Page 1 User Manual ™ USER MANUAL...
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: Table Of Contents
Contents Welcome to Merging Technologies Ovation! Introduction Overview Scope Evaluation Mode Latency Audio Formats Supported Ovation Documentation and Help Conventions QUICKSTART A First Simple Show New Show Configure the Mixer Building the Show First Run Hot Keys Mode Timed Cue List...
Page 4 I/O Status Window Snapshot Automation Show Logging Other Modules Editing with Pyramix Recording Record Record Mixer Ovation User Interface User Interface Options Fire Command Context Menus Keyboard Shortcuts Hardware Control Surfaces Mouse Modifier Keys Main Window Main Window, Panes and Toolbars...
Page 5 Show Consolidation and Packaging The Consolidation Process The Packaging Process Audio Control Audio Control Pane Cue Gain Cue Gain Control TimeCode TimeCode Reader Panes Audio Output Slots What is an Audio Output Slot? Audio Gain Matrix Ovation Files Contents : Page 5...
Page 6 Ethernet Controller Controller Units Proprietary MIDI Ovation Webserver Using Ovation Webserver Tips and Tricks Rules Fade Modifier <Default> Drag & Drop Changing Properties for Multiple Cues Starting a Show With Sysex System Requirements For Ovation Computer Contents : Page 6...
Page 7 Hard Disk Space Requirements Installing Hardware Mykerinos Board Installation Multi-board installation Mykerinos Board I/O Time Code and Video Sync Option Cabling Ovation in your System Environment Digital Audio Synchronization and TimeCode Installing Ovation Software Installation Overview: Driver Signing Running the Installer...
Page 8 Appendix VI Mouse Modifier Keys Show Control Hot Key Mode Appendix VII I/O Daughter-card Options Appendix IIX Web Server Commands Index Contents : Page 8...
Page 9 Document revision-58 Date: 3rd-April-2014 Page 9...
Page 10: Welcome To Merging Technologies Ovation!
Introduction Thank you! Congratulations on your purchase of the Ovation Media Server & 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...
Page 11: Overview
Overview 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, GPIs, Sony 9-pin (P2) Protocol commands and MIDI.
Page 12: Ovation Documentation And Help
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.
Page 13: Quickstart
Launch Ovation Double-click the Ovation icon: Alternatively, click on Start > All Programs > Merging Technologies > Ovation : Ovation Ovation will open with an empty main window and the New Show dialog opens. QUICKSTART : A First Simple Show...
Page 14: New Show
New Show 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.
Page 15 Clicking on the ... button opens a Browse For Folder dialog : 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.
Page 16: Configure The Mixer
Configure the Mixer The default mixer will be displayed. If this does not happen check that View > View Mixer is highlighted (enabled). On first launch the default 8 into 2 mixer will be loaded with NO output routing selected. Default Mixer with Output Routing Circled QUICKSTART : A First Simple Show Page 16...
Page 17: Output Routing
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. 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.
Page 18: Building The Show
Building the Show Cue List Pane - Compose Mode Add Cues Select Add > Load Audio File from the right-click context menu or select from the Cue menu Add > Load Audio File to open the Open Audio Files Browser. Select, say, five Audio Media Files and click on Open to load them as Cues into the Cue List created with the Show.
Page 19: First Run
Cue List Pane - Compose Mode Notice that Ovation has 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.
Page 20 (Or select Show > 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 : 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.
Page 21 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. Cue List Pane with Cue Playing - Show Mode Notice that the same Cue remains selected in the Cue List.
Page 22: Hot Keys Mode
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.
Page 23 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: 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...
Page 24: Timed Cue List
Timed Cue List Create a third Cue List, this time using Cue List > New > Timed Cue List and add three Cues. Timed Cue List Pane - Compose Mode QUICKSTART : First Run Page 24...
Page 25 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: Cue Properties Pane Click in the Go Time field: Time Entry Box - Cue Properties Pane A Time entry box appears.
Page 26: Chase Timed List
Notice that the Cue List 3 pane has changed to include the Go: times. Timed Cue List Pane with Cue Start Times - Compose Mode Select Show > 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:...
Page 27: Conclusion
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.
Page 28: Ovation Concepts
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.
Page 29: Media Management
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...
Page 30: Ovation Modes
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 Cue 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.
Page 31: Show
