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Installation Guide V9.0

Installation Guide v9.0 : Contents 4

1 Introduction 6

Thank you! 6

Scope 6

Windows 10 - IMPORTANT! 7

2 Ovation Versions - Compatibility and Installation Steps 9

3 For Users Performing Upgrades 11

4 System Requirements 14

Ovation MassCore Systems 14

Ovation Native 14

5 PC Setup 15

Motherboard Drivers and Utilities 15

BIOS Settings 15

Configuration Guides 15

Display Settings 16

Power Management 17

Aero graphics 17

Indexing 17

Other Applications 17

Ovation Keyboard 17

6 Ovation Software Installation 18

Installation Overview: 18

Flux VS3/V3 plug-ins 18

VB VS3 plug-ins 18

7 Running the Installer 19

8 Ovation Software Registration 20

9 MassCore Installation 23

64 Bit MassCore Notes 27

Re-licencing MassCore 64 bit RTX 27

10 MassCore - RAVENNA 28

Installing the Merging Technologies NET-MSC-GBEX1 PCIe Ethernet Controller Card 28

Troubleshooting 31

11 Native - ASIO/WDM 33

12 First launch 34

13 Troubleshooting 36

14 Lost or Stolen Merging Technologies Security Keys 36

15 Contacting Merging 37

International Office: 37

UK: 37

USA: 37

16 Index 38

Installation Guide v9.0 : Contents

Installation Guide

Installation Guide v9.0

Document: Ovation™ Installation Guide v9.0 - rev3

Date: 17th July 2020

Installation Guide v9.0 : Introduction 1 - 6

1 Introduction

Thank you!

Congratulations on your purchase of the Ovation Media Server & Sequencer.

Ovation is a ground-breaking Media Server and Sequencer with the tools you need to produce and run shows in

many spheres of activity. For example:

•Theatres

•ThemeParks

• Museums

•TVGameShows

• Trade Shows

• AV Presentations

• Radio stations

• Retail Outlets

• Film Festivals

are just a few of the possible applications for Ovation.

Note: IMPORTANT! - The first thing you need to do is register your software to acquire

your Ovation key(s) and to be included in our user support list.

http://www.merging.com/register/

Please also subscribe to the User Forum at:

http://www.forum.merging.com

Scope

This document is intended to get you up and running with Ovation and as quickly as possible. For more detailed

information about Ovation, Pyramix and VCube please see the PDF User Guides which are installed with the soft-

ware.

Important! If you are installing an upgrade to Ovation please read: For Users Per-

forming Upgrades on page 11 first.

If you have purchased Ovation as an integrated (Turnkey) system, the installation information in this guide will be

redundant, since these systems come with all hardware and software pre-installed. If you are configuring your

own system, please refer to the following instructions.

Installation Guide v9.0 : Introduction 1 - 7

Windows 10 - IMPORTANT!

Note: Merging strongly recommends you defer feature updates in Windows 10.

Windows 10 users should never update to Beta Windows versions or install major new

updates before making sure they are supported by Merging. Please refer to our Win-

dows 10 Configuration Guide:

https://confluence.merging.com/display/PUBLICDOC/Windows+10+Configuration

Details about the recommended Windows 10 Defer Update setting

https://confluence.merging.com/display/PUBLICDOC/Windows+10+Defer+Updates

Windows 10 Recommended Version for MassCore

Ovation v9.0 is supported under the following Windows 10 updates:

• Anniversary (1607)

• Creator (1703)

• Fall Creator (1709)

• Spring Creator (1803)

• October Update (1809)

• May 2019 Update (1903)

• November 2019 Update (1909)

As well as the Meltdown and Spectre and Zombieload Windows updates.

Note: The Windows 10 Zombieload update is supported as of Pyramix v12 and Ova-

tion v8 that comes with RTX64 Runtime 3.6.2.4881 (MassCore Users)

Installation Guide v9.0 : Introduction 1 - 8

Windows Updates

Users wishing to apply Windows updates may refer to the Merging list of validated Compatible Windows updates:

https://confluence.merging.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=25755762

Important! Before you perform a Windows 10 update on a system already running a MassCore version it will be

important for users to remove MassCore from the MT Security MassCore tab prior to performing a system

update.

Updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10

Users performing an update from Windows 7 to Windows 10 should proceed in this way:

https://confluence.merging.com/display/PUBLICDOC/Updating+Windows+7+to+Windows+10+for+MassCore

Note: Users wanting to update Windows 10 to another version must follow the proce-

dures documented here:

https://confluence.merging.com/display/PUBLICDOC/Windows+Configuration+Guide

Note: Once the update to the required Windows version has been completed follow this

Ovation v9 and MassCore installation Guide.

For Ovation v9 Native users

Ovation Native users may use the Windows 10 Anniversary (1607) update, Creator update (1703), Fall Creator

(1709), Spring Creator (1803), October Update (1809), May 2019 Update (1903)or November 2019 Update

(1909).

Installation Guide v9.0 : Ovation Versions - Compatibility and Installation Steps 2 - 9

2 Ovation Versions - Compatibility and Installation Steps

Native (ASIO on 3rd party hardware):

Compatibility: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and Windows 10 Professional 64-bit

Installation Steps:

• Ovation Software Installation, See: Ovation Software Installation on page 18

• Entering Authorization Keys, See: Ovation Software Registration on page 20

• Select ASIO and the correct card/device in the VS3 Control Panel (Start Menu > Control Panel > VS3 Control

Panel)

Native with ASIO/WDM for RAVENNA and Horus / Hapi / Anubis:

Compatibility: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and Windows 10 Professional 64-bit

Installation Steps:

• Install the Merging Audio Device (MAD) provided with your Horus / Hapi / Anubis or available from:

https://www.merging.com/support/downloads

• Select ASIO and the correct card/device in the VS3 Control Panel (Start Menu > Control Panel > VS3 Control Panel)

• Entering Authorization Keys See: Ovation Software Registration on page 20

• Select the desired network adapter in Merging RAVENNA ASIO Panel (Start Menu > All Programs > Merging Tech-

nologies > Merging Audio Device (or 3rd party ASIO Driver))will open its panel. Please see details in the Merging

Audio Device (MAD) online documentation:

https://confluence.merging.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=70221956

• Select ASIO/RAVENNA in the VS3 Control Panel (Start Menu > Control Panel > VS3 Control Panel). See: Configure

RAVENNA in the VS3 Control Panel on page 30.

Note: Please download and install the latest ANEMAN application in order to manage

and monitor your AoIP devices from:

Mykerinos only:

Not supported from version 6.x. Last compatible version is

Ovation v4.1 32-bit installer.

MassCore with Mykerinos:

Not supported from version 6.x. Last compatible version is

Ovation v5.1 32-bit installer.

Installation Guide v9.0 : Ovation Versions - Compatibility and Installation Steps 2 - 10

MassCore with RAVENNA and Horus / Hapi / Anubis:

Compatibility: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and Windows 10 Professional 64-bit.

Note: Merging strongly recommends users to perform a Windows Update prior to installing Ovation v9.

Installation Steps:

• NET-MSC-GBEX1 Installation See: Installing the Merging Technologies NET-MSC-GBEX1 PCIe Ethernet Controller

Card on page 28

• Ovation Software Installation, Ovation Software Installation on page 18

• Entering Authorization Keys, See: Ovation Software Registration on page 20

• MassCore Installation, See: MassCore Installation on page 23

• Select MassCore with RAVENNA in the VS3 Control Panel (Start Menu > Control Panel > VS3 Control Panel)

Quick Setup Checklist For Systems with Horus / Hapi / Anubis

1. Shut down the system and install the MassCore NET-MSC-GBEX1 PCIe Ethernet controller card. (Card drivers are

included in the Pyramix and Ovation installers.)

2. Existing users of 64 bit MassCore must uninstall the previous MassCore version from the MT Security application.

3. MassCore users MUST configure their BIOs settings. Please see: BIOS Settings on page 15

4. Disable Windows Firewall in Windows Control Panel Security.

5. Install Google Chrome.

6. Install Ovation v9.x (This will also install Pyramix 25th Anniversary)

7. Enter your new MassCore (RTX64 - 3.0 key in MT Security Settings then import your 25th Anniversary/v9 keys in MT

Security Settings.

8. On a fresh install also in MT Security Settings install MassCore from the MassCore Tab.

9. MassCore SMP users (recommended for i7 CPU configurations and above) should launch the VS3 Control Panel and

assign 2 cores to MassCore. (A reboot will be required.)

10. In the VS3 Control Panel ensure that RAVENNA is selected in the Hardware section.

11. Configure the Switch/Router (if present) Please refer to the RAVENNA Network Guide.

12. Launch Ovation.

13. You can also launch the MTDiscovery application and double-click on the Horus / Hapi entry for browser remote

access.

14. Ensure that the Horus / Hapi / Anubis is set to the same sampling rate as Pyramix or Ovation. A warning prompt will

appear if this is not the case.

15. We recommend Horus, Hapi and Anubis users update to the latest firmware available. Obtainable here:

https://www.merging.com/products/interfaces/downloads

16. Configure I/O as required in Pyramix/Ovation and Horus / Hapi / Anubis. Please download and install the latest ANE-

MAN application in order to manage and monitor your AoIP devices from:

www.aneman.net/#download.

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