Muse Research Receptor manual v1.2 - Manual (Page 127)

10: Graphic UI - Loading Patches 127 Receptor Manual
Bank and Patch Lists
In accordance with the MIDI specification, Receptor groups up to 128 patches together into a bank. Receptor
can contain as many as 16,384 banks of patches and, since each bank can hold up to 128 patches, this means
Receptor could theoretically save as many as 2 million patches! Obviously, the ability to group patches into
banks and navigate through them is very important.
As you’ve seen, the Load Panel has two tabs at the top: Patch and Bank. Click them to switch between the two
lists. In general:
•
Patch List
The Patch List always displays 128 patches, since there are always 128 patch locations within any bank. If
a patch location is not used, it’s called an <empty> patch. The number and name of all 128 patches in the
current bank are displayed in 4 columns. Click a patch to select it, loading it into Receptor.
If you clicked a Patch Selector within Receptor’s graphical UI, then the Load Panel opens to the Patch List
automatically.
• Bank List
The number of banks displayed by the Bank List is variable. For example, if you have an “analog synth”
plugin with only three banks of patches, then the Bank List displays only those three banks. If a particular
plugin has more than 128 banks associated with it, a pair of paging buttons will appear at the bottom of the
panel.
Bank Select MSB/LSB
Previous page of 128 banks Next page of 128 banks
If you’re looking at the first page of Banks, the Previous Banks button is disabled. If you’re looking at the
last page of Banks, the Next Banks button is disabled.
In addition, when you select a Bank, its MIDI Bank Select number (MSB and LSB) appear in the panel’s
Info section. This information is useful if you wish to program an external sequencer or controller to select
this bank via MIDI Bank select messages.
Note that MSB / LSB indicators appear ONLY for Multi Patches, Single Patches, and INST patches. FX
patches can not be selected via MIDI and do not, therefore, have bank select messages assigned to them.
If you clicked a Bank Selector within Receptor’s graphical UI, then the Load Panel opens to the Bank List
automatically.
Note that selecting a bank does not actually load a patch from that bank. After selecting a bank to view, you
must click the Patch tab to select which patch to actually load.
SHORTCUT: You can switch between the Bank and Patch tabs by pressing CTL-TAB.
ROM Banks and RAM Banks
Every plugin that ships with Receptor has at least one factory bank of patches, which Receptor automatically
extracted from that plugin’s internal bank. You can not modify these banks in any way -- meaning you can not
save new patches to the bank nor can you delete patches from the bank. If you actually delete a Factory bank,
Receptor will automatically rebuild it the next time you turn it on. These banks are known as ROM banks, and