Specifications

SETTING UP
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About this Chapter
This chapter describes the settings you need to make before you can start using
Reason. These are necessary in order to get any sounds from the program and
to be able to play and control Reason via MIDI.
First run - Reason Setup
Wizard
If you followed the instructions correctly in the last chapter, Reason should be
running, and the first dialog in the “Reason Setup Wizard” guide should be
open.
This only appears the very first time the program is run.
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Note that any settings made in the Setup Wizard can always be
changed later in the Preferences!
Clicking Next will take you through a series of dialogs, where the following hap-
pens:
D The Setup Wizard will first try to find a compatible audio driver.
It will automatically select the first compatible driver it finds. If this is the driver
you wish to use, fine. If it isn’t, select your preferred driver from the Audio Card
Driver pop-up. If you don’t know which driver to use, see page 13.
D Next, Reason will try to auto-detect a master MIDI keyboard.
If one is found and you want to use this, click “Use” and proceed.
D If Reason can't find the keyboard you have connected, or if you
clicked “Don't Use”, you will be asked to specify a master keyboard
manually.
This is done by first selecting a Manufacturer, and then a model. If your
model keyboard isn’t on this list select “Other” - see below.
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For Reason to auto-detect a device you need two-way MIDI commu-
nication! Non-USB keyboard devices without a MIDI input can of
course still be added manually.
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Note that your keyboard model is not necessarily one that Reason
“knows”. This is especially true for older models. You can still use
such a MIDI keyboard, by selecting “Other” from the Manufacturer
pop-up.
D You will also have to specify a MIDI port to use.
This can be done manually or by playing a few notes on your keyboard.
D Note that if you have additional remote control surface devices in
your setup, these will have to be added in the Preferences - see
page 13.
The Setup Wizard will only establish a connected master MIDI keyboard de-
vice.
If all went well, you should now have established audio and MIDI communication
- the basics needed to play back audio and to direct MIDI to Reason! Reason
will launch and bring up the default song.
However, if for any reason the Setup Wizard failed to establish the necessary
settings, or if you wish to add other devices etc., you have to make settings in
the Preferences.
Read on...