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2. Close the Preferences window.
3. Select “Sync -> Send MIDI Clock” from the Options menu.
Now, you have set up Reason as a MIDI Clock sync master. When you start the Reason sequencer, MIDI Clock is
sent out on the selected MIDI Out Port.
D If your synced MIDI equipment is not in phase with the Reason sequencer, you might have to change the Out-
put Offset in the “MIDI clock sync” section on the Advanced tab in Preferences.
D If the external MIDI equipment lags, set the Output Offset to a negative value.
A negative Output Offset means that the MIDI Clock signal is sent out from Reason earlier to compensate for the
lag.
D If the external MIDI equipment plays ahead of the Reason sequencer, set the Output Offset to a positive value.
Slaving Reason to an external MIDI application or instrument
This example assumes that you have an external device, such as a drum machine, hardware sequencer, another com-
puter, tape recorder etc., that transmits MIDI Clock signals to which you want to synchronize Reason.
1. Connect a the device via USB/MIDI to the computer running Reason.
2. Set up the other device so that it transmits MIDI Clock signals to the MIDI Out you just connected to the com-
puter running Reason.
3. In Reason, pull down the Edit menu (under Mac OS X, the Reason menu) and open the Preferences dialog.
Click the Advanced tab.
4. Pull down the MIDI Clock Sync pop-up and select the MIDI Input to which you connected the other device.
5. Close the dialog.
6. Activate MIDI Clock Sync from the Options menu - “Sync” submenu in Reason.
7. Activate playback on the other device.
Reason will start playing ‘in sync’ with it.