Reason 14 Operation Manual
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#Document window overview
A Reason document window with the Device Palette, Track Panel, Sequencer and Transport Panel areas.
The Reason document window is divided into five main areas:
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The Top Bar
Here are buttons for showing/hiding various windows and panels. You can also access the Settings and Help here.
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The Device Palette
The Device Palette is where you find and can create devices in your Reason document.
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The Track Panel
The Track Panel shows how the devices in the selected Sequencer track are organized. You can also add devices to the Track Panel (as an alternative to adding devices to the Rack).
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The Sequencer
The Sequencer is where you record your audio and instrument tracks. Here you can also record automation of device parameters in the Rack and of channel strip parameters in the Main Mixer.
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The Transport Panel
Below the Sequencer is the Transport Panel, where all sequencer transport controls are located.
#Application Zoom
It’s possible to choose a suitable zoom level for the Reason application. This can be useful if you are using a very high-resolution screen and want to make Reason larger. Since all built-in rack devices and most Rack Extensions are high-resolution, you will not lose any image quality when you enlarge the application.
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Select “Application Zoom >” from the View menu and then select the desired zoom factor.
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Note that the very first time you select a new Application Zoom level, all devices in the song will recalculate their high-resolution panels in the background, which could take a little while.
#Device Palette overview
The Device Palette to the left in the document window (and also in the Rack window, if the Rack is detached in a separate window) features short-cuts for creating devices:
The Device Palette with the Instruments palette selected.
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Press [F3] to toggle between Show and Hide Device Palette.
You can also click the Devices button at the top of the document window to show/hide the Device Palette.
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Hold [Cmd]+[Shift](Mac) or [Ctrl]+[Shift](Win) and press [F] set focus to the filter text field in the Device Palette.
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See “The Device Palette”, “About using the Device Palette when the Rack is in a separate window” and “Creating devices” for information on how to use the “Device Palette” functions.
#Track Panel overview
The Track Panel to the left of the Sequencer features short-cuts for adding Rack devices to the selected sequencer track:
The Track Panel, which shows the device configuration for the currently selected (instrument) sequencer track.
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Click the Track Panel button, or Select Show Track Panel from the View menu, to show/hide the Track Panel.
See “The Track Panel” for more details.
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The Track Panel for a selected audio track or Output Bus channel only has Insert FX, Sends, Mixer Fader and Channel routing sections.
#The Sequencer
The Sequencer with a number of recorded audio tracks.
To the left in the Sequencer, all tracks in the Reason song are listed in the Track List. By clicking on a track in the Track List you select the track for playback from a connected MIDI master keyboard and/or for recording.
At the top to the left is the Toolbar, with various sequencer editing tools.
The big center section of the Sequencer is called the Arrangement Pane. Here is where all recorded sequencer data is displayed in Clips.
You can scroll in the Sequencer by using the Track scrollbar to the right and the Song Navigator at the bottom of the Sequencer - see “Scrolling” and “Zooming in the Sequencer”.
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If the Rack or Mixer are shown, you can press the [F7] button to see the Sequencer only. If the document window is split in two or more areas you can also double click the Sequencer Divider to maximize the Sequencer area.
For more details about the sequencer, refer to “Sequencer Functions”.
#The Transport Panel
At the bottom of the Reason Song window is the sequencer Transport Panel. From here you control the sequencer transport functions, such as Rewind, Fast Forward, Stop, Play and Record. You can also set Tempo and Time Signature and various other parameters.
The Transport Panel is always available together with the Sequencer.
To the right on the Transport Panel are indicators for Audio In and Out levels, DSP Load, Disk Overload, Audio Calculation, Demo Mode and Automation Override status.
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The Transport Panel can be shown/hidden on the View menu.
For more details about the Transport Panel, please refer to “Transport Panel details”.
#The ReGroove Mixer
To the right on the Top Bar is the “Groove” button. Clicking this will bring up the ReGroove Mixer.
The ReGroove Mixer is used for adding advanced grooves to your instrument tracks in the Sequencer.
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Click the Groove button in the top bar to show/hide the ReGroove Mixer.
For more details about the ReGroove Mixer, please refer to “The ReGroove Mixer”.
#The Main Mixer
The Main Mixer can be shown in the document window or as a separate floating window.
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Choose your preferred way of viewing the Mixer with the setting “Show Mixer in Separate Window” on the View menu.
