Specifications
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MK-449C
Requirements/Setting up:
• Reason will automatically find the MK-449C if you click the Auto-
detect button on the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in the
Preferences.
• To use MK-449C with Reason, you need to select preset 4 and make
sure this isn't changed from the factory settings.
• If you have connected the keyboard via USB, Reason will restore
preset 4 to factory settings for you - however, note that you need to
select preset 4 manually after this is done.
• You can also restore your MK-449C manually by holding down the +
and - buttons when you turn the keyboard on - note that this re-
stores all presets to factory settings, deleting any changes you have
made.
About the controls:
The keyboard and performance controls, the nine faders, the eight knobs and the
ten keypad buttons are available as control surface items in Reason.
About the default mapping:
D On the keypad, buttons 4 and 7 are used for Target Previous/Next
Track.
D Buttons 6 and 9 are used for Select Previous/Next Patch, where ap-
plicable.
D For effect devices, button 0 controls the Bypass/On/Off state.
D Where applicable, Knob 17 (the last knob) is mapped to master
level.
D When controlling devices with many parameters, keyboard shortcut
variations are used.
MK-461C
Requirements/Setting up:
• Reason will automatically find the MK-461C if you click the Auto-
detect button on the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in the
Preferences.
• To use MK-461C with Reason, you need to select preset 4 and make
sure this isn't changed from the factory settings.
• If you have connected the keyboard via USB, Reason will restore
preset 4 to factory settings for you - however, note that you need to
select preset 4 manually after this is done.
• You can also restore your MK-461C manually by holding down the +
and - buttons when you turn the keyboard on - note that this re-
stores all presets to factory settings, deleting any changes you have
made.
About the controls:
The keyboard and performance controls, the nine faders, the twelve knobs and
the ten keypad buttons are available as control surface items in Reason.
About the default mapping:
D On the keypad, buttons 4 and 7 are used for Target Previous/Next
Track.
D Buttons 6 and 9 are used for Select Previous/Next Patch, where ap-
plicable.
D For effect devices, button 0 controls the Bypass/On/Off state.
D Where applicable, Knob 21 (the last knob) is mapped to master
level.
D When controlling devices with many parameters, keyboard shortcut
variations are used.