9.5

WORKING WITH VST PLUGINS
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• 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).
About using keyboard shortcuts/commands for VSTs
By default all keyboard shortcuts/commands are automatically routed to Reason functions (e.g. for controlling se-
quencer transport, etc.), except when you have opened a text edit field on a VST panel (e.g. for entering names).
However, if the VST has its own keyboard shortcuts/commands that you want to use instead, make sure you have
enabled the “Enable Keyboard Shortcuts for VST Devices” option on the Options menu.
Note, though, that all keyboard shortcuts/commands for Reason functions will be disabled for as long as the Plugin
Window is open and has focus.