Specifications

MANAGING THE RACK
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Routing MIDI to a Device
There are several ways to send MIDI from a control surface to a Reason device,
as described in the Operation Manual. However, in this book we stick to the
most common method: to route MIDI via the sequencer.
With this method, incoming MIDI (e.g. from your master keyboard) is sent to one
of the tracks in Reason’s sequencer. The sequencer will then pass it on to a de-
vice in the rack (the device to which the track is routed). This way, you can select
different devices for MIDI playback by directing the incoming MIDI to different
tracks in the sequencer.
Proceed as follows:
1. In the sequencer, locate the track that is connected to the device
you want to play.
If you are uncertain, you can pull down the Out pop-up menu for each track
and check to which device they are routed.
2. Click in the In column for the track.
A keyboard symbol is displayed, indicating that this track will receive MIDI
from the Master Keyboard.
3. Play the master keyboard to hear the sound of the device.
✪ On the panel of some instrument devices you will find a Note On in-
dicator. This blinks to indicate incoming MIDI notes.
✪ If your master keyboard have knobs or faders, try moving these.
For most keyboard models, these are automatically mapped to the
most useful parameters on the Reason devices, allowing you to
tweak the sound of instrument devices while you're playing. There
are also many other ways to use control surfaces to control param-
eters and functions in Reason - see the Operation Manual.
Naming Devices
Each device has a “tape strip” showing the name of the device. When you cre-
ate a new device it is automatically named according to the device type, with an
index number (so that the first Subtractor synthesizer you create is called “Synth
1”, the next “Synth 2” and so on). If you like, you can rename a device by clicking
on its tape strip and typing a new name (up to 16 characters).
For devices connected to a mixer, the device names are automatically reflected
on the vertical tape strips for the corresponding mixer channels (next to the mixer
channel faders). Similarly, tape strips below the Return knobs show the names
of the effect devices connected to the corresponding Return inputs.