Operation Manual

MATRIX PATTERN SEQUENCER
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Pattern Shuffle
Shuffle is a rhythmic feature, that gives the music a more or less pronounced swing
feel. It works by delaying all sixteenth notes that fall in between the eighth notes.
Straight sixteenth note pattern (viewed in the sequencer).
The same sixteenth note pattern with shuffle applied.
In Reason, you can activate or deactivate shuffle individually for each pattern in a pat-
tern device. However, the amount of shuffle is set globally with the Pattern Shuffle
control on the transport panel.
The Shuffle on/off switch in Matrix and the Pattern Shuffle control on the transport panel.
Pattern Mute
If you deactivate the “Pattern” button above the Pattern select buttons, the pattern
playback will be muted, starting at the next downbeat (exactly as if you had selected
an empty (silent) pattern). For example, this can be used for bringing different pattern
devices in and out of the mix during playback.
If you mute the Matrix track in the sequencer, it is muted instantly and the Mute indica-
tor lights up on the panel. Note that all tracks connected to the Matrix must be muted
for this to work.
Pattern Functions
When a pattern device is selected, you will find some specific pattern functions on the
Edit menu (and on the device context menu).
Shift Pattern Left/Right
The Shift Pattern functions move the notes and corresponding gate values in a pat-
tern one step to the left or right.
Shift Pattern Up/Down
! This function does not alter the Curve CV. This is because the values pro-
duced by the Curve CV do not necessarily correspond to semitone note
steps at all.
The Shift Pattern functions will transpose all the notes in a pattern one semitone up or
down.
Randomize Pattern
The Randomize Pattern function create random patterns. These can often be great
starting points and help you get new ideas. Both Note, Gate and Curve CV values will
be created.
Alter Pattern
The Alter Pattern function modifies existing patterns. Note that there must be some-
thing in the pattern for the function to work on - using an Alter function on an empty
pattern will not do anything.
! Note that Randomize and Alter affects both the Gate, Note and Curve CV!
Chaining Patterns
! Selecting Patterns and Banks and using Cut, Copy and Paste with Pat-
terns is described in the chapter “Programming Pattern Devices”.
When you have created several patterns that belong together, you will most probably
want to make these play back in a certain order.
D Simply activate record for the track with the Matrix as the destination in
the sequencer and use the Pattern and Bank buttons to determine the
playback order as the Song is playing.
The Patterns play to the end before changing, so you won’t have worry too much
over the “timing” of the pattern changes you input manually. When you are done,
the sequencer track will contain pattern change data, and the patterns will auto-
matically switch according to the order set while recording.
4. More on recording pattern changes on page 8.
D An alternative way to do this is editing directly in the Pattern Edit lane in
the sequencer.
Editing in the Pattern lane is described in the Sequencer chapter.