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2. Click the “Download ReFill” button.
This launches your Internet browser and takes you to the URL associated with the ReFill.
3. A dialog appears, asking you to download the ReFill. Do so.
4. Click OK.
Reason automatically scans the downloaded ReFill and locates the files.
Proceeding
At any point, you can click the “Done” button to close the dialog and open the song or patch. There are a couple of
things to note, though:
• For the files you have found (status “Replaced”), the new paths will be stored in the song or patch.
However, you need to save the song or patch for the changes to become permanent!
• If any file is still missing when you click OK, there will be sounds missing in the song/patch.
Sometimes, you may want to proceed with sounds missing, and then remove or replace the sounds from the de-
vice panels in the rack instead.
On the device panels, missing samples are indicated with an asterisk (*) before the file names:
D Clicking “Cancel” will abort the operation, i.e. the song or patch will not be opened.
Reason file formats
The following table lists the file formats that you can browse and open using Reason’s browser:
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File type
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Extension
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Description
Reason Song .reason or .rns This is the main document format in Reason. It contains the recordings on all audio, instru-
ment and automation tracks - and the device setup in the rack, along with references to any
used instrument samples and loops - or it can contain the actual samples and loops if you
have made the song “self-contained” (see “About Self-Contained Songs”). Opening a Reason
Version 5 (or earlier) song will retain the original rack configuration, but will route the signals
originally connected to the Out 1 and 2 of the Reason Hardware Interface to a new Mix
Channel (see “About opening pre Reason Version 6 Songs in Reason Version 7”).
Reason Demo Song .rsndemo A Reason Demo Song is a factory made song intended to demo the sound and features of
the Reason program. Reason Demo Songs, Reason Essentials Demo Songs and Record
Demo Songs are the only song file types that can be opened when you run Reason in Demo
Mode (without authorization). See “Opening a Reason Demo Song”.
Reason Published Song .rps A Reason Published Song is a self-contained Reason song (created in Version 5 or earlier)
intended for playback only. It can only be opened in Reason and cannot be changed. Its com-
ponents cannot be extracted and it is only possible to export the song as an audio file if you
haven’t edited anything. Opening a Reason Published Song song in Reason will retain the
original rack configuration, but will route the signals originally connected to the Out 1 and 2 of
the Reason Hardware Device to a new Mix Channel (see “About opening pre Reason Version
6 Songs in Reason Version 7”).
Reason Adapted Song .rsb A Reason Adapted Song is a song created in a Reason Adapted version. Opening a Reason
Adapted Song song in Reason will retain the original rack configuration, but will route the sig-
nals originally connected to the Out 1 and 2 of the Reason Hardware Device to a new Mix
Channel (see “About opening pre Reason Version 6 Songs in Reason Version 7”).