Reason - Novation SL Mk III User Manual

Reason

Reason Setup
After starting Reason, you can set up the SL MkIII .
1 . Connect the SL MkIII to your computer via USB .
2 . Go to Preferences > Control Surfaces .
3 . Click 'the Auto-detect Surfaces' button . A dialogue window with a progress bar will appear .
Enable 'Use with Reason', and 'Novation SL MkIII SL MkIII From DIN 1' and you can control Reason with the SL MkIII . You
can control all Instruments, Effects and Utilities in a Reason Rack (see picture below), as well as move between tracks .
Control Layout
With the SL MkIII's InControl mode you can take advantage of the following features in Reason:
• Track Left and Track Right buttons - Use these buttons to move between tracks in Reason's Sequencer .
• Rotary Knobs - These change various parameters for Instruments, Effects, Utilities and Players . Active knobs display
on the screens with their parameter name and value .
• Pads - These control parameters in Reason . When using the Kong Drum Designer Instrument, pads select Kong's
drum sounds . The drum's main parameters appear on the screens, and the rotary knobs can adjust those parameters .
Effects, Utilities and Instruments
Each time you load a new Instrument (and create a new MIDI track) Reason will assign the SL MkIII to that Instrument .
To control Effects and Utilities from the SL MkIII, you need to create an audio track . Find the device in the Rack section,
right-click on the device and select 'Create Track for device name' . A new track will appear in the sequencer; select this new
track using the Track buttons on the SL MkIII .
When you select an Effect or Utility its controls appear on the SL MkIII's screens, which you can then change with the above
The drum's main parameters appear on the screens, and the rotary knobs can adjust those parameter values.
knobs .
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