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1. ADR Tab Window Settings Page Settings Page Continued As the name implies the settings which control general behaviour can be found in this page The Loops Editing settings are principally applicable when preparing an ADR session Timings sets parameters for PreRoll and Pos tRoll timings in Play and Record Countdowns sets parameters for the Number Style Length and appearance yn ADR Guide ADR Tab Window SANil lg ie c Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y wn of Countdown graphics Beeps sets similar parameters for the audible Beeps that usually accompany the Count down graphics Lastly Wipes does the same for the graphics displayed during the Punched In phase of the Loop Loops Editing Auto Sort on New Loop When this parameter is set to Yes all new loops created in the ADR Loops page are placed in the Loop list according to their current sorting status The sorting status is defined by the nature of the content in the column that is currently sorted in the ADR loop page A star symbol indicates the currently sorted column If for example the In column is sorted all the Loops will appear in that order from first to last in the Timeline A new Loop will be created in relation to the current Playhead Cursor position in the Timeline and will therefore be placed in the loop list accord ing to its In position When this parameter is set to No all new Loops cre
2. hon brigyn aon bethng tated Lance in Qut Fee ades File in Piche Veron Cist harp tio addi nio Sereni 17 1 20 5000 ated Fic Deg Actos Cel Record np Pry inp Chrk hee te addi nip EW 1 Repre 2 ADR Tab Window Production page This page allows the user to enter and view Production information add and view Characters and set up Scenes Scenes are very important because they point to video files This enables VCube to automatically load them as the Loops reguire Monitoring LEA Mondo C puces Moriborrag t Fo Piocez rng Fly np Pre Crud 1 Gundy Guede 2 Gude 3 Honfang Bue Fame Chaeecter Base Type Chci here to add a mew Monitonng Line 1 Henry Dura mii Sbudia Selecting Honsonng Bun Myre ehearue Pre Loop Gunde 1 Play Play Coombe 2 Plry Play Gusde X Flay Play Characters put input ADR Tab Window Monitoring page In this page the sophisticated monitoring and effects logic is set up For switching purposes each Loop is defined in three phases PreRoll Punch In and PostRoll The first section deals with Routing and Effects Switching for each of three possible Guide Tracks during each Loop phase In the second section Monitor destinations are patched to Mixer Output
3. 1 1 Henry Dunant Eng 04 02 08 07 48 08 01 55 356 23 01 554041 00 00 03 05 1 1 French Captain B Eng 04 902 908 1007 32 01 55 49 10 01 55 51 314 0000502904 1 1 German Officer D Ger 01 55 07 23 01 55634200 00400 0602 1 1 French Officer Ml Eng 04 02 08 02 51 14 ni EFL FELT 1 1 German Officer Dane Done Taked also OK Done Done Done Late start Done Te 5 amp 8 Optional ate Oo da OO de C _ ber ADR Tab Window Loops Page This is the primary page of the ADR system and shows all the Loops and their current Status and enables the user to prepare an ADR session by creating Loops erasing sorting and assigning ID numbers to them Loops can be assigned to Scenes Characters assigned to Loops and the Loop Type be notated In the recording session this is the page where the user can also activate Loops select previously recorded Loops as Selected Takes final takes define the Status of work in progress and add comments This Tab window should remain visible throughout an ADR session for quick and easy access to all of its functions Note A Loop list can be sorted in several ways by simply clicking on the column head ings In the example above the list is sorted by ID number A star is appended to the column name to indicate this Loops Page Columns ID Directly below ID the colored dots indicate Loop Status Green means that recorded Takes exist Red indicates the Active Loop No dot means that t
4. Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION ADR User Guide acc Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y wn 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 2009 All rights reserved Merging Technologies Le Verney
5. Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Support If you cannot find an answer to a query in the documentation please consult the on line support at http www merging com where you will find answers to F A Q s Frequently Asked Questions and further support Assumptions This ADR Guide and the other Pyramix 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 Pyramix Virtual Studio with ADR option VCube and Virtual Transport Conventions Conventions used in Merging Technologies documents Names found on screens and menus are shown in bold the first time they occur and often later to highlight them E g Information amp Settings Menu and sub menu selections are shown like this View gt Tracks gt Show all Tracks Which means Go to the View pull down menu mouse down to the Tracks sub menu and choose Show all Tracks Where a dialog box has several Pages Tabs are used to select the pages Tab Page selection is shown thus Settings gt Keyboard Shortcut Editor Active Machine Which means Go to the Settings pull down menu choose Keyboard Shortcut Editor then click on the Active machine Tab The Pyramix Settings gt All Settings dialog Has its own hierarchical tree structure in the left hand pane with fold ers leading to pages Navigation All Contents and Index entries an
6. Application Desktop Layout in the ADR tab page ADR Tab Window The ADR Tab Window has four Tabbed pages W Lone D E Dui Darin pena i Pali Ja Td ive Duis Fo shermed abu Dre 1 ObEDEI P j Peh ME os 3 1 E es 004000339 1 1 Fechan DDOD 4 i Deva L i DIE Farr ODE 18 Li ray LTD FF te Dons lap 4 ans CIE E TWN NR Hir i es Mamie 7 7 Dere gru aider DH I Duse A 1 LTTE DAC Der x S Feshi MOUNA E Dese Lie tant LM SS Ten UL 5541 4 lil Laran uH Lea 2 ab ana OLN OO 1 1 Pehee Se 1 uy Deer TR SA griw ADR Tab Window Loops page This is the primary page of the ADR system Tab window and should remain visible throughout an ADR session for quick and easy access to all of its functions It shows all the Loops and their current Status and enables the user to prepare an ADR session by creating Loops erasing sorting and assigning ID numbers to them Loops can be assigned to Scenes Characters assigned to Loops and the Loop Type be notated In the recording session this is the page where the user can also activate Loops select previously recorded Loops as Selected Takes final takes define the Status of work in progress and add comments yn ADR Guide User Interface ANVERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y wn Production ADR
7. Instant Rehearse Instant Record Instant Review Stop Abort ADR menu yn ADR Guide ADR Menu AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Commands Commands y wn Import LoopsOpens the Loop List window Export Loops SheetNot yet implemented Consolidate Loops amp TakesCreates an Edit Track Group per production Character with all selected take clips in the Timeline for playback through their respective mixer outputs Select Previous LoopNavigates the Selection Cursor to previous loop in the ADR Loops page without changing the Active Loop status Select Next LoopNavigates the Selection Cursor to next loop in the ADR Loops page without changing the Active Loop status Select LoopOpens the Select Loop dialog box This allows the number of the loop you wish to select to be directly entered by typing the number on the numerical keypad and pressing Enter OK or Esc Cancel New Loop InCreates a new ADR loop according to the conditions on the Settings Loops Edit ing page In Point is automatically assigned to the current cursor position in the Timeline Delete LoopDeletes the selected loop from the ADR Loops list No Icon yet Renumber all LoopsAutomatically renumbers the ADR Loop ID column with numbers from 1 upwards replacing any former characters or number distinctions from the top of the column to the bottom Users may sort columns by ID In Out Duration Scene Character Type Date otatus
8. 1070 Puidoux Switzerland Tel 41 21 946 04 44 e Fax 41 21 946 04 45 www merging com Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Contents Contents 3 Welcome to the Pyramix ADR Guide 5 Introduction 5 Overview 5 Scope 5 Documentation and Help 5 Conventions 6 User Interface 7 Keyboard Shortcuts 7 GPOs 7 Toolbar 7 ADR Tab Window 7 Getting Started 9 First ADR Project 9 Tips and Tricks 13 Entering Loops 13 ADR Tab Window 14 Loops Page 14 Production Page 16 Monitoring Page 18 Settings Page 21 Settings Page Continued 22 ADR Menu 25 Commands 26 Settings 31 Pyramix 31 VCube 33 Virtual Transport 34 GPO Commands 35 Using ADR With a Backup Machine 37 Pyramix Setup 38 Pro Tools Setup 43 yn Contents AVERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION ADR Guide Document Pyramix ADR Guide 05 Date 21st July 2009 yn ADR Guide AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Welcome to the Pyramix ADR Guide Introduction Thank you Congratulations on your purchase The Pyramix ADR system is an extremely powerful aid to rapid and accurate dialogue replacement Please subscribe to the User Forum at http www merging com forum Overview The Merging Technologies ADR option adds and integrates dedicated functions to a Pyramix VCube combina tion These functions include Automatic loading of video media files in VCube Multiple Characters in a single project Wipe and
