Propellerhead Reason - 8.0 Installation Manual
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1. Reason propellerhead The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Propellerhead Software AB The software described herein is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to any other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by Propellerhead Software AB 2014 Propellerhead Software and its licensors All specifications subject to change without notice Reason Reason Essentials and Rack Extension are trademarks of Propellerhead Software All other commercial symbols are protected trademarks and trade names of their respective holders All rights reserved Table of Contents 4 Introduction 7 Welcome 8 About the Reason documentation 8 About the Reason operating system versions 8 What is in the Reason box 9 The Reason installation DVD 9 Product authorization 9 The Reason download version 9 If you are upgrading from an earlier Reason version 9 Using the Reason download version while waiting for the box 9 Installation 11 Requirements 12 Mac OS X 12 Windows 12 About the Audio Hardware 13 Audio hardware and Mac OS X 13 If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface 13 If you are using the built in audio hardware in your Macintosh 13 If you are using other audio hardwa2. Surfaces list on the Preferences page gt If you want to use another surface as Master Keyboard select it in the list and click the Make Master Keyboard button You can only have one Master Keyboard gt If you don t want to use any Master Keyboard at all select the current Master Keyboard surface and click the same button which is now labeled Use No Master Keyboard SETTING UP I Reason Master Keyboard Input This allows you to set a preference for how Master Keyboard Input mode is selected Standard mode This always sets Master Keyboard Input to the selected track Separated mode This will allow you to independently select tracks while Master Keyboard Input is unchanged When this is mode is active Master Keyboard Input is set by clicking the device icon in the track list Select ing another track by clicking on the track name or somewhere in the track list leaves Master Key board Input unchanged Other functions gt To edit a surface double click it in the list or select it and click Edit This lets you change its name and MIDI port settings if needed To delete a surface select it in the list and click Delete You can turn off a surface by deactivating its Use with Reason checkbox This could be useful if the surface is connected to your system but you only want to use it with another program etc There is also a Sync page in the Preferences This is only used for External Control M
3. are described in the Operation Manual pdf This and other pdf documents are installed with the program you find them in the Documentation folder inside your Reason application folder The Operation Manual also contains reference descriptions of all Reason devices and commands About the Reason operating system versions Reason runs under Mac OS X and Windows for operating system details see Requirements All Reason packages contain program versions for both platforms Everything said in the manuals applies to both platforms unless explicitly stated 8 INTRODUCTION SU Reason What is in the Reason box If you have purchased the boxed version of Reason the package contains the following items The Reason installation DVD This DVD contains the main Reason program installer which include the Reason application Help System Demo Songs and documentation Product authorization The license number and registration code required for the installation are printed on the DVD sleeve The registration code is a one time code used to register your Reason license to your Propellerhead user account Once you have registered Reason to your account and you don t need the registration code any more Note that if you bought Reason from the Propellerhead web shop it is already registered to your account The Reason download version The download version of Reason contains the complete product contents In other words there is no nee
4. the in structions in its documentation carefully While a MIDI interface with a single MIDI port is sufficient you will benefit from having two or more individual MIDI ports This is especially true if you want to manipulate Reason parameters with additional MIDI control sur face devices or use the program in conjunction with an external stand alone sequencer drum ma chine or similar For some MIDI interfaces connected via USB no driver installation is required Just plug in the interface and you re ready to go For other more advanced MIDI interfaces or at least to take advantage of more ad vanced features like multiple inputs you will need to install a driver Please consult the documentation that came with the interface for details MIDI In Connections gt Or gt Simply connect the USB cable from your keyboard to your computer Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out on your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controller to a MIDI In on your MIDI interface This is sufficient to be able to play and record notes and controllers in Reason from the MIDI keyboard INSTALLATION I Reason e Ifyou are not using a USB keyboard you may also connect the MIDI Out from the MIDI in terface to the MIDI In on your MIDI keyboard This is not strictly necessary to use Reason but it will enable two way communication when you run the Reason Setup Wizard which appears the first time Reason is launched see First run Reason Se
