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Table of contents

, Operation Manual

1

Table of Contents

3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4

The Sequencer

9

Recording

10

Recording Pattern Changes

12

THE SEQUENCER

13

Copying REX loops and

14

Patterns to Sequencer

14

Editing - About Snap

16

Editing in the Arrange

17

Duplicating Events

18

Using Cut, Copy and Paste

18

Deleting Events

18

Inserting and Removing Bars

19

Using Groups

20

Selecting Groups

21

Resizing Groups

21

Dividing Groups

22

Combining Groups

22

Find Identical Groups

22

Ungrouping

22

Editing with Groups

22

The Edit View

23

Drawing and Editing Notes

24

Drawing notes

25

Selecting notes

25

Moving notes

26

Duplicating notes

26

Resizing notes

26

About resizing drum notes

26

Deleting notes

27

Editing velocity

27

Editing Controllers

28

Inserting Pattern Changes

31

Quantizing

33

The Change Events Dialog

34

Importing and Exporting

36

MIDI Files

36

D Routing Audio and CV

37

About the various signals

38

About Cables

38

Automatic Routing

39

Manual Routing

40

Using CV and Gate

41

ROUTING AUDIO AND CV

42

D Routing MIDI to Reason

43

About the Various MIDI

44

Sending MIDI Data to

45

Sending MIDI Data from

46

Other Applications

46

Controlling Devices

47

Recording Pattern changes

48

About this Chapter

50

Why use Reason with

50

Introducing ReWire!

50

Preparations for Using

51

ReWire - Mac OS 9 only

51

Launching and Quitting

51

Using the Transport and

52

Tempo Controls

52

Synchronization

52

Routing Audio

52

Routing MIDI via ReWire 2

53

Converting ReWire

53

Channels to Audio Tracks

53

Details About Various

54

ReWire Hosts

54

MIDI Remote Mapping

56

Example MIDI Setups

57

Enabling MIDI Remote

57

Editing MIDI Remote Mapping

58

Keyboard Remote

59

Saving Remote Setups

60

D Synchronization

61

ReWire users – Read This!

62

What is Synchronization

62

Slaving Reason to an

62

External Device

62

Slaving Reason to

63

Another Program on the

63

Same Computer

63

Considerations

64

About Tempo Changes

65

SYNCHRONIZATION

66

D Optimizing Performance

67

Optimization and Output

68

Optimizing Your

69

Computer System

69

Optimizing Songs

70

Songs and Memory

71

Requirements

71

OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE

72

D Transport Panel

73

Overview

74

TRANSPORT PANEL

75

MIDI Sync and Focus

76

Automation Override

76

Audio Out Clipping Indicator

76

CPU Meter

77

D Reason Hardware Interface

79

MIDI In Device

80

Audio Out

81

REASON HARDWARE INTERFACE

82

D The Mixer

83

The Channel Strip

84

Channel Strip Controls:

85

The Mixer signal flow

86

About the EQ modes

86

The Auxiliary Return

86

The Master Fader

86

Chaining Mixers

88

D Redrum

89

Using Patches

91

Step Dynamics

93

The Pattern Enable switch

94

Redrum Parameters

95

Level and Velocity

96

Global Settings

98

Using Redrum as a Sound

99

D Subtractor Synthesizer

101

Introduction

102

The Oscillator Section

102

Semitone/Cent

103

Oscillator Keyboard Tracking

104

Using Oscillator 2

104

Oscillator 2 Waveform

104

Noise Generator

105

Phase Offset Modulation

105

Frequency Modulation (FM)

106

The Filter Section

107

SUBTRACTOR SYNTHESIZER

109

Filter 1 Frequency

110

Resonance

110

Filter Keyboard Track (Kbd)

110

Envelopes - General

111

Amplitude Envelope

112

Filter Envelope

112

LFO Section

113

LFO 2 Parameters

114

Play Parameters

115

Pitch Bend Range

116

Portamento (Time)

