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2. Audio Inputs These always appear immediately after the none option e VSTi plugins All VSTi plugins appear in alphabetical order Some plugins may have a 2 character prefix contained inside a square bracket This prefix described a bit later does not alter the display order of plugins The name flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to actually load the selected source plugin SHORTCUT If you ve chosen anything other than A11 on the View Plugin Type page this plugin list will not show every possible audio source built in to Receptor If you want to see ALL the plugins in this list simply turn the bottom display knob to the last choice which is View All Plugins and press the bottom display knob This automatically sets the View Plugin Type to A11 without you having to select that page Once you ve done this all the audio sources will appear alphabetically in this list Source Prefixes Some plugins may have bracketed prefixes before their names Here s what they mean This means that a demo version of the plugin is currently installed and that by instantiating it you will activate its demo period nn In this case nn some number such as 17 or 03 or 11 This means that the plugin is currently running in demo mode and this prefix shows you how many days remain in your demo period e This means that the installed plugin must be purchased in order to be instantiated You will s
3. Spaces are not allowed in Receptor s name SETUP System Version Rotate the top display knob to select the System Version option This displays Receptor s current software revision The System Version is read only you cannot edit it SETUP Hardware Version Rotate the top display knob to select the Hardware Version option This displays Receptor s current hardware revision number The Hardware Version is read only you cannot edit it SETUP Memory Free Rotate the top display knob to select the Memory Free option This displays information about Receptor s internal RAM Specifically it shows in MB the total amount of RAM installed in your Receptor and what percentage of that RAM is currently free unused The Memory Usage page is read only you cannot edit it 5 View Buttons in Depth 69 Receptor Manual SETUP Disk Free Rotate the top display knob to select the Disk Free option This displays information about Receptor s internal hard disk Specifically the second number in parenthesis shows the total amount of user accessible Hard Disk space The first number shows how much of that hard disk space in GB is currently free unused NOTE You may wonder why the total amount of disk space does not equal the size of Receptor 5 internal hard drive The reason is that this field displays the total amount of user accessible disk space Some amount of Receptor 5 disk contains the operating system and the Recep
4. MIDI Control 179 Receptor Manual MIDI Control 180 Receptor Manual 15 MIDI Control of Receptor s Mixer You can think of Receptor as a mixer with 19 channels e 16 Instrument channels e 2 effects bus channels e 1 master output channel You can control most of the basic functions of these 19 channels using MIDI CC messages The first question you ll likely ask is how can I control 19 Receptor channels with only 16 MIDI channels Glad you asked Each of Receptor s 16 instrument channels listens to its corresponding MIDI channel Instrument 1 responds to MIDI channel 1 Instrument 2 responds to MIDI channel 2 and so on This is discussed fully in MIDI Control of Instrument Channels on page 182 In addition Effects Bus 1 also responds to controller data on MIDI channel 1 while Effects Bus 2 responds to controller data on MIDI channel 2 This is discussed in MIDI Control of Effects Busses on page 183 Finally the Master channel responds to controller data on MIDI channel 16 as detailed in MIDI Control of the Master Channel on page 184 MIDI Fine Control Receptor supports both coarse and fine MIDI controls MIDI CC values between 0 31 are used for coarse control and MIDI CC values between 32 63 are used for fine control Keep in mind when you look over the following diagrams that any controller in the 0 31 range is the MSB coarse value and as such has a corresponding controller i
5. you would send the following messages MSB CC00 11 LSB CC32 20 PGM 55 This MSB LSB combination tells Receptor PGM 55 tells Receptor to use to look in SyncBank1 which is associated Patch 55 in the bank determined with the KitchenSync VSTi by the MSB LSB combo 16 MIDI Bank amp Patch Selection 187 Receptor Manual Important Any time you send a Source VSTi bank patch message to Receptor its associated plugin is automatically instantiated replacing any previously instantiated plugin In this way you can remotely and automatically instantiate any plugin and patch via MIDI Effects VST Patches Banks of Effect VST patches can not be selected remotely via MIDI in the same way that banks of Source VSTi patches can However effects patches within the currently loaded bank can be selected via MIDI as discussed in the next section Selecting Plugin Patches within Currently Loaded Banks Although Receptor does not support changing effects VST banks via MIDI you can use MIDI to change patches within any currently loaded bank for any instantiated VST or VSTi Specifically Sending an MSB 127 LSB 0 message tells Receptor to change patches for the Source VSTi bank currently assigned to the Instrument Channel whose number matches the MIDI channel of the bank patch message Sending an MSB 127 LSB 1 message tells Receptor to change patches for the FXA VST bank currently assigned to the In
6. 6 Editing Saving and Metering 78 Receptor Manual Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply Receptor copies the patch to this location naming it lt original patch name gt C For example if you copied a patch named Claire Annette to another location the copied patch would be named Claire Annette C You can always rename a bank or patch using the Rename option discussed in SAVE FILE Rename Bank on page 80 SAVE FILE Delete Bank To delete an entire bank of patches 1 2 Rotate the top display knob to select Delete Bank Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank you wish to delete The bank name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The display will ask if you re sure Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply IMPORTANT Receptor will delete the entire bank and all patches contained within it so be careful SAVE FILE Delete Patch To delete a patch 4 2 Rotate the top display knob to select Delete Patch Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank that contains the patch you wish to delete The bank name is flashing indicating you must press th
7. 7 Graphic UI Mix View 90 Receptor Manual Plugin Overview The Plugin Overview icons may be tiny but they re very useful They provide a visual overview of all the plugins in Receptor With a quick glance you can see which channels have instantiated plugins and which channels have bypassed plugins FX A B C Icons Source Icon Instantiated Plugins Bypassed Plugin Uninstantiated Plugin These icons can be quite useful when trying to track down a rogue plugin that might be hijacking Receptor s valuable CPU resources Send 1 Level Use this fader to set how much signal to send to Receptor s Effects Bus 1 whose effect chain is configured in the B1 channel NOTE Send Levels are not present in the Effects Bus channels nor the Master channel Send 1 Pre Post button This button determines whether the signal is routed to Effects Bus 1 before pre or after post going through the channel volume In the default post fader position the button is dark changing the strip s volume level changes the amount of effected signal proportionately In the pre fader position the button is on and purple in color the Send Level and Volume level act independently This is useful if for example you wish to hear only an effected signal with no dry signal which you would accomplish by turning on the Pre Fader button and setting the Volume level to zero NOTE Since Send Levels are not present in the Effects Bus channels or th
8. Checking for Receptor System Updates To check the web for updates to Receptor s system software 1 First check your Receptor to see what system version it s currently using To do this from Receptor front panel press the SETUP button then rotate the top display knob until the System Version parameter is displayed on the top line Your Receptor 5 current system version is shown in the bottom line To do this from the graphical user interface click the SETUP tab and look at the System Version shown in the Info block of the Setup screen Launch your computer s web browser and go to www plugorama com In Plugorama click the Updates link in the Receptor section You will then see a page showing you which Receptor system updates are available 4 Ifa newer version is available download it to your computer as discussed in the next section Downloading Receptor Software Updates To download a Receptor software update 1 Locate the system update you want to download as discussed in the previous section 2 Follow instructions on Plugorama to download the update to your computer Receptor downloads the system update to your browser 5 default download location Installing a Software Update on Receptor To install the downloaded update onto Receptor 1 Make sure that Receptor is mounted on your computer as discussed in Mounting Receptor on your Computer s Desktop on page 149 2 On your computer locate the software update you d
9. Computer Name Computer Other computers on your local subnet can reach your computer at Gregory Simpsons Computer local Services Firewall Internet Select a service to change its settings On Service Windows Sharing On C Personal File Sharing B Personal Web Sharing Click Stop to prevent Windows users from A y accessing shared folders on this computer J Remote Login This will also prevent Windows users from FTP Access printing to shared printers C Apple Remote Desktop C Remote Apple Events Printer Sharing M rf Click the lock to prevent further changes 2 In the Finder click on the Network icon open the MUSE folder and then double click your Receptor s name RECEPTOR 201998 To see the available shares for server RECEPTOR B Documents 201998 press Connect g Movies Music NOTE Windows Networking can be very slow to refresh so if you ve recently turned on your Receptor it and its Workgroup may not immediately appear in the Local folder If you re in a hurry you can always type in your Receptor s IP address To do so choose Connect to Server from the Go menu and type smb followed by the IP address of your Receptor in the Server Address field then click Connect 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 151 Receptor Manual To learn how to get Receptor 5 IP address see Getting Receptor s IP Address on page 162 000 Connect To Server Server Address
10. on page 131 Slot ID The upper right corner shows you the name of the plugin and its Receptor slot If you re saving a patch for an INST or FX the slot ID displays the Channel CH x where x 1 16 S1 S2 or M followed by its location INST FX A FX B FX C followed by the name of the plugin VST or VSTi name If you re saving a SINGLE patch the slot ID displays the word SINGLE followed by the Channel number CH 1 16 If you re saving a MULTI patch the slot ID displays the word MULTI Bank and Patch tabs Use these tabs to switch the display to show either banks or patches Basically any time you want to save a patch to a different bank you would click the Bank tab select the desired bank then click the Patch tab to see the list of patches contained in that bank and select which patch location to store the patch into For more information about the Bank and Patch lists see Save File Panel Bank and Patch Lists on page 131 Save File options This area is where you perform the various Bank and Patch save and file management operations Close button Click this button to close the Save File panel 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 130 Receptor Manual Save File Panel Bank and Patch Lists Receptor saves each type of individual patch whether a Multi Single or Plugin patch into a container of 128 patches called a Bank Receptor is capable of saving up to 16 384 banks of patches and since
11. For detailed information about how to install unsupported plugins please see Installing and De installing Unsupported Plugins on page 171 Installation Results To the right of the Install button is some text showing the results of your last installation Specifically 1t shows how many files were successfully installed and how many failed Failed installation files are moved into Receptor s Drop Installers Here Failed folder NOTE The Installation results are lost when Receptor is rebooted in which case the results field simply shows ee 9 Graphic Ul Setup View 121 Receptor Manual Uninstall Plugins Button Click the Uninstall Plugins button to open a panel showing an alphabetical listing of every plugin currently installed in Receptor r 4Fiont Bass Module 4Fiont EPiano Module 4Fiont Piano Module 4Fiont Rhode Module dfx MIDI Gater dfx Monomaker dfx RMS Buddy dfx Scrubby Select Plugin to Uninstall LOG 2 SynthEdit Lounge Lizard EP 2 MadShifta MasterVerb MP 5 1 SynthEdit NastyShaper OhmBoyz Pandemonium A Sine dfx Skidder dfx Transverb Drawbar SynthEdit mda Bandisto PD Poly SynthEdit mda Combo Piano mda De ess PlastiCZ Drum Kid 4 SynthEdit mda Delay PQN Cooly DualDelay mda Dither PQN Mopar DX10 mda DubDelay Predatohm E Flex 2 1 SynthEdit mda Dynamics PSP 84 EMM Knagalis mda Envelope PSP EasyVerb ePiano mda Image PSP MasterQ EVE mda Leslie PSP MixBass Expre
12. Instrument Channel 6 This Instrument Channel is using the default PLUGIN CH value and a custom LISTEN TO value In this example any note and performance data that Receptor hears on MIDI CH 5 will be used to play the VSTi as set by the LISTEN TO parameter however the Instrument Channel s mixer parameters are actually controlled by MIDI Channel 6 The Instrument Channel number Because the multitimbral VSTi is being told to use Ch 1 the PLUGIN CH parameter a Cello sound is actually heard Instrument Channel 7 This Instrument Channel is using the default value LISTEN TO value and a custom PLUGIN CH value In this example any note and performance data that Receptor hears on MIDI CH 7 will be used to play the VSTi as set by the LISTEN TO parameter Similarly any MIDI data arriving on MIDI CH 7 will also be used to control the Instrument Channel s mixer parameters Because the multitimbral VSTi is being told to use Ch 3 the PLUGIN CH parameter a Violin sound is actually heard 7 Graphic Ul Mix View 100 Receptor Manual Multitimbral Synth Tip Note that the Listen to MIDI Channel and Play Plugin MIDI Channel settings when used together let you play multiple channels on a multitimbral VSTi If you instantiate a multitimbral VST and assign its LISTEN TO value to ALL and its PLUGIN CH value to THRU then every incoming MIDI channel will be thru d to the like numbered VST channel allowing for multitimbral operation of that V
13. MIX Solo Rotate the top display knob to select the Solo parameter Soloing a channel automatically mutes all channels that aren t currently soloed allowing you to isolate specific channels for editing Rotate the bottom display knob clockwise to select Soloed Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select Not Soloed The change happens instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT Pressing the bottom display knob toggles between Soloed and Not Soloed 5 View Buttons in Depth 56 Receptor Manual MIX Send 1 Level Rotate the top display knob to select the Send 1 Level parameter This parameter controls how much of the signal is sent to Effects Bus 1 whose effect chain is configured in the B1 channel Rotate the bottom knob to set the level 0 127 Send levels change instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT When the Send 1 Level parameter is visible you can press the bottom display knob to quickly set it to zero MIX Send 1 Pre Post Rotate the top display knob to select the Send 1 Pre Post parameter This parameter determines whether the signal is routed to the effects bus before pre or after post going through the channel volume If the signal is Post Fader then changing the Volume level changes the amount of effected signal proportionately If the signal is Pre Fader then the Send Level
14. empty 127 empty 032 empty 064 empty 096 empty 128 empty F Delt Rename E Copy A ESA ET Bank 002 091 My PlastiCZ Bank 10 Click OK Receptor saves the edited to patch to the selected location 11 Click the Close button to close the Save File panel Renaming a Bank or Patch You can rename any bank or patch in Receptor as long as it s not a ROM bank as indicated by lt brackets gt around its name Renaming a Bank You can rename any bank as follows 1 In the Bank List click the bank name you wish to change 2 Click Rename The Rename button lights a Name field appears and the Cancel and OK buttons become available Bank 002 091 Bank 2 Change the name by typing a new value into the Name field Click the OK button to rename the bank or click Cancel to cancel the renaming operation 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 136 Receptor Manual Renaming a Patch You can rename any patch as follows 4 2 In the Patch List click the patch name you wish to change Click Rename The Rename button lights a Name field appears and the Cancel and OK buttons become available Save Co Ens ESE Cancel 9 Bank 002 091 Bank 2 Change the name by typing a new value into the Name field Click the OK button to rename the patch or click Cancel to cancel the renaming operation Deleting a Bank or Patch You can delete any bank or patch in Receptor as long as it s not a ROM bank as indi
15. lt PA Planktons gt 128 lt FX Female Vox gt Bank 002 092 lt factory gt 2 Click the Bank tab Receptor opens the Bank list and shows all the current banks associated with this patch type 3 To create a new bank into which you ll save the patch click New The entire process of creating a new bank is discussed further in Creating a New Bank on page 138 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 134 Receptor Manual 4 Type in a new bank name if you wish Bank CH01 INST PlastiCZ Name My PlastiCZ Bank 002 091 Bank 002 092 lt factory gt 5 Click OK Receptor creates the new bank NOTE If your bank tab already contained a bank into which you want to save your patch you could simply have selected it rather than creating a new bank Click the bank name you just created to select it as the destination for your edited patch Bank CH01 INST PlastiCZ lt factory gt Bank 002 091 My PlastiCZ Bank 7 Click the Patch tab Receptor shows the names of all the patches in the selected bank Since this is a new bank all the patches are empty 8 Click the patch number to which you want to save your edited patch 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 135 Receptor Manual 9 Type the desired name for the patch r 3 Bak Patch CH 01 INST PlastiCZ 001 empty 033 empty 065 empty 097 empty 002 empty 034 empty 066 empty 098 empty 003 empty
16. s default master clock rate You can select between the following rates e 44 1 kHz 48 kHz e 96 kHz Receptor defaults to 44 1 kHz which is the standard CD quality sample rate Choosing higher raters may result in slightly better fidelity but will make greater demands on Receptor s CPU resulting in fewer simultaneous plugins and reduced polyphony Also be aware that not all plugins are designed to operate at higher sampler rates Sample Clock Source Use this parameter to tell Receptor whether to use its own internal digital clock or slave to an incoming SPDIF clock if present Sample Buffer Size Setting smaller buffer sizes will result in very low latencies meaning Receptor will be extremely responsive to your playing The trade off there s always one isn t there is that you will be able to instantiate fewer plugins If you want to instantiate more plugins or some particularly CPU intensive plugins you will need to set the buffer size to a higher value Set the Buffer Size to the value that best suits your needs SETUP View MIDI Parameters Use this set of parameters to tell Receptor how to respond to and work with external MIDI sequencers and controllers Master Transpose Use this global parameter to transpose Receptor up or down 1 full octave in semitone steps The Master Transpose setting is saved with a Multi patch Tempo Source This parameter determines whether Receptor derives its tempo fro
17. 075 empty 107 empty 012 Lil Eggies 044 empty 076 empty 108 empty 045 empty 077 empty 109 empty 014 Tweak FX 046 empty 078 empty 110 empty 015 Twease FX 047 empty 079 empty 111 empty 016 Twill FX 048 empty 080 empty 112 empty 017 empty 049 empty 081 empty 113 empty 018 empty 050 empty 082 empty 114 empty 019 empty 051 empty 083 empty 115 empty 020 empty 052 empty 084 empty 116 empty 021 empty 053 empty 085 empty 117 empty 022 empty 054 empty 086 empty 118 empty 023 empty 055 empty 087 empty 119 empty 024 empty 056 empty 088 empty 120 empty 025 empty 057 empty 089 empty 121 empty 026 empty 058 empty 090 empty 122 empty 027 empty 059 empty 091 empty 123 empty 028 empty 060 empty 092 empty 124 empty 029 empty 061 empty 093 empty 125 empty 030 empty 062 empty 094 empty 126 empty 031 empty 063 empty 095 empty 127 empty 032 empty 064 empty 096 empty 128 empty Info Area Previous Patch Next Patch Close Load Blank Patch not shown this button appears only with Single and Multi patches Typical Patch Load Panel 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches 125 Receptor Manual The Load Panel contains the following elements List This area displays either the Bank List or the Patch List de
18. 8 Graphic UI Edit View 112 Receptor Manual As seen in the previous figure Faceless Mode parameter elements are Parameter Name By default this displays the name of the parameter as provided by the VST plugin Note than not every plugin developer names all of their parameters You can rename this parameter by 1 clicking it 2 typing a new name and 3 pressing the Enter Return key When a parameter has been renamed it is shown in italics and is automatically assigned to the front panel Should you wish to return to the original parameter name then click the Parameter name button again delete all the custom text and press Enter Return Parameter Value Shows the actual value of the selected parameter as set by the Value Fader Parameter Units Shows the unit value for the parameter Note that not all VST plugins provide parameter unit values Value Fader Drag left and right to modify the parameter value Assign button Click this button to assign the parameter to Receptor s front panel Any parameter assigned to Receptor s front panel is also available for remote MIDI control You can assign up to 128 parameters per plugin to Receptor s front panel Order display and button When you assign parameters to Receptor s front panel they re assigned sequentially For example if parameters 1 5 are already assigned and you click the Assign button for a new parameter it s automatically assigned as parameter 6 The numb
19. From 9dB to 0dB e Green From 40dB to 9 dB Source Save File Button Click this button to open a pop up Save File options panel which you use to save or modify any new Instrument patches you create For detailed information about the various bank and patch saving options see Chapter 11 Graphic UI Saving and Managing Patches FX Slot Anatomy These parameters are nearly the same as those accessed from the FX A FX B or FX C buttons on Receptor s front panel as discussed in FX A FX B FX C Buttons on page 51 Plugin Selector Bank Selector oeme o lt acom gt s EXA Ee X lt 2 Jo Bl lt The Raf smooth gt Prev Next Patch Save File Patch Selector Switch amp Get Each of Receptor s 16 instrument channels 2 effects bus channels and 1 master channel contains a set of three insert effects labeled FX A FX B and FX C Parameter selection is identical for all three effects on all 19 channels FX Plugin Selector Click the top selector to open a pop up panel of all VST effect plugins Select the desired plugin from the panel The plugin will be instantiated and the Plugin Select panel will close If you wish to limit the number of plugins in the list you can view only those plugins of a particular type Click the View plugin type menu to select whether you want to see all available plugins or just those from a particular developer If more than 128 plugins are currently ava
20. Front Panel Parameter 2 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch FX A Front Panel Parameter 4 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch FX B Front Panel Parameter 1 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch FX B Front Panel Parameter 2 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch 74 FX A Front Panel Parameter 3 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch Y FX B Front Panel Parameter 3 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch 7 FX B Front Panel Parameter 4 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch FX C Front Panel Parameter 1 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch 8 FX C Front Panel Parameter 2 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch 82 FX C Front Panel Parameter 3 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch FX C Front Panel Parameter 4 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch NOTE Receptor does not support MIDI fine control of these first four FX parameters Bus and Master FX Plugins MIDI controllers 84 95 are used to access the first 4 front panel parameters for each of the three FX plugins for the two Busses and one Master channel You can access Bus 1 effects on MIDI Ch 1 Bus 2 effects are accessed via MIDI Ch 2 and Master channel effects are accessed via MIDI Ch 16 For example if you wanted to control the fourth parameter of FX A on Effects Bus 2 you would send a value between 0 127 for CC 78 on MIDI Ch 4 since each MIDI channel controls each like numbered Receptor Instrument Channel Decimal 4 FX A Front Panel Parameter 3 CH 1 Bus 1 CH 2 Bus 2 CH 16 Master FX A Front Panel Parameter 4 CH 1 Bus 1 CH 2 Bus 2 CH 16 Master FX B Front Panel P
21. ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 NOTE 3 If you have edited a patch in any way an asterisk replaces the colon between the patch number and name When you see an asterisk between the patch number and name you ll know that the version currently in the edit buffer is not whats stored to disk If you want to save your patch press the SAVE FILE button to save your edits as described in SAVE FILE Button on page 75 Patch Prefixes If a Single patch name appears with a prefix it means that the patch is referencing one or more plugins that cannot be instantiated Possible reasons for this include e You have removed a plugin required by that patch e That patch was created with a demo plugin that is now expired e The patch may be referencing an iLok protected plugin and the iLok may not be inserted properly 5 View Buttons in Depth 44 Receptor Manual You can scroll through the various Source and FX plugin assignments to look for the problem It will be easy to spot since the questionable plugin s will have a prefix before their name that indicates what the problem might be Specifically XX before a plugin name means that it s no longer on Receptor s hard drive e before a plugin name means it s a premium plugin whose demo period has expired If you wish to use this plugin you must purchase a license for it from www plugorama com before a plugin name means the plugin has not ye
22. apply the name change Receptor will update your network settings a process that will take a few seconds It will then appear on a Windows network under the desired workgroup name NOTE 1 Network conventions allow the workgroup name to contain only alphanumeric characters plus the following special characters amp NOTE 2 Spaces are not allowed in the workgroup name The Windows Workgroup setting is a global parameter and is not saved with a Multi patch SETUP Appletalk Rotate the top display knob to select the Appletalk parameter Use this parameter to tell Receptor whether or not to appear on an Appletalk network Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to choose off and clockwise to choose On Your choice is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection If you select of then Appletalk is turned off and you will not be able to see Receptor on an Appletalk network If you select On then Receptor will appear on an Appletalk network The Appletalk setting is a global parameter and is not saved with a Multi Patch SETUP Name Rotate the top display knob to select the Name parameter Rotate the bottom display knob to name this Receptor The name you enter here appears whenever this Receptor is found on a network IMPORTANT If you re using more than one Receptor it s important that each Receptor have a unique name otherwise the multiple units will n
23. auto named RECEPTOR BANK Stuff 02 auto numbered auto namea BANK Stuff 03 auto numbered auto named ABCvst_patch1 fxp ABCvst_patch2 fxp JKLvst_patch1 fxp XYZvst_patch1 fxp ABCvst_patch3 fxp JKLvst_patch2 fxp 14 Patch Management 000 ABCvst_patch1 fxp 001 ABCvst_patch2 fxp 002 ABCvst_patch3 fxp 176 000 JKLvst_patch1 fxp 001 JKLvst_patch2 fxp 000 XYZvst_patch1 fxp Receptor Manual Patch Cleanup If you frequently use Receptor s various automatic patch management methods it may eventually contain numerous banks each with only a few patches In this case you 1l most likely want to merge these patches into a single bank Using Receptor s built in File Management features discussed in Chapter 11 Graphic UI Saving and Managing Patches and SAVE FILE Button on page 75 you can transfer patches between banks delete banks etc This means that if your reliance on Receptor s Automatic Patch Management feature has resulted in a bunch of plugin banks each containing only a couple patches you can use Receptor s built in File Management features to copy all the patches into one bank and delete the old banks 14 Patch Management 177 Receptor Manual 14 Patch Management 178 Receptor Manual MIDI Control This section provides detailed information about controlling Receptor from an external MIDI sequencer or MIDI controller
24. but subsequent instantiations will be very fast 5 View Buttons in Depth 70 Receptor Manual Here are a couple more details you may wish to know about Zload Some plugins keep audio in a buffer that does not get flushed when it s set aside by Zload When this happens that plugin may make sound when re loaded since it will then empty its audio buffer This is a fairly rare occurrence and is pretty harmless in studio operations But if you re using Receptor live or sequencing with Single or Multi patch changes you may want to check for this and if it proves problematic disable Zload e Zload is currently disabled for all Unsupported Plugins whether you choose to enable Zload or not Future versions of Receptor will allow direct plugin by plugin control of Zload so you can choose exactly which plugins you want Zloaded and which you don t Zload is a great asset that will greatly improve instantiation and patch loading speeds Give it a try SETUP Install Upgrade Rotate the top display knob to select the Insta11 Upgrade option Use this option to install any software updates plugins patches or other files currently contained in Receptor s Drop Installers Here directory For more information about installation various file types see Drop Installers Here on page 166 If there are currently files in Receptor s Drop Installers Here folder then the bottom line will read lt n gt files where lt n g
25. empty 125 empty 126 LIVE template 127 SPLIT template MULTI 128 STACKED template Receptor Manual Saving Patches from ROM Banks You cannot save patches to a ROM bank ROM banks are read only and are indicated by lt brackets gt around their name Patches stored within ROM banks also indicated their read only status by enclosing the patch name in lt brackets gt In general most of Receptor s factory banks are shipped as ROM banks If you edit a patch in a ROM bank and want to save it to disk simply create a new bank and save the patch to that new bank The following steps will guide you through the process 1 Inthe Mixer click the Save File button next to the edited ROM patch you want to save Receptor opens the Save File panel The Save Delete and Rename buttons are disabled because this is a ROM Bank r 7 CH 01 INST PlastiCZ oe g 001 lt BA 0 Fat Synth HM gt 002 lt BA 303 Acid gt 003 lt BA 303 Reverb gt 004 lt BA Acid gt 005 lt BA Blob gt 006 lt BA Bold Sub CH gt 007 lt BA Fifths gt 008 lt BA House gt 009 lt BA Lofi Bass CH gt 010 lt BA Muug Bass PR gt 011 lt BA Power gt 012 lt BA Rubberband HM gt 013 lt BA Saw gt 014 lt BA Smackbass HM gt 015 lt BA Smatch gt 016 lt BA Sub gt 017 lt LD 80s Vogue HM gt 018 lt LD Blueshaip PR gt 019 lt LD Brass PR gt 033 lt LD Flange Flute PR gt 034 lt LD FM like lead
26. in the edit buffer is not what s saved to disk If you want to save your patch press the SAVE FILE button to save your edits as described in SAVE FILE Button on page 75 Patch Prefixes If a Multi patch name appears with a prefix it means that the Multi is referencing one or more plugins that cannot be instantiated Possible reasons for this include e You have removed a plugin required by that patch e That patch was created with a demo plugin that is now expired The patch may be referencing an iLok protected plugin and the iLok may not be inserted properly You can scroll through the various Source and FX plugin assignments to look for the problem It will be easy to spot since the questionable plugin s will have a prefix before their name that indicates what the problem might be That is XX before a plugin name means that it s no longer on Receptor s hard drive e before a plugin name means it s a premium plugin that you must purchase perhaps because a demo period expired before a plugin name means the plugin has not yet had its demo period activated e before the plugin indicates an error most likely that the iLok is not inserted properly 5 View Buttons in Depth 42 Receptor Manual MULTI Load Blank Patch Rotate the top display knob to select the Load Blank Patch parameter This special patch resets your Multi by uninstantiating every plugin on every instrument channe
27. modify or move a fxp that was used to create the Single patch you have no need to worry your Single patches will always sound exactly as they did when saved regardless of what you do to the fxp patches that were used to create the Single patch originally So even though Single patches always attempt to display the name of the fxp files used to create them keep in mind that the patch data saved with the Single may not be the same as the data saved in the named fxp file again this is to protect your Single patches from inadvertently changing if you change a fxp that was used in its creation You can think of a Single patch as a sort of super instrument since it contains not only an audio source but also its insert effects One of the wonderful things about Single patches is that by recalling one you automatically instantiate every plugin required by that patch Multi Patches Multi patches store an entire Mixer setup including all Source and FX assignments patch data mix parameters output routings and the following Setup parameters e Master Transpose e Tempo Source e Tempo BPM e Time Signature NOTE Setup mode parameters are discussed fully in SETUP Button on page 59 You can think of Multi patches as snapshots of your entire Receptor mixer which makes them quite useful for creating big stacked sounds that combine multiple synthesizers or for MIDI sequencing where each instrument channel i
28. response requires the graphical interface that s why the feature is supported only via Receptor 5 graphical user interface If you re still game to give it a try then the following sections will guide you through the process of installing and uninstalling unsupported plugins on Receptor 13 Receptor File Management 171 Receptor Manual Installing Unsupported Plugins 4 Locate the desired dll plugin file on your Windows PC If this is a plugin that you ve already installed on your Windows PC you can usually find the dll file which is the actual plugin in your Vstplugins folder on that machine IMPORTANT Receptor does not run Windows installers Ifyou want to try running a Windows plugin on Receptor and that plugin comes as part of an installer then you must first install the plugin on a Windows machine then navigate to its Vstplugins directory to find the dll file for the desired plugin Mount Receptor on your computer See Mounting Receptor on your Computer s Desktop on page 149 for more information Drag the desired dll file from your PC into Receptor s hard drive Specifically you must drag the dll file into this exact location on your Receptor Program Files VST Plugins Unsupported Plugins You can set up your own hierarchical file structure within this directory IMPORTANT Muse Research strongly recommends that you never try to install more than one plugin at a time using this method Click the
29. 044 empty 076 empty 108 empty 013 zawinoool 045 empty 077 empty 109 empty 014 Giallo 046 empty 078 empty 110 empty 015 empty 047 empty 079 empty 111 empty 016 empty 048 empty 080 empty 112 empty 017 empty 049 empty 081 empty 113 empty 018 empty 050 empty 082 empty 114 empty 019 empty 051 empty 083 empty 115 empty 020 empty 052 empty 084 empty 116 empty 021 empty 053 empty 085 empty 117 empty 022 empty 054 empty 086 empty 118 empty 023 empty 055 empty 087 empty 119 empty 024 empty 056 empty 088 empty 120 empty 025 empty 057 empty 089 empty 121 empty 026 empty 058 empty 090 empty 122 empty 027 empty 059 empty 091 empty 123 empty 028 empty 060 empty 092 empty 124 empty 029 empty 061 empty 093 empty 125 empty 030 empty 062 empty 094 empty 126 LIVE template 031 empty 063 empty 095 empty 127 SPLIT template Save File 032 empty 064 empty 096 empty 128 STACKED template options a Rename ME Copy EO ESETE Bank 000 019 My Multis Current Bank Info Close Button Typical Save File Panel The Save File Panel contains the following elements List This area displays either the Bank List or the Patch List depending on which tab is depressed For more information see Save File Panel Bank and Patch Lists
30. 1 Mount Receptor on your computer s Hard Drive navigate to the Remote Control folder on Receptor and drag the appropriate installer to your computer s hard drive Double click the installer and follow the step by step instructions or 2 Insert the Receptor CD navigate to the Remote Control folder on the CD and drag the appropriate installer to your computer s hard drive Double click the installer and follow the step by step instructions Launching Receptor Remote Control To launch Receptor Remote Control 1 Double click the application named Receptor Remote Control A window opens in which you select which Receptor you wish to control remotely The appearance and function of this window changes slightly depending on which operating system you use Session Options Rendezvous Y Choose a Receptor Receptor 201998 Receptor Password Cancel OK gt Receptor Remote on Macintosh OS X 2 Select the name of the Receptor you wish to control then click OK Receptor 5 graphical user interface appears on your desktop computer Using Receptor Remote Control When you use Receptor Remote Control Receptor s graphical user interface is displayed on your computer exactly as if you plugged a monitor and mouse directly into Receptor All Receptor operations described in Graphic Editor on page 85 are now available from within your desktop computing environment NOTE For best results you s
31. 115 on CH 2 toggles the Mute for Bus 2 0 63 not muted 64 127 muted MIDI CC 14 on CH 1 controls the volume for Bus 1 MIDI CC 14 on CH 2 controls the volume for Bus 2 0 127 MIDI CC 117 on CH 1 toggles the channel bypass for Bus 1 MIDI CC 117 on CH 2 toggles the channel bypass for Bus 2 0 63 not bypassed 64 127 bypassed 15 MIDI Control of Receptor s Mixer 183 Receptor Manual MIDI Control of the Master Channel The following figure illustrates how to control Receptor s Master Channel via MIDI MIDI CC 111 on CH 16 MIDI CC 112 on CH 16 MIDI CC 113 on CH 16 MIDI CC 114 on CH 16 toggles the FXA bypass toggles the FXB bypass toggles the FXC bypass selects the routing 0 63 not bypassed 0 63 not bypassed 0 63 not bypassed A gt B gt C 0 31 64 127 bypassed 64 127 bypassed 64 127 bypassed A B C 32 63 A B gt C 64 95 A gt B C 96 127 MIDI CC 15 on CH 16 controls the balance a 0 127 64 center MIDI CC 14 on CH 16 controls the volume 0 127 MIDI CC 117 on CH 16 toggles channel bypass 0 63 not bypassed 64 127 bypassed 15 MIDI Control of Receptor s Mixer 184 Receptor Manual 16 MIDI Bank Patch Selection Receptor can contain a lot of MIDI addressable patch banks 16 384 banks to be precise Since each bank can contain as many as 128 patches Receptor will theoretically store 2 097 152 patches that can be all be recalled v
32. 23 24 35 15 the Note Range Y A AAA D Velocity Range 127 Ch Transpose a MIDI Filter Panel The MIDI Filter panel is used to re channelize remap and filter the MIDI data used to control a particular Receptor channel From top to bottom the MIDI Filter panel contains the following elements e Listen To MIDI Channel e Play Plugin MIDI Channel Note Range e Velocity Range e Ch Transpose The following sections discuss each of these elements in detail Listen to MIDI Channel Use this section to tell Receptor which MIDI channel to route to the selected VSTi By default an instrument channel listens to the like numbered MIDI Channel For example the VSTi you instantiate on Instrument Channel 6 would respond to data coming in on MIDI channel 6 In general you will change this default mapping whenever you want to stack two or more VSTi s on the same MIDI channel to create either layered sounds or split keyboards For example you might want to instantiate an analog synth on Instrument Ch 1 and a string synthesizer on Instrument Ch 2 but play them simultaneously from your keyboard to create a thicker richer sound To do this you would set the source on Instrument Channel 2 to listen to MIDI Ch 1 Now when you play your MIDI keyboard using MIDI Ch 1 Receptor plays both the VSTi assigned to Instrument Ch 1 and the one assigned to Instrument Ch 2 You can choose between MIDI channels 1 16
33. AT A a aa a i 48 SOURCE BYPASS evocador a t A Ta ek ee td oe 48 SOURCE Listen to MIDI Ch a ea aaea e eee 49 SOURCE Plugin MIDI Ch pecs re crassi yende ae aaa ee 49 SOURCE Channel Transpose 0 0 00 ce eee 50 SOURCE Note Range o o oooccooo eee eee eee 50 SOURCE Velocity Range 2 00000 ee 51 FX A FX BEX C BUONS ck esis ca hale aca ie CLR eae Boas cae eaek 51 FX View Plugin Pe ca Pe Sain hacen Sete aha Sa 4 51 FX PUGIN coca an aes toaster o SASS da na ica eens 52 FA BANK A a E 52 FA Pa eaa a de r E a ate a a ak eae Weide ne Sacer 53 EXIUB PASS uta a Wachee bud Nad den a d here A a E E a had di 54 PX ROUTE ca rr a abn wield Aas ander a ala bn a ws tebe ged doe 54 FX SWIER sed aves dich tae reg Tann te a hans E E a we os eyed eye bindu aged E hE aoe ap ta denn Gace ete ih ed 54 FX Get FOM oe iee aea Hwee Sayed idee Reet ib Sede 55 MIX Butto enara a a a e eat aa Nea aaa ae eas 55 MIX Volume srai A A A A a A 55 MOP a A AAA AS OS EAS AA 56 MDOSiMUtO Sib a A A A A A 56 Table of Contents 8 Receptor Manual MIES lO ti A estes A dt A ie 56 MX Send il Lavalu edrk kenne RA AS AAA A TA fs BGS me 57 MIX Send Pre Post s sei cee A A A ea RE AA eT 57 MIX Send level 2 dc D A ARA Sak eed AS AA OS Es EE ET 57 MIX Send 2 Pre POST i Dic Sate Bar ek ee ie eK ee bs BO a ee 57 MIX Output AssighMents 7 s 248 lace Deena ce idee Sheela od Mae eee 58 SETUP Budo eds piro ala a ada 59 SETUP Channel StatUS emirato 59
34. Bell gt lt FX Cheesy Vox gt lt FX Deep Athmo gt 020 lt LD Brathahn 1 HM gt 021 lt LD Brathahn 2 HM gt 022 lt LD Chimes 80 s gt 023 lt LD Chimes Haim gt 024 lt LD ChinaBelle HM gt 025 lt LD Chorus Flute PR gt 026 lt LD Chunky gt 027 lt LD DaStorm CH gt 028 lt LD Eat me HM gt 029 lt LD Echo Chords gt 030 lt LD E Piano 2 PD gt 031 lt LD Fast Chods gt 032 lt LD Fat Choids gt 052 lt LD Psycho PR gt 053 lt LD Reanimation CH gt 054 lt LD Saw Lead gt 055 lt LD Small Hom Ens HM gt 056 lt LD Smallville HM gt 057 lt LD Sneech gt 058 lt LD Spacefiets HM gt 059 lt LD Spinetto HM gt 060 lt LD Steeldrums HM gt 061 lt LD Supersweep HM gt 062 lt LD Tabelau HM gt 063 lt LD Tack Flute HM gt 064 lt LD Tecsmac HM gt lt GT Trance Lead CH gt 116 lt FX Devils Cave CH gt lt GT Trancegate gt 117 lt FX Hells Bells HM gt lt GT Tranceline PR gt 118 lt FX Jabberwocky CH gt lt PA Ambience gt 119 lt FX Keksdos HM gt lt PA Ambient PR gt 120 lt FX Male Vox gt lt PA Cats gt 121 lt FX Metal Bell gt lt PA Event Pad HM gt 122 lt FX MH daM enoG epaT gt lt PA Jupiter HM gt 123 lt FX Mouse on Mats gt lt PA Kleps Pad gt 124 lt FX Telephone HiFi gt lt PA Movie Tension HM gt 125 lt FX Talking Sirens gt lt PA Mystivibes gt 126 lt FX Something gt lt PA Peeks gt 127 lt FX Weau gt
35. Channel it listens to You can choose between MIDI channel 1 16 or you can choose THRU which means that the VSTi plays on the same MIDI channel set in the Listen to MIDI Channel column 7 Graphic UI Mix View 99 Receptor Manual The following examples may help you better understand the correlation between Receptor and the Listen to MIDI Channel and Play Plugin MIDI Channel settings LISTEN TO MIDI CH 5 PLAY PLUGIN MIDI CH 1 LISTEN TO MIDI CH 5 PLAY PLUGIN MIDI CH 1 CH1 CH2 CH3 Cello Viola Violin LISTEN TO MIDI CH 7 PLAY PLUGIN MIDI CH 3 CH 3 Violin CH 3 Violin INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 7 Remapping Examples The previous figure shows three different Instrument Channels numbers 5 7 Each Instrument Channel has an identical multitimbral VSTi instantiated as its Source Let s look at the three examples one at a time Instrument Channel 5 This Instrument Channel is using the default values for both the LISTEN TO and PLUGIN CH options In this example any note and performance data that Receptor hears on MIDI CH 5 will be used to play the VSTi as set by the LISTEN TO parameter Similarly any MIDI data arriving on MIDI CH 5 will also be used to control the Instrument Channel s mixer parameters Because the multitimbral VSTi is being told to use Ch 1 the PLUGIN CH parameter a Cello sound is actually heard
36. Effects Bus Channels e VOLUME PAN Each instrument channel has its own MIDI controllable volume and pan or balance for stereo instruments Effects Bus Channels Receptor has two dedicated stereo effects busses each of which contains 3 insert type effects to which you can assign any VST Routing buttons let you arrange these three FX in any series parallel combination Additionally you can switch their positions copy other effects to them and bypass any effect Effects busses are the ideal way to instantiate an effect such as Reverb or Delay that you may want to apply to numerous instrument channels but in varying degrees You may route the output of each effects bus to either the master bus or to any hardware output BUS EFFECTS FROM INSTRUMENT CHANNEL FX SEND MASTER BUS ANALOG L R ADAT 12 FX ROUTING a 185 INSERT FX Effects Bus Architecture 2 Receptor Architecture 26 Receptor Manual Master Channel Receptor s Master Bus channel has its own trio of 3 dedicated insert FX which are perfect for applying compression or limiting to an entire mix As with the insert FX on the Instrument and Bus channels these can be arranged in any series parallel combination and the output of the master bus can be routed to any hardware output Patch Hierarchy Receptor has an intelligent patch hierarchy that uses the following patch types VST fxp Patches each type of VST
