Operation Manual

COMMON OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS
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About this manual
This is the Reason Operation manual, where all aspects of the program is described
in detail. The first chapters deal with general methods and techniques, e.g. how to
route audio and how to handle patches etc. Then follows separate chapters for each
Reason device.
About this Chapter
This chapter describes some general methods and techniques employed throughout
Reason. It also contains some terminology, useful for better understanding of the pro-
gram and the manual. To make your work with Reason as effective and rewarding as
possible, we recommend that you read this chapter.
Conventions in the Manual
This manual describes both the Macintosh version and the Windows version of Rea-
son. Wherever the versions differ, this is clearly stated in the text.
About Key Commands
In the manual, computer key commands are indicated by brackets. For example,
“press [Shift]-[C]” would mean “hold down the [Shift] key and press the [C] key”.
However, some modifier keys are different on Mac and PC computers, respectively.
Whenever this is the case, the manual separates the commands with “(Mac)” and
“(Windows)” indications.
Making Settings
Since a large part of Reason is laid out like a “real” effect and synth rack, almost all pa-
rameters are designed like their real world counterparts - mixer faders, synth knobs,
transport buttons, etc. How to make adjustments to these is described separately for
each type of parameter below:
Knobs
To “turn” a knob, point at it, click the mouse button and drag up or down (as if the
knob was a vertical slider). Dragging upwards turns the knob to the right and vice
versa.
D If you press [Shift] and drag, the knob will turn slower, allowing for
higher precision.
You can also adjust the knob precision with the “Mouse Knob Range” setting on
the General page in the Preferences dialog. This dialog is opened from the Edit
menu (or from the Reason menu if you are running Mac OS X).
D To reset a knob to its default value (usually zero, center pan or similar),
press [Command] (Mac) or [Ctrl] (Win) and click on it.
Sliders
To move a slider, click on the slider handle and drag up or down.
D You can also click anywhere on the slider to instantly move the handle to
that position.
D If you press [Shift] and drag, the slider will move slower, allowing for
higher precision.