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Operation Manual by Synkron: Anders Nordmark The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Propellerhead Software AB. The software described herein is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to any other media expect as specifically allowed in the License Agreement.
Introduction Supported Control Surfaces This document describes the control surfaces and keyboards that are supported in Reason 3.0. For information about how to set up and use the Remote functions in Reason, please refer to the Reason Operation Manual.
Alesis D Pattern devices uses the following buttons: Photon X25 Requirements/Setting up: To use the Photon X25 with Reason, you should select a “default” preset (or the “Reason 3” preset, if that is included in the device).
Behringer BCF2000 Requirements/Setting up: • • • • • The BCF2000 must have firmware v1.07 or later installed - refer to http://www.behringer.com for more info. Before you add the BCF2000 as a control surface in Reason, please make sure that the BCF2000 is set to Device ID 1. This is done in the global setup menu: Hold down the EDIT key and press the STORE key, release both keys and then use Encoder 5 to set the Device ID. Press EXIT to leave the global setup menu.
BCR2000 Requirements/Setting up: • • • • • The BCR2000 must have firmware v1.07 or later installed - refer to http://www.behringer.com for more info. Before you add the BCR2000 as a control surface in Reason, please make sure that the BCR2000 is set to Device ID 1. This is done in the global setup menu: Hold down the EDIT key and press the STORE key, release both keys and then use Encoder 5 to set the Device ID. Press EXIT to leave the global setup menu.
Doepfer Pocket Fader Requirements/Setting up: Drehbank • Requirements/Setting up: • • • • • To use the Drehbank with Reason, you need to select Bank 2 and make sure this isn't changed from the factory default settings. You can reset the Drehbank to factory default settings in the following way: Keep the Snap button pressed while you turn on the Drehbank. The Snap LED will now be off and the two other LEDS (Bank 1 and Bank 2) will be lit.
Edirol PCR-30/50/80/A30 Requirements/Setting up: PCR-1 • Requirements/Setting up: • • When you use the PCR-1 with Reason, you need to make sure that memory set 0 is selected. This is the memory set selected by default when you turn the PCR-1 on. Reason will automatically find the PCR-1 if you click the Auto-detect button on the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in the Preferences. About the controls: The PCR-1 has 16 knobs (to use the last eight, press Shift).
UR-80 Requirements/Setting up: • • To use the UR-80 with Reason, you need to make sure that the "Preset" memory set is selected (press the Memory button and then the first Track/Status button, marked "Preset"). If you connect the UR-80 via USB or two-way MIDI, Reason will automatically find it If you click the Auto-detect button on the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in the Preferences.
Evolution MK-425C Requirements/Setting up: MK-249C • Requirements/Setting up: • To be able to use the ten buttons on the MK-249C, you need to program them so that they send out the following MIDI program change messages: • button 0 : MIDI program change # 00 button 1 : MIDI program change # 01 button 2 : MIDI program change # 02 button 3 : MIDI program change # 03 button 4 : MIDI program change # 04 button 5 : MIDI program change # 05 button 6 : MIDI program change # 06 button 7 : MIDI program chang
MK-449C MK-461C Requirements/Setting up: Requirements/Setting up: • • • • • Reason will automatically find the MK-449C if you click the Auto-detect button on the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in the Preferences. To use MK-449C with Reason, you need to select preset 4 and make sure this isn't changed from the factory settings.
UC-33 (original version) Requirements/Setting up: • • • To use the UC-33 with Reason, you must select preset 21, and make sure that this isn’t changed from the factory settings. You can restore the UC-33 to factory settings by holding down the + and - buttons when you turn the keyboard on - note that this restores all presets to factory settings, deleting any changes you have made. We strongly recommend that you connect the UC-33 to a separate MIDI port (or use USB).
X-Session Kenton Requirements/Setting up: • • • • Reason will automatically find the X-Session if you click the Auto-detect button on the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in the Preferences. To use the X-Session with Reason, you need to select preset 6 and make sure this isn't changed from the factory settings. If you have connected the keyboard via USB, Reason will restore preset 6 to factory settings for you - however, note that you need to select preset 6 manually after this is done.
About the default mapping: Spin Doctor D For devices with patches, buttons 15 and 16 are used for Select Previous/Next Patch. Requirements/Setting up: D When controlling devices with many parameters, keyboard shortcut variations are used. D Redrum There are three keyboard shortcut variations, in which the knobs control levels, pans and pitch, respectively.
