Manual

UniWire Manual Supplement 6 Muse Research, Inc.
2 For this basic tutorial, make sure that the Enable Receptor Audio+MIDI I/O option is disabled and the Bypass
MIDI Filter on single channels option is turned ON. Both these options appear in Setup View.
To do this from Receptor’s front panel, with the SETUP button lit, make sure that the UniWire Receptr I/O
parameter is set to Audio+MIDI Disabled, and that UniWire MIDI Filter is set to Bypassed.
UniWire as an Instrument
This basic example shows how to set up UniWire so that your host sequencer works with Receptor as if it were
a virtual instrument.
1 Enable UniWire on Receptor and congure the unit as described previously, on page 5.
2 In your computer sequencer, create a new virtual instrument track and instantiate the UniWire Instrument on
that track.
Every host application has a different way of doing this. See your sequencer manual to learn how to set up virtual
instrument tracks and work with virtual instruments. In addition, some host-specic examples are included later in this
documentation.
3 In your computer sequencer, open the edit window for the UniWire Instrument you just instantiated.
Again, this process is different for every host. See its manual to learn how to open graphical editor windows for
plugins.
The UniWire plugin interface appears in your host application.
4 From the UniWire plugin’s Connected To menu (in the left column), select the Receptor with which you want
to communicate.
By default, UniWire communicates with the rst Receptor in the list meaning, if you have only one Receptor, UniWire
always selects it automatically.
5 From the UniWire plugin’s Latency menu (in the left column), select the best latency setting for your
intended use.
The Latency menu always displays values calculated from the sample rate and buffer sizes set in your host sequencer.
The lowest possible latency is always 2x your host sequencer’s buffer size.
Lower latencies limit Receptor’s potential polyphony but allow instruments and effects to be played satisfactorily in
real time. If, however, you’re using Receptor for off-line sequencing and mixing, higher latencies will allow Receptor to
process more data, and you can adjust your host sequencer’s latency compensation settings accordingly.
6 Use the UniWire plugin’s Audio Dropouts LED to monitor whether or not the current latency setting results in
any dropped audio buffers. Clicking the Audio Dropouts LED resets it.