37. Installers Here directory Once the plugin is copied into this directory you can trigger an installation from Receptor s GUI or front panel Note that you can drag multiple plugins into the Drop Installers Here directory and install all of them with a single button press For detailed information see Getting and Installing Plugins on page 170 and Updating Existing Plugins on page 171 gt New Banks and Patches Drag any banks and patches from your computer into the Drop Installers Here directory and trigger an installation from Receptor s GUI or front panel Receptor automatically converts the patches into a Receptorized format that allows them to become MIDI selectable via standard MIDI bank select and program change messages as discussed in Chapter 14 Patch Management Note that the Drop Installers Here directory contains three additional directories e Failed Any files or packages that Receptor fails to install are spit out into the Failed directory If an installation fails for any reason you can try to install it again by dragging the package out of the Failed directory and back onto Drop Installers Here to repeat the installation procedure Note that after 10 days Receptor will automatically remove any packages from this folder thus reclaiming valuable disk space In Progress Any file that Receptor is currently in the process of installing appears in the In Progress directory Basically you ll
38. NOTE In general samples are stored in the Samples folder on Receptor s hard drive Muse Research recommends that this is where all users store their samples so that it s easy to find them Get a Receptor s Bank Patch List You can at any time get a list of every patch stored in Receptor and its exact Bank Select MSB LSB and Program Change numbers This is very useful if for example you want to set up your desktop sequencer to select Receptor patches by name To do so 1 Mount Receptor on your desktop as described in Mounting Receptor on your Computer s Desktop on page 149 2 Open the Reports folder on Receptor s hard drive and double click the Patch and Bank Assignments file Ifyou wish you can copy this file to your computer desktop and either print it or transfer it into a format that your desktop sequencing environment understands 13 Receptor File Management 173 Receptor Manual Remote Control of Receptor With Receptor mounted on your desktop computer you 1l see a directory called Remote Control Inside that directory are various applications that can be used to remotely control Receptor s graphical user interface from a desktop computer Although you may run these applications directly from Receptor you may find 1t most convenient to copy them to your computer s hard drive Installing Receptor Remote to your Desktop Computer To install the Receptor Remote Control application to your hard drive either
39. OK to dismiss the dialog r 7 SMB CIFS Filesystem Authentication e Enter username and password for RECEPTOR NAMM 2 Workgroup Domain MUSE Username Password FJ Add to Keychain 7 The Receptor Volume named HARD DRIVE now appears mounted on the Desktop 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 155 Receptor Manual Mac 0S 9 4 2 4 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer Open the Chooser make sure AppleTalk is Active and click AppleShare In the right hand list click your Receptor s name then click OK o Chooser Select a file server d p April AppleShare LaserWriter 8 Bi g Mac EXCHANGE iChthysaurus Insono Composer INSONOSERVER MPSERVER neptune Receptor 1 Receptor 2 Receptor Nick Server IP Address Active AppleTalk O Inactive If you do not see your Receptor s name click Server IP Address then in the resulting dialog enter the IP address of your Receptor and click OK To learn how to get Receptor s IP address see Getting Receptor s IP Address on page 162 Enter the Server Address 192 168 1 134 A Aliases made of this Server will fail if TCP IP is not available Connect J In the next dialog click Connect de Connect to the file server Receptor 2 as Guest O Registered User Change Password 3 9 3 Another dial
40. PDIF L R FX A VST x u amp FX ROUTING FX B VST md La A pr A gt BEG bor ant Ai el FXG VST g OUTPUT ASSIGN output H ZH ASSIGN OUTPUT ASSIGN Standard Instrument Channel Architecture x16 Receptor functions like a 16 channel mixer with built in instruments insert effects and effect sends Its basic signal flow which you can follow in the previous illustration contains the following elements SOURCE Receptor can play up to 16 simultaneous sound sources each assigned to one of its 16 instrument channels An instrument s sound source can be either an internal VSTi or one of Receptor s audio inputs If an internal VSTi is used the incoming MIDI channel can be remapped to control a specific VSTi channel or allow MIDI stacking of synths 2 Receptor Architecture 25 Receptor Manual INSERT FX Each of Receptor s 16 instrument channels contains 3 insert effects to which you can assign any VST Routing buttons let you arrange these three FX in any series parallel combination Additionally you can switch their positions copy other effects to them and bypass any effect The different Insert FX routing options EFFECT SENDS Each Receptor channel has two effect sends either of which can be configured pre or post fader These sends are sent to two dedicated effect bus channels as described in the next section
41. Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply Receptor overwrites the patch at the selected location NOTE Receptor s Factory patches are ROM patches meaning you cannot overwrite or delete them ROM banks and patches have angle brackets around their names like lt this gt Ifyou modify a ROM patch and try to save it the Save Patch option will not be available Your first Save option will therefore be Save Patch As discussed next For more information see ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 SAVE FILE Save Patch As Rotate the top display knob to select the Save Patch As option Use this option to save the current patch edit to any bank and patch location using any patch name you choose Selecting this option will present you with a number of pages to step through in which you can select which Bank to save the patch in including creation of a new bank which patch number to save it to and what to name it Don t worry Receptor guides your process every step of the way The top line of the display appears in the following format Save lt type gt Patch As Where lt type gt is the type of patch selected with the view buttons MULTI SINGLE SOURCE FX A FX B or FX C The bottom line initially displays the current bank name which is flashing If you wish to save the patch to the current bank 1 Simply p
42. SETUP MIDI Monitor usea a A en es le lie ate a De 60 SETUP Master Transpose 2 2 0 0 000 ee 60 SETUP Tempo Souree tice sex ec alee statin tes Poa A A dle ele wee de a 61 SETUP Tempo BRM viaccess aie og aaa AA Oe 61 SETUP Time Signature caca eee ark bP hee Oe Dee ee ee ae ee 61 SETUP Program Change Chan 000000 eee eee 62 SETUP Digtl Clock Source 0 2 0 0 cee 62 SETUP Master Sample Rate nananana aae eee 62 SETUP Sample Buffer Size eee 63 SETUP View Bank MSB LSB 00000 eee 63 SETUP TGP IP S tUps bse ties a a iaa 64 SETUP T GP IP AdGreSS s 2 iii da en se egies bathe da 66 SETUP TCP IP NetmaskK ocn asi hoi oe aed tae aU tan Wedded net Med con ede 66 SETUP Windows Networking 000 00 ee ee 67 SETUP Windows Workgroup 00 0c ee 67 SETUP Appletalks 5 0 5 8 ei Qa Sb bee bd be bh eB ac Sa ek 68 SETUP Name s4 0 0286 bavi ban ad La ea amp eae Satie eek he 68 SETUP System Version ooocoooo eee 69 SETUP Hardware Version s asaan aaee ee eee eee 69 SETUP Memory Free 1 2 00 ee ee 69 SETUP Disk Frege ra fd Once ee seas head Baers dae SN Dare Bk Soe 213 70 SETUP Enable Zload e issn a A ee A OE a de 70 SETUP Install Upgrade naco eed eee Caetano aso 71 SETUP UninstallPluginss ir rn ee pene eae od Pea ese 71 Editing Saving and Metering 73 M difier Basies ficient RR ia ag meek AA 73 EDIT BUON tatami aaa eke OS Pie Mea Slee bad 74 EDIT Parametros ee E BO
43. View All Plugins and press the bottom display knob This automatically sets the FX View Plugin Type to A11 without you having to select that page Once you ve done this all the FX plugins will appear alphabetically in this list Plugin Prefixes Some plugins may have bracketed prefixes before their names Here s what they mean This means that a demo version of the plugin is currently installed and that by instantiating it you will activate its demo period nn In this case nn some number such as 17 or 03 or 11 This means that the plugin is currently running in demo mode and this prefix shows you how many days remain in your demo period This means that the installed plugin must be purchased in order to be instantiated You will see this symbol when a demo period has expired or if no demo is available for a particular plugin Also when you turn on Receptor your iLok is scanned for licenses after the unit starts up Because of this it s possible that plugins you have purchased will display the prefix for the first couple of minutes Don t worry Your purchased premium plugins will still instantiate if selected It just takes a couple of minutes for Receptor to scan all the plugins and update their prefix display which it does in the background so that Receptor will start up as quickly as possible This means that an error is preventing you from instantiating this plugin In most cases it
44. accessories and or other equipment use only high quality shielded cables Notice Regarding GPL License conditions This product is based on the Linux Operating system some or all of which may be administered under terms of the GNU General Public License GPL agreement as published by the Free Software Foundation Software distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL may be redistributed or modified under the terms of the GNU GPL either version 2 of the License or any later version Programs distributed under the GNU GPL are done so WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE See the GNU General Public License for more details A copy of the GNU GPL agreement is available from the Muse Research website www museresearch com as well as on the Receptor CD A machine readable copy of the GPL compliant software in this product is available from Muse Research for a small fee to cover costs of producing and mailing the CD by writing to Muse Research Inc 970 O Brien Drive Menlo Park CA 94025 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTALLATION amp USE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING READ THIS FIRST When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed especially the following 1 Read and follow the Safety Installation and Use instructions before using this product 2 This product must be ground
45. along with any other signals you may have routed to that output As you can tell the Output Assignment option allows for very flexible routing and bussing both on stage and in the studio NOTE 1 The analog Anlg and ADAT 1 2 AN12 outputs are duplicated on Receptor So if you turn one on or off the other will automatically turn on or off NOTE 2 The Mstr option is not available on the Master M channel since obviously you cannot assign the output of a channel to itself Also Anlg and AD12 cannot be disabled for the Master M channel the Master channel signal always appears at these two outputs SETUP Button Setup parameters are used to make global changes to Receptor Setup parameters affect such areas as global tempo transpose and time signature settings digital clock source and analog input level settings and network configuration settings SETUP Channel Status Rotate the top display knob to select the Channel Status screen This screen shows you at a glance which channels have instantiated plugins and if any channels are currently soloed or muted The bottom row of the LCD may appear a bit cryptic at first but it s really quite useful Essentially it contains 19 characters that from left to right display the status for each of Receptor s 19 channels first the 16 instrument channels followed by the 2 effects busses and finally the master output channel Specifically e Ifa channel has one or more plugi
46. and Volume levels act independently This is useful if for example you wish to hear only an effected signal with no dry signal which you would accomplish by setting this parameter to Pre Fader and the Volume level to zero Rotate the bottom display knob clockwise to select Pre Fader Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select Post Fader The change happens instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT Pressing the bottom display knob toggles between Pre and Post Fader MIX Send 2 Level Rotate the top display knob to select the Send 2 Level parameter This parameter controls how much of the signal is sent to Effects Bus 2 whose effect chain is configured in the B2 channel Rotate the bottom knob to set the level 0 127 Send levels change instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT When the Send 2 Level parameter is visible you can press the bottom display knob to quickly set it to zero MIX Send 2 Pre Post Rotate the top display knob to select the Send 2 Pre Post parameter This parameter determines whether the signal is routed to the effects bus before pre or after post going through the channel volume If the signal is Post Fader then changing the Volume level changes the amount of effected signal proportionately If the 5 View Buttons in Depth 57 Receptor Manual signal is Pre Fader the
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48. bottom knob to change the value of the indicated parameter NOTE Parameter editing exists only for VST effects and instruments If you press EDIT when the SINGLE MULTI or MIX buttons are lit you ll see that Edit Mode is not available EDIT Using the Soft Knobs By default Receptor assigns the first four parameters to the four soft knobs on the front panel For example an analog synth plugin might have its first four parameters assigned to e Frequency Resonance e Attack e Release 6 Editing Saving and Metering 74 Receptor Manual In this example if you turned Soft Knob B the display would change to display the Resonance parameter and you would see its value change as you rotated the knob When you stop rotating a soft knob the display returns to normal within about a half second If you want to see which parameter is assigned to a soft knob without actually turning it simply push the soft knob the display will show the associated parameter name and value for a period of about one second In effect this gives you instant and simultaneous control of up to five parameters the first four plus whichever parameter you ve scrolled to using the top display knob EDIT Panic Feature The EDIT button performs a special panic function when used with Setup Mode Specifically if you ever experience a situation in which a note gets stuck on simply press the SETUP button followed by the EDIT but
49. called Auto DHCP or manual IP addressing Auto DHCP IP Connections To set up a network connection and configure Receptor to use Auto DHCP 1 Make sure that your Ethernet router switcher is turned on and that your computer and Receptor are turned off 2 Connect a standard Ethernet cable between Receptor s Ethernet port and an open port on your router switcher 3 Turnon your computer then turn on Receptor and set its TCP IP Settings to Auto DHCP To do this from the front panel 1 press the SETUP button then 2 turn the top display knob to select the TCP IP Setup parameter then 3 turn the bottom display knob to select Auto DHCP and 4 press the bottom display knob to apply your selection To do this from the graphical interface 1 click the Setup tab in the View bar at the top of the screen and 2 in the Network section of the Setup screen click the Auto DHCP option under TCP IP Settings then 3 click Apply 4 Double click Receptor s power button to turn off Receptor then once it shuts down press the Power button to turn Receptor back on Receptor will upon starting up get an IP address dynamically and will always do so unless you change TCP IP Settings Manual IP Connections To set up a network connection and configure Receptor to use a Manual IP 1 Make sure that your Ethernet router switcher is turned on and that your computer and Receptor are turned off 2 Connect a stan
50. can reset it to its default level by pressing the bottom display knob The default level is 0dB which provides neither volume gain nor volume attenuation 5 View Buttons in Depth 55 Receptor Manual IMPORTANT This is the output volume of the Receptor software it is not related to the Volume knob on Receptor 5 front panel which is a hardware volume knob MIX Pan Rotate the top display knob to select the Pan parameter All Receptor channels are stereo so if an instantiated plugin is actually mono Receptor will double the signal such that the left and right channels are identical In the case of mono plugins this parameter works like a traditional pan control In the case of stereo plugins it acts as a balance control Rotate the bottom display knob to set the pan level Pan changes happen instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT When the Pan parameter is visible you can reset the Pan to its center position by pressing the bottom display knob MIX Mute Rotate the top display knob to select the Mute parameter Muting a channel disables its output Rotate the bottom display knob clockwise to select Muted Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select Not Muted The change happens instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT Pressing the bottom display knob toggles between Muted and Not Muted
51. can select what you want to save by pressing the corresponding View button and selecting the desired channel For example if you wanted to save the patch assigned to the SOURCE plugin on Channel 1 you would press SAVE then SOURCE then push turn the top display knob to select Channel 1 Ifthe METERS button is on then you can select what you want to monitor by pressing the corresponding View button and selecting the desired channel For example if you wanted to see what the signal level is at the output of Channel 3 you would press METERS then MIX then push turn the top display knob to select Channel 3 6 Editing Saving and Metering 73 Receptor Manual EDIT Button One of the many advantages of VST plugins is that each plugin can have a unique graphical interface to make editing easy Receptor supports graphical plugin editing via its built in keyboard mouse and monitor inputs discussed in the Graphic Editor section on page 85 or by remote computer control discussed in Remote Control of Receptor on page 174 However there may be times when you may want to tweak a patch via Receptor s front panel This is what Edit Mode is for Each plugin that ships with Receptor has a factory determined collection of parameters assigned to appear on the front panel when you enter Edit Mode In addition Receptor supports direct editing of up to 4 parameters using the four dedicated soft knobs on the front panel Think of this a
52. click the Apply button in order for the change to take effect The Appletalk setting is a global parameter and is not saved with a Multi Patch Windows Networking Use this parameter to tell Receptor whether or not to appear on a Windows network If Windows Networking is turned off unchecked you will not be able to see Receptor on a Windows network If Windows Networking is turned on checked then Receptor will appear on a Windows network using the Workgroup name below it 9 Graphic Ul Setup View 120 Receptor Manual To change the name of a Windows Workgroup you must have Windows Networking enabled The name can only contain alphanumeric characters plus the following special characters 1 4 58 8 You must click the Apply button in order for any Windows Networking changes to take effect The Windows Networking settings are global parameters and are not saved with a Multi Patch SETUP View Install Parameters Install Button The Install button is the top button in the INSTALL block of Setup parameters This button s label changes depending on whether or not there are any installs pending Install button a Installation results Specifically e No Installs Pending When the Install button says there are No Installs Pending then there are no files in Receptor s Drop Installers Here folder and the button is disabled The Drop Installers Here folder and the installation procedure is further discussed i
53. company understands however that there may be some Windows plugins that are not yet Receptorized and that you might be anxious to run them on your Receptor It s for you adventurous users that Muse Research created the Unsupported Plugins folder IMPORTANT Neither Muse Research nor the plugin developers will provide any support for plugins that have not been Receptorized There are many reasons why some Windows plugins might fail to work using this method including 1 the plugin may require an unsupported Windows specific copy protection scheme or 2 the plugin may require a number of support files or libraries that are external to the dll and therefor not properly installed on Receptor Because these plugins are completely untested and unsupported by Muse Research it s possible that some may even prevent Receptor from booting properly Rest assured that Muse Research will provide instructions on how to rescue your Receptor from a failed attempt to run an unsupported plugin but in general only knowledgeable and computer savvy individuals should brave the wild world of installing unsupported plugins NOTE You can attempt to install unsupported plugins only with the graphical user interface you cannot attempt to install them from Receptor front panel The reason for this is that many unsupported plugins may on first launch produce one or more dialog boxes which require a response from you the user Since this
54. computer or when the registration card is returned and remains in force for an unspecified time until notice of termination is served either by the Licensee or by the Company The Licensee can serve 30 days notice of termination at any time by registered letter Both parties are free to serve extraordinary notice of termination for a major cause If the Licensee should infringe any of the above obligations this will be regarded as a major cause justifying the Company 5 termination of the contract The Company is free to decide at its own discretion in what form this notice should be served As soon as the notice of termination takes effect the Licensee is to return to the Company the originals of the Licensed Software he received from The Company to destroy all copies and recordings of the Licensed Software and to give a legally binding written assurance that he has done so 7 Concluding stipulations This contract shall be exclusively subject to the laws of the state in which it is published The Licensee declares himself to be in agreement with the personal data obtained through this business relationship that may be used by the Company for its own purposes within the boundaries of the relevant Data Protection laws If any stipulation of this License contract should be or become invalid either completely or in part this shall not affect the validity of the remaining stipulations The parties undertake instead to replace the invalid stipulatio
55. computer to play sequencers or other music or media software In a live performance situation it isn t always practical to bring a separate monitor keyboard and mouse just for the Receptor Remote Control allows you to manage your Receptor using your laptop s trackpad mouse keyboard and screen rather than using the Receptor front panel interface Even in a non performance environment that is to say at home or work the Receptor Remote Control application allows you to save on both desktop space as well as equipment cost by using your existing computer s monitor keyboard and mouse to control your Receptor Reports The Reports directory contains the following files e Patch and Bank Assignments txt this file contains the MSB LSB PGM number for every patch currently stored in Receptor You can open this file and see what MIDI bank patch change numbers to send to Receptor to recall any patch in the box e Patch and Bank Assignments xml this file is the same as the txt version but is presented in XML format 13 Receptor File Management 167 Receptor Manual System Log should you ever have any unexpected trouble with Receptor the Muse Research tech support department will likely ask you to copy text from this file and email it to them The System Log spits out a steady stream of system information that Muse Research technical folks can actually understand and use to troubleshoot your Receptor e System Log txt this cont
56. enclosed in lt angle brackets gt it means the patch is a factory patch and cannot be overwritten or deleted For more information see ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 NOTE 3 If you have edited a patch in any way an asterisk replaces the colon between the patch number and name When you see an asterisk between the patch number and name you ll know that the version currently in the edit buffer is not whats stored to disk If you want to save your patch press the SAVE FILE button to save your edits as described in SAVE FILE Button on page 75 5 View Buttons in Depth 53 Receptor Manual FX Bypass Rotate the top display knob to select the Bypass parameter Bypassing an effect mutes it and releases the CPU resources required to run it Bypass is useful for comparing an effected sound to the un effected sound It s also useful whenever Receptor s CPU resources are maxed out and you want to disable a particular plugin Rotate the bottom display knob clockwise to select Not Bypassed Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select Bypassed The change happens instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT Pressing the bottom display knob toggles between Bypassed and Not Bypassed FX Route Rotate the top display knob to select the Route parameter Use the Route parameter to change the configuration of the three insert effects Ther
57. extreme operating parameters These actions could also produce signals which result in potentially damaging sound levels as noted previously 3 Receptor Manual WARNING Do not place objects on the product s power supply cord or place the product in a position where anyone could trip over walk on or roll anything over cords of any type Do not allow the product to rest on or be installed over cords of any type installations of this type create the possibility of a fire hazard and or personal injury MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS 1 This product should be kept clean and dust free Periodically wipe the unit with a clean lint free cloth Do not use solvents or cleansers as they may damage or scratch the finish There are no user lubrication adjustment or alignment requirements for this product Refer all other servicing to qualified service personnel SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 4 Receptor Manual End User Software License Agreement SOFTWARE LICENSING CONTRACT The following information represents the contractual conditions for the use of software hereinafter called the Licensed Software manufactured by Muse Research Inc as well as 3rd party software developers such as but not limited to Applied Acoustics Arturia Dash Signature DiscoDSP FXpansion GMEDIA Music Kjaerhus Audio LinPlug Native Instruments OhmForce PSP reFX rgc audio WaveArts and Wurr Audio hereinafter called the
58. finished For detailed information about loading banks and patches see Chapter 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches The patch selector shows the name of the current patch If a patch has been modified since it was loaded from disk its name is italicized SHORTCUT When the Load Panel is open press CTL TAB to switch back and forth between the Bank and Patch tabs without using the mouse 7 Graphic UI Mix View 96 Receptor Manual Source Prev Next Patch Buttons The button with the left pointing arrow selects the previous patch in a patch list without having to open the patch panel The button with the right pointing arrow selects the next patch in a patch list without having to open the patch panel NOTE If you re currently displaying the last patch in a bank and you click the Next button Receptor will load the first patch in the following Bank Similarly if you re currently displaying the first patch in a bank and you click the Prev button Receptor loads the last patch in the previous bank In other words it s possible to use the Prev Next buttons to step through every patch no matter how many banks are associated with a plugin Source Bypass Button Click this button to bypass the instrument slot An instrument slot is bypassed when the button is bright yellow In addition all text in a bypassed slot appears grey further indicating that it s bypassed Bypassing an instrument mutes that instrument and releases the CPU resour
59. flashing Select which effect FX A FX B or FX C you wish to get from that channel As you do this the name of the plugin currently assigned to that slot will be shown in the display The FX lt x gt value will flash until you press the lower display knob confirming that you ve selected the plugin you wish to get The display will then ask you to confirm the copy operation By default the display shows Yes Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No Your choice will flash until you press the bottom display knob to apply it MIX Button Each of Receptor s 16 instrument channels 2 effects bus channels and 1 master channel contains a set of mix parameters that vary slightly depending on whether you re viewing an instrument channel an effects bus channel or the master channel This section discusses the parameters available when you press the MIX button on Receptor MIX Volume This parameter controls the channel s volume If Ch 1 16 is displayed it controls the volume for the corresponding instrument If Effects Bus 1 B1 or Effects Bus 2 B2 is displayed it controls the corresponding effect return level If Master is displayed it control s Receptor s master overall signal level Rotate the bottom display knob to set the volume level Volume changes happen instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT When the Volume parameter is visible you
60. how Receptor routes the three insert effects There are four options EN The button shown above is the default routing a series connection in which the output of FX A feeds the input of FX B whose output feeds the input of FX C It s the routing used by nearly every mixing console and is the most familiar to musicians If an effect is unassigned it is simply short circuited E e The button shown above is a parallel routing in which FX A B and C receive dry feeds and process them independently This can drastically alter the sound of the effects chain Note that unlike a series connection unassigned parallel effects are open circuited so they do not pass unfiltered signal to the output of the chain E The button shown above is a combination series parallel routing in which the signal is split before being sent to FX A and FX B The output of FX B runs into the input of FX C and the output of FX C is then combined with FX A Again this can substantially alter the sound of the effects chain 1 The button shown above is a combination series parallel routing in which the signal is split before being sent to FX A and FX C The output of FX A runs into the input of FX B and the output of FX B is then combined with FX C Again this can alter the sound of the effects chain Feel free to experiment 7 Graphic UI Mix View 105 Receptor Manual Single Patch Slot Anatomy These parameters are essentially the same as those acc
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62. instrument or effect can store and recall patches in standard fxp format e Single Patches Receptor allows you to store an entire Instrument channel one Source and three FX assignments plus their patches as a Single patch This is a quick way to recall commonly used super patches such as guitar processing patches that process the signal through all three insert effects or synthesizer patches that rely on VST FX processing such as flangers or delays to achieve a particular sound e Multi Patches Receptor can store an entire configuration all 19 channels their plugin assignments and their mix parameters as a Multi patch This is particularly useful for creating big stacked sounds that combine multiple synthesizers or for MIDI sequencing where each instrument channel is controlled by a different MIDI channel The following sections contain more information about each patch format and what specifically 1t stores VST fxp Patches Although many plugins have their own internal patch management interfaces they also are designed to save and load patches stored as VST standard fxp patches Any time you instantiate a plugin you will be able to select which fxp patch you want to load into that plugin Unlike a computer based plugin player Receptor organizes these fxp patches into MIDI compatible banks and patches IMPORTANT To insure consistent operation of Receptor always use Receptor s patch management men
63. name into the Name field Receptor s default name for a new bank is Bank n where n represents the order number of the bank 4 Click the OK button to create the bank or click Cancel to cancel the creation of this bank In the Bank List a new bank is inserted and highlighted NOTE Banks are arranged by their MIDI Bank Select numbers MSB amp LSB In general when you create a new bank Receptor assigns the lowest available MSB LSB pair to the bank Consequently new banks may not always be created at the end of the current list of bank but sometimes in the middle Don t worry The bank you re creating will always be highlighted and the existing banks will always use their previously assigned MSB LSB Bank Select numbers even though the display order appears to change 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 138 Receptor Manual Viewing a Bank s MIDI Bank Select Values You can view the Bank Select MSB cc 00 and LSB cc 32 values of any bank by selecting 1t and looking at the MSB LSB readout in the bottom left corner of the Save File panel This information is very useful if you want to program an external device to send bank patch select messages to Receptor NOTE MSB LSB indicators appear only for Multi Patches Single Patches and INST patches FX banks can not be selected via MIDI and do not therefore have bank select messages assigned to them 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 139 Receptor Manual 11 GUI Savi
64. occurs through Receptor s own installer and de installer interface The Unsupported Plugins folder is a special folder that you can use to try and install Windows plugins that do not yet have Receptorized versions To learn more about this see Installing and De installing Unsupported Plugins on page 171 Register Receptor Launch this file using the Web browser of your choice to automatically be taken through the process of online Receptor registration Receptor registration is essential if you wish to receive technical support software updates or more plugins for your Receptor You can also register manually at www plugorama com Offline Registration Form If for some reason you would prefer to register via good old fashioned hand delivered mail you may load this file into your web browser fill it out online print it out and mail it to Muse Research Remote Control This folder contains various computer specific installers for the Receptor Remote Control application Drag the appropriate installer to your hard drive double click it and follow the dialog driven instructions to install it Once installed Receptor Remote can be used to control Receptor s graphical user interface directly from your computer without plugging a dedicated keyboard monitor and mouse into Receptor This is especially handy when you take your Receptor to a live performance situation where you may already be taking a laptop
65. of patches and since each bank can hold up to 128 patches this means Receptor could theoretically save as many as 2 million patches Obviously the ability to group patches into banks and navigate through them is very important As you ve seen the Load Panel has two tabs at the top Patch and Bank Click them to switch between the two lists In general Patch List The Patch List always displays 128 patches since there are always 128 patch locations within any bank If a patch location is not used it s called an lt empty gt patch The number and name of all 128 patches in the current bank are displayed in 4 columns Click a patch to select it loading 1t into Receptor If you clicked a Patch Selector within Receptor s graphical UI then the Load Panel opens to the Patch List automatically Bank List The number of banks displayed by the Bank List is variable For example if you have an analog synth plugin with only three banks of patches then the Bank List displays only those three banks If a particular plugin has more than 128 banks associated with it a pair of paging buttons will appear at the bottom of the panel Bank Select MSB LSB Previous page of 128 banks Next page of 128 banks If you re looking at the first page of Banks the Previous Banks button is disabled If you re looking at the last page of Banks the Next Banks button is disabled In addition when you select a Bank its MIDI Bank Select numbe
66. on Receptor s hard drive Banks and Patches This directory contains all your Receptor patches The directory organizes patches by type and developer That means there is a directory for Multi patches one for Single patches and one for each developer with sub directories for each plugin from that developer This directory is read only That means you cannot use the network connection to add patches or banks to this directory nor can you delete them The reason is that in Receptor banks and patches have a very specific organizational and numbering methodology to allow MIDI control and to support see Chapter 14 Patch Management for more information Receptor itself manages all bank and patch assignments If you want to install banks or patches into Receptor drop them into the Drop Installers Here directory as discussed later If you want to delete banks or patches use Receptor s internal Bank and Patch delete features discussed in earlier chapters So if the directory is read only why should it appear on your desktop when you mount Receptor It s so you can backup banks and patches You can drag any bank or patch from this directory onto your computer s hard drive to make a copy This is a quick and easy way to back up the patch content in your Receptor or to share banks or patches with others 13 Receptor File Management 165 Receptor Manual Documentation This directory contains some basic Receptor documentatio
67. or you can choose ALL which means that the VSTi receives MIDI data from any and all MIDI channels The MIDI Filter button shown in Mix view always displays the Listen to MIDI Channel value NOTE The Listen to MIDI Channel setting only changes the MIDI channel used to control the sound being produced by an instantiated VSTi It does not re channel the data used to control the Instrument 5 Mixer Channel such as Volume Pan Effects Send Levels and so on For example if you instantiated a VSTi on Instrument Channel 2 but told it to receive on MIDI Ch 1 the VSTi would respond to note pitch bend mod and sustain pedal data on MIDI channel 1 but the Instrument Channels volume pan effects send levels and so on would still respond to MIDI channel 2 This allows you to separately address and mix Receptor s 16 instrument channels even though some of them may use layered or zoned instruments 7 Graphic Ul Mix View 98 Receptor Manual Multitimbral Synth Tip Note that the Listen to MIDI Channel and Play Plugin MIDI Channel settings when used together let you play multiple channels on a multitimbral VSTi If you instantiate a multitimbral VST and assign its LISTEN TO value to ALL and its PLUGIN CH value to THRU then every incoming MIDI channel will be thru d to the like numbered VST channel allowing for multitimbral operation of that VST Play Plugin MIDI Channel Use this section when a plugin needs to play on a particular MIDI channel reg
68. panel interface couples a 24 character x 2 line LCD with eight dedicated View buttons a trio of Modifier buttons a pair of navigational display knobs and four soft knobs Display Knobs View Buttons VOLUME SINGLE SOURCE FXA POWER EA EA E MA RESEARCH MULTI SETUP EDIT SAVE FILE METERS PHONES A Soft Knobs Modifer Buttons These basic UI components are described in the following sections 4 Front Panel UI Overview 35 Receptor Manual View Buttons Press the various View buttons to select which subset of parameters are displayed in the LCD Each View button has a corresponding LED so you always know which parameter subset you re viewing It may help to visualize the top row of View buttons as a horizontal mixer strip where SINGLE a complete mixer channel arrangement SOURCE the audio input FX A B and C inert FX and MIX send level mute solo pan volume Complete MIXER channel 2 T a a wa v Uc o AUDIO SOURCE 5 oy o gt 113 2 _ VSTi or Audio input Es E EN E gs m z o gija lg Es Insert FX A a 2s B13 x a 15 z E 2 w Insert FX B E e v Insert FX C wo E gt Front Panel buttons are arranged like a mixer channel rotated counter clockwise VIEW Typical Buttons Mixer Channel If you re familiar with Receptor s graphical user interface the relationship between it and the View buttons is shown in the following illustration SOURCE button e pommagerie
69. parameter If a parameter value is flashing you must push the bottom display knob to apply the change Rotate the top knob until the Bank parameter is displayed Rotate the bottom knob until the 2nd line says lt Synth Multi s gt then press that knob to apply your selection The Patch parameter automatically appears on the top line with the name of the patch displayed on the bottom line Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch you want to audition then press that knob to load the patch Because Multi patches sometimes require many plugins to be instantiated it may take several seconds for the patch to load Play your MIDI keyboard You should hear the selected synth play through the headphones or rear panel outputs Use the front panel VOLUME knob if needed To audition more factory sounds turn the bottom knob to select other patches Remember to push the bottom display knob to load the patch into Receptor When you re finished turn off Receptor by pressing the POWER button TWICE By requiring that the POWER button be double clicked like you would double click a mouse button you re assured of never accidentally turning off Receptor in a live situation 1 Quick Start 17 Receptor Manual I m a guitar player How can listen to some effects 4 Plug your guitar into Receptor s front panel INPUT jack and set the LEVEL knob immediately above the INPUT jack to about the midway point Plug headphones into
70. parameters to tell Receptor how to communicate with your computer network Whenever you change a network setting Receptor must restart its networking operations in order for them to take effect For this reason whenever you change a network setting the Apply and Revert buttons becomes available in the bottom right corner of the Network Parameters box Clicking Apply restarts networking and applies your changes Clicking Revert returns all the options to their current settings Receptor Name Use this parameter to name this Receptor The name you enter here appears in whatever network protocols display device names The name can only contain alphanumeric characters plus the following special characters 1 4 5 8 You must click the Apply button in order for the name change to take effect IMPORTANT If you re using more than one Receptor it s important that each Receptor have a unique name otherwise the multiple units will not appear properly on a network By default Receptor ships with a rather lengthy default name that makes it unlikely for multiple units to have identical names Ifyou change this default name make sure it doesn t match the name used by another Receptor on your network 9 Graphic Ul Setup View 119 Receptor Manual TCP IP Settings Use this section to assign an IP address and netmask to Receptor Receptor uses its IP address to identify itself to another computer The following options are available e
71. particular developer on the FX Plugin page For example if you chose Ohmforce the FX Plugin page would show only Ohmforce plugins such as Frohmage Hematohm Mobilohm Ohmboyz Predatohm and Quad Frohmage NOTE Although this is the first FX parameter page it is not actually the screen you land on when you press the FX button Pressing the FX button lands you on the Plugin parameter screen described below 5 View Buttons in Depth 51 Receptor Manual FX Plugin This parameter works in conjunction with the FX View Plugin Type parameter described above It lists every plugin of the type you chose to view If you chose All as the plugin type on the FX View Plugin Type page the default choice then the FX Plugin parameter displays every available plugin for that channel Rotate the bottom display knob to select the desired effect plugin Plugins are listed in alphabetical order Some plugins may have a 2 character prefix contained inside a square bracket This prefix described a bit later does not alter the display order of plugins The plugin name flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to actually load the selected plugin SHORTCUT Ifyou ve chosen anything other than A11 on the FX View Plugin Type page this plugin list will not show every possible audio source built in to Receptor If you want to see all the plugins in this list simply turn the bottom display knob to the last choice which is
72. patch number The patch number is underlined and flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection If a patch location is currently empty the display reads empty Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The display will now allow you to rename the patch if you desire If you don t wish to rename the patch simply press the bottom display knob and continue to Step 12 Rotate the top display knob to move the cursor Rotate the bottom display knob to change the character over which the cursor appears The entire patch name flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the name change NOTE You can delete the underlined character by pressing the top display knob Rotate the top and bottom display knobs to rename your bank then press the bottom display knob to apply the name change 6 Editing Saving and Metering 77 Receptor Manual 13 Receptor asks you to confirm the save operation 14 Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply Receptor overwrites the patch at the selected location SAVE FILE Copy Patch Rotate the top display knob to select the Copy Patch option Use this option to copy any patch of a particular type to a new location Patch copying is a multi page option You must first tell Receptor which Bank to look in then whi
73. plan to plug Receptor directly into your computer without using any type of Ethernet hub then you must use a Crossover Ethernet Cable rather than a Standard Ethernet Cable These are available at most any computer supply store TCP IP Technically this stands for Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol but you don t have to know that What you do have to know is that this is the protocol that networked devices use to communicate with the internet and often with each other Receptor s Setup page has a few different TCP IP settings that you can tweak depending on how you configure your network IP Address This stands for Internet Protocol Address An IP Address is the computer equivalent of your house or apartment s street address people would have a hard time finding your house if it didn t have some type of address and the same is true for computers IP addresses are used on computer networks so that data can be directed and delivered to the right computer IP Addresses consist of 4 blocks of numbers separated by dots such as 192 168 005 001 DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Like most such acronyms you don t really need to know that what matters is that you know what it does DHCP is simply one method by which a device can be assigned an IP Address When you tell a device to use DHCP you re telling it to use an IP Address that s provided for it by another devic