5. you change this behavior so that pressing e g the F5 key actually sends F5 to Reason and you hold down the Fn key to get the hardware control functions instead Here is how you change this 1 Open the System Preferences in Mac OS X and select the Keyboard item The Keyboard preferences are shown 2 Select the Keyboard tab and make sure the checkbox Use all F1 F2 etc keys as stan dard function keys is ticked ow you can use F2 F8 for controlling functions in Reason To use hardware control features such as volume and display brightness you need to hold down the Fn key before pressing the function keys e00 Keyboard a gt ShowAll Q Keyboard Shortcuts Key Repeat Delay Until Repeat o__v _ 4 rr _ 12n2 Off Slow Fast Long Short e all F1 F2 etc keys as standard function keys When this option is selected press the Fn key to use the special features printed on each key Adjust keyboard brightness in low light Turn off when computer is not used for Some function keys might also be pre assigned to Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts which will have priority over software such as Reason This is easily changed 3 Click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab in the Keyboard window The Keyboards Shortcuts Preferences window shows lists of keyboard shortcuts assigned to system functions For example Cmd F5 in the Accessibility group is assigned to turn VoiceOver on or
6. IDI buses and for MIDI Clock Sync All hands on MIDI control is set up on the Control surfaces page POs SETTING UP Reason Setting up the Default Song It s possible to select a default Song which will automatically open as a template each time you select New from the File menu The Default Song could be any Song you have created earlier or a factory made Template Song You can select this Default Song on the General tab in Preferences 1 Select Preferences from the Edit menu Win or Reason menu Mac and then click the General tab V Show parameter value tool tip V Show automation indication Default song Il Empty emplate Empty FX rsndemo ub 2 Click the Template radio button in the Default Song section 3 Click the folder icon to the right and select the Song you want to use as template when creating new Songs Each time you create a new Song by selecting New from the File menu the selected Song will be loaded and used as a template for your new Song On Windows platforms the Song document will be named Document n where n is an incremental number On Mac OS X platforms the document will be named untitled n where n is an incremental number You can then save your Song with a new name Opening the last Song at program launch It s possible to instruct Reason to automatically open the last Song each time you launch Reason You select this on the General tab in the Pref
7. Verification the program must be registered to your account on the Propellerhead web site If you purchased Reason directly from the Propellerhead web site the Reason license has already been registered to your user account and you can use Reason by authorizing your computer or by running with Internet Verification If you have purchased the optional Ignition Key USB stick you will want to authorize it so please read on Here s how you register and authorize your copy of Reason Notethata working Internet connection is required to be able to perform the following steps 1 Launch Reason When you start Reason for the first time the following window appears la Welcome to Reason User name Demo Mode Password Want to register and authorize Go to your account page L d 2 Click on the Go to your account page link Your default web browser starts up and takes you to the Login page at the Propellerhead web site 3 Enter your Username and Password and log in on your Propellerhead account If you don t have an account already click on the Create account link and follow the instructions to register a new account 4 The following step depends on the situation If you purchased the boxed version of Reason and haven t yet registered the program you will be asked to do that Enter the license number and registration code found on the DVD sleeve in the Reason box then click
8. an ASIO driver is required for the audio hardware Reason can run with DirectX or MME drivers as well but this will only support audio out and at con siderably higher latencies than with ASIO drivers Make sure you have the latest ASIO driver for the audio hardware Please check the manufacturer s web site for the latest versions Install the audio hardware drivers as described in its documentation Connect the stereo outputs of your audio hardware to your listening equipment speak ers mixer headphones or similar For information about how to use multiple outputs i e more than a stereo output see the Operation Manual pdf For now we stick to standard stereo connections If possible test that audio plays back properly with the audio hardware In the case of audio hardware with ASIO drivers you will need some test application for this often in cluded with the audio hardware About MIDI Interfaces While it is possible to use Reason without an external MIDI controller by only using the On screen Piano Keys window for playing MIDI notes or by manually drawing notes and automation in the sequencer this would not allow you to use the program to its full potential From now on we assume that you are using a keyboard controller either a USB keyboard with a built in MIDI interface or a separate MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard gt When installing the keyboard controller or MIDI interface and its drivers follow
9. d Running the Installer Now it s time to install the actual Reason software gt Insert the Reason disc into your DVD drive or unzip the download file Windows or mount the disk image file Mac OS X What to do next depends on whether you are installing on a Mac or a Windows computer Windows 1 Locate the file called Install Reason exe and double click it The installer may automatically start when you insert the DVD depending on your system settings e Ifyou run a 64 bit Windows OS the 64 bit version of Reason will be installed e If you run a 32 bit Windows OS the 32 bit version of Reason will be installed Ifyou run a 64 bit Windows OS but want to use the 32 bit version of Reason because you will be using Reason with other 32 bit ReWire applications please refer to Using Rea son with ReWire on a 64 bit operating system for information POS INSTALLATION 15 Reason 2 Follow the instructions on screen Before executing the installation of the software components you will be asked to select a language an install location and whether you wish to create a program shortcut alias on your desktop When the installation is complete you have the option of launching Reason directly Mac OS X gt On the Mac there is only a folder called Reason simply drag this to the Applications folder Both 64 bit and 32 bit versions are included in the application When you later launch Reason it will run
