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1. Now tick the check box next to the session you wish to use This will enable the session to accept connections This is how the network host appears in the rsTouch connection screen above IMPORTANT do not assign anything to the Live routings popups Doing so will prevent proper communications between Reason and rs Touch Leave these set to 74 Appendix 2 rtoMIDI network MIDI for Windows Currently there is only one network MIDI driver for Windows PCs that is compatible with the iOS and OSX network MIDI driver This driver was developed by Tobias Erichsen who has generously made it available to users through his website You can learn more about rtpMIDI here http www tobias erichsen de software rtpmidi html where you will find a link to download the installer and a tutorial that covers setup and use Whether you use rtpMIDI or elect to use the iPad s USB MIDI is entirely up to you Harmony Systems Inc does not endorse or otherwise encourage you to use rtpMIDI nor does it guarantee that rs Touch will work properly with rtpMIDI Furthermore your use of rtpMIDI is governed by the licensing and requirements of Tobias Erichsen you should understand what conditions including any licensing payments he requires 19 Appendix 3A Setting Up An OSX Ad Hoc Wi Fi Network OS X 10 5 10 9 OS X provides a simple straight forward way of setting up an ad hoc Wi Fi network using a Mac s built in Airport Se
2. Start Reason then e Select the Preferences Menu item e Select the Control Surfaces tab you should see a dialog Becca similar to the one at Master Keyboard Input to selected track ri g ht i Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input Add Edit Delete Make Master Keyboard Master Keyboard Input You must add three new controllers to Reason one for each of rsTouch s major sections This also must be done manually as Reason s Auto detect Surfaces button will not work for rsTouch set up 000 Keyboards and control surfaces ry 4 General Audio Control Surfaces Advanced Keyboard u Manufacturer Delora Software ud Model Y rsTouch rsTouch SLOW rsTouch_Device rsTouch_Perform Name Delora Software rsTouch In Port Not selected Out Port Not selected Cancel Add Edit Delete Make Master Keyboard Master Keyboard Input Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track J Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input Add the Master and Mixer controller e Press Add e Select Delora Software as the manufacturer You will see 4 choices for Model rs Touch rsTouch SLOW rs Touch_Device and rs Touch_Perform Select rsTouch Note rsTouch SLOW should only be used in special cases see 6 of the Troubleshooting chapter O O O Keyboards and control surfaces m 4 ch General Audio Ad
3. cS fotlen Pro for Reason User Guide D delora software Copyright 2015 by Harmony Systems Inc Under the copyright laws this manual may not be copied in whole or part without the written consent of Harmony Systems Inc Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement Delora Software and rsTouch are trademarks of Harmony Systems Inc Apple iPad and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries The Bluetooth word mark and logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc registered in the U S and other countries and any use of such marks by Apple is under license Reason is a trademark of Propellerhead Software Other company and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their respective companies Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only Harmony Systems assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products Table of Contents Getting Started 1 Which Reason 1 Connecting to Reason 2 Your Computer s MIDI Requirements 4 Wi Fi amp Bluetooth 5 Install Reason Control Surface Configuration Files6 Set Up Reason To Use rsTouch 7 Assign Lock Reason s Main Mixer to rsTouch 14 Connecting rsTouch to Reason 18 MIDI Interface Status and Help 25 Preference Settings 27 About rs Touch General Operations 30 Running rsTouch on Multiple iPads 33 rs Touch Screens 34 Upper Contro
4. computer running Reason can be rs Touch requires full performance one of the following MIDI interfaces for the iPad and e a conventional MIDI cable setup computer that reliably support all if you have a USB MIDI interface standard MIDI commands that works with your iPad OR including SYSEX Unfortunately e a network MIDI set up using the some MIDI interfaces suffer data iPad s Wi Fi Network MIDI loss or data corruption when requires that your Mac or used in demanding applications Windows PC is connected to the like rsTouch Diagnostics are same local area network as your included in rs Touch to help iPad It also requires that you set identify possible MIDI interface up the network MIDI interface on problems See MIDI Interface your computer and in the case of Status and Help near the end a Windows PC you must also of this chapter install a special MIDI driver This is discussed in depth shortly A standard cable MIDI connection is the easiest to set up but you sacrifice the ready portability of using a wireless connection A wired MIDI connection is best if you use rsTouch close to your computer or your studio has an existing MIDI set up that makes connection and use simple One benefit of using wired MIDI is that rsTouch will not suffer any performance or latency degradation due to Wi Fi signal quality or other heavy network activity However that does not necessarily mean that a wired MIDI connection wil
