User Manual

WORKING WITH THE RACK
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D You can also drag other device patches from the Browser, Windows Explorer or Finder (Mac) and drop on a de-
vice in the rack or Sequencer Track List to replace existing devices, see “Loading patches”.
! Note that Instrument devices can only be replaced by other Instrument devices. The same goes for Effect de-
vices.
Duplicating devices
Duplicating devices will have different results depending on the “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” setting on the Op-
tions menu (see “About Device Groups”):
D To duplicate a device or a Device Group in the rack, hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Option](Mac) and drag the device
to a new position.
• If “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” is not selected, a copy of the selected device will be created without any
connections.
• If “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” is selected, a copy of the entire Device Group will be created with all con-
nections preserved. A new track will also be created in the sequencer.
D Select the device(s) and select “Duplicate Devices and Tracks” from the Edit menu or context menu.
A duplicate (copy) of the device(s) or Device Group(s) will be created. New tracks for the device(s) or Device
Groups will also be created in the sequencer.
D If you hold down [Shift] when you duplicate devices, Reason will attempt to automatically route them, just as
when you move devices.
See “Automatic routing”.
Cut, Copy and Paste devices
Selected devices or Device Groups can be moved or duplicated using the Cut, Copy and Paste Device functions on
the Edit menu or device context menu. This allows you to copy one or several devices (such as an instrument device
and all its “insert” effects) from one Reason Song document to another. Cutting/Copying and Pasting will have differ-
ent results depending on the “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” setting on the Options menu (see “About Device
Groups”):
• Cut and Copy affects all selected devices or Device Groups, and works according to the standard procedures.
That is, Cut moves the devices/Device Groups to the clipboard (removing them from the rack) while Copy creates
copies of the devices/Device Groups and puts these in the clipboard memory, without affecting the rack.
D To Cut, Copy and Paste a Device Group, make sure the “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” is selected on the Op-
tions menu. Then, select a device in the Device Group and proceed with the Cut/Copy and Paste procedure.
All devices in the Device Group will be cut/copied and pasted with preserved connections (in the same Song or in
another Song document).
• When you Paste devices or Device Groups, these are inserted into the rack below the currently selected device.
If no device is selected, the pasted devices/Device Groups will appear at the bottom of the rack column.
! As when creating devices, you cannot paste a Source device into an existing Device Group if “Auto-group De-
vices and Tracks” is on. It will be inserted below the Device Group.
• If you Copy and Paste several devices, any connections between these are preserved.
• If you hold down [Shift] when you Paste a device, Reason will attempt to automatically route it.
The rules are the same as when moving or duplicating devices by dragging and dropping. See “Routing Audio and
CV” for more information about automatic and manual routing.