10. d to purchase a boxed version When you have downloaded the program package and installed the program all you have to do is register and authorize the program and you are good to go Refer to Registering and authorizing Reason and Running Reason with Internet Verification for registration and authorization details If you are upgrading from an earlier Reason version Ifyou are upgrading from an earlier version of Reason there are some important things to consider before installing the new version see Upgrading from an earlier Reason version If you are upgrading from Reason 6 or later or from Propellerhead Record you might have an Ignition Key which you might want to authorize for this version You might also want to authorize your computer After you have downloaded the Reason upgrade unpacked the file and installed Reason refer to Registering and authorizing Reason for details on how to authorize Reason Using the Reason download version while waiting for the box If you have purchased the boxed version of Reason and are waiting for the shipment you could still use the download version of the program and run it with full functionality Refer to Registering and authorizing Reason and Running Reason with Internet Verification for details on how to proceed If this is your first acquaintance with audio recording and music production software you might also want to check out the About the Audio Hard
11. driver asio Balance v Y Sample rate 44100 z H Buffer size i 128 samples t Input latency 4 ms Output latency 2 ms Recording latency compensation Oms Active input channels 2 out of 2 Channels Active output channels 2outof2 Channels Clock source Internal Control panel Monitoring Automatic Monitor record enabled tracks in record and stop mode 5 Manual Use Monitor buttons to activate monitoring External No monitoring through Reason use external mixer V Play in background a d 2 Pull down the Audio card driver pop up menu and select one of the available drivers Which driver to select depends on the platform and the audio hardware If an option is not applicable to your setup it will be disabled in the dialog amp mo Reason Mac OS X gt Select the option that corresponds to the hardware you want to use the built in audio connectors or some additional audio hardware that you have installed A number of predefined combinations of built in inputs and outputs will also be available in the Audio Card Driver pop up The number of available input s output s combinations depends of your computer s specific audio hardware configuration Windows If you run Reason under Windows it s required that the audio hardware supports ASIO drivers otherwise you won t be able to record any audio Select the option that corresponds to the ASIO hardware you want to use I
12. e page only appears in the Windows version of Reason In Mac OS X the selected system language is used Notethatanysetting you make in the Setup Wizard can be changed later on in the Pref erences dialog gt Clicking Next will take you through a series of dialogs where the following happens gt A 24 sermincup SU Reason The Setup Wizard will first try to find a compatible audio driver It will automatically select the first compatible driver it finds If this is the driver you wish to use fine If it isn t select your preferred driver from the Audio Card Driver pop up If you don t know which driver to use see Setting up the Audio Hardware Next Reason will try to auto detect a Master Keyboard If one is found and you want to use this click Use and proceed For Reason to auto detect a device you need two way MIDI communication Non USB keyboard devices without a MIDI input can of course still be added manually Note that your keyboard model might not be auto detected by Reason even though it s a modern one and connects via USB However you can still use such a keyboard to control Reason in the same way as with an auto detected keyboard e If Reason can t find the keyboard you have connected or if you clicked Don t Use you will be asked to specify a Master Keyboard manually This is done by first selecting a manufacturer and then a model If your model keyboard isn t on this l
13. e the Buffer Size slider to lower the latency The lowest buffer size setting you can choose depends on the audio drivers and your computer s per formance If you get crackles and glitches during playback the buffer size is set too low for your sys tem you need to raise the buffer size until you can play back normally gt Ifthe Buffer Size slider is disabled you may be able to lower the buffer size in the control panel for the audio hardware click the Control Panel button to open this For more information please consult the Reason Operation Manual pdf SETTING UP SU Reason Setting up MIDI Control Surfaces In Reason MIDI keyboards or remote control devices are called control surfaces MIDI input from control surfaces is handled by a system called Remote Here are some of the main features e You can use any number of control surfaces at the same time e The program supports a large number of control surfaces out of the box knobs faders and buttons on the surfaces are automatically mapped to the most useful parameters on the Reason devices You don t have to change the settings on the control surface to control different devices in Reason if you change MIDI input from a ID 8 track to a Combinator track the control surface will automatically adapt You just set up your control surface once and for all for use with Reason the program handles the rest e For control surfaces that are not natively supported at thi