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.
Page 32: Cue List Pane
Audition Jump Back 3: Jump 15 Seconds earlier in time (Ctrl + Shift + Alt + <- Key or Rewind Button) Cue List Pane To open a new, empty Cue List pane select Cue List > New > (required type) from the menu in the main Ovation window.
Page 33: Cues In Cue Lists
Cue level. Cues in Cue Lists Cue Colours - Show Mode Cue Status When in Show Mode a Cue in a Standard Cue List can be in one of four states. Asleep Ovation Concepts : Cue List Pane Page 33...
Page 34: Red Border
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 Page 34...
Page 35: Fire Toolbar
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 Cue List Types Standard Cue Lists: Ovation Concepts : Cue List Types Page 35...
Page 36: Cue List Detail
• Clicking 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.)
Page 37: Timed Cue List
To enter this mode either right-click on the Cue List to open the context menu and choose Hot/ Custom Keys > Hot/Custom Keys Design Mode or, if you prefer, select it on the Cue List menu. Ovation Concepts : Cue List Types Page 37...
Page 38: Hot Keys Column To Audio Slot Mapping
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 Page 38...
Page 39: Triggering Hot Keys
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.
Page 40 : 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 in the example above. This is the default condition for Custom Cue Lists. Ovation Concepts : Cue List Types Page 40...
Page 41: 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. Parent moves up one level in the folder hierarchy.
Page 42: Hot Browser Cue List
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 Page 42...
Page 43: Cue Icons
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 buttons on the Ovation Keyboard or the PC keyboard.
Page 44 Cue for the locked Cue in the Active Cue Window. (Alt + Click on a Cue has the same effect.) Move Down Move Up Nest Unnest Hot/Custom Keys Hot/Custom Keys Design Mode Snap all Keys on Grid Ovation Concepts : Cue / Cue List Context Menu Page 44...
Page 45 Reset all Keys Position Reset all Keys Size and Position Fire Pause Stop Cue Properties Ovation Concepts : Cue / Cue List Context Menu Page 45...
Page 46: Cd Tracks Import
CD Tracks Import Ovation has comprehensive CD import functions. Selecting Cue > Add > Import CD Tracks from the Cue Menu or the Cue / Cue List context menu opens the Import CD dialog. CD Import dialog Device Settings The combo box drop-down list shows all suitable drives on the machine.
Page 47 Click the Read TOC to read the Table Of Contents on the CD. The tracks are listed in the pane below. Read ISRC, UPCEAN & CDtext When checked this information will also be read, if present. Ovation Concepts : CD Tracks Import Page 47...
Page 48 Click the button to deselect all tracks 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 Page 48...
Page 49: Cue Capabilities
When the Cue is made Ready the MIDI file is loaded. Fire Plays the MIDI file, Pause will Pause the MIDI file and Stop will Stop playing the MIDI file. Ovation Concepts : Cue Capabilities Page 49...
Page 50: Empty Cues
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 IP 0 on...
Page 51: Scenes
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 will be blinking.
Page 52: Store A Snapshot
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. I.e. All selected. Ovation Concepts : Snapshot Automation Page 52...
Page 53: Erase A Snapshot
To Paste a snapshot select the target Cue and choose Paste Automation from the Cue right-click context menu. Alternatively, select Cue > Paste Automation. The automation snapshot is added to the target Cue without affecting the Media file or any other parameters. Ovation Concepts : Snapshot Automation Page 53...
Page 54: Show Logging
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.
Page 55: Editing With Pyramix
VS3 Control Panel 3. Check that the Application drop-down list is displaying Ovation and, if it isn’t, choose it from the list. 4. Check that the Platform drop-down list is displaying MassCore™ and, if it isn’t, choose it from the list.
Page 56 12. Now open the Ovation Mixing Console (View > View Mixer) and for Strips 7 and 8, set the Live INPUTS to MT ASIO Bridge 1 and 2 respectively. 13. Start Pyramix 14. Create a new Pyramix Project and name it “Ovation Edit” or similar. A simple 8:2 mixer will do nicely.
Page 57: Recording
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.
Page 58 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: Record Audio dialog - recording Stop &...
Page 59: Record Mixer
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.
Page 60: Ovation User Interface
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.
Page 61: Main Window
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.:...
Page 62: 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 Windows 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.
Page 63 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 large Cue List label buttons. Ovation User Interface : Main Window Page 63...
Page 64: Combined Panes
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 Page 64...
