Getting Started Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Installation
- Setting Up
- Guided Tour
- About this Chapter
- Guided Tour
- The Rack
- The Back
- The Transport Panel
- The Sequencer
- The Tool window
- The Devices
- Reason Hardware Interface
- Combinator
- Mixer 14:2
- Line Mixer 6:2
- Subtractor Analog Synthesizer
- Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
- Malström Synthesizer
- NN-19 Digital Sampler
- NN-XT Digital Sampler
- Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player
- Redrum Drum Computer
- Kong Drum Designer
- MClass Mastering effects
- BV512 Vocoder
- Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
- RV7000 Advanced Reverb
- RV-7 Digital Reverb
- DDL Digital Delay Line
- D-11 Foldback Distortion
- ECF-42 Envelope Controlled Filter
- CF-101 Chorus/Flanger
- PH-90 Phaser
- UN-16 Unison
- COMP-01 Compressor
- PEQ2 Two Band Parametric EQ
- Spider Audio Merger & Splitter
- Spider CV Merger & Splitter
- The Matrix Pattern Sequencer
- RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
- ReBirth Input Machine
- Tutorial 1 - Playing a Song
- Tutorial 2 - Playing devices and selecting sounds
- Tutorial 3 - Creating a drum pattern
- Tutorial 4 - Recording a bass line
- Tutorial 5 - Adding a REX loop
- Tutorial 6 - Adding an arpeggio
- Index
INSTALLATION
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! If you have several MIDI control surfaces or similar that you want to use, we recommend
that you connect them to separate MIDI ports (or directly to the computer using USB).
Installing the Software
Upgrading vs. New Installations
If you are upgrading from a previous version of Reason, please note the following:
D Our recommendation is that you uninstall the previous version before installing the new
one.
Under Windows, please use the Uninstall feature.
Under Mac OS X, just drag the program files to the Trash.
Uninstalling will ensure that there is no confusion between versions and that shortcuts and aliases
point to the right files etc.
Running the Installer
Now it’s time to install the actual Reason software:
D Insert the Reason Version 5 disc into your DVD drive.
What to do next depends on whether you are installing on a Mac or a Windows computer.
Windows:
1. On the DVD, locate the file called “Install Reason” and double click on it.
Under Windows, the installer may automatically start when you insert the DVD, depending on your sys-
tem settings.
2. Follow the instructions on screen.
Before executing the installation of the software components, you will be asked to select a language,
an install location, and whether you wish to create a program shortcut/alias on your desktop. When the
installation is complete, you have the option of launching Reason directly.
Mac OS X:
D On the Mac, there is only a folder called “Reason” - simply drag this to your hard disk.
About the Sound Banks
The first time you launch Reason, you will be asked to insert the Reason Version 5 disc to copy the Factory
Sound Bank and the Orkester Sound Bank. These each consist of one big file, containing a large number
of patches, samples and loops, serving as your main supply of sounds (much like the sound ROM in a syn-
thesizer).
These are copied to your hard disk and are required to run the program.