9. B Notes yy Media M Ug 01 55 03 20 STORED 144 0411 he 44 ii cs _ Y et Lud a Internal 5 E n gt EM t Media on drive 5 PMXMhed Madoa 1 1 mall RSPAS 120 Smpl 2 i ma 25 Ips Rel Irisinal Any 45 Sync Intel 1 Pyramix ADR with three recorded Takes on Loop 5 ADR Guide Getting Started y wn Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Pyramix showing three recorded Takes for Loop 5 The red dot indicates that Loop 5 is active The blue highlight shows that Loop 7 has been selected Double clicking it will select it Note The Clips on tracks 5 6 and 7 are automatically colored to match the Character they relate to Tips and Tricks Entering Loops For efficient manual loop entry make full use of the options in the Loops Editing section of the Settings page Please see Loops Editing on page 21 Be sure to check these options before running an ADR recording session to avoid unwanted behavior if Loops require editing during the session ADR Tab Window Loops Page Duration Scene Character Type Date Takes Selected Matus Comments 01 54 0815 01 5433 23 00200205307 1 1 French Officer P Eng OSS 01 5434 00 0000503198 1 1 French Captain B Eng 04 02 08 02 36 21 01 54 33316 OSA 00000818 1 1 French Officer D Eng 04 04 08 09 39 47 01 54 41 09 01 54 436317 000005071 1 1 Henry Dunant B Eng 04 02 0810 05 28 01 55 4 03 01 55 07 23 00000030
10. Buses with one of three logic switching matrices applied and in the third section the switching rules are defined Settings Has all the detailed settings relating to the ADR option Please see Settings on page 28 ADR Guide User Interface Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Getting Started Because of the complex interaction of several processes we strongly recommend you use one of the pre prepared templates or better still the Demo Project to gain familiarity with the many features of the ADR option Two Tem plates are currently supplied more will be added later For the purposes of this walk though we are using a PyraCube That is Pyramix and VCube SE running on a single machine Before doing anything else please open Pyramix and VCube and check a few settings Please see Settings on page 28 First ADR Project Choose Project gt New from Template to open the Select a Template browser Double click on the ADR folder and select either ADR 2 Actors 1 Mic pmt or ADR 2 Actors 2 Mics pmt The two projects are identical except that the second has two Mics per actor and therefore stereo mixer strips and records twice as many tracks Follow through the dialog boxes to create your Project in the directory of your choice In the following example ADR 2 Actors 1 Mic pmt is used for simplicity Set Up ADR Project Start in the ADR Tab Window Production page and enter a Name for your production and any other details you wish in
11. Countdown with various styles Automatic Monitoring Control Automatic Effects Control Take control and Consolidation VERY IMPORTANT We strongly recommend you also consult the Pyramix User Manual and the VCube User Manual for a more com plete understanding of all the features and functions of Pyramix and VCube Scope This document covers the ADR option for Pyramix and VCube It is intended to introduce the Merging Technolo gies approach to ADR and to help guide you through the learning curve It also has detailed descriptions of all the commands and Tab window functions Familiarity with Pyramix and VCube is presumed Documentation and Help ToolTips Merging Technologies Software is equipped with ToolTips Hovering the mouse cursor over a tool icon pops up a box with the name of the function etc A longer description is Shown bottom left of the Pyramix program window Documentation All the Merging Technologies 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 V5 or later installed on your computer The Pyramix User Manual may be opened from the Pyramix Help menu Other documentation can be found in the Windows Start menu in All Programs Pyramix Docs and All Programs gt VCube Docs Please check for the most recent versions at http www merging com yn ADR Guide Welcome to the Pyramix ADR Guide AMERGING
12. Mixer Note All the buses are AUXs All five can be controlled automatically by the Bus Switch ing Matrices in the Monitoring page of the ADR Tab window The Template uses the first two physical inputs for the Mic Inputs on Mixer Strips 1 amp 3 and retains your existing Monitor output assignments Automate Configure Route On 0 0 PF iP PF 48 E E 48 48 48 80 m p BU BU BU BU 3 AT P O P OT POF A4 P OT 2 Input 2 Guide M amp E 3 Editor Studio Control Roc F ES Pyramix Mixer Window with Loop acti Note The Input and Monitor strips for the Active Loop Character are automatically col ored to match the Active Loop Character Load Guide Track s In the Pyramix Timeline load the voice Guide Track on tracks 1 amp 2 already labeled Guide Track If you also have an M amp E load this on tracks 3 amp 4 Enter Loops On the assumption you already have a list of In and Out points you can create Loops in this manner 1 Select New Loop In in the ADR menu A new Loop appears in the ADR Tab Loops page Note the In point defaults to the current Playhead Cursor position 2 Ifyou wish to enter the In and Out points manually simply click in the fields and enter the numbers in the usual way 3 Set the correct Character name by clicking in the Character field and selecting the name you require from the drop down list Add
13. Timeline Insertion Play Start Marker Follows Playback _ Edit Insertion Follows 5crub Shuttle Audio During Fast Forward Rewind Play Start Marker Follows Timeline Selection Reserve Voices For Preview In Context Custom Shuttle Lock Speed 800 X Back Forward Amount 0000 05 00 00 Time Code ray Numeric Keypad LJ Classic f Transport _ Use Separate Play and Stop Keys LJ Shuttle Video QuickTime Playback Priority Medium g High Quality QuickTime Image Auto Backup Enable Session File Auto Backup Keep 10 most recent backups Backup every 5 minutes Mixing Processing MIDI Synchronization Record E Latch Record Enable Buttons Link Record and Play Faders E Audio Track RecordLock Transport RecordLock E Disable Input when Disarming Track In 5top Mute Record Armed Tracks while Stopped PECIDirect Style Input Monitoring Online Options f Record Online at Time Code or ADAT Lock Record Online at Insertion Selection Open Ended Record Allocation f Use All Available Space C Limit to 60 minutes DestructivePunch File Length 25 minutes Mise Auto Region Fade In Out Length O mseg Calibration Reference Level 18 dB Delay Compensation Time Mode Samples iH i Cancel J Backup Pro Tools Setup gt Preferences Operation Tab In Setup gt Preferences gt Operation check Audio Track RecordLock and Transport RecordLock as above y wn ADR G
14. e the ADR option is not reguired to edit the output Pram Virtua Studio by Merging Technologies ADR Dunant Mi pence i Project Edm Veew Cwps Tracks Cursorand Marks Selection Media Automaton Workspaces ADR Machines Marco x Y Obese ze ah THEE 71 A Settings Window Hep B x Pore C JH ML l in Ey u E EE y Wr ime fj Ex se ADR a FE Speo 17 l i Henry Dunant Loop 25 s asm jse acm m B 1 1 AAAA i Ta ADR ax Loops ID In Out Duration icena Character Type Date Takes Selected Seve Comment 1 01 54 15 01 410825 003040537 1 1 French Cificer Eng D 2 01 54 1005 OL5414300 00003319 1 1 French Captain n Eng 04 02 05 09 36 21 4 4 Done 0r54 3 16 OC French Officer m Eng D206 09 3947 amp a Done Taked aieo DE e 015441409 01 544617 00300537 1 1 Henry Dunari m Eng 04 02 05 10 05 29 T 7 Done M503 01 50723 000003 30 1 1 HenryDunant MW Eng 04 02 08 07 42 08 i z Done 5 0155 3623 01 55 40 03 0050050305 1 1 French Captam m Eng 04 02 05 1007 32 6 Done Late start 155450 01 55 51 14 1 1 German Officer CE A nbw ed 01 5634 00 000602 1 1 French Officer 04 02 08 09 51 14 15 15 Done Tk5 amp 8 Optional 4 ib 01 96 2247 OO 1 1 German Officer F s E Track Groups B Workspaces 4 Selection a jin Markers
15. the rest of your loops by repeating steps 1 3 Don t worry if the ID field shows You can click on the and add the number manually or just select Renumber all Loops from the ADR menu when you have entered all the Loops yn ADR Guide Getting Started AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Note If you turn Auto Re number on New Loop on Yes in the Loops Editing Section of the Settings page of the ADR Tab window then you won t need to bother with manu ally numbering or renumbering O10101 03 01011612 01 01 24 03 01 01 31 20 01 03 20 13 01 04 43 20 0121 16 17 0101 2403 01 01 31 20 01014201 01 03 26 23 01051409 Duration 00 00 1 5 08 00 001 07 16 00 00 07 16 00 00 10 05 0000 06 09 The Loops page should now look something like this Character Type Date Dom Alphie Dom Dom Selected Status Comments 00 0 25 14 1 Alphie ADR Tab Window Loops page If there is no pre existing list of loops then position the Playhead Cursor at the desired In point for the first Loop and select New Loop In Then re position the Cursor to the desired Out point and select Set Loop Out Repeat the process for the second and subsequent Loops ADR Guide Getting Started y wn Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION First ADR Session With the Loops entered Set the Record Path in the usual way Settings gt All Settings gt Project gt General Project Media folder section Cli