Page 65: Toolbars
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.
Page 66: Audition Toolbar
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: •...
Page 67: Audition Drop-Down
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. Standard Cue List Pane with Audition Drop-down - Compose Mode Toolbars : Audition Toolbar Page 67...
Page 68: Show Controls
Show Controls 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. I.e. click and drag at the left-hand edge when the cursor changes to a cross.
Page 69: Other Toolbars
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...
Page 70: Show
Show New Show Open Show Save Show Initialize Show Start the Show Pause the Show Stop the Show Consolidate the Show Package the Show Toggle Show Properties pane show/hide Toggle Show Validator pane show/hide Toggle Show Log pane show/hide Toggle Show Control Toolbar show/hide Toggle Audition Toolbar show/hide Toggle Active Cue Window show/hide Toggle Audio Gain Matrix show/hide...
Page 71: Cue List
Toggle Audio Control Fader show/hide Open User Manual About Ovation Cue List New - drops down the list of possible Cue List types. Selection opens new list. Open Cue List Save Cue List Toggle Cue List Properties pane show/hide Fire /Start Timed List...
Page 72: Create Cue List
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 Undo Copy Paste Toggle Cue Properties pane show/hide Open Cue Rules window Open Cue gain fader dialog Add - drops down the list of Cue add options Remove - selected Cue Toolbars : Other Toolbars...
Page 73: Fire
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.
Page 74: Settings
Select Next Cue Fire Selected Cue Pause selected Cue Stop Selected Cue Stop All Cues 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.
Page 75: Active Cue Window
Active Cue Window Features & 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 Cue List and Cue...
Page 76 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. 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...
Page 77: Locked Mode
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.
Page 78: Cue Trimmer
Cue Trimmer 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.
Page 79: Audition Toolbar
• 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.
Page 80: Show Mode
Show Mode Note: The Active Cue Window displays the Cue currently in the Cue List currently. I.e. NOT the Cue playing unless this is also selected. 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).
Page 81: Show Mode With Merged Toolbars
Show Mode With Merged Toolbars Auditioning a Cue 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 auditioned while the show is running by selecting them and using the Audition buttons.
Page 82: Active Cue Window Edit Toolbar
Cue Rules Opens the Cue Rules window Cue Gain Opens the Cue Gain Window Edit Opens the Active Cue ready for editing in Pyramix (Pyramix editing must be set up 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.
Page 83 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 Nudge Value Review Start Review End Active Cue Window : Features & Functions Page 83...
Page 84: Markers
Markers Markers, in combination with Interaction Rules are a very powerful Ovation tool. 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.
Page 85: Markers In Cue Properties
Markers in Cue Properties Cue Properties - Markers Section Markers Section Markers Clicking in the Selected Marker: x field or on the down arrow drops-down the Marker Menu. 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.
Page 86: Markers Interaction Rules
Markers Interaction Rules 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: •...
Page 87 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.
Page 88: Properties Panes
Properties Panes Types 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-...
Page 89: Show Properties
Show Properties Show Properties Pane Properties Panes : Show Properties Page 89...
Page 90: Show Section
The drop-down list offers the choice of 0 [s] to 60[s]. Show Auto Start 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. Show Edit Password Click in the field to drop-down the choice of New Password or Reset Password.
Page 91 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 >Application Settings >Player Units > MIDI.
Page 92: Multi-Sequencer Synchronization Section
Note: Synchronization is sample accurate provided Master and Slave TIME is in sync. I.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.
Page 93: Cue List Properties
Cue List Properties 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 Position in the list of Cue Lists of the currently selected Cue List. The Drop-down list enables the position to be changed.
Page 94: Timed Cue List Section
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 > Application Settings > Player Units > MIDI.
Page 95: Custom Keys Section
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.
Page 96 Audio Section 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.
Page 97: Cue Properties
Cue Properties Cue Properties Pane Properties Panes : Cue Properties Page 97...
Page 98: Cue Section