14. emo Mode see Running Reason in Demo Mode I INSTALLATION Reason Running Reason in Demo Mode If you don t have a Reason license or if you don t have an authorized computer or your optional Ignition Key hardware at hand and don t have a working Internet connection you can run Reason in Demo Mode 1 Launch Reason The following window shows up la Welcome to Reason User name Demo Mode Password Login to use your Pro authorization Internet coni In Demo Mode you can record and save your songs but not open any files Want to register and authorize Go to your account page L d 2 Click the Demo Mode button Reason launches in Demo Mode The Demo Mode indicator lights up to the right on the Sequencer Transport Panel ED Running Reason in demo mode allows you to perform all operations as in authorized mode with three exceptions e You cannot export audio or bounce mixer channels to disk e You will not have access to any Rack Extension devices e You cannot open songs The only songs that can be opened in demo mode are the dedicated demo songs file extensions rsndemo Reason Demo Song reedemo Reason Essentials Demo Song and recdemo Re cord Demo Song Demo songs can be accessed from the Open Demo Song item in the File menu If you disconnect your Ignition Key hardware on an unauthorized computer or lose the Internet Connection whi
15. erences dialog 1 Select Preferences from the Edit menu Win or Reason menu Mac and then click the General tab x gt now automation indication Default song il Empty Template Empty FX rsndemo ub oad last song on startup 2 Tick the Load Last Song On Startup checkbox When you launch Reason the next time the last saved Song will automatically open in a document window n A 34 SETTING UP SII Reason Reassigning the Function Keys in Mac OS X When you work with Reason you will do a lot of navigating between the three main areas the main mixer he rack and the sequencer The quickest way to switch between these areas is to use the function keys F5 F6 and F7 see Navigating between the areas in the Common Operations and Concepts chapter in he Operation Manual and Help system for details Also the F2 F3 F4 and F8 keys are shortcuts for showing and hiding the Spectrum EQ window Browser On screen Piano Keys window and the Tool Window respectively However on many Macintosh models especially MacBooks the function keys double as hardware control buttons For example they might control the volume of the built in speaker the display brightness or keyboard backlight To make these keys actually work as function keys for software such as Reason you need to hold the Fn key while pressing them This can work perfectly OK but to get the best workflow in Reason we recommend that
16. f you are using audio hardware for which there is a specific ASIO driver you should select this With an ASIO driver written specifically for the audio hardware Reason can communicate more or less directly with the audio hardware The benefits are lower latency see below and possibly better sup port for additional hardware features such as multiple inputs and outputs About Latency and other Audio Settings On the Audio tab you will find a number of additional settings for audio The most important ones are Buffer Size and the corresponding readouts for Input and Output Latency I f Audio card driver ASIO Balance X Y Il Sample rate 44 100 v Buffer size Di 128 samples Input latency 4 ms Output latency 2 ms The Input Latency is the delay between when the audio is sent from a connected microphone or instrument and when it s received and detected by Reason Output Latency is the delay between when audio is sent your audio hard rom Reason and when you actually hear it The latencies in an audio system depends on Ware its drivers and their settings When you select a driver its latency values are automatically reported by the audio card and displayed in the on the Audi adjust these val o tab in Preferences Depending on the audio hardware and the driver you may be able to ues If you experience high latency values you will need to make adjustments to your configuration gt If available us
17. ges depending on which Reason device you want to control check out the MIDI Implementation Chart in the Reason documentation If your control surface has templates or presets for different Reason devices these can be used e MIDI Control Surface Select this if you have a MIDI controller with programmable knobs buttons or faders but without key board Again you need to set your controllers to send the correct MIDI CCs e MIDI Keyboard No Controls Select this if you have a MIDI keyboard without programmable knobs buttons or faders This is used for playing only including performance controllers such as pitch bend mod wheel etc you cannot adjust Reason device parameters with this type of control surface e MIDI Multichannel Control Keyboard Surface These options can be used if your MIDI keyboard or surface can handle multiple MIDI channels simul taneously After selecting a model proceed with selecting MIDI input as described above About the Master Keyboard One of the control surfaces can be the Master Keyboard This is like any other control surface but it must have a keyboard and it cannot be locked to a specific Reason device in other words it always follows the MIDI input to the sequencer This is the surface you use to play the instrument devices in Reason e The first surface with a keyboard that is added or found by auto detect is automatically selected to be the Master Keyboard This is shown in the Attached
18. in 64 bit or 32 bit mode depending on your operating system If you want to use the 32 bit version of Reason because you will be using Reason with other 32 bit ReWire applications on your Mac please refer to Using Reason with ReWire on a 64 bit operating system for information Both platforms e During the installation on Windows or during the first program launch on Mac OS X the CodeMeter and Authorizer applications will be installed on your computer The applications are necessary for handling the Reason authorization see below and administration of Rack Extension devices About the Sound Banks on Mac OS X DVD version only The first time you launch Reason under Mac OS X you will be asked to insert the Reason disc to copy the Factory Sound Bank and Orkester sound bank to your hard disk The Factory Sound Bank and Orkester sound bank are two big files containing a large number of patches samples and loops serving as your main supply of sounds much like the sound ROM in a synthesizer These are copied to your hard disk and are required to run the program The Authorization system Reason uses an authorization system designed to be as flexible as possible while at the same time providing the best possible copy protection for the product Here s how it works e The core of the authorization system is your license number which is registered to your user account on the Propellerhead web site e You can then use this license
