Propellerhead Reason - 4.0 manuals

Operation Manual

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Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Tool Tips

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Context menus

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Window Techniques

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Scrolling with the scrollbars

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Scrolling with the Hand tool

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D Audio basics

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About this chapter

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How Reason communicates

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Playing back

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Exporting audio

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Importing audio

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General Information

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What is acceptable?

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ReWire and Latency

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Reducing latency

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PC Specific Information

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Mac Specific Information

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D Sounds, Devices and Patches

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Rack device procedures

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Selecting devices

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Deleting devices

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Reordering devices

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Duplicating devices

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Cut, Copy and Paste

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Naming devices

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Folding and unfolding devices

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A Quick Note on Routing

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Manual Routing

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Using Cables

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Using pop-up menus

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Disconnecting Devices

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About patches

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Selecting a patch

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Saving Patches

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Initializing Patches

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About ReFills

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Using the Browser

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Opening the browser

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Browser elements

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SOUNDS, DEVICES AND PATCHES

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Navigating in the Browser

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Using Locations

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Selecting multiple files

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Cross-browsing patch files

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Using the Search function

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Opening files

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About browse lists

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Using Favorites

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Handling Missing Sounds

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The Missing Sounds dialog

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D Routing Audio and CV

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About the various signals

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About Cables

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Automatic Routing

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Using CV and Gate

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ROUTING AUDIO AND CV

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D The Sequencer

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Sequencer basics

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About the two view modes

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Track handling

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Moving tracks

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Deleting tracks

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Creating tracks

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Folding tracks

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Track Color

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Naming tracks

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THE SEQUENCER

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About the Transport

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Transport controls - overview

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Playback and positioning

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Using the loop

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Recording

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Redoing part of a take

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Basic note lane handling

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Recording automation

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Before you record automation

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Basic procedure

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Deleting automation lanes

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Folding automation lanes

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About the toolbar

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About Snap

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Editing clips in Arrange

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Moving clips on the same lane

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Moving clips between lanes

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Duplicating clips

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Using Cut, Copy and Paste

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Deleting clips

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Resizing clips

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About overlapping clips

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A muted clip

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About Match values

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About subticks

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Inserting and Removing Bars

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Clip color

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The Edit mode

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The Edit mode elements

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Edit mode window handling

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Drawing Notes

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Editing Notes

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Editing velocity

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Editing automation

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About Automation Cleanup

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Drawing automation events

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Deleting automation events

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Editing Pattern Change clips

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Drawing Pattern clips

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Deleting pattern change clips

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Tool window - Tools page

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Pitch (Transpose)

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Velocity

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Note Lengths

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Legato Adjustments

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Scale Tempo

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Alter Notes

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Copying patterns to

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Redrum notes

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Matrix notes

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Automating tempo and time

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Automating time signature

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Importing and Exporting

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MIDI Files

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D The ReGroove Mixer

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Introduction

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The ReGroove Mixer

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Channel parameters

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Groove Patch Name

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Groove Patch Browser

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Groove Amount

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Pre-Align

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Global Shuffle

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Groove Settings

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Velocity Impact

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Note Length Impact

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Random Timing

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Get From Clip

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Working with grooves

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THE REGROOVE MIXER

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Groovy tips & tricks

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The ReGroove patches in the

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Factory Sound Bank

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About the various MIDI

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About Remote

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Setting up

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About the master keyboard

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Remote basics

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Locking a surface to a device

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Unlocking devices

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Remote Override

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Method 2:

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Removing Remote Overrides

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Additional Remote

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Overrides

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Keyboard Control

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Saving Remote Setups

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About the External Control

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Bus inputs

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About this Chapter

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Why use Reason with

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Introducing ReWire!

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Launching and Quitting

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Using the Transport and

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Tempo Controls

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Synchronization

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Routing Audio

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Routing MIDI via ReWire 2

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Converting ReWire

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Channels to Audio Tracks

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Details About Various

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ReWire Hosts

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D Synchronization

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ReWire users – Read This!

