Muse Research Receptor v1.7 Release Notes - Manual (Page 56)

Receptor v1.2 Release Notes 56 Muse Research, Inc.
Faster plugin instantiation with new Zload™ feature
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. Zload is initially turned-off by default.
Before turning it on, you should read about it in the new Receptor v1.2 manual -- either in the section called
“Enable Zload” in the “Graphic UI: Setup View” chapter or in the “SETUP Enable Zload” section of the “View
Buttons in Depth” chapter
New Program Change Channel parameter
Use the new “Program Change Channel” parameter to tell Receptor which MIDI channel to use for incoming
program changes. You can choose to have Receptor respond to program change message on all channels; on
any one of the available 16 MIDI channels, or on no channel. The parameter is, by default, set to ALL, which
corresponds to the operation of previous versions of Receptor. 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 message 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. You can
access the new Program Change Channel parameter from either the Setup View in the graphical user interface,
or from the SETUP button on Receptor’s front panel. You will also find a more detailed description in either
section of the new v1.2 Receptor manual.
New Memory Usage display
Receptor will now display how much RAM is installed and how much is currently in use. If you’re using the
graphical interface, you’ll find this information in the INFO section of Receptor’s SETUP view. If you’re using
the front panel, you’ll find it under the SETUP button. You will also find a more detailed description in either
section of the new v1.2 Receptor manual.
New Hard Disk Usage display
Receptor now displays the total amount of user-accessible hard disk space and how much of that space is
currently free. If you’re using the graphical interface, you’ll find this information in the INFO section of
Receptor’s SETUP view. If you’re using the front panel, you’ll find it under the SETUP button. You will also
find a more detailed description in either section of the new v1.2 Receptor manual.
Channel Bypass Button now MIDI controllable
You can now automate the channel bypass button via MIDI CC. Specifically, MIDI CC 116 (sent on the MIDI
channel that corresponds to the Instrument Channel number) now toggles the channel bypass. A value of 0-63
will “unbypass” a channel. A value of 64-127 will bypass the channel. For Bus 1, send MIDI CC117 on Ch 1 to
control the channel bypass. For Bus 2, use MIDI CC117 on Ch 2. For the Master channel, use MIDI CC117 on
Ch 16.
New “Load Blank Multi” Shortcut
You may now load a blank Multi patch from Receptor’s front panel by pressing the SETUP button followed
by the METERS button. Loading a blank Multi Patch clears Receptor’s mixer and is an ideal way to “wipe the
slate clean” and start creating new Receptor patches. Note that this shortcut replace the old SETUP+METERS
shortcut that, in previous versions, would cause the MIDI Monitor to appear. You can still easily access the
MIDI Monitor by pressing the SETUP button and rotating the top display knob to select it.