16. tion of Pyramix Please consult the Pyramix User Manual for full details of the following machine settings Serial Port TimeCode Request Configure Auto f LTC VITC Control Track Monitorning options on Stop f Stop Only t Stop Full EE Off Edit Preset channel options f Stop Full EE On i Send Analog Edit Preset 41 42 f Stop Select EE On Send Digital Edit Preset D1 D8 Monitoring options on Pause Jog ll Toute PauseAlag U Only PauseAlog U Full EE PauseJog O Full EE On PauseAlog U Select EE On Status bit filtering options Filter Video In Out Preset Iw Filter the Stanby bit Monitoring options Apply Monitoring Options only when the Machine is Chasing Slave Cancel Backup Pyramix Sony 9 Pin Protocol Configuration dialog Note If machine is a Pro Tools check Filter the Standby bit as in the above screenshot yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Transport Window Once these settings are made check that the Machine is present and online in the Transport Pyramix window There are two possibilities for chasing Either the slave machine chases an incoming TimeCode LTC coming from the Pyramix or the slave machine Chase mode is activated in the Transport window We recommend the second method the first method may be used if it improves the lock time Transport z Int
17. to become familiar with its power and functionality but once the user has a clear understanding of what is possible this Switching Matrix is a time saving and very powerful feature of the ADR system When the Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix is properly setup the ADR recording session is considerably simplified and the recording engi neer s job made much easier yn ADR Guide ADR Tab Window SANil lg ie c Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Settings Page Loops Producton Monitoring Settings Loops Editing Auto Sort on New Loop Auto Renumber on Mew Loop Create Mew Loop on Change Auto 5ort on Change Auto Renumber on Change Auto Consolidate after Record No Overlap on Consolidate Timings Play Pre Roll 00 00 05 00 Play Post Roll 00 00 05 00 Punch In Pre Rall 00 00 00 08 Punch Out Post Roll 00 00 00 08 Countdowns Number of Length Style Opacity Pre Roll Beeps Number of Length Sound File Last Sound File Level Last Level Wipes Enabled Style Opacity Pre Post Roll 4 00 00 00 700 Digital 33 76 Yes 4 00 00 00 700 00 00 00 02 Yes C Program Files Merging Technologi C Program Files Merging Technologi 3 00 dB 3 00 dB Yes Left to Right 33 Yes
18. wav sound file for the last Beep before the Loop In position This setting enables the user to boost or attenuate the gain level of the sound file of the first series of Beeps This setting enables the user to boost or attenuate the gain level of the sound file of the last Beep before the Loop In point Activates the generation of Record Wipes in the VCube that visually indicate the remaining length of a Loop Take pass Offers a choice of different appearances for the visual Record Wipe generated in the VCube Defines the transparency of the colored elements of the visual Record Wipe gen erated in the VCube Under Construction ADR Guide ADR Tab Window Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION ADR Menu The ADR option adds a new menu and a new Tab Window to Pyramix ix Import Loops m Export Loops Sheet Consolidate Loops amp Takes Em Select Previous Loop Select Next Loop ms Select Loop lm New Loop Lin m Delete Loop Renumber all Loops Activate Loop Deactivate Loop Deactivate all Loops Select Activate Previous Loop select Actieate Next Loop Select Activate Loop Set Loop In Sat Loop Out Select Previous Take Select Mext Take Unde Last Take Consolidate Take Goto First Count Dewn Goto First Beep Goto Looe In Goto Loop Out Gata Play PostRoll Record Review RE i zm at od mu yas 99 7r amp 5 5 5B Cycle Rehearse Cyele Record Cycle Review
19. you intend to use with Pyramix ADR Leave the field blank or with a period if you wish to use the local machine Record Path Set the Loop Record Path in the Settings gt All Settings gt Project gt Record General page Use the Project Media Folder Drop down list or the Browser button and set an appropriate Record Path VCube The only setting from a fresh install that reguires checking is Follow VT which can be found in Settings gt For mats amp Sync Settings Synchronization TimeCode from and to External Formats amp Sync 46000 640 Height 380 Field Grder Upper Field First Pixel Aspect Ratio square Pixels 1 0 Composition Frame Rate Chase TC Source Chasemode o EU Chasing rte FAD S SER E ER UT Chase Offset 00 00 00 00 Graphic Card Delay Compensat 0 Card Delay Compensatio 0 VCube Settings Formats amp Sync Page yn ADR Guide Settings AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Pyramix and VCube on One Screen If you are running on a single screen you may find it helpful to set VCube to TopMost Only When Floating and Display Taskbar in the Settings gt User Interface window With these settings in place you can then use F4 to toggle between Normal and Floating modes and F3 to toggle between either and Full Screen Alt Tab is used to toggle between the applications Virtual Transport The Virtual Transport Clients Frame should look
20. Backup Pyramix All Settings gt Hardware gt Formats and Sync go to All Settings gt Hardware gt Formats amp Sync and check the different options In the above example the Video Ref is SD NTSC and the frame rate is 29 97 non drop yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Pro Tools Setup Machine Control Peripherals Synchronization Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Contrallers Mic Preamps Satellites MIDI Machine Control Master ID Enable none 127 Preroll 590 frames MIDI Machine Control Remote Slave ID __ Enable 127 9 Machine Control Deck Control Port Machine Type Enable Us28112 is Preroll 150 frames Serial Time Code Requires SYNC With Video Clock Reference 3 Pin Remote Deck Emulation Port Machine Type M Enable US28112 Pro Tools A W Chase LTC Cancel Backup Pro Tools Setup Peripherals Machine Control Tab Enable the 9 Pin Remote Deck Emulation from Setup Peripherals Machine Control The Chase LTC option can also be checked if the Pyramix chase synchronizer is not quick enough to lock Note The lock time in Chase depends directly on the numbers of tracks present in the timeline yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Preferences Pro Tools Preferences Display i Operation Editing Transport
21. DR ADR Dunsnt6 01531003 Eil 01 57 30 00 01 59 20 00 SAPMXMedia GDR ADR Dunanti 01 57 30 09 Choi acters Name ID Actor Mame Coler Record Stip Play Sirip Click here to add a new Charac Henry Dunant DEN 1 Repro French Officer ER 2 Repro French Captain 1 Input 1 Repro 2 input 2 Repro German Officer ADR Tab Window Production Page Production Information This section of the Production page is for users to add text information identifying the project and any other information that may be felt necessary Name Text Field for the Project Title ID Text Field for a Production identification code Producer Text field for name of Producer Editor Text Field for name of Editor Notes Text Field for adding any notes relating to the Project Scenes This section of the Production page enables the user to define the scenes to be dubbed in the current Project Once a new scene has been created it can be assigned a video file for playback by the VCube The video file may be offset in the Video TC column Once a video file is properly referenced to a Scene the activation of a Loop associ ated with that Scene automatically loads the video file into the VCube Timeline If a Loop is activated that calls a different Scene and there is a different video file for that Scene the VCube automatically replaces the old video file with the new one In this manner no Compositions VCube Projects need t
22. Sends a continuous ON AIR style tally during the entire length of a Review pass including Preroll and Postroll periods indicating that a review is taking place in Loop Review mode This type of tally is typically used as a switch to light up a dis play to visually indicate the Reviewing mode status of the ADR system during the current loop pass ADR Guide GPO Commands Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Using ADR With a Backup Machine The diagram below demonstrates one possible set up for concurrent automatic back up of ADR sessions Although a Pro Tools is illustrated this arrangement will work with any suitable machine equipped with the Sony 9 pin P2 protocol LTC optional Video Ref Loop Sync Pyramix up to v6 1 MII TETI m Hem To Machine Master Host serial Primary port HD Core Ethernet USB i e Keyspan HD Core t PT HD VCube v 2 0 Tested with v7 4 Backup Typical Control Cabling setup Note The above diagram shows control cabling only Audio and Video cabling is ommit ted Note Pyramix and VCube may co exist in one computer yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Pyramix Setup Add a Machine First add one or more Sony 9 pin P2 protocol machines in the All Settings gt Remote Control gt Machines sec
23. aptain German Officer Backup Pyramix ADR Tab Window Production Tab Note The syntax used to assign multiple Track Arm s is a sequence of target track numbers separated by commas l e 1 2 24 25 yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Punch In Delay Compensation Some machines exhibit 1 or more frames delay after receiving a Punch command before entering Record and or returning to Replay The Backup Punch In Pre Roll and Backup Punch Out Post Roll settings available in the ADR Settings Tab allow this delay to be compensated for Loops Producton Monitoring Settings Loops Editing Auto Sort on New Loop Auto Renumber on Mew Loop Create Mew Loop on Change Auto 5ort on Change Auto Renumber Change Auto Consolidate after Record Overlap on Consolidate Timings Play Pre Rall 00 00 05 00 Play Post Roll 00 00 05 00 Punch In Pre Rall 00 00 00 08 Punch Qut Post Roll 00 00 00 08 Backup Punch In Pre Roll 00 00 00 00 Backup Punch Out Post Rall 00 00 00 00 Countdowns Number of 4 Length 00 00 00 700 Style Digital Opacity 33 Pre Roll Yes Beeps Number of Gap 00 00 00 700 Length 00 00 00 02 Dre Beall War 4 Backup Pyramix ADR Tab Window Settings Tab yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Video Reference In order to maintain sample accuracy in the entire setu
