to Yes if the Master Cue is Paused the Slave Cue also Pauses Synchronize Stop Click in the field for the choice of Yes or No When set to Yes if the Master Cue is Stopped the Slave Cue also Stops Note Before attempting to synchronize Cues in this way an IP connection must be established between the Master and Slave machines in Settings gt Application Settings gt General gt TCP IP Connections and Multi Sequencer Synchronization must be switched on and configured as Master or Slave in Show Properties Please see TCP IP Connections on page 156 Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 108 AMERGING REMOTE CONTROL Dataton Synchronization E Cue ET REO eC ye A L Synchronization IP Port IP amp Synchronization Token lt Cue Name gt Resynchronize Dritts Jumps Yes Synchronize Pause Yes Synchronize Stop Yes REMOTE CONTROL Dataton Synchronization section Cue Properties Pane Synchronization IP Port Click in the field to drop down a list of available ports The Port selected MUST be the port associated with the target machin
201. onTool Show Validator Page 114 AMERGING Show Consolidation and Packaging Show Consolidation collects all Audio MIDI and other files associated with and referenced by a Show and copies them to the Audio Files folder in the same location as the Show file The Show file is modified to point to the new file locations of the copied files The Show remains active in the Ovation Sequencer for further editing Show Packaging collects all Audio MIDI and other files associated with and referenced by a Show and copies them to a new Audio Files folder created automatically in the packing location selected along with copy of the Show file At the end of the process the option of Show Validation is offered to verify that all is well with the pack aged version The resultant packaged Show file is modified to point to the new file locations of the copied files The original Show is not affected by the process and when Consolidation is complete the original Show remains active in the Ovation Sequencer The Consolidation Process To initiate the Packaging Process choose Show gt Consolidate Show to open the Consolidate Show dialog Consolidate The Consolidate process will collect certain Media files referenced by your Show to the Audio Files folder next to the Show file You have the following options Collect all fles from any location Collect all files located on any Removable drives Collect all files located on t
202. one stereo output Recording Record AMERGING Show Hide Mixer Toggles the Record Mixer visible hidden Default is hidden Progress The counter shows elapsed time from the beginning of recording Record Click the button to start recording Cancel Click the button to cancel recording and close the dialog Note The Record and Cancel buttons are modal When recording they offer the follow ing options PRecord Audia Name Recording Audio Cue Input Slot i Nb Channels 2 eset Mixer to Factory Show Hide Mixer Progress 00 00 10 440 Stop amp Accept Abort amp Try Again Record Audio dialog recording Stop amp Accept Click the button to stop the recording close the dialog and link the recording to the selected Cue Abort amp Try Again Click the button to cancel the recording delete the file and leave the dialog open for another recording Note If the Cue being recorded is deleted or the list containing the Cue is closed the recording will be terminated correctly and the file will be created properly but no Cue will be created or changed to point to the recording If a Record Audio operation is Undone then the Cue returns to its previous state or is removed but the Audio Media file is retained Recording File location Files created by recording will be located in the Audio Files sub folder of the folder containing the Show file Recording Record AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER
203. ons When set to Yes Show Properties Cue List Properties and Cue Properties will be hidden during Show Time This option is typically used with the previous one Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Yes and No options Default is No When set to Yes in Show Mode all Cues have Play Pause and Stop buttons on the left hand side For clarity especially in Shows with many Cue Lists the Cue with the focus is given a flashing red border in Show Mode This setting determines which Cue List types flashing mode is applied to Clicking in the field accesses a drop down list with the following options None All Cue Lists All Cue Lists except Hot Keys and Custom Keys Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Yes and No options When set to No all Show stopping and Show Pausing dialogs will be disabled during Show Time Typically disabled for Remote Controlled Shows and during rehearsals When set to Yes cautionary dialogs will be displayed when performing actions which would Stop Pause End or Change the Show Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Yes and No options When set to No no Do you want to save confirmations will be shown when exiting Ovation Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Yes and No options When set to No no confirmation pop ups for actions such as closing Cue Lists will be shown Clicking in the field reveals a drop down list with Yes and No options Whe
204. opy and paste Search Cues Function The Browser and Hot Browser Cue Lists have a lt Search gt text box on the right side of the path name to search filter files This operates in the same fashion as search in Vista Explorer If nothing is typed in the content of the current folder is displayed including sub folder names If something is typed in all files containing this text in their names are displayed INCLUDING those in sub folders recursively but the sub folder names are not displayed When searching for files the Comment field is automatically populated with the Path Name where the files have been found Ovation Concepts Cue List Types AMERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Hot Browser Cue List hailstorm Ready 00 00 46 A1 hammermetal Ready handbell Cues Y ne 00 00 13 A1 4 00 00 12 A1 Hot Browser Cue List The Hot Browser Cue List is very similar to the Browser Cue List with these important differences A SINGLE click fires the Cue A single click on a Playing Cue Pauses the Cue A single click on a Paused Cue Restarts the Cue from the point at which it was paused Double clicking a Playing Cue Stops the Cue Cues cannot be dragged to other lists or be copied and pasted The Parent and Refresh buttons are bigger to facilitate touch screen operation EA Parent moves up one level in the folder hierarchy Refresh refreshes the list as
205. or Fast Forward Button Audition Jump Forward 3 Jump 15 Seconds later in time Ctrl Shift Alt gt Key or Fast Forward But ton Audition Jump Back 1 Jump 1 Second earlier in time Ctrl lt Key or Rewind Button Audition Jump Back 2 Jump 5 Seconds earlier in time Ctrl Shift lt Key or Rewind Button Audition Jump Back 3 Jump 15 Seconds earlier in time Ctrl Shift Alt lt Key or Rewind Button Toolbars Audition Toolbar Audition Drop down In a Cue List pane clicking on the down arrow immediately to the right of the Audition button drops down the Audition transport controls These are identical in function to the Audition Toolbar T 00 00 46 At 3 trainwhistle Mi 00 00 06 A1 00 00 42 Ad 5 steampass 2 Wii 00 00 31 A1 00 09 08 Ad Move Down Move Up Nest Un Nest bell Wi 6 Kerberos Reel 1 6track44 w G CF Cue Rules igi Chang mation l E Cue Properties i Audition lid Start Rewind 44 I Play Pause da d Fast Forward End Standard Cue List Pane with Audition Drop down Compose Mode Toolbars Audition Toolbar ANVERGING Ovation Main Window Show Control Bar The Show Control bar at the bottom of the main screen can be made floating in the same manner as the Menus l e click and drag at the left hand edge when the cursor changes to a cross If the Show Control b
206. ot Keys Column to Audio Slot Mapping This allows handling Mono 1 Stereo 2 Surround 6 etc Cues The order of precedence is The Cue List Audio Output Slot is used first if not set to lt Use Cue Slot gt The Hot Keys Column to Audio Slot Mapping is then used if not set to No The Cue individual Audio Output Slot is then used if none of the above applies Custom Keys Section Audio Output Slot 5 Cue List Properties Pane Custom Keys Section Custom Keys Grid Size Click in the field to reveal the down arrow You can either pick a value from the drop down menu or type directly in the left hand side of the field Note The Timed Cue List and TimeCode Generator sections are collapsed and fields are greyed out for non Timed Cue Lists and the Custom Keys section is collapsed and fields grayed out for non Custom Keys Cue Lists Properties Panes Cue List Properties AMERGING Audio Section El Audio Audio Output Slot lt Use Cue Slot gt lt Use Cue Slot gt E Please type higher values manually Cue List Properties Pane Audio Section Audio Output Slot Click in the field to reveal the down arrow You can either pick a value from the drop down menu or type directly in the left hand side of the field Note This setting applies to every Cue in the list This value takes precedence over the individual Cue Output Slot if set for the Cue list The default value is lt use Cue Slot gt
