Why DSD?
Learn more about Operadog's recording studio technologyDirect-Stream Digital (DSD) is a technology to store audio signals on digital storage media and is used for the super audio compact disc (SACD). The signal is stored as sequence of single bit values at a very high frequency sampling rate of approximately 2.8224 MHz. Noise shaping and oversampling are used to reduce distortion caused by the very high quantization of the audio signal to a single bit. Due to the high sampling rate the bandwidth and therefore the audio quality can be higher than is possible with the 44.1kHz PCM format used for normal audio CDs."
PYRAMIX DSD/DXD/SACD Production
For those who want to work in the DSD domain at 2.82MHz sampling rate for SACD production, Pyramix has a unique answer.
A unique solution
In DSD for SACD production Pyramix has a unique solution. It is the first system in the world to offer multi-track record/editing and mixing as well as mastering while maintaining all the real-time audio processing including of FX such as EQ, Dynamics, Reverb and Surround Sound in a DSD compatible quality level up to the final SACD master.
Quite simply, to have only a mastering capability for DSD is not enough. Unless you can record, edit and process the signals in a true multi-track configuration, mastering makes little sense.
Processing power
Pyramix is the first system with enough processing power and resolution to handle in real time a complete digital mixing console capable of operating in 32 bit floating point at 352.8 kHz, which is the minimum requirement to preserve all the intrinsic original quality of 1 bit 2.8MHz DSD signals.
With real-time EQ, Dynamics, Reverb etc, and with full SACD scarlet book specification for mastering, we can truly state that "Pyramix is the only commercially available system on the market that is capable of a complete multi-track source to master project for Super Audio CD production.Direct Stream Digital