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Installation

• Please consult the Installation Guide on Ovation Installation Guide V11 for details on the hardware and software installation procedure and Authorization Key registration process.  

  MassCore-RAVENNA users will have to install the NET-MSC-GBEX1 PCIe Ethernet card provided by Merging Technologies.
  TURN YOUR COMPUTER OFF (shut down then switch the power off). Next plug the NET-MSC-GBEX1 card into one of the PCI-Express bus slots on your computer and turn the power back on.
  The NET-MSC-GBEX1 card will only be operational once the MassCore runtime is installed. Refer to the Ovation Installation Guide for more details.

• Important note: Make sure you uninstall previous Ovation version before installing Ovation 11.0 Release

• Ovation 11.0 Hotfix runs on the new Ovation 11.0 keys.

• Ovation 11.0 Hotfix runs on RTX64 4.5.4 version. A MassCore Runtime update mandatory for MassCore users.
  The RTX64 4.x license is only available in Pyramix 15.0/Ovation 11.0 keys (or above).

• The Ovation 11.0 installer comes only as a 64bit version (64bit OS)

• The Ovation installer will also install the corresponding Pyramix version, do not install separately.

• Ovation 11.0 users must refer to the Ovation Installation Guide V11      

• Before you perform a Windows major version update on a system already running a MassCore, it is important for users to remove MassCore from the MT Security MassCore tab prior to performing a system update.
  Take note that when selecting uninstall MassCore you will need to reboot your system as the uninstallation is completed during the system reboot.
  
  Note #1
  We highly recommend users to defer the Windows updates, so that it does not harm your system here for details on how to defer updates on Windows 10  or on Windows 11
  Windows 10 and 11 users should never update to Beta Windows version or major new updates before making sure they are supported by Merging.
  Note #2
  Users wanting to perform a Windows version update must follow the procedure here  Windows Configuration Guide
  Users that apply Windows updates must refer to the Merging Compatible Windows updates here  Once you have updated your Windows, follow the Pyramix and MassCore installation.

• Windows Core Isolation – Memory Integrity is not supported by the Safenet driver, Discwrite Optical Drive driver (Gear) and MassCore (see Windows Configuration guide below)
  MassCore users: Masscore is not compatible with the Memory Integrity feature, it has to be disabled.
  Native - Sentinel Safenet users: a new driver can be installed manually, compatible with the Memory Integrity feature.
  https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=e88691ba37edcb08cc47261953990e80&sysparm_article=KB0016514

• SSK-HUD-RTX is no longer required as of Ovation 9 HotFix 3 and above that includes the MassCore security scheme. The Security now being fully protected by Merging Keys.

• A Cloud Security (dongle-less) is available since Pyramix 25^th Anniversary

• The VB Plugins (VS3) are legacy; while it is still possible to use those plugins, there will be no more active development or support. 
  We do not recommend using such plugin as it can bring instabilities in Ovation 11 or Pyramix v15.
  
  

• Ovation 11.0 can be installed on Windows 10 – 64 bit or Windows 11  – 64 bit (see Windows version details above) 

• It is necessary to remove the previous Ovation AND Pyramix version, if there is any, from the Windows Programs and Features, then reboot your system before installing Ovation 11.0

• Follow the Ovation Installation Guide for all details

• ANEMAN installer is not included in the Ovation Installer.
  Please download and install the latest ANEMAN  in order to manage and monitor your AoIP devices from https://www.merging.com/support/downloads
  
  

• Refer to the Ovation Installation Guide for installation procedure and details on the specific BIOS settings and system configuration.

• Ovation 11.0 Hotfix runs on RTX64 4.5.4 version. A MassCore Runtime update mandatory for MassCore users.
  If a previous RTX64 is installed, please first install Ovation 11.0 Hotfix, then go in MT Security panel to uninstall the previous MassCore Runtime.
  Once uninstalled, go back in MT Security panel to install the RTX64 4.5.4 MassCore Runtime.
  Please then configure Ovation/Pyramix in the VS3 Control Panel (Run as administrator to set the Cores allocation)

  The RTX64 4.x requires a new license, only available in Ovation 11/Pyramix 15 keys (or above).

