What makes Receptor different or better than a computer? Couldn I just put a motherboard in a box and have the same functionality?
This product was specifically developed to run audio plug-ins. So, just as Victor Frankenstein cobbled together a monster that vaguely resembled a human being, you could assemble a collection of third-party hardware, interfaces, cables, and software and build a device that resembled a Receptor — sort of. After all, you’d still be missing the dedicated front panel, the tweaked-to-perfection reliability, the tight MIDI integration, the UniWire integration, and the custom operating system created specifically for running VST plug-ins. The fact that there’s a computer inside is just a small part of the equation. There’s also a computer in your cell phone and one in your MP3 playerbut that doesn’t mean you’d rather use a Dell than your Nokia cellphone or Apple iPod. Receptor has taken a large number of components and integrated them into a coherent system, which was then optimized to run audio plug-in software. It is far more than a motherboard in a box.