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.
Page 99: Timed Cue Section
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.
Page 100: Custom Key Section
Toggle Play / Stop Toggle Play / Pause Press Play / Pause Press Play / Release Stop Press Play / Release Pause Custom Key Section 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.
Page 101: Microphone Switch Section
Audio Section 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.
Page 102: Mmc Section
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 card, or a MIDI MTC port enabled in Settings > Application Settings > Player Units > MIDI.
Page 103 Examples of the Edit MIDI Command Dialog Available predefined General Midi Commands drop-down list An example of a MSC Sysex (Go command of the Cue 235.6, Cue list 36.6, path 59) An example of a General Midi command Properties Panes : Cue Properties Page 103...
Page 104: Com Command Section
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;...
Page 105: Shell Command / Script / Batch Section
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: the circuit between Common and the Pin# is closed Down the circuit between Common and the Pin# is open Shell Command / Script / Batch Section...
Page 106 Mixer Automation Mixer Automation section - Cue Properties Pane Type Please see: Snapshot Automation on page 51 for details. Glide REMOTE CONTROL: General MIDI 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 ...
Page 107: Midi Command Learn
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.
Page 108 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 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.
Page 109 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.)
Page 110: Interaction Rules
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 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.
Page 111 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.
Page 112: At Marker
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.
Page 113 Rules Icons When Interaction Rules are applied an Icon or Icons is/are shown in the Cue in the Cue List. When present there is a Rule or Rules applied in Cue Properties. When present there is a Rule or Rules applied in Cue List Properties 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.
Page 114: Show Validationtool
Show ValidationTool Show Validator Show Validator pane The Show Validation Tool is available via Show > 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. •...
Page 115: Show Consolidation And Packaging
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.
Page 116: The Packaging Process
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 > Package Show to open the Package Show dialog : Package Show Dialog The options are self explanatory.
Page 117 If you are happy to continue click on Yes to continue the process by opening the Package Show Browse For Folder dialog. 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.
Page 118 And a further dialog will show progress of copying individual files. Copying Files Dialog When the process completes you will be invited to validate the new Show : 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.
Page 119: Audio Control
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.
Page 120: Cue Gain
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.
Page 121: Timecode
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 > 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 white. Up to 20 panes may be open and active simultaneously.
Page 122 Hovering the cursor over TimeCode Generator Ports: drops down a list of all available outputs: 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: TimeCode Reader Colors sub-menu TimeCode : TimeCode Reader Panes Page 122...
Page 123: Audio Output Slots
Audio Output Slots What is an Audio Output Slot? Audio Output Slots are set in Cue Properties for individual Cues. An Audio 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.
Page 124: Audio Gain Matrix
Cue. Off and 1-16 are available in the drop-down list. Type larger values manually, followed by Enter. These outputs are patched to the Ovation mixer slots in ascending order from the Slot Number set as the Output Slot.
Page 125 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.
Page 126 Downmixing Equally, the Audio Gain Matrix can be used to mix down a multi-channel Cue to Stereo or Mono: Audio Gain Matrix pane - 6 In 2 out 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 •...
Page 127 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.
Page 128: Ovation Files
Ovation Files 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.
Page 129: Ovation Menus
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 >...
Page 130: Cue List
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 existing Cue List to be loaded Ovation Menus : Cue List Page 130...
Page 131 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...
Page 132: Cue
Note: Empty Cues are typically used to trigger something 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...
Page 133 Pin/Unpin to Active Cue Window Toggles the Cue selected currently Pinned or Unpinned to the Active Cue Win- 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...
