Specifications

ROUTING MIDI TO REASON
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Mac OS X
As of this writing, the only way to route MIDI between applications in any practi-
cal way is to use ReWire 2. See page 47.
Windows
If the application you want to use together with Reason is not ReWire compati-
ble or if it only is compatible with ReWire version 1, you need to install some
third part MIDI routing utility to be able to send MIDI from the application into
Reason.
However, since such utilities are non-standard additions to the operating sys-
tem, there is no guarantee that they will provide MIDI with reliable timing.
Please refer to the documentation that comes with the utility for detailed instruc-
tions.
Controlling Devices
directly via MIDI
Routing MIDI to Devices
Depending on your MIDI interface, up to four separate ports, each with 16 chan-
nels, can be routed to Reason’s External Control inputs. The following applies
regarding setting up the External Control buses:
D One port/device can be routed to each separate Bus input.
Simply select the port/device using the appropriate Bus pop-up menu in the
External Control section. One port/device can be routed to several Bus in-
puts.
D When you have routed several MIDI ports/devices to corresponding
External Buses, you use the Bus Select switch in the MIDI In Device
to select a Bus (A-D) for editing the channel to device routing etc.
If you would like to use an external sequencer to control Reason, there are basi-
cally two scenarios that could apply:
D You have a “stand-alone” hardware sequencer or sequencer soft-
ware installed on another computer.
In this case, you should route the MIDI output from the sequencer (or the
MIDI interface on the “other” computer) to the MIDI input on the interface
connected to Reason. You should choose the External Control bus inputs
for the incoming MIDI. This data is then routed to devices via Reason’s MIDI
In device.