Operation Manual

MENU AND DIALOG REFERENCE
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Create Menu
Sequencer Track
Tracks are automatically created when you create instrument devices in the rack. Still,
you may need to create additional tracks (e.g. for recording effect device automation):
D To create a new sequencer track, pull down the Create menu and select
Sequencer Track.
The new track will appear below the currently selected track in the track list. Ini-
tially, it will not be connected to any device.
D You can also create a new sequencer track specifically for a device by us-
ing the Create Sequencer Track for Device item on the device’s context
menu.
This works the same as when creating a new device, i.e. the new track is con-
nected to the device and has the same name.
Create Device by Browsing Patches...
Selecting this will open the Patch Browser, where you can browse for patches of any
type.
D Selecting a patch in the browser will automatically create a device of the
corresponding type in Reason, with the selected patch loaded.
Device List
To create a new device, select the desired item on the Create menu.
D The new device is added directly below the currently selected device in
the rack.
If no device is selected, the new device is added at the bottom of the rack.
D When you add a new device, Reason attempts to route it in a logical way.
D A new track will automatically be created in the sequencer, and routed to
the new device.
The track will have the same name as the device. MIDI input will also automatically
be set to the new track, allowing you to immediately play the created device via
MIDI.
! By default, this only applies to instrument devices, not to mixers or effect
devices. If you hold down [Option] (Mac) or [Alt] (Windows) when you
create the device, the opposite is true, i.e. mixers and effect devices get
new tracks but instrument devices don’t.
Options Menu
Internal Sync/MIDI Clock Sync/ReWire Sync
These three options are used to specify which type of tempo synchronization you pre-
fer:
Internal Sync
When this is activated, the program is not synchronized to any external source. It
plays in the tempo set on the transport panel.
MIDI Clock Sync
When this is activated, the program is synchronized to external MIDI Clock, as set up
in the Preferences dialog. The tempo setting on the Transport is of no relevance, Rea-
son plays in the tempo of the incoming MIDI Clock signals.
ReWire Sync
When this is activated, Reason is synchronized to another application via ReWire.
This is not a setting that you can activate yourself, it is automatically enabled when the
program is in ReWire slave mode.
Enable Keyboard Control
When this is activated, keyboard keys can be used to control devices, as set up with
the Keyboard Control Edit feature.
Keyboard Control Edit Mode
D To get an overview of which parameters are remote controllable select
“Keyboard Control Edit Mode” from the Options menu.
When done, each device you select will show a yellow arrow symbol beside every
parameter that can be assigned a keyboard control.
D If you click on an assignable parameter to select it, you can then select
“Edit MIDI Control Mapping” from the Edit menu.
This opens a dialog allowing you to select a key command for that parameter.
You may use any key or a combination of [Shift] + any key.
D Simply press the key (or key combination) you wish to use to remote
control the parameter.
The “Key Received” field momentarily indicates that it is “learning” the key-
stroke(s), and then the dialog displays the name of the key you have pressed. If
[Shift] was used, the box beside the word Shift in the dialog is ticked.
You can also double-click on the arrow for an assignable parameter to set up key-
board control: