Ovation V8 Known issues.


  • For installation information please refer to the Ovation V8 Installation Guide.
  • New save special as v7
    Ovation v8 shows are not backward compatible with Ovation 7.x, users must perform a Save Special > Save Show as Version 7 in order to open such show in Ovation 7.x
    Note: Ambisonic v8 Shows are not fully compatible with Ovation v7
  • Ovation Launch: Be patient before opening show, wait until Ovation is fully launched, as screen can become unresponsive during Ovation Startup.
  • Custom installation not recommended, under certain scenario some components will not install correctly (registration dll error).
  • Ambisonic support : Ambisonic Bus channel types cannot be changed.
  • Ambisonic support: Panner Divergence control has no effect in Ambisonic Encoding/Panning for now
  • Ambisonic support: Pyramix Mixer currently does not allow multichannel connections for an Ambisonic input Strip for remote MicPre.
    Please use the Web Access PreAmps page for Horus and Hapi

  • MTFF file format is not suitable for ultimate performance. Please in such case use BWF/WAVE.
  • Merging recommends that all cues are at the Show sampling rate for best performance.
  • Merging recommends for the best performance that all media cues are played from SSDs if RAID configuration is required.
  • Mixer Dynamic Automation Known limitations:

    The following mixing console components of the mixing console supported by Ovation dynamic automation are:
    • Faders
    • Panning Control
    • VS3 plug-ins
    • VST plug-ins

    The following mixing console components are NOT supported by Ovation dynamic automation:
    • General Mixing Busses controls
    • Legacy busses controls and panners
    • Masters