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GRAIN SAMPLE MANIPULATOR759
Playing and using Grain
Loading and saving patches
Loading and saving patches is done in the same way as with any other internal Reason device, see “Loading patches”
and “Saving patches” for details.
! Like with the other sampler devices in Reason, the patch does not include the actual sample - only a
reference to it. Therefore, the sample has to be stored separately (self-contained with the song, or already on
disk or in a ReFill on your computer).
Global performance and “play” controls
Key Mode
Here you choose how Grain should respond to MIDI Note data:
•Poly
Select this if you want to play Grain polyphonically. The maximum number of voices is 12. The number of voices is
set in the Voices control at the top right of the Grain panel, see “Voices”.
•Retrig
Select this if you want to play Grain in monophonic mode and always retrigger the envelopes as soon as you play
a new note.
• Legato
The Mono Legato mode is also monophonic. However, if you play a new note without having released the previous
one, the envelopes and sample playback position won’t start over.
q Also see the description of the “Global Position” parameter. This describes how to play through a sample in a
“non-legato” fashion - or polyphonically - in a “sample playback legato” fashion, where new notes will con-
tinue at the current sample playback position (and not restart playback).