207. otCueListSelectPrev HotCueListSelectToggle CueListFireStart CueListStart CueListPause CueListStop CueListSetTime CueListChase CueListChaseToggle Chase Enabled 1 xx KK KK X Showlnit ShowStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset OK Cancel SendModifierKey Pressed 1 Released 0 Modifier Key Code SendVirtualKey Pressed 1 Released 0 Virtual Key Code Undo Cut Copy Paste Save SetMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput Mute 1 Unmute 0 Appendix I OVController Commands Page 212 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Parameters Explanation CueList Time TimeOffset Fade ProgressOffset Modifier Key Code Virtual Key Code Y ne If CueList equals OVSELECTED 1 then the currently selected CueList in the Sequencer is used for the command Otherwise the Cue List Number as displayed in the Ovation Sequencer If Cue equals OVSELECTED 1 then the currently selected Cue in the Sequencer is used for the command If Cue Sub 1 equals OVCUEINDEX 2 then Cue is the Cue index in its Cue List Otherwise the Cue is identified with up to 3 nested levels using Cue Sub 1 Sub 2 and Sub 3 Example 1 1 2 or 3 4 2 5 Note 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 Absolute Time when the Command will be executed This Time relates to the Show Time OV_INVALID_TIME means as soon as possible Relative Time when the Command will be executed counting from when the command is issued OV_INVALID_TIME means no
208. ow hide View Show Validator Toggle Show Validator show hide View Show Log Toggle Show Log show hide View Show Control Toolbar Toggle Show Control Toolbar show hide View Cue List Properties Toggle Cue List Properties show hide View Fire Toolbar Toggle Cue List Fire Toolbar show hide Show Mode View Edit Toolbar Toggle Cue List Edit Toolbar show hide Compose Mode View Cue Properties Toggle Cue Properties show hide Properties Font Size The sub menu offers the choice of Small Medium Large Font sizes for the Properties panes View TimeCode Reader Opens a TimeCode Reader window Up to 20 may be opened View Audition Toolbar Toggle Audition Toolbar show hide in main Ovation Window View Active Cue Window Toggle Active Cue window show hide View Audio Gain Matrix Toggle Audio Gain Matrix window show hide View Audio Control Toggle Audio Control window show hide Ovation Menus View Page 135 AMIERGING View Mixer Toggle Mixer show hide View I O Status Toggle I O Status window show hide View Input Check View Touch Controller Toggle Touch Controller show hide Settings Keyboard Shortcuts Ovation Settings Menu Settings Opens the Main Ovation application Settings window Keyboard Shortcuts Opens the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog Help i User Manual P About Ovation Ovation Help Menu User Manual Opens this User Guide About Ovation Opens the About Ovation window Ovation Menus Setting
209. ows Desktop they do not have to remain inside the Main Ovation Window Panes and Toolbars are magnetized to each other and to the edges of the Main window when in close proximity Panes and Toolbars will also resize automatically when close to the Main window edges The new size is shown as a semi transparent grey box Resizing only takes place when the mouse button is released Blue Land ing Lights show where a Pane will dock Double clicking in the Pane title bar toggles its size and position between current and last or docks the Pane in the Main window Nested and Combined Panes Nested Panes Panes e g Cue lists or Properties can be nested by simply dragging say Cue List 2 over Cue List 1 Until the blue ghost pane covers most of the existing pane and the centre blue landing light is lit A Area g 00 TO i a 3 trainwhistie 2 Cue List 2 Hot Keys 1 castlefootsteps 8 dungeondoor 00 00 27 nT EE T 00 00 18 00 00 21 Cue List Pane with Cue List ready to dock Compose Mode Ovation User Interface Main Window ANVERGING ne Q Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER 2 strangechoir 00 00 16 00 00 19 00 00 21 Cue List Pane with Nested Cue Lists Compose Mode The large buttons at the top enable the focus to be switched between the nested Panes in this case 1 Cue List 1 2 Cue List 2 Panes can be Un Nested by clicking and dragging on the
210. pecify where the media should be decompressed to Decompress files f Locally by the original C Sub ocally by the original in a MTDOXCache sub folder C Custom files are generated to the specified location Decompress files dialog Locally by the original When active File s will be created in the same location as the original file Sub locally by the original in a MTDXCache sub folder When active File s will be created in a sub folder created by Pyramix in the same location as the original file Custom files are generated to the specified location File s will be created in a user specified location When this option is selected the Browse button is available to open a file browser win dow to set the user defined path Settings Application Settings Page 154 AMERGING Audition Oey OE EEE Sal Al Settings Cue Audition G Show Settings on en Se Audition Cues through their default Player E General Media Manager Audition Cues through g Audition TCP IP Connections Prayer EJ Player Units E MIDI Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emulate Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth E Audition Cues on their default Audio Output Slot Microsoft Synthesizer D Audition Cues on ay COM Comi Audio Output Slot 37 EJ Ethernet Sony over IP 1 Note This setting is saved in the Show as opposed to all Sony over IP 2 other settings in this page that are saved globally Sony over IP 3 Sony over IP 4 a Co
211. pin of the GPO device to trigger GPO Ready State The state of the output pin when the Cue enters the Ready condition GPO Fire State The state of the output pin when the Cue is Fired GPO Pause State The state of the output pin when the Cue is Paused Properties Panes Cue Properties Page 104 AMERGING GPO Stop State The state of the output pin when the Cue is Stopped GPO Duration The time in milliseconds during which the state is maintained Pulse length Note Up and Down means Up the circuit between Common and the Pin is closed Down the circuit between Common and the Pin is open Shell Command Script Batch Section Fire Command Fire Command Pararneters Fire Command Default Directory Pause Command Pause Command Parameters Pause Command Default Di rectory Stop Command Stop Command Parameters E Shell Command Script Batch Stop Command Default Directory Shell Command Script Batch section Cue Properties Pane Fire Command Fire Command Parameters Fire Command Default Directory Pause Command Pause Command Parameters Pause Command Default Directory Stop Command Stop Command Parameters Stop Command Default Directory A Shell Command requires three parameters The Application name or command acrobat exe myscript bat etc The Parameters modifying this command optional filename load verbose etc or whatever required by the command itself The Default Directory optio
212. pty Cue Used for triggering Add Long Empty Cue Adds a 24H long empty Cue Used for implementing conditional rules Load MTinterChange XML Load Audio File Import CD Tracks Load MIDI File Add Long Empty Cue Adds a 24H long empty Cue Used for implementing conditional rules Remove Deletes the selected Cue for the Cue List Edit in Pyramix Opens the selected audio Cue in Pyramix Replace Audio Media Opens a browser window Choose the Audio Media file you wish to use in place of the current one and click on Open Snapshot Automation Opens the Filter Mixer Controls to Snapshot dialog for the selected Cue Paste Automation Pastes the Automation Snapshot from the last Cue Copied to the selected Cue Audition Plays the selected Cue via the Output Slot chosen in Settings gt Application Set tings gt Audition The drop down gives the standard audition options Move Down Moves the selected Cue Down one position in the Cue List Move Up Moves the selected Cue Up one position in the Cue List Nest Makes the selected Cue a Child Cue of the one above it in the list Cues can be nested as deep as you might reasonably wish l e Child Child Cues etc Un Nest Moves the selected Cue up a nesting level If it is a simple Child Cue then restores this to the top Cue level Cues in Cue Lists 1 Cue List 1 4 steampasses Mil Paused 00 00 21 00 00 03 A i 00 00 42 A1 5 steampass2 nii Asleep 00 00 31 A1 Cue Colours Show Mode Cue Status