19. ist select Other You will also have to specify a MIDI port to use This can be done either by selecting one of the available ports listed in the popup or by clicking the Find button and pressing some keys on your keyboard Note that if you have additional remote control surface devices in your setup these will have to be added in the Preferences see Adding a Control surface The Setup Wizard will only establish a connected Master Keyboard device Setup is now complete If all went well you should now have established audio and MIDI communication the basics needed to record and play back audio and for controlling Reason via MIDI However if for any reason the Setup Wizard failed to establish the necessary settings or if you wish to add other devices etc you will have to make your settings in the Preferences dialog see below gt Select which song to open and if you want to watch the video tutorials on the Propeller head web site The final page of the Setup Wizard let s you select if you want to open a Demo Song a template document or an empty song directly after finishing the Setup Wizard It also gives you an option to watch video tutorials on the Propellerhead web site amp DE Reason About the Preferences The basic settings for audio and MIDI are done in the Preferences dialog This is opened from the Edit menu or if you are running Mac OS X from the Reason menu General A
20. le running Reason with Internet Verification the program will automatically enter Demo Mode You can continue to work and save your songs as usual When you reconnect the Ignition Key hardware or reconnect to the internet Reason will automatically revert to authorized mode and the Demo Mode indicator will go off INSTALLATION I Reason Using Reason with ReWire on a 64 bit operating system If you are running a 64 bit OS Reason will automatically install and run in 64 bit mode However if you are using ReWire there are a couple of extra considerations e Both the ReWire host and Reason must run in the same mode 32 bit or 64 bit To use ReWire in 64 bit mode the ReWire host application must have support for 64 bit ReWire If not you need to run both programs in 32 bit mode Here s how you run Reason in 32 bit mode under Mac and Windows respectively Mac 1 Make sure Reason isn t running 2 Select the Reason application in the Finder and choose Get Info from the File menu 3 Turn on the option Open in 32 bit Mode The next time you launch Reason it will run in 32 bit mode Windows Under Windows you need to install a separate 32 bit version of Reason 1 Open the Reason DVD or the Reason download package if you have downloaded the program from the web in the Windows Explorer 2 Right click the Install Reason exe file and select Create Shortcut If the file is on the DVD you will be asked if you want the sho
21. lerhead Balance audio interface e Internet connection for registration and Rack Extension installation e MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended INSTALLATION I Reason About the Audio Hardware The audio hardware is the computer equipment that converts the analog signals from instruments and microphones to digital signals that Reason can work with and store and back again for connection to an amplifier headphones or similar This equipment could be a built in audio card a 2 channel USB interface such as Propellerhead Balance or a Firewire audio interface or an audio card with several inputs and outputs digital connectors etc Regardless of which you need to make sure the hardware and its drivers are properly installed Audio hardware and Mac OS X If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface Please refer to the Propellerhead Balance Operation Manual pdf for information on how to install connect and use the Propellerhead Balance audio interface Always check the Propellerhead web site for the latest Balance drivers before installing and connecting Balance If you are using the built in audio hardware in your Macintosh All Mac models come with a built in audio interface providing stereo input and output jacks and in some cases a built in microphone Depending on your needs the quality of these inputs and outputs may be fully sufficient for use with Reason Reason provides a number of pre config
22. n some cases this labeled Optional then you don t have to make a selection In other cases a MIDI Output is required This is the case if the control surface uses MIDI feedback motor fader displays etc 8 If you like you can rename your control surface in the Name field 9 Click OK to add the surface Depending on the surface model alerts may appear reminding you to select a specific preset etc In some cases Reason can restore a preset in the control surface to factory settings for you you are then informed of this Finally you return to the Control Surfaces tab in Preferences where your added surface is now listed amp mo Reason If your control surface model isn t listed If you can t find your control surface listed on the Manufacturer or Model pop up menus when you try to add it this means that there s no native support for that model However the program supports generic keyboards and controllers Here s what to do gt Select Other on the Manufacturer pop up menu and then select one of the three op tions on the Model pop up menu Or if the Manufacturer is listed but not your specific model Select one of the three Other options on the Model pop up menu In both cases the options are e MIDI Control Keyboard Select this if you have a MIDI keyboard with programmable knobs buttons or faders You need to set up your MIDI control keyboard so that the controllers send the correct MIDI CC messa