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Click the Mixer button in the top bar of the Document window, or press [F5], to show/hide the Main Mixer.
If “Show Mixer in Separate Window” is on, it will open in a separate, floating window. If not, it will open as an area in the document window:
The Main Mixer with the Fader sections currently scrolled into view.
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To hide the Mixer, close its window, click the Mixer button or press [F5] again.
When the Mixer window has focus, you can quickly close it by pressing [Esc].
In the Main Mixer, all channel strips of the Reason song are visible. You can scroll vertically in the Main Mixer by clicking and dragging inside the frame in the Channel Strip scrollbar to the right. This way you will be able to access all channel strip parameters. If you have a lot of channels in your song you can also scroll horizontally by clicking and dragging the Mixer scrollbar at the bottom of the Main Mixer.
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Note that you can use the Track Panel to change level, pan and other crucial mixer settings for the selected track. Typically, you only need to open the Main Mixer when you want to make detailed changes or mix several channels at the same time.
For more details about the Main Mixer, please refer to “The Main Mixer” chapter.
#The Rack
The Rack is where all the devices in your Song (instruments, effects, Players, etc) are found. It can be shown in the document window or as a separate window.
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Choose your preferred way of viewing the Rack with the setting “Show Rack in Separate Window” on the View menu.
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Click the Rack button in the top bar, or press the [F6] function key, to show/hide the Rack area/window.
If “Show Rack in Separate Window” is on, it will open in a separate, floating window. If not, it will open as an area in the document window:
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To hide the Rack, close its window, click the Rack button or press [F6] again.
When the Rack window has focus, you can quickly close it by pressing [Esc].
By default, “Show Rack in Separate Window” is on, and the Rack will open in a separate window, showing the Rack column of the currently selected track:
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If you want to see all columns of the Rack, click the Single Column button to exit the Single Column view:
Now, the Rack window displays all columns of the Rack and you can scroll sideways in the window.
Please also see the “Rack per Track mode” for information about the “Rack per Track” mode.
#Navigating in the Rack
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When the Rack is in “Rack per Track” mode (see “Rack per Track mode”), you typically navigate by selecting tracks in the Sequencer track list.
This scrolls the Rack sideways to show the rack column for the selected track.
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When the Rack is in one of the other modes, devices are not divided into rack columns - rather you view the rack as one big container, containing all your devices.
Then you can navigate by scrolling vertically or horizontally with a track pad or scroll wheel, by clicking the wooden frames and dragging in any direction or by using the Rack Navigator (see “Scrolling with the scrollbars and Navigators”).
The Rack with three Rack columns next to each other.
When you have the Rack in a separate window, there can also be a second instance of the Browser and the Device Palette available to the left in the Rack window. By pressing [F9] you can toggle between Show and Hide Browser and by pressing [F3] you can toggle between Show and Hide the Device Palette. This is especially useful if you are using multiple screens.
For more details on how to work with the Rack, refer to “Working with the Rack”.
#Navigating between the areas
If you have de-selected both the “Show Mixer in Separate Window” and “Show Rack in Separate Windows” on the View menu, you can view all areas in the Document window:
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Press [F5] or click the Mixer button in the top bar to open r close the Main Mixer.
If “Show Mixer in Separate Window” is off, it will be opened as an area in the document window. You can adjust the size of this area by dragging the divider below the mixer - this size will be remembered next time you open the Mixer area. This means that if you make the Mixer area cover the whole screen, clicking the Mixer button (or pressing [F5]) will toggle between showing the Sequencer and the Mixer.
Alternatively, if you drag the divider so that the Mixer area only covers part of the window (showing just the fader section for example), Mixer button/[F5] will show/hide this area only.
If “Show Mixer in Separate Window” is on, the Mixer will open in a floating window, on top of the document window. Close the Mixer window to get back to the Sequencer. If you have more than one monitor, you can also move the Mixer window to another screen, and leave it open.
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Press [F6] or click the Rack button in the top bar to open or close the Rack.
If “Show Rack in Separate Window” is off, you can drag the divider to set the desired size of the Rack area whenever you open it.
If “Show Rack in Separate Window” is on, the Rack will open in a floating window, on top of the document window. This is especially useful when you're working in Rack per Track and Single Column mode (see “Rack per Track mode”, since the Rack window is narrow enough to sit on one side of the screen, letting you navigate between rack columns by clicking in the Sequencer track list. Close the Rack window to get back to the Sequencer. If you have more than one monitor, you can also move the Rack window to another screen, and leave it open.
