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D To select a pattern in another bank, first click the desired Bank button (A, B, C, D) and then click the Pattern
button.
Nothing happens until you click the Pattern button.
The pattern change takes effect on the next downbeat according to the time signature set in the transport panel or
on the transport track.
The Pattern Enable switch
The Pattern Enable switch.
Next to the Bank and Pattern buttons you will find an additional switch, which is normally activated. If you click this to
turn it off, the pattern playback will be disabled, starting at the next downbeat - exactly as if you had selected an
empty (silent) pattern. For example, this can be used for bringing Matrix patterns in and out of the mix during play-
back.
Steps
Matrix patterns consist of a number of discrete steps. For each step, you can enter a note, a CV value and a Curve
value. When you run the pattern, each step will be played back in turn and will play a sound or send out the informa-
tion programmed for this step. If you have ever used a drum machine, this will be obvious to you.
Clearing a Pattern
To clear (empty) a pattern, select it and use the Clear Pattern command on the Edit menu or device context menu.
! Note that clearing a pattern doesn’t affect the pattern length, resolution or shuffle settings!
Using Cut, Copy and Paste
By using the Cut, Copy and Paste Pattern commands on the Edit menu or device context menu, you can move or du-
plicate patterns. The following rules apply:
D Copy Pattern makes a copy of the currently selected pattern and places the copy on the clipboard.
D Cut Pattern moves the currently selected pattern to the clipboard.
This is the same as first performing Copy Pattern and then Clear Pattern.
D Paste Pattern copies the pattern on the clipboard to the selected pattern location in the selected device.
This overwrites the selected pattern with the one on the clipboard.
Transferring patterns between Reason Rack Plugin instances
If you want to copy patterns between different Reason Rack Plugin instances songs, you can use copy and paste:
1. Select the pattern you want to copy in the first instance.
2. Select Copy Pattern from the device context menu.
3. In the other instance select the bank and pattern location to which you want to copy the pattern.
Note that any pattern already stored in that location will be overwritten!
4. Select Paste Pattern from device context menu.