213. quencer Synchronization can be used an IP connection must be established between the Master and Slave machines in Settings gt Application Settings gt General gt IP Cues are configured for synchronization in Cue Properties Please see TCP IP Connections on page 156 Properties Panes Show Properties ne El Cue List Number Name Comments Automatic Cue Numbering Hidden Default Stop Fade Out Default Interaction Rules Default Output Player El Timed Cue List Timed Mode Chasing Timed Mode TC Chase Source Timed Mode Start Time Timed Mode Pauses Cues Timed Mode Stops Cues O TimeCode Generator TC Gen Output Port TC Gen Pause Mode TC Gen Stop Mode TC Gen Goto on Ready El Hot Keys Hot Keys Number of Columns Hot Keys Column to Audio Slot Mapping Custom Keys Grid Size E Audio Audio Output Slot 3 Cue List 3 Wes No lt Default gt No Show Time 00 00 00 000 Ves Ves MTC 1 Freeze Ves Use Cue Slot gt Cue List Properties Pane Note Some fields will be grayed out and sections collapsed depending on the Cue List selected currently Cue List Section Number Name Comments ne Position in the list of Cue Lists of the currently selected Cue List The Drop down list enables the position to be changed The rest of the list is re ordered to suit l e the other Cue Lists are automatically re numbered as necessary For example if the selected Cue List is currently no 2 of five then
214. r the font for the selected button open the Cue Properties pane Locate the Custom Key sec tion In the Custom Color field Colors can be changed directly by entering RGB color values numerically Or click onthe button on the right of the field to open a color picker Standard and custom colors are provided Similarly Ovation Concepts Cue List Types vence to change the font color use the Custom Font Color field Click in the Custom Font field to change the font attri butes Clicking on the button opens a standard font dialog where any font installed on the system can be selected the font style Regular Italic Bold or Bold Italic can be set and the font size selected Justification When no Custom Font is defined the button text is Left justified as with all other Cues When a Custom Font is set then there is a high probability that the button will have a graphical meaning Therefore the text is automatically centered and multiple lines are allowed to attempt to fit as much text as possible in a large button Typically this is used for Cues such as 6 Cue List 6 Custom Keys Emergency Emergency STOP Announcement Puolie Announcement Custom Keys Cue List Show Mode Custom text Note If the Cue List is set to non Automatic Cue Numbering Mode Cue List Proper ties Automatic Cue Numbering field set to No then the Numbers of all Cues in the Custom Keys Cue List can be set to nothing if irrelevant as i
215. rd installation a synchronization to 1 512th of an audio sample accuracy This enables Pyramix to see a single system com prised of a large pool of DSP power and I O resources spread over separate cards b transfers all audio signals Live Inputs Internal Send Return Busses Mix busses Aux busses Live Outputs etc between all the Mykerinos I O daughter cards which comprise the multi board system Mykerinos Board I O vencine Audio I O Options Mykerinos is a modular board which can have any one of several optional audio I O daughter cards attached When ordering Ovation from Merging Technologies or one of its distributors be sure to specify the daughter card appropriate to your specific needs On board Analog Audio I O Regardless of which I O daughter card is chosen you can simultaneously use the 3 5mm stereo mini phone jack on the Mykerinos board as an unbalanced analog stereo audio monitor output for all projects up to 384 kHz with levels programmable from within the software Sources at sample rates higher than 96 kHz are automatically Sam ple Rate Converted to 96 kHz 24 bit This stereo mini jack connection may be connected to headphones or to a line level audio monitor input External Audio D A A D Converter Boxes Most of the I O options for the Mykerinos board are digital Pyramix will often be used with external audio D A for playback and A D for recording converters Many such converters are available from Mer
216. rent moth erboards include an on board MIDI interface If yours does not it is a simple matter to add one This can be either an internal PCI card or an external unit connected via a USB port or an RS232 serial COM port System Requirements For Ovation Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode Page 188 ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Installing Ovation Software Installation Overview Note Note If you have purchased hardware options such as Mykerinos cards or the Sync Board please install these first following the instructions in the accompanying docu mentation The Ovation software uses an automated installer wizard which will install all necessary prerequisites We use a unified installer package containing the current versions of Pyramix VCube and Ovation The initial installer screen offers the choice of Pyramix VCube and Ovation Choosing Ovation will also install Pyramix You may exclude the installation of any of the individual components in the wizard if the device in question is not present on your machine or if you do not intend to use an item by un ticking the tick boxes next to the items listed in the wizard Note The security dongle or Mykerinos card must be in place and the security keys entered before attempting to launch Ovation Driver Signing Important Before attempting to install the Ovation software please check the following setting Start gt Administrative Tools gt Loca
217. rrect utreg Change sharing options for different network profiles Mp Festek ATLSIEEI11 POLE Gigab Corie Windows crested a eparste network profile for each network you ute You can choose specie options fot JEE each profile The Ga Geet Hee bolea berig Home of Work current profile Be Chest fis Microsol Hetwodks Neterork discovery oe i SA Y Intenet Protocol TCPAP When netercak discovery 1 on Ps a E wie tale ae ora and devices and is weible to other network computers hast ji network diig reir een j Tum off network discovery Dencngton ie othe qoenputers bo ponds DERECE On pod Competed File and piniet shanng wining a Microsoll nestwrceh When file and ponter shanng on files and pomters that you have shared from the computer can be accessed by people on the network Show icon in rotiicshon rsa when commected A Madly the when thet correction hag Erted i iy otid Tiem on file and printer sharing Tum off file and printer shanng Public folder shanng Local Area Connection Properties Network and Sharing Center gt Advanced Sharing Settings 2 a Computers on a domain If your Computers are connected under the same domain jump directly to section 3 since the security access is managed by your domain server Please talk to your IT Manager for further details b Computers in a WorkGroup Working under workgroups requires some
218. rtant The software still will allow you to start the mixdown process but the resulting media file will contain digital nulls Settings Show Settings Page 145 AMERGING Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Mixer Settings OC iT EJ All Settings Stereo Pan Law von E Show Settings g a General Sin Cos law Constant Power 3dB center SE a Formats amp Sync vee i MassCore dedicated mode E ol 1 0 Interfaces a Master Board 11290 Max Number of Internal Buses available E4 ADAT 11290 E Routing l l P PCM 44 1 48kH Delay Compensation policy PCM 88 2 96kHz klode T PCM 176 4 192kHz he PCM 352 8 384kHz Full Delay Compensation i DXD project Note Delay Compensation mechanism does not support more oo T DSD project than 5 nested I O loops as TimeCode l Ey Mixing Console if Automatic Delay Compensation a a Max Mixer Delay Compensation mg DSP Power Saving Delay I 231 rns ean 5 iy E j z lt Remote Control E Application Settings Apply changes to Mixer Settings Load Save Cancel Show Settings gt Mixing Console gt Mixer Settings Stereo Pan Law The drop down menu offers a choice between the default Sin Cos law Constant Power 3dB center and Square Root law Constant Power 3dB center Note Existing projects will use the previous default Square Root law unless this setting is changed Internal
219. s 142 Rule Adding 111 Change Order 111 Removing 111 Updating 111 Rules 183 at Marker 112 Conditional 112 Form 111 Loops 112 Shorthand 113 S Sample and TC Rate Warnings 140 Sample Rate Converter 153 Sampling Rate 140 Sampling Rate Conversion 153 Sampling Rate Mismatch 51 Save Show As Template 129 Save Special 129 Scenes 51 Scope 11 Search Cues Function 41 Security Keys 193 Selecting Cues 43 Settings 136 137 Application 152 Compressed Media 154 Controller 165 Remote Controlled Ovations 165 Controller Units 165 COM 172 COM RS422 172 GPI 176 IP 175 MIDI 170 OVKeyboard 166 Proprietary 166 Web Server 168 Controller units Proprietary 166 General 152 Audition 155 TC IP Connections 156 Media Manager 152 Player Units 157 Ethernet 161 GPO 163 IP 159 MIDI 158 Player units COM 160 Ethernet Sony P2 over IP 162 Buttons 138 Overview 137 Show 139 General 139 Formats amp Sync 139 I O Interfaces 141 Routing 142 Mixer Plug ins Settings 148 Mixing Console 142 Allocation 142 DSP Power Saving 145 Level Meter 143 Mixer Settings 146 Remote Control 149 TimeCode 142 Toolbar 4 Settings hierarchy 183 Shell Commands Scripts Batch files output 28 Short Empty Cue 33 Show 31 Auto Start 90 Consolidate 115 Consolidation 115 Controls 68 Package 116 Validation Tool 114 Show Logging 91 Show Menu 129 Show Menus and Toolbars in Emergency 74 Show Mode 30 Show Password 90 Show Properties 89 Multi Sequencer Sy