Page 134: Fire
DOWNMoves the selection to the Next Cue in the currently selected Cue List Fire Cue Plays selected Cue Pause Cue Pauses selected Cue Stop Cue Stops selected Cue Stop All Cues Stops all Playing Cues. (Typically used as Emergency Stop) Ovation Menus : Fire Page 134...
Page 135: View
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...
Page 136: Settings
Toggle I/O Status window show/hide View Input Check View Touch Controller Toggle Touch Controller show/hide Settings Ovation Settings Menu Settings Opens the Main Ovation application Settings window. Keyboard Shortcuts Opens the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. Help Ovation Help Menu User Manual Opens this User Guide.
Page 137: Settings
Information about pages not described here can be found in the Pyramix dow for viewing and editing. User Manual. There are two main groups of settings. Ovation Settings dialog Shown here with all sub-folders collapsed. • Show Settings are specific to and saved with each Show.
Page 138: Settings Buttons
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.
Page 139: Show Settings
Show Settings General Formats & Sync Show Settings > General > Formats & Sync Settings : Show Settings Page 139...
Page 140 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: Show Settings Hardware Formats & Sync Preset List Information Effective Sampling Rate Displays the sampling rate including the effect of any pull-up or down or Varisp- eed settings.
Page 141: I/O Interfaces
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 ‰ (150 ppm) and therefore will mute in any Varispeed mode.
Page 142: Routing
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.
Page 143: Level Meter
Level Meter This page determines the appearance and behavior of the level meters in the Mixer. Show Settings > Mixing Console > Level Meter These settings only apply to the current Mixer. This allows each Mixer to have its own custom General and Level Meter settings.
Page 144: Peak Level Indicator
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.
Page 145: Dsp Power Saving
DSP Power Saving Show Settings > Mixing Console > 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.
Page 146: Mixer Settings
Mixer Settings Show Settings > Mixing Console > 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.
Page 147 Delay Compensation Policy Mode The drop-down menu offers a choice between: Full Delay Compensation 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.
Page 148: Plug-Ins Settings
Plug-ins Settings Show Settings > Mixing Console > 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.
Page 149 Remote Control Show Settings > Mixing Console > 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. Properties Opens the configuration dialog for the mixer remote protocol selected in the drop-down list.
Page 150 OASIS 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.
Page 151: Rap (Ross Audio Protocol)
RAP (Ross Audio Protocol) 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.
Page 152: Application Settings
Application Settings General Media Manager Application Settings > General > Media Manager Settings : Application Settings Page 152...
Page 153: Real-Time Sampling Rate Conversion
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.
Page 154 Other Settings Compressed Media Settings Here you specify where the media should be decompressed to : 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.
Page 155 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.
Page 156 Click in the field to enter an alternative to the default value (1 sec) TCP/IP Connections Application Settings > General > 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.
Page 157: Player Units
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...
Page 158: Midi
MIDI Application Settings > Player Units > 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.
Page 159 Application Settings > Player Units > IP Enable 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...
Page 160: Com
Application Settings > Player Units > COM Enable Click to enable the COM Player Virtual COM Port When enabled the drop-down list becomes active to enable a Virtual COM Port to be selected from the list. Protocol The drop-down offers the choice of Generic or Sony P2 COM Settings Note: COM Settings and Protocol below are only available when Generic is selected in Protocol above.
Page 161: Ethernet
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.
Page 162 Sony over IP Application Settings > Player Units > SONY P2 > 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.
Page 163: Gpo
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. Application Settings >...
Page 164 • 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.
Page 165: Controller
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.
Page 166: Proprietary
Sony 9-pin (P2 Protocol) remote control Note: Appendix I 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.
Page 167 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 Ovation Keyboard then Pyramix may conflict with the Keyboard.
