Windows has been designed for a wide variety of applications. Unfortunately that means that, out-of-the-box, it works correctly for office or entertainment applications, but for DAW applications, several settings and features have to be fine-tuned.
Native users should also refer to this page for additional recommendations.
Windows 10 Fall Creator (1709) : Pyramix 11.0.6 / Ovation 7.0.6 / VCube 7.0.6 / AMR 11.0.6 required
Windows 10 Spring Creator (1803) : Pyramix 11.1.4 / Ovation 7.1.4 / VCube 7.1.4 / AMR 11.1.4 required. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.4 version)
Windows 10 October 2018 (1809) : Pyramix 11.1.6 / Ovation 7.1.6 / VCube 7.1.6 / AMR 11.1.6 required. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.6.2 version)
Windows 10 May 2019 (1903) : Pyramix 12.0.5 - Pyramix 14.0 / Ovation 8.1.5 - Ovation 10.0 / VCube 8.1.5 - VCube 10.0 / AMR 12.0.5 - AMR14 required. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.7 version)
Windows 10 November 2019 update (1909) : Pyramix 12.0.5 - Pyramix 14.0 / Ovation 8.1.5 - Ovation 10.0 / VCube 8.1.5 - VCube 10.0 / AMR 12.0.5 - AMR14 required. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.7 version)
Windows 10 May 2020 (2004): Pyramix 25th Hotfix 3 - Pyramix 14.0 / Ovation 9.0.6 - Ovation 10.0 / VCube 9.0.6 - VCube 10.0 / AMR 13.0.6 - AMR14. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.7.4 version)
Windows 10 Fall 2020 (20H2) : Pyramix 25th Hotfix 3 - Pyramix 14.0 / Ovation 9.0.6 - Ovation 10.0 / VCube 9.0.6 - VCube 10.0 / AMR 13.0.6 - AMR14. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.7.4 version)
Windows 10 May 2021 (21H1) : Pyramix 25th Hotfix 3 - Pyramix 14.0 / Ovation 9.0.6 - Ovation 10.0 / VCube 9.0.6 - VCube 10.0 / AMR 13.0.6 - AMR14. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.7.4 version)
Windows 10 November 2021 (21H2) : Pyramix 25th Hotfix 3 - Pyramix 14.0 / Ovation 9.0.6 - Ovation 10.0 / VCube 9.0.6 - VCube 10.0 / AMR 13.0.6 - AMR14. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.7.4 version)
Merging highly recommends you "defer feature updates" in Windows 10, see Updates section below.
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(In Windows 10 Anniversary, Windows Defender is only accessible through Windows Control Panel > Windows Defender.)
Full Virus Scanning should not run at the same time as Merging software.
If you plan to install an Antivirus software, Windows Defender will be disabled.
You should also disable scanning of the Pyramix files (pmx, pmf, pml, pad, pmw) but also media files (wav, aif, flac, mp3,...), because each time the DAW have to access such file, your antivirus may scan it.
AVAST has already caused a lot of problems with several Merging programs, it is therefore not recommended.
See this page for help on configuring your antivirus exceptions.
Windows Defender users can download and run a script to include the required rules in Windows Defender.
MTWindowsDefenderExclusions.zip
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RAVENNA ASIO users have to set WOL & Shutdown Link Speed to Not Speed Down.
For better performance, RAVENNA ASIO users should use a dedicated RAVENNA network adapter.
Find more details on this page.
Please also follow the Native recommendations from this page.
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