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USING THE MPD24 WITH PROPELLERHEADS REASON
thousands of controllers. The people at Propellerheads have developed a way to remap a single
control surface to each of the modules in Reason. This protocol is called Reason Remote.
We have included all the files necessary to enable Reason to find the MPD24 and map its
controls to whatever module you have selected in the sequencer.
To begin using the MPD24 with Reason, you will need to make sure that you have version 3.0.5
or greater for the Mac or version 3.0.4 or later for the PC.
1. To install the Reason Remote codecs and remote maps, run the Reason Remote installer
for your particular computer and it will auto-install the folders into the right locations.
2. After you have installed the Reason Remote codecs, select Preset number 2 – "Reason"
– on your MPD24. Press the [VALUE] dial to load the preset.
If you have edited MPD24's presets and are unable to load the Reason preset,
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use the supplied Uniquest Editor to load the Factory Preset Bank and "PUT" or
download the factory preset bank into the MPD24.
3. Start up Reason and the software will automatically find the MPD24 controller. Within
Reason, click on [Preferences] and look under [Control Surfaces and Keyboards].
You should see the Akai MPD24 icon with a green check mark. If it is not checked, click
the "Use with Reason" button.
Reason is a software program that allows for vast control of
its parameters. The problem with having a lot of controllable
items is the limit of physical space and the cost of building
hardware controllers that can accommodate hundreds or
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