Muse Research Receptor 2 Komplete Unboxing

http://www.museresearch.com/

Receptor 2 is a professional rack audio device that can be used as sound module, sampler, guitar processor, effects processor and drum module.

The difference to a common rack device is that processing is not based on fixed algorithms, but on freely expandable VST instruments and VST effects which gives this device an incredible flexibility. Since the processing quality of VSTs and VSTis nowadays often exceeds the one of hardware solutions this device also beats common rack devices in this area.

The featured version has the Native Instruments Komplete 7 plugins bundle pre-installed and pre-licensed, which includes samplers, synthesizers, effect processors, drum modules and guitar processors that cover the basic needs ready-to-use right out of the box. The system can be expanded anytime with new plugins.

The video shows unboxing and some first playing right after switching it on for the first time. The used MIDI keyboard is an old Roland FP-8 with switched off internal sounds (Mode 2). The audio outputs of Receptor are connected to the line inputs of FP-8 which drive the internal speakers.

As you can see startup until playing ready state is much faster as it would be in a PC. Note that this also includes loading of the mixer (vst host program in a PC) and loading of samples in Plugsound Keyboards, which in a PC probably would take several minutes in total. In Receptor it's roughly 30 seconds.

There's no noticeable latency while playing which makes you forget completely you're actually playing a VST instrument . It's just like playing a common sound module. Patches can be switched directly from the front panel or too by MIDI. As you can see this works as fast as in a common sound module.

For comfortable editing Receptor 2 offers connectors for a monitor, mouse and computer keyboard, which allows for editing configurations and plugins in a graphic mixer environment. The plugins can be edited directly on their GUIs as in a normal computer. For pure playing the monitor is not needed since each and every parameter too can be edited from the front panel of the device.

Where to buy:

A good address for international ordering is midi-store.com who offer excellent communication, great prices and detailed shipping-fee calculation:

http://www.midi-store.com/

http://www.midi-store.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=110&sort=order...

Receptor also can be ordered directly from Muse Research at Plugorama:

http://www.plugorama.com/

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[Drumm38Major]

What kinda midi keyboard is that?,

[virtualoberheim]

@Drumm38Major It's an old Roland FP-8 digital piano from the early 90ies - still looks good because of the great white finish, but the action can't hold up anymore to modern standards - plus it's heavy like hell... :-)

[w4yn3st4tik]

Thanks for the quick response! I do have MIDI jacks that are connected to the keyboard, that transition to USB so i can connect it to the computer. I just can't get my computer to recognize that the thing is connected. Again, the keyboard is plugged on via MIDI in/out-to-USB, running windows 7

[virtualoberheim]

@w4yn3st4tik In this case you have to check what manufacturer and device name your usb-midi adapter is and download the newest drivers from their website

[w4yn3st4tik]

Hey where did you find your MIDI drivers for your FP-8? I can't get mine to interface at all with my PC.

[virtualoberheim]

@w4yn3st4tik MIDI driver? FP-8 has no USB output (this did not even exist when it came out), just old-school 5-pin MIDI connectors, so it's connected to the 5-pin MIDI-in connector of Receptor which needs no driver; to connect the FP-8 to a PC you need a MIDI-interface with 5-pin MIDI connectors

[Maestroluv]

Hey what were the chords you were playing? That is a smooth riff?

[sinimabeats]

Great vid! I have it myself...it has endless sounds; it never feels like you're running out of options and the response time is perfect. I use separate computer for more VST's and there's a lag, no matter how much I try to change the settings. But the Receptor 2 is awesome.

[virtualoberheim]

@nickmarturano6 It's an incredible machine, and just Euro 1500 bundled with Komplete 7, which even is pre-installed and ready to use; no installation fuss, you just can switch it on and start playing, very nice :-) also was surprised that nevertheless nothing cheap is in there, all quality components (check the "Receptor 2 Komplete Uncovering" video)