Operation Manual

RECORDING IN THE SEQUENCER
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q Note that you can record notes and performance controllers separately. I.e. you can first record notes on one
note lane and then record performance controllers on another note lane on the same instrument track. The au-
tomation will be contained in note clips placed on a separate lane and can also be moved or muted separately.
! If several note lanes contain performance controller automation, the topmost lane has priority (see “About
performance controller automation on multiple lanes”).
q It’s also possible to manually insert performance controller events by drawing events with the Pencil tool. Re-
fer to “Drawing parameter automation events”.
Recording parameter automation into Note Clips
Besides the standard performance controllers (Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel etc.), you can choose to record automation of
any type of instrument device parameter into a note clip. In previous versions of Reason this function was called “Au-
tomation As Performance Controllers” but is now replaced by the “Record Automation into Note Clip” function in the
Options menu:
1. Select “Record Automation into Note Clip” from the Options menu.
2. While recording on a note lane according to the description in “Recording notes”, tweak the parameter(s) you
want to automate on the instrument device panel in the rack - or use a Remote MIDI controller (see “Remote -
Playing and Controlling Devices”).
Any parameter you tweak on the device will be recorded as automation inside the note clip - just like Performance
Controller automation.
Green borders will appear around the automated device parameters to indicate that they are automated.
! After you stop recording, you need to click Stop again, or click the “Automation Override” indicator above the
audio meters on the Transport Panel, for the green automation borders to appear on the device panel.
q While this method is perfect for making a note clip self-contained, there are some trade-offs. If you use this
method to record device parameters, you won’t have the same overview as with track parameter automation.
You also won’t be able to later mute a separate parameter automation lane, or move to parameter lanes inde-
pendently.
! It is possible to have overlapping track parameter automation and automation inside a note clip for the same
parameter. In such a case, the track parameter automation overrides the note clip automation. As soon as the
track parameter automation clip ends, any automation inside the remaining part of the note clip takes over.
Recording performance controller automation over or into an
existing clip
• If you record over a note clip with performance automation data and you adjust any of the performance con-
trollers used in the clip, the automation will be replaced with new performance events from this point onward
until you stop recording.
However, if the new recording should start before the original clip’s start position, a new clip will be created which
will incorporate the original clip. The new automation data will replace the existing one, but any existing note
events will not be affected (see “Recording parameter automation over or into an existing clip” and “Recording
over or into an existing note clip”).