Muse Research Receptor V2.0.1 Software Update Manual - Manual (Page 9)

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What's great about PLAY mode is that it makes it really easy to utlilize all the functionality of your
RECEPTOR without having to spend a bunch of time creating sounds. With SoundFinder in the PLAY
mode, even someone completely unfamiliar with software instruments and effects can use RECEPTOR.
As you become more comfortable with your RECEPTOR, you'll find it valuable to know how the different
sounds and effects are organized so you can quickly find the preset you are looking for.
You already know RECEPTOR does two basic things: it generates sounds using a MIDI keyboard or
controller, or it processes sounds coming from an audio input of some sort. Because of this, there are
two main categories of TAGs: SOUNDS and EFFECTS.
The Tags for SOUNDS simply state the type of sounds to expect in that particular Tag. For example, the
"Acoustic Pianos" Tag has all the various acoustic piano sounds, the "Strings" Tag has all sampled string
instruments inside it.
Here are some example Tags for the synth and sampled sounds:
TAG Name TAG contains: Expected Input:
TAG: Acoustic Guitars Synth / Sampled Sounds MIDI keyboard, controller or interface
TAG: Acoustic Pianos Synth / Sampled Sounds MIDI keyboard, controller or interface
TAG: Brass Synth / Sampled Sounds MIDI keyboard, controller or interface
TAG: Electric Basses Synth / Sampled Sounds MIDI keyboard, controller or interface
TAG: Electric Guitars Synth / Sampled Sounds MIDI keyboard, controller or interface
TAG: Electric Pianos Synth / Sampled Sounds MIDI keyboard, controller or interface
- etcetera -
The Tags for EFFECTS all have the letters FX before the effect category. Therefore, to hear a preset with
FX in the TAG name, you have to have a source of audio connected to the appropriate audio input.
In the realm of FX presets, different presets are designed for different sources of audio. You wouldn't
normally want to sing through a distorted guitar amp model, nor would you want to play guitar through
a vocal harmonizer. For this reason, presets are designed specifically for use with different pre-assigned
inputs However, there are also "generic" effect categories for specific types of effects that let you indulge
your more experimental side, or simply get you to a specific effect regardless of the input source quickly.
Here are some example Tags for effects organized by the expected input source:
TAG Name TAG contains: Expected Input:
TAG: FX Acous Guitar Effects for Acous Gtrs Input 1 on AudioBox
TAG: FX Elec Guitar Effects for Acous Gtrs Input 1 on AudioBox
TAG: FX Vocals Effects for Vocalists Input 2 on AudioBox
TAG: FX PA Effects Effects for use with Mixers Inputs A/B on rear / Inputs 3 & 4 on AudioBox
TAG: FX Kbd + Gtr Synths + effects at once MIDI and Input 1 on AudioBox
Here are some example Tags for effects organized by effect type:
TAG Name TAG contains: Expected Input:
TAG: FX Reverb Reverb effects only Any Audio Input (varies by preset)
TAG: FX Spectral Chorus, flanger, etc. effects Any Audio Input (varies by preset)
TAG: FX Dynamics Compression, limiter, gates Any Audio Input (varies by preset)
Inside the effects-specific Tags you'll find presets organized by input type, i.e. inside the TAG: FX Reverb,
you might have GTR Large Hall, VOC Large Hall, and AUX Large Hall, where the GTR preset processes a
guitar on Input A, the VOC preset processes a microphone on Input B, and an AUX preset processes line
level inputs from an external device (keyboard, mixer, etc.) on inputs C & D.