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"We love the Receptor and it's made our lives so much easier... Receptor has been a dream for us... I've replaced racks of keyboard modules and samplers with a two-space unit that does far more than the rack it replaced."
-Billy Bush
Engineer, Programmer for Garbage
The word "sound" is the first word in "sound module," and Muse Research understands that any good musical instrument is about the sound—first and foremost. For this reason, Receptor's audio I/O was designed for superlative sonic performance, with 24-bit / 96kHz converters, balanced +4dbm input and outputs on 1/4" TRS connectors, plus S/PDIF stereo digital I/O.
"It is equally at home as the front end for my guitars, or as the home of my softsynths and sample libraries. Both in the studio and on stage, I turn to the Receptor for inspiration. It is so user-friendly that I forget it's a computer. It must be a computer with a heart."
-Jeff Sturms
Composer, keyboardist, guitarist with George Strait
Receptor is both a sound module and an effects module. Each of Receptor's 16 instrument channels is able to processes audio as well as generate it. Along with its S/PDIF stereo digital input and balanced +4dbm stereo analog inputs, Receptor features a front panel, high-Z instrument input that enables guitarists and bass players to enjoy the modern sonic palette that plugins offer. MIDI I/O supports your keyboard rig and a convenient USB port provides support for several USB MIDI devices. And, of course, you can plug your headphones into the front panel jack during those late night moments when inspiration strikes.
"This instrument now allows me to take an essential part of my studio out on the road with me... I started to wonder how to convert my live rig to be able reproduce these sounds on stage. Along with that was the issue of how to do it in a stable, road-worthy package that would easily integrate with my live rig. Receptor has answered that call, and then some... overall, I say the Receptor is a winner!"
-Bill Heller
Keyboardist for The Rippingtons
Receptor is designed to be equally at home on the stage or in the studio. Not only will it integrate with your studio, allowing you to incorporate hundreds of additional virtual instruments and effects into your productions, but it can be untethered from the studio and taken on stage—insuring your audience loves your live performance as much as your records.
"I've used Nuendo, Sonar, Project5, V-stack and even Forte to try to run VSTs, but I found Receptors' design and interface to be simpler and more effective. Even better, now I'm able to use combinations of plug-ins that would've crashed my old PC system."
-King James II
Producer, Engineer for Sean "Pdiddy" Combs'
Daddy's House Recording Studios
Receptor is flexible, adaptable, and open-ended—allowing your to run today's plugins as well as tomorrow's. It combines the flexibility and diversity of software, with the immediacy, durability, and tactile ergonomics of hardware to give musicians, producers, sound designers and performers the ultimate musical tool.
These units, are already serving their intended purpose, but believe or not, everyday I keep on exploring, and discovering new ways with them.
-Arturo Ortiz
Music Director for Ricky Martin
Not only does Receptor run hundreds of "Receptorized" plugins — all of which are "fine tuned" for Receptor and feature a harmonized installation method, but it also supports an increasing number of "off the shelf" plugins—meaning you can purchase a Windows plugin at your favorite music store and install it in Receptor. Muse Research's plugorama.com website contains a wealth of information about available plugins, and new plugins constantly being added to the Receptor compatibility list.