User Manual

AUDIO EDITING IN THE SEQUENCER
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Editing audio in Slice Edit mode
! If you plan to comp the audio in your clips in Comp Edit mode, always do that before you start to work with
slice stretching etc. in Slice Edit mode. It will save you a lot of work if all the comping has been done before-
hand!
! To get the best sound quality when you are stretching and quantizing audio it’s important that you have se-
lected the correct Stretch Type for the audio clip, see “Opening audio clips for editing”.
Audio clip elements in Slice Edit mode
When a clip is open for editing in Slice Edit mode, it could look like this:
A Single Take clip open in Slice Edit mode.
q You might have to zoom in quite a bit on the clip to get a good view of the Slices, see “Zooming in the Se-
quencer”.
• Slice Markers with handles
When a Single Take audio clip is opened in Slice Edit mode, Reason automatically detects the transients in the
sound and marks these with vertical white lines - Slice Markers. By moving Slice Markers left or right you stretch
(warp) the audio between the nearest Slice Markers on either side, i.e. you change the timing without affecting the
pitch. You can manually add and remove Slice Markers. It is also possible to “decouple” and move the Slice Mark-
ers without stretching the audio.
• Slices
Slices are the areas between two adjacent Slice Markers. Each slice represents a part of the audio in the clip.
Slice Edit mode tools
When editing audio in Slice Edit mode, some of the Toolbar tools have different functionality than when editing note
and automation clips. There are also some additional tools that are unique to slice editing of audio.
Slice Marker Handles
a Slice
a Slice Marker