Operation Manual

SOUNDS AND PATCHES
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If referenced samples are missing
As described above, patches for the Redrum, NN19, NN-XT and Dr. Octo Rex contain references to samples or REX
files. Just like patches, samples can be independent files on the hard disk or elements within a ReFill. However, if
sample files have been moved or renamed after a patch was saved, the sample file references in the patch will not be
accurate.
If this is the case when you select a patch, the program will tell you so. You can then choose to either manually locate
the missing files, to have the program search for them, or to proceed without the missing sounds. For details, see
“Handling Missing Sounds”.
! Proceeding without locating or replacing the missing samples will result in silent drum channels, key zones or
loop slots (for the Redrum, NN19/NN-XT and Dr. Octo Rex respectively).
Saving patches
Saving device settings in a song
When you save a Reason song, all settings for all devices are automatically included in the song file - there is no need
to save the patches separately.
! It’s important to realize that it’s the actual settings that are saved in the Song - not references to patches on
disk. The next time you open the song, all devices will be set as they were when you saved it (regardless of
whether you have removed or edited any patches on disk).
! Note that device samples are not stored with the Song by default. This means that if you edit any Redrum or
NN19/NN-XT samples in an external application and then open a Song containing devices that use these sam-
ples, the sound will be different. It’s possible, however, to store actual device samples together with the Song
using the “Self-Contain” feature. See “About Self-Contained Songs”.
Saving device settings as patches on disk
Even though the device settings are stored with the song, you may want to save any settings you have made for a de-
vice as a separate patch file. This allows you to use the patch in other songs, and lets you try out other patches in your
song without the risk of losing your original sound. A patch is saved as follows:
1. Click the “Save Patch” button on the device panel:
2. In the file dialog that appears, specify a location and name for the patch file and click Save.
• Under Windows, the different types of patch files have different file extensions.
File extensions are automatically added by Reason when you save. Under Mac OS X, file extensions are not
needed but it may be a good idea to keep them if you want the saved files to be usable under Windows.
• If you have selected a patch, modified it and want to save it with the modifications, you could either save a sep-
arate, modified version of the patch (with a new name) or simply overwrite the old patch file on disk.
As usual, you will be asked whether you really want to replace the existing patch file.
! Note that you can save a patch under the same name and location without having the save dialog appear by
holding down [Alt](Win) or [Option](Mac) and clicking the “Save Patch” button on the device panel. Be aware
that this overwrites the original patch!
! Note also that you cannot save into a ReFill! This means that if you have opened a patch from within a ReFill,
modified it and want to save it, you need to save it as a separate file in a new location (outside the ReFill). Pref-
erably, you should also rename the modified patch file, to avoid confusion.