Muse Research UniWire manual supplement - Manual (Page 3)

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UniWire™ Manual Supplement
UniWire™ is a new way to connect one or more Receptors to a computer-based digital audio workstation using
only Ethernet cables—no audio or midi cables are needed. In addition, UniWire instrument and effects plugins
are installed on your host computer, which allow your digital audio workstation to communicate with Receptor
as if it were both a virtual instrument and a virtual effect plugins. This means that, unlike “old school” external
sound and effects modules, Receptor integrates with your digital audio workstation exactly like a locally hosted
plugin — but without using your host computer’s precious CPU cycles.
In addition, UniWire lets you use Receptor’s built-in MIDI and superb audio I/O circuitry as another ‘audio and
midi interface’ for your computer-based DAW.
Software Installation
There are two halves to the UniWire equation — the Receptor-side software and the host-side plugin software.
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Receptor-side software
UniWire requires Receptor version 1.5 or higher. You can see which version of Receptor you have by
pressing the SETUP button on Receptor’s front panel, then rotating the top display knob until you see the
“System Version” parameter. If the version displays 1.5.x or higher, your Receptor is UniWire compatible.
If it shows 1.0.x, 1.1.x, 1.2.x, 1.3.x, or 1.4.x you will need to update your Receptor to v1.5 (or higher),
which you can download from www.plugorama.com. Follow the online installation instructions to update
your Receptor.
• Host-side plugin software
UniWire is currently available as a VST plugin for Windows and as a VST and AU plugin for
Macintosh OSX. In order to use UniWire with your compatible host DAW, you’ll need to install these
plugins on your host computer. To do so, simply double-click the desired UniWire plugin installer
application and follow the on-screen instructions.
Hardware Connection Basics
If you’re accustom to using external sound and effects modules, you’re also accustom to routing a lot of audio
and MIDI cables between these devices and the audio and MIDI interfaces connected to your host computer. No
more. With UniWire, all audio and MIDI communication between your host computer and Receptor travels over
a single Ethernet cable.
Requirements
Muse Research requires that your computer have, at least, 100Base-T Ethernet and that any switcher (or
switched router) in your network also be certified for at least 100Base-T. If you plan to communicate with
multiple Receptors using UniWire, Muse Research strongly recommends that your computer has Gigabit
Ethernet and that you use a Gigabit Ethernet switcher, as this combination will give you more simultaneous
tracks over UniWire.
UniWire does not support 10Base-T or wireless (802.11b or g), as these protocols are too slow to insure reliable,
low-latency audio and midi communication.