117

External Modulation

118

Connections

118

Modulation Inputs

119

Modulation Outputs

119

Gate Inputs

119

D Malström Synthesizer

121

The Oscillator section

123

The amplitude envelopes

124

The Modulator section

125

The Filter section

126

Filter types

127

The Filter Envelope

128

The Shaper

129

Routing examples

130

Adding the shaper

131

The play controls

132

The Velocity controls

133

Routing external audio to

135

MALSTRÖM SYNTHESIZER

136

D NN-19 Sampler

137

General Sampling

138

Principles

138

About Audio File Formats

139

About Key Zones and

140

Creating Key Zones

141

Selecting Key Zones

141

Setting the Key Zone Range

141

Deleting a Key Zone

141

NN-19 SAMPLER

142

The Sample knob

142

Looping Samples

143

Automap Samples

144

NN-19 Synth Parameters

145

Envelope Section

147

Velocity Control

149

D NN-XT Sampler

153

Panel Overview

154

Loading Complete

155

Patches and REX Files

155

Using the Main Panel

156

High Quality Interpolation

157

Global Controls

157

Overview of the Remote

158

Editor panel

158

About Samples and Zones

159

Selections and Edit Focus

160

Moving Edit Focus

161

Adjusting Parameters

162

Managing Zones and

163

NN-XT SAMPLER

164

A newly added empty zone

164

Working with Grouping

165

Working with Key Ranges

166

Dragging multiple zones

168

Setting Root Notes and

169

Using Automap

170

Layered, Crossfaded and

171

Velocity Switched Sounds

171

Overlapping Velocity Ranges

172

Using Alternate

174

Sample Parameters

175

Group Parameters

176

Synth parameters

177

The Pitch section

180

The Modulation Envelope

182

The Amplitude Envelope

183

The LFOs

184

D Dr. Rex Loop Player

187

About File Formats

188

Adding a Loop

189

Creating Sequencer Notes

190

Slice Handling

191

Dr.Rex Synth Parameters

192

Audio Quality Settings

196

DR. REX LOOP PLAYER

198

D Matrix Pattern Sequencer

199

Programming Patterns

201

Using Curve Patterns

202

Setting Pattern Length

203

Using Tied Notes

203

Setting Pattern Resolution

204

Pattern Shuffle

204

Pattern Mute

204

Pattern Functions

204

Chaining Patterns

204

MATRIX PATTERN SEQUENCER

205

Example Usage

206

Triggering Samples

207

D ReBirth Input Machine

209

Preparations

210

D BV512 Vocoder

211

Setting up for basic

213

Vocoded vocals

214

Using the BV512 as an

215

BV512 parameters

216

Automation

218

Tips and tricks

218

Choosing a modulator sound

219

Controlling the Hold function

220

Using the BV512 as a reverb

222

Creating a stereo reverb

223

BV512 VOCODER

224

D The Effect Devices

225

Common Device Features

226

Scream 4 Sound

227

Destruction Unit

227

THE EFFECT DEVICES

228

Cut section (EQ)

229

Body section

229

About the envelope follower

229

CV inputs and outputs

230

RV7000 Advanced Reverb

232

Selecting an algorithm

234

Small Space

234

Multi Tap

237

The EQ section

239

The Gate section

239

CV Inputs

240

RV-7 Digital Reverb

241

DDL-1 Digital Delay Line

242

D-11 Foldback Distortion

243

ECF-42 Envelope

243

Controlled Filter

243

The Filter Parameters

244

The Envelope Parameters

244

CV/Gate Inputs

244

CF-101 Chorus/Flanger

246

PH-90 Phaser

247

UN-16 Unison

248

COMP-01 Auto Make-up

248

Gain Compressor

248

PEQ-2 Two Band

249

Parametric EQ

249

Spider Audio Merger &

250

Splitter

250

Spider CV Merger &

251

Splitting CV

253

D Menu and Dialog Reference

255

Reason Menu (Mac OS X)

256

File Menu

256

Song Information

257

Publish Song

257

Song Self-contain Settings

258

Import MIDI File

259

Export MIDI File

259

Export Device Patch

259

Edit Menu

260

Initialize Patch

261

Select All

261

Browse Device Patches

261

Browse ReCycle/REX Files

262

Browse Samples

262

Delete Sample/Remove Sample

263

Delete Unused Samples

263

Split Key Zone

263

Delete Key Zone

263

MENU AND DIALOG REFERENCE

264

Redrum notes

265

Get User Groove

266

Clear Automation

266

Quantize Notes

266

Change Events

266

Reload Samples

267

Add Zone

267

Automap Zones

269

Create Velocity Crossfades

269

Preferences – General

270

Preferences – Audio

271

Audio Card Driver – Mac OS X

272

Preferences – MIDI

275

Preferences – Advanced MIDI

275

Preferences – Sound Locations

276

Create Menu

277

Options Menu

277

Edit Keyboard Remote

278

Clear All Keyboard Remote

278

Enable MIDI Remote Mapping

278

Edit MIDI Remote Mapping

278

Clear All MIDI Remote Mapping

278

Windows Menu

279

(Windows Version)

