Specifications

THE SEQUENCER
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Importing and Exporting
MIDI Files
Reason can import and export standard midi files (SMF). This allows you to
transfer MIDI data between Reason and other applications.
Importing a MIDI File
To import a Standard MIDI File, select “Import MIDI File” from the File menu In
the file dialog that appears, locate and open the MIDI file.
D Under Windows, MIDI files have the extension “.mid”.
On a Macintosh, MIDI files are recognized if they have the file type “Midi”.
Now, a number of new tracks are created in Reason’s sequencer. The tracks will
have their original name, with their original MIDI channel added.
D If the imported MIDI file is of “Type 1”, there will be one sequencer
track for each track in the MIDI file.
D If the imported MIDI file is of “Type 0” (that is, it contains one track
with MIDI events on multiple channels), there will be one sequencer
track for each used MIDI channel.
D Any tempo changes in the MIDI file are disregarded.
The tempo in Reason will be set to the first tempo in the MIDI file.
D The new tracks will not be connected to devices in the rack.
You will need to connect the tracks manually to the proper devices, by using
the Out pop-up menu in the track list.
D All controller data in the MIDI file is included.
This means that pitch bend, volume and modulation wheel data are pre-
served properly. However, some controllers may “mean” different things for
the original MIDI instruments used when creating the MIDI file and the de-
vices in Reason. When you have connected a sequencer track to a device,
you may therefore need to remove some unwanted automation from the
track.
Green frames will appear for the automated parameters in the device panels. This helps
you locate any unwanted controller data.
Exporting a MIDI File
To export your Reason song as a MIDI file, proceed as follows:
1. Set the End (E) marker at where you want the MIDI file to end.
The MIDI file will contain all events on all tracks from the start of the song to
the End marker.
2. Select “Export MIDI File” from the File menu.
3. In the file dialog that appears, specify a name and location for the
file.
Under Windows, the file will automatically get the extension “.mid”. Under
Mac OS, this is not required. However, if you want the MIDI file to be recog-
nizable under Windows (and by some hardware sequencers), you may want
to activate the option “Add Extension to File Name” before saving.
4. Click Save.
MIDI files exported by Reason will have the following properties:
D The MIDI file will be of Type 1, with one MIDI track for each track in
the Reason sequencer.
The tracks will have the same names as in the Reason sequencer.
D Since the Reason sequencer doesn’t use MIDI channels as such, all
tracks will be set to MIDI channel 1.
D The sequencer tempo is included in the MIDI file.