23. nformation about the supported control surfaces In case you specified a Master Keyboard in the Setup Wizard and you don t have any other control surfaces you don t have to do anything else But if you want to add additional control surfaces or edit your settings this is done in the Preferences POS SETTINGUP 29 Reason Adding a Control surface 1 Open the Preferences dialog and click the Control surfaces tab 2 If your control surface is connected via USB or if you have made a two way MIDI connec tion try clicking the Auto detect Surfaces button Reason scans all MIDI ports and tries to identify the connected control surfaces Note that not all con rol surfaces support auto detection General Audio Control surfaces Syne Advanced Language Use this page to add and set up control surfaces including MIDI keyboards One of your MIDI keyboards will automatically be made the master keyboard this is the keyboard you use for playing devices in Reason Attached surfaces Auto detect surfaces a Akai MPK49 Model Akai MPK49 This is the master keyboard m F Use with Reason Y Add Edit Delete Use no master keyboard Master keyboard input Standard Master keyboard input to selected track D Separated Independent selection and master keyboard input All found surfaces are listed in the Attached Surfaces list 3 To add a control surface manually click the Add bu
24. off In Reason this is the keyboard shortcut for detaching the main mixer into a separate window POS SETTING UP Reason 4 Scroll down to the Turn VoiceOver on or off item in the Accessibility group and either remove the tick from the checkbox or assign it to another keyboard shortcut e00 Keyboard a gt Show All Keyboard Ere tano To change a shortcut double click the shortcut and hold down the new keys RA Launchpad amp Dock YZoom Display Turn zoom on or off X 8 E Mission Control Turn image smoothing on or off XK E Keyboard amp Text Zoom out xH N Screen Shots Zoom in X Services wContrast Spotlight Increase contrast SCR Accessibility Decrease contrast AX Application Shor I thverticclars AX88 Turn VoiceOver on or off S8F5 Show Accessibility controls XFS Restore Defaults Full Keyboard Access In windows and dialogs press Tab to move keyboard focus between Text boxes and lists only All controls 5 Now you re finished with the settings and can close the Keyboard window From now on the function keys and keyboard shortcuts will perform their intended functions in Rea son SETTING UP SU Reason
25. orized Ignition Key hardware Propellerhead USB stick or Propellerhead Balance audio interface connected the program will simply start without further ado gt If you are using an Ignition Key on an unauthorized computer always connect the Igni tion Key hardware before starting your computer and launching Reason This way Rea son will start up immediately without the Authorization procedure If you have an authorized computer or an authorized Ignition Key hardware connected to your computer it s no longer necessary to have Internet connection when running Reason INSTALLATION I Reason Running Reason with Internet Verification ollowing window appears r f you launch Reason on an unauthorized computer or without an Ignition Key hardware connected the a la User name Welcome to Reason Password se your Propellerhead account Demo Mode in Demo Want to register and authorize Go to your account page d Note that this requires a working Internet connection and that your Reason license has been registered to your user account as described in Registering and authorizing Reason gt Enter the User name and Password for your Propellerhead account and click the Log in button Reason now launches in authorized mode It is not possible to run two instances of Reason on different computers authorized to the same user account Reason will then enter D
26. re with your Macintosh 13 Audio hardware and Windows 13 If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface 13 If you are using other audio hardware with your Windows PC 14 About MIDI Interfaces 14 MIDI In Connections 14 MIDI Out Connections 15 Installing the Software 15 Upgrading from an earlier Reason version 15 Running the Installer 15 About the Sound Banks on Mac OS X DVD version only 16 The Authorization system 16 Registering and authorizing Reason 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS I Reason About deauthorizing the computer 18 Running Reason on an authorized computer or with an Ignition Key hardware 18 Running Reason with Internet Verification 19 Running Reason in Demo Mode 20 Using Reason with ReWire on a 64 bit operating system 21 Mac 21 Windows 21 Setting Up 23 About this Chapter 24 First run Reason Setup Wizard 24 About the Preferences 26 Setting up the Audio Hardware 27 Mac OS X 28 Windows 28 About Latency and other Audio Settings 28 Setting up MIDI Control Surfaces 29 Adding a Control surface 30 If your control surface model isn t listed 32 About the Master Keyboard 32 Master Keyboard Input 33 Other functions 33 Setting up the Default Song 34 Opening the last Song at program launch 34 Reassigning the Function Keys in Mac OS X 35 I TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Reason TABLE OF CONTENTS I Reason Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing Reason In Reason Version 8 we ha
27. rtcut to be placed on the desktop click Yes Locate the shortcut you just created right click it and select Properties 4 On the Shortcut page of the Properties dialog locate the Target field and add 32 without the quotes at the very end The Target field should say D Install Reason exe 32 although the drive letter may not be D depending on your setup 5 Click OK 6 Double click the shortcut file to install a 32 bit version of Reason The installed Reason version will have the name Reason 32 on the Start menu and desktop You can have the regular 64 bit version installed at the same time if you like POS INSTALLATION 21 Reason INSTALLATION I Reason Chapter 3 Setting Up About this Chapter This chapter describes the settings you need to make before you can start using Reason These are necessary in order to get any sounds to and from the program and to be able to play and control Reason via MIDI First run Reason Setup Wizard you followed the instructions correctly in the last chapter Reason should be running and the first dialog in the Reason Setup Wizard guide should be open This only appears the very first time the program is run r Reason Setup Wizard Lament Language Deutsch German Fran ais French Az Japanese m If you change the language setting the change will take effect on the next page of the Setup Wizard Notethatthe Languag