24. arspeed D5D project TimeCode Force TimeCode Source to External Virtual Transport Sy Application Chents State Saving Eding Playback Record Dent Save Chants State Jog chasa CD SACD Desktop Layout Save Chents State on all Servers Timeline Layout Track Headers Layout Keys Editireg Locaton Synchronize Virtual Transport with Editing Moves Automatian iy Time Stretch send Song Position amp Tempo fo Virtual Transport Timezone Settings Prosoniq MPEX3 Settings VCube Options Remote Contral Machine Ascaciated WCube network name blank for local ecemputer Controller Automalically Set as Clock Master Chasing i Save Chents State on Local Server _ Apply changes to Virtual Transport Load Save mr Pyramix Settings gt Remote Control gt Virtual Transport l e the following items should be checked Enable Virtual Transport Communication Automatically Set as Clock Master Automatically Set as TimeCode Master Chase Mode Soft Force TimeCode Source to External Virtual Transport Clients State Saving Save Clients on Local Server yn ADR Guide Settings AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Editing Synchronize Virtual Transport with Editing Moves VCube Options The final setting on the page determines which VCube will be used with Pyramix ADR Associated VCube network name blank for local computer Please enter the network name of the VCube workstation that
25. ated in the Loop list are placed immediately after the currently selected Loop If the sorted column is numerical in nature the ID of the new loop will be the number of the last source loop followed by a decimal separator and a sub number i e Loop ID 7 makes a loop ID 7 1 Auto Renumber on New Loop This function overrides all distinctions entered in the ID column replacing each Create New Loop on Change Auto Sort on Change Auto Renumber on Change Loop s ID with a number in ascending order from the top of the Loop list to the bottom each time a new Loop is created Renumbering the ID column of each loop permits the quick tagging of a Loop list to then later re sort the list by any other criteria and quickly compare results Typically this is used to estimate the remain ing work to be done by combinations of actors according to their roles in com bined scenes in relation to one another and studio presence etc When this parameter is set to No the creation of new Loops does not renumber the list and ID tags are preserved and created normally When this parameter is set to Yes all changes to the In or Out positions of the selected Loop automatically creates a new Loop with the same complimentary In or Out value assigns the new Loop to the same Character as the selected Loop and re copies the Status and Comments columns Not yet sorting Not yet renumbering Auto Consolidate after Record When this function is set to Yes a
26. ck on the first Loop you wish to re voice to select it Activate the Loop either by choosing Activate Loop in the ADR menu or by double clicking the Loop in the list Notice that the Pyramix and VCube Playhead Cursors jump to the Loop In point and that a new Track appears in the Pyramix Timeline with Punch In and Out Markers set to the In and Out points Choose Rehearse The Cursor jumps back to the beginning of the PreRoll and goes into Play Countdown is shown and Beeps are audible leading up to the In point A Wipe crosses the screen to indicate the duration of the Loop Play continues until the end of the PostRoll when the Transport stops When you are happy with the rehearsal choose Record If you are new to this take a tip and record all the rehears als as well Sometimes they never get any better than the first rehearsal and notice that the new Recorded Take appears in the Track Use the Review command to listen to the Take you ve just recorded Each subsequent Record pass adds another Track If an earlier Take is deemed better than the most recent it can be Selected by using the Select Previous and Select Next commands When you have a good Take Activate the next Loop and continue until finished Note At the end of the recording session you can use the Consolidate Loops and Takes command to produce a file or files for each Character suitable for loading into a Pyramix Editing Project on any Pyramix Workstation or Export to other formats l
27. d Cross References e g Please see Getting Started on page 9 are Hyper links Clicking on them will take you straight to the subject yn ADR Guide Overview AMIERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION User Interface The ADR option adds a menu and a Tab Window to the main Pyramix window Keyboard Shortcuts Of course any or all of the menu commands can be assigned to keyboard shortcuts in Settings gt Keyboard Shortcut Editor in the ADR tab page Note We strongly recommend you use Keyboard shortcuts and or a hardware keypad in order to fully appreciate the Merging Technologies ADR experience and GPOs Any or all of the menu commands may be assigned to General Purpose Inputs GPIs for activation from any exter nal switching source in Settings All Settings Project Controller Mapping Choose the GPIO controller you have installed and click on Properties to open the Mapping dialog Similarly Cue and Status indicator light switching plus Beep and Countdown can be mapped to General Purpose Outputs GPOs Please see GPO Commands on page 31 Toolbar WES OEN m l FE OX die mih da eb e e eee X ADR Toolbar All ADR Commands have Toolbar Icons and these can be added to the ADR Toolbar In Settings gt All Settings gt
28. des Monitoring amp FX Processing 18 Rehearse Record Review 19 Import Loops 26 Instant Record 30 Instant Rehearse 29 Instant Review 30 Introduction 5 K Keyboard Shortcuts 7 L Loop Switching phases 8 Loops ID 14 In 14 loops Character 15 Comments 15 ADR Guide Index Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Date 15 Duration 15 Out 15 Scene 15 Selected 15 Status 15 Takes 15 Type 15 Loops Editing Auto Consolidate after Record 22 Auto Renumber on Change 22 Auto Renumber on New Loop 22 Auto Sort on Change 22 Auto Sort on New Loop 22 Create New Loop on Change 22 No Overlap on Consolidate 22 Play Post Roll 23 Punch In Pre Roll 23 Punch Out Post Roll 23 M Mixer setup 10 Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix Aux Bus 20 Base Type 20 Character 20 Name 19 Monitoring Busses 19 Monitoring page Guides Monitoring amp FX Processing 18 Monitoring Busses 19 Selected Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix 20 N New Loop In 26 O Overview 5 P Production Information Editor 16 ID 16 Name 16 Notes 16 Producer 16 Production page Characters 17 Production Information 16 Scenes 16 Pyramix and VCube on One Screen 33 Pyramix Settings 31 R Record 29 y wn Rehearse 29 Renumber all Loops 26 Review 29 S Scenes ID 17 In 17 Name 16 Out 17 Picture Version 17 Reel 17 Video File 17 Video TC In 17 Scope 5 Select Loop 26 Select Next Loop 26 Select Next Take 28 Select Previous Loop 26 Select Previou
29. e first active loop and allows you to Review the ADR project from anywhere in the Timeline preceding the last PostRoll position Note Unlike the Rehearse command in Instant Review mode all automatic ADR functions are inac tive and playback stops at the end of the postroll position If no Loop is active Instant Review does not initiate playback StopStops Pyramix in any playback or record mode keeping any recorded Loops in the ADR Loops page and in the Timeline AbortStops Pyramix in any playback or record mode discarding any recorded Loops created in the current record pass in the ADR Loops page and in the Timeline but preserves the Media Files in the project s record media folder ADR Guide ADR Menu Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Settings The precise settings in the applications may vary according to the user s specific circumstances The settings advice that follows applies to a PyraCube l e a single PC running VCube in SE mode with Pyramix and Virtual Transport Pyramix Check Settings gt All Settings gt Remote Control gt Virtual Transport They should look like this W Pyramax settings Cy Al Settings General c Hardware Formats Sync Enable Virtual Transport Communic bon Masecore ij 1 0 Interfaces Master Board 15271 Automatically Set as TimeCode Master ADAT 2 15271 AES EBU II 100220 J Routing PCI 44 1 4 PCM 83 2 95kH2 Hard PCM 176 4 192kH7 PCM 352 8 384kH27 soft DXD project V
30. ernal 01 54 34 09 1 00 0000 0000 lul beb Del ELELELEL ss EL s e LI LJ e FT HD 4 Pra Tools 48 MiB 00 00 00 00 00 Del aiii gi TC Master ejm e rrr om mima gee ME Pes 8 Rev Set Goto m Set Goto 2 In In DO0 00 00 00 gt But out 00 17 48 09 Inline Jog heal Made Shuttle Le Backup Pyramix Transport window Note Note Up to 96 tracks may be addressed even if the machine control window shows only 12 track arm status buttons yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION ADR Machine Assignment Once the slave machine is correctly installed the Character section of the ADR Production tab page will show the Backup Machine to assign as well as the Backup Track Arm assigned to each Character Production Moriccing Setting Production Informahon gt Henry Dunant du Rouge sur la Crom PROD DRSLC PROD ID Bohemian Films PROD PRODUCER Eddy Cutz PROD EDITOR rt Scenes ID in Out Reel Video TC In Picture Version Click here to add a new Scene Battle Sequence SC NAME BAT 0135240000 013579000 RAJAB EAADRDunant ADR Dunant640x 01 531009 PAL 25Im s SC Actor Name rd Stri Backup Machine Backup Track Arm 2 Click here to add a new Charac Henry Dunant French Officer French C
