Muse's success is tied to reputation and word-of-mouth. If word on the street is that Receptor doesn't solve real-world problems, they won't get widespread adoption. It is definitely in their interest to get the Scarbee stuff up and running. It'll take just one solid competitor on a Windows platform who runs every VST to put a serious dent in Muse's business.
And hey, I'd pre-order if I didn't already own the stuff...
Jason Staczek
www.chromasound.net
How do I get Scarbee on a Muse
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- KVRer
- 9 posts since 29 Aug, 2002
[quote="jstaczek"]... It'll take just one solid competitor on a Windows platform who runs every VST to put a serious dent in Muse's business.[/quote]
So, why is building a rackmount Windows box with OpenLabs Controller One touchscreen not an option? I'm not asking this rhetorically; I'm considering doing this - but I'm worrying that I'm overlooking something - I'm actually beginning to have a hard time understanding why anyone would use Receptor.
[quote="jstaczek"]
And hey, I'd pre-order if I didn't already own the stuff...
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But, perhaps this is my answer. When I say 'Scarbee', I'm really saying, "rhodes + clav", and I think when others are saying 'Scarbee', they're realling saying 'Wurly + Rhodes'. For folks in the latter camp (PhilAiken seems to be), it doesn't make much difference, does it? If you don't really care about the clav, then you've got everything you need now - everything works. From that standpoint Receptor makes sense.
But for me, given that I am looking for a Steinway+B3+Rhodes+Clav+synth solution, I'm starting to think Receptor is just not the thing.
So, why is building a rackmount Windows box with OpenLabs Controller One touchscreen not an option? I'm not asking this rhetorically; I'm considering doing this - but I'm worrying that I'm overlooking something - I'm actually beginning to have a hard time understanding why anyone would use Receptor.
[quote="jstaczek"]
And hey, I'd pre-order if I didn't already own the stuff...
[/quote]
But, perhaps this is my answer. When I say 'Scarbee', I'm really saying, "rhodes + clav", and I think when others are saying 'Scarbee', they're realling saying 'Wurly + Rhodes'. For folks in the latter camp (PhilAiken seems to be), it doesn't make much difference, does it? If you don't really care about the clav, then you've got everything you need now - everything works. From that standpoint Receptor makes sense.
But for me, given that I am looking for a Steinway+B3+Rhodes+Clav+synth solution, I'm starting to think Receptor is just not the thing.
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- KVRist
- 44 posts since 17 Aug, 2005
Building your own is totally doable. What you'll be missing are the front panel controls and patch management, mostly. And you'll still be dealing with a Windows machine, not a dedicated music box. Once you get the Receptor set up, it does just work. I think that will be more difficult with a custom box.
Re Scarbee, I want piano, Wurli, Rhodes and clav, so I'm not all set. I have to say that unless you do what Phil did (convert to 16-bit, etc.), Scarbee samples in Kontakt or Kompakt just don't cut it. Ivory's great, so I'm set on piano. If I could get Scarbee for Wurli, Rhodes and clav I'd be in heaven. And there's no shortage of great synths available.
Receptor is close to being the thing, but you're correct--it has some distance to go yet. Let's face it. If Receptor doesn't run the best-of-breed keyboard stuff, it won't last long. The box isn't interesting at all without the best software.
Re the B3. I use a CX3 but others seem to be getting along great with B4II.
Jason Staczek
www.chromasound.net
Re Scarbee, I want piano, Wurli, Rhodes and clav, so I'm not all set. I have to say that unless you do what Phil did (convert to 16-bit, etc.), Scarbee samples in Kontakt or Kompakt just don't cut it. Ivory's great, so I'm set on piano. If I could get Scarbee for Wurli, Rhodes and clav I'd be in heaven. And there's no shortage of great synths available.
Receptor is close to being the thing, but you're correct--it has some distance to go yet. Let's face it. If Receptor doesn't run the best-of-breed keyboard stuff, it won't last long. The box isn't interesting at all without the best software.
Re the B3. I use a CX3 but others seem to be getting along great with B4II.
Jason Staczek
www.chromasound.net
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- KVRer
- 9 posts since 29 Aug, 2002
[quote="jstaczek"]Building your own is totally doable. What you'll be missing are the front panel controls and patch management, mostly. And you'll still be dealing with a Windows machine, not a dedicated music box. ...[/quote]
Yeah, after years as a barfly musician, I spent 10 years as a software engineer doing Windows development. I'm not familiar with or all that comfortable with Linux, so from that standpoint, the Windows box has it all over Receptor.
I'm actually pretty satisfied with the neKo64 I have, except for the form factor - it's awfully big, vertically. I want to use the Doepfer LMK4 plus 1 D3M + D3C controller- it's all very physically ergonomic and everything in the right place - with the LMK4 plus neKo + d3c, the stack gets too tall, and I don't see the audience well enough. Plus the mfusion software is still pretty wobbly, at least on my neKo (this may be partly because I have a really early neKo - one of the first 100 units).
So, I'm not that crazy about hauling around 50 pounds of rackmount computer, but at least I can set it up to be reliable, it runs everything, I'm eminently familiar with the O/S (as opposed to Receptor), I can run a RAID of 10K RPM drives for Ivory and other disk-streaming plugs, and I can stick the box on the ground. I wish it were as light and small as Receptor, but....I'm kinda losing interest in waiting for other people to make it all work for me.
Yeah, after years as a barfly musician, I spent 10 years as a software engineer doing Windows development. I'm not familiar with or all that comfortable with Linux, so from that standpoint, the Windows box has it all over Receptor.
I'm actually pretty satisfied with the neKo64 I have, except for the form factor - it's awfully big, vertically. I want to use the Doepfer LMK4 plus 1 D3M + D3C controller- it's all very physically ergonomic and everything in the right place - with the LMK4 plus neKo + d3c, the stack gets too tall, and I don't see the audience well enough. Plus the mfusion software is still pretty wobbly, at least on my neKo (this may be partly because I have a really early neKo - one of the first 100 units).
So, I'm not that crazy about hauling around 50 pounds of rackmount computer, but at least I can set it up to be reliable, it runs everything, I'm eminently familiar with the O/S (as opposed to Receptor), I can run a RAID of 10K RPM drives for Ivory and other disk-streaming plugs, and I can stick the box on the ground. I wish it were as light and small as Receptor, but....I'm kinda losing interest in waiting for other people to make it all work for me.