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Press [F7] to show only the Sequencer area.
It's a quick way to get back to the Sequencer view, by closing both Rack and Mixer (regardless of whether they are shown as areas or separate windows).
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It’s not possible to toggle between views/windows by repeatedly pressing the same function key.
#About different Themes
In Reason you can choose from a two different visual themes, i.e. how the user interface should be visually presented. The default setting is the Dark theme. The selected theme affects the Mixer, Sequencer, Browser and Transport Panel areas - the devices in the Rack are not affected by the Theme.
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Select Settings from the Edit menu (Win) or Reason menu (Mac) and then choose the Theme on the User Interface tab:
 
The selected Theme becomes active after restart of Reason:
#Working with several Reason Documents
You can have several Reason songs open at the same time. Each song will appear in a separate Document window. Each Document window can be moved, minimized and resized using the standard Windows and Mac procedures.
#The On-screen Piano Keys window
The On-screen Piano Keys floating window features a virtual keyboard which lets you play instrument devices without needing to have a MIDI master keyboard connected to your computer. The On-screen Piano Keys window can be accessed from the Top Bar:
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Open the On-screen Piano Keys window by pressing [F4], or by clicking the “Keys” button to the left on the Transport Panel. Alternatively, select “Show On-screen Piano Keys” from the View menu.
The [F4] key can be used for toggling between showing and hiding the On-screen Piano Keys window.
The On-screen Piano Keys window in “Computer Keys” mode.
See “On-screen Piano Keys” for more information.
#Resizing
Adjustable dividers in the Reason Document window, with the Mixer and Rack incorporated in the Document window.
Between each area in the Reason Document window are dividers that separate the areas from each other, when the Rack and/or the Mixer are incorporated in the Document window. The dividers can be adjusted, making it possible to resize the areas. The horizontal dividers between the Main Mixer and Rack, and between the Rack and Sequencer can be adjusted, as well as the vertical divider to the left of the Rack Navigator in the Rack.
When you hover with the mouse pointer on any of the horizontal dividers, a red line appears and the pointer changes to a double-arrow symbol. Clicking and dragging these dividers vertically makes it possible to resize the adjacent areas.
You can also double click the horizontal dividers to maximize the Rack and Sequencer areas respectively.
#Scrolling
Reason offers a few different options for scrolling in the different areas.
#Scrolling with the scrollbars and Navigators
Navigators and scrollbars in a Reason Document window, with the Mixer and Rack incorporated in the Document window.
Whenever there is information “outside” the visible screen area, you may want to scroll to the desired destination. The Reason Document window features a number of scrollbars that can be used for scrolling. The Rack Navigator is also present in the Rack.
The Device Palette, Main Mixer and the Sequencer have horizontal and vertical scrollbars.
The Rack has a Rack Navigator which can be used for scrolling both vertically and horizontally (when using more than two rack columns next to each other). The Rack Navigator can also be resized by moving the vertical “divider” to the left of the Rack Navigator. Resizing the Rack Navigator will also resize the rack devices inside the Navigator, making them easier to distinguish.
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To scroll with the Rack Navigator, click anywhere inside the frame in the Rack Navigator and drag the frame to the desired position.
As the pointer enters the blue frame, it automatically switches to a hand symbol.
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Alternatively, click anywhere in the Rack Navigator area to immediately jump to the desired position.
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At high zoom values in the Sequencer, you can hold [Shift] and drag the Song Navigator frame sideways to scroll with greater precision.
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It’s also possible to scroll sideways in the Sequencer, see “Scrolling and zooming using the Zoom/Scroll areas in the Sequencer”.
#Scrolling with the Hand tool
Scrolling with the Hand tool in the Rack.
In the Rack and Sequencer, you can also use the Hand tool for scrolling the view.
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In the Rack, place the pointer on a wooden side panel of a rack column.
The pointer will switch to a hand symbol.
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Click and drag the rack vertically and/or horizontally to scroll in the rack, as shown in the picture above.
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If the Single Column button is On, it’s only possible to scroll vertically.
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In the Sequencer you have to manually switch to the Hand Tool by selecting it from the sequencer Toolbar.
With the Hand Tool selected, you can scroll in any direction on the Edit/Arrangement Pane. Refer to “Hand Tool” for more information.