220. s Allocation FI Sh ow after no Level Meter gt E t5 sl a DSP Power Saving 5 Mixer Settings Plugins Settings DSD Peak Filter C Remote Control 20k n Application Settings Apply changes to Level Meter toad Seve Cancel Show Settings gt Mixing Console gt Level Meter These settings only apply to the current Mixer This allows each Mixer to have its own custom General and Level Meter settings To change any of the settings click the left or right buttons or drag the horizontal scroll bar to increment or decre ment the selected parameter Alternatively type directly into the number field for each parameter these fields will only accept numbers within the permissible range for each parameter The color graphic display of the level meter will respond immediately to show the effect of Headroom and Alignment parameter changes Headroom Sets the amount of headroom displayed as red meter segments before clipping Alignment Sets the alignment level Displayed by the point on the scale at which the dark orange segments begin Peak and Overload Hold Time Sets the amount of time in seconds that the peak segment or overload segment topmost red segment of the level meter remains illuminated Permanent Overload When the box is checked the red Overload LED above a track will remain lit even after playback is stopped To clear the LED double click it When not checked the Settings Show Settings Y
221. s Map 214 Ovation Webserver 179 OVController Buttons and Toolbars 206 Files 205 Help menu 208 Main Screen 206 Menus 207 User Interface 206 View menu 208 OVController Commands 209 Overview 11 OVKeyboard Settings 166 OVPlayer Help menu 205 Session menu 207 View menu 205 P Packaging Page 241 AMERGING Show 115 Packaging Process 116 Panes 62 Panning 17 Parent Button 42 Parent button 41 Password 90 Pause Timed List 27 Peak and Overload Hold Time 143 Peak level indicator 144 Pin in Active Cue Window 75 Player Buttons and Toolbars 203 Default 183 Files 202 Menus 204 User Interface 203 Player Units 157 COM 160 GPO 163 Settings 157 Player Recorder Mode 145 Plug ins Settings 148 Power Management 185 Precedence 88 Properties Fields 88 Properties Panes 88 Pull Down 141 Pull Up 141 Pyramix Clip Gain 56 Editing Cues in 55 Envelope 56 Q Query Database 48 QUICKSTART 13 R RAP Ross Audio Protocol 151 Real time Sampling Rate Conversion 153 Record Audio 57 Record Mixer 59 Recording 57 Recursive Consolidation 118 Redundant Control 202 Refresh buton 41 Refresh Button 42 REMOTE CONTROL Dataton Synchronization 50 109 General MIDI Command 50 106 IP Command 50 107 Multi Sequencer Synchronization 50 108 Remote Control 29 Mixing Console 149 Page 242 AMERGING Remote Controlled Ovations 165 replace audio 183 Review while trimming 79 Ross Audio Protocol 151 Routing Setting
222. s Page 136 AMERGING Settings Note When the Show is running or a Cue is Auditioning if the Settings Window is opened many Settings pages will not be shown Overview Many settings are made in the Cue Properties Cue List Properties and Show Properties panes from within the active Show However there are many other settings which are kept separate and are accessed from the Settings menu The Keyboard Shortcut Editor is accessed directly from the Settings menu The main Settings dialog window is also accessed directly from the Settings menu Folders and sub folders are used to group settings logically The left hand side of the window shows all available settings Folders can be col lapsed or expanded by clicking on the folder icons By default all folders are open displaying the Settings Pages they contain by name Clicking on a Settings Page in the left hand pane opens it in the right hand side of the win dow for viewing and editing Information about pages not described here can be found in the Pyramix User Manual There are two main groups of settings a ESS E Show Settings Apply changes to All Settings Load Save Ovation Settings dialog Shown here with all sub folders collapsed Show Settings are specific to and saved with each Show Application Settings are global and apply to all Shows Note There is one exception to this rule In the Application Settings gt General gt Audition page all the settings
223. s abbreviated the Media File names intelligently to generate Cue Names The Cue Name can be changed in the Cue Properties pane and the Media File s can be changed without changing the Cue Name by using the Replace Audio Media function Experiment with the Move Up and Move Down buttons in the right click context menu but for the present leave everything else as it is First Run Initialize Show In the main window Click on the Init Show button Main Window QUICKSTART First Run A VMIERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Or select Show gt Init to Initialize the Show Note that the Main Window may well contain the Cue List s you ve created Notice also that the Cue List pane changes to Normal Show Mode with the first Cue selected 1 Cue List 1 station ni Asleep 00 00 44 A1 trainwhistle nii Asleep 00 00 06 A1 4 00 00 42 A1 steampass nii Asleep 00 00 30 A1 Cue List Pane Show Mode The Green bar highlighting 1 Cue List 1 shows that this Cue List is selected and will be affected by the Show Control buttons Notice that the Cue status labels all read Asleep Play Click on the Start Show button to begin The selected Cue is highlighted in Purple indicating that it is selected and Ready is shown in below the Cue Name l e prepared for Firing buffer loaded 1 Cue List 1 4 steampasses ni Ready 00 00 24 A1 station Wi Asleep 00 00 44 A1 trainwhistle nii Asleep 0
224. st lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_FireS tart C amp CueList lt CueList gt lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_ Start lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_Pause lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_Stop lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_Chase lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_ChaseToggle lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command CueList_SetTime amp Cue lt Cue gt amp CueList lt CueList gt amp ChaseOn 1 or 0 amp CueList lt CueList gt amp CueList lt CueList gt id amp Time lt n ms gt Showlnit ShowStart ShowPause ShowStop ShowReset lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Show_Init lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Show_ Start lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Show_Pause lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Show_ Stop SendModifierKey SendVirtualKey SetMasterOutputGain MuteMasterOutput lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Master_OutputGain lt IP gt lt Port gt Action Command Master_Mute amp Gain lt n dB gt amp Mute 1 or 0 Parameter details Optional parameter lt P gt IP Address of the machine running the Ovation Sequencer lt Port gt Port number as set in the Ovation All Settings gt Controller Units gt Proprietary gt Web Server Page gt HTTP Port lt CueList gt The Cue List Index 0 based i e Cue List Number 1 1 indicates th
225. t 0 ka Matrix Size Fi al Inputs ne 1 Linking Parameters in the Audio Gain Matrix To make relative moves of several gains simultaneously groups can be created Create a Gain Control Group Press and hold SHIFT Click on individual gain controls to add them to a group Click on members of a group to remove them from it Ovation Stereo or Mono Audio Gain Matrix pane 6 In 2 out Click on an Output Gain knob to add the whole Matrix column to the group Click on RESET to reset all the links remove all from the group Audio Output Slots Audio Gain Matrix Page 126 Independent Control of a Group Member Press and hold CTRL Manipulate a gain knob which is assigned to a group without moving the rest of the group Note Links are preserved when you click away from the Cue Links are saved with the show thus links are retained when you close and open the show Set Audio Gain Matrix For Multiple Cues Audio Gain Matrix parameters can be set for multiple Cues or an entire Cue List in one operation It only makes sense to do this if the Cues are in the same format Select all the Cues in the Cue List Open the Audio Gain Matrix pane with Show gt View Audio Gain Matrix Make the settings required The new settings will be applied to all the selected Cues Audio Output Slots Audio Gain Matrix Page 127 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Ovation Files
226. t_Select amp CueList 0 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command Cue_Select amp CueList 1 amp Cue 1 2 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command Cue_Fire amp CueList 1 amp Cue 1 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command Cue_Pause amp CueList 1 amp Cue 1 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command Cue_Fire 192 168 1 33 888 Action Command Cue_Stop 192 168 1 33 888 Request Show 192 168 1 33 888 Request Cues_Status Connection Feedback If the client network connection is lost wifi or if for whatever reason the Ovation server goes offline the Time Code counter background turns red The Web UI reconnects automatically when the connection is restored Ovation Webserver Using Ovation Webserver Page 182 AMERGING Rules Tips and Tricks It is important to appreciate the differences between specifying Ending and Stopping Ending is when a Cue finishes playing normally Stopping is when a Cue is terminated prematurely either manually or by a rule It is equally important to appreciate the difference between When and After This setting affects the point at which the rule is applied If When is selected then the rule is applied at the point the fade out or the fade in begins If After is selected then the rule s action is applied after the Cue Starts or after the Cue Ends or Stops with a delay set in the ms box Note A rule s action always occurs at either the start of a Cue or at the beginning of the Fade Out unless a delay is applied using Aft
