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- Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL...
- Page 2 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 expect 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.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
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 hardware with your Macintosh 13... - Page 5 Running Reason with the Ignition Key hardware 18 Running Reason with Internet Verification 18 Running Reason in Demo Mode 19 Setting Up 21 About this Chapter 22 First run - Reason Setup Wizard 22 About the Preferences 24 Setting up the Audio Hardware 25 Mac OS X 26 Windows 26 About Latency and other Audio Settings 26...
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Page 7: Introduction
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Page 8: Welcome
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. -
Page 9: What Is In The Reason Box
“Upgrading from an earlier Reason version”. If you are upgrading from Reason 6 or later (or from Propellerhead Record), you already have an Ignition Key and won’t need the boxed version. After you have downloaded the Reason upgrade, unpacked the file and installed Reason, refer to “Registering and authorizing Reason”... - Page 10 INTRODUCTION...
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Page 11: Installation
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Page 12: Requirements
DVD drive • 3 GB free hard disk space (program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space) • Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later (10.6.3 or later together with Propellerhead Balance) • Monitor with at least 1024x768 resolution •... -
Page 13: About The Audio Hardware
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... -
Page 14: If You Are Using Other Audio Hardware With Your Windows Pc
If you are using other audio hardware with your Windows PC To run Reason with full audio in and audio out functionality under Windows, 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. -
Page 15: Installing The Software
• If you 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 Setup... -
Page 16: About The Sound Banks On Mac Os X (Dvd Version Only)
You then use this license to authorize your Ignition Key hardware (fitted in an Ignition Key (USB stick) or built-in in the Propellerhead Balance audio interface). You can then use the Ignition Key (USB stick) or Propellerhead Balance audio interface to run Reason in authorized mode, anywhere and on any computer. - Page 17 2. Click on the Register and Authorize button. Your default web browser starts up and takes you to the Login page at the Propellerhead web site. 3. Enter your user name and password and log in on your Propellerhead account.
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Page 18: Running Reason With The Ignition Key Hardware
You can now quit the web browser if you like. Running Reason with the Ignition Key hardware If you launch Reason with an authorized Ignition Key hardware (Propellerhead USB stick or Propellerhead Balance audio interface) connected, the program will simply start without further ado. -
Page 19: Running Reason In Demo Mode
• Should you at any point connect your authorized Ignition Key hardware, Internet connec- tion is no longer required. It is not possible to run two instances of Reason (on different computers) authorized to the same user account. Reason will then enter Demo Mode. Running Reason in Demo Mode If you don't have a Reason license, or if you don’t have your Ignition Key hardware at hand and don’t have a working Internet connection, you can run Reason in Demo Mode:... - Page 20 • 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, or lose the Internet Connection while running Reason with Internet Verification, the program will automatically enter demo mode.
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Page 21: Setting Up
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Page 22: About This Chapter
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. - Page 23 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. SETTING UP...
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Page 24: About The Preferences
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). The Preferences dialog. q Described herein are only the most important settings in the Preferences. For informa- tion about other Preferences settings, see the “Menu and Dialog Reference”... -
Page 25: Setting Up The Audio Hardware
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. -
Page 26: Mac Os X
Mac OS X D 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). q A number of predefined combinations of built-in inputs and outputs will also be available in the Audio Card Driver pop-up. -
Page 27: Setting Up Midi
Setting up MIDI 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: • You can use any number of control surfaces at the same time. •... -
Page 28: Adding A Control Surface
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. - Page 29 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.
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Page 30: If Your Control Surface Model Isn't Listed
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. -
Page 31: Master Keyboard Input
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. -
Page 32: Setting Up The Default Song
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. -
Page 33: Reassigning The Function Keys In Mac Os X
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, the 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”... - Page 34 4. Scroll down to the "Turn VoiceOver on or off" item and either remove the tick from the checkbox or assign it to another keyboard shortcut. 5. Scroll down further to the "Spaces" item (keyboard shortcut F8) and either remove the tick from the checkbox or assign it to another keyboard shortcut.
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