31. fter a first Loop Record pass the selected Loop No Overlap on Consolidate Timings Play Pre Roll Play Post Roll Punch In Pre Roll is placed on a new track under the Guide Tracks in the Timeline Each following Loop Record pass updates the contents of the Consolidated Track with the latest Selected Take This keeps the Consolidated Track s up to date at all times and facilitates the Review of pre recorded Takes by always having the latest versions ready for Playback When this function is set to Yes and a Consolidate command is executed every new Consolidate of a Loop creates a separate Consolidate Track but only IF Loops for the current Character will overlap in the Timeline This keeps adjacent Loops from covering each other up when Consolidated on a single Track This setting defines the Preroll time leading up to the Loop In position including the Countdown and Beep Note This value should be longer than the Countdown and Beep sequence lengths in order to properly display and monitor them This setting defines the Postroll time after the Loop Out position When the ADR system reaches the end of the Post Roll time the system either stops or cycles back to the Pre Roll position and continues Playback if in one of the three Cycle modes This setting defines the offset of the actual Record On command in relation to the Loop In position This enables the user to record before the actual first dialogue to anticipate breath sounds or d
32. h to apply a graphical EO to the original dialogue track to filter out the voices on the track but allow other sounds to pass through Rehearse Record Review Pre Clicking in a Pre field toggles Fx On or blank FX Off to activate or de activate any Plug in effects on the Guide Track Mixer Strips selected in the Play Strip column during the PreRoll period of a Loop Pass yn ADR Guide ADR Tab Window SANil lg ie c Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Loop Clicking in a Loop field toggles Fx On or blank FX Off to activate or de activate any Plug in effects on the Guide Track Mixer Strips selected in the Play Strip col umn during the Punched in period of a Loop Pass Post Clicking in a Post field toggles Fx On or blank FX Off to activate or de activate any Plug in effects on the Guide Track Mixer Strips selected in the Play Strip col umn during the Post Roll period of a Loop Pass Monitoring Busses This section defines the audio switching that will be applied to each headphone circuit and loudspeaker system individually Although the switching definitions must be carefully constructed and may seem complex at first once in place and functional this feature simplifies an ADR session considerably by allowing the recording engi neer to focus on the dialog being recorded without being distracted by monitoring issues In the Monitoring Busses section the user defines the total number of Output Monitor Bus Switching Matrices requ
33. he PreRoll zone Sends a pulsed tally at the first Loop Record Punch In point in Record and Rehearse modes This type of tally is typically used as a trigger to a secondary recording machine to punch in recording Sends a pulsed tally at the last Loop Record Punch Out point in Record and Rehearse modes This type of tally is typically used as a trigger to a secondary recording machine to Punch out of recording Sends a continuous tally during the entire Loop Record pass from the first Punch in point to the last Punch out point whether or not actually Recording or in Rehearse and Review modes This type of tally is typically used as a switch to light up a display to visually indicate the Record Punch ln area of the currently active Loop during a Loop pass Sends a continuous ON AIR style tally during the entire length of a Record pass including Preroll and Postroll periods indicating that recording is taking place in Loop Record mode This type of tally is typically used as a switch to light up a dis play to visually indicate the Recording Status of the ADR system during the current loop pass Sends a continuous ON AIR style tally during the entire length of a Rehearse pass including Preroll and Postroll periods indicating that rehearsal is taking place in Loop Rehearse mode This type of tally is typically used as a switch to light up a display to visually indicate the Rehearsing mode status of the ADR system during the current loop pass
34. he loop has no recorded takes and is inactive ID The ID column of the ADR Loops page can be used to rapidly renumber Loops sorted according to another parameter e g Character When used with the Renumber All Loops function the ID column will be renumbered replacing any pre existing characters or number distinctions from the top of the column to the yn ADR Guide Tips and Tricks AMERGING y wn Out Duration Scene Character Type Date Takes Selected Status Comments Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION bottom You may sort columns by ID In Out Duration Scene Character Type Date Status or Comments but not Takes or Selected The In column shows the current Loop In position of each Loop and allows the user to adjust the TimeCode value of each Loop In position by first selecting the Loop then clicking in its Loop In field then entering the new TimeCode value using the Pyramix numeric keypad and finally validating the new TimeCode posi tion by pressing Enter on the numerical keypad or cancelling by pressing ESC The Loop In position may also be modified by updating the Playhead Cursor position in the Timeline and then simply using the Set Loop In function The Out column shows the current Loop Out position of each Loop and allows the user to adjust the TimeCode value of each Loop Out position by first selecting the Loop then clicking in its Loop Out field then entering the new TimeCode value using
35. ialogue that is prematurely spoken in relation to the actual take If an actor tends to rush his or her dialogue entries this value may be adjusted to accommodate them and later re edited into the proper lip synced ADR Guide ADR Tab Window Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y wn Punch Out Post Roll Countdowns Number of Length Style Opacity Pre Roll Beeps Number of Gap Length Pre Roll Sound File Last Sound File Level Last Level Wipes Enabled Style Opacity Pre Post Roll position It also maintains the proper Countdown Beep and visual Wipes posi tions in relation to the actual text This setting defines the offset of the actual Record Off command in relation to the Loop Out position This enables the user to record a little further into the Post Roll than the actual Loop Out position to allow for a margin of trailing breathing reverberation or dialogue at the end of takes This function could be adjusted to accommodate the acoustic reverberation times of a particular studio without hav ing to manually extend each Loop Out point one by one and while maintaining coherent visual Wipe timings This parameter defines the number of Countdown Events preceding the Loop In position Each Countdown Event results in the display of a countdown wipe in the VCube and a GPO tally that may be used for external Countdown display The maximum number of countdown events is 5 This parameter defines the le
36. int in Record and Rehearse modes This type of tally is typically used as a switch to momentarily light up a series of num bered flashes to visually indicate the countdown to recording in a silent studio Sends a tally signal on a single output for each audio beep countdown proceeding the punch in point in Record and Rehearse modes This type of tally is typically used as a switch to momentarily light up a flash to visually indicate the countdown to recording in a silent studio Sends a tally signal on a separate output from one cycle before the first count down wipe in the Vcube to the end of wipe 2 The countdown tallies are not pulsed like the beep tallies but remain on for the entire duration of each count down wipe Countdown tallies are active in the Record and Rehearse modes This type of tally is typically used as a switch to light up a series of numbered displays or a LED counter to visually indicate the countdown to recording in a silent studio Sends a continuous tally during the PostRoll period of the last active loop in Record and Rehearse modes This type of tally is typically used as a switch to light up a display to visually indicate the Playback Status of the ADR system in the PostRoll zone Sends a continuous tally during the PreRoll period of the first active loop in Record and Rehearse modes This type of tally is typically used as a switch to light up a display to visually indicate the Playback Status of the ADR system in t
37. ired for the entire ADR recording session If for example there is a stereo loudspeaker system two actor head phone circuits one headphone for the recording engineer and an additional headphone circuit for the artistic director then the user will need to create five Output Monitor Bus Switching Matrices in this section Currently 5 is also the maximum number Each of these must then be applied to a pre existing Mixer Aux Bus In the Aux Bus column There are three Base Types of pre defined Bus Switching Rules When the user selects a Matrix in the Monitor ing Buses section the Bus Switching Rules to be applied are displayed in the Selected Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix section These rules may further be modified at any time to fit the particular requirements of a specific recording session Name Is where the user creates and names new Monitoring Bus Switching Matrices to be associated with actual Auxiliary Buses on the Mixer The names of the Moni toring Buses should be thought of as the names of the actual outputs in the ADR recording studio to simplify their roles For example a Bus to be used for an actor s headphone circuit could be named ACTOR 1 or a Bus for the studio monitor loud speakers could be named STUDIO You should use whatever names you usually use for your monitoring equipment here so you know immediately which object you are addressing in the Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix section Aux Bus Here the user assigns the Monit