#Zooming in the Sequencer
In the Sequencer it’s possible to zoom in and out horizontally using the Song Navigator. You can also use the Magnifying Glass Tool on the Sequencer Toolbar to zoom vertically - see “Magnifying Glass Tool”. In addition to this, it’s also possible to set a zoom level for the audio recordings inside the Audio Clips.
#Zooming vertically in the Sequencer
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To zoom in vertically in the Sequencer arrangement, and thus increase the Track height, click on the “+” magnification button at the bottom of the Track List:
Increase the Track height by clicking the + magnification button at the bottom of the Track List.
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To zoom out vertically, click on the “-” magnification button.
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When the Edit Area is open in the Sequencer, individual vertical zoom controls become available.
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You can also set individual track heights - see “Resizing tracks”.
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It’s also possible to zoom vertically using the zoom/scroll areas in the Sequencer, see “Scrolling and zooming using the Zoom/Scroll areas in the Sequencer”.
#Waveform Zoom Mode
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Choose between three zoom modes for the audio recording(s) inside all Audio Clips.
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The zoom modes only affect the visual presentation of the waveform, not the audio levels.
#Zooming horizontally in the Sequencer
You can also zoom in and out horizontally in the Sequencer by using the Song Navigator.
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To zoom in and out horizontally, click and drag a Song Navigator handle sideways.
The pointer changes to a double arrow symbol and you can now zoom in by resizing the Song Navigator Frame.
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[Shift]-click on a Song Navigator handle and drag horizontally to zoom in and out symmetrically.
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By right-clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) inside the Song Navigator frame you can both scroll (drag sideways) and zoom (drag up or down) simultaneously.
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It’s also possible to zoom horizontally using the zoom/scroll areas in the Sequencer, see “Scrolling and zooming using the Zoom/Scroll areas in the Sequencer”.
#Zooming to selection
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Click the Zoom To Selection button or press [Z] to do one of two things:
Zoom horizontally to fit the current selection (e.g. selected clips in the arrangement).
Zoom out horizontally to “Show All”.
"Show All" happens if there is no selection, or if you are already zoomed in on the current selection (i.e. you can press Z repeatedly and go between zoomed in and zoomed out).
"Show All" means different things depending on the mode:
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If you're in Song mode, Show All = from the first clip to the last in song.
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If you're in Edit mode (with no open clip), Show All = all clips on this track.
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If you're in an open clip, Show All = see the whole clip.
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Hold down [Shift] and click the Zoom To Selection button (or press [Shift]+[Z]) to zoom to the current selection both vertically and horizontally.
#Scrolling and zooming using the Zoom/Scroll areas in the Sequencer
It’s possible to zoom and scroll simultaneously in the Sequencer, using the Zoom/Scroll areas. The Zoom/Scroll areas are available both in the Arrangement Area and in the Edit Area.
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It’s important that you place the mouse pointer in the upper grey area of the Ruler/Timeline, for it to switch to the Zoom/Scroll Tool.
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Move the mouse pointer to the Zoom/Scroll area in the upper gray part of the Ruler/Timeline.
The mouse pointer switches to the Zoom/Scroll Tool.
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Drag sideways to scroll in the Timeline and/or drag up/down to zoom out/in.
You can scroll and zoom at the same time if you like.
#Scrolling and zooming using a wheel mouse
If you’re using a mouse equipped with a vertical scroll wheel, this can be used for the following scrolling and zooming operations:
#Scrolling in the Main Mixer with a wheel mouse
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Spin the scroll wheel to scroll vertically in the Main Mixer.
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Press [Shift] and spin the scroll wheel to scroll horizontally in the Main Mixer.
#Scrolling in the Rack with a wheel mouse
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Spin the scroll wheel to scroll vertically in the Rack.
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Press [Shift] and spin the scroll wheel to scroll horizontally in the Rack.
Note that the Rack must have at least two rack columns next to each other for this to work.
#Scrolling in the Sequencer with a wheel mouse
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Spin the scroll wheel to scroll vertically on the Edit/Arrangement Pane.
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Press [Shift] and spin the scroll wheel to scroll horizontally on the Edit/Arrangement Pane.
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Note that scrolling horizontally cannot be done when the Song Navigator frame is fully expanded.
#Zooming in the Sequencer with a wheel mouse
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Press [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and spin the scroll wheel to zoom in and out horizontally on the Edit/Arrangement Pane.
The “center” point/line for zooming horizontally in the sequencer is the mouse pointer, so place it where you want the zooming to commence from.
