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WORKING WITH VST PLUGINS387
• Screenshot
Click the camera symbol to take a screenshot of the VST front panel:
The screenshot is then automatically scaled down and placed on the corresponding Palette in the Browser, and in
the Plugin Rack Device display:
The screenshot of the MicroTonic VST is scaled down and displayed in the Browser and in the Plugin Rack Device.
Closing the Plugin Window
The Plugin Window can be closed in a number of different ways:
• By clicking the Open button on the Plugin Rack Device panel (the same as for opening the Plugin Window).
This works regardless of whether the “Keep open” function in the Plugin Window is on or off.
• By clicking the standard “window close” button in the upper corner of the Plugin Window.
This works regardless of whether the “Keep open” function in the Plugin Window is on or off.
• By selecting another device in the rack.
If the “Keep open” function in the Plugin Window is active, selecting another device in the rack will NOT close the
Plugin Window (see “Keep open” above).
Editing the VST parameters
Editing a VST is done in the same way as when editing a native device or a Rack Extension device, only VSTs are ed-
ited in their Plugin Windows - not in the rack.
! Note that the standard “Reason” functions, such as holding [Shift] while turning a knob/moving a slider to im-
prove the precision - or holding [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) to reset parameters to their default position/value -
won’t work for most VSTs. This is because the VST manufacturers define this type of functionality themselves.
! If the VST plugin has a built-in on-screen keyboard (etc), this can be used for auditioning sounds but you can-
not use it for recording into Reason’s sequencer!
About Undo and Redo
The Undo/Redo functions in Reason also work in most situations when editing VST parameters in the Plugin Win-
dow(s).
Automating VST parameters
Automating VST parameters in the Reason sequencer works in a similar way as for native devices and Rack Exten-
sion devices. Basically, there are three ways of automating VST parameters in the Reason sequencer:
D Start recording in the Reason sequencer and then edit the desired VST parameters while recording.
Each of the edited VST parameters automatically gets their own automation lane on the sequencer track, with
clips and automation points recorded. Make sure the Parameter Automation is record-enabled on the track first.