Muse Receptor gets glowing review in new Remix mag

[GreyLion]

Just thought I'd suck up to our hosts here for a moment:

http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_muse_rese ... index.html

They did point out a few minor things they'd like to see different, but generally loved it.

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Receptor is an outstanding audio processor, but its true power is unleashed when used in conjunction with the UniWire interface. UniWire can be inserted as a VST or Audio Unit (RTAS available soon) into any compatible sequencer and routes audio to and from the Receptor in real time as if it were a plug-in on your host computer.

It almost sounds too good to be true, but after working with Receptor in this way for some time, I can say with confidence that it's a solid system that works flawlessly. Latency is negligible by default and adjustable down to 32 samples (0.36 ms) or as many as 4,096 samples (44 ms). (512-sample latency is typical but depends on your CPU/audio interface.) I found myself playing Akoustik Piano for hours on end as a VST instrument inside Cubase 4, and not once during my session did I feel like there was any significant lag. The same goes for Reaktor, Absynth, FM8 and the rest of the Komplete 5 plug-ins — flawless implementation, snappy patch changes and blazing-fast load times when switching instruments.

Effects plug-ins worked equally well, with Reaktor, and Guitar Rig 3 all performing perfectly. In fact, I got the feeling that these plug-ins might be running even better on Receptor than they do on my studio PC. Without any pesky system processes and background applications to disturb things, I didn't encounter a single pop or audio glitch during my entire time with Receptor. MIDI synchronized perfectly during playback, and audio routed through the Receptor for effects processing came back sample-accurate with adjacent tracks.

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