28. s stage you can use generic drivers Note however that Remote drivers for additional control surfaces will be added continuously check our web page for more info By default all control surfaces follow the sequencer Master Keyboard Input This means that you set MIDI input to a track in the sequencer to route the control surface s to the rack s device in the rack e You can lock a control surface to a specific device in the rack For example you could have a Master Keyboard that follows MIDI input while another control surface is locked to the Main Mixer This way you can control levels and pans at all times This is described in he Operation Manual e You can use remote overrides to map a specific control on a surface to a specific Reason parameter or function For example you could override map a knob or fader on your control surface to the Main Mixer s mas er level fader Or you could map buttons on your control surface to control Reason s transport play stop record etc at all times regardless of which track has Master Keyboard Input in the sequencer This is described in the Operation Manual e Remote also supports some control surfaces with MIDI feedback If you have such a control surface and it is supported by Reason you can take full advantage of motor ized faders meters displays etc Among the Reason documentation you will find a pdf document called Control Surface Details This contains useful i
29. the Register button A new web page appears where you are asked if you want to write your license to your computer or to your optional Ignition Key hardware or do it later If you click the Later button you will still be able to run Reason using Internet Verification see Running Reason with Internet Verification I INSTALLATION Reason 17 When you have registered Reason and want to write your license to your computer or Ignition Key gt Click the Authorize button This will take you to the Authorize Computer and Keys page where you can choose to write your Reason license to your computer to your optional Ignition Key and or to a connected Balance inter face 5 Follow the instructions on the web page to write your licence to your computer or to your Ignition Key 6 When you re done Reason will continue to launch and you will now be able to run the program in Authorized mode You can now quit the web browser if you like About deauthorizing the computer You can authorize one computer at a time If you re moving your work to another computer you can first deauthrorize the current computer and then authorize the other one This is done from your account page at the Propellerhead web site Remember to deauthorize your computer before sending it to service or selling it Running Reason on an authorized computer or with an Ignition Key hardware If you launch Reason on an authorized computer or with an auth
30. to authorize one specific computer one optional Ignition Key or one Propellerhead Balance audio interface which contains built in Ignition Key hardware If you choose to authorize your computer you won t need any physical Ignition Key hardware plugged into the computer During start up Reason automatically detects that your computer is authorized You can also choose to authorize an optional physical Ignition Key USB stick or Propellerhead Bal ance audio interface to run Reason in authorized mode anywhere and on any computer e Ifyou don t have an authorized computer or Ignition Key hardware at hand you can still run Reason in authorized mode provided that you have a working Internet connection The program will then contact the Propellerhead web site and verify that Reason is registered to your user account Finally if you don t have an authorized computer or Ignition Key hardware at hand nora working Internet connection you can run Reason in Demo Mode This is also the mode you use if you are trying out the program but haven t yet purchased it In this mode you can work as usual and even save your work You cannot however open songs in Demo Mode for details see Running Reason in Demo Mode INSTALLATION I Reason Registering and authorizing Reason To be able to run Reason in authorized mode see Running Reason on an authorized computer or with an Ignition Key hardware and Running Reason with Internet
31. tton This brings up a new dialog 4 Select the manufacturer of your control surface from the Manufacturer pop up menu If you can t find it on the menu see below 5 Select the model of your control surface from the Model pop up menu If you can t find it on the menu see below SETTING UP I Reason 6 An image of the selected control surface model is shown often along with some informa tion text read this carefully For some control surfaces you need to select a specific preset to use the surface with Reason this is noted here al Control Surface Manufacturer Doepfer X Model l Drehbank X When you use the Doepfer Drehbank you need to make sure that Bank 2 is selected and that it hasn t been changed from the factory default PHRES For more info please see the Control Surface Details document in the Documentation folder Name Doepfer Drehbank MIDI Input Not selected x l Find k Cancel Help L A 7 Use the MIDI Input pop up to select the input port to which you have connected the sur face f in doubt you can click the Find button and then tweak a control or play a key on the control surface o have Reason find the correct input port for you e Some control surfaces may have more than one MIDI Input pop up menu You need to select ports on all MIDI Input pop up menus e Some control surfaces will have a MIDI Output pop up menu
32. tup Wizard or when using Auto detect Surfaces in the Preferences see Adding a Control sur face Whether auto detection works or not depends on the keyboard model Ifyou have several MIDI control surfaces or similar that you want to use we recommend that you connect them to separate MIDI ports or directly to the computer using USB MIDI Out Connections If you have external synthesizers drum machines or other devices that can be played via MIDI you can control them from Reason For this you need to have a MIDI interface with one or several outputs Connect a MIDI cable from a MIDi Out jack on the MIDI interface to the MIDI In jack on your external instrument Read more about how to control external MIDI devices from Reason in the Reason Operation Manual pdf or Reason Help in the program Installing the Software Upgrading from an earlier Reason version If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Reason there are some important things to remember before installing the upgrade Before uninstalling your current Reason version and installing the new version make sure you don t leave anything you want to keep in the Reason program folder the Rea son program folder and its contents will be permanently deleted during installation of the upgrade For example move any additional ReFills etc from the Reason program folder to another temporary location before upgrading otherwise the files might be permanently delete
