Muse Research Receptor v1.7 Release Notes - Manual (Page 31)

Receptor v1.4 Release Notes 31 Muse Research, Inc.
• Average Meter: Because the amount of CPU usage can vary signifantly from buffer to buffer, use the
average meter to see the average amount of CPU usage that your plugins are currently consuming. This is
a more real-world example of how your Receptor’s processor is handling all the data you’re throwing at it.
By keeping one eye on the average usage and another on the peak usage, you should be able to maximize
Receptor’s CPU usage.
NOTE: Unlike many desktop applications, 100% on Receptor’s CPU gauge means 100%! As such, you’ll be
able to run Receptor’s CPU ‘hotter’ than a desktop computer’s -- so feel free to run that average gauge up into
the high numbers -- just keep an eye on any peak values that may cause audible glitches.
New Feature: Turn off Receptor using its Graphical Interface
If you ever wished there was a way to shut down Receptor from its graphical interface, your wish has just been
granted. Receptor’s Setup View contains a new button called “Shut Down” that will turn off your Receptor
without you having to physically double-click the POWER button on Receptor’s front panel.
New “Shut Down” button in Setup View
New Feature: Monitor System Temperature
UPDATE: This feature, though added here in version 1.4, was subsequently removed in version 1.5.
Receptor is quite efficient at cooling itself and, as such, can take a lot of heat abuse (either on stage or in an
equipment rack). However, if you’re using Receptor under particularly onerous environmental conditions, you
may want to keep an eye on the new system temperature monitor, which is found in Setup View under the Info
section (and, on the front panel, in the list of parameters under the SETUP button). Just consider this to be
another tool that you’ll probably never need but, should the situation ever arise, you’ll be glad to have.
New “System Temperature” monitor