38. like this Pyramix 11 Merging Technologies mix Virtual Studio Digital Audio Worksta 00 00 00 00 B Clock Master D0 00 00 00 00 B Lock Store Offset Mark In 00 00 00 00 speed 0 00 fps 25 00 Mark Out 00 00 00 15 Chase Loop STOP Record On Audio Track Anming 1 819 10 1717 172 1 VCube 00 00 00 00 01 Merging Technologies Description Audio Video Player Recor Offset 00 00 00 00 Clock Master Delta 0 00 00 00 00 Lock Store Offset Mark In Speed 0 00 fps 25 00 Wark Out D0 00 00 00 E Chase Loop STOP Record On Virtual Transport Clients Frame The points to note are that Pyramix is set to Clock Master and TC Master VT is set to Chase and both are set to Lock yn ADR Guide Settings AMERGING GPO Commands y wn Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Any or all of the following commands may be assigned to General Purpose Outputs GPOs for activation of exter nal switching destinations in Settings gt All Settings gt Project gt Controller Mapping Choose the GPIO control ler you have installed and click on Properties to open the Mapping dialog Beep 4 through 0 Beeps CountDown 4 through 0 Play PostRoll Play Preroll Punch In Punch Out Punching Recording Rehearsing Reviewing Sends a tally signal on a separate output for the duration of each audio beep countdown preceding the Punch in po
39. ll be used in the Consolidated Track functions If no Loop is actively selected in the ADR Loops page then New Take switching is inactive select Next TakeScrolls down through the currently Active Loop takes designating the selected Take good take that will be used in the Consolidated Track functions If no Loop is actively selected in the ADR Loops page then New Take switching is inactive Undo Last TakeErases the last Loop take pass in the active Character Loop and removes its corresponding Clip and associated Track from the Character Group in the Timeline This func tion works in any active Character Loop to reduce the number of associated takes and tracks at any point in time during an ADR session unlike a classic Undo function Consolidate TakeConsolidates the Selected Take of the Active Character loop by creating a permanent Track after the Guide Tracks and before the Character Loop Groups and placing the Selected Take on that track for review The newly created track is routed to same mixer strip as the Character Loop tracks but is not muted Goto Play PreRollLocates the cursor to the PreRoll position of the first of any Active Loops Note This function does not locate the cursor during Playback or if no Loops are Active ADR Guide ADR Menu Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y wn Goto First Count downLocates the cursor to the First Count down position of the Active Loop Goto First BeepLocates the cursor to the Fir
40. ngth of each Countdown Event in Hours Minutes Seconds Milliseconds This parameter offers a choice of the various different types of the visual Count down Wipes generated in the VCube This parameter defines the transparency of the colored elements of the Count down Wipes generated in the VCube Under Construction This parameter defines the number of audio Beep pulse events preceding the Loop In Position Each audio Beep pulse event results in the generation of a beep by Pyramix which is played out through the ADR Monitor grid A GPO tally may also be sent out through an attached USB GPIO interface that may be used for external countdown display flashes The maximum number of audio beep events is 5 This parameter defines the timing of each Beep before the Loop In point in Hours Minutes Seconds Milliseconds This parameter is comparable to the Countdown Length setting and should be identical in value if the user wants the audio beeps and wipes to be in sync This parameter defines the length of each audio Beep in Hours Minutes Seconds Frames Typically a value of 2 frames makes for a com fortable audio Beep longer Beeps may perturb the listener s perception of the countdown rhythm Under Construction This setting opens a Windows OPEN browser box enabling the user to choose the default wav sound file for the first series of Beeps This setting opens a Windows OPEN browser box enabling the user to choose the default
41. nitoring Bus Matrices but the Actor and Editor Base Types may be chosen and further modified at any time Note Modified Base Types display a star after their names to indicate custom setting in the switching matrix yn ADR Guide ADR Tab Window SANil lg ie c Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Selected Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix This section allows the user to modify the Base Type sets of Switching Rules applied to sound sources before they are sent to Output Buses In the Left column the three Guide Track Output circuits and the Character s Input Monitor sources are shown These are all the different types of sound sources that may be automatically switched to the ADR monitoring outputs The Rehearse Record and Review columns represent the three Loop modes of the ADR system and are further broken down into the three Loop playback record periods Pre Loop and Post Note The Guide Track switching is either Play or blank meaning Mute So depending on the Active Loop mode and the current Loop playback record period the Guide Tracks may be automatically switched ON or OFF in any combination and to any head phone or loudspeaker The Character sources differ in that they may either be in Input or blank meaning Mute which means the microphone signal will either be Input through to headphones and or loudspeakers or off This section requires some experimentation with modifications to the three Base Types of Switching Rules
42. o be manually loaded into the VCube when changing scenes in the ADR Loops page in the Pyramix the whole process is automatic and hassle free Name Name enables new Scenes to be created and assigned a suitable name in accor dance with edit and script indications The Scene Name is automatically included in the name of each recorded Take for reference when editing takes into final dia logue predub Projects ID ID allows for a production code to be assigned to a scene In In enables the user to mark the beginning of the scene in TimeCode format for ref erence Out Out enables the user to mark the end of the scene in TimeCode format for refer ence Reel Reel allows for the user to mark the Reel Number containing the scene if the project is divided into cinema reels for reference yn ADR Guide ADR Tab Window SANil lg ie c Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y wn Video File Clicking in the Video File box of a given scene opens a Select a Video File browser box which enables the user to choose the appropriate video file for use with the current scene This information is passed to VCube through the Virtual Transport communication and enables VCube to find the correct file and open it on a video track automatically when a Loop in this Scene is activated Video TC In Clicking in the Video TC In box of a given scene allows the user to type in an offset if required to synchronize the associated video file correctly with the ADR
43. or Comments but not Takes or Selected The current column selected for sort order is indicated by a Note This is normally not a function you would wish to invoke during a recording ses sion It is principally provided for use when preparing loops Activate LoopCreates a new Character Track in the Timeline and recalls any past Loop Takes of the selected Loop in the current character s Track Group All past takes are automatically Track Muted and the current track is placed in Input Monitor mode and is ready for automatic record Punch in or Rehearsal If the VCube is open and a video file is properly referenced for the current loop it is automatically loaded and placed in the VCube s Timeline as well as the creation of a higher priority video track containing the sub layers with the automatically gener ated countdown and wipe overlays The countdown and wipe overlays are automatically muted and un muted for Loop Recording and Rehearsal They are muted for the Review mode along with the beeps and GPIO events ADR Guide ADR Menu Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y wn Deactivate LoopDeactivates the selected Loop in the ADR Loops page and removes the selected Character s Track Group and its associated Take Tracks from the Timeline Deactivate all LoopsDeactivates all active Loops in the ADR Loops page and removes all of their respective Character Track Groups and their associated Take Tracks from the Timeline Selec
44. oring Bus Switching Matrix objects created in the Name fields to the actual Auxiliary Output Buses on the Mixer To simplify The Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix objects follow the Switching Matrix rules The Auxiliaries are the outputs of the ADR module and this is where they are assigned to the Switching Matrices Character The Character column fields contains a pull down menu with all the Character names created previously in the Production page in the Character section These Character Names do not affect the actual Mixer Monitoring Buses or the Switch ing Matrix but are included for quick reference when working with large ADR projects where changing monitoring equipment may become complex For exam ple imagine that one actor has very specific elements in his her headphones while others have a more basic headphone setup and for some reason that particular actor changes headphones and the recording engineer wishes find the special auxiliary quickly and simply change its outputs instead of re doing all the actors switching matrix rules Having marked that actor s special bus enables it to be found quickly Base Type Fields in this column contain a pull down menu with three default Bus Switching Rule Sets for quick and easy switch matrix setup per monitoring bus The three types try to encompass the most common switching conditions for Actors Edi tors and the main Studio Loudspeaker system By default the Studio Base Type is assigned to new Mo
45. p Guide 1 Play Play Guide 2 Play Play Pla Play Guide 3 Play Play Pla Play Character s Input Input Inpu Input ADR Tab Window Monitoring page Note Unless one of the Monitoring busses is selected highlighted nothing will be dis played in the Selected Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix section Guides Monitoring amp FX Processing This section of the Monitoring page enables the user to define two things concerning playback Guide Tracks 1 Associate each of the three Guide Track Monitor Logic Matrices to specific Mixer Input Strips for automatic Auxiliary Bus switching 2 Choose at which stages PreRoll Loop and PostRoll of Recording Rehearsing or Reviewing plug in effects will be automatically switched ON and OFF in each of the three Guide Track Monitor Logic matrices An exam ple of three Guide tracks might be 1 Dialog pre dubs 2 Music amp Effects 3 Optional Crowds etc each of which may benefit from a different effects switching scheme Play Strip Here the user can assign Mixer Strips to one of the three possible Guide Track Monitor Logic Matrices Once the Guide Track Monitor Logic Matrices have been assigned to specific Mixer Strips the following columns of Rehearse Record and Review will actively switch on and off any Plug in effects present on that specific mixer strip according to the table This function permits a Plug in effect to be assigned to a specific stage of the Loop Pass For example the user may wis
46. p Pyramix VCube and the slave Machine must be refer enced to acommon Video Ref signal The frame rate must also be the same throughout the system In Pyramix Pyramix Settings M E Hardware Pu amp g Formats amp Sync MassCore Save Delete e 4 I O Interfaces e Master Board z17463 Information MADI 17463 Effective Sample Rate 48 000 kHz ety Routing PO LL PCM 44 1 48kHz Effective TC Frame Rate 29 97 frm s 7 i pale Ua Effective Video Frame Rate 29 97 frm s PCM 1 6 4 192K PCM 352 8 384kHz Mainge a DXD project DSD project Len TimeCode fy Project Frequencies Lo pe General a Record L Sampling Rate 48 kHz Des Controller Mapping 1 ZY Mixer TC Frame Rate ll Drop e Audio synchronization DSP Power Saving a Master Sync Board 17463 MADI M be Plug ins Settings gy Application Source Video E o p General E peki Mykerinos WordClock is Output at 48k Playback Re P Jog Chase Video TimeCode Synchronization CD SACD D P T Desktop Layout ideo Forma SD NTSC M pes TimeLine Layout TC Reference Video Re Track Headers Layout al Keys Varispeed Location e Automation Nominal Pull Down Pull Up Time Stretch es Time Zone Settings 1000 1000 0 00 D I Prosonig MPEX3 Settings ar La Dermnta Cantrell m Apply changes to Formats Sync Load Save OK Cancel
47. playback between the first PreRoll in position and the last PostRoll out position continuously until manually stopped Cycle RecordPlaces the Pyramix in Record mode with cycled punch in and punch out record ing and successive Track Loop creation between the first PreRoll In position and the last Pos tRoll out position continuously until manually stopped Cycle ReviewPlaces the Pyramix in Review mode Playing back between the first PreRoll In position and the last PostRoll out position continuously until manually stopped Instant RehearseForgoes the PreRoll position of the first Active Loop and enables you to make a Rehearse pass from anywhere in the Timeline preceding the last PostRoll position Note Unlike a standard manual Play command in Instant Rehearse mode all automatic ADR functions are active and playback stops at the end of the PostRoll position If no loop is active Instant Rehearse does not initiate playback Instant RecordForgoes the PreRoll position of the first active loop and enables you to make a record pass from anywhere in the Timeline preceding the last PostRoll position Note Unlike a ADR Guide ADR Menu Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION y wn standard manual Record command in Instant Record mode all automatic ADR functions are active and playback stops at the end of the PostRoll position If no loop is active Instant Record does not initiate a record pass Instant ReviewForgoes the PreRoll position of th
48. project This field is in the TimeCode format of the current Pyramix ADR project and sets the first frame of video to the position entered in this field Note If the video file contains a burnt in TimeCode in the first frame use this TimeCode to set the Video TC In point of the current scene Picture Version This column contains text fields enabling the user to add an appropriate reference Characters This section of the Production page enables the user to create the Characters required for the current produc tion including actors names It also allows for color coding each Character for easy identification and loop sorting This is also where each Character is assigned to their respective microphone input Strips and audio monitor out put Strips Name New Characters are created here according to the name in the productions script This name is also automatically included in the name of each new take recorded for reference when editing Takes into final dialogue predub projects ID Enables the user to assign an individual production code to each character for script referencing Actor Name Enables the user to enter the actors stage names for reference Color Click in the field to pop up a color picker and assign an individual color to the Character for fast visual reference in the Loop page and on the Track Groups and also on the Mixer Input Strips Record Strip This is where the user assigns each Character s microphone to a specific Inp
49. s Take 28 Select Activate Loop 27 Select Activate Next Loop 27 Select Activate Previous Loop 27 Selected Monitoring Bus Switching Matrix 20 Set Loop In 27 Set Loop Out 27 Settings 31 Pyramix 31 VCube 33 Virtual Transport 34 Settings page Beeps 23 Countdowns 23 Loops Editing 22 Timings 23 Wipes 24 Stop 30 Support 6 T Templates 9 Timings Play Pre Roll 23 Tips and Tricks 13 Entering Loops 13 Toolbar 7 ToolTips 5 U Undo Last Take 28 User Interface 7 V VCube Settings 33 VCube to be used with ADR 32 ADR Guide Index Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Virtual Transport Settings 34 Opacity 24 Pre Post Roll 24 W Style 24 Wipes yn ADR Guide Index AMIERGING
50. splays the creation date of the most recently recorded take of each Loop This column s fields cannot be modified and are intended for reference and sorting purposes Takes shows the number of existing Takes for each Loop The values in this column are intended for reference and may not be modified or sorted The Selected column shows the number of the currently selected Take for each Loop If the user wishes to change the currently selected take of a given Loop they must use the Select Previous Take and the Select Next Take functions to do so The values in this column are intended for reference and cannot not be modified or sorted The Status column contains simple text fields which enable the user to make a note as to the current status of a Loop for reference and quick sorting This field is typically used to indicate if a Loop is for example finished or started or maybe refused or accepted This column may be sorted for quick reference The Comments column contains simple text fields which enable the user to make a note of any kind for reference and quick sorting of the Loop list ADR Guide ADR Tab Window Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Produchon Montonng Friogucbon Inf oemahion Name Henry Dunant du Rouge sur Crom ID 3 Producer Editor Scenes Name In Qut Reel Video File Video TC In Picture Version Click here to add a new Scene 1 1 01 53 00 00 01 57 00 00 SAPMXMedis A
51. st countdown Beep position of the Active Loop Goto Loop InLocates the cursor to the active Loop In Marker position for quick verification of the punch in point Goto loop OutLocates the cursor to the active Loop Out Marker position for quick verification of the punch out point Goto Play PostRollLocates the cursor to the end of the active Loop s PostRoll position to guickly verify sufficient PostRoll for review playback passes RehearsePlaces the Pyramix in a simulated Loop Record pass mode This enables you to Rehearse the Active Loop without actually recording a Take It fully automates the horizontal Track Zoom Guide Track Mutes Track Input modes Wipes GPOs Beeps and audio Guide Tracks according to their associated Actors monitoring Output Channels RecordRecords the current Active Loops with all automatic monitoring and visual cues active according to the desired options in the ADR Settings page Each successive record pass cre ates a new Character Loop Track and automatically mutes the previous Loop Tracks to avoid Loop summing during playback ReviewPlays back the Pyramix from the first Active Loop s PreRoll position all the way through to the last Active Loop s PostRoll position unmuting any tracks containing a Selected Take This mode does not display the Wipes activate GPO events or play back the Beeps so as not to distract from evaluation of the recorded materiel Cycle RehearsePlaces the Pyramix in Rehearse mode with cycled