Page 168: Web Server
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 169 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 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 &...
Page 170: Midi
MIDI E.g. Ethernet MIDI Application Settings > Controller Units > MIDI > 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.
Page 171 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 172: Com
Please see also: General Midi (GM) on page 171 for a complete list of mappable commands. Ovation Cues can be Started - Stopped or Paused from any Sony P2 Protocol controller. An Ovation station can also control another Ovation linked via a serial connection using the native Ovation protocol.
Page 173 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 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.
Page 174 Track arming status (Edit preset sense) indicating the selected Cue. Inactive for option A. • Default Device Id is Ovation which reports: Sony device ID : 0xF0B1 (NTSC), 0xF1B1 (PAL), 0xF2B1 (Film). Any other available device Id can be selected from the Sony Device Id drop-down list.
Page 175: Internet Protocol Options
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. Application Settings > Controller Units > IP > IP3 Note: An IP entry and IP1 etc.
Page 176: Gpi
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 Mapping (Cue direct mapping) Mutually exclusive with Native and Dataton Synchronization.
Page 177 OV Controller Settings > Controller Units > GPI > SeaI/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.
Page 178 Example : Cue Number Cue Id Sub1 Cue Id Sub2 Cue Id Cue Index 4.1.1 4.2.1 4.2.2 Trigger Options The 8 radio buttons set the trigger parameters: Trigger when High level signal is detected Trigger when Low level signal is detected Trigger when Rising level is detected Trigger when Falling level is detected Trigger when the first High level pulse is detected...
Page 179: Ovation Webserver
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.
Page 180 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 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...
Page 181 Which looks like this : 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 : 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.
Page 182 192.168.1.33:888/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 183: Tips And Tricks
Stop Fade Out Similarly if Stop Fade Out is set to <Default> 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 <Default> then Ovation looks at the Default Stop Fade Out field in Show Properties.
Page 184: Changing Properties For Multiple Cues
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). I.e. hexa = B0 00 00 or B1 10 00 or ...
Page 185: Power Management
(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.
Page 186: 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 adjacent to an AGP graphics adapter; and in a PCI slot which may be physi- cally shared with an ISA slot.
Page 187: Time Code And Video Sync Option
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.
Page 188: Digital Audio Synchronization And Timecode
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.
Page 189: Installing Ovation Software
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.
Page 190: Enabling Ovation With Your Software Key
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.
Page 191 Any card can hold 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...
Page 192: First Launch
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 board(s) you wish to use with Ovation. First launch : Before Launch Page 192...
Page 193: Starting Ovation
Double-click on the Ovation desktop icon to launch Ovation. Alternately, choose Start > All Programs > Ovation > 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...
Page 194: Audio File Support
(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 default Widows Installation or if you are in need of specific Codec, Merging has a list of recommended third-party codecs available.
Page 195 Here you specify where the media should be decompressed to when no Mounting Rules are specified : 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.
Page 196: Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts Note: The Fire Command now acts like Double-Click when in Show Edit Mode and is mapped by default to the Space key. So: • § In Edit Mode, Space toggles Audition / Stop. • § In Show Mode, Space always Fires the Cue. •...
Page 197 Close Cue List CTRL + SHIFT + C Fire & Start Start Pause Shift + F7, F7 Stop Shift + F8, F8 Chase Toggle/Select Cue List Toggle/Select Hot Key list Select Specific Cue List CTRL + Corresponding Hot Key (01 - 48) (Either on PC keyboard or Hardware Remote) View Cue List Properties CTRL + SHIFT + P...
Page 198 Audition Review Start Audition Review End Audition Jump Forward 1 Ctrl + Right Audition Jump Forward 2 Ctrl + Shift + Right Audition Jump Forward 3 Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Right Audition Jump Back 1 Ctrl + Left Audition Jump Back 2 Ctrl + Shift + Left Audition Jump Back 3...
Page 199 Hot Key 01 (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:...