• It is necessary to remove the previous Ovation and Pyramix versions, if present, from the Windows Programs and Features, and then reboot your system before installing Ovation.
  Take note that when selecting uninstall MassCore you will need to reboot your system as the uninstallation is completed during the system reboot
  If you are planning to update your Windows, it is recommended to first remove MassCore before performing the update. In such case follow the procedure document
  https://merging.atlassian.net/wiki/display/PUBLICDOC/Windows+Configuration+Guide
  Updating Windows 10 to Windows 11 is potentially risky, please make a full backup of all your data before performing such update.

• After installing Ovation 11.0, MassCore users will need to uninstall their previous MassCore from the MT Security setting, MassCore Tab, depending on the previous Ovation version you were running.
  If there is an older version present you will be warned and required to reboot before updating to the latest version.

• If your Ovation system never had a MassCore version before, users will have to install the MassCore Runtime from the MT Security Settings > MassCore tab.

• The Merging Technologies Primary Ethernet Controller (and / or Secondary)  is the one used for TCP/IP communications.
  If a Static IP has to be used, it has to be set on this adapter.
  See New MassCore RTX Implementation below for details.

• With the release of Pyramix 15, Flux Plugins will no longer be included in any software pack for new customers. If you are purchasing Pyramix for the first time, Flux Verb and Studio will not be integrated by default.
  However, existing users upgrading from a previous version via ASM can continue using Flux Verb and Studio. While these plugins will remain functional, they will not be adapted to the new graphical enhancements. You will still be able to update them via the Flux Centre when new versions become available.
  Please note that owners of other VS3 Flux Plugin Packs will now require iLok authentication to be recognized and function properly. This transition scheme will be provided free of charge.
  This change ensures compatibility while maintaining a seamless transition for long-time users upgrading to Pyramix 15.

Ovation 11.0 Hotfix 1 Release Notes

Network Monitoring

Network Monitoring allow for automatically monitoring Mixer Busses from an Anubis or MT48 running the Monitoring Mission.
Mixer Busses are automatically published to the Monitor Mission by Pyramix/Ovation when loading or modifying a project and made available in the Mission Sources for selection and monitoring.
Busses Names, Channel Types and Bus ordering are published and properly displayed.
Note: MERGING ANUBIS or NEUMANN MT 48 firmware 1.9.0 (or above) required, running in RAVENNA/AES67 mode (Dante not supported)
Ambisonic busses not supported (due to channel mapping)

Ovation configuration

This feature is only available when the selected audio device in Ovation is Merging Audio Device when running Native, or MassCore.
In All Settings > Hardware > Audio Device > Network Monitoring, you can set the number of channels available for manual output connections (Channels reserved for manual I/O connections: [All, 0, 8, …]), all remaining available I/Os are allocated for Network Monitoring.
E.g. Having 24 I/Os available in MassCore or MAD, and selecting 8 Channels for manual connections will leave 16 Channels for network monitoring.

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Note: When changing this setting, current manual connections remain stored in the Mixer but are displayed in red if the corresponding channel is no more available but will be available and properly patched on another system or when the channel becomes available when the feature is disabled.

Note 2: Direct Out channels need to be patched to an output in order to be published to network monitoring. The patching needs to be consecutive without gaps.

Anubis configuration
This feature is only available in the Monitor Mission on both Anubis and MT48 (running firmware 1.9.0, or above) and needs to be enabled in: Settings > Sources

• Auto Discover Sources : On

  • Wildcard Filter: By default, set to DAW* which will display all Pyramix/Ovation on the network.

    • To select one single Pyramix/Ovation station, set: DAW_<Computer Name of the Pyramix Station>*

    • For advanced filtering to discover a subset of available streamer on the network, please use a wildcard format (special character) offering many filtering options:

      • c Any character representing itself apart from those mentioned below. Thus c matches the character c.

      • ? Matches any single character.

      • * Matches zero or more of any character.

      • [...] Sets of characters can be represented in square brackets.

    • Hide Muted Streams: When muted audio is streamed, the Monitor Source is not shown in the Sources page.

More details in the Pyramix - Ovation Network MonitoringPreview page.

New MassCore RTX 4.5.4 engine

The MassCore RTX64 4.5.4 version supports the Windows 11 24H2 26100.5074 version (KB5064081 /2025-08-29) and above.
To get your Windows build version, type “About your PC ” in Windows search field.

Miscellaneous

• NMOS: Update NMOS Node API (IS-04) to V1.3 and NMOS connection API (IS-05) V1.1.