33. udio Control Surfaces Sync Advanced Language Editing Mouse knob range Automation cleanup level V Trigger notes while editing Appearance Reduce cable clutter setting Show for selected devices only Hide auto routed cables Hide all cables V Cable animation V Show parameter value tool tip V Show automation indication Default song Empty Template Empty FX rsndemo E Load last song on startup Miscellaneous CPU usage limit V New devices get browse focus V Load default sound in new devices This also sets the default browsing location 7 Use multi core audio rendering E Self contain samples when loading from disk The Preferences dialog gt Described herein are only the most important settings in the Preferences For informa tion about other Preferences settings see the Menu and Dialog Reference chapter in the Reason Operation Manual pdf SETTING UP SU Reason Setting up the Audio Hardware In case this wasn t done in the Setup Wizard you need to establish a connection between Reason and the audio hardware This is done by selecting a driver a software component that acts like a link between the program and the audio hardware Proceed as follows 1 In the Preferences dialog click the Audio tab General Audio Control surfaces Sync Advanced Language Master tune 440Hz 0 cents Audio card
34. ured Input s Output s combinations that can be accessed from the Audio tab in Preferences If you are using other audio hardware with your Macintosh You may want to use other audio hardware with Reason e g an audio interface with multiple outputs digital connections etc For this to be possible the audio hardware must be compatible with Mac OS X i e there must be a Core Audio driver available for the hardware 1 Install the audio hardware drivers as described in its documentation Note that some audio hardware does not require any special audio drivers Please refer to the hard ware documentation 2 Connect the stereo outputs of your audio hardware to your listening equipment speak ers mixer headphones or similar For info about how to use multiple outputs i e more than a stereo output see the Operation Manual pdf For now we stick to standard stereo connections 3 If possible test that audio plays back OK with the audio hardware With some audio hardware a test application is supplied for this purpose Audio hardware and Windows If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface Please refer to the Propellerhead Balance Operation Manual pdf for information on how to install connect and use the Propellerhead Balance audio interface I INSTALLATION Reason 14 If you are using other audio hardware with your Windows PC To run Reason with full audio in and audio out functionality under Windows
35. ve focused on speed and workflow enhancements so you can work even faster than before The new browser is always there with access to your full library of songs sounds samples and instruments all the time Drag and drop is now available throughout the Reason program Create instruments by dragging a synth patch to the sequencer drag samples directly to Redrum channels or create effects by dragging effect patches to the rack for example Reason Version 8 also comes with brand new amp and speaker models from Softube Also don t forget to visit the Propellerhead web site at www propellerheads se and read up on all the new Rack Extension instruments and effects created by ourselves and others that you can add to your rack A driving force for us at Propellerhead is communication with all the people around the world that use our programs to realize their musical ideas And a big part of this communication takes place on our own user forums This is a unique meeting place where professionals and beginners meet on equal terms to exchange ideas But even more importantly it s a forum open to you We think you will enjoy talking to other Reason users all over the world just as much as we ll enjoy talking to you Yours truly The Propellerhead Team www propellerheads se About the Reason documentation This is the Installation Manual where installation of Reason and basic setting up procedures are described Detailed features and operations in Reason
36. ware and About MIDI Interfaces sections before continuing When you receive the Reason box you should NOT reinstall the Reason program every thing you need has already been installed from the download version amp su Reason INTRODUCTION SU Reason Chapter 2 Installation 12 Requirements Below you will find the minimum requirements for running Reason Notethatthese are the minimum requirements You will benefit from a fast computer with lots of RAM since this will allow you to use more devices at the same time Mac OS X e Intel Mac with dual cores or better e 4GB RAM or more e DVD drive e 3 GB free hard disk space program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space e MacOSX 10 7 or later e Monitor with at least 1280x768 resolution e CoreAudio compliant audio interface such as Propellerhead Balance or built in audio hardware A free USB2 0 port is necessary when using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface e Internet connection for registration and Rack Extension installation e MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended Windows Intel Pentium AMD Opteron with dual cores or better e 4GB RAM or more e DVD drive e 3 GB free hard disk space program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space e Windows 7 or later e Monitor with at least 1280x768 resolution e Audio Interface with ASIO driver such as Propellerhead Balance A free USB2 0 port is necessary when using the Propel
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