Operation Manual

MENU AND DIALOG REFERENCE
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Copy/Paste Remote Override Mappings
These menu commands are available when Remote Override Edit Mode has been ac-
tivated on the Options menu. You can use them to copy override mappings from one
device and paste them into a device of the same type.
If the device you paste into is in the same song as the device you copied from, the op-
eration will replace the existing overrides.
Preferences – General
Mouse Knob Range
This lets you adjust the response sensitivity of the various knobs in Reason when ma-
nipulating them with the mouse. A higher sensitivity gives a higher degree of preci-
sion. You can choose between Normal, Precise and Very Precise.
Cable Animation
Cables in Reason are animated in a lifelike fashion when flipping the Rack and making
connections. Should you so wish, you can choose to disable the cable movement an-
imation by deactivating this checkbox.
Show Parameter Value Tool Tip
Normally, if you hold the mouse pointer over a parameter on a device panel for a mo-
ment, a Tool Tip appears displaying the name and the current value of the parameter.
If you uncheck this option, Tool Tips will not be displayed.
Show Automation Indication
If a parameter is automated in the sequencer, this is, by default, indicated by a colored
square around the parameter on the device panel. If you uncheck this option, automa-
tion will not be indicated.
Default Song
By default, every time you start Reason, a simple demo song opens. This default song
contains a few devices and sequencer data and can be played. Every time you select
“New” from the File menu, a default template song (without sequencer data) is
opened, with a few selected devices. This serves as a suitable starting point for creat-
ing your own songs.
This section allows you to set one of the following Default Song options:
• Empty Rack - This will open an empty rack. Well, almost empty, since it contains
the Reason hardware interface.
• Built In - If this is selected the built-in default demo/template songs will be opened
according to the rules stated above.
• Custom - This allows you to select a custom default song. Any Reason song can
be used, so if you often create songs using the same or similar device setups, you
can use a previously created song as the default song. This way, all new songs you
create will have the same device setup.
To customize the contents of new songs, proceed as follows:
1. Select New from the File menu to create a new song document window.
2. Add/remove devices and make settings as desired.
Typically, you may want the default song to contain your choice of devices and
possibly some patterns. You could also make some special routing between de-
vices, or even add some sequencer data.
3. Save the song anywhere you like (preferably in the Reason program folder
though) and under any name.
4. Pull down the Edit menu and open the Preferences dialog.
5. Go to the General page, and under “Default Song” click the radio button
marked “Custom”.
6. Click the browser button to the right in the dialog, navigate to the song you
saved earlier and click “Open”.
The name of the song appears in the textbox in the dialog.
7. Close the Preferences dialog.
The next time you launch the program or select New from the File menu, the new
song document will contain the devices and settings you made.