Page 200: Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
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:...
Page 201 Preset. 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.
Page 202: Advanced Features
> Controller > 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 (I.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.
Page 203 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. 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.
Page 204 Close Opens the Exit OV Player dialog 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.
Page 205: Ov Controller
Opens the About OV Player window OV Controller This application module handles Ovation MIDI and GPI remote control inputs. I.e. control OF the Ovation sequencer(s) by external devices. Exactly like the OVPlayer application it can be run on a remote computer.
Page 206 OV Controller User Interface Main Screen When an OV Controller is launched its Main window opens: . OV Controller main Window Note: The OV Controller can be set to start minimized in the Controller View menu. OV Controller Buttons and Toolbars OV Logo button.
Page 207 Close Opens the Exit OV Controller dialog 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 and dragging to a new location.
Page 208 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 OV Controller Help Menu Opens the About OV Controller window...
Page 209: Appendix Iovcontroller Commands
- The charts in following pages show all available commands in both modes. • Appendix II on page 214 gives details on the Ovation Keyboard Commands mapping • Appendix III on page 217 gives details on MIDI / Midi Show Control Commands mapping •...
Page 210: Media Sequencer Mode Available Commands
Media Sequencer Mode available Commands: Note: If the tables are difficult 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...
Page 211 Parameters details: * CueList # Cue List Number as displayed in the Ovation Sequencer ** Cue # 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.
Page 212: Media Server Mode Available Commands
Media Server Mode available Commands: Ovation Media Server CueList / Cue Identification Parameters Command Timing Parameters Generic Parameters Commands CueList CueSub CueSub CueSub Progress Offset Time TimeOffset Fade Boolean Integer Floating Point String Audio Gain CueAddAudio Audio Output Slot PathName URL...
Page 213 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 Cue # 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.
Page 214: Appendix Ii
Appendix II The Ovation Keyboard Controller Commands Map Keyboard Layout Standard - General Purpose Mapping Appendix II : The Ovation Keyboard Controller Commands Map Page 214...
Page 215: Changing Keyboard Mapping
Hot Keys Only Mapping 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.
Page 216: Ovation Keyboard Commands Mapping
Ovation Keyboard Commands mapping Appendix II : The Ovation Keyboard Controller Commands Map Page 216...
Page 217: Appendix Iii
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) Comments CueFire Fire CueFireSequenced Fire CuePause Fire CueStop Fire CueStopAll Fire CueHotPress Fire...
Page 218 Midi Show Control Media Server Mode Commands mapping: Ovation Media Server Commands MSC Command CueAddAudio CueAddVideo CueLoad CueUnload CueMakeReady Load CueFire Go / Timed Go / Resume CueFireSequenced CuePause Stop CueStop Go Off CueStopAll CueDim CueUnDim CueHotPress CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind...
Page 219 Sub-Cue list level id is limited to 1 all Sub-Cue list id will be ignored I.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...
Page 220 General MIDI Media Sequencer Mode Commands Mapping Note: If the tables are difficult to read please zoom in. Ovation Media Sequencer Commands Command Data 1 Data 2 Comments CueFire Control Change mappable CueFireSequenced Control Change mappable CuePause Control Change mappable...
Page 221: General Midi Media Server Mode Commands Mapping
General MIDI Media Server Mode Commands Mapping Ovation Media Server Commands GM Command Data 1 Comments CueAddAudio CueAddVideo CueLoad CueUnload CueMakeReady CueFire Note On the Cue # depends on the Note On option CueFireSequenced CuePause Note Off the Cue #...
Page 222: Mmc Media Sequencer Commands Mapping
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 CueStop Stop CueStopAll CueHotPress CueAudition CueAuditionStart CueAuditionRewind CueAuditionStop CueAuditionPlayPause CueAuditionFastForward CueAuditionEnd CueAuditionReviewStart...
Page 223: Gm Media Sequencer Commands Mapping
GM Media Sequencer Commands Mapping Ovation Media Sequencer Commands Command Data 1 Data 2 Comments CueFire Control Change mappable CueFireSequenced Control Change mappable CuePause Control Change mappable CueStop Control Change mappable CueStopAll Control Change mappable CueHotPress Control Change mappable 0 = down otherwise up...
Page 224: Gm Media Server Commands Mapping
GM Media Server Commands Mapping Ovation Media Server Commands GM Command Data 1 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 Off and Note On option...
Page 225: Dmx Commands