  Various improvements and bug fixes.

Ovation 11.0 Release Notes

New with Ovation 11.0

MTPortal support - Updates notifications

The user will be notified when a new Ovation / Pyramix version is available.

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• The Automatic check for Updates can be disabled.

• Show Available Updates will open the MTPortal, to download the update.

• To be able to download the new version, the MTPortal must be installed manually on the computer Merging Technologies | Support |MT Portal
  It is still possible to manually download Ovation from your Merging account https://my.merging.com/auth/login

• The MTPortal can also download other Merging Technologies products, like firmware, ANEMAN, MTDiscovery,…
  Please see details on how to use MTPortal on this page

• An internet connection is required.

New MassCore RTX 4.5.3 engine

The MassCore RTX64 4.5.3 version supports the Windows 11 June 2025 update.
Note: RTX64 Runtime is incompatible with Windows 11 24H2 OS Build 26100.4349 (June 10, 2025-KB5060842) . To resolve this issue, please install Windows 11 24H2 OS Build 26100.4351 (June 11, 2025-KB5063060) to use RTX64.
To get your Windows build version, type “About your PC ” in Windows search field.

New MassCore RTX Implementation

• The MassCore Network card is no longer used directly but through a RTX Virtual Adapter.  
  The card is no longer displayed in the Device Manager as a “Merging Technologies PCIe 82574L Ethernet Controller”, but is converted to "Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller (RTX64)" and "Merging Technologies Primary Ethernet Controller".  
  When a MassCore Network card is detected, the MassCoreNIC Service will convert it automatically to the new scheme.  This operation can take a bit of time, so the 1st time the system sees a card that needs conversion, it can take 1-2 mins until it’s usable. 

• Once the MassCoreNIC card has been properly converted to the new scheme, the physical card (below in blue) will show as disabled, and is replaced by the virtual Merging Technologies Primary Ethernet Controller (below in green).
  

• The Merging Technologies Primary Ethernet Controller (and / or Secondary)  is the one used for TCP/IP communications.
  If a Static IP has to be used, it has to be set on this adapter.

• New MSC NIC Card Support (1Gb Network card, based on Intel i210 PCIe)

• ST2022-7 Mode (requires 2 MassCore NIC cards of the same model) 

Improvements

• Mixer Multiple Selection (Ctrl+Shift)

  • Panner works now for the following controls: On/Off button, Gain trims, Gain prompts, Pre button, Gain rotary, Clear and Reset (Panner or Router mode).

  • Solo, Mute, Solo Safe (strips and busses), Phase, PreF (strips and busses), Repro and Dither

  • Strips Bus send, Mix Group, Aux Bus, Aux Group send, Aux Bus & Group Pre.

  • VCAs: On/Off button

• Mixer - Object Bus, Mix Group and Mix Bus collapsed
  When collapsed, On/Off button for Object Bus, and Object Safe button for Mix Group and Mix Bus are now accessible.

• Mixer - Show / Hide Busses buttons
  Three new buttons can be used to Show / Hide busses in the mixer, located at the bottom right.

  • Show / Hide Masters to display or hide any Mixer busses.

  • Show / Hide Aux Busses / Groups to display or hide Aux bus and Aux Group

  • Show / Hide Mix Busses / Groups to display or hide Mix bus and Mix Group

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• 3D Panner Axis keyboard shortcuts

  • Keyboard shortcuts have been added in the 3D Panner window (like in EQ curves)
    CTRL: Horizontal move only.
    SHIFT: Vertical move only
    ALT: Rotation only (was previously CTRL)

• Mixer Plugins Automation Mode
  The Automation mode of plugins in the mixer is now indicated by a colored dot.
  For VS3 plugins, colored dots are also added in the plugin UI on controls that can be automated.
  For VST plugins, Automation Read - Write buttons have been put back in the plugin UI.
  For VST plugins, individual plugins automation menu is now available when right clicking on the VST plugin in the mixer.
  The Strip Effects section allows to set the automation mode on all the strip plugins.

  • Red: Record mode

  • Green: Read mode

  • White: Isolate mode

  • Follow Strip Mode - Touch / Trim Touch - Latch / Trim Latch: no additional indication.

