Muse Research Receptor manual v1.2 - Manual (Page 83)

6: Editing, Saving, and Metering 83 Receptor Manual
Metering Signal Levels
Like all of Receptor’s Modifier buttons, the METERS button works in conjunction with one of the view
buttons.
For example, if you want to monitor the signal level present at the output of Channel 3, you would:
1 Press the top display knob to enter Channel Select Mode, then rotate it to select Channel 03. Press it again
to exit Channel Select Mode.
This tells Receptor that it’s Channel 3’s Mix level you want to monitor.
2 Press MIX.
This tells Receptor you want to meter the signal at the output of the Mix channel.
3 Press METERS.
This puts Receptor into Meters Mode.
If a signal clips, it’s indicated by an exclamation point at the far right of the LCD. To clear the clipping indicators,
press the bottom display knob.
4 Exit Meters Mode at any time by simply pressing the METERS button again to turn it off.
As you can see, this is a fairly powerful feature, since it lets you meter the signal level at any part of the audio
chain. For example, if you wanted to meter the signal level coming out of the VSTi assigned to Ch 1 before it
reaches the effect stack, you would:
1 Select Channel 1.
2 Press SOURCE.
3 Press METERS.
NOTE: If Receptor is in SINGLE view when you press the METERS button, the display shows the output of the
current channel (just as if you were in MIX view). If Receptor is in MULTI view when you press the METERS
button, the display shows the output of Receptor’s Master channel (just as if you were in MIX View and had
selected the Master (“M”) channel.
Metering CPU Usage
Usually, the 2-character CPU gauge in the lower-left corner of the LCD displays the overall CPU load currently
used by Receptor. However, there may be times when you want to see exactly how much CPU a particular
plugin uses. This, too, is another use for Meters Mode.
Once you’ve put Receptor into Meters Mode, the CPU gauge indicates the CPU usage of a particular plugin or
channel (rather than the global CPU load on Receptor). For example, to see exactly how much CPU processing
is required to play a VSTi synthesizer instantiated on Ch 2, you would:
1 Select Channel 2.
2 Press SOURCE.
3 Press METERS.
The CPU gauge would show you how much CPU that particular VSTi (Source) was using on that particular channel.
METERS: “Load Blank Patch” Shortcut
The METERS button performs a special shotcut when you press it with Receptor in Setup Mode. Specifically, if
you press the SETUP button, then press the METERS button, Receptor will load a blank Multi patch, just as if
you chose this option from MULTI view (as discussed on page 43). This is simply a shortcut that allows you to
quickly load a blank Multi patch into Receptor, giving you a clean slate with which to begin building patches.