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What is Synchronization and

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MIDI Clock?

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Slaving Reason to an

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External Device

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Slaving Reason to Another

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Program on the Same

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Computer

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Considerations

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About Tempo Changes

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MIDI Sync and Focus

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D Song File Handling

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About Self-contained Songs

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Song Information

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About the Reason Song Archive

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Exporting as an Audio File

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SONG FILE HANDLING

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D Optimizing Performance

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Optimization and Output

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Optimizing Your Computer

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Optimizing Songs

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Songs and Memory

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Requirements

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OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE

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D Transport Panel

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Overview

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Tempo and Time Signature

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Song Position

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Loop On/Off

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New Dub/New Alt buttons

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TRANSPORT PANEL

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D Reason Hardware Interface

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MIDI In Device

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Audio Out

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D The Combinator

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Creating Combinator

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Combinator elements

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About internal and external

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THE COMBINATOR

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Adding devices to a Combi

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Combi handling

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Sequencer tracks and

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The Controller panel

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Using the Programmer

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About the keyboard

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About the Transpose function

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Using Modulation Routing

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CV Connections

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D The Mixer

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The Channel Strip

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Channel Strip Controls:

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The Mixer signal flow

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About the EQ modes

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The Auxiliary Return Section

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The Master Fader

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Connections

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Chaining Mixers

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D The Line Mixer 6:2

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Master level

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THE LINE MIXER 6:2

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D Redrum

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About File Formats

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Using Patches

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Programming Patterns

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Pattern tutorial

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Setting Pattern Length

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Setting Pattern Resolution

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Step Dynamics

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Pattern Shuffle

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The Pattern Enable switch

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Pattern Functions

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Chaining Patterns

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Redrum Parameters

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Pitch Bend

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Global Settings

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Using Redrum as a Sound

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D Subtractor Synthesizer

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The Oscillator Section

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SUBTRACTOR SYNTHESIZER

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Oscillator Keyboard Tracking

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Using Oscillator 2

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Oscillator 2 Waveform

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Noise Generator

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Phase Offset Modulation

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Frequency Modulation (FM)

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Ring Modulation

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The Filter Section

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Filter 1 Frequency

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Resonance

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Filter Keyboard Track (Kbd)

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Filter 2

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Envelopes - General

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LFO Section

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LFO 2 Parameters

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Play Parameters

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Portamento (Time)

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External Modulation

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D Thor Polysonic Synthesizer

