Specifications

ROUTING AUDIO AND CV
37
Color Coding
Cables are color coded in the following way, making it easier to discern between
the various connections:
• Audio connections are different shades of red.
• CV connections are different shades of yellow.
• Connections to and from Effects devices are different shades of green.
Automatic Routing
Auto-routing is when devices are automatically routed according to default rules.
Auto-routing is performed in the following circumstances:
• When a new device is created.
• When moving, duplicating or pasting devices with [Shift] pressed.
Automatic Routing Rules
Reason Mixer Device
D The first created mixer device will be routed to the first available in-
put pair in the Hardware Device.
If more mixers are created they will be connected via the mixers Chaining
connectors (see the Mixer chapter).
Routing Devices to the Mixer
D When an Instrument Device is created, it is auto-routed to the first
available mixer channel(s).
Routing a Send Effect to the Mixer
D When you have a mixer selected and create an effect device, it will
be connected as a send effect (to the first free Aux Send/Return).
Examples of effects that lend themselves well for use as send effects are re-
verb, delay and chorus.
Routing an Effect Directly to a Device (Insert)
D When you have an instrument device selected and create an effect,
that effect will be connected as an insert effect. That is, the signal
from the device will pass through that effect and to the mixer (or to
another effect).
CV/Gate Auto-route
D The only instance of CV/Gate auto-routing in Reason is when you
create a Matrix Pattern Sequencer with either a Subtractor or NN-19
Sampler selected.
The Matrix Note and Gate CV outputs are automatically connected to the
Sequencer Control CV and Gate inputs on the instrument device, respec-
tively.
Auto-routing Devices after they have been Created
Here follows some additional rules about auto-routing devices that are already in
the rack:
D To reroute a device already in the rack, you can select it and use
Disconnect Device and Auto-route Device, both on the Edit menu.
D If you delete a device connected between two devices, the connec-
tion between the two remaining devices is automatically preserved.
A typical example would be if you have an effect device, connected as an in-
sert effect between a synth and a mixer. If you delete the effect, the synth will
be routed directly to the mixer.
D When you move a device, connections are not affected.
If you instead would like the program to re-route the device according to its
new location in the rack, hold down [Shift] when you move it.
D When you duplicate devices (by dragging) or use copy and paste,
the devices are not auto-routed at all.
If you would like them to be automatically routed, hold down [Shift] when you
perform the operation.
These cables are green, indicating effect device connections.
This cable is yellow, indicating a
CV connection.
These cables are red, indicating connections
between instruments and mixer devices.