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75. screen click the Manual option under TCP IP Settings then 3 type in the desired IP Address and Netmask then 4 click the Apply button Double click Receptor s power button to turn off Receptor then once it shuts down press the Power button to turn Receptor back on Receptor will upon starting up use the manual IP address that you just entered and will always do so unless you change TCPAP Settings Mounting Receptor on your Computer s Desktop Receptor supports Windows Networking Appletalk and Rendezvous technologies making it fairly simply to mount it on a computer s desktop for file transfer and maintenance purposes Macintosh Mounting Instructions The following sections discuss how to mount Receptor using various versions of the Mac OS Should you require additional information see your computer s documentation to learn more about how its networking works Mac OS X Panther 10 3 using AppleTalk 4 Make sure AppleTalk is turned on in the Mac s System Preferences gt Network panel then in the Finder click on the Network icon and then double click your Receptor s name 0606 Receptor 201998 Oo 4 gt a Mm ty Qv local disks Documents EgorBook i Movies i 5 Receptor 201998 gt 6 Music t Servers 0 items Zero KB available Disk Network E Mac HD Sl av Sl av2 x371 2 x372 2 gt Connect 5 Desktop Q egor Applicati To see the avai
76. sent MSB 0 LSB 24 on MIDI Channel 2 A program change sent on MIDI Channel 1 would select a patch from Bank 0 10 while a program change on MIDI channel 2 would select a patch from Bank 0 24 NOTE 2 If you want to limit the reception of Multi patch program changes to a single MIDI channel perhaps because Receptor is only part of a larger MIDI rig use the Program Change Channel parameter discussed in SETUP Program Change Chan on page 62 16 MIDI Bank amp Patch Selection 186 Receptor Manual Single Patches Receptor stores up to 128 Banks of Single patches 16 384 patches total A Single patch stores the contents of a single Receptor Instrument channel including all its VSTi and VST assignments and patches routings and levels All Single patches are assigned to MSB CC00 1 LSB 0 127 For example assume your Receptor contains the following Single banks e Single Bank 0 Pads e Single Bank 1 Basses Single Bank 2 Guitar FX To select patch 31 in the Guitar FX bank on Receptor Instrument CH 3 you would send the following messages on MIDI channel 3 MSB CC 00 1 LSB CC 32 2 PGM 31 MSB 1 tells LSB 2 tells PGM 31 tells Receptor to use Receptor to lookin Receptor to lookin Patch 31 in the bank determined the Single Banks Bank 2 which is the by the MSB LSB combo Guitar FX Bank Similarly to select patch 90 in the Pads bank on Receptor Instrument CH 7
77. smb 192 168 1115 lt lt lt 0o Favorite Servers 2 Inthe next dialog you will be asked to select the name of the Receptor volume you wish to mount Select Hard Drive and click OK SMB Mount en Select a share Hard Drive re Cancel C Authenticate gt OK 3 The next dialog asks for a username and password though none are needed Simply click OK to dismiss the dialog SMB CIFS Filesystem Authentication de Enter username and password for RECEPTOR 201998 Workgroup Domain MUSE Username MYNAME Password 1 Add to Keychain Cancel E ok gt 4 The Receptor Volume named HARD DRIVE now appears mounted on your desktop 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 152 Receptor Manual Mac OS X Jaguar 10 2 or earlier using AppleTalk 1 In the Finder choose Connect to Server from the Go menu Browse zones in the left pane until you see your Receptor s name in the middle pane select it and then click Connect r 2 Connect to Server Choose a server from the list or enter a server address At UB Receptor NAMM 2 W fa i e 15 April 5 Local gt Big Mac B MUSE 2 Dan Timis s Computer WORKGROUP EXCHANGE 2 iChthysaurus 8 8 2 a e Insono Composer a a a a K INSONOSERVER M2 MPSERVER 2 neptune Name Receptor NAMM 2 2 Receptor NAMM 1 Service afp 8 Receptor NAMM 2 Location URL afp at R tor N
78. such are not reported as part of the total disk space The total disk space display is therefore the total amount of disk space available for all plugins patches and samples 9 Graphic Ul Setup View 124 Receptor Manual 10 Graphic Ul Loading Patches This chapter discusses Receptor s Load Panel in depth Use it to load any type of patch VST Single Multi into Receptor The Load Panel appears anytime you click a Bank Select or Patch Select button in Receptor Bank Select button and current Bank Name ouno ES A 5 E sn la lt Space Cowboys y 7 Patch Select button and current Patch Name Load Panel Architecture Whenever you click a Bank Select or Patch Select button within Receptor s graphical user interface you ll be presented with a standard Load Panel Bank and Patch Tabs List Slot ID Patch Load into CH 01 INST Claw 001 Thump Bass 033 Squeel Lead 065 empty 097 empty 002 Squeel Bass 034 Squinel Lead 066 empty 098 empty 003 Nasal Bass 035 Squash Lead 067 empty 099 empty 004 Sub Bass 036 Squint Lead 068 empty 100 empty 005 Big Wormy Bass 037 Frankenstein 069 empty 101 empty 006 Crack Up 038 Dracula 070 empty 102 empty 007 Break Down 039 Wolfman 071 empty 103 empty 008 Go Under 040 empty 072 empty 104 empty 009 Tum Over 041 empty 073 empty 105 empty 010 Far Left 042 empty 074 empty 106 empty 011 Eggs Benny 043 empty
79. take effect Receptor will now use an IP Address provided by a DHCP server To see this address rotate the top display knob until the top line displays TCP IP Address The bottom line will then show the IP address used by Receptor For more information about networking setups and Receptor see Chapter 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer Using Manual IP Addressing Select this option if you want to manually assign an IP address to Receptor To do so 1 Rotate the bottom display knob to select Manual then press the knob to apply your selection You ll next be asked to enter the desired IP Address The IP Address is displayed in 4 blocks of 3 digit numbers The cursor is under the left most block and the text is blinking 5 View Buttons in Depth 64 Receptor Manual 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the desired value from 000 255 then press the bottom display knob The cursor moves to the next block of numbers which are flashing Select the desired value for this block from 000 255 then press the bottom display knob Continue until you ve entered the desired IP address in all four blocks Press the bottom display knob after entering the fourth number block You ll then be asked to enter the desired TCP IP Netmask 6 Enter the netmask using the same technique used for entering the IP address then press the bottom display knob when finished You ll then be asked to confirm your selection Yes or No 7 Rot
80. the RAM that they previously occupied Obviously the more RAM you add to Receptor the more plugins that Receptor will be able to set aside in RAM and the snappier the box will be e One possible downside to enabling Zload concerns customers who use large sample libraries Because the set aside cache of Zloaded plugins may consume up to 60 of your unit s available RAM this memory may not be available for loading samples For example if you have a sample that currently consumes 70 of your Receptor s memory you ll be able to load that sample as long as your Zloaded plugins haven t consumed more than 30 of your Receptor s RAM But if your cache of Zloaded plugins exceeds 30 of the available RAM then the sample will not load Again the best remedy is to purchase and install additional RAM into Receptor Obviously to see the effects of Zload a plugin must be instantiated at least once But once instantiated that plugin remains in RAM and any future instantiations will occur very quickly If you tend to use a lot of the same plugins in all your patches then Zload will dramatically speed up plugin instantiation and patch loading When you turn Receptor off all Zloaded plugins are cleared from RAM This means when you turn Receptor back on first instantiations of plugins will again occur at normal speed but subsequent instantiations will be very fast Here are a couple more details you may wish to know about Zload e Some pl
81. to the next bank and display the first patch within that bank The same is true if you re viewing the first patch in a bank and turn the bottom display knob counter clockwise Essentially you can scroll through every patch without using the Bank parameter at all However with over 2 million patch locations available we re quite certain that you 1l want to make use of the Bank parameter NOTE 1 Patches for some plugins particularly those that must load samples from hard disk may take longer to load than others such as simple algorithmic effect or synth patches NOTE 2 The Patch parameter does not appear if you select an audio input source for the Plugin parameter NOTE 3 ROM patch names are enclosed in angle brackets like lt this gt When you see a patch name enclosed in lt angle brackets gt it means the patch is a factory patch and cannot be overwritten or deleted For more information see ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 5 View Buttons in Depth 47 Receptor Manual NOTE 4 If you have edited a patch in any way an asterisk replaces the colon between the patch number and name When you see an asterisk between the patch number and name you ll know that the version currently in the edit buffer is not whats stored to disk If you want to save your patch press the SAVE FILE button to save your edits as described in SAVE FILE Button on page 75 SOURCE Input Gain This parameter appears on
82. type has more than 128 banks associated with it a pair of paging buttons will appear at the bottom of the panel Bank 002 090 My Bank a PE Close Y Previous page of 128 banks Next page of 128 banks If you re looking at the first page of Banks the Previous button is disabled If you re looking at the last page of Banks the Next button is disabled 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 131 Receptor Manual Saving a Patch Assume you ve edited some patch either a plugin s patch a Single or a Multi and you want to save it If you want to overwrite the existing patch with your edited patch 1 In the Mixer click the Save File button next to the patch you want to save Receptor opens the Save File panel The Save button is lit by default 001 Poly Synth 033 LED Isolation C 065 Retio Rooster _ 097 empty 002 Lost Souls 034 LED Prog Hog C 066 Retro Rocker 098 empty 003 Arena Syn 81 035 KBD Dusty Trip C 067 Retio Rocket 099 empty 004 Space Rock 036 SYN CamEvil C 068 empty 100 empty 005 Ectoplasmatic 037 SYN Strung Out C 069 empty 101 empty 006 Mullet Waltz 038 SYN ClockwkOrgn C 070 empty 102 empty 007 Woody Tension 039 SYN Stab n Grab C 071 empty 103 empty 008 empty 040 LED Jazcid C 072 empty 104 empty 009 Soap Suds 041 KBD Waits Patty C 073 empty 105 empty 010 Delicate 042 SYN Le Damned C 074 empty 106 empty 011 just wait3 043 empty 075 empty
83. window If no MIDI Beat Clock signal is currently present the Tempo BPM displays the most recently received MIDI tempo The Tempo BPM setting is a global parameter that applies to all patches SETUP Time Signature Rotate the top display knob to select the Time Signature parameter Some plugins respond to time signature but many do not In general you should set Receptor s time signature to match the time signature of your song Note that changing the time signature s denominator always has an affect on tempo For example if you set the Tempo BPM to 100 at 4 4 time then change the Time Signature to 4 8 time the tempo will double is speed since you have changed the definition of a beat from a quarter note to an eighth note 5 View Buttons in Depth 61 Receptor Manual Rotate the bottom display knob to set Receptor s time signature The selection flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the change Time signature values start at the lowest denominator and run to the highest So if you set the time signature to its minimum value it will display 2 2 If you set it to its maximum value it will display 12 16 Basically rotating the lower knob takes you through time signature values as follows 2 2 gt 3 2 gt 12 2 gt 2 4 gt 3 4 gt 12 4 gt 2 8 gt 3 8 12 8 gt 2 16 gt 3 16 gt 12 16 The default time signature is 4 4 and the Time Signature value is saved glo
84. you ll be able to save delete copy or rename a bank or patch of the corresponding type e Ifthe SETUP button is lit and you press the SAVE FILE button you 1l see an overview screen showing Receptor s Channel Status Ifthe MIX button is lit and you press the SAVE FILE button no parameters are displayed For detailed information see SAVE FILE Button on page 75 METERS Button Ifa MULTI SINGLE SOURCE FX A FX B FX C or MIX button is lit and you press the METERS button you ll be able to monitor the signal level at the output of the correspondingly lit slot e Ifthe SETUP button is lit and you press the METERS button yov ll load a blank multi patch into Receptor For detailed information see Meters Mode on page 82 LCD and Display Knobs The 2 line display works very consistently in all views and modes In general it is controlled by the two knobs to its right e Top Display Knob The top display knob controls the top line of the display and is almost always used to scroll through a list of parameters whose names appear on the top line of the LCD By pushing the top display knob it can be used to set a different Channel Number as discussed in Channel Number on page 38 e Bottom Display Knob The bottom display knob controls the bottom line of the display and is almost always used to select a value for the parameter name shown in the top line of the LCD Whenever a parameter value flashes it indicates t
85. 035 empty 067 empty 099 empty 004 empty 036 empty 068 empty 100 empty 005 empty 037 empty 069 empty 101 empty 006 empty 038 empty 070 empty 102 empty 007 empty 039 empty 071 empty 103 empty 008 empty 040 empty 072 empty 104 empty 009 empty 041 empty 073 empty 105 empty 010 empty 042 empty 074 empty 106 empty 011 empty 043 empty 075 empty 107 empty 012 empty 044 empty 076 empty 108 empty 013 empty 045 empty 077 empty 109 empty 014 empty 046 empty 078 empty 110 empty 015 empty 047 empty 079 empty 111 empty 016 empty 048 empty 080 empty 112 empty 017 empty 049 empty 081 empty 113 empty 018 empty 050 empty 082 empty 114 empty 019 empty 051 empty 083 empty 115 empty 020 empty 052 empty 084 empty 116 empty 021 empty 053 empty 085 empty 117 empty 022 empty 054 empty 086 empty 118 empty 023 empty 055 empty 087 empty 119 empty 024 empty 056 empty 088 empty 120 empty 025 empty 057 empty 089 empty 121 empty 026 empty 058 empty 090 empty 122 empty 027 empty 059 empty 091 empty 123 empty 028 empty 060 empty 092 empty 124 empty 029 empty 061 empty 093 empty 125 empty 030 empty 062 empty 094 empty 126 empty 031 empty 063 empty 095
86. 107 empty 012 resorgan 044 empty 076 empty 108 empty 013 zawinoool 045 empty 077 empty 109 empty 014 Giallo 046 empty 078 empty 110 empty 015 empty 047 empty 079 empty 111 empty 016 empty 048 empty 080 empty 112 empty 017 empty 049 empty 081 empty 113 empty 018 empty 050 empty 082 empty 114 empty 019 empty 051 empty 083 empty 115 empty 020 empty 052 empty 084 empty 116 empty 021 empty 053 empty 085 empty 117 empty 022 empty 054 empty 086 empty 118 empty 023 empty 055 empty 087 empty 119 empty 024 empty 056 empty 088 empty 120 empty 025 empty 057 empty 089 empty 121 empty 026 empty 058 empty 090 empty 122 empty 027 empty 059 empty 091 empty 123 empty 028 empty 060 empty 092 empty 124 empty 029 empty 061 empty 093 empty 125 empty 030 empty 062 empty 094 empty 126 LIVE template 031 empty 063 empty 095 empty 127 SPLIT template 032 empty 064 empty 096 empty 128 STACKED template J Delete A Rename Copy To 065 as Retro Rooster Bank 000 019 My Multis 2 Click the OK button Receptor overwrites the old version of the patch with the new version NOTE 1 If you wanted you could type a new name for the patch before you click the OK button This is handy if you edited a patch so much that it s na
87. 2 ABCvst_patch131 fxp Remember you can always request a patch name report from Receptor so you ll always be able to see which Receptor patches correspond to which MIDI patch change messages Automatic Patch Management If you don t have any idea what patch files you have on your computer or what plugins they re for Receptor can automatically create all the necessary patch banks For example if you have 6 patches laying around and don t know what they re for you can create a folder name it something like Stuff and drag all the patches into it When you drag and drop this folder to Receptor s Drop Installers Here folder and trigger an install see Installing Patches fxp fxb on Receptor on page 171 Receptor looks at each patch to determine which plugin it belongs to and creates a new bank for each patch type in the folder In the following illustration you ll see that three different types of VST patches 3 patches for a plugin called ABC 2 patches for a plugin called JKL and 1 patch for a plugin called XYZ were in the folder sent to Receptor So Receptor created three new banks one for each patch type and auto named the banks Stuff 01 Stuff 02 and Stuff 03 automatically assigning each bank a unique MSB LSB alphabetizing the patches within and providing the requisite prefix to each patch COMPUTER patches from various different plugins BANK Stuff 01 auto numbered
88. 22 Receptor Manual Memory This displays information about Receptor s internal RAM Specifically it shows how much RAM is installed in your Receptor and what percentage of that RAM is currently free Enable Zload Zload when enabled can dramatically improve the speed at which plugins instantiate When plugins instantiate faster Receptor is more responsive to patch change requests Multi patches in particular will load dramatically faster Zload works as follows When you first instantiate a plugin it takes the normal amount of time to load equivalent to the amount of time it takes to instantiate on a Mac or PC Then when you remove that plugin from Receptor s mixer it s set aside in RAM rather than fully uninstantiated The next time you try to instantiate that plugin either directly or by recalling a patch that uses that plugin Receptor will re use the instance previously set aside in RAM which is nearly instantaneous So why is Zload disabled by default Because regrettably nothing in life is free Since plugins once instantiated are set aside in RAM Zload demands a greater share of your Receptor s RAM In general this won t be problematic but there are a couple of things to consider when you re deciding whether or not to use Zload e Zloaded plugins will never max out your RAM When Receptor has only 40 of its available RAM remaining then the oldest Zloaded plugins will be dropped allowing you to regain
89. 7 VST P Patches cia e a da a dra 27 Single Patches cocer edu rr bade a bes rasa is 27 MultiPatches 4 2 ac a tt lit 28 Receptor Hardware 29 A A NN 29 Power Bitton Operativa Be ee 30 Back PANO rrei cdta fa t oh an dale Hans eae edt Sal A 31 UNETE Hood aarti diel en Genta wade wine MGs AAA eae a T a 31 Connecting a Musical Keyboard 000 ccc eect nes 32 Table of Contents 7 Receptor Manual Using Receptor s Front Panel 33 4 Front Panel Ul Overview 35 Front Panel Interface Basics su cmd 0d e add cla ie dea 35 View Buttons iia darian a ad a ad ia 36 Modifier Buttons crias pra Say eee aid es 37 LCD and Display Knobs 00000 ee eee 37 SOP KNODS Aa Sa cd tae a E ee he E A Coe ota te e O oe E A A 39 5 View Buttons in Depth 41 MUTE UO fs ad bik ahs a ee oon UTAH ROM oe ah ON 41 MUET Bank rai ie aoa A A ae etic ad eat apg ead aka 41 MUET Patch a Bw A wie a is Go kee 42 MULTI Load Blank Patch 0 e E a a a A eee tenes 43 SINGLE BUOM 4 212etcets criada 43 SINGLE Bank coin pra Sac dk eo ds E ha he ok Gace Bye dua 43 SINGLE Patch soi a be bhi eee dod Pah Bee ta he ee eye ee 44 SINGLE Load Blank Patch 0 00000 45 SOURCE BUttOni s da A Bada Wa Pee ae REE ES 45 SOURCE View Plugin Type ossaa 0000 ee 45 SOURCE SOCS audi kr ee bh Mia aaa dead a it 46 SOURCE Bank ico air ias eS ede es ita Liar 47 SOURCE Pater bar aaa a daa lid 47 SOURCE Input Gal arats a a a gin aai iepa i aeh da aia A aana ia A a a
90. AMM 2 11 items Address afp at Receptor NAMM 2 5 Y X Add to Favorites Cancel FConnect 2 If you do not see your Receptor s name enter the IP address of your Receptor in the Address field and then click Connect To learn how to get Receptor s IP address see Getting Receptor s IP Address on page 162 r 2 Connect to Server Choose a server from the list or enter a server address At Network x a 15 1 Local muse WORKGROUP 6 items Address 192 168 1 137 Add to Favorites Cancel Connect 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 153 Receptor Manual 3 Next you will connect as guest Simply click Connect r a Connect to the file server Receptor NAMM 2 as Guest O Registered User Name Password Options Cancel gt Connect gt 4 Another dialog box appears asking you to select which Receptor volume you wish to mount Select Hard Drive then click OK m aS Receptor NAMM 2 Select the volumes you wish to mount Character Set Western Mac 3 Cancel ox gt The Receptor Volume named Hard Drive now appears mounted in the Finder Mac OS X Jaguar 10 2 or earlier using Samba 1 In the Finder choose Connect to Server from the Go menu In the left pane click on MUSE select your Receptor s name in the middle pane and then click Connect a Connect to Ser
91. Auto DHCP This is the default option Select it if you have a DHCP server that automatically provides IP addresses to networked devices e Manual Select this option if you want to manually enter an IP address and netmask e Crossover Select this option if you are not using a Router or Switcher and are connecting Receptor directly to your computer using a crossover Ethernet cable You must click the Apply button and then reboot your Receptor before your new TCP IP setting takes effect TCP IP Settings are global and are not saved with a Multi Patch CROSSOVER MODE NOTE 1 After switching from either Auto or Manual Modes to Crossover Mode you should turn off both your PC and Mac then turn them back on When you use Crossover mode your PC is looking to Receptor to provide it with an IP address CROSSOVER MODE NOTE 2 Never use Crossover Mode if Receptor is connected to a standard network Most networks have DHCP servers of their own When Receptor is in Crossover mode it is acting as a DHCP server and the presence of two such servers could confuse the network For more information about Crossover Mode and Crossover connections see Crossover Connection on page 145 NOTE TO MACINTOSH USERS If you re using a Macintosh computer crossover connections will work without setting Receptor to Crossover Mode If you frequently move your Receptor between a Macintosh location that requires a network connection and one that requires a crossov
92. CZ PQN Cooly PQN Mopar RM Ill RMIV siz Slayer2 Synger The Devil Inside TickyClav Tranzister SynthEdit Triangle Triangle Il USB Plugsound Fiee Vanguard Wave 2 1 SynthEdit YUNO 2 SynthEdit Express 3 SynthEdit z3ta FLP4 ancel View plugin type All Select the desired source from the pop up Source panel to instantiate it Sources appear in the list as follows 7 Graphic UI Mix View 95 none This option always appears on top Selecting it uninstantiates a Source plugin When you uninstantiate a Source plugin you automatically clear any FX instantiations used in the channel Essentially none provides a shortcut for completely clearing an instrument channel Audio Inputs These always appear just below the none option and are shown in red indicating that they are audio input sources not VSTi plugins VSTi plugins All VSTi plugins appear in alphabetical order Some plugins may have a 2 character prefix contained inside a square bracket This prefix described a bit later does not alter the display order of plugins Receptor Manual If you wish to limit the number of plugins in the list you can view only those plugins of a particular type Click the View plugin type menu to select whether you want to see all available plugins or just those from a particular manufacturer You can also choose to view only the available audio inputs If more than 128 plugins are currently available then NEXT
93. Company by you the final user hereinafter called the Licensee By installing the software or by sending back the registration card you are declaring yourself to be in agreement with the contractual conditions so please read the following text carefully If you are not in agreement with these conditions you must not install the software In this event please return the complete product including all written matter and packaging to the entity from whom it was originally bought The price you paid will be refunded in full CONTRACTUAL CONDITIONS 1 Scope of use The Company grants the Licensee for the duration of this contract rights which are neither exclusive nor transferable called hereinafter the License to use the Licensed Software on one device only i e one Receptor If this device is connected to a multi user system this License shall apply to all users of the system 2 Permission to copy The Licensee is given the right to prepare machine readable copies of the Licensed Software for keeping in storage provided such copies are only intended to replace or reconstruct used or destroyed copies of the original Licensed Software and are only used within the context of the rights assigned under this contract The Licensee is not entitled to transfer the Licensed Software into the core memory of another CPU The Licensee is under an obligation to keep a record of all the copies he produces and of their locations He must
94. Get a Receptor s Bank Patch List o o Remote Control of Receptor 00 0 cece eee eens Installing Receptor Remote to your Desktop Computer Launching Receptor Remote Control o ooooooooooooo Using Receptor Remote Control o ooocoocooooooooooo Patch Management Managing Patch fxp and Bank fxb fileS Manual Patch Management o o oocccoo ee eee eee eee Semi Automatic Patch Management 022 000 e ee eee Automatic Patch Management 200 0002 ee eee eee Patch Cleanup ort dens hens dana MIDI Control 179 15 16 17 MIDI Control of Receptor s Mixer MIDI Control of Instrument Channels 205 MIDI Control of Effects BussesS 2220000000eeee MIDI Control of the Master Channel 2 2 MIDI Bank amp Patch Selection MIM Patches str Gara thes MN Ged tke Dar a Oi ad o IO PAIS ASA Sateen reine A Ae Source VSTi Patches 2 A to dba Effects VST Patches Vasca a ie Selecting Plugin Patches within Currently Loaded Banks Viewing MSB LSB Bank Assignments 0005 MIDI Control of Plugin Parameters Editing Plugin Parameters with MIDI NRPN Messages NRPN Detalls icon bees a da a dad ee Editing Plugin Parameters with MIDI Controller Messages Controlling the First 16 Parameters of Any Source Plugin Controlling the First 4 Parameters of Any FX Pl
95. Go ok Go oe 74 EDIT Using the Soft KNOBS cae o Sa i a ee 74 EDIT Panic Features kancane aa a a a ew eed AA oe 75 SAVEFILE BUON rito rota das d o rte ras ss 75 SAVEFILE Save Patch 3 carcasa aria rs a oa Oe ie ee 76 SAVE FILE Save PAIGAS 00 id art a Lo a 76 SAVE FILE2Copy Patch ocio a a a ad he a a Abe Sep ged kee 78 Table of Contents 9 Receptor Manual SAVE FILE Delete Bank 0000 AS A a Sle es 79 SAVE FILE Delete Patch 0 0 00 ccc nee eee e eens 79 SAVE FILES Rename Banki retener ots a EA EOE nue AA 80 SAVE FILE Rename Patch 0 000 c cee ee eee eee eee eee e eas 81 Meters MOS nar 82 Metering Signal LevelS ooooooomorrarr ee 83 Metering GPU Usage 2246 uss ee ree ps ao 83 METERS Load Blank Patch Shortcut 0 0000 eee eee eee 83 Graphic Editor 85 7 Graphic UI Mix View 87 OVERVIEW of MiX VIEW oie AAA Ae aha ee 88 WISER Anatomy aasa aenea dao De dd Ge FAA eRe ta Oi AoE asec ARA 89 Channel Selector iii traci ita dd wehbe a aati EOR 90 Plugin Overview odia bere beaded bebe daba Dad 91 Send Tileveliza ica nta ke dies a Sie ide acd ee Seta 91 Send 1 Pre Post button 0 0 nee eee teens 91 Send 2 evel A ae a Nae oa a a A oars ayaa ee aia en 91 Send 2 Pre Post button 0 nee eee e eens 91 Pan Balance ii A Oe LEN eA we ee 92 MUS 33st tia cad ia ee dea tad teed A ae eee ee et 92 SOO sieves abi Sede ea ed Gee es eet ee a ee Ss ek A 92 MOMIA Wd Phas A a dae ere te ade alias
96. PAGE and PREVIOUS PAGE icons will appear at the bottom of the Plugin Select panel Use these to view the next or previous set of 128 plugins Some plugins may have bracketed prefixes before their names Here s what they mean This means that a demo version of the plugin is currently installed and that by instantiating it you will activate its demo period e nn In this case nn some number such as 17 or 03 or 11 This means that the plugin is currently running in demo mode and this prefix shows you how many days remain in your demo period This means that the installed plugin must be purchased in order to be instantiated You will see this symbol when a demo period has expired or if no demo is available for a particular plugin Also when you turn on Receptor your iLok is scanned for licenses after the unit starts up Because of this it s possible that plugins you have purchased will display the prefix for the first couple of minutes Don t worry Your purchased premium plugins will still instantiate if selected It just takes a couple of minutes for Receptor to scan all the plugins and update their prefix display which it does in the background so that Receptor will start up as quickly as possible This means that an error is preventing you from instantiating this plugin In most cases it appears because the iLok is not inserted into Receptor properly XX This means that the plugin is no lo
97. PM to 100 at 4 4 time then change the Time Signature to 4 8 time the tempo will double is speed since you have changed the definition of a beat from a quarter note to an eighth note The default time signature is 4 4 and the Time Signature is a global setting that applies to all patches Program Change Channel Use this parameter to tell Receptor which MIDI channel to use for incoming program changes You can choose to have Receptor listen to all channels or any one of the available 16 MIDI channels or no channel This parameter is by default set to ALL meaning Receptor will respond to program changes received on all 16 MIDI channels When you limit the reception of program change messages to a single MIDI channel Receptor will respond only to program change message that are received on that channel So for instance if this parameter is set to Channel 03 then you will only be able to select plugin and Single patches assigned to channel 03 and your Multi patches will only change when the message arrives on MIDI channel 03 The primary reason for setting this parameter to something other than ALL is when Receptor is part of a multi unit rig and you re using a master controller to send MIDI Program change messages to all your devices In this case you may want to set Receptor to respond to a single MIDI channel so that it ignores any program change messages intended for other devices SETUP View Network Parameters Use these
98. Pao SINGLE button FX A button aa T omm C e EEC laa FX B button ZE E COD OD bl ECN E ejom ajer snos E FX C button EEE uo ore Goo ooo ooo MIX button 4 Front Panel UI Overview 36 Receptor Manual The MULTI button corresponds to Receptor s MULTI patch area which is where the entire Receptor configuration across all channels is managed and recalled MULTI E My Multis saverrie J gt and the SETUP button is used to access to Receptor s Setup options such as networking audio and MIDI configuration Modifier Buttons Press one of the three Modifier buttons to apply a further set of options to the selected View button Basically a Modifier button acts upon the patch or signal represented by the correspondingly lit View button For example EDIT Button Overview Ifa SOURCE FX A FX B or FX C button is lit and you press the EDIT button you ll be able to edit various VST parameters assigned to those slots Ifthe SETUP button is lit and you press the EDIT button you ll trigger a panic function by sending an All Notes Off message to all internal instrument channels silencing them completely Ifthe MULTI SINGLE or MIX buttons are lit and you press the EDIT button no parameters are displayed For detailed information see EDIT Button on page 74 SAVE FILE Button Overview Ifa MULTI SINGLE SOURCE FX A FX B or FX C button is lit and you press the SAVE FILE button
99. Patch If you want to select a patch from the current bank rotate the top display knob to select the Patch parameter If you want to select a patch from a different bank it will be fastest to use the Bank parameter discussed above Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch you wish to load The patch name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to actually load the selected patch If you re currently viewing the last patch in a bank and you turn the bottom display knob another notch clockwise Receptor will automatically switch to the next bank and display the first patch within that bank The same is true if you re viewing the first patch in a bank and turn the bottom display knob counter clockwise Essentially you can scroll through every Single patch without using the Bank parameter at all However if you have 16 000 Single patches we re quite certain that you 1l want to make use of the Bank parameter NOTE 1 Because Single patches require Receptor to instantiate numerous plugins as well as load each plugin with the correct parameters you may experience a bit of a wait particularly if some plugins must load samples from hard disk or are particularly complex NOTE 2 ROM patch names are enclosed in angle brackets like lt this gt When you see a patch name enclosed in lt angle brackets gt it means the patch is a factory patch and cannot be overwritten or deleted For more information see
100. Receptor properly XX This means that the plugin is no longer on Receptor s hard drive Obviously this will only appear if you have loaded a Single or Multi patch that references a plugin no longer on Receptor e No Prefix If there is no prefix before a plugin name that means it s either a free plugin or a premium plugin that you have purchased FX Bank Selector Click the Bank Selector to open the Load Panel to its Bank List view The bank you select determines the list of patches that appear in the Load Panel s Patch List In general select the desired bank from the Load Panel then click the Load Panel s Patch tab to select a patch to load from within that bank For detailed information about loading banks and patches see Chapter 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches SHORTCUT When the Load Panel is open press CTL TAB to switch back and forth between the Bank and Patch tabs without using the mouse FX Patch Selector Click the Patch selector to open the Load Panel to its Patch List view The Patch List contains the names and numbers of all 128 patches stored within the current bank In general select the desired patch from the Patch List and close the Load Panel when you re finished For detailed information about loading banks and patches see Chapter 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches The patch selector shows the name of the current patch If a patch has been modified from the version stored on disk its
101. Receptor v1 2 User s Guide Muse Research Inc 970 O Brien Drive Menlo Park CA 94025 USA Tech Support 650 326 6180 Main Office 650 326 5400 March 31 2005 Copyright 2004 2005 Muse Research Inc All Rights Reserved Muse Research Receptor MuseMachine and the Muse Research logo are trademarks of Muse Research Inc VST is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media GmbH ADAT and the ADAT logo are registered trademarks of Alesis LLC and are used here under license Macintosh and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks used herein are property of their respective holders No portion of this manual may be reproduced or distributed without the express written consent of Muse Research Inc 1 Receptor Manual Warning To prevent fire or shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Notice Regarding Electromagnetic Emissions This device complies with part 15 subpart J of FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference 2 this device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void your authority to operate it When connecting this product to
102. S button again to turn it off As you can see this is a fairly powerful feature since it lets you meter the signal level at any part of the audio chain For example if you wanted to meter the signal level coming out of the VSTi assigned to Ch 1 before it reaches the effect stack you would 1 Select Channel 1 2 Press SOURCE 3 Press METERS NOTE If Receptor is in SINGLE view when you press the METERS button the display shows the output of the current channel just as if you were in MIX view If Receptor is in MULTI view when you press the METERS button the display shows the output of Receptor s Master channel just as if you were in MIX View and had selected the Master M channel Metering CPU Usage Usually the 2 character CPU gauge in the lower left corner of the LCD displays the overall CPU load currently used by Receptor However there may be times when you want to see exactly how much CPU a particular plugin uses This too is another use for Meters Mode Once you ve put Receptor into Meters Mode the CPU gauge indicates the CPU usage of a particular plugin or channel rather than the global CPU load on Receptor For example to see exactly how much CPU processing is required to play a VSTi synthesizer instantiated on Ch 2 you would 1 Select Channel 2 2 Press SOURCE 3 Press METERS The CPU gauge would show you how much CPU that particular VSTi Source was using on that particular channel METERS Load Blan
103. S to view the CPU usage of this plugin plus the signal level at the output of this plugin Press FX B then METERS to view the CPU usage of this plugin plus the signal level at the output of this plugin Press FX C then METERS to view the CPU usage of this plugin plus the signal level at the output of this plugin Press MIX or SINGLE then METERS to view the CPU usage of this channel plus the signal level at the output of this channel Press MULTI then METERS to view the CPU usage of the entire Receptor plus the master signal level at Receptor s stereo output 6 Editing Saving and Metering 82 Receptor Manual Metering Signal Levels Like all of Receptor s Modifier buttons the METERS button works in conjunction with one of the view buttons For example if you want to monitor the signal level present at the output of Channel 3 you would 1 Press the top display knob to enter Channel Select Mode then rotate it to select Channel 03 Press it again to exit Channel Select Mode This tells Receptor that it s Channel 3 s Mix level you want to monitor 2 Press MIX This tells Receptor you want to meter the signal at the output of the Mix channel 3 Press METERS This puts Receptor into Meters Mode If a signal clips it s indicated by an exclamation point at the far right of the LCD To clear the clipping indicators press the bottom display knob 4 Exit Meters Mode at any time by simply pressing the METER
104. SETUP tab in Receptor s graphical user interface In the INSTALL section of the SETUP tab check the option called Include Unsupported Plugins folder This tells the Install button to look inside the Unsupported Plugins directory and try to install those dll s into Receptor as well as any official Receptor plugins that may be in the Drop Installers Here directory Click the Install lt n gt files button Where lt n gt is the number of new files Receptor finds and will attempt to install Receptor will install the files and attempt to instantiate any plugins in the background The following are the possible outcomes Receptor indicates that all the files installed and no dialog boxes appear on screen This means your plugin installed and instantiated You should now test the plugin by switching to the MIX view and instantiating it If it s a VSTi you do this from the Channel Source Selector If it s an effect you do this from a Channel FX Selector after assigning a Source to a channel If everything works congratulations If the plugin doesn t work properly or fails to instantiate you should uninstall the dll as discussed in Uninstalling Unsupported Plugins on page 173 A dialog box appears on screen Some commercial plugins may produce a dialog box requesting a serial number If this is the case you may be able to type in your serial number and the plugin will then work correctly Other commercial plugins may us
105. ST Note Range Use the Note Range setting to limit the range of MIDI notes to which the channel responds The Note Range parameter is primarily used for setting keyboard split points on Receptor For example you might assign a bass synthesizer to Instrument CH 01 and a lead synthesizer to Instrument CH 02 Then for CH 01 you could set the Note Range value from C 1 to B3 and for CH 02 you could set its Note Range from C4 to G9 Now any notes you play below middle C will be played by the bass synth assigned to CH 01 and any notes you play on middle C or higher will be played by the lead synth assigned to CH 02 Slide the HI fader above the keyboard to set the upper note in the range the value will be indicated graphically on the keyboard as well as numerically in the Note Range text field to the left Slide the LO fader below the keyboard to set the lower note in the range the value will be indicated graphically on the keyboard as well as numerically in the Note Range text field to the left You can also set a value by clicking in a Note Range text field typing a value between 0 and 127 then hitting the Enter key MIDI Shortcut When you click in a Note Range field you may also set the note value by hitting a note on your MIDI keyboard Velocity Range Use the Velocity Range setting to limit the range of MIDI velocity values to which the channel responds The Velocity Range parameter is used to assign certain instruments to limi
106. The change happens instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SOURCE Note Range Rotate the top display knob to select the Note Range parameter Use this parameter to limit the range of MIDI notes to which the channel responds The Note Range parameter is primarily used for setting up keyboard split points on Receptor For example you might assign a bass synthesizer to Instrument CH 01 and a lead synthesizer to Instrument CH 02 Then for CH 01 you could set the Note Range value from C 1 to B3 and for CH 02 you could set its Note Range from C4 to G9 Now any notes you play below middle C will be played by the bass synth assigned to CH 01 and any notes you play on middle C or higher will be played by the lead synth assigned to CH 02 The Note Range parameter actually contains two parameters a From parameter representing the lowest note in the range and a To parameter representing the highest note in the range Rotate the bottom display knob to set the low note to the desired MIDI note then press the bottom display knob to apply the selection The cursor moves under the To parameter Rotate the bottom display knob to set the high note to the desired MIDI note then press the bottom display knob to apply the selection MIDI Input Shortcut You can set note range values via a MIDI keyboard Simply make sure the cursor is under the note value you wish to change then turn the bottom display knob
107. This field displays the name of the current patch To select a different patch click it to open the Load panel in Patch List view which is discussed in Bank and Patch Lists on page 127 8 Graphic Ul Edit View 110 Receptor Manual Bypass button Click this button to bypass the current plugin Bypassing instrument plugins is discussed within Source Slot Anatomy on page 95 Bypassing Effects plugins is discussed within FX Slot Anatomy on page 102 Compare button When you begin editing a plugin this button lights to indicate that the current parameter settings have been modified and may not match those in the fxp patch stored in Receptor Click the Compare button to switch back and forth between the saved patch and the edited patch IMPORTANT The Compare button always compares your current edits to the version of the fxp file that s stored on disk Keep in mind that Single patches and Multi patches may have stored completely different parameter values even though the patch name is the same In this case clicking the Compare button may not give you the results you expected as the fxp version of a patch would be loaded rather than the version stored with the Single or Multi Prev Patch amp Next Patch buttons Click the Prev Patch button to load the previous patch number into the plugin Click the Next Patch button to load the next patch number into the plugin Note that if the last patch in a bank is currently loaded
108. This puts Receptor into listen mode Play a note on your MIDI keyboard and Receptor will set the note to that value and stop listening If you want to set the note to a different value via MIDI repeat the above procedure 5 View Buttons in Depth 50 Receptor Manual SOURCE Velocity Range Rotate the top display knob to select the Velocity Range parameter Use this parameter to limit the range of MIDI velocity values to which the channel responds The Velocity Range parameter is used to assign certain instruments to limited velocity ranges For example you might have an instrument channel that contains a plugin that plays a big cymbal crash sound If you limit the velocity range of this channel to 120 127 then the channel will play only when it receives MIDI velocity values of 120 or greater in other words when you hit your MIDI keyboard really hard the crash cymbal will sound for all lower velocity values the crash cymbal will not sound The Velocity Range parameter actually contains two parameters a From parameter representing the lowest velocity in the range and a To parameter representing the highest velocity in the range Rotate the bottom display knob to set the low velocity to the desired value 0 127 then press the bottom display knob to apply the selection The cursor moves under the To parameter Rotate the bottom display knob to set the high velocity to the desired value 0 127 then press the bottom display knob t
109. YN Stab n Grab C 040 LED Jazcid C 041 KBD Waits Patty C 042 SYN Le Damned C 043 empty 044 empty 045 empty 046 empty 047 empty 048 empty 049 empty 051 empty 052 empty 053 empty 054 empty 055 empty 056 empty 057 empty 058 empty 059 empty 060 empty 061 empty 062 empty 063 empty 064 empty 065 Retio Rooster 066 Retro Rocker 067 Retio Rocket 068 empty 069 empty 070 empty 071 empty 072 empty 073 empty 074 empty 075 empty 076 empty 077 empty 078 empty 079 empty 080 empty 081 empty 082 empty 083 empty 084 empty 085 empty 086 empty 087 empty 088 empty 089 empty 090 empty 091 empty 092 empty 093 empty 094 empty 095 empty 096 empty Delete O Copy Sue as Gummy Worm Bank 000 019 My Multis 4 Click OK Receptor saves your patch to the bank and patch number you just selected 5 Click the Close button to close the Save File panel 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 133 097 empty 098 empty 099 empty 100 empty 101 empty 102 empty 103 empty 104 empty 105 empty 106 empty 107 empty 108 empty 109 empty 110 empty 111 empty 112 empty 113 empty 114 empty 115 empty 116 empty 117 empty 118 empty 119 empty 120 empty 121 empty 122 empty 123 empty 124