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Thor elements

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THOR POLYSONIC SYNTHESIZER

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Selecting oscillator type

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The Oscillator section

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Common parameters

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Analog oscillator

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Wavetable oscillator

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Phase Modulation oscillator

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FM Pair oscillator

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Multi oscillator

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Noise oscillator

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Mix section

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Filter slots

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State Variable Filter

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Comb filter

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Formant filter

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Amp section

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Envelope sections

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Global section

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Modulation bus routing

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Modulation Sources - Global

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Step Sequencer

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Setting the direction

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Programming step note pitch

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Inserting rests

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Setting the number of steps

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Setting Rate

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Step Pattern functions

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D Malström Synthesizer

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The amplitude envelopes

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The Modulator section

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The Filter section

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Filter types

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Filter controls

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The Filter Envelope

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The Shaper

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Routing examples

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The output controls

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The play controls

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The Velocity controls

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Routing external audio to

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MALSTRÖM SYNTHESIZER

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D NN-19 Sampler

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General Sampling Principles

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About Audio File Formats

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About Key Zones and

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Creating Key Zones

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Selecting Key Zones

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Setting the Key Zone Range

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Deleting a Key Zone

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NN-19 SAMPLER

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The Sample knob

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Automap Samples

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NN-19 Synth Parameters

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Envelope Section

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Gate Inputs

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D NN-XT Sampler

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Panel Overview

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Loading Complete Patches

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Using the Main Panel

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Overview of the Remote

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Editor panel

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About Samples and Zones

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Selections and Edit Focus

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Moving Edit Focus

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Adjusting Parameters

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Managing Zones and

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Using Copy and Paste

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Working with Grouping

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Working with Key Ranges

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NN-XT SAMPLER

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Dragging multiple zones

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Setting Root Notes and

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Using Automap

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Layered, Crossfaded and

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Velocity Switched Sounds

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Using Alternate

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Sample Parameters

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Group Parameters

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Synth parameters

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The Pitch section

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The Modulation Envelope

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The Amplitude Envelope

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The LFOs

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Mode (LFO 1 only)

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Waveform (LFO 1 only)

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Key Sync (LFO 1 only)

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Destinations for LFO 1

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Destinations for LFO 2

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D Dr. Rex Loop Player

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Adding a Loop

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Creating Sequencer Notes

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Slice Handling

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Dr.Rex Synth Parameters

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Velocity Control

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Audio Quality Settings

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D Matrix Pattern Sequencer

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Tutorial

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MATRIX PATTERN SEQUENCER

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Using Curve Patterns

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Using Tied Notes

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Pattern Mute

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Example Usage

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D RPG-8 Arpeggiator

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Using the RPG-8

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RPG-8 ARPEGGIATOR

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Using multiple Lanes

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RPG-8 Parameters

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Arpeggiator parameters

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Pattern editor

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Pattern functions

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Automating the Pattern editor

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CV connections

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Tips and tricks

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D ReBirth Input Machine

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Preparations

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Mix-L and Mix-R

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REBIRTH INPUT MACHINE

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D BV512 Vocoder

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Setting up for basic

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Vocoded vocals

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Using the BV512 as an

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BV512 parameters

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Automation

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Choosing a modulator sound

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Controlling the Hold function

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Using the BV512 as a reverb

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Creating a stereo reverb

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BV512 VOCODER

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D The Effect Devices

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Common Device Features

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The MClass effects

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The MClass Equalizer

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The MClass Stereo Imager

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The MClass Compressor

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THE EFFECT DEVICES

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The MClass Maximizer

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Scream 4 Sound Destruction

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Parameters

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Cut section (EQ)

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Body section

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CV inputs and outputs

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RV7000 Advanced Reverb

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The main panel

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The remote programmer

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Selecting an algorithm

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Small Space

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Multi Tap

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The EQ section

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The Gate section

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CV Inputs

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RV-7 Digital Reverb

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DDL-1 Digital Delay Line

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D-11 Foldback Distortion

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ECF-42 Envelope Controlled

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The Envelope Parameters

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CV/Gate Inputs

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CF-101 Chorus/Flanger

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PH-90 Phaser

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UN-16 Unison

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COMP-01 Auto Make-up

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Gain Compressor

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PEQ-2 Two Band Parametric

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Spider Audio Merger &

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Splitter

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Merging CV

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Practical uses of merging CV

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Splitting CV

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D Menu and Dialog Reference

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Reason Menu (Mac OS X)

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File Menu

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Publish Song

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Song Self-contain Settings

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Import MIDI File

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Export MIDI File

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Export Device Patch

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Edit Menu

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Sequencer clips and events

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Browse ReCycle/REX Files

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Browse Samples

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MENU AND DIALOG REFERENCE

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Automap Zones

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Automap Zones Chromatically

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Create Velocity Crossfades

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Copy REX Loop to Track

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Copy Pattern to Track

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Clear Remote Override Mapping

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Preferences – General

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Preferences – Audio

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Latency Compensation

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International (Windows only)

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Create Menu

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Options Menu

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Checking Connections

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Window Menu (Windows

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Version)

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Window Menu (Mac OS

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Help/Contacts Menu

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Web Site 135, 367

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Wheel mouse 13

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Windows MME Driver 20

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Zooming 12

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