Operation Manual

MENU AND DIALOG REFERENCE
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Song Self-contain Settings...
A self-contained song contains not only the references to the used files, but also the
files themselves. You can choose exactly which files should be included in the self-
contained song, with the following exception:
! Files that are part of a ReFill cannot be included in a self-contained song.
If your song contains samples or REX files from a ReFill, other users must have the
same ReFill to be able to play the song.
To specify which files should be included in the song, proceed as follows:
1. Tick the checkbox in the Sound column for the files you want included in the
song.
D You can use the Check All button to activate all checkboxes in one go.
Similarly, the Uncheck All button deactivates all checkboxes.
D Files that are part of a ReFill are indicated by a lock symbol instead of a
checkbox (since they cannot be included in the song file).
The rightmost column indicates to which ReFill each such file belongs.
2. When you have selected the desired sounds, click OK.
The dialog is closed. The next time you save, the specified sounds will be included
in the song file.
! Note that a self-contained song file will be considerably larger than the
original song file.
However, samples included in a self-contained song are automatically
compressed by approximately 50%, meaning that the self-contained
song will still be a lot smaller than the original song and the sample files
combined.
“Un-self-containing” a Song
If you have opened a song that is more or less self-contained (i.e. contains one or sev-
eral sounds embedded in the song file), you may want to extract these sounds and
make the song refer to them on disk as usual.
1. Locate the sounds you want to extract from the song file, and deactivate their
checkboxes (or click Uncheck All).
2. Click OK to close the dialog.
Now, the program will check for each “extracted” sound file whether it is available
in at its original, stored location or not.
D If the program finds the sound file at the location stored in the song, it is
simply removed from the song file, and the original file reference path is
used.
D If the program doesn’t find the sound file, a file dialog appears, allowing
you to select a folder and name for the sound file.
Import MIDI File...
Reason can import standard MIDI files (SMF). This allows you to import MIDI data to
Reason from other applications.
D Under Windows, MIDI files have the extension “.mid”.
On a Macintosh, MIDI files are recognized if they have the file type “Midi”.
D If the imported MIDI file is of “Type 1”, there will be one sequencer track
for each track in the MIDI file.
D If the imported MIDI file is of “Type 0” (that is, it contains one track with
MIDI events on multiple channels), there will be one sequencer track for
each used MIDI channel.
D Any tempo changes in the MIDI file are disregarded.
The tempo in Reason will be set to the first tempo in the MIDI file.
D The new tracks will not be connected to devices in the rack.
You will need to connect the tracks manually to the proper devices, by using the
Out pop-up menu in the track list.
D All controller data in the MIDI file is included.
This means that pitch bend, volume and modulation wheel data are preserved
properly. However, some controllers may “mean” different things for the original
MIDI instruments used when creating the MIDI file and the devices in Reason.
When you have connected a sequencer track to a device, you may therefore need
to remove some unwanted automation from the track.