User Manual

SAMPLING
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About sample format, rate and resolution
Whenever you sample in Reason, the resulting audio files are stored in WAV format. The sample rate is determined
by the settings on the Audio tab in Preferences (see “Audio settings”). The resolution (bit depth) is defined in the
setup application for your specific audio hardware (consult the manual for your audio hardware for information). Ac-
tually, Reason is totally agnostic about what sample rate and resolution you use. If you like, you can change audio set-
tings at any time without affecting the pitch, playback speed etc. of your samples. What you have once sampled will
always sound the same, regardless of the current audio settings!
General sampling functions
Setting up for sampling
If you want to sample external audio, e.g. from a mic or an instrument connected to the audio hardware on your com-
puter, make sure you have set up the desired audio input(s) on the Audio tab in Preferences, see “Active input and
output channels”. Available audio inputs are indicated with yellow or green LEDs on the Hardware Interface in the
rack:
Selecting audio input source(s)
To set up for sampling, you first need to make some connections on the Hardware Interface:
1. Navigate to the Hardware Interface and press [Tab] to flip the rack around.
2. Patch cables to the Sampling Inputs as follows:
D To sample external audio, connect the desired Audio Input connector(s) to the Sampling Input connector(s) to
the left on the rear of the Hardware Interface.
D To sample the audio of a device in the rack, connect cables from the audio output(s) of the device to the Sam-
pling Input connector(s) on the Hardware Interface.
• To sample in stereo, connect to both the Left and Right Sampling Input connectors.
• To sample in mono, connect only to the Left or Right Sampling Input connector.
Audio Inputs 1&2 connected to Sampling Inputs L&R for sampling in stereo.