Appendix IV DMX Commands Under Construction Appendix IV : DMX Commands Page 225...
Page 226: Gpi Commands
Appendix V GPI Commands Ovation Media Server Commands GPI Media Server Mapping Param 1 Param 2 Param 3 Param 4 Comments CueAddAudio CueList # Cue # Cue Sub#1 Cue Sub#2 CueAddVideo CueList # Cue # Cue Sub#1 Cue Sub#2 CueLoad...
Page 227 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 Cue # If Cue # equals OVSELECTED (-1) then the currently selected Cue in the Sequencer is used for the command...
Page 228: Mouse Modifier Keys
Appendix VI Mouse Modifier Keys 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 None Fire Cue following inverse of Cue Properties Hot Key Mode Ctrl...
Page 229: Appendix Vii
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.
Page 230: Tascam Tdif I/O Option
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.
Page 231: Web Server Commands
Appendix IIX Web Server Commands Please zoom in to view comfortably. HTTP Media Sequencer Map D e f in it io n o f C o m m a n d s a n d P a ra m e t e rs fo r c o n t ro llin g O v a tio n a s a M e d ia S e q u e n c e r th r o u g h H T T P C o m m a n d s O v a t io n M e d ia S e q u e n c e r C o m m a n d s C o m m a n d...
Page 232: Http Media Server Map
IP Address of the machine running the Ovation Sequencer <Port> Port number as set in the Ovation All Settings > Controller Units > Proprietary > Web Server Page > HTTP Port <CueList> The Cue List Index (0 based, i.e. Cue List Number - 1) -1 indicates the currently selected Cue List (Default if the <CueList>...
Page 233: Http Request Response
<IP>:<Port>/Request?Show JSON Response: C om m ents H ost : "192.168.1.34:888", Show : Title : "Test.ovs", PathNam e : "D :\Projects\Ovation\Test.ovs", ShowTim eCueFireButtons : 0, State : "Running", ShowTim e : "00:00:02", Tim eCodes : Nam e : "LTC 1", Type : "Generator",...
Page 234 Index : 2, Nam e : "H ot K ey s", Num ber : "3", M ode : 2, H ot K ey s Cue Lis t HotK ey sC olum ns : -1, S elec ted : 0, HotS elec ted : 1, TitleC olor : "000000", Cues : Index : 0,...
Page 235 Cues Status Request Command: <IP>:<Port>/Request?Cues_Status J S O N R e s p on s e : C o m m e n ts H o s t : "1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .3 4 :8 8 8 ", S h o w : S ta te : "R u n n in g ", S h o w Tim e : "0 0 :0 1 :4 4 ",...
Page 236 Appendix IIX : Web Server Commands Page 236...
Page 237: Index
Index Page 237...
Page 238 OVController Commands Online database of track names Appendix II CD Tracks Keyboard Controller Commands Map Import Appendix II The Ovation Keyboard OVController Com- CD Tracks Import mands Map Changing Keyboard Mapping Appendix III Changing or re-entering a Key MIDI and Midi Show Control Commands Mapping...
Page 239 Emergency - Show Menus and Toolbars Sony P2 / RS422 Section Empty Cue TimeCode Generator Section Long Timed Cue Section Short Cue Toolbar Empty Cues Cue Trimmer Enabling Ovation Cuelist Entering Keys Fire Toolbar Ethernet Cues Evaluation Mode Changing Properties for Multiple Cues Page 239...
Page 240 Files Icons Ovation Rules Fire Import CD Tracks Fire Buttons, Cue Import Key Fire Command Installer Fire Toolbar Installing Ovation Fire/Start Timed List Interaction Rules First launch Internal Buses Multi-board system Internet Protocol Options flac Introduction FLAC Decoding Flashing Mode...
Page 241 Mapping Media Paths Menus Midi Show Control Media Server Mode Commands map- Session menu ping Toolbars 205, 208 Minimize Player User Interface Mirror all Commands to Remote Ovation Sequencers OV Players Mixer Ovation Configuration Files Frozen Menus Lock Ovation Keyboard...
Page 242 Show Remote Controlled Ovations Packaging Process replace audio Panes Review while trimming Panning Ross Audio Protocol Parent Button Routing Settings Parent button Rule Password Adding Pause Timed List Change Order Removing Peak and Overload Hold Time Updating Peak level indicator Rules Pin in Active Cue Window at Marker...
Page 243 GPO 163 Software Key Sony P2 / RS422 output IP 159 Sony P2 over IP MIDI 158 Prerequisites Player units Settings COM 160 Sony P2 Protocol controller Special Modes Ethernet Standard Cue List Sony P2 over IP 162 Start Show Buttons Start Timed List Overview...
Page 244 Varispeed Web Server Video/TimeCode Synchronization Settings Web Server Commands View Menu Webserver Virtual COM Port selection conflict VS3 Control Panel VS3 control panel YourPersonalKey Page 244...

Merging Ovation User Manual

Table of Contents

Welcome to Merging Technologies Ovation!

Quickstart

Ovation Concepts

Recording

Ovation User Interface

Toolbars

Active Cue Window

Properties Panes

Show Validationtool

Show Consolidation and Packaging

Audio Control

Timecode

Audio Output Slots

Ovation Files

Ovation Menus

Settings

Ovation Webserver

Tips and Tricks

System Requirements for Ovation

Installing Ovation Software

First Launch

Audio File Support

Keyboard Shortcuts

Advanced Features

Appendix Iovcontroller Commands

Appendix II

Appendix III

Appendix IV

Appendix V

Appendix VI

Appendix 1 209 Appendix VII

Appendix IIX

Index

Default Clock Source

Quick Links

Chapters

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