I'm interested in buying a Receptor, although I understand that it will not support soft synths that require a USB dongle. This therefore rules out the Kork Legacy Digital Edition (M1 / Wavestation) which I use a lot, as well as some of the Arturia stuff.
Are there any Receptor users out there that use the device purely for "supported" plug ins, and continue to use their PC for the non supported ones (such as M1 etc). If so, do they work well alongside each other ? I currently use Sonar 7 PE and I am thinking of using Receptor for, say, Ivory, Atmosphere, Sonik Synth and B4, and running the other plug ins through Sonar. Is this feasible ?
I would be interested in hearing from anyone that has had to separate their plugins in this manner. What sort of performance do you get ?
Also, how crucial is a large hard drive with Receptor ? I note the Rev C version has 160 gb - would this be enough for purely studio use ?(especially if I split the plug ins, as noted above). In what circumstances would I need a hard drive with more space than 160 gb ?
Lastly, does anyone know if / when BFD 2 will be supported ?
Thanks for your help
Peter
Receptor and non supported soft synths
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- KVRer
- 21 posts since 15 Apr, 2007 from italy
I use my receptor this way.
I bought it mainly for live use but I also use it extensively in studio.
I decided to avoid UniWire beacuse I'm a Protools LE user: I have a Digi 002r and receptor in a flight case, always connected via spdif and a midi cable. I simply switch between spdif sync (when I use PT) and internal sync (for live use). When I play live I connect a midi cable from my Oberheim MC3000 master keyboard.
My computer is quiet old (Mac G4 1,42 dual proc. - bought in 2003), buying receptor allowed me to extend it's life.
I usually work at a latency of 64 in Mac and 64 in Receptor, but I must admit I prefer to create a good midi track then record to audio, or a maximum of 3/4 midi tracks. I think it's best non to have too many midi tracks. Taking decisions is a good habit for a composer! This way I usually create up to 32 audio tracks.
My Receptor has a 400 gb hd. Large HDs are required if you use lots of sample libraries and sample-based plugins.
If you only use non sample based plugins you'll be good with a 160 gb hd or even smaller.
Regarding Bfd2 fxpansion told me v. 2 will be installable soon in receptor. You can install the entire package, authirize bfd 1 and, when it'll be supported, authorize v. 2
sorry for the bad english, hope it helps!
ciao
I bought it mainly for live use but I also use it extensively in studio.
I decided to avoid UniWire beacuse I'm a Protools LE user: I have a Digi 002r and receptor in a flight case, always connected via spdif and a midi cable. I simply switch between spdif sync (when I use PT) and internal sync (for live use). When I play live I connect a midi cable from my Oberheim MC3000 master keyboard.
My computer is quiet old (Mac G4 1,42 dual proc. - bought in 2003), buying receptor allowed me to extend it's life.
I usually work at a latency of 64 in Mac and 64 in Receptor, but I must admit I prefer to create a good midi track then record to audio, or a maximum of 3/4 midi tracks. I think it's best non to have too many midi tracks. Taking decisions is a good habit for a composer! This way I usually create up to 32 audio tracks.
My Receptor has a 400 gb hd. Large HDs are required if you use lots of sample libraries and sample-based plugins.
If you only use non sample based plugins you'll be good with a 160 gb hd or even smaller.
Regarding Bfd2 fxpansion told me v. 2 will be installable soon in receptor. You can install the entire package, authirize bfd 1 and, when it'll be supported, authorize v. 2
sorry for the bad english, hope it helps!
ciao