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• MXF Handler
  The MXF handler has been updated to fix several audio issues with MXF files.
  Important note 
  Previous projects containing MXF files will not relink and show offline, due to the MXF Handler changes.

  • To relink such project in Pyramix

    • Close Pyramix

    • Go in your Media folder(s), and delete all the Quickmount files and all the PK2 files (waveforms files).

    • Restart Pyramix and relink the medias, in Project drop down menu >Reconform > Relink to new media, with the following options :
      Using current Media File Name (or Media Name) / Matching File Name (or Media Name) / Match exactly / Case Insensitive and Ignore TimeCodes options both ticked.

    • The waveforms should automatically regenerates.  (Right click on MXF clips and select Display > Generate Image/Waveform for manual regeneration)

  • To revert to the previous MXFHandler

    • Close Pyramix

    • Download and unzip https://download.merging.com/beta/SupportTools/MXF_V15_Priority.zip

    • Double click on MXF_V15_PreviousHandler.reg to get it included in Windows registry

    • Restart Pyramix

    • The MXF_V15_NewHandler.reg file allows to use the new MXF handler.

• Ovation 11.0   UI has been redesigned.
  Main Mixer

  • New Caption Bar

    • Close Mixer

    • Minimize/Maximize Mixer

    • New Menu

      • Main section

        • I/O Routing (replaces the Route page in a separate floating window)

        • Enable/Disable Meter Bridge

        • Atmos Connect

        • Display Scale selection 

          • Follow the System Display Scale (default)  

          • Own Custom Display Scale 

    • Redesigned Mixer user interface 

      • Main Mixer (described below) 

      • Configure page deprecated, all features implemented in the main mixer window. 

      • Route page replaced by a separate floating window (see Main Section above) 

      • Organize page deprecated, all features accessible through the right-click menu 

      • Atmos Connect moved in the Main Menu (see above) 

  • Navigation

    • New Navigation side buttons 

      • Strips - bottom 

        • Collapse/Expand Strip button 

        • Pin button to make Strips visible at all time when scrolling 

        • Menu button to display the previously tooltip style menu for more options for Strips 

        • Effects related menu items moved from the strip bottom tooltip menu to the Effects component menu 

        • Record Pre/Post Effects status now visible in the Effects menu 

        • Remove All FX, All VS3 FX, All VST FX available in the Effects menu now. 

      • Busses - right

        • Collapse/Expand Bus button 

        • Bus Name button acting as a Menu button to display the previously tooltip style menu for more options for Busses. 

      • Right Section

        • Right section of the Mixer enlarged

        • Better displays Buss Names

        • Buttons reorganized

          • [O] Overload Reset (as before)

          • [SC] Strip Color On/Off (as before)

          • [BC] Bus Color On/Off (as before)

          • [GC] Group Color On/Off (as before)

          • [FL] Signal Flow On/Off (as before)

          • Note: Control Click on [FL] focusses the whole mixer on only the currently selected signal flow

          • [S1], [S2], [S3], [S4] Four View Snapshots to set/recall Mixer views:
            Strips Collapsed, Hidden and Pinned states
            Busses Collapsed and Hidden states
            Mixer position and size
            Strips scrollbar position
            Click to recall a Snapshot
            Control + Click to set a Snapshot
            Control + Shift + Click to reset a Snapshot

          • [DC] Delay Compensation On/Off (previously in the Configure Page)

          • [DS] Delay Compensation Status (as before)

          • [AC] Atmos Connect Status/Connection (previously in the Mixer caption bar, also available in the Main Menu, see above)

    • Master Strips can now be moved

      • Master Strips can be freely moved around and inserted along with Input Strips and VCA

      • Master Strips can now be multi-selected

      • Any Strips moving is done by drag and drop while pressing Control + Shift + Alt

      • Master Strips associated Bus rows are rearranged to follow the Master Strips ordering

      • Press Escape to cancel a drag & drop operation while it happens

  • I/O Section

    • Redesigned section

    • Click on the O Input 1-8 or O Output 1-8 silk screen to toggle to more channels in Strips/Busses with higher channel count than 8

    • Click on the Channel Typing Letter on the left side of the channels indicators to change the channel typing of that channel

    • Click on the Connection Number on the right side of the channels indicators to change the connection of that channel

