Specifications

MANAGING THE RACK
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A Quick Note on Routing
! This section only describes the basics in routing. For detailed de-
scriptions of routing procedures and possibilities, see the Opera-
tion Manual pdf.
Reason allows for extremely flexible routing of audio and control signals be-
tween the devices in the rack. Basically, routing can be done automatically or
manually:
Automatic Routing
Auto-routing means that Reason makes all basic audio connections for a device,
in one go. As mentioned on the previous pages, auto-routing is automatically
performed when you create a new device, and when you move, duplicate or
paste devices with [Shift] pressed.
✪ If applicable, auto-routing is automatically done in stereo.
Creating Mixers
D The first created mixer device will be routed to the Stereo inputs on
the Hardware Device.
See the Operation Manual pdf for details.
Routing a device to the Mixer
D When you create an instrument device (synth, sampler, drum ma-
chine or loop player) it is automatically routed to the first available
mixer channel.
This makes it immediately available for use.
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.
Examples of effects that work well as inserts are distortion, compression and
phaser.
Routing an Insert Effect between the Hardware Interface and
another device
D If you select the Hardware Interface and then create an effect, the
effect will be connected as an insert effect between the Hardware
Interface and whatever device was connected to the Hardware In-
terface inputs (normally the outputs of a a Mixer device).
This is the intended way to connect the MClass Mastering Suite Combi, at
the very end of the signal chain.
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.