How great is Receptor live?

[Tritonelectro]

Hi!
I've been thinking of getting a Receptor. But how great is it to play live? If I wont to change sound like 10 times during one song... Does it work? Do I have 16 sounds i can work with? If I wanna do a big sound wiht like three instrument, then I have to use three chanals for that? But I can put them on the same chanal? If I have a "mulitsetup" for one song and so I wont do go to the next one for my next song, how long time dose it take?
I have a Triton now, but I'm thinking about changing it to a Receptor. Do you think it have the same live quality as the Triton?
I have a lot of questions.
Have a nice day!
/Robert

[thesoundsmith]

Depending on how you have configured the Receptor - and what VSTis you are running - it can change patch as much as you wish. 16 channels, each with (if you wish) its own instrument, which may accept preset/patch changes - some do, some don't in a way that is useful in real-time.

Changing multis between songs is probably not the way to go unless you are using Snapshot mode, which is not good for presets.

I love the Receptor as a live ax. but how you think about your sets and songs may determine how you set it ip - or if it will do what you wish at all,

Chances are, you will find a methodology that works very well for you, but it may not be the way you are thinking about it currently.

I don't really know the Triton, but Receptor is a powerful ax, all my sound guys love it ("Damn, that thing kicks ass" is the usual comment...)

[philosorhymes]

Hi!
I've been thinking of getting a Receptor. But how great is it to play live?

I love the receptor live, like, soundsmith said, when I take it out with me to gigs and practices, people are really impressed and sometimes all I am doing is playing piano.

If I wont to change sound like 10 times during one song... Does it work? Do I have 16 sounds i can work with?

You can change sounds as many times as you like, probably wiser to have a MULTI that is configured for that song, and use mutes, layers, splits and/or program changes, e.t.c. This is what I do.

Does it work? Do I have 16 sounds i can work with?

Receptor gives you effectively a 16 channel mixer, what you load into those channels depends on you. You could have 16 synths each with maybe two or more layered sounds, (subject to CPU availability). One channel could be processing an external sound source through the line input. It's all up to you.

If I wanna do a big sound with like three instrument, then I have to use three chanals for that? But I can put them on the same chanal?

The receptor is very configurable, you are not as limited as you would be on a normal synth. (i.e. your triton) You could load three sounds into say, Kontakt, and output the three different sounds through one (receptor) channel but three different MIDI channels, or three different Receptor Channels and three different MIDI channels. It depends on what you want to do or how much control you need over each sound.

If I have a "mulitsetup" for one song and so I wont do go to the next one for my next song, how long time dose it take?
/Robert

This depends on what is on the different MULTI's if you have just a single patch on a MULTI then it will load fast if, if you have a full rack of 16 instruments it'd probably take a while. I think the solution to changing sounds for different songs, is to use features such as banks in Kontakt (where you load a number of sounds at the beginning and change via program change numbers), and receptors own, snapshot features. It does require a bit of reading up and experimenting to find a meethod that works for you.

I have a Triton now, but I'm thinking about changing it to a Receptor. Do you think it have the same live quality as the Triton?

Snap! I had a Triton Pro too, but I sold it. I sold it because I feel the sounds I am using on my receptor can adequately cater for my needs. Having said this, one thing I will miss my triton for is the pads, but the great thing is that all I need to do is find a VST with similar PADS and voila, I am done. no need to replace a whole synth/sound module.

If you can afford it, I would advise you to probably keep a synth with at least some good basic sounds should anything happen. Receptor's strong points are definitely not in load times.

[Tritonelectro]

Thanks!
Now I understand more how it works...
/Rob