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Press [Ctrl]+[Shift](Win) or [Cmd]+[Shift](Mac) and spin the scroll wheel to zoom in and out vertically on the Edit/Arrangement Pane.
#Scrolling and zooming using an XY “wheel” mouse
#Scrolling in all areas using an XY wheel mouse
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Move your finger up/down to scroll vertically in all areas.
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Move your finger sideways to scroll horizontally in all areas.
#Zooming in the Sequencer using an XY wheel mouse
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Press [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and move your finger up/down to zoom in and out horizontally on the Edit/Arrangement Pane.
The “center” point/line for zooming horizontally in the sequencer is the mouse pointer, so place it where you want the zooming to commence from.
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Press [Ctrl]+[Shift](Win) or [Cmd]+[Shift](Mac) and move your finger up/down to zoom in and out vertically on the Edit/Arrangement Pane.
#Scrolling and zooming using an XY track pad
#Scrolling in all areas using an XY track pad
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Use two fingers and move them up/down to scroll vertically in all areas.
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Use two fingers and move them sideways to scroll horizontally in all areas.
#Zooming in the Sequencer using an XY track pad
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Pinch to zoom in and out horizontally on the Edit/Arrangement Pane.
The “center” point/line for zooming horizontally in the sequencer is the mouse pointer, so place it where you want the zooming to commence from.
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Press [Ctrl]+[Shift](Win) or [Cmd]+[Shift](Mac) and pinch to zoom in and out vertically on the Edit/Arrangement Pane.
Since a large part of Reason is laid out like “real” hardware devices, such as the Main Mixer, instrument and effect devices etc., almost all controls are designed like their real world counterparts - mixer faders, effect unit knobs, transport buttons, etc. How to adjust these controls is described in the following paragraphs.
#Knobs
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To “turn” a knob, point at it, hold down the mouse button and drag up or down (as if the knob was a vertical slider).
Dragging upwards turns the knob clockwise and vice versa.
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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” setting on the User Interface tab in Settings. This dialog is opened from the Edit menu (or from the Reason menu if you are running macOS).
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To reset a knob to its default value (usually zero, center pan or similar), press [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and click on the knob.
#Faders and sliders
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To move a fader or slider, click on the handle and drag in the fader/slider direction.
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You can also click anywhere on the fader/slider to instantly move the handle to that position.
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If you press [Shift] and drag, the fader/slider will move more slowly, allowing for higher precision.
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To reset a fader/slider to its default value (usually zero, 100, center pan or similar), press [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and click on the fader/slider handle.
#Buttons
Many functions and modes are controlled by clicking buttons. Many of the buttons in Reason have a “built-in” LED, or the button itself lights up, indicating whether the button is on or not.
#Fold/Unfold buttons
Fold/Unfold buttons are distinguished by a small triangle at the top to the left on a device. Clicking on a Fold/Unfold button will unfold the device panel so that more controls are visible and can be accessed for editing on the screen.
On some devices, such as the RV7000 Advanced Reverb, there are more than one Fold/Unfold button. Clicking on the second Fold/Unfold button on the unfolded front panel will open up the Remote Programmer panel from which more parameters can be accessed:
The Fold/Unfold buttons on an RV7000 Advanced Reverb device.
#Multi Mode selectors
Some parameters allow you to select one of several modes. There are two different graphical representations of this in Reason.
The multi mode selector type below consists of a button with the different modes listed above it:
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Click the button to step through the modes or click directly on one of the modes printed on the panel, or click on the corresponding LED, to select mode.
The currently selected mode is indicated by a lit LED.
The multi mode selector type below is a switch with more than two positions:
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To change mode, click and drag the switch, or click directly at the desired switch position (just as when adjusting a slider).
#Numerical controls
In Reason devices, numerical values are often displayed in numerical displays with “spin controls” (up/down arrow buttons) on the side. Some parameter values, such as oscillator and LFO waveforms, are displayed graphically in the displays. There are two ways of changing values in these types of controls:
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By using the up and down buttons on the spin controls.
To adjust a value in single steps, click on its up or down arrow button. To scroll a value continuously, click on an arrow button and keep the mouse button depressed.
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By clicking and holding the mouse button depressed in the actual display and then dragging the mouse up or down.
This allows you to make coarse adjustments very quickly.