    • Direct Out connectors aligned below all standard connections

    • Direct Out On/Off and Pre/Post available directly in the mixer

    • Delay and Input Mode moved to the bottom of the section

  • Preamp Section

    • Redesigned section

    • Preamp Control now available for all Strip types

    • On Mono Strips the buttons control the only available Preamp

    • On Stereo and Multi-channel Strips, clicking on the right side of the top indicator allows for selecting which channel to control

      • If All is selected then all channels are linked and an offset is preserved between all Gains

    • Clicking on the left side of the top indicator allows for selecting the input type (Mic/Line/Inst)

  • Solo/Mute Section

    • Redesigned UI

    • Same functionalities as previous versions

    • Groups (Mix and Aux) can now be Solo-ed

      • When Solo-ed all Strips sending to that Group are still sending to that Group, but not to all other Groups (unless Solo-ed too)

      • The Mute button of all non-Solo Strips are still flashing red, even those actually sending to the Solo-ed Group

  • Gain/Fader Section

    • Redesigned UI

    • Same functionalities as previous versions

  • Panning Section

    • Redesigned UI

    • 3D/2D display mode unified, no Z displays in Alpha 1 (2D only)

    • 1D display mode redesigned using Rotary Buttons matching the Panner Window (see below)

    • Collapsed mode redesigned. Double click on the cursor to reset the parameter (full left/full right/center/Yaw to 0°)

  • Effects Section

    • Redesigned section

    • Effects Slots now show the Effect Name and one single button

      • Yellow for Enabled and Operating

      • Red for Bypassed (Simple Click on the button)

      • Grey for Disabled (Control Click on the button)

    • Summary Displays

      • When an EQ of some sort is present in the Effect Slot of a Strip, a Summary EQ Curves Display is shown on the top of the section. Available only for VS3 Effects (EQ Param, EqX, StripTools, BusTools)

      • When a Dynamic section of some sort is present in the Effect Slot of a Strip, a Summary Dynamics Curves Display is shown on the top of the section. Available only for VS3 Effects (Dynamics, StripTools)

      • Clicking on the EQ or Dynamics Summary opens the Effect UI

    • New buttons have been added at the bottom of the section

      • [+] to open the new Add Effect dialog (see below)

      • [-] to close all Effects UI for this Strip or close all Effects UI for all Strips with Shift

      • [[]] to open all Effects UI for this Strip

      • [=] to change the VS3 Pre or Post VST setting for this Strip

        • Control + Shift changes the setting to all highlighted Strips

        • Shift changes the setting to all Strips

    • New Add Effect dialog replaces the multi-level Add Effect menu

      • Choice of Merging VS3, VST3 or VST2

      • Sort by Company or Category for VSTs

      • Search for Effect by Name

      • Control + Shift when clicking the Add Effect button adds it to all highlighted Strips

      • Shift when clicking the Add Effect button adds it to all Strips

    • Contextual Left and Right Click menus has been reorganized

    • Effects Drag & Drop is now available

      • Click an Effect and Drag it:

        • To Change its position in the effect rack of the Same Strip

        • To Move it to another Strip

        • To Copy it to another Strip by pressing Control

        • To Copy it to all selected Strips by pressing Control + Shift (VS3 only)

        • Press Escape to cancel a drag & drop operation while it happens

  • Sends Section

    • Redesigned section, entire paradigm redesigned

    • Flatten slots displaying only the Bus Send Name, a Send On/Off Button and a Send Meter below the slot (hidden when bus collapsed)

    • Simple Click on the On/Off Button to Send or Disable Sending

    • When Enabled, Simple Click on the Name to open the Bus Trimming or Channel Routing window

    • In the Bus Trimming or Channel Routing window a choice of two modes are offered:

      • Panner

      • Channel Routing

    • In Panner Mode the dialog offers Bus Trimming controls (as before) and a Clear button (as before)

    • In Channel Routing Mode the dialog offers a Channel Routing Grid (as before) and a Clear and Reset button (as before)

    • Colors displayed in the dialog cursors/rotary follows the type of the Bus (red for Mix Bus, blue for Mix Group, yellow for Aux Bus, green for Aux Group). Blue text on Ambisonic strips.

    • On Aux Mix and Aux Group Busses, the Bus Trimming or Channel Routing window offers in addition:

      • A Send Gain (as before in the main UI)

      • A Pre/Post Fader send setting (as before in the main UI)

  • Objects Sends