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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
Common Operations and Concepts
- About this manual
- About this Chapter
- Conventions in the Manual
- Making Settings
- Tool Tips
- Context menus
- Undo
- Window Techniques
Audio basics
- About this chapter
- How Reason communicates with your audio hardware
- General Information
- PC Specific Information
- Mac Specific Information
Sounds, Devices and Patches
- Introduction
- Rack device procedures
- A Quick Note on Routing
- About patches
- About ReFills
- Using the Browser
Routing Audio and CV
- About the various signals that can be routed
- About Cables
- Automatic Routing
- Manual Routing
- Using CV and Gate
The Sequencer
- Introduction
- Sequencer basics
- Recording
- Recording automation
- About the toolbar
- About Snap
- Editing clips in Arrange mode
- The Edit mode
- Tool window - Tools page note editing functions
- Copying patterns to sequencer tracks
- Automating tempo and time signature
- Importing and Exporting MIDI Files
The ReGroove Mixer
- Introduction
- The ReGroove Mixer
- Groove Settings
- Working with grooves
- Groovy tips & tricks
- The ReGroove patches in the Factory Sound Bank
Remote - Playing and controlling Reason devices
- About the various MIDI inputs
- About Remote
- Setting up
- Remote basics
- Locking a surface to a device
- Remote Override
- Additional Remote Overrides...
- Keyboard Control
- Saving Remote Setups
Advanced MIDI - the External Control Bus inputs
- About the External Control Bus inputs
Using Reason as a ReWire Slave
- About this Chapter
- Why use Reason with ReWire?
- Introducing ReWire!
- Launching and Quitting
- Using the Transport and Tempo Controls
- Synchronization
- Routing Audio
- Routing MIDI via ReWire 2
- Converting ReWire Channels to Audio Tracks
- Details About Various ReWire Hosts
Synchronization
- ReWire users - Read This!
- What is Synchronization and MIDI Clock?
- Slaving Reason to an External Device
- Slaving Reason to Another Program on the Same Computer
- Synchronization Considerations
Song File Handling
- About Self-contained Songs
- Song Information
- Saving a Song
- Publishing a Song
- Opening a Song
- Closing a Song
- Creating a New Song
- Creating a Default Song
- Exporting as an Audio File
Optimizing Performance
- Introduction
- Optimization and Output Latency
- Optimizing Your Computer System
- Optimizing Songs
- Songs and Memory Requirements
Transport Panel
- Overview
Reason Hardware Interface
- Introduction
- MIDI In Device
- Audio Out
The Combinator
- Introduction
- Creating Combinator devices
- Combinator elements
- About internal and external connections
- Adding devices to a Combi
- Combi handling
- Sequencer tracks and playing Combis
- The Controller panel
- Using the Programmer
The Mixer
- Introduction
- The Channel Strip
- The Mixer signal flow
- About the EQ modes
- The Auxiliary Return Section
- The Master Fader
- Connections
- Chaining Mixers
The Line Mixer 6:2
- Introduction
- Channel parameters
- The Auxiliary Return Section
- Master level
- Connections
Redrum
- Introduction
- About File Formats
- Using Patches
- Programming Patterns
- Redrum Parameters
- Using Redrum as a Sound Module
- Connections
Subtractor Synthesizer
- Introduction
- The Oscillator Section
- The Filter Section
- Envelopes - General
- LFO Section
- Play Parameters
- External Modulation
- Connections
Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
- Introduction
- Thor elements
- The Controller panel
- Using the Programmer
- Modulation bus routing section
- Step Sequencer
- Connections
Malström Synthesizer
- Introduction
- The Oscillator section
- The Modulator section
- The Filter section
- Routing
- The play controls
- Connections
- Routing external audio to the filters
NN-19 Sampler
- Introduction
- General Sampling Principles
- About Audio File Formats
- About Key Zones and Samples
- Automap Samples
- NN-19 Synth Parameters
- Play Parameters
- Connections
NN-XT Sampler
- Introduction
- Panel Overview
- Loading Complete Patches and REX Files
- Using the Main Panel
- Overview of the Remote Editor panel
- About Samples and Zones
- Selections and Edit Focus
- Adjusting Parameters
- Managing Zones and Samples
- Working with Grouping
- Working with Key Ranges
- Setting Root Notes and Tuning
- Using Automap
- Layered, Crossfaded and Velocity Switched Sounds
- Using Alternate
- Sample Parameters
- Group Parameters
- Synth parameters
- Connections
Dr. Rex Loop Player
- Introduction
- About File Formats
- Adding a Loop
- Creating Sequencer Notes
- Slice Handling
- Dr.Rex Synth Parameters
- Connections
Matrix Pattern Sequencer
- Introduction
- Programming Patterns
- Example Usage
RPG-8 Arpeggiator
- Introduction
- Using the RPG-8
- RPG-8 Parameters
- CV connections
- Tips and tricks
ReBirth Input Machine
- Introduction
- Preparations
- Routing
BV512 Vocoder
- Introduction
- Setting up for basic vocoding
- Using the BV512 as an equalizer
- BV512 parameters
- Connections
- Automation
- Tips and tricks
The Effect Devices
- Common Device Features
- The MClass effects
- The MClass Equalizer
- The MClass Stereo Imager
- The MClass Compressor
- The MClass Maximizer
- Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
- RV7000 Advanced Reverb
- RV-7 Digital Reverb
- DDL-1 Digital Delay Line
- D-11 Foldback Distortion
- ECF-42 Envelope Controlled Filter
- CF-101 Chorus/Flanger
- PH-90 Phaser
- UN-16 Unison
- COMP-01 Auto Make-up Gain Compressor
- PEQ-2 Two Band Parametric EQ
- Spider Audio Merger & Splitter
- Spider CV Merger & Splitter
Menu and Dialog Reference
- Reason Menu (Mac OS X)
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Create Menu
- Options Menu
- Window Menu (Windows Version)
- Window Menu (Mac OS Version)
- Help/Contacts Menu
Index

