Operation Manual

SOUNDS AND PATCHES
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About this chapter
This chapter deals with the following topics:
• Handling Patches.
See “About patches”.
• Using the Patch Browser.
See “Using the Browser”.
• ReFills and Reason file formats.
See “About ReFills”.
About patches
A patch contains settings for a specific device. Patches can be either separate files on your hard disk or files embed-
ded in a ReFill (see “About ReFills” for info about ReFills).
Devices that use patches
• RV7000 and Scream 4 effect patches contain all settings on their respective device panels.
Selecting a patch brings up a new sound, just like when selecting programs or patches on a hardware effect de-
vice.
• The Combinator (Combi) patch format saves all settings and file references for each device in the Combi,
along with the Combinator’s own settings; key/velocity zones, modulation routing etc.
Any audio or CV routing from/to devices that are part of the Combi is also saved.
! Note that patches for devices included in a Combi are not saved individually - e.g. if a Combi includes a Sub-
tractor, and you have tweaked its settings, these settings will be saved with the Combi, but will not be saved as
a separate Subtractor patch unless you do so from within the Combi - see “Saving patches”.
! Patches other than Combi patches do not include any routing of cables.
• Subtractor, Thor and Malström synth patches contain all settings on the device panel.
Selecting a patch brings up a new sound, just like when selecting programs or patches on a hardware synthesizer.
• Dr. Octo Rex patches contain information about what REX files are loaded in each slot, their settings as well as
the parameter settings on the device panel.
It is important to note that the Dr. OCto Rex patch doesn’t contain the actual REX files - only information about
which REX files are used.
• NN19 & NNXT sampler patches contain information regarding which samples are used, their settings (key
mapping, tuning, etc.) and the parameter settings on the device panel.
It is important to note that the sampler patch doesn’t contain the actual samples - only information about which
sample files are used.
• Redrum Drum Computer patches contain a complete “drum kit”, that is, information about which drum sam-
ples are used, together with the parameter settings for each drum sound.
Again, the actual samples are not included in the patch, only references to files. Also note that Redrum patches are
separated from Redrum
patterns - selecting a new patch will not affect the patterns in the device.
About the “Load Default Sound in New Devices” preference
On the “General” page in Preferences, there is an option (on by default) to load a default patch when creating a de-
vice. For some devices, there are a number of patches that exist outside category folders in the main Sound Bank
folder for the device. These will be available on the browse list (see “About browse lists”) directly after creating the
device, which allows you check out a few sounds for a device without opening the browser.