Muse Research

Muse Research has announced a new Solid State Drive (SSD) option for the Receptor 2 Pro line of hardware plug-in players.

SSD dramatically increases the data throughput of the Receptor 2 Pro and Pro Max, for greater polyphony and lower latency, as well as increasing the device’s ruggedness, by replacing the traditional rotating hard drive with solid state drive technology with no moving parts.

The SSD option is available on either the Receptor 2 Pro or Receptor 2 Pro MAX models, and offers either 128GB or 256GB of storage.

Details at the Muse Research site. Read more…

2009 NAMM Show: Muse Research introduced RECEPTOR 2, a dedicated hardware plug-in player that runs hundreds of virtual instruments and effects with the convenience and portability of dedicated hardware. .

The RECEPTOR 2 uses a single-core processor and a 250GB SATA 2 hard drive and provides significantly more performance than the previous generation. RECEPTOR 2 also has a new look with a deep blue front panel, LCD, and blue power LED.

The single core AMD processor and high speed DDR-2 RAM of this new second generation of Receptor provide performance that is similar to the previous generation’s top-of-the line, but RECEPTOR 2 costs less with a MAP price of only $1999 US.

The unit also includes the Plugsound BOX collection of six different virtual instruments with hundreds of presets ready to go, right out of the box. Read more…

Muse Research has announced that the Univers Sons / Ultimate Sound Bank USB Plugsound BOX collection of six virtual instruments will now be included with the Receptor  2 Hardware Plug-in Player.

The Plugsound BOX collection features 6 virtual instruments covering a wide range of sounds and styles, including fretted instruments, keyboards, synthesizers, General MIDI instruments, drums and percussion, and Hip Hop sound sets. 

Here are the details on the virtual instruments: Read more…

This video features Thomas Dolby’s take on the Muse Research Receptor 2 Pro and the Receptor 2 Pro Max. 

According to Muse:

These new models of Receptor are faster, smarter, and better in all respects than the previous generation. They feature entirely new computational engines including incredibly fast dual-core processors that offer twice the power of the previous generation, new SATA-2 storage systems that offer three times more disc bandwidth, 10 times the networking speed, and 50% more memory that is twice as fast as before.

IK Multimedia and Muse Research have teamed up to offer the Total Workstation Rack, powered by SampleTank and Receptor.

The Total Workstation Rack is a combination of Muse Research’s unique Receptor hardware plug-in player with IK’s Total Workstation line of Powered By SampleTank instruments: SampleTank 2.5, Sonik Synth 2, Miroslav Philharmonik, SampleMoog and SampleTron. These IK products come pre-installed and authorized within Receptor, allowing immediate access to make music live and in the studio.

The Total Workstation Rack is available for  $1,999.99/€1,599.99.