Operation Manual

THE COMBINATOR
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Introduction
The Combinator is a special device that allows you to save and recall setups which
can consist of any combination of Reason devices. A Combinator setup can be saved
as a patch, called a “Combi”.
✪ Please refer to the Getting Started book for a general introduction to the
Combinator device.
About the Combi patch format
The Combinator saves files in the Combi (.cmb) patch format. When you load a ready-
made Combi patch, all devices included in the Combi, their corresponding parameter
settings and audio and CV connections are instantly recalled.
The Factory Soundbank includes many preset Combinator patches, divided into vari-
ous categories.
There are two basic types of Combi patches; instrument and effect combis.
D Instrument Combis contain instrument devices and generate sound.
D Effect Combis contain effect devices and are used to process sound.
The MClass Mastering Suite Combi (selectable from the Create menu) is an exam-
ple of an effect Combi.
Creating Combinator
devices
Creating an empty Combinator device
D Select “Combinator” from the Create menu.
This will create an empty Combinator. Empty Combinator devices can be used as
a starting point when creating new Combi patches. It also allows you to browse for
existing Combi patches.
Creating a Combinator by combining devices
You can create a Combinator device by combining existing devices:
1. Select two or more devices using [Shift].
The devices do not have to be adjacent in the rack.
2. Select “Combine” from the Edit menu.
This creates a Combinator device containing the devices that were selected accord-
ing to the following rules:
D A sequencer track is created for the Combinator, just as when creating
instrument or pattern devices.
D The new Combinator device appears at the position below the selected
device that is farthest down in the rack.
D The selected devices are moved to be contained within the Combinator’s
“holder”.
Their internal order is not changed. Reason attempts to autoroute the first “input
device” and first “output device” to the Combi To/From Devices connectors - see
“About internal and external connections”. Other connections are unchanged.
D Devices outside the Combi remain in the same order as before.
! Please see “Adding devices to a Combi” for details about auto-routing.
Creating a Combinator by browsing patches
You can use the “Create Device by Browsing Patches...” item to create a Combinator
device (just as you can any device). If you select a .cmb patch a Combinator will be
created containing all devices and settings saved in the Combi.