52. t Activate Previous Loop Simultaneously deactivates the current Active Loop on the ADR Loops page while it selects and activates the previous higher in the column Loop Select Activate Next LoopSimultaneously deactivates the current active Loop on the ADR Loops page while it selects and activates the next lower in the column Loop Select Activate LoopOpens the Select Activate Loop dialog box This allows the number of the Loop you wish to Select and Activate to be directly entered by typing the number on the numerical keypad and pressing Enter OK or Esc Cancel Activating a new loop with this dia log box deactivates ALL other active Loops in the ADR Loops page Set Loop InSets the Loop In point at the cursor position of the currently selected Loop If the Create New Loop option is set to yes on the ADR Loops page the Set Loop In function also automatically creates a new Loop Set Loop OutSets the Loop Out point at the cursor position of the currently selected Loop If the Create New Loop option is set to yes on the ADR Loops page the Set Loop Out function also automatically creates a new loop with the in point of the currently selected loop Note If the user tries to set the Out Point before the currently selected loop s In point no new Loop is created The user should use the New Loop In or Set Loop In functions instead Select Previous TakeScrolls up through the currently active Loop takes designating the Selected Take good take that wi
53. t Frames Rate 24 Time Code 2 Rate 25 SYNC Setup amp Time Code Offsets SYNC Setup External Time Code Offsets Clock Reference Video Reference SD 0 00 00 00 Positional Reference Generate g Pin 00 00 00 00 Lin Video Ref Format AIC 00 00 00 00 PAL mE Video In Format mm Video Satellite 00 00 00 00 Locked gg Speed Cal Time Code 5ettings Generator Freewheel Pull Up Down vf Using SYNC None Audio Rate Pull Up Down None 1 Using MTC 7 8 frames Video Rate Pull Up Down Jam Syne None HA Time Code Reader Offset O samples Backup Pro Tools Session Settings When a Session is created set the Session option Clock Source Clock Reference Video Ref Format and the Time Code Rate as above for an NTSC setup yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Options Menu EET Setup Window Help OuickPunch TrackPunch THT DestructivePunch X4 Transport Online d Scrolling p Link Track and Edit Selection Mirror MIDI Editing Automation Follows Edit v Click v MIDI Thru Mute Frees Assigned Voice Auto 5pot Regions db P v Pre Fader Metering Solo Mode b Calibration Mode Backup Pro Tools Options Menu In the Options menu check that TrackPunch and Transport Online are enabled yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyrami
54. the Production Information section The screenshot below shows examples of this and the rest of the page Production Infomation Mame Getting started 10 Preducer Merging Technologies Editor gt Alphie Larrieu Scenes Name In Qut Reel Video File Vdes TCin Picture Version Click here to add a new Scene 1 1 01000000 01 200000 AGetting Started File Origin Characters Mame ID Actor Name Color Record Stip Play Strip Click here te add new Charac Alphie 3 i input 1 Repro Dom 2 Input 2 Repro ADR Tab Window Production page In the Scenes section first click in the Video File column opposite the 1 1 Name entry to open the Select a Video File browser Navigate to the video file associated with your project and click on Open Notice that the path appears in the field where you clicked If necessary enter an offset in Video TC In Add other information details as you wish and name your Character s For our current purposes leave the Settings and Monitoring pages as they are for now with these exceptions 1 In the Settings page in the Loops Editing section set Create New Loop on Change to No 2 Inthe Monitoring page in the Monitoring Buses section click in the Character column where it currently says Actor 1 and select a name you entered earlier in the Production page Repeat for Actor 2 if you have two actors yn ADR Guide Getting Started AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Set Up the
55. the Pyramix numeric keypad and finally validating the new TimeCode posi tion by pressing Enter on the numerical keypad or cancelling by pressing ESC The Loop Out position may also be modified by updating the Playhead Cursor posi tion in the Timeline and then simply using the Set Loop Out function Duration shows the total time between the Loop In and the Loop Out positions of the current Loop This field cannot not be modified directly and is intended for reference only Scene is where the user may assign a Scene previously created in the ADR Pro duction page in the Scenes section to a Loop In that page each Scene is assigned a video file which is loaded into the VCube automatically when a Loop is activated So essentially assigning a Scene to a Loop assigns it a correctly offset video file for playback and recording in sync with picture Character allows the user to assign a Character previously created on the ADR Production page in the Characters section to the current Loop When the cur rent loop is activated and the VCube loads the associated video file into its Time line it also generates countdown and Loop record wipes with the Character s name and individual color and embeds them into the picture output out from the VCube as a visual aid in timing cues The Type column contains simple text fields which enable the user to make notes about the type of Loop content for reference and quick sorting of the Loop list by type Date di
56. uide Using ADR With a Backup Machine Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION SYNC Peripheral Peripherals Machine Control MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Mic Preamps Satellites MTC Reader And Generator MTC Reader Port SYNC Generator Port W Digidesign Synchronization Device a Enable SYNC Peripheral Current Firmware Version 1 1 4 VITC Insertion Enabled LTC Output Level 3 dBu HH Pitch Memory Enabled VITC Read Lines Automatic Idle Enabled VITC Generate Lines 14 16 Hd Bi Phase Tach Wiring Bi phas FWD AldsB Bi Phase Tach Pulses Frame 100 Reset Bi Phase V Enable Dub Window Vertical Position 20 FrmBtm HA Size Large Horizontal Position Center n Color WhtnBlckBk n Cancel j Backup Pro Tools Setup Peripherals Synchronization Tab Enable the SYNC Peripheral from Setup Peripherals Synchronization If these options are not available your Pro Tools system is probably not connected to the SYNC device The SYNC device is necessary for this Setup yn ADR Guide Using ADR With a Backup Machine AMERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Session Settings Sample Rate 48 kHz Audio Format BWF WAW Session Start 00 00 00 00 Bit Depth 24 bit Incoming Time 0O0 00 30 18 Clock Source SYNC He Time Code Rate 29937 WW System Delay 17 samples Fee
57. ut Strip on the Mixer By associating each Character s microphone to a specific Input Strip on the mixer the ADR Loop section is able to assign the proper Input Strip to the Record Track that is automatically created when a Character s Loop is activated and after each new loop Record Pass All the other Tracks Takes of the current Character will be routed to the assigned Play Strip automatically for review passes Play Strip This is where the user assigns each Character s Take Playback Tracks to a specific Input Strip on the mixer All Tracks in a character s group except the Record Strip will be sent to the ADR Monitor Section through this Play Strip The Play Strips are also used to send the audio Countdown Beeps for each individual actor to their headphone circuit individually through the ADR Monitoring section This way actors only hear their own audio Beeps and not those of the other actors so they can remain focused on their own entry timing ADR Guide ADR Tab Window Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION Froduchen Monitoring gi Guides Monitonng amp FX Processing Play Strip Rehearse Record Pre Loop Post Pre Loop Post Pre Loop Post Guide 1 Guide On Guide Z M amp E Guide 3 Monitoring Buses Name Aux Bus Character Base Type Click here to add a new Monitoring Line Actor 1 Sit Dunant LAERET Editor Editor Editor studio Studio Studio Selected Monitonng Bus Switching Mal Rehearse Record Pre Loop Loo
58. x DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION ADR Guide Index yn ADR Guide Index AMIERGING Pyramix DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION A Abort 30 Activate Loop 26 ADR Menu 25 ADR Project Templates 9 ADR Tab Window 7 14 Loops page 7 Loops Page Columns detail 14 Loops Page detail 14 Loops page detail 14 Monitoring page Monitoring Page detail 18 Production page 8 Production Page detail 16 Settings page S Settings Page detail 21 Assumptions 6 B Backup Machine 37 beeps Gap 24 Last Level 24 Last Sound File 24 Length 24 Level 24 Number of 23 Pre Roll 24 Sound File 24 C Characters Actor Name 17 Color 17 ID 17 Name 17 Play Strip 18 Record Strip 17 Commands 26 Consolidate Loops amp Takes 26 Consolidate Take 28 Conventions 6 Countdowns Length 23 Number of 23 Opacity 23 Pre Roll 23 Style 23 Cycle Record 29 Cycle Rehearse 29 Cycle Review 29 D Deactivate all Loops 27 Deactivate Loop 27 y wn Delete Loop 26 Document Navigation 6 Documentation 5 Documentation and Help 5 E Entering Loops 11 Export Loops Sheet 26 F First ADR Session 12 G Goto First Beep 28 Goto First Count down 28 Goto Loop In 28 Goto loop Out 28 Goto Play PostRoll 29 Goto Play PreRoll 28 7 GPO Beep 4 through 0 35 Beeps 35 CountDown 4 through 0 35 Play PostRoll 35 Play Preroll 35 Punch In 35 Punch Out 35 Punching 35 Recording 35 Rehearsing 36 Reviewing 36 GPO Command List 35 Gui

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