110. age 149 for more information 2 Navigate to the Unsupported Plugins folder on Receptor s hard drive Specifically this is located here Program Files VST Plugins Unsupported Plugins Locate the dll file you wish to delete and drag it into your computer s trash Triple click the POWER button on Receptor s front panel The screen goes gray for a few seconds as the Receptor user interface restarts Upon completion the plugin is deleted IMPORTANT lf an unsupported plugin prevents Receptor from booting properly you will still have network access to your Receptor Because of this you will still be able to access your Receptor s Hard Drive from a networked computer even though Receptor 5 graphical user interface did not start up properly and you will be able to delete the problem plugin using the above method Delete Copy Files from Receptor You do not need a computer connection to uninstall plugins You uninstall plugins using Receptor s Setup view in the GUI or the SETUP button if you re using Receptor s front panel Similarly you delete banks and patches using Receptor s graphical user interface or its front panel you do not need a computer connection If you wish to delete samples you may do so by mounting Receptor s Hard Drive on your computer then dragging any undesired samples to the trash Be careful if you trash a sample used by a plugin single or multi patch that patch will no longer work properly
111. ains the same information as the System Log file but in txt form should your computer be unable to read the System Log directly e Package List txt you can upload this file to plugorama com and you will see a list of updates available for the plugins currently installed on your Receptor See www plugorama com for more information Samples Muse Research recommends that you use this directory to store any samples you wish to use in Receptor Technically you can put samples anywhere in Receptor including My Documents as long as you tell a plugin where to find them However having a dedicated Samples directory will help keep you more organized and make your samples easier to find Receptor ships with a number of samples already installed in this directory These samples are used by some of the programs that ship with Receptor You have complete read write access to the Samples directory and as such you can organize it however you wish giving it any hierarchical structure you desire IMPORTANT If you delete any samples that came with Receptor then any plugin patches that reference these samples will no longer work properly Muse Research recommends that you do not delete any factory samples unless you also delete any plugin patches that refer specifically to those samples Windows This is a directory of support files needed by Receptor There are no user serviceable parts inside Registering Receptor There are two ways to re
112. also store the patch data for each instantiated plugin which means your Single patches never lose their patch data if you happen to change or delete a VST patch that was used in creating a Single patch SINGLE Bank In order to conform with MIDI standards patches are stored together in a group which is called a bank Each bank can hold up to 128 patches Receptor can store up to 128 banks of Single patches for a maximum of 16 384 Single patches To select a patch from a particular bank you must first select the bank then the actual patch To select a bank and load a patch from that bank 1 Rotate the top display knob to select the Bank parameter 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank you wish to load The bank name is flashing 3 Press the bottom display knob 5 View Buttons in Depth 43 Receptor Manual Receptor shows you the first patch in that bank 4 Rotate the bottom display knob to select a patch The patch name will flash 5 Press the bottom display knob to load that patch into Receptor NOTE 1 You cannot select a bank without also selecting a patch since a Bank is nothing more than a directory of patches NOTE 2 ROM bank names are enclosed in angle brackets like lt this gt When you see a bank name enclosed in lt angle brackets gt it means the bank is a factory bank and cannot be overwritten or deleted For more information see ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 SINGLE
113. an control In the case of stereo plugins it acts as a balance control Mute Below the Pan fader is the Mute button as indicated by the M Click the Mute button to disable a channel s output Muted channels are also indicated in the Meter Bridge Plugins on a muted channel are still active and using CPU resources Use the Bypass button if you want to mute a plugin or channel and also free up CPU resources NOTE Mute and Solo buttons are not present in the Master channel Solo To the right of the Mute button is the Solo button as indicated by the S Click the Solo button to hear only this and any other soloed channels Soloing a channel automatically mutes all channels that aren t currently soloed allowing you to isolate specific channels for editing NOTE Mute and Solo buttons are not present in the Master channel Volume The big fader is of course the Instrument Channel s Volume fader Use it to adjust the overall volume level of the instrument Control click the fader to reset it to its default nominal level Output Assignment Selector Click the button labelled Output to open the Output Assignments panel r Output Assignments Mixer Channel 123 45 6 7 8 910111213141516 B1B2 Master Bus ee aa Analog UR ADAT 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 4 1 141144448 dd ADAT 3 4 ff dd ADATSA ff dd ADAT 778 hh A dd dd haf SPDIF LR Pe ee ee be be be be be Be BS pe bs ed Note Analog L R and ADAT 12 cannot b
114. appears because the iLok is not inserted into Receptor properly XX This means that the plugin is no longer on Receptor s hard drive Obviously this will only appear if you have loaded a Single or Multi patch that references a plugin no longer on Receptor No Prefix If there is no prefix before a plugin name that means it s either a free plugin or a premium plugin that you have purchased FX Bank In order to conform with MIDI standards patches are stored together in a group which is called a bank Each bank can hold up to 128 patches Receptor can store over 16 000 banks of VST patches for a maximum of over 2 000 000 VST patches To select a patch from a particular bank you must first select the bank then the actual patch To select a bank and load a patch from that bank 1 Rotate the top display knob to select the Bank parameter 5 View Buttons in Depth 52 Receptor Manual 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank you wish to load The bank name is flashing 3 Press the bottom display knob Receptor shows you the first patch in that bank 4 Rotate the bottom display knob to select a patch The patch name will flash 5 Press the bottom display knob to load that patch into Receptor NOTE 1 You cannot select a bank without also selecting a patch since a Bank is nothing more than a directory of patches NOTE 2 ROM bank names are enclosed in angle brackets like lt this gt When you see a
115. appears that shows the name of the patch you just selected and a to field appears which will show the name of the patch you wish to copy to Fiom Patch 1 To 001 Select Patch Cancel i OK 8 Bank 002 091 Bank 2 3 Using the Bank and Patch Lists select the patch location you wish to copy to The OK button now becomes available p Save pRena ma Fiom Patch 1 To 040 Patch 1 C i Cancel Bank 002 091 Bank 2 4 Click the OK button to copy the patch to this location or click Cancel to cancel the copy operation NOTE Receptor always appends a C suffix to the end of a copied patch If you wish you can rename the patch using the Rename option discussed earlier Creating a New Bank There will be times when you want to save a patch and there just aren t any appropriate banks for saving it For example you may be starting a new film project and want to create a new bank of patches named after the film Or if you re the untidy type you may have just run out of empty patch locations within your existing banks and need to create a new bank in which to store a patch To create a new bank 1 Click the Bank tab 2 Click New The New button lights a Bank name field appears and the Cancel and OK buttons become available To the right of the Name field Receptor displays the MSB LSB number that will be assigned to the new bank Name Bank 2 002 091 Bank 002 092 lt factory gt 3 Type anew
116. arameter 1 CH 1 Bus 1 CH 2 Bus 2 CH 16 Master FX B Front Panel Parameter 2 CH 1 Bus 1 CH 2 Bus 2 CH 16 Master FX B Front Panel Parameter 4 CH 1 Bus 1 CH 2 Bus 2 CH 16 Master FX C Front Panel Parameter 1 CH 1 Bus 1 CH 2 Bus 2 CH 16 Master FX C Front Panel Parameter 4 CH 1 Bus 1 CH 2 Bus 2 CH 16 Master NOTE Receptor does not support MIDI fine control of these first four FX parameters 90 FXB FrontPanel Parameter 3 CH 1 Bus 1 CH 2 Bus 2 CH 16 Master 17 MIDI Control of Plugin Parameters 194 Receptor Manual
117. ardless of what MIDI channel is used to trigger 1t By default this parameter is always set to 1 meaning every instantiated instrument plays whatever sound is assigned to it s internal definition of channel 1 In general you will not need to change this default MIDI channel mapping since the majority of VSTi s are monotimbral and will respond the same no matter which MIDI channel you use to play them A small number of VST instruments such as Native Instruments B4 respond differently depending on which MIDI channel you play them on For example B4 s upper manual is hardwired to MIDI Ch 1 its lower manual to MIDI Ch 2 and its pedals to MIDI Ch 3 If for example you instantiated the B4 on Instrument Channel 7 you would hear its upper manual play since all plugin channels are by default remapped to Ch 1 If you actually wanted to play the lower manual you would set the Play Plugin MIDI Channel value to 2 so that the incoming MIDI data would be routed to B4 Channel 2 which is the lower organ manual In addition some VST instruments are multitimbral and may therefore have different sounds assigned to different MIDI channels Most of these multitimbral instruments will work flawlessly with MIDI channel 1 which is why this is the default value However the Play Plugin MIDI Channel parameter lets you control any plugin channel you wish regardless of which Instrument Channel you used to instantiate the plugin or which incoming MIDI
118. ase of non separable copies in the core memory of a CPU Whenever a copy is made it must be ensured that the Company copyright notice is attached with an indication of all of the Company 5 rights under the foregoing paragraphs in a machine readable form if machine readable copies are being prepared and or in plain language An indication of the ownership and all other rights of the Company as defined in the foregoing paragraphs is to be attached clearly and visibly printed on or firmly attached to all disks diskettes or tape of any kind on which the Licensed Software is stored The same applies for the documentation belonging to the Licensed Software and the containers in which this documentation is stored 4 Exclusivity of Licensed Software The Licensee is to use the Licensed Software he receives from the Company all copies thereof and all pertinent documentation exclusively for his own purposes and must keep it separate from third parties 5 Receptor Manual He must ensure that no third party or any of his own employees unless authorized will have access to the Licensed Software may copy part or all of the Licensed Software or be given any opportunity to do so The Licensee bears legal liability towards the Company for any loss or damage including any subsequent losses incurred by the Company resulting from the Licensee not keeping the programs for exclusive use or not doing so with sufficient assiduity The Licensee is in pa
119. ate the bottom display knob to select Yes then press the knob to apply your selection Receptor will update your TCP IP settings a process that will take a few seconds Receptor will now use the IP Address that you just entered manually To see this address at any time simply rotate the top display knob until it displays TCP IP Address The bottom line will then show the IP address used by Receptor For more information about networking setups and Receptor see Chapter 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer Using Crossover Mode Select this option if you are not using a Router or Switcher and are connecting Receptor directly to your computer using a crossover Ethernet cable To select and use Crossover Mode 1 Connect a Crossover Ethernet Cable between your computer and Receptor 2 If Receptor is not already in Crossover mode put your Receptor into that mode by rotating the bottom display knob to select Crossover then press the bottom display knob to apply your selection You ll be asked to confirm whether you want to make this change Yes or No Rotate the bottom display knob to select yes then press the knob to apply your selection Before the switch to Crossover mode can take effect you must turn off your PC and double click Receptor s power button to turn it off 5 Turn Receptor and your computer back on Receptor will now act as a DHCP server and provide an IP address to your PC WARNING Never use Crossover Mod
120. atically assigned to the front panel Should you wish to return to the original parameter name then click the Parameter name button again delete all the custom text and press Enter Return Assign button Click this button to assign the parameter to Receptor s front panel Any parameter assigned to Receptor s front panel is also available for remote MIDI control You can assign up to 128 parameters per plugin to Receptor s front panel Order display and button When you assign parameters to Receptor s front panel they re assigned sequentially For example if parameters 1 5 are already assigned and you click the Assign button for a new parameter it s automatically assigned as parameter 6 To learn how to reorder the default numbering assignments see Reordering Parameters on page 115 By default the first four parameters are assigned to the four soft knobs on Receptor s front panel To learn more about knob assignments see Knob Assignments on page 116 MIDI Control display Receptor automatically assigns a MIDI Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN to the first 4096 parameters of any Source VSTi or to the first 2048 parameters of any FX VST Use NRPN values to remotely control each associated parameter from an external hardware controller or sequencer The MIDI Control display shows the MIDI NRPN value required to modify each plugin parameter Each MIDI message takes on the following form Bn 63 mm Bn 62 ll Wh
121. bally SETUP Program Change Chan Use this parameter to tell Receptor which MIDI channel to use for incoming program changes You can choose to have Receptor listen to all channels or any one of the available 16 MIDI channels or no channel This parameter is by default set to ALL meaning Receptor will respond to program changes received on all 16 MIDI channels When you limit the reception of program change messages to a single MIDI channel Receptor will respond only to program change message that are received on that channel So for instance if this parameter is set to Channel 03 then you will only be able to select plugin and Single patches assigned to channel 03 and your Multi patches will only change when the message arrives on MIDI channel 03 The primary reason for setting this parameter to something other than ALL is when Receptor is part of a multi unit rig and you re using a master controller to send MIDI Program change messages to all your devices In this case you may want to set Receptor to respond to a single MIDI channel so that it ignores any program change messages intended for other devices SETUP Digtl Clock Source Rotate the top display knob to select the Digt1 Clock Source parameter Use this parameter to tell Receptor whether to use its own internal digital clock or slave to an incoming SPDIF clock if present Rotate the bottom display knob to choose between Internal and S PDIF The change happens instant
122. bank name enclosed in lt angle brackets gt it means the bank is a factory bank and cannot be overwritten or deleted For more information see ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 FX Patch If you want to select a patch from the current bank rotate the top display knob to select the Patch parameter If you want to select a patch from a different bank it will be fastest to use the Bank parameter discussed above Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch you wish to load The patch name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to actually load the selected patch If you re currently viewing the last patch in a bank and you turn the bottom display knob another notch clockwise Receptor will automatically switch to the next bank and display the first patch within that bank The same is true if you re viewing the first patch in a bank and turn the bottom display knob counter clockwise Essentially you can scroll through every patch without using the Bank parameter at all However with over 2 million patch locations available we re quite certain that you 1l want to make use of the Bank parameter NOTE 1 Patches for some plugins particularly those that must load samples from hard disk or are very complex may take longer to load than others such as simple algorithmic effect or synth patches NOTE 2 ROM patch names are enclosed in angle brackets like lt this gt When you see a patch name
123. buffer size The selection flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the change The Sample Buffer Size is a global setting and as such is not stored with any patch SETUP View Bank MSB LSB Rotate the top display knob to select the View Bank MSB LSB parameter This gives you a convenient way to view the MSB LSB MIDI Bank Select message values for any bank in Receptor Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch type whose MIDI Bank Select messages you wish to change Multi is the first choice followed by Single Then as you continue to rotate the bottom display knob you ll see the name of each Receptor plugin in alphabetical order The selection name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply it Select the type of bank whose MSB LSB numbering you wish to see then press the bottom display knob Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank whose MIDI Bank Select numbers you wish to view 5 View Buttons in Depth 63 Receptor Manual The bank s name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the selection Select a bank and press the bottom display knob The bank s MSB and LSB numbers are displayed These are the numbers you would enter in your MIDI sequencer or MIDI control surface to select this bank via MIDI program change In addition the more banks text will be flashing If you press the lower display knob you
124. cated by lt brackets gt around its name Deleting a Bank You can delete any bank as follows 4 2 3 In the Bank List click the bank name you wish to delete Click Delete The Delete button lights the name of the selected Bank name appears and the Cancel and OK buttons become available Name Bank 2 Bank 002 091 Bank 2 Click the OK button to delete the bank or click Cancel if you decide not to delete the bank IMPORTANT Deleting a bank also deletes every patch contained within it Make doubly sure that you want to delete a bank before doing so Deleting a Patch You can delete any patch as follows 4 2 3 In the Patch List click the patch name you wish to delete Click Delete The Delete button lights the selected Patch name appears and the Cancel and OK buttons become available Rename ee Copy E Y Bank 002 091 Bank 2 Click the OK button to delete the patch or click Cancel if you decide not to delete the patch 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 137 Receptor Manual Copying a Patch You may sometimes wish to copy a patch to another location or bank For example you may have some patches in one bank that should really be in a different bank in which case the Copy feature is ideal To copy a patch 1 Inthe Patch List click the patch name you wish to copy 2 Click Copy The Copy button lights and the Cancel button becomes available Additionally a from field
125. ces required to run it Bypass is useful whenever Receptor s CPU resources are maxed out and you want to disable a particular plugin NOTE If you bypass an Instrument whose Source is set to one of the audio inputs then the audio input is muted but no significant amount of CPU resources are saved since routing audio uses much less processor than instantiating a VSTI Source MIDI Filter Button This button opens the corresponding channels MIDI Filter panel and displays some information about the state of that filter Specifically The number on the button displays the MIDI Filter panel s Listen to MIDI Channel value By default this number equals the Instrument Channel number and appears in white text If you override the value in the MIDI Filter panel the text will be yellow The button color indicates whether or not any MIDI filtering is applied Gray button NO MIDI Filtering is active Blue button MIDI Filtering is active If the button is gray then no MIDI filtering is applied and every parameter in the MIDI Filter panel is set to its default state If the button is blue then some form of MIDI filtering is in effect meaning some parameter in the MIDI Filter panel is set to something other than the default value 7 Graphic UI Mix View 97 Receptor Manual Click the MIDI Filter button to open the MIDI Filter panel for that channel MIDI Filter CH 02 bici E arar lapa moicnames MN 213 ff sf 6p 7 sf of sof af 12
126. ch Patch to copy before confirming your choice 1 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank containing the patch you wish to copy The bank name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection 2 Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The bottom line of the display is now used for selecting which of that banks 128 patches you wish to copy from The patch number is underlined and flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection 3 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch you wish to copy then press it to apply your selection The top line of the display now reads Copy Patch To and the bottom line displays the current bank name 4 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank you wish to copy the patch to The bank name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection 5 Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The bottom line of the display is now used for selecting which of that banks 128 patches you wish to copy to The patch number is underlined and flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection 6 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch number you wish to copy to If a patch location is currently empty the display reads empty 7 Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The display will say Are you sure and blink
127. ch into Receptor When you re finished turn off Receptor by pressing the POWER button TWICE By requiring that the POWER button be double clicked like you would double click a mouse button you re assured of never accidentally turning off Receptor in a live situation How and why do network Receptor to my computer There are several reasons why you ll want to network Receptor with your main computer including To transfer software updates that you download from the web into Receptor To transfer new plugins patches or samples to Receptor To remotely control Receptor s graphical user interface from your desktop computer The following sections will help you get your Receptor and computer communicating as quickly as possible Detailed descriptions of all network operations are covered in Chapter 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 1 Quick Start 18 Receptor Manual Connecting Is my computer s Ethernet port already in use You computer s Ethernet port may already be in use if you re connected to a cable DSL modem or to an existing network Check to see whether or not you re already using your computer s Ethernet port and proceed as follows If your computer s Ethernet port is not in use you can connect Receptor directly to your computer using a special Ethernet cable known as a crossover Ethernet cable This cable is available from most computer supply stores and differs from a standard E
128. channel views SOURCE FX A FX B FX C or MIX the four soft knobs are available for controlling up to four edit parameters simultaneously For example an analog synth plugin might assign these knobs to control filter frequency filter resonance Oscillator frequency and FM amount giving you a fair amount of real time control over the synthesizer For more information about how to use the soft knobs see EDIT Using the Soft Knobs on page 74 4 Front Panel Ul Overview 39 Receptor Manual 4 Front Panel Ul Overview 40 Receptor Manual 5 View Buttons in Depth This chapter discusses every View Mode button and its associated set of parameters You should have a basic understanding of Receptor s signal flow architecture and overall front panel operation before reading this chapter MULTI Button A Multi patch consists of an entire receptor configuration including all Source and Insert FX assignments on all Instrument channels all Effects Bus assignments the Master channel assignments and all routings button states and levels In addition many relevant Setup parameters are saved with Multi patches as discussed on a case by case basis in SETUP Button on page 59 Multi patches provide a quick one step method to reconfigure your entire Receptor for a new song or set This section discusses the parameters available when you press the MULTI button on Receptor MULTI Bank In order to conform with MIDI standards pat
129. ches are stored together in a group which is called a bank Each bank can hold up to 128 patches Receptor can store up to 128 banks of Multi patches for a maximum of 16 384 Multi patches To select a patch from a particular bank you must first select the bank then the actual patch To select a bank and load a Multi patch from that bank 1 Rotate the top display knob to select the Bank parameter 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank you wish to load The bank name is flashing 3 Press the bottom display knob Receptor shows you the first patch in that bank 4 Rotate the bottom display knob to select a patch The patch name will flash 5 Press the bottom display knob to load that patch into Receptor NOTE 1 You cannot select a bank without also selecting a patch since a bank is nothing more than a directory of patches NOTE 2 ROM bank names are enclosed in angle brackets like lt this gt When you see a bank name enclosed in lt angle brackets gt it means the bank is a factory bank and cannot be overwritten or deleted For more information see ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 5 View Buttons in Depth 41 Receptor Manual MULTI Patch If you want to select a patch from the current bank rotate the top display knob to select the Patch parameter If you want to select a patch from a different bank it will be fastest to use the Bank parameter discussed above Rotate the bottom displa
130. clicking the Next Patch button will load the first patch in the following bank Similarly if the first patch in a bank is currently loaded clicking the Prev Patch button will load the last patch in the previous bank KEYBOARD SHORTCUT You can select the next patch by typing the DOWN ARROW or on your qwerty keyboard Similarly you can select the previous patch by typing either the UP ARROW Save File button Click this button to open a pop up Save File panel which you use to save or modify any new instrument or effects patches you create For detailed information about the various bank and patch saving options see Chapter 11 Graphic Ul Saving and Managing Patches Editing in Faceless Mode At first blush you might not imagine ever wanting to edit a plugin in Faceless Mode After all Faceless Mode removes all graphical niceness from a plugin and replaces it with a sea of identical parameter faders In actuality there are two reasons you might want to use Faceless Mode Some plugins do not actually provide a graphical interface The only way to edit these plugins is to use Faceless Mode Faceless Mode allows you to see a large number of learned parameters simultaneously meaning you can quickly get a feel for which parameters are assigned to the front panel what their MIDI control assignments are and whether or not they ve been renamed To edit a plugin using a generic faceless UI 4 2 Enter Edit Vi
131. d to Effects Bus 1 Sending an MSB 127 LSB 6 message on MIDI Channel 2 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXC VST bank currently assigned to Effects Bus 2 Sending an MSB 127 LSB 6 message on MIDI Channel 16 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXC VST bank currently assigned to the Master Channel 16 MIDI Bank amp Patch Selection 188 Receptor Manual Viewing MSB LSB Bank Assignments Obviously with so many types of banks available it could be difficult to keep track of exactly what MSB and LSB combinations are used for each and every bank in Receptor For this reason Receptor provides numerous ways to see all your MSB LSB assignments making programming of your sequencer or MIDI controller quite simple Use Receptor s Patch and Bank Assignments report This is the quickest way to get a text list of all banks and patches stored in Receptor and their corresponding MSB LSB PGM assignments To do this mount Receptor on your desktop computer and open the Patch and Bank Assignments file inside the Reports folder Using the GUI Open a Load Panel for a bank or patch Click the Bank tab if it s not already selected Click the desired bank name That bank s MSB LSB assignment appears at bottom of panel Using the Front Panel Press the SETUP button on Receptor s front panel Rotate the top display knob to select the Change Bank Select parameter then rotate the bottom display knob to select the plugin
132. dard Ethernet cable between Receptor s Ethernet port and an open port on your router switcher 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 148 Receptor Manual 3 Turn on your computer then turn on Receptor and set its TCP IP Settings to Manual and enter the desired IP Address and Netmask To do this from the front panel 1 press the SETUP button then 2 turn the top display knob to select the TCP IP Setup parameter then 3 turn the bottom display knob to select Manual then 4 press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The LCD will now show the IP address To set it 1 rotate the bottom display knob to set the first number block and press the bottom display knob to advance to the second number block 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to set the second number block and press the bottom display knob to advance to the third number block 3 continue setting the third and fourth number blocks then press the bottom display knob and you will next see the TCP IP Netmask parameter In most cases the default Netmask setting will work but if you need to set it use the same procedure as you used for setting the IP address You will them be asked to confirm your change Select Yes and press the bottom display knob For more detailed information see SETUP TCPAP Setup on page 64 To do this from the graphical interface 1 click the Setup tab in the View bar at the top of the screen and 2 in the Network section of the Setup
133. dio In Right MIDI Out S PDIF Out Audio Out Left MIDI In S PDIF In Audio Out Right 06 0000 MUSE OUT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT RESEARCH Mouse Ethernet Keyboard Monitor 1024 x 768 USB 2 0 x4 ADAT Out Receptor Back Panel Top row left to right MIDI In Out and Thru ports S PDIF In and Out Audio Inputs Left Right 1 4 balanced connectors Audio Outputs Left Right 1 4 balanced connectors Bottom of box left to right Mouse port Keyboard port VGA connector for 1024 x 768 monitor 4 USB 2 0 connectors for attaching external USB peripherals such as an iLok keyboard mice musical keyboards control surfaces hard drives etc 100Base T Ethernet Connector ADAT output Under the Hood Receptor is housed in a standard dual unit rack mount enclosure Inside is a 40 GB hard disk and 256MB of PC2700 DDR RAM user expandable to 2 GB SAMPLER USERS Ifyou plan to employ sampler plugins and you use large numbers of samples or large sample libraries with Receptor you will definitely want to increase the amount of RAM in the unit You have the following options Add one stick of 256MB DDR PC2700 RAM for a total of 512 MB Add on stick of 512 MB DDR PC2700 RAM for a total of 768 MB Add one stick of 1 GB DDR PC2700 RAM for a total of 1256 MB If you wish to increase RAM beyond 1256 MB remove the existing 256 MB module and replace it with a higher capacity stick up to 1 GB for a maximum o
134. display knobs to rename your bank then press the bottom display knob to apply the name change The display will ask if you re sure 7 Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply 6 Editing Saving and Metering 81 Receptor Manual Meters Mode Receptor is a completely modular and flexible synth and effects device Because of this there may be times when you ve inserted a particular plugin that dramatically affects either the signal level for a particular channel or the overall CPU load on Receptor Meters Mode performs three functions e Tt lets you to view the signal level at any point within Receptor s multi channel signal chain e Ttlets you to view the CPU load for any individual plugin e When used in conjunction with the SETUP button it lets you monitor MIDI input activity see SETUP MIDI Monitor on page 60 In general if you press one of the View buttons followed by the METERS button you ll monitor both the CPU usage of that particular plugin plus the signal level at the output of that plugin If you re familiar with Receptor s Graphical view the following illustration shows you all the various places that you can tap the signal and meter it Press SOURCE then METERS to view the CPU usage of this plugin plus the signal level at the output of this plugin Press FX A then METER
135. e E EJromas ea lt acov gt gt EEE Ej ame rarsmoomn gt FX Slots e E SD OEI Single Patch Slot EA rm ses ESA AD t FX Routing Channel Details Overview The following sections discuss the various Channel Detail parameters in depth 7 Graphic UI Mix View 94 Receptor Manual Source Slot Anatomy These parameters are nearly the same as those accessed from the SOURCE button on Receptor s front panel They define a channel s audio source either an external audio input or a VSTi and as such are only available in Instrument Channels There are no Source Slots in either the Effects Bus or Master channels Source Selector Bank Selector uo E EC EEE ol EI LL Prev Next Patch Output Lovera Edit Bypass Save File MIDI Filter Patch Selector Source Source Selector Click the Source Selector to open a pop up panel of audio sources for the instrument An audio source can be either a VSTi software plugin or an external audio input If you select a VSTi Receptor instantiates that plugin If you select an audio input Receptor uses the signal appearing at that input as the audio source r Select Plugin to Instantiate FM7 Free Alpha GTG 7 SynthEdit GTG Micro SynthEdit 4Fiont Bass Module 4Front EPiano Module 4Fiont Piano Module JG3 Kompakt LOG 2 SynthEdit Lounge Lizaid EP 2 MictoSynth MP 5 1 SynthEdit Pandemonium PD Poly SynthEdit Piano Plasti
136. e bottom display knob to turn the output on Y or off N then press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The cursor moves under the Anlg option Rotate the bottom display knob to turn it on or off then press the bottom display knob to apply the selection The cursor moves under the SPDIF option Select Y on or N off then press the bottom display knob and the next output option AD12 on page 2 is underlined and ready for input Continue rotating and pressing the bottom display knob until you ve made all the desired output assignments After you ve made the final output assignment you ll see a screen asking whether or not you want to set the Output Assignments to their default values This gives you a quick way to reset the channel to Receptor s default output assignments Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select N no or rotate it clockwise to select Y yes then press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The default output settings are as follows e Ch 1 16 B1 B2 Mstr Y Anlg N SPDIF N AD12 N 34 N 56 N 78 N e Master Channel Anlg Y SPDIF Y AD12 Y 34 N 56 N 78 N 5 View Buttons in Depth 58 Receptor Manual You may route channels to as many outputs as you like When you route a channel to the Master bus it s output signal appears on the output s assigned to the Master Channel When you route a channel directly to a hardware output its signal appears at that output
137. e Filter E lt factory gt Edit Buttons Eje same O re Ratsn EX El ccconese az Ja acon SERENA Bi lt dorea an AR T nanar Ea e Click the Edit button in the View Bar to open an editor for the plugin whose name appears to the right of the button Click this Edit Button to edit this plugin 8 Graphic Ul Edit View 109 Receptor Manual Click the Editor Select button to open a panel showing all instantiated plugins Within that panel click the desired plugin and then click that panel s Edit button this procedure is discussed further in Using the Editor Select Feature on page 116 a Editor Select Button When you open a plugin editor an Edit Bar appears to the right of the View Bar e Learn Mode yasa EDIT 21 ciaw Of Ej lt acon gt E lt Hollow Ray gt 4 gt Saverrite ASEE I 1 VST Mode Faceless Mode ES Accessing Edit View s three modes As you can see in the previous figure there are three Mode Select buttons at the far left of the Edit Bar These are VST Mode button Click this button to view and edit the plugin using its own unique graphical VST interface This is the default mode whenever Receptor enters Edit View For more information see Editing in VST Mode on this page Learn Mode button Click this button to enter a special mode in which you can rename any parameter assign it to Receptor s front panel and put it under external MIDI control The Lear
138. e Master channel neither are the Pre Post buttons Send 2 Level Use this fader to set how much signal to send to Effects Bus 2 whose effect chain is configured in the B2 channel NOTE Send Levels are not present in the Effects Bus channels nor the Master channel Send 2 Pre Post button This button determines whether the signal is routed to Effects Bus 2 before pre or after post going through the channel volume In the default post fader position the button is dark changing the strip s volume level changes the amount of effected signal proportionately 7 Graphic Ul Mix View 91 Receptor Manual In the pre fader position the button is on and purple in color the Send Level and Volume level act independently This is useful if for example you wish to hear only an effected signal with no dry signal which you would accomplish by turning on the Pre Fader button and setting the Volume level to zero NOTE Since Send Levels are not present in the Effects Bus channels or the Master channel neither are the Pre Post buttons Pan Balance Slide the Pan Balance fader left and right to position the Instrument in the stereo field Control click the fader to reset it to the default center position All Receptor channels are stereo so if an instantiated plugin is actually mono Receptor will double the signal such that the left and right channels are identical In the case of mono plugins this parameter works like a traditional p
139. e TCP IP Setup parameter is set to Auto or Crossover then this parameter is read only If the TCP IP Setup parameter is set to Manual then you may edit the TCP IP address as follows 1 The IP Address is displayed in 4 blocks of 3 digit numbers The cursor is under the left most block and the text is blinking Rotate the bottom display knob to select the desired value from 000 255 then press the bottom display knob The cursor moves to the next block of numbers which are flashing Select the desired value for this block from 000 255 then press the bottom display knob Continue until you ve entered the desired IP address in all four blocks Press the bottom display knob after entering the fourth number block You ll then be asked to enter the desired TCP IP Netmask 5 Enter the netmask using the same technique used for entering the IP address then press the bottom display knob when finished If you don t want to change the netmask just press the bottom display knob to step through the fields without modifying any of them You ll then be asked to confirm your selection Yes or No 6 Rotate the bottom display knob to select Yes then press the knob to apply your selection Receptor will update your TCP IP settings a process that will take a few seconds NOTE The TCP IP Netmask parameter is global and is not saved with a Multi Patch SETUP TCP IP Netmask Rotate the top display knob to select the TCP IP Netmask para
140. e a more complicated challenge response form of copy protection It may be possible to use another computer one that s connected to the internet to transfer the challenge code to the developer s web site and upon receiving a response code type that into the dialog box that appears on Receptor After entering the requested information you should then test the plugin by switching to MIX view and instantiating it If everything works congratulations If the plugin doesn t work properly or fails to instantiate you should uninstall the dll as discussed in Uninstalling Unsupported Plugins on page 173 Receptor indicates that the file failed to install Plugins may fail to instantiate for any number of reasons such as missing support files or CD based copy protection schemes In this case you should uninstall the dll as discussed in Uninstalling Unsupported Plugins on page 173 IMPORTANT If Receptor crashes or fails to restart properly after you install an unsupported plugin please follow the instructions in the following section to uninstall the problem plugin 13 Receptor File Management 172 Receptor Manual Uninstalling Unsupported Plugins You cannot use Receptor s Uninstall button to remove any unsupported plugins Rather you must uninstall any unsupported plugins using the following technique 1 Mount Receptor on your computer s hard drive See Mounting Receptor on your Computer s Desktop on p
141. e are four options A gt B gt C This is the default routing It s a series connection in which the output of FX A feeds the input of FX B whose output feeds the input of FX C It s the mode used by nearly every mixing console and is the most familiar to musicians If your effect chain isn t giving you the results you expect you re probably not using the A gt B gt C effect routing If an effect is unassigned it is simply short circuited e A B C This isa parallel routing in which FX A B and C receive dry feeds and process them independently This can drastically alter the sound of the effects chain Note that unlike a series connection unassigned parallel effects are open circuited so they do not pass unfiltered signal to the output of the chain e A B gt C This is a combination series parallel routing in which the signal is split before being sent to FX A and FX B The output of FX B runs into the input of FX C and the output of FX C is then combined with FX A Again this can substantially alter the sound of the effects chain e A gt B C This is a combination series parallel routing in which the signal is split before being sent to FX A and FX C The output of FX A runs into the input of FX B and the output of FX B is then combined with FX C Again this can alter the sound of the effects chain Feel free to experiment Rotate the bottom display knob to choose between the four effect routings The routing flash
142. e bottom display knob to apply your selection Press the bottom display knob to apply The bottom line of the display is now used for selecting which of that banks 128 patches you wish to delete Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch you wish to delete The patch number is underlined and flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection 6 Editing Saving and Metering 79 Receptor Manual 5 Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The display will ask if you re sure 6 Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply SAVE FILE Rename Bank To rename any bank in Receptor 1 Rotate the top display knob to select the Rename Bank option 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank you wish to rename The bank name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection 3 Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The display will now allow you to rename the bank Rotate the top display knob to move the cursor Rotate the bottom display knob to change the character over which the cursor appears The entire bank name flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the name change NOTE You can delete the underlined character by pressing the top display knob 4 Rotate the top and bottom d
143. e disabled on Receptor s Master M channel 7 Graphic UI Mix View 92 Receptor Manual Use the Output Assignments panel to route the output of any channel to a particular hardware output or for Channels 1 16 and Effects Bus 1 and 2 to the Master channel bus Output routings are displayed in a simple grid where a blue button indicates that an output is active and a white button indicates that an output is not active Receptor s 19 channels consisting of instrument channels 1 16 Effects Bus 1 B1 Effects Bus 2 B2 and the Master M channel appear in columns All possible output routings appear in rows and include e Master Bus this is the default routing for the 16 instruments channels and two effects busses When you route a channel to the Master bus it s output signal appears on the output s assigned to the Master M Channel Click the Master Bus button beneath any channel number to turn the output on or off for that channel Analog L R ADAT 1 2 The Analog L R and ADAT 1 2 outputs are duplicated on Receptor Whatever appears on the analog output appears on the ADAT 1 2 output and vice versa Although you may route any channel directly to this output Receptor s Master Channel is permanently routed to the Analog L R ADAT 1 2 output So if you re wanting to route some channels to separate outputs for submixing purposes you ll probably want to choose another output pair Click the Analog L R ADAT 1 2 button ben
144. e if Receptor is connected to a standard network Most networks have DHCP servers of their own When Receptor is in Crossover mode it is acting as a DHCP server and the presence of two such servers could confuse the network NOTE TO MACINTOSH USERS If you re using a Macintosh computer crossover connections will work without setting Receptor to Crossover Mode If you frequently move your Receptor between a Macintosh location that requires a network connection and one that requires a crossover connection its alright to leave Receptor in Auto DHCP mode If however you plan to always use your Receptor with a crossover connection to a Macintosh you should set Receptor to Crossover mode to speed up the startup process Windows users must ALWAYS use Crossover Mode when using a crossover connection For more information about Crossover Mode and Crossover connections see Crossover Connection on page 145 5 View Buttons in Depth 65 Receptor Manual SETUP TCP IP Address Rotate the top display knob to select the TCP IP Address parameter If Receptor is setup to use Auto DHCP addressing as described in the previous section then the TCP IP Address parameter is read only If Receptor is setup to use Manual addressing then you may change Receptor s IP Address using this parameter Receptor uses this IP address to identify itself to another computer which is how you will upload new software and plugins As mentioned if th
