Isn Receptor just a hot-rod PC?
Nowhere close. In fact, unlike those rack mount PC products from other companies, Receptor doesn’t even do Windows. Instead, it runs a custom-built version of Linux, which Muse Research has created to provide the lowest possible latencies coupled with the most efficient processor usage. Windows might be a good general purpose operating system, but Receptor is a musical instrument, not a general purpose machine. So, even though Receptor runs those same plugins that your computer runs, it runs them better and faster than a PC. On stage, it syncs to MIDI beat clock and responds to MIDI program changes. In the studio, you communicate with Receptor via a plugin, exactly like you would communicate with a plugin running on your host computeronly Receptor is a standalone device and, thus, doesn’t drain your computer’s CPU.
