What cpu is inside the Receptor?

[johnnytluxury]

I've been hesitant to jump in on this thread; it is such a controversial topic. The way I explain it is that if I say my car has a 450HP engine, you probably would be impressed, and think of it as pretty fast. However, if I told you that engine was pushing a 3.5 ton Hummer chassis around, you'd think it was anything but fast or efficient. What we've tried to do is stick a 450HP engine in a sporty, light chassis to get Corvette performance and not Hummer performance. You certainly can put a fast processor in a PC. But is the rest of the thing (OS, apps, # of threads, architecture, etc) a Corvette chassis or aa Hummer chassis?

And when is the last time you checked the specs on your Motif or Triton? I doubt you'd be impressed...

We've tested tons of processors running Receptor, and there really is a sweet spot between processor clock speed, L2 cache and power consumption that I believe we have achieved. Several customers report that Receptor runs plug-ins faster than their PCs or Mac that should in theory have better performance and we attribute that to the fact that having known / optimized hardware with a custom Linux OS and a purpose-built application whose sole purpose in life is running plug-ins, well, there definitely are some efficiencies that come through integration.

It really gets down to the fact that Receptor is not a computer, it is a music instrument and all-in-one solution. For people who need a rugged 2-rack space, great sounding, easy to use way to run plug-ins live, or to supplement the power of their main computer (via UniWire) then Receptor is a great solution.

It might not be the right solution for you, but I totally agree with fake that Linux-based music instruments are our future (like Receptor and Oasys) and if its not right for you today, maybe it will be 6 months or a year from now as the platform continues to evolve and improve. After all, we are primarily a software company, and with 5 software updates under our belt, and over 40 man-years of development into our Muse Machine software, it just keeps getting better and better.

Cheers

Bryan

Thanks for clearing this up, Bryan. Its not that Im a Receptor hater, but without any idea of the true specs, it was hard to say it was a value for the money. Im aware of Linux being a decent enviroment for audio, but not many big names have been quick to jump on the bandwagon. As a computer builder and all around tech guy, plus one that gets sick of the Musical Elitests(You know who are, "You have to have ProTools through a MOTU, and have a Mackie mixing board to make a decent sounding track..") Im more than happy about finding a newer and more efficient (plus cheaper) ways to get my music goin. And being that I didnt understand fully the interior design of Receptor(why keep it a secret?), I wanted to laugh it off as another elitest marketing fad. Now I know better. But Ill wait till v.2 or v.3 (with an AMD x2, hopefully!) till I buy mine. Thanks again.

[johnnytluxury]

BTW It runs a stripped version of Linux rh9 has an Athlon 2500 and is perfectly capable of doing the job.

I predict Linux is the future for music!

fake

Which Linux distro are you using? And other software?

[fake]

Not the right place to discuss this as this is the Receptor forum.

But if you are interested then click my pic.

fake