Specifications

COMMON OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS
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About this Chapter
This chapter describes some general methods and techniques employed
throughout Reason. It also contains some terminology, useful for better under-
standing of the program and the manual. To make your work with Reason as ef-
fective and rewarding as possible, we recommend that you read this chapter.
Conventions in the
Manual
This manual describes both the Macintosh version and the Windows version of
Reason. Wherever the versions differ, this is clearly stated in the text.
About Key Commands
In the manual, computer key commands are indicated by brackets. For example,
“press [Shift]-[C]” would mean “hold down the [Shift] key and press the [C]
key”. However, some modifier keys are different on Mac and PC computers, re-
spectively. Whenever this is the case, the manual separates the commands with
“(Mac)” and “(Windows)” indications.
Making Settings
Since a large part of Reason is laid out like a “real” effect and synth rack, almost
all parameters are designed like their real world counterparts - mixer faders,
synth knobs, transport buttons, etc. How to make adjustments to these is de-
scribed separately for each type of parameter below:
Knobs
To “turn” a knob, point at it, click the mouse button and drag up or down (as if
the knob was a vertical slider). Dragging upwards turns the knob to the right and
vice versa.
D If you press [Shift] and drag, the knob will turn slower, allowing for
higher precision.
You can also adjust the knob precision with the “Mouse Knob Range” set-
ting on the General page in the Preferences dialog. This dialog is opened
from the Edit menu (or from the Reason menu if you are running Mac OS X).
D To reset a knob to its default value (usually zero, center pan or sim-
ilar), press [Command] (Mac) or [Ctrl] (Win) and click on it.