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  • Page 1 Installation Guide...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3 Installation Guide V6.x Installation Guide V6.x 1 - 3...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    6 Ovation Software Registration 7 MassCore Installation 64 Bit MassCore Notes Re-licencing MassCore 64 bit RTX 8 MassCore - RAVENNA Installing the Merging Technologies NET-MSC-GBEX1 PCIe Ethernet Controller Card Troubleshooting 9 Native - ASIO 10 First launch 11 Troubleshooting 12 Lost or Stolen Merging Technologies Security Keys...
  • Page 5 Installation Guide Document: Ovation™ Installation Guide v6.1 - rev2 Date: 3rd June 2016 Installation Guide...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Scope This document is intended to get you up and running with Ovation and as quickly as possible. For more detailed information about Ovation, Pyramix and VCube please see the PDF User Guides which are installed with the soft- ware.
  • Page 7 If Pyramix Software is installed: Entering Authorization Keys See: Pyramix Software Registration on page 19 • Select the desired network adapter in Merging RAVENNA ASIO Panel (Start Menu > All Programs > Merging Tech- nologies > Merging RAVENNA ASIO Driver > Merging RAVENNA ASIO Panel) please see details in the Merging RAVENNA ASIO and CoreAudio Guide available in Start Menu >...
  • Page 8 14. You can also launch the MTDiscovery application and double-click on the Horus / Hapi entry for browser remote access. 15. Ensure that the Horus / Hapi is set to the same sampling rate as Pyramix or Ovation. A warning prompt will appear if this is not the case.

  • Page 9: For Users Performing Upgrades

    2 For Users Performing Upgrades Note: New v6 Keys have been issued for Ovation v6.1 users. Be aware that v5 keys will only work with the Beta versions of Ovation 6.0. Ovation We recommend uninstalling any previous version of Ovation before installing Ovation 6.1.

  • Page 10: System Requirements

    Graphics Card: In many situations the Intel Integrated Graphics (where supported by the motherboard and CPU) are perfectly adequate. If a graphics card is desired or required Merging recommend the ATI FIREPRO series of PCIe graphics cards. NVidia graphics cards are NOT compatible with MassCore.
  • Page 11 Procedure 1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor. Start > Accessories > Run and type or paste gpedit.msc). MassCore Windows GPO Editor Window 2. Navigate to: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment Installation Guide : System Requirements 3 - 11...
  • Page 12 3. Double-click on Increase scheduling priority to open the Increase scheduling priority Properties dialog: Increase scheduling priority Properties dialog 4. Click on the Add User or Group button to open the Select Users or Groups dialog: Select Users or Groups dialog Installation Guide : System Requirements 3 - 12...
  • Page 13 5. Click on the Object Types button to open the Object Types dialog: Object Types dialog 6. Ensure that Groups is ticked and click on OK to close the dialog. 7. In the Select Users or Groups dialog type the name of the User Group the user or users belong to (e.g. Users) in the Enter the object names to select field and click on the OK button to close the dialog.

  • Page 14: Pc Setup

    Overclocking is not supported. Display Settings Ovation requires a minimum display resolution of 1280x1024 in 256 colors which MUST be set to small fonts mode. Please use the following recommended Display settings: Start by selecting the Windows 7 Basic Theme (Especially for MassCore users) from the Windows Control Panel >...

  • Page 15: Power Management

    In the interests of better performance we recommend turning Indexing OFF for all Data drives in the system. Other Applications Like all real-time applications, Ovation works best when there are no other unnecessary applications or services running. Installation Guide : PC Setup...

  • Page 16: Ovation Software Installation

    VB VS3 plug-ins VB VS3 plug-ins are installed by default with a complete Ovation install. If you do not wish to have them installed, e.g. in evaluation mode or if you do not have valid keys then select Custom during the Pyramix install and remove them from the install by right-clicking on them.

  • Page 17: Running The Installer

    Once the NET-MSC-GBEX1 Ethernet card has been properly installed, you can now install the Ovation 6.x software. To install the Ovation 6.x software insert the USB memory stick. The installation program will auto-start on a PC where auto-start is configured on. Otherwise, double-click on the USB memory stick icon.

  • Page 18: Ovation Software Registration

    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 SafeNet dongle serial #, your User Name, your Company Name and the list of purchased software components.
  • Page 19 At any time you can check the serial number of your Security dongle and the software options enabled in your sys- tem in the MTSecurity application. MT Security Settings - Keys tab Installation Guide : Ovation Software Registration 6 - 19...