279

(Mac OS Version)

280

Help/Contacts Menu

280

Register Reason Now

281

About Reason (Windows only)

281

D About Audio on Computers

283

General Information

284

PC Specific Information

285

Macintosh Specific

286

Information

286

ABOUT AUDIO ON COMPUTERS

287

D MIDI Implementation

289

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION

290

Table of contents

, Getting Started

1

Table of Contents

3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4

Installation

7

Welcome!

8

About the manuals

8

What is in the Reason

9

Requirements

9

About the Audio

10

Hardware

10

About MIDI Interfaces

11

Upgrading vs. New

11

Installations

11

Installing the Software

12

Setting Up

13

About this Chapter

14

First run - Reason Setup

14

About the Preferences

15

Setting up the Audio

15

Mac OS X

16

Setting up MIDI

17

About the master keyboard

18

Setting the default song

19

SETTING UP

20

D Quick Tutorial

21

Playing a Song

22

Creating a new song

23

QUICK TUTORIAL

24

The Select Patch button

25

Load Sample buttons

25

The selected patch

25

Drum sound channels

25

The Stop button

26

The Overdub/Replace switch

26

Guided Tour

28

The Transport Panel

29

The Sequencer

29

The Devices

30

Line Mixer 6:2

31

Subtractor Analog Synth

31

Malström Synth

31

NN-19 Digital Sampler

31

NN-XT Digital Sampler

31

Dr. Rex Loop Player

32

Redrum Drum Computer

32

MClass Mastering effects

32

BV512 Vocoder

33

RV7000 Advanced Reverb

33

PEQ2 Two Band Parametric EQ

35

The Matrix Pattern Sequencer

35

ReBirth Input Machine

35

Conventions in the

38

Making Settings

38

Multi Mode Selectors

39

Numerical Values

39

Tool Tips

40

Context menus

40

About Multiple Undos

41

Window Techniques

42

Scrolling and Zooming

43

D Audio Basics

45

About this chapter

46

How Reason

46

About Sample Rates and

47

Resolutions

47

About Audio Levels

48

Master Tune

48

D Managing the Rack

49

Navigating in the Rack

50

Creating Devices

50

Selecting Devices

51

Deleting Devices

51

Reordering Devices

51

Duplicating Devices

52

Cut, Copy and Paste

52

A Quick Note on Routing

53

Manual Routing

54

Using pop-up menus

55

Disconnecting Devices

55

Hiding and Showing Cables

55

Checking Connections

55

Naming Devices

56

Folding and Unfolding

57

MANAGING THE RACK

58

D The Sequencer - Basics

59

About the Sequencer

60

Sequencer window

61

About the Transport

62

Managing Tracks

63

Routing MIDI to a Track

64

Moving Tracks

64

Duplicating Tracks

64

About the two Views

65

About the Ruler, Song

66

Position and Locators

66

Transport Controls

66

Overview

66

Setting Up for Recording

67

Recording

67

Recording more tracks

68

Playback and Positioning

69

Mute and Solo

70

What else can I do in the

71

THE SEQUENCER - BASICS

72

What is the Combinator

74

Creating a layered

75

The insertion line

76

About the Programmer

77

D Using Pattern Devices

79

What are Pattern Devices?

80

Selecting Patterns

81

Programming a Pattern

81

Clearing a Pattern

82

Using Cut, Copy and Paste

82

Pattern Functions

83

USING PATTERN DEVICES

84

D The Browser

85

Background

86

About the Browser

87

Opening the browser

88

Browser elements

88

THE BROWSER

89

Navigating in the Browser

90

Using Locations

91

Cross-browsing patch

92

Using the Search function

94

Opening files

95

Using Favorites

95

Handling Missing Sounds

97

D Working with Patches

99

About Patches

100

Selecting a Patch

100

Saving Patches

101

Copying and Pasting

102

Patches between Devices

102

Initializing Patches

102

D Song File Handling

103

About Self-contained

104

Song Information

105

Saving a Song

106

Publishing a Song

106

Opening a Song

106

Closing a Song

106

Creating a New Song

107

Creating a Default Song

107

Exporting as an Audio File

108

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