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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction
- Welcome!
- Introducing Reason Rack Plugin
- Conventions in the manual
- The Authorization system
- About Rack Extensions
  - The "Update Rack Extension Licenses" alert
  - The "Some licenses only available online" alert
- Getting all your content
- About automatic update checks
Overview
- Adding Reason Rack Plugin in your project
- The Reason Rack Plugin window
  - About different Themes
- Editing parameters
- Tool Tips
- Context menus
- Undo and Redo
Audio and MIDI Basics
- General audio and MIDI handling
  - Typical input/output configurations
- The I/O device
- Audio settings
  - Render audio using host buffer size setting
- About Plugin Delay Compensation
Using Reason Rack Plugin as an Instrument
- Creating an instrument
- Browsing for patches
- Adding effects
- Layering instruments
- Using separate audio outputs
- Adding Players
- Using Mixer devices
- Detailed control over MIDI note input
Using Reason Rack Plugin as an Effect
- Creating an effect
- Browsing for patches
- Creating effect chains
- Using sidechain inputs
Working in the Rack
- Creating devices
- Selecting devices
- Moving devices
- Re-routing devices
- Deleting devices
- Replacing devices
- Cut, Copy, Paste and Duplicate devices
- Naming devices
Routing Audio and CV
- Working on the back of the rack
  - Hiding cables
- Signal types
- Manual routing
- Auto-routing
Sounds, Patches and the Browser
- About patches
  - About the “Load Default Sound in New Devices” setting
- Loading patches
- Saving patches
- Opening the Browser and setting Browse Focus
  - Why can’t I see all files?
  - Browser settings
- About cross-browsing
  - Special instances of cross-browsing
- Browser details
- Browsing samples and loops
- Searching in the Browser
- Handling Missing Sounds
- About ReFills
The I/O device
- Introduction
- The back panel
- The front panel
Kong Drum Designer
- Introduction
- Overview
- About file formats
- Using patches
- Pad Settings
- The Drum and FX section
- The Drum modules
- The Support Generator modules
  - Noise Generator
  - Tone Generator
- The FX modules
- Connections
- Using Kong as an effect device
- Using external effects with Kong
Redrum Drum Computer
- Introduction
- About file formats
  - Redrum Patches
  - Drum Samples
- Using patches
- Programming patterns
- Redrum parameters
  - Drum sound settings
  - Global settings
- Using Redrum as a sound module
- Connections
  - For each drum sound channel:
  - Other
Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player
- Introduction
  - ReCycled Loops
- About REX file formats
- Loading and saving Dr. Octo Rex patches
  - About the Dr. Octo Rex patch format
- Playing Loops
  - Switching playback between Loop Slots
- Adding Loops
- Playing individual Loop Slices
- Slice handling
- Dr. Octo Rex panel parameters
- Dr. Octo Rex synth parameters
- Connections
Europa Shapeshifting Synthesizer
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Signal flow
- Playing and using Europa
- Panel reference
- Connections
- Tips and Tricks
  - Creating an individual “pre amp envelope” for a Sound Engine
  - Recording display movements in the sequencer
Grain Sample Manipulator
- Introduction
  - A few words about granular synthesis
- Panel overview
- Playing and using Grain
- Panel reference
- Connections
- Tips and Tricks
  - Automating sample playback parameters from the sequencer
Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
- Introduction
  - About basic synthesizer terminology
  - Loading and Saving Patches
- Thor elements
- The Controller panel
- Using the Programmer
- Modulation bus routing section
- Step Sequencer
  - Basic operation
- Connections
Subtractor Synthesizer
- Introduction
  - Loading and Saving Patches
- The Oscillator Section
- The Filter Section
- Envelopes - General
- LFO Section
  - LFO 1 Parameters
  - LFO 2 Parameters
- Play Parameters
- External Modulation
- Connections
Malström Synthesizer
- Introduction
- The Oscillator section
- The Modulator section
  - Modulator parameters
  - Destinations
    - Mod:A
    - Mod:B
- The Filter section
- Routing
  - Routing examples
  - The output controls
    - Volume
    - Spread
- The play controls
- Connections
- Routing external audio to the filters
  - Connecting an external signal source
  - Connecting the signals from the Malström itself
Monotone Bass Synthesizer
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Signal flow
- Playing and using Monotone
- Panel reference
- Connections
ID8 Instrument Device
- Introduction
  - The Sounds
- Using the ID8
Rytmik Drum Machine
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Signal flow
- Global controls
  - Loading and saving patches
- The Drum Channel sections
- The Sample Playback section
- The Insert Effects section
  - Distortion
  - Low Cut and Hi Cut Filter
- The Master FX section
- Connections
Radical Piano
- Introduction
  - The pianos
    - The microphone configurations
- Using Radical Piano
- Connections
- Additional external control
Klang Tuned Percussion
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Using Klang
  - Loading and saving patches
- Global performance and “play” controls
  - Note
  - Range
  - Pitch
  - Mod
- Panel controls
- Connections
Pangea World Instruments
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Using Pangea
  - Loading and saving patches
- Global performance and “play” controls
  - Note
  - Range
  - Pitch
  - Mod
- Panel controls
- Connections
Humana Vocal Ensemble
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Using Humana
