Operation Manual

SOUNDS, DEVICES AND PATCHES
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About ReFills
A ReFill is a kind of component package for Reason which can contain patches, sam-
ples, REX files, Soundfonts and demo songs. If you like, you could compare ReFills to
ROM cards for a synthesizer. On your computer, ReFills appear as large files with the
extension “.rfl”.
All sounds included with Reason are embedded in two ReFills; “Reason Factory
Sound Bank” and “Orkester”, which were both copied to the Reason Program folder
during installation.
Additional Propellerhead ReFills are available for purchase. You can also download
ReFills from other Reason users on the Internet, purchase them from other sample
manufacturers, etc.
✪ Samples (Wave and AIFF files) are compressed to about half their origi-
nal file size when stored in ReFills, without loss of quality.
In Reason, you can use the browser to list and access the embedded sounds and
other components within the ReFills, just as if the ReFills were folders on your hard
disk.
Furthermore, if a song makes use of components from ReFills, Reason will tell you
which ReFills are required.
Reason File Formats
The following table lists the file formats that you can browse and open using Reason’s
browser:
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File type
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Extension
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Description
Song .rsn This is the main document format in Reason. It
contains your music and the setup of the rack,
along with references to any used samples and
loops (or it can contain the actual samples and
loops, if you have made the song “self-con-
tained”).
Published Song .rps A published song is a self-contained song in-
tended for playback only. It cannot be changed,
its components cannot be extracted and it is not
possible to export it as an audio file.
Combinator Patch .cmb The Combinator can store/recall combinations of
Reason devices. Combinator patches (Combis)
will save all panel settings (as well as sample ref-
erences if used) for all devices that are part of the
Combi. In addition, all routing (audio/CV) be-
tween devices in the Combi are included in the
patch.
Subtractor Patch .zyp This is a patch for the Subtractor synth device,
containing all panel settings. You store your synth
sounds by saving Subtractor patches.
Thor Patch .thor This is a patch for the Thor synth device, contain-
ing all panel settings. You store your synth
sounds by saving Thor patches.
Malström Patch .xwv This is a patch for the Malström synth device,
containing all panel settings. You store your synth
sounds by saving Malström patches.
NN19 Sampler
Patch
.smp This is a patch for the NN19 Sampler device,
containing references to and settings for all used
samples, along with panel settings.
NN-XT Sampler
Patch
.sxt This is a patch for the NN-XT Sampler device,
containing references to and settings for all used
samples, along with panel settings.
Redrum Patch .drp This is a patch for the Redrum drum machine de-
vice. It contains information about which drum
samples are used, along with all drum sound set-
tings. In effect, a Redrum patch is a stored drum
kit.
RV7000 Patch .rv7 This is a patch for the RV7000 reverb effect, con-
taining all panel settings.
Scream 4 Patch .sm4 This is a patch for the Scream 4 distortion effect,
containing all panel settings.
REX files .rx2, .rcy or
.rex
REX files are created in another Propellerheads
application, the ReCycle loop editor. They con-
tain audio loops chopped into slices, with one
slice for each significant beat in the loop. By load-
ing a REX file into the Dr. Rex Loop Player device,
you can play back the loop in virtually any tempo
(without affecting the pitch), manipulate individual
beats in the loop, extract timing info, etc.
Note that you can also load REX files into the
samplers and the Redrum drum machine.
Samples .wav or .aif The NN19 Sampler and the Redrum drum ma-
chine play back samples, in Wave or AIFF format
with support for a large number of resolutions and
sample rates. You can use files of different for-
mats in the same device - one drum sound can be
an 8-bit sample, the next a 16-bit sample, etc.
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File type
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Extension
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Description