227. te It is best to avoid using the most common port numbers under 1024 For maxi mum safety we would recommend the use of ports in the range 49152 65535 Player Units Player Units are the virtual devices which enable Ovation to control other targets Lists available MIDI interface IP ports and COM ports for playing MIDI IP Commands and Sony P2 RS422 Cues Note If you attempt to assign an output to a Virtual Com Port that is already in use this dialog appears Virtual Midi port selection conflict j The selected port is already assigned to a physical device Would you ie like to assign this virtual port to the current physical port and therefore unassign the virtual port of the Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emulated device Virtual COM Port selection conflict Settings Application Settings Page 157 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER MIDI F z E3 Application Settings a MIDI E General a H Media Manager J Enable Virtual MIDI Port MIDIS Audition None j TCP IP Connections MIDI 1 od Player Unit MIDI 2 c Player Units Sabi MIDI 3 pv MIDI MIDI 4 ie Microsoft MIDI Mapper Emul MIDI 5 Microsoft GS Wavetable Synt MIDI 6 01 Ethernet MIDI Emulated mp fcrosoft Synthesizer ee Microsoft Syn MIDI 9 a IP MIDI 10 been Pi MIDI 11 IP MIDI 12 i MIDI 13 IFS 1P4 MIDI 14 MIDI 15 a com MIDI 16 acy aver TO 1 IP4 i i in P Apply changes to 01 Ethernet MIDI Emulated
228. ter Note The Master Show should be stopped after changeover to the Backup in order to avoid contradictory commands Using Multi Sequencer Synchronization Before Multi Sequencer Synchronization can be used IP communication must be configured in both the Master and Slave sequencers Please see TCP IP Connections on page 156 Multi Sequencer Synchronization is switched on and global parameters set in Show Properties Please see Multi Sequencer Synchronization Section on page 92 Parameters for individual Cues are set in Cue Properties for each Cue you wish to synchronize Please see REMOTE CONTROL Multi Sequencer Synchronization on page 108 Ovation Modes Compose Mode Shows are designed and assembled in Ovation s Compose Mode Show Mode Shows are run in Ovation s Show Mode Clicking on the Initialize Show button puts Ovation into Show Mode Start Show Clicking on Start Show or pressing the Start Show button on the Ovation Keyboard does a number of things Hot Cues and Custom Cues are now available for firing Timed lists set to Show Time will fire their Cues at the times specified Standard Cue Lists are available for firing Ovation Concepts Ovation Modes Y ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER A Show is the top level of organization Shows are saved with the file extension ovs A Show controls and keeps track of all the various elements you are assembling at a given time A viable Show al
229. tes at 44 1 kHz 24 bits 170 track minutes at 48 kHz 16 bits 115 track minutes at 48 kHz 24 bits 55 track minutes at 96 kHz 24 bits For multi track applications divide total available mono track time by the number of tracks you will be using Please note that these are very rough estimates and should be used only as a general indication of storage requirements Operating System For systems including Mykerinos cards and or MassCore 32 bit Windows 7 or 32 bit Windows XP Pro installed with Administrator privileges never attempt to install Ovation on NT Server For Ovation Native systems ONLY 64 bit Windows 7 is also certified Power Management N B As with all real time applications we recommend setting the PC to an Always On Power management scheme Start gt Control Panel double click Power Options Choose Always On from the Power Schemes combo box This allows the monitor to be turned off by the system but disables hard disk turn off and Standby Note The Mykerinos card is not designed to support Standby modes Other Applications Like all real time applications Ovation works best when there are no other unnecessary applications or services running System Requirements For Ovation Computer Page 185 AMERGING Installing Hardware Mykerinos Board Installation The Merging Technologies Mykerinos board can be installed in any free PCI slot in your PC In general it is best NOT to install the board in the PCI slot adj
230. th Cues For example it can correct incorrect channel order imbalances or level discrepencies or for example downmix a 5 1 Cue for stereo playout The Audio Gain Matrix pane can be accessed by clicking in the Audio Gain Matrix field in the Audio section of the Cue Properties pane or by selecting Show gt View Audio Gain Matrix 00 00 17 A1 Output Slot Matrix Size Audio Gain Matrix pane Matrix Off The Audio Gain Matrix pane shows the selected Cue List and selected Cue it will affect Output Slot The Output Slot drop down list functions in exactly the same way as the field in the Cue Properties pane and any changes made here will be reflected in Cue Properties Cue Gain The Cue Gain pot determines the overall gain of the Cue across all channels whether the Matrix is active or not Any change to the value made with this control is reflected in the Audio Gain field in the Cue Properties pane As with the other rotary controls here and in the mixer a value can also be entered by clicking in the numeric box and typing Matrix Size This value determines the number of Outputs from the Matrix and the number of vertical Output columns in the dialog Matrix Size can be set to Off as in the above screenshot or to any sensible value When the Matrix is Off the number of outputs is determined by the number of channels in the Cue Off and 1 16 are available in the drop down list Type larger values manually followed by Enter
231. the Active Cue Window Alt Click on a Cue has the same effect Hot Custom Keys Design Mode Snap all Keys on Grid Ovation Concepts Cue Cue List Context Menu ne I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Reset all Keys Position Reset all Keys Size and Position Fire Pause Stop Cue Properties Ovation Concepts Cue Cue List Context Menu AMERGING CD Tracks Import Ovation has comprehensive CD import functions Selecting Cue gt Add gt Import CD Tracks from the Cue Menu or the Cue Cue List context menu opens the Import CD dialog we i Device Settings CD SONY DVD Rw DRU S70S 1 60 Settings Ready Disc Content Read TOC Read ISAC UPCEAN amp CD Text Query Database Database Setings Track Start Length ISRC C Space Fantasy Beaming Down 35 54 40 00 21 60 Space Fantasy Cedric The CD Robot 36 16 25 00 54 67 Space Fantasy Space Battle af 17 1 01 47 55 E Horror Stretched On The Rack 352r 00 43 23 Horor Branding Iron 39 36 20 00 37 42 Horor Whiplashes 4 40 13 62 00 13 05 Horror Cackling Hags 40 26 67 00 48 55 i Horor Pendulum Torture Machine 41 15 47 00 54 38 M Legends Thunderbolt And Thunderclap 42 10 10 00 12 15 F Legends Unicorn 42225 00 19 40 d import All Tracks Import Selected Track s Select All Deselect cll Target File Destination dive GAO vation Projects Audio Files Format BWE Waveform Generate WHIL
232. the conditions are met l e when the item chosen in the drop down list from a choice of Next Cue Previous Cue a Specific Cue or Group of Cues or a Timed Cue List is either Fired Paused or Stopped as selected via the radio buttons Interaction Rules is an extremely powerful tool and experimentation is strongly encouraged Properties Panes Interaction Rules Page 112 AMERGING Rules Icons When Interaction Rules are applied an Icon or Icons is are shown in the Cue in the Cue List 4 accordion COC oCC Mia Ready Go 00 00 10 000 00 00 06 A1 Q When present there is a Rule or Rules applied in Cue List Properties D When present there is a Rule or Rules applied in Show Properties When present there is a Rule or Rules applied to a Marker in the Cue Double clicking the Cue Properties Cue List or Show Icons opens the Interaction Rules dialog Properties Panes Interaction Rules Page 113 AMERGING Show ValidationTool Show Validator Show Validator pane The Show Validation Tool is available via Show gt Show Validator It enables the following aspects of the Show to be validated Interaction Rules validity For instance Rules pointing to a non existing Cue or Cue List Offline Clips Players Invalid Audio Output Slots More checks will be added in subsequent versions Note Double clicking on reported errors in the Validation Tool pane selects the incrimi nated Cue or Cue List Show Validati