  - Loading and saving patches
- Global performance and “play” controls
  - Note
  - Range
  - Pitch
  - Mod
- Panel controls
- Connections
NN-XT Sampler
- Introduction
- Panel overview
  - The main panel
  - The Remote Editor panel
- Loading complete Patches and REX files
- Using the main panel
- Overview of the Remote Editor panel
- About Samples and Zones
- Selections and Edit Focus
  - Selecting Zones
    - Selecting zones via MIDI
    - Selecting All Zones in a Group
  - Moving Edit Focus
    - Moving Edit Focus
- Adjusting parameters
- Managing Zones and Samples
- Working with Grouping
- Working with Key Ranges
- Setting Root Notes and Tuning
- Using Automap
  - Automapping zones chromatically
- Layered, crossfaded and velocity switched sounds
- Using Alternate
  - About the Alternate function
- Sample parameters
- Group parameters
- Synth parameters
- Connections
NN-19 Sampler
- Introduction
- General sampling principles
  - Background
  - Multisampling vs. single samples
- About audio file formats
- About Key Zones and samples
- Automap Samples
  - Mapping samples without Root Key or Tuning information
  - How Mapping Information is saved
- NN-19 synth parameters
- Play Parameters
- Connections
Quartet Chorus Ensemble
- Introduction
- Panel reference
- Connections
Sweeper Modulation Effect
- Introduction
- Panel reference
- Connections
Alligator Triple Filtered Gate
- Introduction
  - About the Patch format
- Overview and signal flow
- Parameters
- Audio connections
  - Main Inputs and Outputs
  - Separate Outputs
- CV connections
- The built-in patterns
- Methods and Tips
Pulveriser
- Introduction
  - About the Patch format
- Parameters
- Modulation inputs and outputs
- Demolition tips and tricks
  - Beef up your sounds
  - Make your pads tremble
The Echo
- Introduction
  - About the Patch format
- Parameters
- CV/Gate inputs
- The Breakout Jacks
- Tips and Tricks
Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
- Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
BV512 Vocoder
- Introduction
  - How does a vocoder work?
- Setting up for vocoding
- Using the BV512 as an equalizer
  - Setting up
  - In use
- BV512 parameters
- Connections
- Tips and tricks
RV7000 Mk II Advanced Reverb
- Overview
- Reverb algorithms and parameters
- The EQ section
- The Gate section
- CV Inputs
Neptune Pitch Adjuster and Voice Synth
- Introduction
  - Typical use cases
- Overview and basic concepts
  - Sections overview
  - The display
- Setting up for pitch processing
- Using pitch correction
- Using pitch shifting (Transpose)
- Using Formant control
  - What are formants?
  - Using the Formant function
- Using the Voice Synth
- Panel parameters
- Connections
Softube Amps
- Introduction
  - Basic usage
  - Front panel
    - Common effect device parameters
- Using the Softube Amps
Audiomatic Retro Transformer
- Introduction
- Using Audiomatic Retro Transformer
- Connections
Channel Dynamics Compressor & Gate
- Introduction
- Panel reference
- Connections
Channel EQ Equalizer
- Introduction
- Panel reference
- Connections
Master Bus Compressor
- Introduction
- Panel reference
- Connections
Synchronous Timed Effect Modulator
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Using Synchronous
- Panel reference
- About automation of display section parameters
- Connections
The MClass Effects
- The MClass effects
  - Common effect device parameters
- The MClass Equalizer
- The MClass Stereo Imager
  - Parameters
  - Connections
- The MClass Compressor
- The MClass Maximizer
  - Parameters
Half-Rack Effects
- Common effect device features
- DDL-1 Digital Delay Line
- CF-101 Chorus/Flanger
- Spider Audio Merger & Splitter
- Spider CV Merger & Splitter
- RV-7 Digital Reverb
  - Parameters
  - CV Inputs
- D-11 Foldback Distortion
  - Parameters
  - CV Inputs
- ECF-42 Envelope Controlled Filter
- PH-90 Phaser
- UN-16 Unison
  - Parameters
  - CV Input
- COMP-01 Auto Make-up Gain Compressor
  - Parameters
- PEQ-2 Two Band Parametric EQ
The Combinator
- Introduction
  - About the Combi patch format
- Creating Combinator devices
- Combinator elements
- About internal and external connections
- Adding devices to a Combi
- Combi handling
- The Controller panel
- Using the Programmer
Pulsar Dual LFO
- Introduction
- Panel parameters
- Modulation inputs and outputs
- Tips and Tricks
  - Patch between LFO 1 and LFO 2 on the back for more flexibility
  - Using Pulsar as a monophonic synth
RPG-8 Arpeggiator
- Introduction
- Using the RPG-8
  - Setting up
- RPG-8 Parameters
- CV connections
  - CV Inputs
  - CV Outputs
- Tips and tricks
Matrix Pattern Sequencer
- Introduction
  - About the three Output types
- Programming patterns
- Example usage
Mixer 14:2
- Introduction
- The Channel Strip
  - Channel Strip Controls
- The Mixer signal flow
- About the EQ modes
- The Auxiliary Return Section
- The Master Fader
- Connections
- Chaining several Mixer 14:2 devices
  - Partially or Non-Chained Mixers
The Line Mixer 6:2
- Introduction
- Channel parameters
- The Auxiliary Return section
- Master level
- Connections
Working with Players
- About this chapter
- Overview
  - General recording principle
- Using Players
- Dual Arpeggio
- Note Echo
- Scales & Chords
- Tips & Tricks
Settings
- The Reason Rack Plugin Settings dialog
Index

NN-XT SAMPLER474

! Note that when you use any other output pair than the first, you also have to route one or more zones to it if

you want it to actually output sound, since all zones by default are routed to outputs 1 & 2. How to route zones

to other outputs is described in the “Out” section.