Merging Technologies has announced the imminent availability of Pyramix 5. Major advances to the systems firmware has also expanded Pyramix's capability from 64 to 128 I/O and existing Pyramix users can take full advantage of this by simply installing the new v5.0 software.

Operationally, sweeping changes and enhancements have taken place across almost all aspects of the system including a new, yet familiar and intuitive interface that can be fully customized to the operator's specific needs. Additionally, a new range of extreme definition plug-ins is available for v5.0.

Media Management and Libraries improvements

• New Media Search Tool.
• New Media Browser.
• New Media Trimmer.
• Improved QuickMount and Offline Libraries.

Transport and Machine Control improvements

• New Transport Control Window.
• New Built-in Chase Synchronizer.
• New Jog/Shuttle/Loop/Navigate Wheel modes.

Timeline and Editing improvements

• New Application Layout and Customizability with Factory Presets.
• New Alternate TimeCode Scale.
• New Track and Channels Typing paradigm.

CD Editing and SACD Authoring improvements

• New built-in CD and SACD Mastering and Authoring tool with multiple Discs Album support.
• New CD/SACD Table of Content Reports templates.
• New DDP verification tool.
• New CD Import CDDB and Sample Rate conversion support.
• Support of POW-r and Trellis E.

General Settings improvements

• New Settings Page including all application parameters.
• Import and Export of all Settings for easy multi-station deployment and inter-studio migration.
• Factory, Company and User based Settings management.

InterChange improvements

• OMF Export support.
• RIFF64 support.
• iXML support.

 Automation improvements

• New Update, Hold and Release modes.
• New Automation Tracks Browser with versions labeling and locking.

Mixing Console improvements

• Complete redesign of the Mixing Console.
• New multi-channel Strips and Busses.
• New Configuration and Routing Page.

Monitoring Section

• New Monitoring Section with multiple Speaker Sets and Downmixes.

Audio Processing improvements

• New XDTDM architecture.
• Support of simultaneous 128 live Ins, 128 live Outs, 128 Playback and 128 Record Streams.
• ASIO support up to 192kHz.

Plug-Ins

• New Upmix 5 – Stereo to 5.1 surround processing module.
• New Extreme Definition Parametric Equalizer EqX.
• New Solera Dynamics Processor.
• New Pure range of Dynamics Processors.
• New VST and DirectX support.
• New VST plug-ins Scanner and Validator.
• Full support of UAD1 and TC PowerCore.
• Full support of Waves plug-ins.

Hardware Advancements

• Pyramix MADI and AES-EBU daughter cards now support's DXD and DSD formats for SACD production.
• AES-EBU daughter card supports 24 I/O at 96kHz.