Korg D Line Mixer 6:2 The "SW1" and "SW2" buttons determine whether the encoders should control pan or sends. KONTROL49 D Subtractor The "SW1" and "SW2" buttons select variations (Filter & Amp, Osc or Mod) for the encoders, sliders and pad buttons. Requirements/Setting up: • • • • • The KONTROL49 can be connected via USB or standard MIDI connectors. If connected via USB, you need to make sure that both the MIDI In ports are properly selected (one for the keyboard and one for the controls).
MicroKONTROL Requirements/Setting up: • • • • • The MicroKONTROL can be connected via USB or standard MIDI connectors. If connected via USB, you need to make sure that both the MIDI In ports are properly selected (one for the keyboard and one for the controls). If connected via MIDI, you only need to select the "Controls MIDI In Port" - make sure the "Keyboard MIDI In Port" is set to "Not selected".
M-Audio O2 Requirements/Setting up: Keystation Pro-88 • Requirements/Setting up: • • • • If you have connected the Pro-88 via USB or two-way MIDI, Reason will automatically find it if you click the Auto-detect button on the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in the Preferences. To use the Pro-88 with Reason, you need to select preset 10 and make sure this isn't changed from the factory settings.
Oxygen 8 Radium 49/61 Requirements/Setting up: Requirements/Setting up: There are two codecs (Remote drivers) for the Oxygen 8: "older model" and "newer model". Here's why: Reason uses factory preset 1 in the Oxygen 8, but we have found that there are two different models of the Oxygen 8, with different factory preset settings. So, which codec to choose depends on the model of your Oxygen 8. Here's what you should do: • • 1. Connect the Oxygen 8 via USB or MIDI. 2.
Mackie Control Requirements/Setting up: • • • Reason supports the Mackie Control, or (typically) the Mackie Control Universal in "Mackie Control" mode. If you are using a Mackie Control Universal, you need to select the "Mackie Control" mode of operation: Hold down the SELECT buttons for Ch 1 and Ch 2 and turn on the device - you are then asked which mode of operation to use. Select "Mackie Ctrl" by pressing the corresponding V-Pot.
Novation ReMOTE series Requirements/Setting up: • • • • • This model can be used with the ReMOTE 25 and other keyboards in the Novation ReMOTE series. Please use the latest operating system for the ReMOTE keyboard - see www.novationmusic.com for details. To use the ReMOTE with Reason, you need to connect it via USB or two-way MIDI. Make sure the ReMOTE isn't write protected: press "Global", make sure the memory protect page is shown in the display and use the "Data/Value" knob to select "off".
About the controls: When you list the X-Station controls in Reason (e.g. when mapping Remote Overrides), they will be named according to their labels on the panel. However, in the default mapping, the name of a control will not always match the parameter it's mapped to (since Reason has some very different parameters than the X-Station). We have tried to keep it as logical as possible though. Peavey PC 1600x Requirements/Setting up: Many of the controls on the X-Station have multiple functions.
Advanced: Creating your own remote maps If you have a control surface for which there is no native support in Reason, it's possible to create remote support for this yourself. It’s a bit complicated, but you don’t need any programming skills. ! Note: It is only possible to create support for standard MIDI control surfaces with one-way communication - support for advanced devices with two-way communication (LEDs, motor faders, signal meters or dynamic displays) cannot be added by a user.
7. Define the “value” type controls - sliders, knobs etc. 9. Define the button-type controls. You define a typical control surface item of the “value” type by adding rows like this under the Map Header line: If you are defining a button, what to write depends on how the button on the control surface works. Map x 0 0 is the MIDI message sent by the control, that you made a note of in step 2 above.
10.Define the keyboard, if your control surface has one. How to create a .remotemap file Pressing a key on a keyboard sends out a MIDI message like this: 90 20 40 1. In the Reason/Template Documents/Remote Files folder, open the file "Template.remotemap" in a text editor. This means that a key is played, on MIDI channel 1, with note number 32 (20 in hex) and velocity 64 (40 in hex).
Which controls to include depends on your control surface (i.e. which control surface items are defined in the .midicodec file). It could look like this for example: Scope Propellerheads Master Keyboard // Control Surface Item Key Remotable Item Scale Mode Map Keyboard Keyboard Map Pitch Bend Pitch Bend Map Modulation Mod Wheel Map Sustain Pedal Damper Pedal 9. When you have made all mappings you want, save the file as "xxx.remotemap" where "xxx" is the name of the control surface.
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