145. e nee 129 Save File Panel Architecture 20 202s ES eee E a 130 Save File Panel Bank and Patch Lists n oaoa ce ees 131 Savile Pates riada 132 Saving a Patch to a New Location Save As s nananana aa o 133 Saving Patches from ROM Banks 00 cee eee eee eee eee eens 134 Renaming a Bank or Patch os snes duties boda ond ee keane Hla Beales 136 Renaming a Bank aiaia ara aina a eee 136 Renaming aPatch arata ai ee 137 Deleting a Bank or Palen ii AA Re es ARAS 137 Deleting a Banki s 34 it id A ets AS A S 137 Deleting a Patch tf tn eet A by AAA he te 137 Copying a Patch nia cee Sn aia ae di AS ta RO satu ett 138 Creating a New BM oes i eee eee eae es aes SS 138 Viewing a Bank s MIDI Bank Select Values o 0oooooooooommooo 139 Table of Contents 12 Receptor Manual Networking Receptor and your Computer 141 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer Networking Buzzwords oooocccocccc cece eee eee Receptor lt gt Computer Connection aasan e ee eee Crossover Connection 2 00 0 cece eee eens Network Connection e ceca craidd ioa oh eead eee ees Mounting Receptor on your Computer s Desktop Macintosh Mounting Instructions aaas uaaa aana Windows Mounting Instructions 1 2 20 0 0000 eee ee ee Getting Receptor s IP Address nnan anaana nnana eee eee 13 Installing Updating amp Managing Receptor Files Overview of Receptor s Hard Drive
146. e on the network Most Ethernet Routers are capable of dynamically assigning IP Addresses to any device that asks for one Using DHCP will in general make most networking tasks simpler since the network itself keeps track of IP addresses meaning you don t have to Receptor defaults to using DHCP addressing but if you want you can assign an IP address to it manually meaning it won t ask the network to give it an IP address Netmask The netmask is used to divide networks into smaller sub networks In general you can accept the default options that Receptor provides If your Receptor s are getting installed into a large office or classroom network you may need to set Receptor s Netmask to match your office networks Ask your IT guy Appletalk This is a common networking protocol that Apple Computer uses to connect its various computers and printers You will have to use Appletalk if you use OS 9 OS X users can choose to use either Appletalk or Windows networking as both are supported by this OS Windows Networking Windows networking uses something called Samba as its networking protocol Although Samba is used by Windows Linux and OS X the term Windows Networking is fairly common too Workgroup Windows Networking uses the concept of workgroups to divide your network into well workgroups This could be something as mundane as a collection of computers connected to the accounting workgrou
147. e the default bank or a bank that was loaded using the plugin GUI The MIDI channel used to send the patch change determines which Instrument s FXB plugin patch to change 16 MIDI Bank amp Patch Selection 185 Receptor Manual LSB Function ce a 32 Specifies the currently selected bank for the FXC plugin It could be an internal bank like the default bank or a bank that was loaded using the plugin GUI The MIDI channel used to send the patch change determines which Instrument s FXC plugin patch to change Specifies the currently selected bank for the FXA plugins in the two Effects Busses and the Master channel Specifically MIDI channel specifies FXA on Effects Bus 1 MIDI channel 2 specifies FXA on Effects Bus 2 and MIDI channel 16 specifies FXA on the Master channel Specifies the currently selected bank for the FXB plugins in the two Effects Busses and the Master channel Specifically MIDI channel specifies FXB on Effects Bus 1 MIDI channel 2 specifies FXB on Effects Bus 2 and MIDI channel 16 specifies FXB on the Master channel Specifies the currently selected bank for the FXC plugins in the two Effects Busses and the Master channel Specifically MIDI channel specifies FXC on Effects Bus 1 MIDI channel 2 specifies FXC on Effects Bus 2 and MIDI channel 16 specifies FXC on the Master channel These banks are reserved for future Receptor applications The following sections discuss thoroughly the various t
148. each bank can hold up to 128 patches this means Receptor could theoretically save as many as 2 million patches Obviously the ability to group patches into banks is very important You may find it useful for example to group like sounding patches together into a bank such as a bank of bass sounds a bank of brass sounds and so on Or you may wish to group patches by project such as a bank of patches used in a particular film score or another bank used in a live performance The choice of how you want to organize your banks and patches is totally up to you As you ve seen the Save File Panel has two tabs at the top Patch and Bank Click them to switch between the two lists In general Patch List The Patch List always displays 128 patches since there are always 128 patch locations within any bank If a patch location is not used it s called an empty patch The number and name of all 128 patches in the current bank are displayed in 4 columns NOTE Patches stored in ROM banks such as all lt factory gt banks can not be overwritten or deleted These patches are indicated by lt brackets gt around their name Similarly since you cannot write to a ROM bank no empty patch locations are indicated Bank List The number of banks displayed by the Bank List is variable For example if you have an analog synth plugin with only three banks of patches then the Bank List displays only those three banks If a particular patch
149. eath any channel number to turn the output on or off for that channel e ADAT 3 4 You may route the output of any channel to ADAT 3 4 This is ideal if you wish to set up separate submixes or apply external effects to one or more Receptor channels Click the ADAT 3 4 button beneath any channel number to turn the output on or off for that channel ADAT 5 6 You may route the output of any channel to ADAT 5 6 This is ideal if you wish to set up separate submixes or apply external effects to one or more Receptor channels Click the ADAT 5 6 button beneath any channel number to turn the output on or off for that channel ADAT 7 8 You may route the output of any channel to ADAT 7 8 This is ideal if you wish to set up separate submixes or apply external effects to one or more Receptor channels Click the ADAT 7 8 button beneath any channel number to turn the output on or off for that channel S PDIF L R You may route the output of any channel to the stereo S PDIF output This is ideal if you wish to set up separate submixes or apply external effects to one or more Receptor channels Click the S PDIF L R button beneath any channel number to turn the output on or off for that channel To close the Output Assignments panel and keep your changes click the Close button To close the Output Assignments panel and cancel all changes made since opening the panel click the Cancel button To reset all Receptor channels to their default output assignm
150. ect the wizard will help you create an account To just create a shortcut click Choose another network location Service providers xi MSN Communities t l Share your files with others or store them for your personal use gt Choose another network location Specify the address of a Web site network location or FTP site Click Next The next screen appears asking you for the address of your new network place 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 157 Receptor Manual 6 Type two backslashes followed by the name of your Receptor followed by a single backslash and the words Hard Drive For example if your Receptor is named Receptor 123456 you would type Receptor 123456 Hard Drive as shown below Add Network Place Wizard E What is the address of this network place Type the address of the Web site FTP site or network location that this shortcut will open Internet or network address x Browse NOTE To find the name of your Receptor either From the front panel 1 click the SETUP button then 2 rotate the top display knob to select the Name parameter then 3 read the name from the bottom line of the LCD From the graphical interface 1 click the Setup tab in the View Bar then 2 look at the field called Receptor Name in the Network parameters box 7 Click Next The next screen appears asking you to name your Rec
151. ed If it should malfunction or break down grounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock This product comes with a power supply cord with integral equipment grounding conductor and grounding plug This power supply cord must be plugged into an appropriate outlet which is has been properly installed and grounded in accordance with local electrical building codes and ordinances Use in countries other than the North America may require the use of a different power cable or attachment plug or both DANGER Risk of electrical shock or fire exists if the grounding scheme of a product is defeated or modified so that the ground is improperly connected Do not modify the plug on the power supply cord provided with this product if the power plug does not plug into your existing outlet or you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded check with a qualified electrician 2 Receptor Manual CAUTION If Receptor is rack mounted a standard 19 inch open frame rack must be used Do not install Receptor in rack that does not allow or provide for free air movement in and around the device or overheating and possible product damage may result 3 To reduce the risk of injury do not allow children to operate any electrical product without close supervision 4 Do not use Receptor near water for example near a bathtub or shower next to a sink in a damp basement or near or in a s
152. ed patch from the Patch List and close the Load Panel when you re finished For detailed information about loading banks and patches see Chapter 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches The patch selector shows the name of the current patch If a patch has been modified from the version stored on disk its name is italicized NOTE If a patch name appears with a prefix it means that the patch is referencing one or more plugins that cannot be instantiated Possible reasons for this include You have removed a plugin required by that patch That patch was created with a demo plugin that is now expired The patch may be referencing an iLok protected plugin and the iLok may not be inserted properly You can check the Source and FX plugin assignments to look for the problem It will be easy to spot since the questionable plugin s will have a prefix before their name that indicates what the problem might be That is XX before a plugin name means that it s no longer on Receptor 5 hard drive if you see before a plugin name it means its a premium plugin that you must purchase perhaps because a demo period expired before a plugin name means the plugin has not yet had its demo period activated and before the plugin indicates an error most likely that the iLok is not inserted properly 7 Graphic UI Mix View 106 Receptor Manual Single Prev Next Patch Buttons The button with the left pointing arrow selects the p
153. ee Sed 2 oY See a 118 HWeMpPO SOUrCE a a e E A e NM ta I he Dk e BL MN ed do E 118 Tempore ata a A AA ots eta eat lt 119 Time Signatures sai a a 119 Program Change Channel oooooccoo eee 119 Table of Contents 11 Receptor Manual SETUP View Network ParameterS o eee eee 119 Receptor Names ii a a a SRO 119 TGPAP S6ttingSsi c A is A ioe Bows ee 120 Appletalk tis oe sina tiseca A eal Se aad ns TOE uae glace a 120 Windows Networking nasos aa cece eee eee ee eee teen eens 120 SETUP View Install Parameters 0 anaana nannan aana ee eens 121 Install Button inna ho She eae es oa ee ee e s A os aca We ees 121 Uninstall Plugins BUON an aa A eee ed PS 122 SETUP View Info Parameters abit Sem bbe ed ened Bienlir e ld ie 122 SYSTEM VESTIDO naeia wien acer neti dae adh bad aid oN aie el Maat 122 Hardware Versions dine i stews ad debe GAS Sed Arps Sind th de ay dD ae WOAH neo 122 Me MOry coe cid ehh ra Sage a idee ease he eae Bode 123 Enable Zload coda 2x hb abe Beles Soe Ok aba bra aia 123 HardDisk 2 2 te thc dada sh Rane ads a di 124 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches 125 Load Panel Architectural alas ees 125 Bank and Paten Lists dorada iia oie he tea Pe baw kee RiGee Bete 127 ROM Banks and RAM Banks 2 6 sc sacs ear aed A ee Sse eeu 127 EMP iy alO NGS y rrenari oiar etc 1 o tdci Ped sa adds 128 11 Graphic Ul Saving and Managing Patches 129 Accessing the Save File Panel 00 cece eee eee ee
154. ee this symbol when a demo period has expired or if no demo is available for a particular plugin Also when you turn on Receptor your iLok is scanned for licenses after the unit starts up Because of this it s possible that plugins you have purchased will display the prefix for the first couple of minutes Don t worry Your purchased premium plugins will still instantiate if selected It just takes a couple of minutes for Receptor to scan all the plugins and update their prefix display which it does in the background so that Receptor will start up as quickly as possible e This means that an error is preventing you from instantiating this plugin In most cases it appears because the iLok is not inserted into Receptor properly XX This means that the plugin is no longer on Receptor s hard drive Obviously this will only appear if you have loaded a Single or Multi patch that references a plugin no longer on Receptor e No Prefix If there is no prefix before a plugin name that means it s either a free plugin or a premium plugin that you have purchased 5 View Buttons in Depth 46 Receptor Manual SOURCE Bank In order to conform with MIDI standards patches are stored together in a group which is called a bank Each bank can hold up to 128 patches Receptor can store over 16 000 banks of VST patches for a maximum of over 2 000 000 VST patches To select a patch from a particular bank you must first select
155. een shows you at a glance which MIDI channels are currently receiving some type of MIDI message If signal is detected on an incoming MIDI channel the display will show the channel s number If no signal is detected on an incoming MIDI channel the display will show a dot This is a quick and convenient way to troubleshoot your studio as it allows you to verify whether or not MIDI is reaching Receptor and on which MIDI channel MIDI channel numbering appears in this view as follows e 1 9 Instrument Channels 1 9 e 0 Ch10 e A Ch11 B Ch12 C Ch 13 D Ch 14 E Ch 15 F Ch 16 e R Real time unchannelized MIDI messages For example the sample display shown above tells you that MIDI data is currently being received on channels 1 2 9 10 12 and 16 The presence of the letter R also tells you that unchannelized real time messages are being sent to Receptor SETUP Master Transpose Rotate the top display knob to select the Master Transpose parameter Rotate the bottom display knob to transpose the MIDI note numbers by plus or minus 12 semitones The selection flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the change The Master Transpose setting is saved with a Multi patch 5 View Buttons in Depth 60 Receptor Manual SETUP Tempo Source Rotate the top display knob to select the Tempo Source parameter This determines whether Receptor derives its tempo from external MIDI beat clock or whether it uses i
156. emaining in the demo period When it expires the plugin will no longer instantiate and its name will have a prefix 3 If you wish to purchase the plugin go to www plugorama com and follow the online purchase instructions to transfer a license on your iLok While you re at plugorama com be sure to check for new plugins they re being added all the time 1 Quick Start 23 Receptor Manual 1 Quick Start 24 Receptor Manual 2 Receptor Architecture Receptor is a 16 channel multitimbral virtual sound module and effects unit Its ability to actually achieve 16 channels of playback is dependent on both the type and number of plug ins used and their processing demands Instruments Busses and the Master Output Receptor contains 19 channels 16 instrument channels two dedicated effects busses and a master bus These are discussed in the following sections Instrument Channels Each of the 16 instrument channels can have as its source either an internal VSTi or an audio input Each instantiated VSTi or audio input is routed through a dedicated trio of VST effects which can be configured in any series parallel combination The output of this effects stack can then be bussed pre or post fader to two different effects busses or it can be sent to the master bus or to any of the dedicated hardware outputs Audio In MIDI In ANALOG L R ADAT 1 2 ADAT 3 4 EFFECTS BUS 1 EFFECTS BUS 2 ADAT 5 6 MASTER BUS ADAT7 8 S
157. employ the same graphical user interface which is described in these Graphic UI chapters Receptor is designed to run full screen on a 1024x768 pixel monitor Different views are accessed by clicking the various tabs in the View Bar Mix Button Setup Button Edit Button Editor Select Button View Bar Buttons The main Receptor views are e Mix View Click the Mix button to see Mix View which is where you configure Receptor s 16 instrument channels 2 effect bus channels and its master channel Mix View is discussed thoroughly in Chapter 7 Graphic UI Mix View e Setup View Click the Setup button to see Setup View which is where you set global MIDI and communication parameters and various preferences Setup View is discussed thoroughly in this chapter e Edit View Click the Edit button to see Edit View which is where you edit any instantiated plugin on Receptor To select which plugin to edit click the Edit Select button and select from the list of currently instantiated plugins Edit View is discussed thoroughly in Chapter 8 Graphic UI Edit View Overview Setup View is where you configure Receptor to integrate with your studio your network and your preferred way of working Enter Setup View by clicking the Setup button in Receptor s View Bar 9 Graphic UI Setup View 117 Receptor Manual SETUP View Audio Parameters Master Sample Rate Use this parameter to set Receptor
158. eneral most modern multi port Ethernet devices are switchers Ethernet Router An Ethernet router contains a built in DHCP server This is the central nervous system of your network Routers have at least one Ethernet port though many contain multiple Ethernet ports and thus act as switchers as well as routers If you already own some type of router such as an 802 11 wireless base station and need only to add additional ports than you can purchase an Ethernet switcher to add more Ethernet ports to your existing network If you re building a network from scratch and don t already have an Ethernet router with a built in DHCP server then you will need to purchase a router switcher combination unit Some older multi port Ethernet devices are not actual switchers meaning they share bandwidth amongst all Ethernet devices If you re purchasing a new multi port Ethernet router make sure that it s a switcher and not just a hub Crossover Connection If you only have one Ethernet device to plug into your computer then you don t need to use an Ethernet router switcher you can simply plug the Ethernet device directly into your computer s Ethernet port This is known as a Crossover Connection because it requires a special type of Ethernet Cable known as an Ethernet Crossover Cable An Ethernet crossover cable is different than the standard type of Ethernet cable used to connect Ethernet devices to a router switcher If you
159. ent Ch 2 The same technique can be used in conjunction with the Note Range and Velocity Range parameters discussed later to create keyboard splits and zones Rotate the bottom display knob to select which incoming MIDI channel the VSTi should listen to The Channel number is underlined but does not flash When you select a different channel the change is instantly applied You can choose between MIDI channels 1 16 or you can choose All which means that the VSTi responds to data coming from any and all MIDI channels For more details and examples of this parameter s use see Source MIDI Filter Button on page 97 NOTE 1 This parameter only changes the MIDI channel used to control the sound being produced by an instantiated VSTi It does not re channelize the data used to control the Instrument Channel such as Volume Pan Effects Send Levels and so on For example if you instantiated a VSTi on Instrument Channel 2 but told it to listen to MIDI Ch 1 the VSTi would respond to note pitch bend mod and sustain pedal data on MIDI channel 1 but the Instrument Channel s volume pan effects send levels and so on would still respond to MIDI channel 2 This allows you to separately address and mix Receptor s 16 instrument channels even though some of them may use layered instruments NOTE 2 This parameter does not appear if you select an audio input source for the Plugin parameter SOURCE Plugin MIDI Ch Rotate the top dis
160. ents click the Defaults button NOTE 1 The same Output Assignments panel opens no matter which channels Output Assignment Selector you click Opening the Output Assignments panel gives you a quick one screen overview of Receptor entire output configuration The Output Assignment Selector at the bottom of each panel has two color states If the button is gray it means that the channel is set to its default output assignments If the button is blue it means you are currently overriding the default output assignment for that channel Custom Output Routing Default Output Routing 7 Graphic Ul Mix View 93 Receptor Manual Channel Number The channel number appears at the bottom of the channel strip Instrument Channels are numbered 1 16 Effects Busses are numbered B1 and B2 for Bus 1 and Bus 2 The Master output channel is labeled M for Master These are the same numbers that appear in the top left corner of Receptor s front panel LCD NOTE By default an instruments channel number is also its MIDI receive channel unless you manually override that value using the Source slots MIDI Filter Button discussed later in this chapter Channel Bypass Click the Channel Bypass button to bypass every plugin in that channel When a channel is bypassed it s Bypass button is yellow as are the Bypass buttons for all plugins in that channel If the channel is already bypassed then clicking the Channel Bypass butto
161. eptor 8 Type any name you want Kad Network Place Wizard y What do you want to name this place Create a name for this shortcut that will help you easily identify this network place Receptor 201998 Hard Drive Type a name for this network place My Receptor 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 158 Receptor Manual 9 Click Next then click Finish Add Network Place Wizard Completing the Add Network Place Wizard You have successfully created this network place A shortcut for this place will appear in My Network Places Dpen this network place when click Finish To close this wizard click Finish Windows creates a new network place and places it in My Network Places by default 10 If you wish create a shortcut to this new Receptor location on your Windows desktop Now anytime you want to connect to Receptor you just need to double click the Receptor shortcut on your desktop Windows XP Method 2 You can also connect with Receptor using this method which is a bit less elegant but will work just fine if for some reason you don t want to create a new Network Place 1 From the Start menu right click on My Network Places and from the contextual menu select the Explore option 2 In the Explore window click My Network Places to expand it Then click Entire Network then Microsoft Windows Network 3 Micr
162. eptor Manual Knob Assignments By default a plugin s first four parameter assignments 1 4 are controlled by Receptor s four front panel knobs This means your most desirable parameters are always within quick reach For more information see EDIT Using the Soft Knobs on page 74 Using the Editor Select Feature Receptor has a handy feature that allows you to switch between editors without returning to the Mix View It s called the Editor Select button Editor Select Button To open any instantiated plugin within Receptor 1 Click the Editor Select button The Editor Select panel appears which you use to select the plugin you d like to edit Select Plugin to Edit CH1 ComboSistr A Fiohmage Filter Lexicon PSP 42 2 Click the name of the plugin you d like to edit and that plugin s graphical editor will appear 3 Alternately you can click the Cancel button to close the Plugin Select panel without opening a new editor NOTE If you switch views you can always open the most recently visible plugin editor by clicking the Edit button directly An editor will open for the plugin whose name appears in the Editor Select 8 Graphic Ul Edit View 116 Receptor Manual 9 Graphic Ul Setup View Receptor s editing capabilities are enhanced by connecting a monitor keyboard and mouse directly to the unit or by networking Receptor with a computer and controlling it from that computer Both of these methods
163. er connection its alright to leave Receptor in Auto DHCP mode If however you plan to always use your Receptor with a crossover connection to a Macintosh you should set Receptor to Crossover mode to speed up the startup process Windows users must ALWAYS use Crossover Mode when using a crossover connection Address Use this field to display and or edit the IP address If TCP IP is set to Auto DHCP then the IP address is read only and cannot be modified If TCP IP is set to Manual then you can edit the IP address if you wish IP addresses are in the form nnn nnn nnn nnn where nnn 000 255 If you edit an IP Address you must click the Apply button in order for your modification to take effect Netmask Use this field to display and or edit the netmask If TCP IP is set to Auto DHCP then the Netmask is read only and cannot be modified If TCP IP is set to Manual then you can edit the Netmask if you wish Netmasks are in the form nnn nnn nnn nnn where nnn 000 255 If you edit the Netmask you must click the Apply button in order for your modification to take effect Appletalk Use this parameter to tell Receptor whether or not to appear on an Appletalk network If Appletalk is turned off unchecked you will not be able to see Receptor on an Appletalk network If Appletalk is turned on checked then Receptor will appear on an Appletalk network If you change the state of Appletalk networking you must
164. er of the parameter determines its display order in Receptor So in this case parameter 6 would be the sixth parameter you would scroll to when editing from Receptor s front panel Obviously you may want to rearrange the display order of parameters placing the most important numbers higher in the list This is discussed in Reordering Parameters on page 115 By default the first four parameters are assigned to the four soft knobs on Receptor s front panel To learn more about knob assignments see Knob Assignments on page 116 MIDI Control display Receptor automatically assigns a MIDI Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN to the first 4096 parameters of any Source VSTi or to the first 2048 parameters of an FX VST Use NRPN values to remotely control each associated parameter from an external hardware controller or sequencer The MIDI Control display shows the MIDI NRPN value required to modify each plugin parameter Each MIDI message takes on the following form Bn 63 mm Bn 62 Il where Bn P is the control change n is the MIDI channel 0 15 63 This tells Receptor that the next byte is the MSB of an NRPN mm This is the MSB of the NRPN Bn B is the control change n is the MIDI channel 0 15 62 This tells Receptor that the next byte is the LSB of an NRPN ll This is the LSB of the NRPN For more information about MIDI control of Receptor s plugin parameters see Chapter 17 MIDI Con
165. ere Bn P is the control change n is the MIDI channel 0 15 63 This tells Receptor that the next byte is the MSB of an NRPN mm This is the MSB of the NRPN Bn P is the control change n is the MIDI channel 0 15 62 This tells Receptor that the next byte is the LSB of an NRPN lIl This is the LSB of the NRPN 8 Graphic Ul Edit View 114 Receptor Manual Handy Features The following sections discuss some of the niceties and subtleties of Receptor plugin editing Reordering Parameters To change the display order parameters 1 In either the Faceless Mode UI or the Learn Mode Edit Bar Click the Order button for an assigned parameter DRIVE 3_ MIDI B1 6300 B1620A Order A Parameter Order panel appears It contains a list of all the parameters that are currently assigned to Receptor 5 front panel Parameter Order 1 CUTOFF 2 RESONANCE 4 ACCENT 5 WAVE 6 FILTER TYPE T Parameter Order Panel Click the parameter whose order you wish to change Type a new value in the Move To field then click the Do It button Receptor moves that parameter to the desired location shifting any parameters below it further down the list For example if you clicked WAVE 5 typed 3 into the Move To field then clicked Do It Receptor would place WAVE in position 3 and shift DRIVE to 4 and ACCENT to 5 4 When finished click Close 8 Graphic UI Edit View 115 Rec
166. es or Network Neighborhood on older versions of Windows To turn Windows networking off 1 Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to choose off then press it to apply your selection Receptor will update your network settings a process that will take a few seconds Receptor will no longer appear on any Windows networks To turn Windows networking on 1 Rotate the bottom display knob clockwise to choose On then press it to apply your selection SETUP Windows Workgroup Rotate the top display knob to select the Windows Workgroup parameter Use this parameter to view the name of Receptor s current Windows Workgroup or to change the name of that workgroup Windows Networking uses workgroups to gather up networked Windows machines into groups Receptor by default joins the Muse workgroup To change the name of Receptor s Windows Workgroup 1 Press the bottom display knob to rename the workgroup The top line changes to say Rename and the bottom line displays the current workgroup name with a cursor under the first character 2 Rotate the top display knob to move the cursor Rotate the bottom display knob to change the underlined character To delete a character press the top display knob and the underlined character will be deleted 5 View Buttons in Depth 67 Receptor Manual 3 Rotate the top and bottom display knobs to rename your workgroup then press the bottom display knob to
167. es indicating you must press the bottom display knob to actually load the effect routing FX Switch Rotate the top display knob to select the Switch parameter Use the Switch parameter to change the order of the three insert effects There are three options Switch A B Switches the plugin and patch assigned to FX A with the one assigned to FX B Switch A C Switches the plugin and patch assigned to FX A with the one assigned to FX C 5 View Buttons in Depth 54 Receptor Manual e Switch B amp C Switches the plugin and patch assigned to FX B with the one assigned to FX C Rotate the bottom display knob to choose between the three switch options The switch option flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to actually force the switch to occur FX Get From Rotate the top display knob to select the Get From parameter Use the Get From parameter to copy the effect both the plugin and its current settings from any other Receptor effects slot to the currently selected effects slot The Get From parameter takes the following form Ch lt n gt FX lt x gt lt plugin name gt When you first select the Get From parameter the Ch lt n gt field will be underlined and flashing Rotate the bottom display knob to select which Receptor channel contains the effect you wish to copy from 1 16 S1 S2 or M then press the bottom display knob to apply the selection causing the FX lt x gt field to be underlined and
168. es the Send 2 Pre Post button 0 63 post 64 127 pre MIDI CC 110 on the INST CH toggles the Solo 0 63 not soloed 64 127 soloed MIDI CC 7 0 127 on the INST CH controls the volume MIDI CC 116 on the INST CH toggles the channel bypass 0 63 not bypassed 64 127 bypassed MIDI CC 109 on the INST CH toggles the Mute 0 63 not muted 64 127 muted 15 MIDI Control of Receptor s Mixer 182 Receptor Manual MIDI Control of Effects Busses The following figure illustrates how to control Receptor s two effects busses via MIDI MIDI CC 111 on CH 1 toggles the FXA bypass on Effects Bus 1 MIDI CC 111 on CH 2 toggles the FXA bypass on Effects Bus 2 0 63 not bypassed 64 127 bypassed MIDI CC 114 on CH 1 selects the routing MIDI CC 112 on CH 1 MIDI CC 113 on CH 1 for Effects Bus 1 toggles the FXB bypass toggles the FXC bypass on Effects Bus 1 on Effects Bus 1 MIDI CC 114 on CH 2 selects the routing MIDI CC 112 on CH 2 MIDI CC 113 on CH 2 for Effects Bus 2 toggles the FXB bypass toggles the FXC bypass on Effects Bus 2 on Effects Bus 2 A gt B gt C 0 31 A B C 32 63 0 63 not bypassed 0 63 not bypassed A B gt C 64 95 64 127 bypassed 64 127 bypassed A gt B C 96 127 MIDI CC 15 on CH 1 controls the balance for Bus 1 MIDI CC 15 on CH 2 controls the balance for Bus 2 0 127 64 center MIDI CC 115 on CH 1 toggles the Mute for Bus 1 MIDI CC
169. essed from the SINGLE button on Receptor s front panel Single patches store the Source assignment Insert FX assignments and routings for an Instrument Channel They also store the patch data for each instantiated plugin which means your Single patches never lose their patch data if you happen to change or delete a VST patch that was used in creating a Single patch Bank Selector SINGLE Sacre a Jo af versan Save File Patch Selector Prev Next Patch The Single Patch parameters are discussed in the following sections Single Bank Selector Click the Bank Selector to open the Load Panel to its Bank List view Banks are directories of individual single patches stored in Receptor The bank you select determines the list of patches that appear in the Load Panel s Patch List Receptor stores up to 128 banks of Single patches In general select the desired bank from the Load Panel then click the Load Panel s Patch tab to select a patch to load from within that bank For detailed information about loading banks and patches see Chapter 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches SHORTCUT When the Load Panel is open press CTL TAB to switch back and forth between the Bank and Patch tabs without using the mouse Single Patch Selector Click the Patch selector to open the Load Panel to its Patch List view The Patch List contains the names and numbers of all 128 patches stored within the current bank In general select the desir
170. etails are displayed you may assign a sound Source and various insert effects to a channel SHORTCUT Shift click a gray Channel Selector to open a Source Select panel for that channel This saves you a step since you don t have to display the Channel Details before you select a Source Albino 2 When a button is blue as seen above it means that one or more plugins are assigned to that channel but that channel is not currently visible in the Channel Detail at the top of the screen If you click a blue Channel Selector it will turn orange and that channel s parameters will appear in the Channel Detail area SHORTCUT Shift click a blue Channel Selector to open a Source Select panel for that channel This lets you instantiate a different Source without first opening the Channel Detail area Ctl click a blue Channel Selector to uninstantiate all plugins on that channel thus clearing it in one swift action ComboSister e When a button is orange as seen above it means that one or more plugins are assigned to that channel and that it s the channel whose parameters are currently visible in the Channel Details at the top of the screen SHORTCUT Shift click an orange Channel Selector to open a Source Select panel for that channel This lets you instantiate a different Source without first opening the Channel Detail area Ctl click an orange Channel Selector to uninstantiate all plugins on that channel thus clearing it in one swift action
171. etworks have DHCP servers of their own When Receptor is in Crossover Mode it is acting as a DHCP server and the presence of two such servers could confuse the network NOTE TO MACINTOSH USERS If you re using a Macintosh computer crossover connections will work without setting Receptor to Crossover Mode If you frequently move your Receptor between a Macintosh location that requires a network connection and one that requires a crossover connection it s alright to leave Receptor in Auto DHCP mode as discussed in Network Connection on page 147 If however you 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 145 Receptor Manual plan to always use your Receptor with a crossover connection to a Macintosh you should set Receptor to Crossover mode to speed up the startup process Windows users must ALWAYS use Crossover Mode when using a crossover connection Using a Crossover Connection with Dial Up Internet You will get most of your plugins and software updates from www plugorama com Although you can transfer any files you download from plugorama com to any Receptor you may find it most convenient if the computer that s connected to Receptor is also connected to the internet If you currently have a dial up internet connection and a single Receptor connect your system as shown below As mentioned previously make sure to use a crossover Ethernet cable and not a standard Ethernet cable whenever you plug Receptor directly into you
172. ew using one of the procedures outlined in Opening an Editor on page 109 Make sure the Faceless Mode button is lit If not click it to enter Faceless Mode The plugin Ul appears on screen and the Edit Bar appears as shown here Bank Select Patch Select Save File Button Eb lt tactowy gt l B lt Hollow Ray gt l i 1 gt stn 55 Faceless Mode Button Previous Patch Bypass Next Patch Compare Edit Bar in Faceless Mode The Faceless Mode Edit Bar is identical to the VST Mode Edit Bar discussed in Editing in VST Mode on page 110 The real difference between these modes is in how you edit the actual plugin 8 Graphic Ul Edit View 111 Receptor Manual A faceless UI removes all the graphical niceness from a manufacturer s plugin and instead shows a generic listing of every parameter contained within the plugin Parameter Value Assign Order MIDI Control Typical Faceless Mode Ul If a plugin contains more than 15 parameters then the second column is filled and then the third If a plugin Previous Set Next Set Click the Next Set button to display the next set of 45 parameters Clicking the Prev Set button to display the previous set of 45 parameters Each parameter in a Faceless Mode UI looks as follows Order Parameter Name Assign MIDI Control NRPN Ana Oscl Semitone a l Parameter Value Value Fader Parameter Units Elements of a Faceless Mode parameter
173. f 2 GB total RAM 3 Receptor Hardware 31 Receptor Manual Connecting a Musical Keyboard You may connect either a MIDI keyboard or a USB Keyboard to Receptor If you use Receptor s MIDI IN port then any type of standard MIDI keyboard is supported If you chose to use Receptor s USB port for MIDI then as of this writing only the M Audio Oxygen 8 and Radium keyboards have been tested Check the museresearch com web site for additional keyboard support IMPORTANT You should shut down Receptor before unplugging a USB keyboard If Receptor is powered on and you disconnect and then reconnect a USB keyboard Receptor will in most instances no longer be able to see the reconnected USB keyboard 3 Receptor Hardware 32 Receptor Manual Using Receptor s Front Panel This section discusses how to use Receptor as a stand alone unit using only its own front panel buttons knobs and LCD Front Panel 33 Receptor Manual Front Panel 34 Receptor Manual 4 Front Panel Ul Overview Although you can edit Receptor graphically by connecting a dedicated keyboard mouse and monitor or by connecting it to a computer via Ethernet it s designed to be completely and intuitively operated using only its front panel The following sections discuss the basic operation of Receptor s front panel user interface while the remaining chapters delve deeply into the details of the configuration process Front Panel Interface Basics Receptor s front
174. fects on a channel click one of the three switch buttons at the top of the panel Specifically e Switch A amp B Switches the order of FX A and FX B e Switch B C Switches the order of FX B and FX C e Switch A amp C Switches the order of FX A and FX C To copy another effect to the active FX slot click any effect in the bottom get from grid The grid shows every instantiated effect in Receptor including the effects assigned to all 16 instrument channels the two effects busses and the master channel When you click an effect in the get from grid its name appears in the highlighted active FX slot at the top of the panel To accept the changes and close the panel click OK or hit the Return key 7 Graphic UI Mix View 104 Receptor Manual FX Edit Button Press this button to open an editor for the instrument you ve selected in the Plugin selector This causes Receptor to switch to Edit View which is detailed in Chapter 8 Graphic UI Edit View FX Save File Button Click this button to open a pop up Save File options panel which you use to save or modify any new effects patches you create For detailed information about the various bank and patch saving options see Chapter 11 Graphic Ul Saving and Managing Patches FX Routing This is the same parameter as the Route parameter accessed from Receptor s front panel FX A FX B or FX C buttons Click one of the four buttons to choose
175. gister Receptor Automatically using the Register Receptor html file or manually Automatic Registration To register Receptor automatically 1 Open the Register Receptor html file in your browser The Register Receptor html file is located on Receptor s hard drive which is mounted on your computer 5 desktop 2 Follow the online instructions Manual Registration You can register Receptor from any computer whether it s connected to Receptor or not To do so 1 Launch your computer browser and go to http www plugorama com 2 You must have a Plugorama account before you can register your Receptor If you have never used Plugorama simply create a user account in the Cart amp Profile section right hand column It s free easy and necessary should you ever want to update your Receptor and why wouldn t you 3 Once you have a Plugorama com account simply click the Registration link in the Receptor management area on Plugorama com 4 Enter the serial number of your Receptor plus any other bits of info that Plugorama requests NOTE If you prefer good old fashioned snail mail you can open the offline_registration_form html in your browser fill it out print it and mail it to Muse Research 13 Receptor File Management 168 Receptor Manual Updating Receptor Software One thing you ll want to do regularly is check for updates to Receptor s operating system and if one exists download it and install it into Receptor
176. gt 035 lt LD FM Piano PR gt 036 lt LD Fieestyler gt lt LD 038 lt LD Grunchy Hit gt 039 lt LD Guitatish HM gt 040 lt LD Jimi PR gt 041 lt LD Kharma HM gt 042 lt LD Loveparade gt 043 lt LD Minimoog RK gt 044 lt LD Minister HM gt 045 lt LD Modulatis HM gt 046 lt LD Muug PR gt 047 lt LD Mysteion Cats gt 048 lt LD Noise Choids gt 049 lt LD Paffendorf gt 050 lt LD Polybrass PR gt 051 lt LD Polytack HM gt lt LD Trancefloor PR gt lt LD Vintage 80 s gt lt LD Volks Lead HM gt lt LD Wulli PR gt lt ORG Church 1 HM gt lt ORG Church 2 HM gt lt ORG Funk gt lt ORG Organa gt lt ORG Organix gt lt ORG Space Jazz gt lt REV Atati in Space gt lt REV Final Front CH gt lt REV Pizzicato gt lt REV Space Squares gt lt GT Grap Gate gt lt GT Machinery HM gt lt GT Mosquitos gt lt GT Movement CH gt lt GT Tecline xtReme PR gt 097 098 lt PA Plastimex HM gt lt PA Rasputin HM gt 099 lt PA Ringmods gt 100 101 102 lt PA Schwinluich HM gt lt PA Solina HM gt lt PA Space Pad CH gt 103 lt PA Space Pads gt 104 105 lt PA Synced gt lt PA Voices gt 106 lt PA Voices 2 gt 107 108 lt PA Wam gt lt PA Wasp String HM gt 109 lt PA Whirlpool HM gt 110 111 112 113 114 115 lt FX 2 Bit gt lt FX Alien Bells gt lt FX Au Weia HM gt lt FX Big
177. h Muse Research recommends that you use at least a 100BASE T network if possible 100BASE T If you read the description of 10BASE T then you can probably surmise that 1 OOBASE T tells us that the Ethernet device is capable of transferring data at 100 megabits per second and that it too is a Twisted pair connector 100BASE T is often called Fast Ethernet and is ten times faster than standard 10BASE T Receptor is capable of operating at 100BASE T and Muse Research recommends that you use this speed or higher when setting up your computer network Most modern computers networked devices and Ethernet routers switchers see definition later now support use of both 10BASE T and 100BASE T networks e Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet is even faster than 100BASE T 10 times faster since it transfers data at a rate of 1000 Megabits per second Receptor can be used on a Gigabit Ethernet network but is not itself gigabit capable That means that Receptor will still communicate with other networked devices at a rate of 100 megabits per second even if installed on a Gigabit Ethernet network 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 143 Receptor Manual 12 Ethernet Switcher This is a device that contains multiple Ethernet ports and thus expands the number of Ethernet devices you can connect to your network Ethernet switchers unlike older hubs guarantee full bandwidth to each Ethernet device that connects to it In g
178. hat you must press the bottom display knob in order to apply your selection 4 Front Panel UI Overview 37 Receptor Manual If you understand these basic functions you can quickly and effortlessly navigate through Receptor s hierarchy using only this 2 line display More Parameters Channel Number to the left Parameter Name Move Parameters to the right CPU Usage Parameter Value Typical LCD Interface Components The following sections will discuss the various LCD interface components Channel Number This always appears at the top left of the display to indicate which channel you re currently editing When Receptor is in SINGLE SOURCE FX A FX B FX C or MIX views the channel will indicate which of Receptor s 19 channels you re editing e 01 16 indicating Receptor Channels 1 16 B1 B2 indicating Receptor s Effects Bus and 2 channels e M indicating Receptor s Master output channel To change the current Channel Number 1 Press the top display knob to enter Channel Select mode The top line of the display reads Select Channel and an arrow points toward the LCD channel indicator which is now underlined 2 Rotate the top display knob to change the channel and press it again when finished If you dont press the top display knob to exit Channel Select mode Receptor will still apply the channel change and automatically exit this mode after a few seconds Additionally when Receptor is
179. hen 1 Mount Receptor on your desktop as described in Mounting Receptor on your Computer s Desktop on page 149 On your computer drag a folder of fxp files or a fxb file to Receptor s Drop Installers Here folder On Receptor go to Setup View and install trigger an installation On the graphical interface click the Setup tab in the View bar and press the Install pending files button Or on the front panel press SETUP Turn the top display knob until Install Upgrade is displayed then press the bottom display knob to select the All files option You ll be asked to confirm the installation Rotate the bottom display knob to select Yes then press the bottom display knob again to install NOTE To delete banks or patches from Receptor use Receptor 5 built in file management tools discussed in Chapter 11 Graphic UI Saving and Managing Patches Installing and De installing Unsupported Plugins Although Receptor runs standard Windows plugins 1t requires a different installer than the plugins that run on a PC Receptor unlike a PC provides a completely standardized and consistent installation method for plugins from all of Muse Research s partners It also has its own file management system and a standardized copy protections methodology using Pace s iLok Muse Research will release more Receptorized plugins on an ongoing basis so the available number of officially released plugins will increase steadily The