233. ties Opens the configuration dialog for the mixer remote protocol selected in the drop down list OASIS EMC RAP Settings Show Settings AMERGING OASIS OASIS Transport Console IP address 192 168 1 16 Timeout Optons Show reconnection message Timeout ms 8000 ox _ cac OASIS Transport Configuration dialog Console IP address Set the Console IP address and Port Timeout Options Show reconnection message When ticked a message box will be displayed if connection to the console is lost and re established Timeout ms Set the maximum time for connection to be re established Click on OK to save the configuration and close the dialog or Cancel to close the dialog without saving EMC Midi In Port Midi Out Port Controller 1 Ethemet MIDI Emulat 1 Ethemet MIDI Emulat TASCAM US 2400 HUI Not Connected Not Connected TASCAM US 2400 HUI Not Connected Not Connected TASCAM US 2400 HUN Not Connected Not Connected TASCAM US 2400 HUN Channel Shift Steps 1 Bank Shift Step s 3 Cancel EMC MIDI I O Configuration dialog Click on OK to save the configuration and close the dialog or Cancel to close the dialog without saving Settings Show Settings Page 150 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER RAP Ross Audio Protocol Ross Audio Protocol Controller Server IP address Server port 192 168 100 50
234. ting Cue List to be loaded Ovation Menus Cue List Page 130 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Save Cue List As Saves the currently selected Cue List If this is Untitled opens the Save As file browser Close Opens the Close Cue List dialog Note If a Cue List is Closed without saving it separately it will be lost Fire amp Start Acts on Timed Lists when selected Fires the Selected Cue and starts the Cue List Counter running from the Go Time of the Cue Selects and Readies next Cue for Fir ing Start Acts on Timed Lists when selected Starts the Timed List from zero Pause Pauses the Timed List List will restart from the point at which it was Paused Stop Reset Stops the Timed List List is reset to the beginning and made ready for Firing Chase When a Timed List is Selected engages disengages Chase Mode Toggle Select Cue List Tab Steps the selection through all open Cue Lists in ascending numerical order Toggle Select Hot Key list Ctri Tab Toggles the selected Cue List between the available Hot Key lists Note Hot Key Display is only visible when the Show is Initialized View Cue List Properties Opens or selects the Cue List Properties pane for the currently selected Cue List View Fire Toolbar Toggles the Fire Toolbar Shown Hidden View Edit Toolbar Toggles the Edit Toolbar Shown Hidden Hot Custom Keys Only available when a Custom Keys list is selected Hot Custom Keys Hot Cus
235. tom Keys Design Mode Snap all Keys on Grid Reset all Keys Position Reset all Keys Size and Position Cue List Menu gt Custom Keys sub menu Hot Custom Keys Design Mode When ticked the selected Hot Custom Keys pane is shown in Design Mode Snap all Keys on Grid Snaps all the Keys into alignment with the current Grid Reset all Keys Position Resets all Keys to their original positions Reset all Keys Size and Position As it says Ovation Menus Cue List Page 131 AMERGING Undo Record Audio as New Cue Cut Copy Paste Add Cue Add Short Empty Cue Remove J Add Long Empty Cue Edit in Pyramix Load MTInterChange XML Record Audio Load Audio File Replace Audio Media Import CD Tracks Snapshot Automation Record Audio as New Cue Paste Automation Load MIDI File Change Audio Gain Edit Rules Add Rule Audition PFL Audition Pin Unpin to Active Cue Window Move Down Move Up Nest Unnest Link Offsets Start Times View Cue Properties Ovation Cue Menu Undo last undoable action Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Add Cue Opens the Add sub menu Add Short Empty Cue Adds a 1 second duration new empty Cue below the Cue currently high lighted If none then adds a new empty Cue at the bottom of the list Add Short Empty Cue Adds a 24 hour new empty Cue below the Cue currently highlighted If none then adds a new empty Cue at the bottom of the list Note Empty Cues are typically used to trigger something
236. tons on the Ovation Keyboard or the PC keyboard Moving and Copying Cues Once selected Cues can be moved or copied using the standard Windows shortcuts e g Ctrl C copies Ctrl V pastes etc Cues can also be moved between Cue Lists by simple drag and drop Drag and drop with Ctrl copies Drag and drop with Alt replaces the audio in the target Cue with the audio in the source Cue Audio files can be dragged and dropped from Windows Explorer for easy Cue insertion Cue Cue List Context Menu Right clicking on a Cue or blank area in a Cue List opens a context menu with the following options Undo last undoable action Cut Copy Paste Cue Properties Toggles the Cue Properties pane open or closed Cue Rules Opens the Interaction Rules dialog Cue Audio Gain Opens a window with an Audio fader This adjusts the gain for the entire Cue Click OK to accept the change or Cancel to reject Add Cue gt Add Short Empty Cue Add Long Empty Cue Load MTinterChange XML Load Audio File Import CD Tracks Opens the Import CD dialog Please see CD Tracks Import on page 46 Record Audio as New Cue Opens the Record Audio dialog Please see Recording on page 57 Load MIDI File Remove Edit in Pyramix Opens the Cue in Pyramix ready for editing Record Audio Opens the Record Audio dialog Please see Recording on page 57 Replace Audio Media Only present for a Cue containing Audio Opens a Browser window to select an alternative Audio Media file to rep
237. tops the Show Cue List displays return to Compose Mode and the Time is reset if Time Mode is Duration Cancel closes the dialog without affecting the Show Note The Pause Show and Stop Show dialogs can be suppressed in the Show Proper ties pane Useful for rehearsals and when constructing a Show Other Toolbars The other Toolbars are accessed by right clicking on a blank area of the main Ovation Window header or footer and selecting them from the context menu All the extra Toolbars are user configurable The down arrow next to the far right icon gives access to the current Toolbar s buttons plus Customize Buttons visible currently in the Toolbar are highlighted in blue Clicking on an entry in the list toggles it shown hidden The last entry in the list is Reset Toolbar this does what it says and resets the Toolbar to the default condition l e all buttons present Toolbars Other Toolbars ANVERGING New Show Open Show Save Show Initialize Show Start the Show Pause the Show Stop the Show HEHHEE S Consolidate the Show Package the Show Dl 2 1g Toggle Show Properties pane show hide Toggle Show Validator pane show hide Pai i Toggle Show Log pane show hide I Toggle Show Control Toolbar show hide Toggle Audition Toolbar show hide Toggle Active Cue Window show hide Toggle Audio Gain Matrix show hide Toolbars Other Toolbars ANVERGING Toggle Audio
238. trol Note Appendix and following details how the various Controller Units protocols are implemented and how they map the available Ovation Media Sequencer and Media Server Commands When a Controller Unit is clicked to select it in the list a related page displays appropriate options Please see sub sequent pages in this document Proprietary OVKeyboard y Al Settings Ovation Keyboard 5J Application Settings Wl Enable D General E Player Units S MIDI Keyboard Mapping B IP lt com E Multi purpose Standard COMI y Ethemet Sony over IF 1 Sony over IF 2 Sony over IF 3 Sony over IP 4 EJ Controller Remote Controlled Ovatons EJ Controller Units Hot Keys Only E Proprietary Web Server MIDI 01 Ethernet MIDI EJ com COM 1 EoD eeeDoeoHooo HOoBDeaoseaeoosaseeaa HOBOS 0ppEnnn onci nnn Application Settings gt OV Controller Units gt Proprietary gt OVKeyboard Ovation Keyboard Enable Settings Application Settings Page 166 AMERGING When checked the Ovation Keyboard is active Keyboard Mapping Multi purpose Standard Mapping Hot Keys Only The radio buttons are mutually exclusive Select the Mapping corresponding to your physical keyboard layout Note For those people using Pyramix and Ovation at the same time and who have the ADR authorization key and an Ovati
239. try until the cursor changes to Move a and dragging to a new location If a floating Toolbar is dragged close to the edge of the Main Window it will snap to a docked configuration Toolbar Context Menu Right clicking on a blank part of the Main window header or footer opens the Toolbars menu Show Cue List Create Cue List Cue Fire Settings Show Control Audition Customize Toolbars context menu Checked entries in the list will be present in the Main Ovation window Toolbars Toolbar Context Menu ANVERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Audition Toolbar Selecting Show gt View Audition Toolbar adds the Audition Toolbar to the bottom of the main Show Window Audition Toolbar The buttons should be self explanatory but just in case from left to right we have Start of Cue or Previous Cue if cursor is at Start of Cue Rewind Stop Start Pause Fast Forward Next Cue These controls act on the currently selected Cue Audition Jump Y ne There are six Audition Jump commands These commands are available only when Auditioning a Cue and via Keyboard Shortcuts or with a modifier key when clicking on the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons in any Audition Toolbar or on the Ovation Keyboard Audition Jump Forward 1 Jump 1 Second later in time Ctrl gt Key or Fast Forward Button Audition Jump Forward 2 Jump 5 Seconds later in time Ctrl Shift gt Key
