Specifications

WORKING WITH PATCHES
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D If you click on the patch name display on the device panel, a pop-up
menu will appear, listing all patches in the current browse list- see
page 93).
This allows you to quickly select another patch, without having to step
through each one in turn.
When you select a patch, the device’s parameters will be set according to the
values stored in the patch, and the name of the patch will be shown in the patch
name display. As with any change you make, this operation can be undone (see
page 39).
! Any parameter adjustments you make on the device panel after se-
lecting a patch will not affect the actual patch file (for this you need
to save the patch - see below).
If referenced samples are missing
As described above, patches for the Redrum, NN19 and NNXT contain refer-
ences to samples. 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 with missing sounds. For details, see page 95.
! Proceeding without locating or replacing the missing samples re-
sults in silent drum sounds and key zones (for the Redrum and
NN19/NN-XT, respectively).
Saving Patches
Saving device settings in a song
When you save a Reason song, all settings for all devices are automatically in-
cluded 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
(regardless of whether you have removed or edited any patches on
disk).
Saving device settings as patches on disk
Even though the device settings are stored in the song, you may want to save
any settings you have made for a device 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 risking to lose your sound.
1. Click the floppy disk button on the device panel.
✪ You can also select a device and use the Export Patch command on
the File menu.
2. In the file dialog that appears, specify a location and name for the
patch file and click Save.
D Under Windows, the different types of patch files have different file
extensions.
These are “.zyp” (Subtractor patch files), “.xwv” (Malström patch files)
“.smp” (NN-19 patch files), “.sxt” (NN-XT patch files), “.cmb” (Combinator
patch files) and “.drp” (Redrum patch files).
File extensions are automatically added by Reason when you save. Under
Mac OS, 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.
D If you have selected a patch, modified it and want to save it with the
modifications, you could either save a separate, 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.