INDEX

392

Add Labels to Clips 379

Adjust Alien Clips to Lane 71

ADSR 194

Alien Clips 71

Alter

Notes 91

Pattern (Matrix) 302

Pattern (Redrum) 179

Pattern (RPG-8) 312

Anchor Point (ReGroove Mixer) 99

Arpeggio Notes to Track 376

Arrange View 70

ASIO Control Panel 140

ASIO Driver 20

Attach Sequencer Window 80, 389

Audio File Formats 17

Audio Hardware 16

Audio Levels 18

Audio Out 16

Audio Out Clipping 18, 148

Audio Outputs (Hardware Interface) 150

Audio Quality 16

Auditioning patches (Browser) 37

Auto-color New Sequencer Tracks 388

Automap Samples 247, 372

Automap Zones 271, 375

Automap Zones Chromatically 375

Automatic Quantize 90

Automatic Routing 26

Automating parameters 64

Automation

Adding lanes 84

Editing

Pattern Changes 69

Recording on multiple tracks 68

Resetting during recording 68

Showing in Device Panels 380

Static Controller Value 66

Automation As Performance Control 66

Automation Cleanup 380

About 86

Automation lanes

Deleting 68

Folding 68

Switching on and off 68

AUX Sends and Returns 167

Back panel 27

Bipolar Curves 300

Bit Depth 137, 369

Browse Device Patches 371

Browse Samples 372

Browser

About 33

Cross-browsing 38

Favorites 40

Locations 37

Search function 39

Buffer Size Slider 140

Built In (Default Song) 380

Buttons 9

Bypass 334

Cables 27

Color 47

Deactivating Animation 380

Disconnecting 49

Dragging 48

Hiding and Showing 46

CF-101 Chorus/Flanger 356

Chaining 168

Channel 8 & 9 Exclusive 182

Chorus 356

Clear All Keyboard Remote 379

Clear Pattern 297

Click 61, 148

Clip Color 379

Clipping 18, 148

Clips

Alien 71

Cropping 379

Deleting 73

Drawing 74

Duplicating 72

Joining 74, 378

Moving 71

Moving between lanes on the same track 71

Muting 74, 378

Naming 74, 379

Overlapping 73

Resizing 73

Splitting 74