Reason Rack Plugin 13.1 Operation Manual
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The I/O device
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Introduction
At the top of the rack is the I/O device (for "input/output"). This handles the audio communication between the devices in the rack and the DAW host. It also includes a basic summing mixer for up to 8 stereo output channels and a control for setting the Shuffle amount used by some pattern devices.
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The back panel
This is where the rack devices are connected.
The input jacks deliver audio from the DAW host to devices in the rack. This is most often the case when Reason Rack Plugin is used as an effect, and typically only the main (1-2) input jacks are used.
The output jacks deliver audio from devices in the rack to the DAW host. These are used both when Reason Rack Plugin is an instrument and an effect.
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Devices you add will automatically be routed to free jacks on the I/O device.
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The front panel
The first eight stereo outputs (output 1-16) have special settings on the front:
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Level meters
These show the level of the signal received at the corresponding Output jack on the back panel.
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Sum To Main (3-16 only)
When Sum to Main is on for an output pair, its signal is directed to the Main Out (1-2) instead, and summed with any other signals there.
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If you want to layer several instrument devices on a single stereo channel in your DAW, leave "sum To Main" on.
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If you want different devices in your rack to be routed to different channels in your DAW's mixer, turn off "sum To Main" for these outputs.
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Name labels
These show the names of the connected devices. By default, devices have the name of the loaded patch or the device type, but you can change this by double-clicking the tape labels on the device panels and typing in a new name.
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Audio In/Out indicators
These light up whenever audio signals are received from the DAW host (input) or sent back to the DAW host (output). Note that if you have connected an instrument to Output 3-4 and turned on sum To Main, the audio out indicators for 3-4 will not light up when you play the instrument! Instead, the audio out indicators for 1-2 will light up (because sum To Main sends the signal to the Main output 1-2).
The intensity of the lights indicate the audio signal levels.
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Shuffle
Some devices features playback of patterns such as sequences and arpeggios. These can have a Shuffle mode, where 1/16th notes are shuffled for a swing feel. Examples of such devices include the Dual Arpeggio Player (see
“Dual Arpeggio”
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“Redrum Drum Computer”
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The amount of Shuffle for all such devices in a Reason Rack Plugin instance is set on the I/O device panel. Setting Shuffle to 50% results in a "straight" beat, with no swing applied. Setting the Shuffle to a value of 66% results in a perfect sixteenth-note triplet shuffle. Values between 50% and 66% have a less pronounced swing feel, and values greater than 66% are more exaggerated.
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In the stand-alone version of Reason, this parameter is called "Global Shuffle" in the ReGroove Mixer.
If the reference manual for a device refers to Global Shuffle, it's the same as the Shuffle setting on the I/O device.