#Alpha-numeric controls
In Reason, alpha-numeric values and/or device presets are displayed in alpha-numeric readouts with “spin controls” (up/down arrow buttons) on the side. There are two ways to change alpha-numeric/preset values:
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By using the up and down buttons on the spin controls.
To adjust a value or select a preset in single steps, click on the up or down arrow button. To scroll a value continuously, click on an arrow button and keep the mouse button depressed.
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By clicking and holding the mouse button depressed in the actual alpha-numeric display and selecting from the list that appears.
This allows you to make coarse adjustments very quickly or to immediately change to a preset anywhere in the list.
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This type of control is used to select, e.g., patch and reverb algorithms and some oscillator waveforms.
#Numerical segment displays
In the numerical segment displays on the sequencer Transport Panel and in the sequencer Inspector, values can be edited in a number of different ways. The editing principle is exactly the same for the Transport Panel and Inspector displays, which is shown in the two examples below.
#Transport Panel segment displays
The segment displays of the Transport Panel can be edited as shown in the following Tempo display examples. The Tempo display segments show (from left to right) BPM and 1/1000 BPM:
The other segment displays on the Transport Panel can be edited in the same way as described above. Some displays also features up/down arrow buttons.
#Inspector segment displays
The segment displays in the Inspector can be edited as shown in the following Position display examples. The Position display segments show (from left to right) Bars, Beats, 1/16th Note and Ticks:
The other segment displays in the sequencer Inspector can be edited in the same way as described above.
Context menus are “tailored” to contain only menu items that are relevant to the current circumstances. Using the various context menus allows you to work more quickly and more efficiently with Reason.
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To bring up a context menu, right click the desired object, section or area in Reason:
The Mixer 14:2 device panel context menu
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If you are using a Mac with a two button mouse, you may want to set this up so that clicking the right mouse button generates a [Ctrl]-click. This way, you can right-click to bring up context menus.
The contents of the context menus depend on where you click. These are the primary types of context menus you will encounter in Reason:
#Parameter context menus
If you click on an automatable control (a mixer parameter, a device parameter, a fader, etc.), the context menu will contain the following items:
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Functions for editing and clearing the recorded automation data for the control.
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Functions for associating computer keyboard commands and/or MIDI messages to the parameter.
This allows you to remote control parameters from a MIDI device or from the computer keyboard.
#Device context menus
If you click anywhere on a device panel in the Rack (but not on a parameter or display), the context menu will contain the following items:
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Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete and Duplicate Device and Track items, allowing you to rearrange and manage the devices in the rack.
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Commands for managing Device Groups.
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A duplicate of the Create menu, allowing you to create new devices.
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A “Go To” sub-menu, listing all devices connected to the current device.
Selecting a device from the Go To sub-menu scrolls the rack to bring that device into view.
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Auto-routing and Disconnect functions.
This allows you to automatically route (connect) or disconnect a selected device in a logical way.
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Combine and Uncombine are used when you want to use the selected device in, or exclude it from, a Combinator setup.
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A Browse Instruments item which lets you browse for sounds for a selected Instrument device.
This item is available only for Instrument devices.
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Additional device-specific items.
If the device is pattern-based, there will be various pattern functions (Cut/Copy/Paste, Clear, Shift, Randomize, etc.). These affect the currently selected pattern in the device.
If the device uses patches, there will be functions for managing patches.
Depending on the device there may also be various device-specific functions available. For example, the drum machine device has functions for manipulating the pattern for the selected drum sound only, etc.
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“Create Track for...” and “Delete Track for...” are used if you want to create a Sequencer Track for the selected device, or delete the Sequencer Track used for the device without deleting the actual device.
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The “Go To Track for ...” will scroll the corresponding Sequencer Track into view in the Sequencer.
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The “Lock Control Surface to this Device” lets you lock a connected control surface to the selected device.
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The “Track Color” item lets you select color for the associated Sequencer Track (and Main Mixer channel strip, if the selected device is an Audio Track device).
#Main Mixer channel strip context menu
If you click anywhere on a channel strip in the Main Mixer (but not on a parameter or display), the context menu will contain the following items:
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Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete and Duplicate Channels and Track items, allowing you to rearrange and manage the channel strips in the Main Mixer.
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Commands for managing Device Groups.
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The “Create Send FX” lets you browse for an effect patch to connect and use as a send effect.
The send effect will be automatically connected to the first available Send FX connectors of the Master Section device in the Rack, see “Creating Send effects”.
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A duplicate of the Create menu, allowing you to create new devices.