240. turn red for clarity Nudge The Nudge button functions affect the Cue in the increments set in the drop down list Increments range from 1 sample to 100 seconds Nudge Cue In Less earlier Nudge Cue In More later Nudge Cue Out Less earlier Nudge Cue Out More later Nudge Fade In Less earlier m e s e Nudge Fade In More later Active Cue Window Features amp Functions ANVERGING I Ovation Nudge Fade Out Less earlier Nudge Fade Out More later Nudge Cursor Less earlier Nudge Cursor More later Snap Cue In to Cursor Snap Cue Out to Cursor SEBREe Nudge Value Review Start Review End Active Cue Window Features amp Functions ANVERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Markers Markers in combination with Interaction Rules are a very powerful Ovation tool a Basen GES HE BS EB Be ik Jaa Add Marker Edit Selected Marker Interaction Rules Remove Selected Marker Goto Marker 1 Goto Marker 2 Goto Marker 3 gt Ge Ge Active Cue Window Markers Drop down Menu Clicking on the Markers button drops down the Markers Menu When a Cue has no Markers only the Add Marker entry is active Markers Menu Add Marker Adds a new Marker at the current Audition Cursor position Note existing Markers subse quent to the new Marker are renumbered Edit Selected Marker Interaction Rules Opens the Interaction Rules dialog Remove Selected
241. ue If Cue equals OVSELECTED 1 then the currently selected Cue in the Sequencer is used for the command Modifier Key Code OVCCMK_CONTROL 1 OVCCMK_SHIFT 2 OVCCMK_ALT 3 OVCCMK_FADE 2 OVCCMK_SHIFT OVCCMK_RESET_PLAY 4 OVCCMK_PLAY STOP OVCCMK_PLAY_ PAUSE OVCCMK_PLAY_DEPRESS_STOP OVCCMK_PLAY_DEPRESS_PAUSE O NOOA Virtual Key Code Any valid Windows Virtual Key Code Appendix V GPI Commands AMVMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Mouse Modifier Keys Appendix VI This table shows the valid modifier keys which can be used in conjunction with some mouse operations Show Control Under construction Hot Key Mode Click on a Cue Fire Button Fire Cue following Cue Properties Hot Key Mode Fire Cue following inverse of Cue Properties Hot Key Mode for example Toggle Play Stop becomes Press Play Release Stop Force Stop Add default Fade In and Out None Ctrl Alt Shift Appendix VI Mouse Modifier Keys Page 228 AMERGING Appendix VII I O Daughter card Options ADAT Optical I O The ADAT Optical daughter card offers 16 channels of audio input and 16 channels of audio output 8 channels per optical connection From top to bottom of the card it has two digital optical input connectors Inputs A and B and two digital optical output connectors Outputs A and B The signal format of optical connectors Input A and Output A can be set inside the Pyramix software to operate in
242. ue List is paused Freeze TC freezes at current value when Cue List is paused Free Roll TC continues to run when Cue List is paused TC Gen Stop Mode The drop down list offers a choice of Off TC output ceases when the Cue List is paused Freeze TC continues to generate current value when Cue List is paused Free Roll TC continues to generate and increment value when Cue List is paused TC Gen Goto on Ready Yes or No If Yes enabled the Start Time is generated continuously on the output port when the Cue is made Ready to allow a Slave device to commence locating to the Start Time in advance of the Cue being fired Hot Keys Section Hot Keys number of Columns Clicking in the field drops down a list with the choices of Auto default or 1 8 Note When the Number of Columns is set to Auto then the system automatically adjusts the number of columns but still follows the Automatic Cues Numbering setting and leaves empty slots if necessary Properties Panes Cue List Properties AMERGING Hot Keys Column to Audio Slot Mapping If set to No all Cues are played back in the Audio Output Slot defined in their Cue Properties If set to a number 1 2 etc then the Cues are played back in an Audio Slot corresponding to the Hot Keys Column In this way Hot Keys Cues can be assigned to Audio Output by the Column in which they are placed Note In this mode the actual Audio Output Slot s is computed as Cue Column Number multiplied by the H
243. ue that must be in sync on all machines is set as Master in the Master system and as Slave with the same token in the Slaves All other Cues can be triggered indepen dently in each system providing different event in each zones but the baseline audio will be in sync across all sys tems Redundancy for Backup To achieve redundancy with a backup Ovation running an identical show in mission critical situations it is possible to use the Controller gt Mirror all Commands to Remote Ovation Sequencers feature However this does not ensure sample accurate sync If sample accurate backup is required some key Cues in both systems can be set as Master Slave Typically identical Shows will be running in the Main and Backup machine and any Cues which are to be manually triggered during the show are set as Master in the Main Ovation and as Slave in the Backup All other Cues which are triggered via rules or timed events do not required to be Master Slaved they will be trig gered automatically in both systems at the same time by the sequencer engines However you can ensure that Cues triggered manually will be synced in the Backup machine by this using the Multi Sequencer Synchronization feature If there is a problem with the Main machine and it is necessary to switch to the Backup machine the audio outputs are simply switched manually to the Backup machine Subsequent manual control of Cues is done on this machine It will be in the exact same state as the Mas
244. utomatically when Media Files are added in this way unless the Alt key is held down while Drag amp Dropping onto an existing Cue in which case for Audio only Cues the underlying Media File is replaced Cues can be dragged and dropped between Cue Lists using the Shift modifier If the Alt modifier is used the underlying audio Media File is replaced with the source Simple drag and drop is used to reorder Cue Lists Tips and Tricks Rules Page 183 Changing Properties for Multiple Cues When multiple Cues are selected parameters changed in Cue Properties are updated for all selected Cues The only exception being Cue Number This applies even when the Cues are selected in several different lists Selecting Multiple Cues follows the Windows browser conventions l e With one Cue selected Shift Click selects a contiguous range of Cues to the second Cue clicked and Ctrl Click toggles Cues selected unselected Starting a Show With Sysex In Ovation 2 x MIDI SysEx inputs are not mappable to a specific Ovation command The only MIDI inputs mappa ble are General Midi GM Control Change commands 2 3 byte length message l e hexa BO 00 00 or B1 10 00 Or However if the controlling device is capable of sending any SysEx message the two Midi Show Control specific SysEx messages below can be used Show Init Hexa FO 7F lt Device id gt 02 lt Sound General 10 gt 07 01 F7 Show Start Hexa FO 7F lt Device id gt 0
245. vation outputs Sony P2 protocol RS422 commands or over ethernet GPO Ovation outputs GPO commands to COM ports Shell Commands Scripts Batch files Ovation output Shell Commands Scripts Batch files Automation Ovation Mixer Snapshots can be triggered DMX 512 CMX Lighting Control Please see DMX Commands on page 225 Ovation Concepts Launching Ovation AMERGING Media Management Ovation uses media files on local storage removable storage and network storage When a new Show is created a folder Audio Files is created in the same location When a Show is Consolidated please see The Consolidation Process on page 115 files on the network files on removable storage or all files used in the show will be collected and copied to the Audio Files folder in the Show file location Whenever an audio file or files present on removable storage or in a network location are added to a Cue List by dragging and dropping using Load Audio File Replace Audio etc a dialog appears asking if the user would like the files copied to the Audio Files folder associated with the Show The Show packaging process collects all the Audio Media and other files associated with a Show including the Show file and copies them to a new location for back up purposes or so that a show can be moved to a different Ovation workstation Please see The Packaging Process on page 116 Remote Control Remote Control OF Ovation Ovation Sequencer amp M
