User Manual

SONG FILE HANDLING
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Audio data and Scratch Disk settings
About audio data in Song files
If you record or import audio into an unsaved Song document, the audio is written to the “Scratch Disk folder” on your
computer. As soon as you save (and name) the Song document, the audio is moved from the Scratch Disk folder to
the Song document. From here on, all new recorded and/or imported audio is stored in the Song document.
Changing Scratch Disk folder location
The Scratch Disk is where Reason stores new, unsaved songs, plus analysis data (waveform data and high-quality
time stretch/transposed audio/sample rate conversion data).
By default, Reason places the Scratch Disk folder in the system temp folder in your home directory. You can change
the Scratch Disk folder location if you like:
1. Select “Preferences” from the Edit menu (Win) or Reason menu (Mac) and then click the “Advanced” tab.
2. Click the “Change” button in the Scratch Disk Folder section.
A system folder browser opens where you can select - or create - a new folder.
3. Select the folder where you want to locate the Scratch Disk Folder and click “OK”.
4. Restart the computer and relaunch Reason.
D If you later want to revert to the default setting, click the “Reset” button on the “Advanced” tab.
The custom Scratch Disk Folder setting is removed and is replaced by the default setting. You will then have to re-
start the computer for the change to take effect.
About unavailable Scratch Disk Folder
If a custom assigned Scratch Disk Folder isn't available when you launch Reason, an alert saying: "The selected
Scratch Disk folder isn't available. Reason will use the default scratch disk for this session." is shown. This could hap-
pen if you have assigned the Scratch Disk folder to a removable disk and that disk is currently unavailable.
D Click “OK” to use the default Scratch Disk Folder.
The next time you launch Reason, it will look for the custom assigned Scratch Disk Folder again, and will do so every
time you launch Reason, until you reset the custom assignment by clicking the “Reset” button.