Muse Research Receptor VIP Release Notes

RECEPTOR VIP V2.2 SOFTWARE UPDATE RELEASE NOTES

September 6, 2012

MODELS AFFECTED: This release applies ONLY to the RECEPTOR VIP. Other
models of RECEPTOR cannot use this version of software.

UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS: Connect a Display, Mouse, and keyboard directly to your
RECEPTOR VIP, or connect it to a computer network and use MuseTools on a computer
to access the RECEPTOR's Graphical User Interface. Connect the RECEPTOR VIP to a
"live" Internet connection and do the following:

1. Click on SETUP from the top of the GUI screen.

2. Click on NETWORK SETTINGS.

3. Verify that the connection type is set to AUTOMATIC, the status field says
"READY", and you have a valid IP address displayed under "IP Address:"

4. Select "Check For Updates" The new software packages will be listed in
the Check for Updates window.

5. Click on "Apply Updates" to start the automatic update process. Please note
that several different windows will pop up to report the progress of the
installation.

6. Reboot your unit after the installation is finished.

7. IMPORTANT: NOW CHECK FOR UPDATES AGAIN! Depending on
whether or not you have previously updated your unit, you may need to REPEAT
THE PROCESS A SECOND TIME to ensure that all the new software updates
have been downloaded and installed. Simply repeat steps 4, 5, and 6 above to
load the additional updates for the unit, and once it reboots a second time, the new
features and functions will be installed in your RECEPTOR VIP.

THANK YOU AND ENJOY YOUR NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE!

NEW FEATURES IN THIS RELEASE:

1. "New Empty TAG" feature

This new feature lets you add a TAG with no presets associated with it. This lets you
enhance the way TAGS work; usually you have a preset and TAG it with the desired
attributes, but you used to have to assign a specific preset to a specific TAG. Now, you
can create a TAG with the desired descriptor, like "My Gig on Friday" or "Musical Act
1" and then simply drag presets to that TAG to associate the preset with the TAG. For
people who are used to dragging and dropping items into folders, this new feature will
allow them to use TAGS in a more comfortable paradigm.

2. New "Favorites" TAG added

This feature adds a new pre-defined TAG called "Favorites" into which we have
associated a wide variety of presets to make it easier to get a feel for what kind of built-in
sounds there are on the RECEPTOR VIP.

3. New "Preset Loading" indicator

This new feature adds a small "stopwatch" indicator next to name of any preset that is
currently loading. This was done to reduce the visual clutter that happened when a pop­up loading bar appeared, and to allow for consistent indication in all places. This
indicator appears next to a preset name on the LCD, the preset name in the left-hand side
TAG / Preset listing on the GUI, and also on the top most title bar showing the preset
name above the rack.

4. "Show only (current Plug-in) presets" check box

This new feature greatly simplifies loading presets from any particular channel in the
rack view. Previously, if you were to select from the Tagged presets in a particular
channel loaded in to the rack, you could easily end up loading a completely different
plug-in into the channel based on your choice of presets. This new feature lets you see
only the Tagged presets for the particular plug-in you have loaded, which allows you to
explore and use only the presets of the currently loaded plug-in. Of course, this only
applies to plug-in whose presets are tagged, if a plug-in has no presets tagged, you can
select the BANK tab at the top of the screen to select from the factory presets in that
plug-in.

5. SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST: NEW, EXCLUSIVE, "LIVE MODE"

The premier feature of this release, LIVE MODE is a huge breakthrough in using virtual
instruments live. If you have used RECEPTOR in the past, you know about the Snapshot
feature, which allows you to load up a mixer full of plugging and switch between them
instantly. Problem was that Snapshot mode required the mixer's contents to be "frozen"
and made it difficult to do things like holding notes from one sound, switching to the
next, and then playing a new sound. All that has changed with the new LIVE MODE.