246. ways contains one or more Cue Lists which contain one or more Cues pointing to Media Files or containing MIDI GPO DMX or IP etc Com mands Cue Lists Cue List displays are Modal l e when the Show is not Initialized they are in Compose Mode Once the Show has been Initialized Cue List displays switch to Show Mode When Ovation is in Compose Mode the main area of a Cue List displays a tree structure of all Cues and Child Cues added to the list In Show Mode the display will depend on the type of Cue List and on choices made in Compose Mode Note If a Cue List is Closed without saving it separately it will be lost If you try to close a Cue List the following dialog will appear Close Cue st Closing a Cue List will remove it from the Show and discard its content This operation is not Undoable You may prefer saving it independently first using the CueList gt Save As menu Sure you want to dose remove Cue List Cue List J m _ Cancel Close Cue List Dialog Multiple Cue Lists Ovation handles multiple Cue Lists in Shows The Main window Show Control operates on the currently selected list of whatever type When the Main window Show Control is controlling a selected Cue list of any type a second Hot Key Cue List can be controlled simultaneously via keyboard shortcuts or an external hardware controller Timed Cue Lists will follow the Interaction Rules set up in Compose Mode unless otherwise affected by the Main
247. whistle Ni Asleep 00 00 06 A1 A bell Wi Asleep 00 00 42 A1 steampass2 Ni Asleep 00 00 30 A1 Cue List Pane with Cue Playing amp Next Cue Ready Show Mode QUICKSTART First Run A VMIERGING IN Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Notice also that the red border has moved to Cue 2 This is because it is now the Cue which will be affected by the next initiation of any of the Fire Pause and Stop Buttons Keyboard Shortcuts and remote control Click on the Fire Sequence button again The next Cue Plays Notice that the original Cue if it hasn t ended is still playing and the next Cue is now highlighted and Ready for Firing 1 Cue List 1 4 steampasses nii Playing 00 00 18 00 00 06 A1 2 station ni Playing 00 00 02 00 00 35 At 4 00 00 42 A1 5 steampass 2 Wi Asleep 00 00 30 41 Cue List Pane with Two Cues Playing amp Next Cue Ready Show Mode Notice also that the red border has now moved to Cue 3 Play with the Show Control Transport buttons until you are familiar with their operation Click on Show gt Stop and OK in the Stop Show dialog to return to Compose Mode Hot Keys Mode Create a second Cue List this time choosing CueList gt New gt Hot Keys and add some Cues 2 Cue List 2 Hot Keys 41 castlefootsteps nii 00 00 27 A1 2 strangechoir Wi 00 00 16 At 3 dungeondoor ni 00 00 19 A1 Hot Keys Cue List Pane Compose Mode normal QUICKSTART F
248. window Show Control when a particular Timed List is selected Audition Audio auditions are played via the Output Slot s chosen in Settings gt Application gt General gt Audition Selected Cue The currently selected Cue can be auditioned by clicking on the Cue List Audition button or Cue gt Audition PEL Clicking on the small down arrow adjacent to the Audition button gives access to the full range of Audition trans port controls which are the same as those available in the Audition Toolbar Please see Audition Toolbar on page 66 Any Cue can be also Auditioned by double clicking it A second double click stops the Audition Ovation Concepts Show AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER Audition Jump There are six Audition Jump commands These commands are available only when Auditioning a Cue and via Key board Shortcuts or with a modifier key when clicking on the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons in any Audition Toolbar or on the Ovation Keyboard Audition Jump Forward 1 Jump 1 Second later in time Ctrl gt Key or Fast Forward Button Audition Jump Forward 2 Jump 5 Seconds later in time Ctrl Shift gt Key or Fast Forward Button Audition Jump Forward 3 Jump 15 Seconds later in time Ctrl Shift Alt gt Key or Fast Forward But ton Audition Jump Back 1 Jump 1 Second earlier in time Ctrl lt Key or Rewind Button Audition Jump Back 2 Jump 5 Seconds earlier in ti
249. with a normal Windows Browser Note The Hot Browser Cue List type will typically be used as an Audio file player A Cue is a set of instructions to perform actions These actions can be on a Media file or files if multi channel multi media Pyramix Compositions etc or can send instructions to external or internal devices For example to turn mic inputs on and off or to change a Mixer Snapshot A Cue does not have to play an entire Media File Via the Cue Properties Pane the Length can be set to anything up to the entire Cue and the starting point can be Offset to any point within the Media File The Cue Trimmer option in the Active Cue window provides a quick and easy method of adjusting In point Out point and In and Out fades Please see Cue Trimmer on page 78 Ovation Concepts Cues Cue Icons OF OPES mea Cue Type Icons Cues have dedicated icons when each of the Audio Microphone Input TimeCode Generator MMC MIDI File MIDI Command Sony P2 RS422 GPO Shell Command and Mixer Snapshot options are enabled for the Cue Selecting Cues Cues are selected by clicking on them Multiple Cues are selecting in the usual Windows fashion Ctrl Click tog gles selection of individual Cues while retaining previous selections To select a contiguous range Click on the first Cue then Shift Click on the last to select a contiguous block Cues can also be selected by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing one of the Hot Key but
250. y So In Edit Mode Space toggles Audition Stop In Show Mode Space always Fires the Cue In Show Mode Enter calls Fire Sequenced Cue Fire and select Next Default Keyboard Shortcuts Show New Show CTRL N Open Show CTRL O Save Show CTRL S Save Show As CTRL A Init Show F1 Start Show F2 Pause Show F3 Stop Show F4 Consolidate Show View Show Properties SHIFT P View Show Validator View Show Log View Show Control Toolbar View Audition Toolbar View Active Cue Window View Audio Control Exit CTRL Q Cue List New Standard Cue List CTRL SHIFT N New Timed Cue List New Hot Keys New Custom Keys New Browser CTRL SHIFT B New Hot Browser Open Cue List CTRL SHIFT O Save Cue List As CTRL SHIFT A Keyboard Shortcuts Default Keyboard Shortcuts Page 196 AMERGING ne Close Cue List Fire amp Start Start Pause Stop Chase Toggle Select Cue List Toggle Select Hot Key list Select Specific Cue List CTRL SHIFT C F5 F6 Shift F7 F7 Shift F8 F8 TAB CTRL Corresponding Hot Key 01 48 Either on PC keyboard or Hardware Remote View Cue List Properties View Fire Toolbar View Edit Toolbar Custom Keys Design Mode Snap all Keys on Grid Reset all Keys Position Reset all Keys Size and Position Cue Undo Cut Copy Paste Add Empty Cue Load MTInterChange XML Load Audio File Load MIDI File Remove Edit Replace Audio
251. y COM Baud rate 3500 er COM1 EJ Ethernet Data bits E l siai Sony over IP 1 vee Sony over IP 2 Parity None z Sony over IP 3 ai Sony over IF 4 Stop bits a ve a Controller i Remote Controlled Ovations Flow control Handshake fy Controller Units fy Proprietary l OVKeyboard Protocol nk Web Server EJ MIDI Please see appendix IIX of the Ovation user manual for the ke OL Ethernet MIDI oe m Ej com l ne COMI iE IP ss ApplychangestocoMi toad Save sd Cancel Application Settings gt Controller Units gt COM gt COM1 Ovation mode Com Port Enable When ticked the Com Port and associated remote controller are able to control Ovation Protocol The drop down offers the choice of Sony P2 and Ovation The settings page is modal and this setting determines what other appropriate settings are shown Choose Ovation for control by another Ovation station Settings Application Settings Page 174 AMERGING I Ovation MEDIA SERVER amp SEQUENCER COM Settings The following parameters should be set to match the controlling Ovation Baud rate Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow Control Protocol Please see Appendix IIX on page 231 of this document for the commands detail IP lt q All Settings Internet Protocol Options J Show Settings C General fa Player Units Ovation Native y Controller Remote Controled Ovations Text strin
252. y is pressed when called Custom Keys Cue List 5 Cue List 5 Custom Keys madlaugh Custom Keys Cue List Pane Design Mode Functionally identical to the Hot Keys Cue List but you can custom design the fire buttons in terms of shape color text color font and font size as well as position Like Hot Keys Cue Lists when in Show Edit Mode the Custom Keys Cue Lists are still displayed as standard Cue lists for simple Cue management However there is the further option of Custom Keys Design Mode Custom Keys Design Mode To enter this mode either right click on the Cue List to open the context menu and choose Hot Custom Keys gt Hot Custom Keys Design Mode or if you prefer select it on the Cue List menu Click on a button to modify it Click and drag the black boxes to re size the button and click and drag anywhere on the button to move it to a new location The dots on the background represent a grid and all re sizes an moves snap to the grid On the Custom Keys sub menu you will find commands to Snap all Keys on Grid Reset all Keys Position and Reset all Keys Size and Position Snap all Keys on Grid is provided for quick alignment if the grid size is changed Note Cues in standard Cue Lists can have the font and label background customized Grid Size To adjust the grid size open the Cue List Properties pane and change the value in the Custom Keys Grid Size field in the Custom Keys section Color and Font To change colors o

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