180. his is independent from any MIDI mapping that may be applied to a plugin 16 000 MIDI addressable banks are reserved for storing and accessing VSTi Source patches Whenever you add or create a bank of patches for a particular VSTi Source Receptor automatically assigns it an MSB between 2 and 126 and an LSB between 0 and 127 All patches within a Bank belong to the same plugin Any time you send a plugin specific bank patch message to Receptor the associated plugin is automatically instantiated replacing any previously instantiated plugin In this way you can remotely and automatically instantiate any VSTi and load a patch via MIDI The MIDI channel is used to specify which of Receptor s 16 Instrument channels to use This is independent from any MIDI mapping that may be applied to a plugin Specifies the currently selected bank for an Instrument s Source plugin It could be an internal bank like the default bank or a bank that was loaded using the plugin GUI The MIDI channel used to send the patch change determines which Instrument s Source plugin patch to change Specifies the currently selected bank for the FXA plugin It could be an internal bank like the default bank or a bank that was loaded using the plugin GUI The MIDI channel used to send the patch change determines which Instrument s FXA plugin patch to change Specifies the currently selected bank for the FXB plugin It could be an internal bank lik
181. hould use a 100Base T or faster network Remote operations over a 10Base T network or a slower 802 11b wireless network may feel a bit clunky 13 Receptor File Management 174 Receptor Manual 14 Patch Management Managing Patch fxp and Bank fxb files Receptor and your computer work together to help you manage your banks and patches Manual Patch Management The most orderly way to deal with patch banks is to massage them into shape on a computer before sending them to Receptor Basically any patch created for Receptor must be named in the following format nnn patchname fxp where nnn patch number from 000 127 No patch bank can contain more than 128 patches For example suppose you download a bunch of patches for Dash Signature s daAlpha2k synthesizer from various web sites You can gather up to 128 of them in a single folder which you name something like daAlpha2k Web1 You then rename each patch with a prefix number and a dash where the prefix number is the actual MIDI patch number When you drag and drop this folder to Receptor s Drop Installers Here folder and trigger an install see Installing Patches fxp fxb on Receptor on page 171 Receptor creates a bank out of this folder and assigns it the next available MSB LSB If that folder contains fewer than 128 patches Receptor creates empty patches to fill out the bank Semi Automatic Patch Management If you d rather not bother with so
182. ia MIDI bank program change messages Receptor s effects plugins can also store patch banks that aren t MIDI addressable but that s not the subject of this chapter is it Needless to say with over 2 million patches available some amount of structure needs to be given to Receptor s bank patch numbering methodology Receptor responds to standard MIDI bank patch change commands That 1s to change patches in Receptor you need to send it two bank select messages followed by the desired program change number for the MIDI channel whose patch you wish to change Specifically you need to send the following messages MSB CC00 LSB CC32 PGM Banks are organized as follows Mss ES Function cc 00 cc 32 There are 128 banks available for storing up to 16 384 Multi patches All Multi patch banks have an MSB 0 and an LSB between 0 and 127 Multi patches apply to the entire Receptor configuration and therefore work across all MIDI channels If you want to limit the reception of Multi patch program changes to a single MIDI channel use the Program Change Channel parameter discussed in SETUP Program Change Chan on page 62 There are 128 banks available for storing up to 16 384 Single patches All Single patches have an MSB 1 and an LSB between 0 and 127 Single patches apply to an entire Instrument Channel The MIDI channel you use to send the patch change determines which of the 16 instrument channel Single patches to change T
183. iate power outlet 10 The power supply cord should be removed from the power outlet when not being used for extended periods of time 11 Care should be taken so that foreign objects or liquids are not introduced into the product enclosure openings 12 The product should be serviced by a qualified service person when any of the following events occur A The power supply cord or the plug have been damaged B Objects have fallen into or liquid has been spill into the product C The product has been exposed to rain D The product does not appear to be operating normally or exhibits a marked change in performance E The product has been dropped or the enclosure has been damaged 13 Do not attempt to service this product beyond what is described in the user maintenance instructions Any required service should be performed by qualified service personnel Please contact the factory for your nearest qualified service center 14 For your personal safety and the safety of others A Do not operate this or any other audio device for long periods of time at high volume levels or at a level that is uncomfortable Ensure your hearing is protected against inadvertent excessive sound pressure level in your studio or performance environment If you experience any hearing loss or ringing of the ears consult your physician or audiologist B Take care when programming any of the synth filters distortion programs or filter effects contained herein using
184. ick to open Bank Patch select panel ComboSister SOURCE psec Fie FX Routings click button to change routing Effect Bus Send Levels Volume Pan Mute Solo Output Assignment Channel Bypass By default each Receptor channel listens to the like numbered MIDI channel though you can override this But for now instantiate different plugins on each channel corresponding to the MIDI track you assigned in your sequencer In the following example Track 1 in Logic is assigned to Receptor MIDI channel 1 which is configured to play the Combo Sister VSTi Track 2 is assigned to Receptor MIDI channel 2 which is configured for Eve Track 3 plays Albino 2 and Track 4 plays CS 80v 1 Quick Start 22 Receptor Manual How do demo and buy premium plugins Receptor ships with a nice collection of freeware but you ll eventually want to use some commercial plugins Receptor protects these with Pace s iLok a USB key that stores licenses for all your commercial plugins Receptor ships with many commercial plugins pre installed with 30 day demo periods You can identify a commercial plugin demo by opening a plugin select panel and looking for any plugin name that begins with 1 instantiate a demo plugin whose name begins with 2 A dialog box or LCD asks if you want to start the demo period choose YES You have 30 days to demo the plugin The prefix counts down the number of days r
185. ield called Receptor Name in the Network parameters box 4 Click Next 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 161 Receptor Manual 5 Inthe following screen make sure Hard Drive is selected and then click Next Add Network Place Wizard E x These are the shared folders on Receptor 2 Select the one you want and then click Next n A Folder Comment 5 Hard Drive lt Back Cancel 6 Inthe next dialog you have the option of entering a new name for your Receptor disk Type whatever name you want then click Finish Add Network Place Wizard x Completing the Add Network ee Place Wizard eer i You are ready to connect to Receptor 2 Hard Drive Enter a name for this Network Place My Receptor To connect to this Network Place click Finish lt Back Cancel A new window will open for this Network Place displaying the contents of Receptor 5 hard drive Note also that My Network Places now contains a new item with the name you typed above 7 To make it easy to access your Receptor in the future you may want to create a shortcut to this file and place it in a convenient place like your PC s desktop Double click the shortcut any time you want to mount Receptor s hard drive on your PC As long as Receptor s name stays the same Windows will always find your Receptor even if its IP address changes or you switch connection methods such as switching betwee
186. iew buttons with indicator LEDs The LEDs are used to indicate which parameter page you re currently viewing in the LCD To learn more about these buttons see Chapter 5 View Buttons in Depth e Modifier Buttons There are 3 Modifier buttons with indicator LEDs These LEDs are of a different color than the 8 View button LEDs Pressing one of these buttons modifies the concurrently lit View button To learn more about these buttons see Chapter 6 Editing Saving and Metering USB Port This is one of five USB ports on Receptor the others are on the rear panel Use the USB ports to plug in optional accessories such as keyboard mice musical keyboards control surfaces hard drives etc e Power Button As you might expect this button is used to turn Receptor on or off What you might not expect is that the word power refers both to the electrical implications of the button and to its capabilities See the following section for more information Power Button Operation Receptor s POWER button has multiple features that belie its seemingly innocuous functionality Specifically To turn Receptor ON 1 Press the button once Receptor will perform some self diagnostics then cycle through a startup process To turn Receptor OFF 1 Press the power button twice within a second Thats right you read correctly You need to double click the power button in order to shut down Receptor There is method to our madness ho
187. ilable then NEXT PAGE and PREVIOUS PAGE icons will appear at the bottom of the Plugin Select panel Use these to view the next or previous set of 128 plugins 7 Graphic UI Mix View 102 Receptor Manual Some plugins may have bracketed prefixes before their names Here s what they mean This means that a demo version of the plugin is currently installed and that by instantiating it you will activate its demo period nn In this case nn some number such as 17 or 03 or 11 This means that the plugin is currently running in demo mode and this prefix shows you how many days remain in your demo period This means that the installed plugin must be purchased in order to be instantiated You will see this symbol when a demo period has expired or if no demo is available for a particular plugin Also when you turn on Receptor your iLok is scanned for licenses after the unit starts up Because of this it s possible that plugins you have purchased will display the prefix for the first couple of minutes Don t worry Your purchased premium plugins will still instantiate if selected It just takes a couple of minutes for Receptor to scan all the plugins and update their prefix display which it does in the background so that Receptor will start up as quickly as possible This means that an error is preventing you from instantiating this plugin In most cases it appears because the iLok is not inserted into
188. in MULTI view the channel number displays e MU indicating that you re viewing MULTI patch parameters which are independent of a channel selection When Receptor is in SETUP view the channel number displays e SU indicating that you re viewing SETUP parameters which are independent of a channel selection CPU Usage Unlike a traditional fixed architecture synth Receptor s performance varies greatly depending on the type and number of instruments and effects you instantiate For example loading a complex reverb plugin requires far more of Receptor s internal CPU power than a simple digital delay Similarly loading three analog synths requires more CPU usage than one In addition the CPU usage of most VST instruments varies depending on how many simultaneous notes you re currently playing 4 Front Panel UI Overview 38 Receptor Manual Because of these facts you 1l always want to keep your eye on Receptor s CPU usage This little gauge which is almost always visible in the bottom left of the LCD indicates CPU usage It occupies the two lower left characters in the LCD and fills from left to right as the CPU usage increases lt 5 5 20 21 40 41 60 61 80 81 90 91 99 OVER CPU Gauge and its indication of approximate CPU usage If you overload Receptor s CPU the display is replaced by a double set of exclamation points When this happens you should bypass or uninstan
189. ins made by that particular developer on the SOURCE Plugin page For example if you choose reFX the SOURCE Plugin page would show only reFX products like Beast Claw PlastiCZ Slayer2 and Vanguard NOTE Although this is the first SOURCE parameter page it is not actually the screen you land on when you press the SOURCE button Pressing the SOURCE button lands you on the Plugin parameter screen described below 5 View Buttons in Depth 45 Receptor Manual SOURCE Source This parameter works in conjunction with the View Plugin Type parameter described above It lists every possible audio source of the type you chose to view If you chose A11 as the plugin type on the View Plugin Type page the default choice then the Source parameter displays every possible audio source available for that channel An audio source can be either a VSTi software plugin or an external audio input hardware plugin If you select a VSTi Receptor instantiates that plugin If you select an audio input Receptor uses the signal appearing at that input as the audio source Rotate the bottom display knob to select the audio source Sources appear in the list as follows e none This option always appears first Selecting it uninstantiates a Source plugin When you uninstantiate a Source plugin you automatically clear any FX instantiations used in the channel Essentially none provides a shortcut for completely clearing an instrument channel
190. ious table that you can send both coarse and fine controls to these 16 parameters via MIDI The MSB values 16 31 are the coarse controls and will be the values you most often use to change parameters The LSB values 48 63 are used to fine tune a value In most instances you will not hear much of a difference when you vary a fine control but its supported for just those instances such as controlling a filter s resonance where fine control can make an audible but subtle difference 17 MIDI Control of Plugin Parameters 193 Receptor Manual Controlling the First 4 Parameters of Any FX Plugin As discussed in Chapter 8 Graphic UI Edit View you can map any plugin parameter to Receptor s front panel and define the order in which you want those parameters displayed You may use MIDI CC messages to access the first 4 parameters of any FX plugin on any of Receptor s 19 Channels 16 Instrument Channel 2 Effects Bus Channels and one Master Channel Instrument FX Plugins MIDI controllers 72 83 are used to access the first 4 front panel parameters for each of an instrument channel s 3 FX plugins For example if you wanted to control the third parameter of FX B on Instrument Ch 4 you would send a value between 0 127 for CC 78 on MIDI Ch 4 since each MIDI channel controls each like numbered Receptor Instrument Channel MIDI CC Receptor Function Decimal 72 FX A Front Panel Parameter 1 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch 7 FX A
191. irectories of individual Multi patches stored in Receptor The bank you select determines the list of patches that appear in the Load Panel s Patch List Receptor stores up to 128 banks of Multi patches In general select the desired bank from the Load Panel then click the Load Panel s Patch tab to select a patch to load from within that bank For detailed information about loading banks and patches see Chapter 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches SHORTCUT When the Load Panel is open press CTL TAB to switch back and forth between the Bank and Patch tabs without using the mouse 7 Graphic Ul Mix View 107 Receptor Manual Multi Patch Selector Click the Patch selector to open the Load Panel to its Patch List view The Patch List contains the names and numbers of all 128 patches stored within the current bank In general select the desired patch from the Patch List and close the Load Panel when you re finished For detailed information about loading banks and patches see Chapter 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches The patch selector shows the name of the current patch If a patch has been modified from the version stored on disk its name is italicized NOTE If a patch name appears with a prefix it means that the patch is referencing one or more plugins that cannot be instantiated Possible reasons for this include e You have removed a plugin required by that patch e That patch was created with a demo plugin that is
192. isplay knobs to rename your bank then press the bottom display knob to apply the name change The display will as if you re sure 5 Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply 6 Editing Saving and Metering 80 Receptor Manual SAVE FILE Rename Patch To rename a patch 1 Rotate the top display knob to select the Rename Patch option 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank that contains the patch you wish to rename The bank name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection 3 Press the bottom display knob to apply The bottom line of the display is now used for selecting which of that banks 128 patches you wish to rename 4 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch you wish to rename The patch number is underlined and flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection 5 Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection The display will now allow you to rename the patch Rotate the top display knob to move the cursor Rotate the bottom display knob to change the character over which the cursor appears The entire patch name flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the name change NOTE You can delete the underlined character by pressing the top display knob 6 Rotate the top and bottom
193. ively For FX A FX B and FX C on Bus 1 Bus 2 or the Master the offset would be 80 96 and 112 respectively EXAMPLE 2 To control parameter 537 of a plugin instantiated in slot FX B of a channel MSB 4 48 52 LSB 25 The MIDI channel of NRPN s is used as follows to select one of the 16 tracks use MIDI channel 1 16 For Bus 1 use MIDI channel 1 for Bus 2 use MIDI channel 2 and for the Master use MIDI channel 16 EXAMPLE 3 To control parameter 537 of a plugin instantiated in slot FX B of Bus 2 MSB 4 96 100 LSB 25 MIDI Channel 2 The entire sequence of MIDI bytes for CC99 and CC98 will be in hexadecimal B163 64 BI 62 19 Now that you know the math involved you ll be pleased to know that Receptor automatically calculates and displays the NRPN values for plugin parameters in either Faceless Mode as discussed in Editing in Faceless Mode on page 111 or in Learn Mode as discussed in Learn Mode on page 113 17 MIDI Control of Plugin Parameters 192 Receptor Manual Editing Plugin Parameters with MIDI Controller Messages The advantage of using MIDI Controller Messages for parameter editing is that they re easier to program into a sequencer or MIDI control surface and they re compatible with a greater variety of control surfaces The disadvantage is that the quantity of available MIDI Controller numbers is limited and as such their functions change depending on which plugin is instantiated in
194. k Patch Shortcut The METERS button performs a special shotcut when you press it with Receptor in Setup Mode Specifically if you press the SETUP button then press the METERS button Receptor will load a blank Multi patch just as if you chose this option from MULTI view as discussed on page 43 This is simply a shortcut that allows you to quickly load a blank Multi patch into Receptor giving you a clean slate with which to begin building patches 6 Editing Saving and Metering 83 Receptor Manual 6 Editing Saving and Metering 84 Receptor Manual Graphic Editor This section discusses Receptor s built in graphic editor which is available by either connecting a keyboard monitor and mouse directly to Receptor or remotely controlling it from a computer using Ethernet Graphic Editor 85 Receptor Manual Graphic Editor 86 Receptor Manual 7 Graphic Ul Mix View Receptor s editing capabilities are enhanced by connecting a monitor keyboard and mouse directly to the unit or by networking Receptor with a computer and controlling it from that computer Both of these methods employ the same graphical user interface which is described in this and the following Graphic UI chapters Receptor is designed to run full screen on a 1024x768 pixel monitor Different views are accessed by clicking the various tabs in the View Bar Mix Button Setup Button Edit Button Editor Select Button View Bar Buttons The mai
195. l and returning Receptor to its default configuration This is the ideal way to wipe the slate clean and start setting up an entirely new Multi patch from scratch To initialize the Multi patch simply press the bottom display knob All channels will be cleared and the screen will indicate when the process is finished SHORTCUT Receptor provides a shortcut for loading a blank Multi patch from the front panel Specifically if you press the SETUP button then press the METERS button Receptor will automatically load a blank Multi patch This is great if you want to quickly set Receptor to a known empty state Force Load a Blank Patch You can force Receptor to turn on with its blank patch by holding the MULTI button down while the unit turns on This is convenient if in the rare case Receptor is trying to turn on and load a damaged or corrupted Multi patch NOTE 1 It s most important to hold the MULTI button during the final stages of initialization So dont give up holding the button until the unit is completely on and the user interface is displayed NOTE 2 If a Receptor startup configuration fails to load and the host fails to start then the next time Receptor starts up it will load its empty default state This is a fail safe to prevent Receptor from attempting to endlessly restart in an unstable state SINGLE Button Single patches store the Source assignment Insert FX assignments and routings for an Instrument Channel They
196. l you wish regardless of which Instrument Channel you used to instantiate the plugin or which incoming MIDI Channel it listens to 5 View Buttons in Depth 49 Receptor Manual Rotate the bottom display knob to choose the channel remapping The Remap channel is underlined but not flashing When you select a different channel the change is instantly applied You can choose between MIDI channel 1 16 or you can choose Thru which means that the VSTi plays on the same MIDI channel set by the Listen to MIDI Ch parameter For more details and examples of this parameter s use see Source MIDI Filter Button on page 97 NOTE This parameter does not appear if you select an audio input source for the Plugin parameter SOURCE Channel Transpose Rotate the top display knob to select the Channel Transpose parameter Use Channel Transpose to transpose the playback pitch of the instrument channel up or down 3 octaves in semitone increments Because Channel Transpose acts only on the selected channel it is different than the global Receptor wide transposition value set by the Master Transpose parameter which is available under the SETUP button Channel Transpose is particularly helpful when used in conjunction with the Note Range parameter since 1t will let you fit the desired octaves within the note range you select Rotate the bottom display knob to set the Channel Transpose to any value between 36 semitones and 36 semitones
197. lable shares for server Receptor 201998 press Connect NOTE Appletalk does not refresh itself very often and if you ve recently turned on your Receptor it may not immediately appear in the Local folder If you re in a hurry you can always type in your Receptor s IP address To do so choose Connect to Server from the Go menu and enter the IP address of your Receptor into the Server Address field then click Connect To learn how to get Receptor s IP address see Getting Receptor s IP Address on page 162 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 149 Receptor Manual 2 Inthe next dialog click Connect ba Connect to the file server Receptor 201998 d as Guest Registered User Options C Cancel Connect 3 Another dialog box appear asking you to select which Receptor volume you wish to mount Select e then click OK Receptor 201998 PpP a Select the volumes you wish to mount Receptor 201998 Character Set Western Mac he gt Carcel OD 4 A dialog appears welcoming you to Receptor Click OK AO i Welcome to Receptor 5 Your Receptor hard disk now appears mounted on the Desktop Cow 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 150 Receptor Manual Mac OS X Panther 10 3 using Samba 1 On the Mac open System Preferences gt Sharing and enable Windows Sharing 1800 Sharing o IO Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk
198. ld simply click outside the panel or type the Enter key on your keyboard Load Blank Patch button Single and Multi patches only If you re viewing the Load Panel for Single or Multi patches you ll see a button called Load Blank Patch at the bottom of the Patch tab panel oo For a Multi patch pressing this button loads a special patch that resets your Multi uninstantiating every plugin on every instrument channel and returning Receptor to its default configuration This is the ideal way to wipe the slate clean and start setting up an entirely new Multi patch from scratch Similarly for a Single patch pressing this button loads a special blank patch that resets your Single by uninstantiating every plugin on that instrument channel and returning it to its default configuration Shortcut 1 You can load a blank Single or Multi patch without opening the Load Panel by control clicking the patch name in Mix view Shortcut 2 You can load a blank Multi patch using a front panel button shortcut simply press the front panels SETUP button then the METERS button and Receptor will load a blank Multi patch Info Area This area displays the selected current bank s name and MSB LSB assignment 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches 126 Receptor Manual Bank and Patch Lists In accordance with the MIDI specification Receptor groups up to 128 patches together into a bank Receptor can contain as many as 16 384 banks
199. lmost like having a small built in MIDI control surface Using Receptor s graphical UI you can change those factory defaults adding removing or rearranging the parameters that appear on the front panel see Learn Mode on page 113 to learn how Like all of Receptor s Modifier buttons the EDIT button works in conjunction with one of the View buttons For example if you want to edit a synthesizer plugin assigned to the SOURCE slot on Channel 5 you would 1 Press SOURCE This tells Receptor you want to edit a VSTi plugin 2 Press the top display knob to enter Channel Select Mode then rotate it to select Channel 05 Press it again to exit Channel Select Mode This tells Receptor that you want to edit the VSTi assigned to Channel 5 3 Press EDIT This puts Receptor into Edit Mode You can exit Edit Mode at any time by simply pressing the EDIT button again to turn it off The parameters available in Edit Mode depend completely on the type of plugin or patch you re editing However all patches are edited using an identical methodology EDIT lt Parameter gt Receptor can define for each plugin which parameters should be displayed on the front panel and in what order they should be displayed as discussed in Learn Mode on page 113 These parameters appear whenever Receptor is in Edit mode and is set to view an instantiated Source or FX Rotate the top display knob to scroll through the list of parameters Rotate the
200. ly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply it The Digtl Clock Source is a global setting and as such is not stored with any patch SETUP Master Sample Rate Use this parameter to set Receptor s default master clock rate You can select between the following rates e 44 1 kHz 48 kHz e 96 kHz 5 View Buttons in Depth 62 Receptor Manual Receptor defaults to 44 1 kHz which is the standard CD quality sample rate Choosing higher rates may result in slightly better fidelity but will make greater demands on Receptor s CPU resulting in fewer simultaneous plugins and reduced polyphony Also be aware that not all plugins are designed to operate properly at higher rates Rotate the bottom display knob to select the desired sample rate The selection flashes indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the change The Master Sample Rate is a global setting and as such is not stored with any patch SETUP Sample Buffer Size Rotate the top display knob to select the Sample Buffer Size parameter Selecting a smaller buffer size will result in very low latencies meaning Receptor will be extremely responsive to your playing The trade off is that you will be able to instantiate fewer plugins If you want to instantiate more plugins or some particularly CPU intensive plugins you will need to set the buffer size to a higher value Rotate the bottom display knob to choose the desired
201. ly if you set the Source parameter to Line Input which is the rear panel analog input If you set the Source parameter to Line Input and rotate the top display knob you 11 see the Input Gain parameter Use this parameter to monitor a summed signal level arriving at the rear analog inputs and adjust the gain if necessary Rotate the bottom display knob to increase or decrease the amount of gain you wish to apply to the rear panel analog inputs The gain affects both the left and right channels equally You can boost the rear panel audio input gain as much as 18 dB The gain change happens instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change The bottom right corner of the LCD contains an 8 stage rear analog input level meter You will want to adjust the Input Gain so that this signal is as high as possible without clipping Clipping is indicated by an exclamation point NOTE If you wish to see both the left and right side levels of the rear analog input you may press the METERS button while the SOURCE button is lit For more information see Meters Mode on page 82 SOURCE Bypass Rotate the top display knob to select the Bypass parameter Bypassing a source mutes it and releases the CPU resources required to run it Bypass is useful whenever Receptor s CPU resources are maxed out and you want to disable a particular plugin Rotate the bottom display knob clockwise to select Bypassed Ro
202. m external MIDI beat clock or whether it uses its own internal clock set by the Tempo parameter The Tempo Source is used by all tempo based effects and instruments Your choices are External Receptor gets its tempo from an external MIDI beat clock such as a sequencer arriving at its MIDI In port It displays that tempo in the Tempo field discussed next using the most recently received tempo if none is currently present at the midi input e Internal Receptor gets its tempo from the Tempo parameter discussed next The Tempo Source is a global parameter that applies to all Receptor patches 9 Graphic Ul Setup View 118 Receptor Manual Tempo If the Tempo Source parameter is set to Internal then this value determines the internal tempo in Beats Per Minute This tempo is used by all tempo based effects and instruments If the Tempo Source parameter is set to External then the Tempo BPM value is displayed but can not be edited If you change the tempo of the external MIDI Beat Clock you will see the tempo change in this window If no MIDI Beat Clock signal is currently present the Tempo displays the most recently received MIDI tempo The Tempo BMP is a global setting that applies to all patches Time Signature In general you should set Receptor s time signature to match the time signature of your song Note that changing the time signature s denominator always has an affect on tempo For example if you set the Tempo B
203. makes sense So if you read this glossary like a book from top to bottom then you ll learn all the networking terms you ll need to know for Receptor Ethernet Ethernet is the most widely used means of transferring data over a network It allows computers to communicate with each other or to share other Ethernet enabled devices such as networked office printers and DSL or Cable modems It s also the how you ll connect Receptor to your computer or network Nearly all modern computers whether Mac or PC have Ethernet built in and if they don t Ethernet cards are readily available for purchase and installation Ethernet Port Ethernet devices plug into the network using Ethernet cables that are connected to each devices Ethernet port There are actually several types of Ethernet ports but nearly all home based or small office devices now use a twisted pair connector that looks like an oversized telephone line jack There is an Ethernet port of this type on the back of Receptor 10BASE T This is an expression of Ethernet speed and connector type The 10 in 10BASE T means that data is transferred at 10 megabits per second The T means that it uses a Twisted pair connector which is a type of connector that looks like an oversized telephone jack see Ethernet Port 10BASE T has been around for a very long time and is rather slow by today s standards Receptor is capable of operating at 10BASE T thoug
204. me is no longer appropriate NOTE 2 Ifyou decide that for some reason you don t want to save the patch simply click the Cancel button 3 Click the Close button to close the Save File panel 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 132 Receptor Manual Saving a Patch to a New Location Save As If you want to save the edited patch to a different location preserving your original patch 1 In the Mixer click the Save File button next to the patch you want to save Receptor opens the Save File panel The Save button is lit by default 2 Click the patch number to want to overwrite You can save the patch to a location in another bank if you 1 click the Bank tab 2 click the desired bank 3 click the Patch tab then 4 click the patch number to which you want to save your patch 3 Type the name you want to give your patch oe 001 Poly Synth 002 Lost Souls 003 Arena Syn 81 004 Space Rock 005 Ectoplasmatic 006 Mullet Waltz 007 Woody Tension 008 empty 009 Soap Suds 010 Delicate 011 just wait3 012 esorgan 013 zawinoool 014 Giallo 015 empty 016 empty 017 empty 018 empty 019 empty 020 empty 021 empty 022 empty 023 empty 024 empty 025 empty 026 empty 027 empty 028 empty 029 empty 030 empty 031 empty 032 empty 033 LED Isolation C 034 LED Prog Hog C 035 KBD Dusty Trip C 036 SYN CamEvil C 037 SYN Strung Out C 038 SYN ClockwkOrgn C 039 S
205. meter If Receptor is set up to use either Auto DHCP or Crossover addressing as described in the previous section then the TCP IP Netmask parameter is read only If Receptor is set up to use Manual addressing then you may change Receptor s Netmask as follows 1 The Netmask is displayed in 4 blocks of 3 digit numbers The cursor is under the left most block and the text is blinking Rotate the bottom display knob to select the desired value from 000 255 then press the bottom display knob The cursor moves to the next block of numbers which are flashing 5 View Buttons in Depth 66 Receptor Manual Select the desired value for this block from 000 255 then press the bottom display knob Continue until you ve entered the desired Netmask in all four blocks Press the bottom display knob after entering the fourth number block You ll then be asked to confirm your selection Yes or No 5 Rotate the bottom display knob to select Yes then press the knob to apply your selection Receptor will update your network settings a process that will take a few seconds NOTE The IP Address is a global parameter and is not saved with a Multi Patch SETUP Windows Networking Rotate the top display knob to select the Windows Networking parameter Use this parameter to tell Receptor whether or not to appear on a Windows Network Windows Networking is the system whereby networked Windows machines appear in each others My Network Plac
206. n including various plugin documentation Note that the plugin documentation is supplied by the developer and as such may exist in all sorts of different formats such as Acrobat pdf Microsoft Word doc text or html files You may keep this documentation on Receptor or you may delete it The choice is yours Specifically e Ifyou take your Receptor on location you may find it useful to keep the documentation on Receptor so that it s always available to you as long as there s a computer to network with e Ifyou want to reclaim valuable Receptor hard drive space you can simply drag the documentation directory to a networked computer for archiving You can then delete the documentation contained within Receptor s documentation folder since it will now be backed up onto your computer Drop Installers Here This is your gateway to Receptor Basically if there s something you want to install into Receptor other than samples you drag it into this directory Specifically System Updates Download Receptor system updates from www plugorama com and drag them into the Drop Installers Here directory Once the update is copied into this directory you can trigger an installation from Receptor s GUI or front panel For detailed instructions see Updating Receptor Software on page 169 e New Plugins or Plugin Updates Download Receptor plugins or updates to existing plugins from www plugorama com and drag them into the Drop
207. n Chapter 13 Installing Updating and Managing Receptor Files Install lt n gt Files When there are files in Receptor s Drop Installers Here folder as discussed in Chapter 13 Installing Updating and Managing Receptor Files then the button text indicates how many files lt n gt there are to install Press the button to have Receptor install all the files NOTE Installing some types of files particularly system updates will automatically cause Receptor to reboot Dont be alarmed This is normal procedure Include Unsupported Plugins folder As mentioned previously the official method for installing Receptor system updates plugins or patches is to drag them into Receptor s Drop installers Here folder and click the Install button If you own a Windows plugin that does not yet have a Receptor installer you may attempt to install it by dropping the dll into the Program Files VST Plugins Unsupported Plugins folder on Receptor s hard drive Checking the Include Unsupported Plugins folder option tells Receptor to look in this folder and to add any un installed files it finds there to the installation If you have any un installed files in the Unsupported Plugins folder you will see the Install button s file count increase when you check the option IMPORTANT This feature is meant for power users only Attempting to install plugins that have not been approved nor tested for Receptor may cause problems
208. n Receptor has only 40 of its available RAM remaining then the oldest Zloaded plugins will be dropped allowing you to regain the RAM that they previously occupied Obviously the more RAM you add to Receptor the more plugins that Receptor will be able to set aside in RAM and the snappier the box will be e One possible downside to enabling Zload concerns customers who use large sample libraries Because the set aside cache of Zloaded plugins may consume up to 60 of your unit s available RAM this memory may not be available for loading samples For example if you have a sample that currently consumes 70 of your Receptor s memory you ll be able to load that sample as long as your Zloaded plugins haven t consumed more than 30 of your Receptor s RAM But if your cache of Zloaded plugins exceeds 30 of the available RAM then the sample will not load Again the best remedy is to purchase and install additional RAM into Receptor Obviously to see the effects of Zload a plugin must be instantiated at least once But once instantiated that plugin remains in RAM and any future instantiations will occur very quickly If you tend to use a lot of the same plugins in all your patches then Zload will dramatically speed up plugin instantiation and patch loading When you turn Receptor off all Zloaded plugins are cleared from RAM This means when you turn Receptor back on first instantiations of plugins will again occur at normal speed
209. n Receptor views are e Mix View Click the Mix button to see Mix View which is where you configure Receptor s 16 instrument channels 2 effect bus channels and its master channel Mix View is discussed thoroughly in this chapter e Setup View Click the Setup button to see Setup View which is where you set global MIDI and communication parameters and various preferences Setup View is discussed thoroughly in Chapter 9 Graphic Ul Setup View e Edit View Click the Edit button to see Edit View which is where you edit any instantiated plugin on Receptor To select which plugin to edit click the Edit Select button and select from the list of currently instantiated plugins Edit View is discussed thoroughly in Chapter 8 Graphic UI Edit View 7 Graphic UI Mix View 87 Receptor Manual Overview of Mix View Mix View is Receptor s main and default view It s where you configure Receptor s 16 instrument channels 2 effect bus channels and its master channel As you can see in the following illustration Mix View contains five basic areas Multi Patch CPU Gauge E ComboSister 15 SOURCE Ese i 3 Chamnel Details Channel Selectors Mixer Mix View s Five Basic Areas Basic operation couldn t be simpler Across the bottom of the screen are all 19 Receptor channels The top of the screen is a detailed view of one of those channels To assign an audio input VST instrument o
210. n a network connection and a crossover connection 1 7 Getting Receptor s IP Address Some networking methods may require you to enter Receptor s IP address There are two ways to get Receptor s IP Address e Using the Front Panel On Receptor s front panel press SETUP then rotate the top display knob until you see the TCP IP Address parameter on the top line The bottom line shows Receptor s IP address in the format nnn nnn nnn nnn 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 162 Receptor Manual e Using the Graphical User Interface Using Receptor s graphical user interface click the SETUP tab in the View Bar and read the Address field displayed in the TCP IP Settings of the Network block 128 Samples 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 163 Receptor Manual 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 164 Receptor Manual 13 Installing Updating amp Managing Receptor Files Once you ve mounted Receptor on your computer s desktop as discussed in the previous chapter you Il see that it contains a number of different files and directories Banks and Patches Documentation Drop Installers Here Local Settings lost found My Documents offline_registration_form htm Program Files Register Receptor html Remote Control Reports Samples usbdrive windows YW We We We lo a 1 0 eel a a a Ne Overview of Receptor s Hard Drive The following sections discuss the various files and directories available
211. n mode button is not available in faceless mode since its functionality is provided by the faceless UI For more information about Learn mode see Learn Mode on page 113 Faceless Mode button Click this button to view and edit the plugin using a generic faceless UI The main reason for doing this is to facilitate large scale parameter renaming panel mapping and MIDI control viewing Some plugins do not provide a graphical UI in which case the faceless mode is the only editing method available For more information about editing with the faceless UI see Editing in Faceless Mode on page 111 Editing in VST Mode To edit a plugin using its own graphical VST interface 1 2 Enter Edit View using one of the procedures outlined in Opening an Editor on page 109 Make sure the VST Mode button is lit If not click it to enter VST Mode The plugin UI appears on screen and the Edit Bar appears as shown here Bank Select Patch Select Save File Button a z lt factory gt E lt Hollow Ray gt 2 gt EE VST Mode Button Previous Patch Bypass Next Patch Compare Edit Bar in VST Mode In VST Mode the Edit Bar contains the following parameters Bank Select This field displays the name of the bank to which the current patch belongs To select a different bank click it to open the Load Panel in Bank List view which is discussed in Bank and Patch Lists on page 127 Patch Select
212. n the 32 63 range for fine control For example You can control 128 coarse volume levels by using MIDI CC 7 If you want finer control you can use MIDI CC 7 in conjunction with MIDI CC 39 which is the LSB fine controller for volume Note that fine control can occur only through MIDI the graphical user interface and Receptor s built in knobs support only MIDI coarse control 15 MIDI Control of Receptor s Mixer 181 Receptor Manual MIDI Control of Instrument Channels The following figure illustrates how to control each of Receptor s 16 Instrument channels via MIDI controller messages To select SOURCE programs send MSB CC00 LSB CC32 PGM on the INST CH To toggle each respective Bypass button send the indicated MIDI CC on the INST CH 0 63 not bypassed 64 127 bypassed e SOURCE Bypass MIDI CC 102 To select a routing send MIDI CC 106 as follows 0 31 A gt B gt C 32 63 A B C 64 95 A B gt C 96 127 A gt B C To select SINGLE programs send MSB CC00 1 LSB CC32 PGM on the INST CH FX B Bypass MIDI CC 104 FX C Bypass MIDI CC 105 psn Qs 0 5 CITA MIDI CC 13 0 127 on the INST CH controls the SEND 2 Level controls the SEND 1 Level MIDI CC 107 on the INST CH toggles the Send 1 Pre Post button 0 63 post 64 127 pre MIDI CC 10 or MIDI CC 8 on the INST CH controls the balance E 0 127 with 64 center MIDI CC 108 on the INST CH toggl
213. n the Send Level and Volume levels act independently This is useful if for example you wish to hear only an effected signal with no dry signal which you would accomplish by setting this parameter to Pre Fader and the Volume level to zero Rotate the bottom display knob clockwise to select Pre Fader Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select Post Fader The change happens instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT Pressing the bottom display knob toggles between Pre and Post Fader MIX Output Assignment Rotate the top display knob to select the Output Assignment parameter Use this parameter to route the channel to a particular hardware output or for Channels 1 16 and Effects Bus 1 and 2 to the Master channel bus The Output Assignment parameter actually contains multiple options spread across multiple pages On the first page are the following output assignment options Mstr Master bus assignment Y Yes or N No Anlg Analog L R output Y Yes or N No SPDIF S PDIF L R output Y Yes or N No On the second page are the next output assignment options AD12 ADAT 1 2 output Y Yes or N No 34 ADAT 3 4 output Y Yes or N No 56 ADAT 5 6 output Y Yes or N No 78 ADAT 7 8 output Y Yes or N No When you first choose the Output Assignment parameter the Mstr option is underlined and active Rotate th
214. n will un bypass the channel and every plugin in that channel The Channel Bypass button provides a quick and effective way to instantly regain all the CPU resources used by a channel s plugins which can help when balancing Receptor s processing needs POWER USER TIP Channel Bypass is great for live performance You could for example load a large Multi patch with every instrument channel set to respond to the your MIDI controller 5 MIDI transmit channel and with all but one instrument channel bypassed You could then switch between patches and synths by bypassing and un bypassing instrument channels Essentially this gives you a very quick way to change patches in a live situation without recalling patches and waiting for a number of plugins to instantiate Channel Levels The Channel Levels show the output volume of the Instrument channel If a level has clipped the red LED will remain lit until cleared You can clear the clipping indicator by clicking it NOTE Watch these levels carefully There can be quite a bit of signal level variation between different plugins Some boisterous plugins may clip the output levels at the channel s default volume others may have rather subdued outputs Channel Details Overview The top half of the Mix View windows shows the detailed plugin assignment parameters for the channel whose Channel Selector button is currently glowing orange Channel Number e comosise o Source Slot aaa
