ProSoundWeb: Merging Technologies has announced the release of Pyramix 16, a new upgrade to its digital audio workstation that’s available in three versions — ELEMENTS, PRO and PREMIUM — all offering new features, improved performance, and deeper integration options.
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This is a really cool upgrade to see, and great evolution for non mainstream software. But thats exactly the problem with it. Despite being potentially an amazing software. It isn't a namesake. None in this business wants to use a software that's potentially completely unreliable or unkown because no one wants to be the first one to try something. In the same way that the only reason dante technology is so trusted and it's really difficult for any other digital audio format to become popular is just because it is so name sake at this point. It's like the second anyone metions audio over ip. The immediate thought is DANTE. But in reality there are so many other forms of digital audio. Such as AES67 that exist but no one wants to take the risk to use it. Espically when there is just so much at stake in these entertaiment enviorments. It's simply not worth the risk to try something that will work for sure. If it isn't broken don't fix it.
I wish that our industry weren’t so built on certain names and brands because this actually seems pretty cool to read about. It’s nice to see other DAWs develop and start to incorporate these cool new features, but at the same time, if its not a DAW with a huge name, its likely to barely be used in the industry which I think is very sad. Overall the situation with softwares in creative industries makes me upset. For a lot of industry standard and even non-industry standard softwares, you need to pay a lot of money, which is extremely difficult to budget for when you aren’t making a lot of money consistently. I know the creators behind the softwares need money too, but it’s still tough considering artists need some of these softwares to work and they can be very difficult to afford, thus making it very difficult to work or even find work. It’s a dysfunctional system I think in the industry that needs to be fixed, but I wouldn’t be sure how to fix it.
The main thing that drew me to this article was the title, but if I am being honest I don't know a whole lot about DAW software. I have done some sound design, and I have worked with QLab and Max9 beyond that though I am not super savvy. The main thing that I know about software and digital programs in the theater industry though is the price, and how it can be astronomical at times. Which connects to the main point that I took away from this article which is that the Pyramix DAW program is design for smaller studios. This statement to me read that this program and software should not be too high of a price, and would then be affordable for smaller organizations that don't have as much disposable income. My hope though is that this program. I don't know if I will ever use this program for myself, but it is cool to know that it is out there in the world.
I have only recently started working with different DAWs and figuring out how each of them have their own perks and qualities that make them different from the rest. I have not worked with any Pyramix DAWs but reading this article has inspired me to try to learn a new software that could benefit my work and versatility in sound.I appreciate that they have released several different levels of their DAW to make it customizable to the user and what their requirements are. I would like to learn more about the process of creating and coding a DAW and what their considerations are for making it unique and improving on what they already have. Their specific focus on mic phasing and blending with a stereo mix makes me think that this would be especially beneficial for recording studios and those who are really particular about the quality of a mic and their mix out from the different inputs.
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