Version 1.2 Software for Receptor AnnouncedFree software upgrade adds several new features
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Receptor
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January 27, 2005
Muse Research, Inc. announced the
Version 1.2 software upgrade for Receptor, the new hardware plug-in
player. This software update for Receptor adds
significant new features, including ADAT output support that increases the number of
outputs to a total of ten. Also new in version 1.2 is the introduction of a new technology
called "Z-Load" (patent-applied-for) that dramatically reduces the amount of time
required to load a plug-in, as well as all new MIDI mapping features with full support for
keyboard zones and layers, improving Receptor's functionality as a synth, sampler, and
sound module. Version 1.2 software for Receptor is slated to ship in the first quarter of
this year.
Although Receptor was designed for live use, it also serves as an external processor in the
studio. When used in the studio, it is desirable to return individual channels of audio
signals back to your DAW or mixer, and for this reason Receptor has a built-in ADAT
optical interface. Version 1.2 software redesigns the mixer to support these outputs, and
provides you with complete routing control over the ADAT outputs as well as the S/PDIF
output, raising the total number of outputs on Receptor to ten, in addition to the four
inputs.
Version 1.2 software also includes many new MIDI mapping features, designed with the input
of keyboardist and Receptor endorser Jordan Rudess. These MIDI mapping features
make it easy to set up multiple layers and splits in Receptor, making it an ideal tool for
live performance, regardless of what music style you make.
Muse Research also demonstrated a new technology in Receptor that makes it possible to
load plug-ins in just milliseconds, versus the several seconds or sometimes tens of
seconds required by a computer. Z-load technology was developed by Muse Research to
further enhance Receptor as the ultimate synth / sampler / sound module. Muse Research
has also applied for a patent for this.
Version 1.2 software will be the second
release of software since the introduction of Receptor, and is available free to all
Receptor customers by visiting the www.Plugorama.com website. Version 1.2 software
is expected to be available by the end of the first quarter of 2005.
For more information, visit their web site at www.museresearch.com. | 
