Muse Research Receptor manual v1.2 - Manual (Page 171)

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Updating Existing Plugins
Developers frequently update and improve their plugins. You may wish to periodically check for updated
versions of plugins that are currently installed on Receptor.
Updates to plugins are always posted on www.plugorama.com. Please check there for plugin updates. If you
find any updates, simply download them to your hard drive, drag them to Receptor’s Drop Installers Here
folder, then use Receptor itself to install the files (as discussed in “Installing a Plugin on Receptor” on page 170.
Installing Patches (.fxp/.fxb) on Receptor
To install patches on Receptor, first gather them in some orderly fashion on your desktop computer (see
“Managing Patch (.fxp) and Bank (.fxb) files” on page 175), then:
1 Mount Receptor on your desktop as described in “Mounting Receptor on your Computer’s Desktop” on
page 149.
2 On your computer, drag a folder of .fxp files or a .fxb file to Receptor’s Drop Installers Here folder.
3 On Receptor, go to Setup View and install trigger an installation.
On the graphical interface, click the Setup tab in the View bar and press the Install pending files button.
Or, on the front panel, press SETUP. Turn the top display knob until Install/Upgrade is displayed, then press the bottom
display knob to select the All files option. You’ll be asked to confirm the installation. Rotate the bottom display knob to
select Yes, then press the bottom display knob again to install.
NOTE: To delete banks or patches from Receptor, use Receptor’s built-in file management tools, discussed in
Chapter 11, “Graphic UI - Saving and Managing Patches.”
Installing and De-installing “Unsupported” Plugins
Although Receptor runs standard Windows plugins, it requires a different installer than the plugins that run on
a PC. Receptor, unlike a PC, provides a completely standardized and consistent installation method for plugins
from all of Muse Research’s partners. It also has its own file management system and a standardized copy
protections methodology using Pace’s iLok.
Muse Research will release more “Receptorized” plugins on an ongoing basis, so the available number of
officially released plugins will increase steadily. The company understands, however, that there may be some
Windows plugins that are not yet “Receptorized,” and that you might be anxious to run them on your Receptor.
It’s for you adventurous users that Muse Research created the “Unsupported Plugins” folder.
IMPORTANT: Neither Muse Research nor the plugin developers will provide any support for plugins that have
not been “Receptorized.” There are many reasons why some Windows plugins might fail to work using this
method, including 1) the plugin may require an unsupported Windows-specific copy protection scheme, or 2) the
plugin may require a number of support files or libraries that are external to the .dll and therefor not properly
installed on Receptor.
Because these plugins are completely untested and unsupported by Muse Research, it’s possible that some
may even prevent Receptor from booting properly. Rest assured that Muse Research will provide instructions
on how to “rescue” your Receptor from a failed attempt to run an unsupported plugin but, in general, only
knowledgeable and computer-savvy individuals should brave the wild world of installing unsupported plugins.
NOTE: You can attempt to install unsupported plugins only with the graphical user interface — you cannot
attempt to install them from Receptor’s front panel. The reason for this is that many unsupported plugins may,
on first launch, produce one or more dialog boxes which require a response from you, the user. Since this
response requires the graphical interface, that’s why the feature is supported only via Receptor’s graphical user
interface.
If you’re still game to give it a try, then the following sections will guide you through the process of installing
and uninstalling unsupported plugins on Receptor.