Muse Receptor IK Multimedia Total Total Workstation Rack: Bill Plays Host To Hardware VST Host

looks very complicated

Currently I have a problem running alot of different tracks that use big, heavy VSTI's like orchestra cold, colossus and such. I wonder how they run on this thing? How are they being installed? Apart from the fact this is more stable than a comptuer, does a system link (like steinberg's) not do the same trick , for the purpose I want to use it for (more power to run alot of heavy vsti's and vst's at the same time). Is this easier or less easy to set up and such? Or is just going 64 bit better?

howdo you switch patches quickly during a song?
rob swire from Pendulum must use like at some points at least 5 patches in the same song, playing a guitar shapeed midi controller while singing, and i cant see him pressing any buttons!

its because he has two midi keyboards playing two different patches at the same time, and i think the laptops are used via the korg Padkontrol, and i know they use ableton a little bit live

well the Vmachine has glitches.. and its not too powerful. Their new VRACK promises to be very powerful . 'if' they ever put it out.....its the trouble with small companies. They are selling used first gen receptors over at muse's plugorama i think

no kidding.

i'm sorry if i may ask what's the difference if i hook up my keyboard/controller and play it on standalone VST/music recording software without Receptor? why would someone needs the module since we can host any VST into software? i just can't wrap my head around this matter.

Basically, a computer is a computer, but Receptor is a music instrument. Killer audio inputs and outputs, built in MIDi interface, and dedicated hardware front panel are just some of the things that make it VERY different from your computer.

nah, a receptor is a computer,just with a custom os and in a music friendly form factor; it does nothing your computer cant...  its like a poor man's miko... a "because i can" piece of gear...

I wonder if you can connect more then one midi controller on one single Receptor. Could I use the multiple usb ports to do that???