215. n with a valid regulation which comes as close as possible to the purpose originally intended The place of jurisdiction is the location of the national sales company or agent The Company can also however at its discretion open proceedings at the registered address of the Licensee Should you have any queries concerning this License contract please contact in writing Muse Research Inc 970 O Brien Drive Menlo Park California USA 6 Receptor Manual Table of Contents Receptor Overview 15 1 Quick Start 17 I m a synth player How do audition some patches o o o o o 17 I m a guitar player How can listen to some effects o o o o 18 How and why do network Receptor to my computer o o 18 Connecting ls my computer s Ethernet port already in USE o o ooooooo ooo 19 Mounting What computer Operating System am using oooooooooooo 20 Remote Control Seeing Receptor on your Computer s monitor o o oo 20 How can integrate Receptor into my recording environment 20 How do demo and buy premium plugins 0 00 cece eee eee 23 Receptor Architecture 25 Instruments Busses and the Master Output 0 0c e eee eee 25 Instrument Channels eaea A ae ed 25 Effects B s COMES xtc ai ech A Pe A AAA ee ee ie Bee AR A 26 Master Chela ee nde acelin cede Pi ed we A elie Bede ed 27 Pateh Alertar ii NA ES aa 2
216. name is italicized SHORTCUT When the Load Panel is open press CTL TAB to switch back and forth between the Bank and Patch tabs without using the mouse FX Prev Next Patch Buttons The button with the left pointing arrow selects the previous patch in a patch list without having to open the Patch panel The button with the right pointing arrow selects the next patch in a patch list without having to open the Patch panel 7 Graphic UI Mix View 103 Receptor Manual FX Bypass Button Click the button to the left of the Plug in field to bypass the FX slot An FX slot is bypassed when the button is bright yellow In addition all text in a bypassed slot appears grey further indicating that it s bypassed Bypassing an effect frees its CPU resources It s useful for comparing an effected sound to the un effected sound It s also useful whenever Receptor s CPU resources are maxed out and you want to disable a particular plugin FX Switch amp Get Button Click this button to open the Switch amp Get panel which you use to switch the order of FX or to copy get effects from another FX slot Copy Switch Effects Switch A amp B wy A _ Flohmage Filter A B Lexicon PSP 42 B Switch A amp C E COPY FROM Switch B amp C CH1 A Fiohmage Filter B Lexicon PSP 42 PESE D1 MasterVerb A B c The box at the top of the panel shows the active channel The active FX slot is highlighted To switch the order of ef
217. nder the SETUP tab Channel Transpose is particularly helpful when used in conjunction with the Note Range parameter since it will let you fit the desired octaves within the note range you select Defaults Cancel and Close Buttons To close the MIDI Filter panel and keep your changes click the Close button To close the MIDI Filter panel and cancel all changes made since opening the panel click the Cancel button To reset the channel s MIDI Filter to its default values click the Defaults button 7 Graphic UI Mix View 101 Receptor Manual Source Edit Button Gain Knob Press this button to open an editor for the instrument you ve selected in the Source selector This causes Receptor to switch to Edit View which is detailed in Chapter 8 Graphic UI Edit View If you select the Rear Analog Input as the source then the EDIT button is replaced with a Gain knob Use the Gain knob to boost the rear analog input level by as much as 18 dB You can monitor the effect on the input level using the tri colored Output Level LED discussed in the next section In general you should set the gain so that high level signals just barely light the red LED then back off the gain slightly so the red light doesn t light Source Output Level This tri color LED indicates the signal level coming out of the Source module In the case of an audio input that also means it s the level of your dry audio input signal e Red 0dB e Yellow
218. ndreds of individual parameters Obviously there is no way to offer direct MIDI control of these hundreds of thousands of possible parameters using only 128 MIDI CC numbers For this reason Receptor uses Non Registered Parameter Numbers NRPN to control each and every plugin in Receptor Basically any time you add a plugin to Receptor 1t automatically assigns a NRPN value to the first several thousand parameters contained in that plugin NOTE To be specific NRPN values are assigned to the first 4096 parameters of a VSTi instantiated in a Source slot and the first 2048 parameters of a VST instantiated in any FX slot You can control Receptor plugin parameters by programming your MIDI control surface or sequencer with the desired NRPN values You can view the NRPN for any parameter as follows 1 instantiate a plugin in Receptor 2 Using the Graphic UI click the plugin s EDIT button to open its graphical editor 3 Click the Learn Mode button in the View Bar 4 Change any parameter on the Plugin s graphical Ul and the View Bar will display the MIDI NRPN value used to control that parameter Alternately you could click the Faceless Mode button in the View Bar which allows you to view up to 45 parameters at a time complete with their MIDI NRPN values The advantage of using NRPN values to control Receptor s plugin parameters is that you can control virtually all parameters for all plugins The disadvantage of using NRPN values is tha
219. never actually see any files in this directory but it does have an important function if for example you experience a power failure during a file installation Receptor will look in this directory when it reboots and if it sees any files there it will install them This protects you against partial installations Installed Any package or file that was successfully installed into Receptor appears in this directory To reclaim hard disk space you may wish to delete any successfully installed files If you don t delete them manually Receptor will keep a successfully installed package in this directory for 10 days then automatically delete it Local Settings This is a directory of support files needed by Receptor There are no user serviceable parts inside 13 Receptor File Management 166 Receptor Manual My Documents You can put any files you want into the My Documents directory It s yours to do with as you please If for example you want to carry your set lists to do lists contacts or lyrics with your Receptor this is the directory to put them into You can set up any hierarchical file structure you wish within the My Documents directory Program Files This directory contains all the various libraries and support files for every plugin on Receptor With the exception of the VST Plugins Unsupported Plugins folder contained within this directory this entire folder is read only You cannot write to it Plugin management
220. ng and Managing Patches 140 Receptor Manual Networking Receptor and your Computer This section discusses how to connect Receptor to a computer Connecting a computer allows you to remotely edit Receptor and install and manage plugins patches and samples Networking 141 Receptor Manual Networking 142 Receptor Manual 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer Although Receptor is designed to be used as a stand alone device you ll be missing out on one of its most powerful features expansion if you don t ever connect it to your computer Basically connecting Receptor to your computer allows you to e Update Receptor s host application its operating system and its plugins e Purchase and authorize commercial plugins contained on Receptor e Purchase download and install new plugins from the web e Install patches and samples into Receptor e Remove plugins patches and samples from Receptor e Get patch name lists and MIDI controller values from Receptor e Remotely control Receptor from a computer Networking Buzzwords If you re new to computer networking you may find some unfamiliar terminology in this section If this describes you then you may find the following definitions useful as you read through the next few chapters Unlike a standard glossary these terms are not presented in alphabetical order rather they re presented in need to know order That is each term needs to be understood before the term below it
221. nger on Receptor s hard drive Obviously this will only appear if you have loaded a Single or Multi patch that references a plugin no longer on Receptor No Prefix If there is no prefix before a plugin name that means it s either a free plugin or a premium plugin that you have purchased Source Bank Selector The Bank selector is available only if you selected a VSTi in the Plugin selector It will not appear if you select an audio input for the source Click the Bank Selector to open the Load Panel to its Bank List view The bank you select determines the list of patches that appear in the Load Panel s Patch List In general select the desired bank from the Load Panel then click the Load Panel s Patch tab to select a patch to load from within that bank For detailed information about loading banks and patches see Chapter 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches SHORTCUT When the Load Panel is open press CTL TAB to switch back and forth between the Bank and Patch tabs without using the mouse Source Patch Selector The Patch selector is available only if you selected a VSTi in the Plugin selector It will not appear if you select an audio input for the source Click the Patch selector to open the Load Panel to its Patch List view The Patch List contains the names and numbers of all 128 patches stored within the current bank In general select the desired patch from the Patch List and close the Load Panel when you re
222. now expired e The patch may be referencing an iLok protected plugin and the iLok may not be inserted properly You can check the Source and FX plugin assignments to look for the problem It will be easy to spot since the questionable plugin s will have a prefix before their name that indicates what the problem might be That is XX before a plugin name means that it s no longer on Receptor 5 hard drive if you see before a plugin name that means it s a premium plugin that you must purchase perhaps because a demo period expired before a plugin name means the plugin has not yet had its demo period activated and before the plugin indicates an error most likely that the Lok is not inserted properly Multi Prev Next Patch Buttons The button with the left pointing arrow selects the previous patch in a patch list without having to open the Load panel The button with the right pointing arrow selects the next patch in a patch list without having to open the Load panel Multi Save File Button Click this button to open the Save File options panel which you use to name and save any new patches you create in a channel For detailed information about the various bank and patch saving options see Chapter 11 Graphic UI Saving and Managing Patches 7 Graphic UI Mix View 108 Receptor Manual 8 Graphic Ul Edit View Receptor s editing capabilities are enhanced by connecting a monitor keyboard and mouse directl
223. ns instantiated its number is shown in the LCD see Channel Status Numbering Guide on page 60 to learn the numbering methodology e Ifa channel has no instantiated plugins it s indicated by a dot e Ifa channel is currently muted a small letter m flashes alternated with the channel number e Ifa channel is currently soloed a small letter s flashes alternated with the channel number Look at the following LCD screen as an example This tells us that plugins are instantiated on instrument channels 1 2 5 11 as well as on effects bus 1 and the master output channel Channel 2 is flashing the letter m so we know that instrument channel 2 is currently muted 5 View Buttons in Depth 59 Receptor Manual Channel Status Numbering Guide Are you wondering why in the previous example we know that channel 11 has plugins instantiated when the display shows a letter A That s because double digit characters greater than 10 are represented by letters Specifically here is how Receptor s 19 mixer channels are represented from left to right 1 9 Instrument Channels 1 9 e 0 Ch10 e A Ch11 B Ch12 C Ch 13 D Ch 14 E Ch 15 F Ch 16 The 1 and 2 to the right of channel 16 F indicate the status of Effects Bus 1 and Effects Bus 2 e The capital M on the far right indicates the Master channel SETUP MIDI Monitor Rotate the top display knob to select the MIDI Monitor screen This scr
224. o apply the selection MIDI Input Shortcut You can set velocity range values via a MIDI keyboard Simply make sure the cursor is under the velocity value you wish to change then turn the bottom display knob This puts Receptor into listen mode Play a note on your MIDI keyboard and Receptor will set the velocity value to match and stop listening Ifyou want to set the velocity to a different value via MIDI repeat the above procedure FX A FX B FX C Buttons Each of Receptor s 16 instrument channels 2 effects bus channels and 1 master channel contains a set of three insert effects labeled FX A FX B and FX C Parameter selection is identical for all three effects on all 19 channels and is thus only defined once in this section This section discusses the parameters available when you press the FX A FX B or FX C buttons on Receptor FX View Plugin Type Use the View Plugin Type parameter to filter the list of plugins displayed by the FX Plugin parameter described in the next section Rotate the bottom display knob to select what type of plugins you want to display in the FX Plugin page You do not need to press the bottom display knob to apply your choice it happens automatically You can select the following View filters e All Select this option to display alphabetically every plugin on the FX Plugin page e lt Developer Name gt Select the name of the plugin developer to display only those plugins made by that
225. oe tee eae 105 Single Patch Slot Anatomy s 205 id ad e oe Cu vw eres 106 Single Bank Selectofi 3 2 2 05404 aa wale Va Sera a a De ae eee eee 106 Single Patch Selector 20 0 00000 ee 106 Single Prev Next Patch Buttons 0000 eee ee 107 Single Save File Button 6 0 0 0 00 cc ee 107 OPIO AUT stearate eae RA ee ee Mo We tak ed 107 Multi Patch Slot Anatomy ost iaa heresies eek 107 Multi Bank Selector 2 0 0 0 eee eee eee ene 107 Multi Patch Selector 2 0 0 ccc ee eee eee eens 108 Multi Prev Next Patch Buttons 0 0 00 cee ees 108 Multi Save File Button 2 0 0 0 ee eee eee e enna 108 Graphic UI Edit View 109 OPENING AlN EGO ois e a ee sir Ge Sas Bana la ear 3 109 Editing in VST MOC c i0 aaa di iaa eR dw Hdd deeb AEM ona 110 Editing in Faceless Mode ici eae tex eed Rees Ci RSLS Oe eR 111 Learn Mode sig a AA Se end aoe ae eee 113 a A stereos A win ah AR Re re Rte a ee Me RAIS 115 Reordering ParameterS 1 0 0 ccc eee teen eee e ene 115 Knob Assignments ooo 116 Using the Editor Select Feature 1 2 0 0 0 0 116 Graphic UI Setup View 117 A A A 117 SETUP View Audio Parameters ooocococcococ teen enes 118 Master Sample Rates icons des Raigad Wee ue MWe Oe ek Se a te WE 118 Sample Clock SOurG ssi ea aed ad MEE ee Ee ee ee AS 118 Sample Buffer Sivad a GAR AAD ee he ae eR ea AE 118 SETUP View MIDI Parameters 0 00 c cence eee eee eens 118 Master Transposes A
226. og box appear asking you to select which Receptor volume you wish to mount Select your Receptor then click OK wey Receptor 2 Select the items you want to use Receptor 2 a Checked items will be opened at system startup time cancer Cox 3 9 3 156 Receptor Manual A dialog appears welcoming you to Receptor Click OK Receptor 2 192 168 1 137 via TCP IP Welcome to Receptor Your Receptor Volume now appears on your Desktop Windows Mounting Instructions The following sections discuss how to mount Receptor using various versions of the Windows OS Should you require additional information see your computer s documentation to learn more about how its networking works Windows XP Method 1 Using the following method you ll create a new network place make a shortcut to it then use that shortcut to access your Receptor at any time in the future This is the most convenient method if you plan to frequently connect Receptor to your computer 1 2 5 From the Start menu choose My Network Places Under Network Tasks choose Add a network place A Windows Wizard starts up Click Next The next screen appears asking you where you want to create this network place Select Choose another network location Add Network Place Wizard y Where do you want to create this network place Select a service provider If you do not have a membership with the provider you sel
227. ons for doing this are on plugorama com Your web browser determines where exactly downloads appear on your computer s hard drive See your browser instructions to learn where it puts downloaded files and how to change this location if you wish Installing a Plugin on Receptor To install the downloaded plugin s onto Receptor 1 Make sure that Receptor is mounted on your computer as discussed in Mounting Receptor on your Computer s Desktop on page 149 2 On your computer locate the plugin s you downloaded and drag them to the Drop Installers Here folder on Receptor s hard drive 3 Once the plugins have been copied to Receptor you can install them from within Receptor You may do this using either Receptor s front panel or its graphical user interface as described below Front Panel Method On Receptor s front panel press the SETUP button then rotate the top display knob until Install Upgrade is displayed on the top line The bottom line shows how many files there are to install Press the bottom display knob to install the files You ll be asked to confirm the installation Rotate the bottom display knob to select Yes then press the bottom display knob again to install Upon successful installation Receptor moves the update packages into the Installed folder located within the Drop Installers Here directory Once installed you may delete these files they are no longer needed by Receptor If you wish you can copy
228. osoft Windows Network Qu File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qpak P search Folders Folders x Desktop y Homenet ES my Documents E 4 My Computer y E Y My Network Places mt Muse a Entire Network 5 Om gt Homenet a wy Muse y Recycle Bin b te S amp Address EY Microsoft Windows Network x Go Links 3 You should now see a workgroup named Muse Ifyou do see the Muse workgroup proceed to step 4 Ifyou do not see the Muse workgroup skip step 4 and proceed to step 6 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 159 Receptor Manual Click Muse You ll see a list of every Receptor on your network eee y Muse mAr Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ar Qpak P LP Search G Folders Edy Address J Muse x Go Links Folders x i Desktop Receptor 201998 a a My Documents E 3 My Computer a 4 My Network Places e Entire Network a a Microsoft Windows Network e Homenet sa Muse Receptor 201998 Recycle Bin Click the name of the Receptor you want mounted That Receptor s hard drive now appears on your computer If you don t see the Muse workgroup you can force Windows to find your Receptor In the currently open Explorer window is a field called Address In that field type lt receptor name gt where lt receptor name gt is the name you ve given your Receptor then click
229. ot appear properly on a network By default Receptor ships with a rather lengthy default name that makes it unlikely for multiple units to have identical names If you change this default name make sure it doesn t match the name used by another Receptor on your network To rename a Receptor 1 Rotate the top display knob to select the Name parameter The second line of the display shows the current name of this Receptor 2 Press the bottom display knob to begin renaming Receptor The top line changes to say Rename and the bottom line displays the current Receptor name with a cursor under the first character 3 Rotate the top display knob to move the cursor Rotate the bottom display knob to change the underlined character To delete a character press the top display knob and the underlined character will be deleted 5 View Buttons in Depth 68 Receptor Manual 4 Rotate the top and bottom display knobs to rename your Receptor then press the bottom display knob to apply the name change The display will say Are you sure and blink 5 Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply Receptor s Name is a global parameter and is not saved with a Multi Patch NOTE 1 Network conventions allow Receptor s name to contain only alphanumeric characters plus the following special characters l amp
230. ownloaded and drag it to the Drop Installers Here folder on Receptor s hard drive 3 Once the update has been copied to Receptor you can install it from within Receptor You may do this using either Receptor s front panel or its graphical user interface as described below Front Panel Method On Receptor s front panel press the SETUP button then rotate the top display knob until Install Upgrade is displayed on the top line The bottom line shows how many files there are to install Press the bottom display knob to install the files You ll be asked to confirm the installation Rotate the bottom display knob to select Yes then press the bottom display knob again to install NOTE In order for the update to take effect most system update installs will cause Receptor to restart automatically Upon successful installation Receptor moves the update packages into the Installed folder located within the Drop Installers Here directory Once installed you may delete these files they are no longer needed by Receptor If you wish you can copy these files to your computer desktop for backup Graphical User Interface Method On the graphical interface click the SETUP tab in the View bar and press the Install n files button where n number of files in the Drop Installers Here folder NOTE In order for the update to take effect most system update installs will cause Receptor to restart automatically Upon successful installation Rece
231. p or some printers and computers connected to the marketing workgroup Receptor s default workgroup is named Muse There shouldn t be any reason you to change this unless your accounting department wants to hijack your Receptor and claim it for their own workgroup Connecting Receptor to a Computer 144 Receptor Manual Receptor lt gt Computer Connection Receptor connects to a computer via its 10 100Base T Ethernet port This single Ethernet connection will handle all file transfers between Receptor and your desktop computer In addition you may use this same Ethernet connection to remotely control Receptor from a computer There are two ways to connect Receptor to your computer e Crossover connection This is the connection method you use when connecting Receptor s Ethernet port directly to your computer s Ethernet port without going through a network router switcher See Crossover Connection on this page Network connection This is the connection method you use when connecting Receptor s Ethernet port to a network router switcher rather that directly to Receptor This is the type of connection you 1l use if you have multiple Ethernet devices such as cable or DSL modems printers additional computers or multiple Receptors See Network Connection on page 147 Crossover Connection If you re connecting Receptor directly to a computer perhaps a laptop that you re using on stage you must u
232. pending on which tab is depressed For more information see Bank and Patch Lists on page 127 Prev Next Patch Select buttons These buttons duplicate the prev next buttons found in Mix View and elsewhere Use these buttons to step through patches one at a time As a shortcut you can use your keyboard s arrow keys Click the DOWN arrow to select the next patch Click the UP arrow to select the previous patch Click the LEFT or RIGHT arrows to move between columns Slot ID The upper right corner shows you the name of the plugin and its Receptor slot If you re selecting a patch for an INST or FX the slot ID displays the Channel CH x where x 1 16 B1 B2 or M followed by its location SOURCE FX A FX B FX C followed by the name of the plugin VST or VSTi name If you re selecting a SINGLE patch the slot ID displays the word SINGLE followed by the Channel number CH 1 16 If you re selecting a MULTI patch the slot ID displays the word MULTI Bank and Patch tabs Use these tabs to switch the display to show either banks or patches Basically any time you want to load a patch from a different bank you would click the Bank tab select the desired bank then click the Patch tab to see the list of patches contained in that bank For more information about the Bank and Patch lists see Bank and Patch Lists on page 127 Close button Click this button to close the Load Panel Alternately you cou
233. play knob to select the Plugin MIDI Ch parameter Use this parameter when a plugin needs to play on a particular MIDI channel regardless of what MIDI channel is used to trigger it By default this parameter is always set to 01 meaning every instantiated instrument plays whatever sound is assigned to it s internal definition of channel 1 In general you will not need to change this default MIDI channel mapping since the majority of VSTi s are monotimbral and will respond the same no matter which MIDI channel you use to play them A small number of VST instruments such as Native Instruments B4 respond differently depending on which MIDI channel you play them on For example B4 s upper manual is hardwired to MIDI Ch 1 its lower manual to MIDI Ch 2 and its pedals to MIDI Ch 3 If for example you instantiated the B4 on Instrument Channel 7 you would hear its upper manual play since all plugin channels are by default remapped to Ch 1 If you actually wanted to play the lower manual you would set the Plugin MIDI Ch value to 2 so that the incoming MIDI data would be routed to B4 Channel 2 which is the lower organ manual In addition some VST instruments are multitimbral and may therefore have different sounds assigned to different MIDI channels Most of these multitimbral instruments will work flawlessly with MIDI channel 1 which is why this is the default value However the Plugin MIDI Ch parameter lets you control any plugin channe
234. ptor moves the update packages into the Installed folder located within the Drop Installers Here directory Once installed you may delete these files they are no longer needed by Receptor If you wish you can copy these files to your computer desktop for backup 13 Receptor File Management 169 Receptor Manual Getting and Installing Plugins One of the most exciting aspects of Receptor is that unlike most fixed architecture synthesizers you can download new plugins that turn Receptor into a completely different type of synthesizer or effects module Developers are constantly creating new synthesizers samplers drum machines and effects devices As these plugins are developed they will be made available to Receptor owners on www plugorama com Some plugins are free Others require that you purchase and authorize them prior to using them on Receptor Shopping for Plugins To shop for plugins 1 Launch your computer s web browser and go to www plugorama com 2 Use plugorama com to surf for all the various plugins available for Receptor Downloading Plugins In general you can choose to download most free plugins one at a time or you can add them to a download basket and then get them all delivered to you in a single file See plugorama com for more information Premium plugins can be downloaded and run in demo mode for 30 days If you want to purchase a premium plugin you 1l need to purchase an authorization for your iLok Instructi
235. r 5 On Receptor CTL click on the Multi Patch name to load a blank Multi patch into Receptor MULTI B ISave rile 2 lt gt Tif lt blank gt f CTL click here to load a blank Multi patch 6 On Receptor click the big none button on a channel Click here to view and edit the Channel Details in the upper half of the Mix Window The channel details appear at the top of the window 7 Click the Source Select button Source Select button shows the name of the Instantiated plugin Click it to open the Source Select panel zi Bank Name SOURCE MM la eE i Patch Name click either to open the Previous Next Patch buttons Bank Patch Select panel click to step backward or forward through patches The Source Select panel opens 8 In the Source Select panel click the plugin you want to instantiate on that channel Use the bank patch selectors to select the desired patch 9 If desired instantiate effects plugins for one or more of the channel s insert FX slots and select the desired patches And if you use insert FX select their desired routing using the FX routing buttons 10 Use the channel s standard Volume and Pan faders as you would on a traditional mixer You can even set up effects sends inside Receptor and Mute solo or bypass them 1 Quick Start 21 Receptor Manual 11 Bypass Buttons Name of Instantiated Plugins Patch Names click to open a selection panel cl
236. r MSB and LSB appear in the panel s Info section This information is useful if you wish to program an external sequencer or controller to select this bank via MIDI Bank select messages Note that MSB LSB indicators appear ONLY for Multi Patches Single Patches and INST patches FX patches can not be selected via MIDI and do not therefore have bank select messages assigned to them If you clicked a Bank Selector within Receptor s graphical UI then the Load Panel opens to the Bank List automatically Note that selecting a bank does not actually load a patch from that bank After selecting a bank to view you must click the Patch tab to select which patch to actually load SHORTCUT You can switch between the Bank and Patch tabs by pressing CTL TAB ROM Banks and RAM Banks Every plugin that ships with Receptor has at least one factory bank of patches which Receptor automatically extracted from that plugin s internal bank You can not modify these banks in any way meaning you can not save new patches to the bank nor can you delete patches from the bank If you actually delete a Factory bank Receptor will automatically rebuild it the next time you turn it on These banks are known as ROM banks and 10 Graphic UI Loading Patches 127 Receptor Manual the patches within them are known as ROM patches ROM means Read Only Memory Receptor indicates ROM banks and ROM patches by enclosing their names in angle brackets like lt thi
237. r computer s Ethernet port without going through an Ethernet router switcher Web Dial Up Modem Receptor Computer Crossover Phone Line Ethernet Cable Typical network involving a single Receptor and a dial up internet connection 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 146 Receptor Manual Network Connection If you have other Ethernet devices that you want connected to your computer at the same time as Receptor you must use an Ethernet router switcher connecting Receptor to it rather than directly to your computer This will likely be the connection you use if you have multiple computers a network printer or a broadband internet modem such as Cable or DSL Web DSL Cable Receptor Modem Ethernet Router Standard Switcher Standard Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable Standard Ethernet Cable Computer Typical network involving a single Receptor and a Cable or DSL internet connection 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 147 Receptor Manual Also if you have multiple Receptors you may simply add them to the network as shown below Web Receptor 1 Ethernet DSL Cable Modem Ethernet Receptor 2 Ethernet Ethernet Router Switcher Ethernet Computer Ethernet routers and switchers are available at most computer supply stores When you use Receptor on a network you can choose either dynamic IP addressing
238. r draw in the MIDI controller graphical view of your sequencer the entire sequence of CC 99 CC 98 and CC 6 will be generated for you So in most cases all you need to know is what values to enter for CC 99 NRPN MSB and CC 98 NRPN LSB In Receptor you can control the first 4096 parameters of every VSTi Source plugin and the first 2048 parameters of every VST FX plugin That means that you can control virtually all parameters of all plugins since there aren t many synth plugins with more than 4096 parameters or effect plugins with more than 2048 parameters The range of CC 99 NRPN MSB is divided into 7 sub ranges each corresponding to a particular slot where the plugin has been instantiated Decimal Hexadecimal SCS Stor Sd To select the plugin parameter you want to change you will need to translate the parameter number into a pair of MSB and LSB values then add an offset to the MSB value The formula for calculating the MSB and LSB values are as follows MSB Parameter Number 128 LSB Parameter Number MSB x 128 EXAMPLE 1 To control parameter 537 of a plugin MSB 537 128 4 LSB 537 4 x 128 25 The offset to add to the MSB value is the lower bound of the plugin slot sub range from the table above For a synth plugin there is nothing to add for an effect plugin instantiated in the FX A slot of a track the offset would be 32 For slot FX B and slot FX C of a track the offset would be 48 and 64 respect
239. r effect to a particular channel simply open that channel s detail by clicking the big Channel Selector button Click the Source selector and select a plugin from the Plugin Select panel that appears Use the bank patch selectors to select the desired patch Use the mixer at the bottom of the screen to adjust volume pan and effect sends Receptor s graphical interface shows you only what is relevant For example if a channel has no plugins assigned to it then it is disabled in the mixer Similarly Channel Details show you only those parameters that are currently accessible For example a plugin s bank and patch selection parameters are not available until you actually select a plugin The following sections discuss the various Mix View elements in detail 7 Graphic Ul Mix View 88 Receptor Manual Mixer Anatomy The bottom half of the Mix View windows shows you guessed it a MIXER Receptor has 16 different instrument channels each of which derives its sound from either a built in VSTi or from an external audio input In addition Receptor has two dedicated effects busses and a master output channel resulting in a mixer with 19 total channels strips ODO AA Mixer The following illustration shows in detail the elements contained in each type of mixer channel Instrument Channel Effects Bus Master Channel Channel Selector Plugin Overview Send 1 Level Send 2 Level Send 1 Send 2 Pre Po
240. ress the bottom display knob and proceed to step 6 6 Editing Saving and Metering 76 Receptor Manual If you wish to store the patch within a different bank 2 10 11 12 Rotate the bottom display knob to select a different bank The bank name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply the change Press the bottom display knob to apply your selection and proceed to Step 7 If when selecting a bank you decide you want to create a new bank in which to store the patch rotate the bottom display knob to the very end at which point the display will read Bank NEW The display will now allow you to rename the bank Receptor automatically creates a new bank with the name BANK n where n represents the order number of the bank Rotate the top display knob to move the cursor Rotate the bottom display knob to change the underlined character To delete a character press the top display knob and the underlined character will be deleted Rotate the top and bottom display knobs to rename your bank then press the bottom display knob to apply the name change The bottom line of the display is now used for selecting which of that bank s 128 patch locations should store your patch If you wish to overwrite this patch simply press the bottom display knob and proceed to step 10 If you wish to save the patch to a different patch number rotate the bottom display knob to select the desired
241. return to the Bank Type screen where you can select other banks for which you wish to view the MSB LSB assignments SETUP TCP IP Setup Rotate the top display knob to select the TCP IP Setup parameter Use this parameter if you want to switch between manual or automatic IP addressing or if you plan to use a crossover network This is a multi step parameter since changing TCP IP setups requires setting multiple parameters Rotate the lower display knob to select between three choices Auto DHCP Manual and Crossover These are described further in the following sections NOTE TCP IP Setup is a global parameter and is not saved with a Multi Patch Using Auto DHCP Addressing This is the default option Select it if you are connecting Receptor to a network that has a cable DSL modem or Ethernet Switcher that acts as a DHCP server Most such devices are configured to provide IP addresses to network devices To use Auto DHCP addressing 1 Rotate the bottom display knob to select Auto DHCP then press the knob to apply your selection You ll be asked to confirm whether you want to make this change Yes or No 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to select Yes then press the knob to apply your selection Receptor will update your TCP IP settings a process that will take a few seconds 3 If you are switching to Auto DHCP from either Manual or Crossover modes you must shut down your Receptor and restart it before the settings
242. revious patch in a patch list without having to open the Load panel The button with the right pointing arrow selects the next patch in a patch list without having to open the Load panel Single Save File Button Click this button to open the Save File options panel which you use to name and save any new patches you create in a channel For detailed information about the various bank and patch saving options see Chapter 11 Graphic Ul Saving and Managing Patches CPU Gauge The CPU Gauge shows you exactly how much of Receptor s available computing power you ve used The more instrument and effect plugins you use or the more MIDI notes you play simultaneously the more computing power CPU you use Multi Patch Slot Anatomy These parameters are essentially the same as those accessed from the MULTI button on Receptor s front panel Multi patches store an entire Mixer setup including all Source and FX assignments patch data mix parameters and numerous Setup parameters They also store the patch data for each instantiated plugin which means your Multi patches never lose their patch data if you happen to change or delete a VST patch that was used in creating a Multi patch Bank Selector gt Save File Patch Selector Prev Next Patch The Single Patch parameters are discussed in the following sections Multi Bank Selector Click the Bank Selector to open the Load Panel to its Bank List view Banks are d
243. rotate it to select Channel 03 Press it again to exit Channel Select Mode This tells Receptor that you want to perform your operations on the FX B assigned to Channel 3 3 Press SAVE This puts Receptor into Save Mode NOTE If you try to SAVE a patch for a slot that currently has no plugin assigned the display will say Save File Mode Unavailable You can cancel the Save operation at any time by simply hitting the SAVE button again to turn off Save Mode The following sections discuss each of the options available in Save Mode 6 Editing Saving and Metering 75 Receptor Manual SAVE FILE Save Patch Rotate the top display knob to select the Save Patch option This operation will overwrite the patch stored on disk with what s in the edit buffer If you want to save the patch to a different bank or rename the patch prior to saving it you must use the Save Patch As option discussed in the next section The top line of the display appears in the following format Save lt type gt Patch Where lt type gt is the type of patch selected with the view buttons MULTI SINGLE SOURCE FX A FX B or FX C The bottom line displays the current patch name and number which is flashing to indicate that you must press the bottom display knob to apply your selection To save a patch over the existing location 1 Simply press the bottom display knob Receptor asks you to confirm whether you want to overwrite this patch 2
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245. rting your patches into folders and manually numbering them you can have Receptor do it for you For example assume you downloaded 131 patches for the ABCvst plugin from various web sites and dragged them all into a single folder which you named ABCvst p When you drag and drop this folder to Receptor s Drop Installers Here folder and trigger an install see Installing Patches fxp fxb on Receptor on page 171 Receptor automatically alphabetizes them and assigns prefix numbers to them It automatically creates a bank for the first 128 patches assigns it an MSB LSB and auto names it ABCvst p 001 It then creates another bank for the next 128 patches or 3 patches in this example provides a prefix for the patches and auto assigns the bank an MSB LSB and auto names it ABCvst p 002 14 Patch Management 175 Receptor Manual COMPUTER FOLDER ABCvst all patches are the same plugin type RECEPTOR BANK ABCvst p 001 auto numbered auto named BANK ABCvst p 002 auto numbered auto named ABCvst_patch1 fxp ABCvst_patch2 fxp ABCvst_patch3 fxp ABCvst_patch129 fxp ABCvst_patch130 fxp ABCvst_patch131 fxp 000 ABCvst_patch1 fxp 001 ABCvst_patch2 fxp 002 ABCvst_patch3 fxp 003 ABCvst_patch4 fxp 004 ABCvst_patch5 fxp 126 ABCvst_patch127 fxp 127 ABCvst_patch128 fxp 000 ABCvst_patch129 fxp 001 ABCvst_patch130 fxp 00
246. s lt 4 BS GS X A Ey Address e My Network Places gt oe ao Bs 9 a 3 Add Network Entire Network Computers Receptor 2 My Network Places Place Near Me Use this folder to open files and Folders on other computers and to install network printers To set up networking on your computer click Network and Dial up Connections Select an item to view its description See also My Documents My Computer 4 P 13 object s Double click Add Network Place In the next dialog type two backslashes followed by the name of your Receptor For example if your Receptor is named Receptor 201998 you would type Receptor 201998 as shown below in the following illustration Add Network Place Wizard i xj Welcome to the Add Network Place Wizard This wizard helps you add a link to a Network Place where you can store your documents A Network Place can be a shared folder a Web folder on the Internet or an FTP site Type the location of the Network Place WReceptor 201998 Browse Here are some examples To continue click Next lt Back Cancel NOTE To find the name of your Receptor either From the front panel 1 click the SETUP button then 2 rotate the top display knob to select the Name parameter then 3 read the name from the bottom line of the LCD From the graphical interface 1 click the Setup tab in the View Bar then 2 look at the f
247. s controlled by a different MIDI channel IMPORTANT Notice that Multi patches store the patch data used for each plugin This way if you ever delete rename modify or move a fxp that was used to create the Multi patch you have no need to worry your Multi patches will always sound exactly as they did when saved regardless of what you do to the fxp patches that were used to create the Multi patch originally So even though Multi patches attempt to display the name of the Jap files used to create them keep in mind that the patch data saved with the Multi may not be the same as the data saved in the named fxp file again this is to protect your Multi patches from inadvertently changing if you change a fxp that was used in its creation 2 Receptor Architecture 28 Receptor Manual 3 Receptor Hardware The following sections discuss Receptor s hardware components Front Panel Input Level LCD Master Volume Display Knobs View Buttons Input Level LED Power Button ia A swour source x power d RESEARCH PMA SAVEFRE METERS use Headphone Jack Modifier Buttons USB Port Guitar Instrument Input Soft Knobs Receptor Front Panel Receptor s front panel contains from left to right Guitar Instrument Input Use this input to plug a guitar instrument or microphone into Receptor Input Level Knob Use this to adjust the signal level of the instrument input For the best signal to noise ratio
248. s gt If you see a patch name or a bank name enclosed in angle brackets it means you cannot overwrite it nor can you delete it If a patch does not appear in angle brackets then it is a RAM bank Random Access Memory and can be modified in any way you choose you can modify patches add patches delete patches or delete the entire bank if you wish Empty Patches Any RAM bank can hold up to 128 patches If a bank currently contains fewer than 128 patches then the unused patch slots are called empty patches Empty patch locations are excellent places to store new patches that you create Ifa ROM bank contains fewer than 128 patches you will not see any indication of empty patches since you cannot write to a ROM bank 10 Graphic Ul Loading Patches 128 Receptor Manual 11 Graphic Ul Saving and Managing Patches This chapter discusses Receptor s Save File Panel in depth The Save File Panel is a powerful tool that allows you to not only save patches but e create new banks e rename banks e delete banks copy patches e rename patches e delete patches Let s look at how this all works Accessing the Save File Panel Receptor stores three types of patches VST patches fxp Single patches and Multi patches Wherever Receptor s interface lets you load a patch you will also find a Save File button which you may click to open the Save File panel For example the following illustration shows the M
249. s instructions for mounting Receptor with the following methods and operating systems e Mac OS X Panther using either AppleTalk or Samba e Mac OS X Jaguar using either AppleTalk or Samba e Mac OS 9 using AppleTalk Windows XP using Samba e Windows 2000 using Samba Remote Control Seeing Receptor on your Computer s monitor One of the many cool things about connecting Receptor to your computer is that you can remotely control Receptor s graphical user interface using your computer s keyboard mouse and monitor just as if you had plugged these directly into Receptor This is very handy for live performance where you can use a laptop computer to control your Receptor To do this you must first copy the Remote Control from your Receptor CD onto your computer s hard disk and install it Once the Remote Control application has been installed to your computer you can use it to remotely control Receptor at any time Receptor does not even have to be mounted on your computer in order to use the Remote Control application For more information see Remote Control of Receptor on page 174 How can integrate Receptor into my recording environment 1 Connect Receptor to your computer exactly as you would connect a traditional sound or effects module That is connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT port on your computer s MIDI interface to Receptor s MIDI IN port Connect another MIDI cable from the MIDI IN port on your comp
