Operation Manual

TRANSPORT PANEL
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Tempo and Time Signature
The tempo and time signature settings can be adjusted on the transport panel. The
left tempo field sets the tempo in bpm, and the tempo field to the right allows you to
fine tune the tempo, in steps of 1/1000 bpm.
D You can specify any tempo between 1 and 999.999 bpm (beats per
minute).
D You can also adjust the tempo (in bpm steps) by using the [+] and
[–] keys on the numeric keypad.
D You set the time signature by specifying a numerator (left value field)
and a denominator (right value field).
The numerator is the number of beats per bar, and the denominator governs the
length of a beat.
Song Position
The song position in Bars, Beats and 16th notes is shown (in that order) in the three
fields below the transport controls. You can set the positions by using the spin con-
trols.
D You can also set the position by double clicking on a Pos value box, typ-
ing in a new position (in the format “Bars.Beats.16th notes”) and press-
ing [Return].
If you only type one or two numbers, the remaining numbers will be set to their low-
est values (e.g. type “5” to set the position to “5.1.1”)
Left and Right Locator Positions
The left and right locators are used for several things, like setting the boundaries of a
loop or inserting/removing bars. You can set the positions for both locators by using
the spin controls on the transport panel or by double clicking and typing a position
value.
Loop On/Off
In loop mode, the sequencer will repeat a section over and over again, during play-
back or recording. You specify the section to be looped by setting the left and right lo-
cator.
Overdub/Replace Switch
When recording over a previously recorded section, this switch governs the following:
D In Overdub mode, the new recording is added to whatever was on the
Track before.
D In Replace mode, the new recording replaces any previously recorded
notes.
! Note that controllers and pattern changes aren’t affected by this - record-
ing controllers will always replace any previously recorded controller val-
ues. However, you may still want to set the switch to Overdub mode, to
avoid accidentally removing some recorded notes in the area.
Additional Transport Panel Items
Click
When this is activated, you will hear a click on each beat, with an accent on the down-
beat of each bar. The click is played back during recording and playback. You can ad-
just the volume of the click by using the Level knob.
MIDI Sync and Focus
This section of the Transport Panel contains items relating to MIDI sync.
D The “Enable” button puts Reason into MIDI sync mode.
The transport controls will be disabled, and Reason will not run unless MIDI sync
data is provided from an external device.
The MIDI and Play Focus buttons relate to how incoming MIDI and MIDI sync should
be handled if there are several open Song documents. If you have two or more Songs
opened, and no MIDI sync is used, the currently selected Song (the document “on
top”) always has MIDI focus. If MIDI Sync is enabled (which is global for all currently
open Song documents), this functionality changes in the following way:
D If both “Play” and “MIDI” are activated for a Song, incoming MIDI data
and MIDI sync will be sent to this Song, regardless of whether another
Song is currently in focus.
D If only “MIDI” is activated for Song, and another Song has “Play” focus,
incoming MIDI will be sent to the former and MIDI sync to the latter (i.e
this Song will play back), regardless of which Song is currently in focus.