SACD Mastering and Authoring with Pyramix 5

Global workflow
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Sound Mastering
Encoding
Sound
Authoring
Disc Manufacturing
Super Audio CD
Edited Master generation
Cutting Master generation
Global SACD production workflow

Global workflow
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Sound Mastering
Encoding
Sound
Authoring
Disc Manufacturing
Super Audio CD
Edited Master generation
PCM or DSD audio material
Cutting Master generation
Global SACD production workflow

Global workflow
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Sound Mastering
Encoding
Sound
Authoring
Disc Manufacturing
Super Audio CD
Edited Master generation
PCM or DXD domain for audio treatments
Cutting Master generation
Global SACD production workflow

Global workflow
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Sound Mastering
Encoding
Sound
Authoring
Disc Manufacturing
Super Audio CD
Edited Master generation
2, 5 or 6 channels DST Edited Master File
(DSDIFF format)
Cutting Master generation
Global SACD production workflow

Global workflow
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Sound Mastering
Encoding
Sound
Authoring
Disc Manufacturing
Super Audio CD
Edited Master generation
Cutting Master generation
- SACD Text data capture (LBM or STT file)
- Mux of Authoring data with 1 (St) or 2 (St+Mch) Edited Masters data
Global SACD production workflow

Global SACD production workflow
Global workflow
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Sound Mastering
Encoding
Sound
Authoring
Disc Manufacturing
Super Audio CD
Edited Master generation
Cutting Master generation
Delivery to a Manufacturing plant as:
- tape: Philips CM or Sony CM format
- files/folder: UCMF format

Global workflow
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Sound Mastering
Encoding
Sound
Authoring
Disc Manufacturing
Super Audio CD
Edited Master generation
Cutting Master generation
Global SACD production workflow
Already implemented in Pyramix 4.x

What’s new in Pyramix 5?
Handling of multiple CD and SACD Discs in a single project
Full SACD Text implementation
Easy creation of CD disc from SACD or SACD disc from CD
Batch generation and encoding of Edited Masters
DSD Annex D3 verification
Import/Export of LBM and STT Authoring file format
SACD Cutting Master generation including Tape export and verification
What’s new in Pyramix 5

Multiple CD/SACD discs
Manage SACD Stereo, Multi-channel and CD Authoring in a single project

Multiple CD/SACD discs
Manage SACD Stereo, Multi-channel and CD Authoring in a single project

SACD Text
Full SACD Text implementation (1)
4 levels of information: Album, Disc, Area, Track
Album with multiple discs
Disc 2
2 Channel Area
Multi Channel Area
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
…
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
…

SACD Text
Full SACD Text implementation (2)
4 levels of information: Album, Disc, Area, Track
Disc 2

SACD Text
Full SACD Text implementation (3)
4 levels of information: Album, Disc, Area, Track

SACD Text
Full SACD Text implementation (4)
4 levels of information: Album, Disc, Area, Track

SACD Text
Full SACD Text implementation (5)
4 levels of information: Album, Disc, Area, Track

SACD Text
Full SACD Text implementation (6)
4 levels of information: Album, Disc, Area, Track

SACD Text
Full SACD Text implementation (7)
Multilingual text:
Text channels definition (for Album and Areas):
language code (ex: French)
Character set code (ex: Latin (ISO 8859-1))
Up to 8 Text channels (at least 1 must be defined for text information)
Affects:
Title, Artist/Performer, Songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Message, Extra message, Area Name, Copyright, Publisher.

Easy CD↔SACD conversions
Easy creation of CD disc from SACD or SACD disc from CD

Easy CD↔SACD conversions
Easy creation of CD disc from SACD or SACD disc from CD

Batch EM Generation and Encoding
Cutting Master Wizard (1): Batch generation of EM
A single button to generate all the edited masters of an Album

Batch EM Generation and Encoding
Cutting Master Wizard (2):
DSD Annex D3 Verification of all Edited Masters
DST Encoding of all Edited Masters at once
Generation of the Script file for Cutting Master generation

DSD Annex D3
DSD Annex D3 verification
What is it?
a specification on DSD Maximum peak level for SACD.
«Peak signal levels above +3.10 dB SA-CD are not allowed. »
This is equivalent to: the number of bits set to ‘1’ within any 28 consecutive bits of the DSD Stream must fit in the [4 - 24] range.
A necessary compliance for safe playback on SACD players
Available from the Media Manager
Report (TXT file) showing Excessive DSD Modulation Levels if found

LBM and STT Import/Export
Import/Export of LBM and STT Authoring file format (1)
LBM: SACD Authoring format introduced by Philips in Superauthor
STT: Sony SACD Text format (.mts extension)

LBM and STT Import/Export
Import/Export of LBM and STT Authoring file format (2) Exchange with SuperAuthor/SonicStudio SACD Authoring software and Sony SACD Text Editor
Script Generation (LBM only) for SACD Disc Builder

SACD Cutting Master generation including Tape export and verification (1)
The very last step before Disc Manufacturing
A Cutting Master or Disc Image contains either:
1 Stereo Area
1 Stereo Area + 1 Mch Area
…bundled with all TOC and SACD-Text information
Input:
LBM Script file
Stereo DST Edited Master and/or MCh DST Edited Master
Output:
A Disc Image on Hard disk (can be directly sent to Philips plants)
Optionally, if AIT SCSI drive connected, a Philips SACD Tape Cutting Master (can be converted with the Sony tool for delivery to Sony plants or directly sent to Philips plants)
Log files for each step of the process, including verification.
Cutting Master generation

Cutting Master generation
SACD Cutting Master generation including Tape export and verification (2)

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing
Automatic Tracks creation from clips boundaries using ‘CD Mark groups’ or manually set markers in All Markers tab
Check the SACD Marker List in View>TOC Display

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing
Define 1 to 8 Text Channels (Character Set and Language) for album and each Area
Enter all Disc Info Area and Track SACD Text Info.

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing
Use Generate CD/SACD Image or Cutting Master Wizard

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing
Use either Cutting Master Wizard 2nd page or Media Manager contextual menu

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing
Use either Cutting Master Wizard 2nd page or Media Manager SACD menu

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing
Final step of Cutting Master Wizard

Mastering/Authoring Workflow in Pyramix 5
Mastering/Authoring workflow in Pyramix 5
Editing/Audio treatments in PCM/DXD project
SACD Disc and Area(s) creation and EM Info capture
Markers/Tracks creation
SACD Text capture
Edited Masters generation
DSD Annex D3 verification of each EM
DST Encoding of EM of each EM
LBM Script generation
Cutting Master generation and Tape export
Disc Manufacturing
In SACD Disc Builder:
Select the Disc of the album to build
Specify Log folder
Eventually, you can re-specify the Input files pathnames
Select Tape drive if any
Launch the Build

Features and Software options
Features and Software options
*LBM Export won’t export PQ timecodes nor Disc builder information without SAA key (only SACD Text)