  • Page 20: Masscore Installation

    Conditions • You MUST be logged in as an Administrator to install MassCore Note: You do not need to be logged in as an Administrator to RUN Ovation with Mass- Core™, just to install it. • You must have a NET-MSC-GBEX1-Ethernet card in your system.
  • Page 21 Please note that the installation process can take some time to proceed. VS3 merging Technologies Security Settings dialog 9. A Windows Security RTX Driver approval dialog will appear: VS3 Merging Technologies Virtual Studios Settings dialog 10. Click Install 11. Restart System after the install.

  • Page 22: Bit Masscore Notes

    The MassCore 64 bit installation can be performed only if these two keys are present. • The RTX64 Activation key licence is authorized by an online tool on Interval Zero's site after the Merging software (MassCore) installation is complete.

  • Page 23: Re-Licencing Masscore 64 Bit Rtx

    Please give the reason for your system migration or re-installation since the RTX64 key is not meant to be renewed frequently. If Merging cannot follow up with a timely response (in emergency or at weekends) please contact the Interval Zero (RTX) sales team.

  • Page 24: Masscore - Ravenna

    8 MassCore - RAVENNA Certified Operating Systems (OS) for RAVENNA Ovation Version 5.x MassCore in RAVENNA mode is certified under Windows 7 Professional (32-bit and 64-bit ver- sions) ONLY. System Requirements We maintain a list of up to date PC configurations in the Support Section of our website at: http://www.merging.com/pages/pcconfig...
  • Page 25 Ovation v5.x can now be installed. Required Software In order to operate Ovation with RAVENNA and Horus / Hapi, Ovation v6.x must be installed. The Ovation v6.x installer includes; the MassCore-RAVENNA Connect utility, MT Discovery tool along with Apple bonjour.
  • Page 26 9. the VS3 control panel will close. Before First Launch Before launching Ovation v5.x, you must ensure that a PTP Master* is present on your RAVENNA network. Merg- ing Technologies recommends using its Horus or Hapi converters as PTP Master.
  • Page 27 Guide. Note: Merging Technologies highly recommend Low Latency mode for optimal perfor- mance. The Extra and Ultra latency modes should only be used on Merging Turnkey systems or approved configurations since these modes can be very demandingon per- formance, depending on system configuration and user workflow.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    1. First, check the IP address of the Horus / Hapi device under Setup > Network To be able to see each other, the Merging Technologies Network card and Horus / Hapi must be in the same range of addresses. (for example 192.168.xxx.xx).

  • Page 29: Native - Asio

    Configure ASIO in the VS3 Control Panel VS3 Merging Technologies Virtual Studios Control Panel 1. Launch the VS3 Control Panel (Start: All Programs > Merging Technologies > VS3 Runtime > VS3 Control Panel 2. Select Platform : Native - ASIO 3.

  • Page 30: First Launch

    Important! After installation has been completed, please reboot the PC before attempting to launch Ovation. Then open the VS3 control panel application. Start > All Programs > Merging Technologies > VS3 Runtime > VS3 control panel For Systems with MassCore RAVENNA...
  • Page 31 Note: At first Ovation launch and or after installing MassCore the following alert box may appear. If it does please reboot the computer one more time: VS3 error alert box Documentation The Pyramix User Manual and Quick Start Guide are available from within Pyramix and may be accessed via the Help menu or by pressing F1, or online at: http://www.merging.com/downloads...

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    The Merging USB Key carries all the value of your Merging software and the software licence authorization to use it. Please ensure you do not lose the USB key as Merging Technologies cannot be held responsible if this is lost or stolen.

  • Page 33: Contacting Merging

    Merging USA (Independent Audio) 43 Deerfield Road Portland, ME 04101-1805 United States of America Phone: +1 (207) 773 2424 Fax: +1 (207) 773 2422 For all documentation inquiries or suggestions for improvement: http://www.merging.com Installation Guide : Contacting Merging 13 - 33...

  • Page 34: Index

    Antivirus PC Setup BIOS Settings Power Management BlackMagic video card drivers SafeNet dongle Changing or re-entering a Key small fonts Contacting Merging Software Installation Software Registration System Requirements Display Settings 26, 29 Do you want to save routing? Thank you...

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