250. se a special type of cable known as a crossover Ethernet cable to connect their Ethernet ports This cable is available from most computer supply stores and differs from a standard Ethernet cable Always be sure when connecting Receptor directly to a computer without going through a router switcher that you use a crossover Ethernet cable Receptor Computer Crossover Ethernet Cable To set up a crossover connection and configure Receptor 1 Connect a Crossover Ethernet Cable between your computer and Receptor 2 If Receptor is not already in Crossover mode you ll need to put your Receptor into that mode Specifically To do this from the front panel 1 press the SETUP button then 2 turn the top display knob to select the TCP IP Setup parameter then 3 turn the bottom display knob to select Crossover and 4 press the bottom display knob to apply your selection To do this from the graphical interface 1 click the Setup tab in the View bar at the top of the screen and 2 in the Network section of the Setup screen click the Crossover option under TCPAP Settings then 3 click Apply Turn off your computer and double click Receptor s power button to turn it off Turn Receptor and your computer back on Once Receptor has finished initializing its system and starting up it will provide an IP address to your PC WARNING Never use Crossover Mode if Receptor is connected to a standard network Most n
251. ss 3 SynthEdit mda Limiter PSP MixPressor PSP MixSaturator PSP MixTreble PSP PianoVerb PSP PseudoStereo PSP StereoAnalyser PSP StereoContoller PSP StereoEnhancer PSP VintageMeter Bouncing ball delay Cheeze Machine FM7 mda Loudness Free Alpha mda MultiBand Frohmage Filter mda Overdrive GEQ 7 mda RePsycho GMO 1 mda RezFilter Green Gate mda RingMod Green Wah mda RoundPan GreenMachine Amp II mda Splitter GTG 7 SynthEdit mda Stereo PSP VintageW amer GTG Micro SynthEdit mda SubSynth Quad Fiohmage H20 mda Talkbox RevDelay Hematohm mda TestTone RM Il Hexaline mda ThiuZero RMIV JG 3 mda Tracker RoboBear Kompakt Micio Synth s M exoscope Lexicon PSP 42 Mobilohm siz Little GreenAmp Il Morphone SilverBox dfx Buffer Override dfx EQ Sync Select the plugin you wish to uninstall then click OK If there are more than 128 plugins in your Receptor you ll see Next Page and Previous Page buttons at the bottom of this panel which will allow you to navigate through multiple pages of plugins IMPORTANT Uninstalling a plugin also uninstalls all patch banks associated with that plugin SETUP View Info Parameters System Version This is the version number of the Muse Research software that runs your Receptor You should periodically check www plugorama com to see if newer system versions are available Hardware Version This is the hardware revision number of your Receptor 9 Graphic UI Setup View 1
252. st Fader m ae Pre Post Fader Pan Balance 4 Mute Solo Volume Channel Level Output Assignment oue Channel Number Channel Bypass Mixer Channel Strip Details NOTE These parameters are the same as those accessed from the MIX button on Receptor front panel In most instances Receptor s Graphical User Interface mirrors its front panel operations quite closely The following sections discuss from top to bottom each mixer channel parameter illustrated above 7 Graphic UI Mix View 89 Receptor Manual Channel Selector The giant glowing button at the top of a mixer channel is the Channel Selector By default Channel Selectors always display the name of the Source with the exception of the two busses and master which display the name of the first instantiated effect Click a Channel Selector to view all the information for that channel in the upper Channel Details area The Channel Details area as discussed in Channel Details Overview on page 94 is where you assign instruments effects and patches to each channel so these buttons will get quite a virtual workout Basically the Channel Selector works as follows none When a Channel Selector is gray as seen above it means that a channel does not have any plugins assigned to it and it displays none as the track name Click a gray Channel Selector to display the Channel Details area for that channel Once the Channel D
253. strument Channel whose number matches the MIDI channel of the bank patch message Sending an MSB 127 LSB 2 message tells Receptor to change patches for the FXB VST bank currently assigned to the Instrument Channel whose number matches the MIDI channel of the bank patch message Sending an MSB 127 LSB 3 message tells Receptor to change patches for the FXC VST bank currently assigned to the Instrument Channel whose number matches the MIDI channel of the bank patch message Sending an MSB 127 LSB 4 message on MIDI Channel 1 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXA VST bank currently assigned to Effects Bus 1 Sending an MSB 127 LSB 4 message on MIDI Channel 2 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXA VST bank currently assigned to Effects Bus 2 Sending an MSB 127 LSB 4 message on MIDI Channel 16 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXA VST bank currently assigned to the Master Channel Sending an MSB 127 LSB 5 message on MIDI Channel 1 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXB VST bank currently assigned to Effects Bus 1 Sending an MSB 127 LSB 5 message on MIDI Channel 2 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXB VST bank currently assigned to Effects Bus 2 Sending an MSB 127 LSB 5 message on MIDI Channel 16 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXB VST bank currently assigned to the Master Channel Sending an MSB 127 LSB 6 message on MIDI Channel 1 tells Receptor to change patches for the FXC VST bank currently assigne
254. t is the number of files currently in that directory You must push the bottom display knob to install files If there are no files to install the line will read None available To install files 1 Press the bottom display knob to apply the installation process The screen will ask if you are sure you want to install 2 Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply The LCD reads Installing as Receptor installs any package or patch files currently in its Drop Installers Here folder When installation is complete the display will indicate how many files were successfully installed and how many failed NOTE Some installations such as most system updates will make Receptor automatically restart If Receptor needs to restart after installing an update it will not display the number of successfully installed files SETUP Uninstall Plugins Rotate the top display knob to select the Uninstall Plugins option Use this option to uninstall any plugin currently installed within Receptor To uninstall a plugin 1 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the plugin you wish to uninstall The list will contain the name of every Receptor plugin in alphanumerical order The plugin name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to apply it 5 View Buttons in Depth 71 Receptor Manual 2 Press
255. t had its demo period activated e before a plugin name indicates an error most likely that the iLok is not inserted properly SINGLE Load Blank Patch Rotate the top display knob to select the Load Blank Patch parameter This special patch resets your Single by uninstantiating every plugin on that instrument channel and returning it to its default configuration This is the ideal way to wipe the slate clean and start setting up an instrument panel from scratch To initialize the Instrument Channel simply press the bottom display knob The channel will be cleared and the screen will indicate when the process is finished SOURCE Button This section discusses the parameters available when you press the SOURCE button on Receptor SOURCE View Plugin Type Use the View Plugin Type parameter to filter the list of plugins displayed by the SOURCE Plugin parameter described in the next section Rotate the bottom display knob to select what type of plugins you want to display in the SOURCE Plugin page You do not need to press the bottom display knob to apply your choice it happens automatically You can select the following View filters e All Select this option to display alphabetically every plugin on the SOURCE Plugin page e Audio Inputs Select this option to display only the list of Audio Inputs on the SOURCE Plugin page e lt Developer Name gt Select the name of the plugin developer to display only those plug
256. t they are harder to enter into a sequencer or MIDI control surface For this reason Receptor also offers dynamic control of up to 16 parameters per plugin using standard MIDI Controller messages This technique is discussed in Editing Plugin Parameters with MIDI Controller Messages on page 193 NRPN Details In order to change a parameter value through NRPN first you have to select which parameter you wish to edit by sending two controller messages CC 99 Non Registered Parameter Number MSB and CC 98 Non Registered Parameter Number LSB After sending these two messages you can use CC 6 Data Entry MSB for coarse control of the selected parameter or CC 38 Data Entry LSB for fine control of the selected parameter 17 MIDI Control of Plugin Parameters 191 Receptor Manual Alternately you can change the value of the selected parameter by sending CC 96 Data Entry 1 or CC 97 Data Entry 1 to increment or decrement the desired value Every time you send one of these controllers you will increment or decrement the current value by 1 128th of the entire range of the parameter In other words these parameters will increment or decrement by 1 the last value of CC 6 Data Entry MSB However most sequencers and many MIDI controller devices will make programming NRPN s easy for you All you have to do is enter the MSB and LSB values that specify the parameter you wish to edit After that every time you move the corresponding fader o
257. tate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select Not Bypassed The change happens instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change SHORTCUT Pressing the bottom display knob toggles between Bypassed and Not Bypassed NOTE If you bypass a source that uses one of the audio inputs rather than a VSTi then the audio input is muted but no significant amount of CPU resources are saved 5 View Buttons in Depth 48 Receptor Manual SOURCE Listen to MIDI Ch Rotate the top display knob to select the Listen to MIDI Ch parameter Use this parameter to tell the selected VSTi which incoming MIDI channel to listen to By default the VSTi plugin you instantiate on each Instrument Channel responds to the like numbered MIDI Channel For example the VSTi you instantiate on Instrument Channel 6 would respond to data coming in on MIDI channel 6 In general you will only change this default mapping when you want to stack or split two or more VSTi s on the same MIDI channel For example you might want to instantiate an analog synth on Instrument Ch 1 and a string synthesizer on Instrument Ch 2 but play them simultaneously from your keyboard to create a thicker richer sound To do this you would set the source on Instrument Channel 2 to respond to MIDI Ch 1 Now when you play your MIDI keyboard using MIDI Ch 1 Receptor plays both the VSTi assigned to Instrument Ch 1 and the one assigned to Instrum
258. ted velocity ranges For example you might have an instrument channel that contains a plugin that plays a big cymbal crash sound If you limit the velocity range of this channel to 120 127 then the channel will play only when it receives MIDI velocity values of 120 or greater in other words when you hit your MIDI keyboard really hard the crash cymbal will sound for all lower velocity values the crash cymbal will not sound Slide the HI fader above the velocity ramp to set the upper velocity in the range the value will be indicated graphically on the ramp as well as numerically in the Velocity Range text field to the left Slide the LO fader below the velocity ramp to set the lower velocity in the range the value will be indicated graphically on the ramp as well as numerically in the Velocity Range text field to the left You can also set a value by clicking in a Velocity Range text field typing a value between 0 and 127 then hitting the Enter key MIDI Shortcut When you click in a Velocity Range field you may also set the velocity value by hitting a note of desired velocity on your MIDI keyboard Ch Transpose Use Channel Transpose setting to transpose the playback pitch of the instrument channel up or down 3 octaves in semitone increments Because Channel Transpose acts only on the selected channel it is different than the global Receptor wide transposition value set by the Master Transpose parameter which is available u
259. the GO button fom 57 3 Microsoft Windows Network Bax Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Q6ak P P Search E Folders E C WiReceptor 201998 Folders x iv Go Links 7 Address 6 Desktop Homenet E a My Documents E y My Computer a a My Network Places a Entire Network S Microsoft Windows Network E wy Homenet wy Muse 2 hard drive on Receptor 201998 Muse amp 2 My Documents on Muse PC Frankenchine Type lt receptor name gt here 2 My Pictures on Muse PC Frankenchine 2 SharedDocs on Hp750n E L2 SharedDocs on Muse PC Frankenchine 3 Recycle Bin i E If you don t know the name of your Receptor heres how to find it 1 press the SETUP button on Receptor 5 front panel then 2 rotate the top display knob to select the Name parameter Your Receptor 5 name is shown on the bottom line In general Windows networking is very slow to refresh its network list which is why you may not initially see the Muse workgroup in your Microsoft Windows Network 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 160 Receptor Manual Windows 2000 Using the following method you ll create a new network place make a shortcut to it then use that shortcut to access your Receptor at any time in the future 1 Go to My Network Places My Network Places a 10 xi File Edit View Favorites Tools Help El Back 8 KSearch Folder
260. the bank then the actual patch To select a bank and load a patch from that bank 1 Rotate the top display knob to select the Bank parameter 2 Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank you wish to load The bank name is flashing 3 Press the bottom display knob Receptor shows you the first patch in that bank 4 Rotate the bottom display knob to select a patch The patch name will flash 5 Press the bottom display knob to load that patch into Receptor NOTE 1 You cannot select a bank without also selecting a patch since a Bank is nothing more than a directory of patches NOTE 2 ROM bank names are enclosed in angle brackets like lt this gt When you see a bank name enclosed in lt angle brackets gt it means the bank is a factory bank and cannot be overwritten or deleted For more information see ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 SOURCE Patch If you want to select a patch from the current bank rotate the top display knob to select the Patch parameter If you want to select a patch from a different bank it will be fastest to use the Bank parameter discussed above Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch you wish to load The patch name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to actually load the selected patch If you re currently viewing the last patch in a bank and you turn the bottom display knob another notch clockwise Receptor will automatically switch
261. the bottom display knob The screen will ask if you are sure you want to uninstall the selected plugin 3 Rotate the bottom display knob counter clockwise to select No or clockwise to select Yes Make sure Yes is shown and press the bottom display knob to apply Receptor uninstalls that plugin and all patch banks associated with that plugin 5 View Buttons in Depth 72 Receptor Manual 6 Editing Saving and Metering This chapter discusses how to Edit patches e Save copy delete and rename patches e Meter the signal level at various points in the mixer These functions are all performed using the three Modifier buttons on Receptor s front panel Input Level LCD Master Volume View Buttons Input Level LED Display Knobs Power Button LEVEL VOLUME been SINGLE SOURCE FXA FXB FXC MIX POWER OR A ee USB ro INPUT PHONES MULTI SETUP EDIT SAVE FILE METERS a J Headphone Jack Modifier Buttons Soft Knobs Guitar Instrument Input USB Port Modifier Basics Basically a Modifier button acts upon the patch or signal represented by the correspondingly lit View button Ifthe EDIT button is on then you can select what you edit by pressing the corresponding View button and selecting the desired channel For example if you wanted to edit the plugin assigned to FX B on Channel 2 you would press EDIT then FXB then push turn the top display knob to select Channel 2 e Ifthe SAVE FILE button is on then you
262. the front panel PHONES jack or connect the rear panel outputs to your mixer or sound system then press the POWER button Receptor will go through a short self diagnostic and startup process Press the MULTI button This puts Receptor into Multi Patch mode which defines an entire Receptor layout of up to 16 instruments and 57 effects TIP To the right of the LCD are two knobs Turn the top one to select the parameter you wish to edit Turn the bottom one to change the value of that parameter If a parameter value is flashing you must push the bottom display knob to apply the change Rotate the top knob until the Bank parameter is displayed Rotate the bottom knob until the 2nd line says lt Guitar Multis gt then press that knob to apply your selection The Patch parameter automatically appears on the top line with the name of the patch displayed on the bottom line Rotate the bottom display knob to select the patch you want to audition then press that knob to load the patch Because Multi patches sometimes require many plugins to be instantiated it may take several seconds for the patch to load Play your guitar Set the LEVEL knob so that when you strum a loud chord its LEVEL LED just barely turns red You should now hear your processed guitar Use the front panel VOLUME knob if needed To audition more factory sounds turn the bottom knob to select other patches Remember to push the bottom display knob to load the pat
263. thernet cable Always make sure when connecting Receptor directly to a computer without going through a router switcher that you use a crossover Ethernet cable Receptor Computer Crossover Ethernet Cable If your computer s Ethernet port is in use that means you ll have to use an Ethernet router switcher to connect Receptor and your other Ethernet devices to your computer Ethernet routers switchers are widely available from most computer supply stores Follow the instructions that come with your router switcher and be sure to use standard Ethernet cables not crossover cables when connecting all your devices Web DSL Cable Receptor Modem Ethernet Router Standard Switcher Standard Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable Standard Ethernet Cable Computer 1 Quick Start 19 Receptor Manual Mounting What computer Operating System am using Now that you ve connected Receptor to your computer you 1l need to mount it on your computer All this means is that you want to see the contents of Receptor s hard drive on your computer just as you see its own hard drive This way you ll be able to transfer files back and forth between your computer and Receptor Naturally every computer operating system has its own way of doing this and while it isn t the goal of this manual to explain every computer s networking methodology Chapter 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer contain
264. these files to your computer desktop for backup Your new plugins will now be installed on Receptor and ready to authorize Graphical User Interface Method On the graphical interface click the SETUP tab in the View bar and press the Install n files button where n number of files in the Drop Installers Here folder Upon successful installation Receptor moves the update packages into the Installed folder located within the Drop Installers Here directory Once installed you may delete these files they are no longer needed by Receptor If you wish you can copy these files to your computer desktop for backup Your new plugins will now be installed on Receptor 13 Receptor File Management 170 Receptor Manual Updating Existing Plugins Developers frequently update and improve their plugins You may wish to periodically check for updated versions of plugins that are currently installed on Receptor Updates to plugins are always posted on www plugorama com Please check there for plugin updates If you find any updates simply download them to your hard drive drag them to Receptor s Drop Installers Here folder then use Receptor itself to install the files as discussed in Installing a Plugin on Receptor on page 170 Installing Patches fxp fxb on Receptor To install patches on Receptor first gather them in some orderly fashion on your desktop computer see Managing Patch fxp and Bank fxb files on page 175 t
265. tiate some plugins or consider buying more Receptors Parameter Name As mentioned previously the bulk of the LCD s top line is used to display parameter names Scroll through various parameters by turning the top display knob More Parameters Indicator This little 2 character indicator at the far right of the top line lets you know if there are more parameters available either before or after the parameter you re currently viewing The first parameter in a scrolling list always has a single arrow pointing right indicating that more parameters are available after it but that none come before it Similarly the last parameter in a scrolling list always has a single arrow pointing left indicating that more parameters come before it but that none come after it Parameters in the middle of a scrolling list have arrows pointing both direction indicating that more parameters are available both before and after the current one Parameter Value As mentioned previously the bulk of the LCD s bottom line is used to display the value associated with the parameter named in the top line If a parameter value is flashing it indicates that you must press the bottom display knob in order to activate the parameter change Sometimes a portion of a parameter value might be underlined which helps you see exactly which portion of a parameter value the bottom display knob is affecting Soft Knobs Whenever you enter Edit Mode for one of the
266. ton This panic feature sends an all notes off MIDI message to all 16 of Receptor s instrument channels silencing any note that might be stuck on SAVE FILE Button Press SAVE FILE to enter Save File Mode Within Save File Mode you can save delete copy and rename any bank or patch type supported by Receptor This includes e Single patches A single patch contains a single Instrument s SOURCE assignment plus all its in line FX plugin patch assignments and their routing e Multi patches A multi patch contains all Instrument channels the two effects bus channels and the master channel settings essentially an entire Receptor configuration e Plugin patches A plugin patch is the standard fxp patch associated with a particular plugin Each VST instrument and effect has its own patch format and all are supported by Receptor Note When the SETUP button is lit press the SAVE FILE button to see a screen showing you an overview of Receptor s 19 channels and their current status For more information see SETUP Channel Status on page 59 Even though Receptor supports so many types of patch formats the method used to save copy delete or rename them is the identical For example if you wanted to save the edits you made to an effect assigned to FX B of Channel 3 you would 1 Press FXB This tells Receptor that you want to perform your operations on FX B 2 Press the top display knob to enter Channel Select Mode then
267. tor application itself these applications cannot be removed by the user and as such are not reported as part of the total disk space The total disk space display is therefore the total amount of disk space available for all plugins patches and samples SETUP Enable Zload Rotate the top display knob to select the Enable Zload option Zload when enabled can dramatically improve the speed at which plugins instantiate When plugins instantiate faster Receptor is more responsive to patch change requests Multi patches in particular will load dramatically faster Zload works as follows When you first instantiate a plugin it takes the normal amount of time to load equivalent to the amount of time it takes to instantiate on a Mac or PC Then when you remove that plugin from Receptor s mixer it s set aside in RAM rather than fully uninstantiated The next time you try to instantiate that plugin either directly or by recalling a patch that uses that plugin Receptor will re use the instance previously set aside in RAM which is nearly instantaneous So why is Zload disabled by default Because regrettably nothing in life is free Since plugins once instantiated are set aside in RAM Zload demands a greater share of your Receptor s RAM In general this won t be problematic but there are a couple of things to consider when you re deciding whether or not to use Zload e Zloaded plugins will never max out your RAM Whe
268. trol of Plugin Parameters Learn Mode Muse Research ships each Receptor plugin with a default set of parameters assigned to the front panel and to MIDI control The easiest way to overwrite these factory defaults is by entering LEARN MODE which lets you quickly assign or un assign any plugin parameter to Receptor s front panel Assigning a parameter to the front panel also makes it available for remote MIDI control meaning you can edit the parameter using a programmable fader box or automate it with an external sequencer 8 Graphic Ul Edit View 113 Receptor Manual To enter Learn mode click the Learn Mode button in the Edit Bar Receptor enters Learn mode and the Edit Bar changes to look as follows Parameter Name Assign MIDI Control NRPN lel ool junio 00 B16205 Learn Mode Button Order Edit Bar in Learn Mode As seen in the previous figure Learn Mode s Edit Bar is identical to the top line of a Faceless Mode parameter and contains the following elements Parameter Name When you edit a parameter in the plugin s graphical UI the name of that parameter is displayed in this field By default this displays the name of the parameter as provided by the VST plugin Note than not every plugin developer names all of their parameters You can rename this parameter by 1 clicking it 2 typing a new name and 3 pressing the Enter Return key When a parameter has been renamed it is shown in italics and is autom
269. ts own internal clock set by the Tempo BPM parameter The Tempo Source is used by all tempo based effects and instruments Rotate the bottom display knob to select between External MIDI and Internal Your selection is immediately applied you do not need to push the bottom display knob e Ifyouselect External MIDI Receptor gets its tempo from an external MIDI beat clock such as a sequencer arriving at its MIDI In port It displays that tempo on the Setup Tempo BPM page discussed next using the most recently received tempo if none is currently present at the midi input e Ifyou select Internal Receptor gets its tempo from the Tempo BPM parameter discussed next The Tempo Source setting is a global parameter that applies to all patches SETUP Tempo BPM Rotate the top display knob to select the Tempo BPM parameter If you set the Tempo Source parameter to Internal as discussed in the previous section then this value determines the internal tempo in Beats Per Minute This tempo is used by all tempo based effects and instruments Rotate the bottom display knob to set Receptor s internal tempo Tempo changes happen instantly meaning you re not required to push the bottom display knob to apply the change If the Tempo Source parameter is set to External MIDI then the Tempo BPM value is displayed but can not be edited If you change the tempo of the external MIDI Beat Clock you will see the tempo change in this
270. turn up the level until the loudest sounds just barely cause the Level LED to turn red then back off slightly on the level so the LED only ever turns yellow Input Level LED This LED glows green yellow or red depending on the amount of input signal present If the meter turns red turn down the Input Level knob until the LED is yellow Specifically the LED glows green at 40 dB yellow at 9 dB and red at 0 dB Headphone Jack This 1 4 stereo jack duplicates the signal present at the main L R jacks at the rear of the unit Master Volume Knob This knob modifies the total overall output level for Receptor both for the headphones and the rear analog outputs It s completely independent of the MIDI volume levels and is a quick way to adjust the overall output level of Receptor LCD Use this 24 character x 2 line LCD to navigate through Receptor s various parameters and configurations To learn more about this window into Receptor see LCD and Display Knobs on page 37 Receptor Hardware 29 Receptor Manual Display Knobs Use these 2 continuous rotary encoders with built in push buttons for controlling the LCD To learn more about these knobs see LCD and Display Knobs on page 37 Soft Knobs Use these 4 continuous rotary encoders with built in push buttons for instant parameter editing To learn more about these buttons see EDIT Using the Soft Knobs on page 74 e View Buttons There are 8 V
271. ugin Receptor Manual Receptor Overview This section helps your Receptor up and running quickly and provides a basic overview to Receptor architecture and hardware Receptor Overview 15 Receptor Manual Receptor Overview 16 Receptor Manual 1 Quick Start Congratulations on purchasing Receptor Muse Research understands that the desire to play with a new piece of studio gear is always greater than the desire to read the manual For this reason we ve created this basic Quick Start chapter to help you find your way around Receptor I m a synth player How do audition some patches 4 Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT port on your MIDI keyboard to Receptor s MIDI IN port Receptor also supports some USB keyboards Make sure your MIDI controller is transmitting on MIDI Ch 1 Although Receptor is 16 part multitimbral the Multi patches used in this tutorial are all designed to play on MIDI Ch 1 Plug headphones into the front panel PHONES jack or connect the rear panel outputs to your mixer or sound system then press the POWER button Receptor will go through a short self diagnostic and startup process Press the MULTI button This puts Receptor into Multi Patch mode which defines an entire Receptor layout of up to 16 instruments and 57 effects TIP To the right of the LCD are two knobs Turn the top one to select the parameter you wish to edit Turn the bottom one to change the value of that
272. ugins keep audio in a buffer that does not get flushed when it s set aside by Zload When this happens that plugin may make sound when re loaded since it will then empty its audio buffer This is a fairly rare occurrence and is pretty harmless in studio operations But if you re using Receptor live or sequencing with Single or Multi patch changes you may want to check for this and if it proves problematic disable Zload e Zload is currently disabled for all Unsupported Plugins whether you choose to enable Zload or not Future versions of Receptor will allow direct plugin by plugin control of Zload so you can choose exactly which plugins you want Zloaded and which you don t Zload is a great asset that will greatly improve instantiation and patch loading speeds Give it a try 9 Graphic Ul Setup View 123 Receptor Manual Hard Disk This displays information about Receptor s internal hard disk Specifically the second number shows the total amount of user accessible Hard Disk space The first number shows how much of that hard disk space in GB is currently free unused NOTE You may wonder why the total amount of disk space does not equal the size of Receptor 5 internal hard drive The reason is that this field displays the total amount of user accessible disk space Some amount of Receptor s disk contains the operating system and the Receptor application itself these applications cannot be removed by the user and as
273. ulti patch section of Receptor and the location of its Save File button MULTI Ely My Multis A gt Gl Re Rooster Save File button opens the Save File Panel TIP If you edit a patch but haven t yet saved the changes the patch name will appear italicized indicating that what you hear is not necessarily whats stored on disk le My Multis lt lt gt a CTN Italicized patch name indicates there are unsaved patch modifications 11 GUI Saving and Managing Patches 129 Receptor Manual Save File Panel Architecture Whenever you click the Save File button within Receptor s graphical user interface you 1l be presented with a standard Save File panel for that patch type Bank 8 Patch Tabs List Slot ID 001 Poly Synth 033 LED Isolation C 065 Retro Rooster 097 empty 002 Lost Souls 034 LED Prog Hog C 066 Retio Rocket 098 empty 003 Arena Syn 81 035 KBD Dusty Trip C 067 Retio Rocket 099 empty 004 Space Rock 036 SYN CamEvil C 068 empty 100 empty 005 Ectoplasmatic 037 SYN Strung Out C 069 empty 101 empty 006 Mullet Waltz 038 SYN ClockwkOrgn C 070 empty 102 empty 007 Woody Tension 039 SYN Stab n Grab C 071 empty 103 empty 008 empty 040 LED Jazcid C 072 empty 104 empty 009 Soap Suds 041 KBD Waits Patty C 073 empty 105 empty 010 Delicate 042 SYN Le Damned C 074 empty 106 empty 011 just wait3 043 empty 075 empty 107 empty 012 esorgan
274. us and not any patch management facilities built into a specific plugin The reason for this is that fxp patches are controlled from a host application level Receptor manages your fxp files in such a way that you may have MIDI selectable banks and patches just like a hardware synth Receptor automatically extracts any patches that are built in to a plugin and creates a factory bank for that plugin so you never have to worry that you re missing some patches by using Receptor s patch management tools Single Patches Single patches store the configuration of a single Instrument Channel as defined previously This means that a Single patch stores an instrument channel s e Source assignment e Patch fxp data loaded into that Source plugin All three Insert FX assignments e Patch fxp data loaded into each Insert FX plugin FX routing Mix parameters such as Mute Solo Volume and Send Level are not stored within a Single since these parameters are all dependent on the context in which you use the Single patch For this same reason Single patches do not store the Listen To MIDI Ch setting as discussed in SOURCE Listen to MIDI Ch on page 49 All these parameters are however saved as part of a Multi patch which is discussed in the next section 2 Receptor Architecture 27 Receptor Manual IMPORTANT Notice that Single patches store the patch data used for each plugin This way if you ever delete rename
275. uter s MIDI interface to Receptor s MIDI OUT port Connect Receptor s audio output either analog or digital to your mixer or if you re mixing on your computer connect Receptor s audio output to your computer 5 audio interface Should you also wish to use Receptor as an effects processor connect instruments and or a couple of your computer 5 audio outputs to Receptor s audio inputs 2 In your sequencer define Receptor as a MIDI device and if desired label your audio interface s audio connectors as belonging to Receptor 3 You may find it most convenient to configure Receptor using its graphical user interface To do so either plug a keyboard mouse and monitor directly into Receptor or use the Receptor Remote Control application to control Receptor from your desktop computer To learn more about connecting Receptor to your computer and controlling it with the remote control application see How and why do I network Receptor to my computer on page 18 4 In your audio sequencer assign a couple of tracks to play Receptor on different MIDI channels If you re recording Receptor s output back into your sequencer make sure to activate the input assigned to Receptor on your computer s audio interface 1 Quick Start 20 Receptor Manual MIDI THRU Qua 164 12 Receptor 1 Receptor 2 Receptor 3 Receptor 4 Audio From Receptor L R MASTER Multiple Receptor tracks as shown in Apple Computer s Logic Audio sequence
276. ver Choose a server from the list or enter a server address At 43 RECEPTOR NAMM 2 P fa 0 RECEPTOR Local gt RECEPTOR NAMM 1 muse KA RECEPTOR NAMM 2 WORKGROUP gt Name RECEPTOR NAMM 2 Service smb Location MUSE URL smb 192 168 1 137 3 items Address smb 192 168 1 137 ST EEE EEEE f X Add to Favorites Cancel Connect 2 Ifyou do not see your Receptor s name choose Connect to Server from the Go menu A dialog box will appear in which you can enter the IP address of the device you wish to connect to 12 Connecting Receptor to a Computer 154 Receptor Manual 3 Type smb followed by the IP address of your Receptor in the Server Address field then click Connect 4 To learn how to get Receptor s IP address see Getting Receptor s IP Address on page 162 r l Connect to Server Choose a server from the list or enter a server address At Network BJ fa 8 gt S Local muse WORKGROUP 6 items Address smb 192 168 1 137 7 AAA AAA re Add to Favorites Cancel Connect 5 Inthe next dialog you will be asked to select the name of the Receptor volume you wish to mount Select Hard Drive and click OK r SMB Mount Select a share e Hard Drive Cancel gt Re authenticate ox gt 6 The next dialog asks for a username and password though none are needed Simply click
277. wever This is a safety measure that prevents you from accidentally turning the unit off in a live situation Receptor will go through a nice orderly shut down which insures that when you turn it back on it will be in exactly the same state as when you turned it off To force Receptor to turn OFF even if it s frozen 1 Press and hold the Power Button for 4 seconds and Receptor will shut down If Receptor ever crashes and double pressing the POWER button doesnt shut the unit down then use this procedure to shut down Receptor To restart Receptor without going through a lengthy power off power on cycle 1 Triple click the POWER button quickly like you would do with a mouse When you do this Receptor will go blank for a second while it restarts the Receptor application Triple clicking does not cause the entire Operating System to shut down and reload As such the operation is similar to quitting and restarting an application on a desktop computer without shutting off the entire computer TIP Triple clicking is always a good thing to try if Receptor doesn t seem to behave as you expect or if you ever install plugins patches or samples and for some reason they don t appear in Receptor The triple click procedure is very quick much faster than turning the unit off and back on 3 Receptor Hardware 30 Receptor Manual Back Panel The following illustration shows Receptor s rear panel Audio In Left MIDI Thru Au
278. which slot For dedicated control of any parameter in any plugin regardless of which slot instantiates 1t you should use MIDI NRPN values as discussed in Editing Plugin Parameters with MIDI NRPN Messages on page 191 This section discusses how you can use MIDI Controller Messages to edit plugin parameters Controlling the First 16 Parameters of Any Source Plugin As discussed in Chapter 8 Graphic UI Edit View you can map any plugin parameter to Receptor s front panel and define the order in which you want those parameters displayed You may use MIDI CC messages to access the first 16 parameters of any Source plugin on any of Receptor s 16 Instrument Channels Specifically MIDI controllers 16 31 are used to control the first 16 front panel parameters for an instantiated Source plugin For example if you wanted to edit the second parameter mapped to the front panel for the Source plugin assigned to Instrument Channel 3 you would send a value between 0 127 for CC 17 on MIDI Channel 3 since each MIDI channel controls each like numbered Receptor Instrument Channel DEAR er 48s Front Panel Parameter 1 Front Panel Parameter 1 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch Ch Front Panel Parameter 1 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch Instrument Ch AO AE EEE C s o Front Pane Parameter 13 MIDI Ch Instrument Ch MIDI Fine Control Receptor supports both coarse and fine MIDI controls Keep in mind when you look over the prev
279. whose MIDI Bank Select messages you wish to view Select a plugin and press the bottom display knob to activate your selection Rotate the bottom display knob to select the bank whose MIDI Bank Select message you wish to view For more information see SETUP View Bank MSB LSB on page 63 16 MIDI Bank amp Patch Selection 189 Receptor Manual 16 MIDI Bank amp Patch Selection 190 Receptor Manual 17 MIDI Control of Plugin Parameters Most fixed architecture synthesizers have a fairly straight forward method of mapping MIDI controllers to particular parameters In a fixed architecture synth these mappings can usually be programmed into your sequencer or MIDI control surface and forgotten But Receptor is not a fixed architecture synth It has the ability to load and play hundreds of different VSTi instruments and VST effects each of which may have its own idea of what MIDI cc s should be used for controlling it A MIDI controller value that alters resonance for one VSTi might actually control the LFO rate on another Obviously there is an ominous potential for chaos Fortunately your friends at Muse Research have been busy devising a standardized set of controller value rules so that any VSTi or VST can be controlled via MIDI with the minimum of effort Editing Plugin Parameters with MIDI NRPN Messages As mentioned previously Receptor may contain hundreds of VSTi instrument and VST effect plugins each of which may contain hu
280. wimming pool or wet location 5 Receptor MUST be installed so that its location or mounting position does not interfere with its proper ventilation on the sides bottom and rear of the unit Do not modify or obstruct any of the fans in this product or overheating will result possibly causing permanent damage 6 Receptor should be located away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers fireplaces stoves or ovens or on top of or in between amps or other heat generating devices 7 Receptor should only be connected to a power supply of the type described in the instructions and marked on the product using the proper power supply cable 8 This product in combination with an amplifier headphones and or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause full or partial hearing loss and or damage other audio equipment such as speakers Take all necessary precautions to protect your hearing when using this or any other audio device by ensuring that the maximum output volume of your monitoring system is kept to a safe level well below the threshold of damage 9 Receptor may be equipped with a polarized line plug where one blade is wider than the other which ensures it can only be inserted into a polarized outlet This is a safety feature that prevents line and neutral from being inadvertently reversed If you are unable to insert this plug into the outlet do not modify the plug Contact an electrician to install the appropr
281. y knob to select the patch you wish to load The patch name is flashing indicating you must press the bottom display knob to actually load the selected patch If you re currently viewing the last patch in a bank and you turn the bottom display knob another notch clockwise Receptor will automatically switch to the next bank and display the first patch within that bank The same is true if you re viewing the first patch in a bank and turn the bottom display knob counter clockwise Essentially you can scroll through every Multi patch without using the Bank parameter at all However if you have 16 000 Multi patches we re quite certain that you ll want to make use of the Bank parameter NOTE 1 Because Multi patches require Receptor to instantiate numerous plugins as well as load each plugin with the correct parameters you may experience a bit of a wait particularly if some plugins must load samples from hard disk or are particularly complex NOTE 2 ROM patch names are enclosed in angle brackets like lt this gt When you see a patch name enclosed in lt angle brackets gt it means the patch is a factory patch and cannot be overwritten or deleted For more information see ROM Banks and RAM Banks on page 127 NOTE 3 If you have edited a patch in any way an asterisk replaces the colon between the patch number and name When you see an asterisk between the patch number and name you ll know that the version currently
282. y to the unit or by networking Receptor with a computer and controlling it from that computer Both of these methods employ the same graphical user interface which is described in these Graphic UI chapters Receptor is designed to run full screen on a 1024x768 pixel monitor Different views are accessed by clicking the various tabs in the View Bar Mix Button Setup Button Edit Button Editor Select Button View Bar Buttons The main Receptor views are e Mix View Click the Mix button to see Mix View which is where you configure Receptor s 16 instrument channels 2 effect bus channels and its master channel Mix View is discussed thoroughly in Chapter 7 Graphic UI Mix View e Setup View Click the Setup button to see Setup View which is where you set global MIDI and communication parameters and various preferences Setup View is discussed thoroughly in Chapter 9 Graphic UI Setup View e Edit View Click the Edit button to see Edit View which is where you edit any instantiated plugin on Receptor To select which plugin to edit click the Edit Select button and select from the list of currently instantiated plugins Edit View is discussed thoroughly in this chapter Opening an Editor You can edit any plugin graphically There are three ways to open an editor for a particular plugin e Click the Edit button immediately below the plugin icon MS Ey acom CERTERO EE Fionmag
283. you would send the following messages on MIDI channel 7 MSB CC 00 1 LSB CC 32 0 PGM 90 MSB 1 tells LSB 0 tells PGM 90 tells Receptor to use Receptor to lookin Receptor to lookin Patch 90 in the bank determined the Single Banks Bank 0 which is the by the MSB LSB combo Pads Bank Source VSTi Patches Receptor stores up to 16 000 Banks of Source VSTi patches over 2 million patches total Each time you create a patch bank for a VSTi or import one from your computer Receptor automatically assigns it the next available MSB LSB bank message combination To recall a patch for any instantiated VSTi on any of Receptor s 16 Instrument channels you would send MSB LSB and PGM messages to Receptor on the MIDI channel that corresponds with the Instrument channel you wish to change For example assume you instantiated a VSTi called KitchenSync on INST Ch 3 and that VSTi has three different patch banks available SyncBank1 MSB 11 LSB 20 SyncBank2 MSB 12 LSB 12 SyncBank3 MSB 12 LSB 14 To select patch 21 in SyncBank3 you would send the following messages MSB CC00 12 LSB CC32 14 PGM 21 This MSB LSB combination tells Receptor PGM 21 tells Receptor to use to look in SyncBank3 which is associated Patch 21 in the bank determined with the KitchenSync VSTi by the MSB LSB combo Similarly to select patch 55 in SyncBank1
284. ypes of banks and patches contained within Receptor and how to access them Multi Patches Receptor stores up to 128 Banks of Multi patches 16 384 patches total A Multi patch stores an entire Receptor configuration 16 Instrument channels 2 Effects Busses Master channel and all mixer settings All Multi patches are assigned to MSB CC00 0 LSB CC32 0 127 For example assume your Receptor contains the following Multi banks e LSB 7 Stacks LSB 8 Scoring e LSB 9 Performance To select patch 27 in the Performance bank you would send the following messages MSB CC 00 0 LSB CC 32 9 PGM 27 MSB 0 tells LSB 9 tells PGM 27 tells Receptor to use Receptor to lookin Receptor to lookin Patch 27 in the bank determined the Multi Banks the Performance by the MSB LSB combo Bank Similarly to select patch 124 in the Stacks bank you would send the following messages MSB CC 00 0 LSB CC 32 7 PGM 124 MSB 0 tells LSB 7 tells PGM 124 tells Receptor to use Receptor to lookin Receptor to lookin Patch 124 in the bank determined the Multi Banks the Stacks Bank by the MSB LSB combo NOTE 1 In general since Multi patches apply to the entire Receptor configuration the bank patch select messages work across all MIDI channels The MIDI channel is not completely irrelevant though Assume for example you sent MSB 0 LSB 10 on MIDI Channel 1 then

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