![]() ![]() Powering up takes about 35 seconds, which I don't need to tell you is a lot faster than most computers. ![]() Furthermore, its internal auto-ranging power supply works with 100-240 volts, 50/60Hz mains supplies, which means you can use it all over the world without having to hire a power transformer. The unit ships in the UK with a standard 13-amp mains cable, thus avoiding the horrible 'wall wart' AC adaptors that manufacturers foist on buyers. At 2U (3.5 inches) high and weighing around 15 pounds (6.8kg), it feels reassuringly solid and heavy, although you can lift it up without damaging your back muscles. The Receptor VIP is housed in a rugged, black steel and aluminium 19-inch chassis with built-in rack ears. In this review, we'll concentrate on the new features implemented in the VIP, and give an overview of its operation and factory sounds from the viewpoint of a gigging keyboardist currently 'resting between engagements'. VIP is short for Virtual Instrument Player, though buyers are at liberty to assume the usual meaning if it makes them feel special! SOS reviews of earlier Receptor models can be read online at /sos/mar05/articles/muse.htm and /sos/jun10/articles/receptor2promax.htm. The Receptor VIP is Muse Research's new entry-level model, which replaces the Receptor 2+. In other words, it functions like a piece of pro audio equipment. The Receptor, on the other hand, dispenses with annoying 'wall wart' cables, has built-in MIDI as standard and can be securely screwed into a rack for stage use and touring. If that sounds like heresy, consider the advantages: computers aren't designed for stage use or road travel, are susceptible to vibration unless fitted with an SSD drive, often have fiddly AC adaptors and require a separate MIDI interface. In recent months, Arturia has released an effect based on the iconic Leslie rotary speaker and an emulation of the acid house classic Roland TB-303, among other products.Muse Research continue to refine their Receptor virtual instrument player.įirst released in 2005, the Receptor hardware player makes it possible to run virtual instruments and plug-in effects outside of a computer. The UI refresh for Analog Lab Pro is coming at a later date. ![]() The company also drops free instruments and effects once in a while, like 2021’s lo-fi tape plugin based on its Mellotron emulation.Īnalog Lab Play is available for download right now, so hop to it. Analog Lab Intro is a similar product to Play that was offered as a free download with the purchase of select MIDI controllers and occasionally as a standalone software suite. This isn’t the first time Arturia has thrust a free version of its software on the world. When we reviewed the original Analog Lab, we found it to be the perfect software suite for those who like to tweak presets over creating sounds from scratch. It costs $200 and remains mostly unchanged, but will receive the same UI refresh included with Analog Lab Play. It still allows access to thousands of presets captured from the renowned Arturia V Collection, Pigments and related soft synths. To that end, the original paid Analog Lab software is also getting a refresh.
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