Specifications

INTRODUCTION TO THE COMBINATOR
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What is the Combinator
device?
The Combinator is special device that allows you to save and recall any combi-
nation of Reason devices (instruments, effects, mixers etc.) and their internal
connections. A saved Combinator setup can be loaded as a patch, called a
“Combi”. The Combinator device itself acts as a container for the devices in a
Combi.
The basic idea behind the Combinator device is simple, but very powerful. Being
able to save multiple devices as a Combi enables you to instantly recall any type
of setup, however complex, as simply as loading a patch!
Some typical applications of the Combinator:
D Create split or layered multi-instruments.
Add any number of instrument devices (Subtractors, NN-XT’s etc.) and play
them as a single layered instrument. Instrument devices in a Combi can also
be assigned to specific keyboard/velocity zones.
D Save instrument/effect combinations.
Save an instrument together with your favorite effect(s).
D Create multi-effect devices.
You can create and save complex effect chains as Combis.
About the Combi patch format
The Combinator saves files in the Combi (.cmb) patch format. When you load a
Combi patch, all devices included in the Combi, their corresponding parameter
settings and internal audio and CV connections are instantly recalled.
The Factory Soundbank includes many preset Combi patches, divided into vari-
ous categories. There are two basic types of Combis; Instrument and Effect
Combis.
• Effect Combis typically contain a “chain” of effect processors and are meant
to be connected to devices outside the Combi as an insert or send effect.
• Instrument Combis contain one or several instrument devices, and are
meant to be “played” like standard instrument devices. Instrument Combis
can also contain effect devices.
How to create Combinator devices
There are several ways you can create a Combinator device:
D By selecting “Combinator” from the Create menu.
This will create an empty Combinator device.
D By [Shift]-selecting several devices in the rack and then selecting
“Combine” from the Edit menu.
This will create a Combi containing the selected devices. The devices are re-
moved from their original locations in the rack, into the Combinator holder.
D By selecting the “Create device by browsing patches” menu item
from the Create menu.
This allows you to browse for Combi patches - if you select a “.cmb” patch a
Combinator device will be created, containing the devices saved with the
Combi.