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Remote Control

Pyramix can control and be controlled by a wide variety of external hardware.

Control of External Device

If Pyramix is controlling another machine, (with the exception of GPO control) this device must be set up
as an External Machine
Please see: External Machines on page 174

Control by External Device

If Pyramix is to be controlled by another device or devices, these are installed via Settings > General
Settings : Controllers and, where applicable, Pyramix functions are mapped to the controller via Set-
tings > Information and Settings : Controllers

Redirection of Transport Commands

Transport commands from an external controller can be redirected to the active External Machine
when the Internal Machine is in Chase Mode. This option is available in the
Settings > General Settings : Jog / Chase Page > Chase Settings > Redirect Remote Controllers
commands to the External Machine when chasing
This mode allows the following:
When the Internal Machine is chasing and the External Machine is the selected (Active) Machine,
then Play, Rewind, Fast Forward, Stop and Goto commands sent by any Remote Controllers (Sony
9- Pin or MIDI) are redirected to the External Machine.
Record and Track Arming commands are NOT redirected.
When Auto-Jog is enabled, all Jog Commands are processed a slightly different manner. Pyramix tem-
porarily stops Chasing and starts Jogging while sending Goto commands to the External Machine.
Audio scrub quality is thus optimal and the external machine is able to follow the audio. When the user
stops Jogging, Pyramix automatically returns to chase mode.
This option is best used in conjunction with the Auto-Chase External Machine option available in the
menu:
Machines > Active Machine > Auto-Chase External Machine
This permits simple switching between Internal and External Machine transport while continuing to
chase.

Hardware Control Surfaces

Hardware remote control is accomplished via MIDI and 9-pin (Sony P2 protocol). Templates are sup-
plied for some popular controllers or you can map your own control surface to Pyramix.
The following controllers and digital mixers are (or will be) supported either natively or via Mackie HUI
emulation:

External Controllers

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