Operation Manual

NOTE AND AUTOMATION EDITING
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Redrum specifics:
• The “Enable Pattern Section” switch on the Redrum device is automatically turned off when you use the “Con-
vert Pattern Track to Notes” function.
Matrix specifics:
• Make sure that the correct track is selected (normally the track for the device that the Matrix is connected to)!
Creating notes for the Matrix itself is pointless, as the Matrix cannot produce any sound.
• You may want to disconnect or even remove the Matrix device after performing this function.
This is because you probably don’t want both the Matrix and the sequencer notes to play the device at the same
time.
Editing tempo automation
Tempo automation is edited in the same way as regular parameter automation. See “Editing parameter automation”.
Drawing tempo automation events
Drawing tempo automation events is done in the same way as drawing regular parameter automation events. See
“Drawing parameter automation events”.
• Even though Reason supports a very wide tempo range (1.0 BPM to 999.999 BPM), the initial displayed editing
range is 60-250 BPM in the left column in Edit Mode. This is only to make it easier to work with small tempo
changes.
If you want higher tempi than 250 BPM, or lower than 60 BPM, you can easily expand the range, either by select-
ing and moving a tempo automation event above, or below, the clip border, by double-clicking the max or min val-
ues (“250” or “60” in the left column in the picture above) and typing in a new value, or by selecting an event and
changing its value in the Value display in the Inspector.
Automating time signature
Time signature automation events can only be manually drawn with the Pencil tool - not recorded like tempo automa-
tion, parameter automation or performance controller automation. A single time signature automation clip can only
contain a single time signature value. In practice this means that each time signature automation clip can only contain
one time signature automation “event”. All time signature changes in the song will require a unique clip.
1. Set the desired time signature in the Signature display on the Transport Panel.
This will be the Static Value, i.e. the time signature of the song wherever there is no clip present on the time sig-
nature automation lane.
2. Hold down [Alt](Win) or [Option](Mac) and click in the Signature display on the Transport Panel.
This will select the Transport track and create a time signature automation lane in one go. The Signature display
will also be displayed with a green border, indicating that the time signature has been automated.
q It is generally a good idea to activate Snap (see “Snap”) and have the Snap value set to “Bar” when drawing
clips.