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“Route to” lets you create and connect to an Output Bus for sub-mixing.
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“Create Parallel Channel lets you create and connect to an additional channel for parallel processing.
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The “Copy Channel Settings” item lets you copy groups of settings for the selected channel strip.
The groups that can be selected are: “Dynamics”, “Filters and EQ”, “Insert FX”, “FX Sends” and “All”.
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The “Paste Channel Settings” item appears if you have previously copied any channel settings and want to paste these to the selected channel strip.
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The “Browse Insert FX Patches” lets you browse for, and load, Effect Combi patches to the Insert FX section.
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The “Clear Insert FX” lets you delete any Insert Effects devices used in the channel.
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The “Reset All Channel Settings” resets all channel strip parameters to their default values.
It also automatically removes any used Insert FX devices from the channel strip.
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The “Set Remote Base Channel” item lets you set the remote base channel to the selected channel strip.
This is useful when you remote control channel strips from a control surface via MIDI.
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The “Lock Control Surface to this Device” lets you lock a connected control surface to the selected channel strip.
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The “Channel Color” item lets you select color for the Main Mixer channel strip (and the associated Sequencer Track, if the selected channel has a track in the sequencer).
#Rack “background” context menu
If you click in an empty area of the rack, the context menu will contain the following items:
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A Paste Devices and Tracks item, allowing you to paste any copied or cut devices and tracks.
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A duplicate of the Create menu, allowing you to create new devices.
#Main Mixer “background” context menu
If you click in an empty area of the Main Mixer, the context menu will contain the following items:
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A duplicate of the Create menu, allowing you to create new devices.
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The “Create Send FX” lets you browse for an effects device, or Effect Combi patch, to connect and use as a send effect.
The send effect will be automatically connected to the first available Send FX connectors of the Master Section device in the Rack.
#Sequencer context menus
If you click in the Sequencer, the context menus will contain items related to editing tracks, clips and events. The available items will differ depending on in which section or lane you click (Track List, note lane, etc.), and depending on whether you click on a note or automation event or not.
For example, the sequencer context menus contain functions for inserting or removing bars, deleting tracks, changing or deleting note and automation events.
Virtually all actions in Reason can be undone. This includes creation, deletion and reordering of devices in the rack, parameter value adjustments, recording and editing in the sequencer etc. You can undo hundreds of actions.
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To undo the latest action, select “Undo” from the Edit menu, or hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [Z].
The action to be undone is indicated next to the Undo command on the Edit menu. For example, if your latest action was to delete some device(s) from the rack, the Edit menu will display “Undo Delete Devices and Tracks”.
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To redo the last undone action (“undo the undo operation”), select “Redo” from the Edit menu, or hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [Y].
Similarly, the action to be redone is shown on the Edit menu.
#About multiple Undos and Redos
The concept of multiple undos may require an explanation.
Let’s say you have performed the following actions:
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Created a Mixer device.
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Created a synth device.
3.
Adjusted the Attack parameter of the synth device.
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Changed the panning for the synth device in the Mixer.
5.
Adjusted the playback tempo on the Transport Panel.
After these five actions, the Undo History will look as follows:
| UNDO
5. Adjust tempo
4. Change pan
3. Adjust Attack
2. Create Synth Device
1. Create Mixer Device
If you now select Undo, your latest action (the tempo change) will be undone, and moved to a “Redo list”:
| UNDO
| REDO
4. Change pan
 
3. Adjust Attack
 
2. Create Synth Device
 
1. Create Mixer Device
5. Adjust tempo
Selecting Undo again undoes the next action in the list (the panning adjustment):
| UNDO
| REDO
3. Adjust Attack
 
2. Create Synth Device
4. Change pan
1. Create Mixer Device
5. Adjust tempo
If you now select Redo, the most recently undone action will be redone. In this case, your panning adjustment will be performed again (and added to the Undo History again):
| UNDO
| REDO
4. Change pan
 
3. Adjust Attack
 
2. Create Synth Device
 
1. Create Mixer Device
5. Adjust tempo
At this point, you still have the option to Redo the tempo change. But if you instead perform another action (e.g. change the level of the synth device in the mixer), this would become the action at the top of the Undo History - and the Redo list would be cleared.
| UNDO
| REDO
5. Change level
 
4. Change pan
 
3. Adjust Attack
 
2. Create Synth Device
 
1. Create Mixer Device
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You can no longer redo the “undone” tempo change!