User Manual

WORKING WITH RACK EXTENSIONS
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If you move to another computer, you can download and install all your Rack Extensions by going to your user ac-
count on the Propellerhead web site (Your Products page, Rack Extensions tab) and clicking the "Sync All" button.
This function is also excellent for making sure you got the latest versions and updates of all your Rack Extensions.
Only files that are missing on your computer will be downloaded and installed.
Rack Extensions can be updated, with fixes and additions. Updates are posted on your Propellerhead user account
page. An update can be free or paid. In both cases, the Rack Extension is backwards compatible, meaning that you
can open older songs and patches and they will sound the same.
Installing and managing Rack Extensions
Whenever you download and install a Rack Extension, from the web shop or your user account, this will be handled
by an application called Authorizer. Authorizer is installed together with the Reason installation, and will automatically
launch when you Buy, Try or Download a Rack Extension from the Propellerhead web shop.
Authorizer checks what's already installed on your computer, downloads any missing files and puts them in the cor-
rect locations.
! Authorizer will automatically write Rack Extension licenses to your connected Ignition Key hardware and/or
your authorized computer.
If you want to check what Rack Extensions are installed on the computer, you need to launch Authorizer:
D Either select Rack Extensions from the Window menu in Reason or locate the Authorizer program on your
computer and launch it manually.
Authorizer lists all installed Rack Extensions:
The Authorizer application lists the Rack Extension devices currently installed on your computer.
D You can choose to display your installed Rack Extensions either by Name, Developer or by Install Date, by
clicking the desired “Sort by:” button.
If you choose “Install Date”, the latest installed Rack Extension is displayed at the top of the list.
! Note: All of the listed Rack Extensions may not be available for use in Reason! For example, if you tried out a
Rack Extension using a Trial license which has expired, the Rack Extension will still be installed and shown in
the list. However, since you don't have a license for it, it won't be available for use in Reason.
D Click the Delete button to uninstall the corresponding Rack Extension device.
If you have purchased the Rack Extension, you can download it again at any time from your user account at the
Propellerhead web site and reinstall it if you want.