5. your selections go back to the Info Screen and tap Done USB MIDI Interface Network MIDI Connection Setup Connecting through a network MIDI connection is similar but has an additional initial step selecting the host A host is any Mac or Windows PC set up with a working network MIDI connection Note that these may or may not also be running Reason For example your studio may use network MIDI for other purposes rsTouch can only distinguish if a host is also running Reason by first connecting to that host then attempting to communicate by sending the appropriate messages Select the active network MIDI host e Press the iButton then Connect text bar to bring up the MIDI Connections screen Tap on the Network MIDI Hosts text bar Anew popup screen will show all of the network MIDI hosts visible to rs Touch 21 A typical studio probably has a single host the computer where you are running Reason but there could be more If you do not see your Reason computer then you have some type of communications problem see the Troubleshooting section for advice on resolving such an issue Tap on the desired host and a checkmark will appear at the lt MIDI Connections Network MIDI Hosts right edge You can only have a single network host assigned at any time so selecting a different host will automatically unselect the previous one If you wish to no longer use a network MIDI host tap on the current selection to des
6. Track Color The third way to Lock is e Show the Main Mixer on the computer screen Right click in the Main Mixer s master section for example its master fader master meter area Right clicking on any part other than the master mixer section will eee 6 M lhe LA 6 8 c z x gt pe mt om n co v ale H z m o o mlll aa H amp 66 oi a a a a a a a OUTPUT W OUTPUT W OUTPUT W OUTPUT W OUTPUT V OUTPUT W OUTPUT W sea rack Ml seo rack Ml seo rack Ml sco nack Tractor NN191 Thori fP no t Wor k l l ve aiii neh ort Selected Device Groups e Select the menu Create Send F item Lock rsTouch_name to studio FX This Device where Utilities x Copy Insert FX rs Touch_name is Browse Insert FX Patches the name you Clear Insert FX assig ned rsTouch Reset All sai Section aia Lock rsTouch Mixer to This Device mixer in Reason S Lock rsTouch Device to This Device Track Color b control surface i preferences Once you have locked rsTouch to the Main Mixer it will remain so unless you manually unlock it don t Locking remains in effect as long as the project is loaded When you save a project it will know to lock rsTouch to the Main Mixer the next time it is loaded Unfortunately Reason does not offer a preference setting so you could choose to always lock rsTouch to the Ma
7. Automation sequencer track The track arrows at right move you from one sequencer track to the next The device currently assigned to that track is automatically shown on rs Touch provided rs Touch supports it Normally this is a Reason synthesizer but it can also be an effect if you have created a sequencer track to provide the device with automation The other way to choose which device is shown is to use Reason s surface locking facility This is a Reason command performed at the computer that 53 assigns a particular device to a control surface in this case rsTouch s device control surface Once you have locked a Reason device to rs Touch s device section that device is the only one that rs Touch can control until you either lock a different device or unlock rsTouch s device section See the Reason user guide for more on how to use surface locking Note this use of surface locking is separate from the set up you did to get rs Touch assigned to the Reason Main Mixer That surface lock must always be active for rsTouch to operate properly Notes on Specific Devices As mentioned earlier not all control information is provided to rsTouch from Reason which is why not every control you see in Reason is available on the corresponding rsTouch device screen In addition please note the following regarding some specific Rack devices Combinator The names for the rotaries and buttons are not provided to rsTouch bu
8. Fi network as the Reason computer This must be 63 a local network where both devices are on the same IP subnet You cannot connect rs Touch to your Reason computer through the Internet it must be the same local network Only Wi Fi is supported rs Touch will not operate with cellular data connections such as 3G IV Check that Reason s control surface preferences have rsTouch assigned as an available controller Also verify that its assigned MIDI ports are the ones the iPad is currently connected to V Verify that rsTouch s connection is to the expected MIDI port or network MIDI host 2 Issues specific to network MIDI Wi Fi is not enabled or general networking issues When you start rsTouch its info button will pulse red if it is unsuccessful connecting to Reason If you previously connected using network MIDI then the fault could be that your Reason computer is not showing as an available host This type of problem is normally corrected using the steps outlined in the previous scenario However it could also be due to a general Wi Fi connection problem Wi Fi and general networking issues can be varied and tricky to troubleshoot Since rsTouch uses iOS standard network MIDI facilities the most likely cause of such problems lies outside of rsTouch In fact if you have noticed other iOS features such as AirPlay or iTunes Wi Fi sync do not work with your iPad then you have an overall network problem that must
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10. Network and make sure that Wi Fi is set to ON and the correct Wi Fi network is checked If your iPad has some type of cellular data connection such as 3G that will NOT work Network MIDI is designed to operate on a local area network it is not compatible with the wide area network you get with your cellular phone service This also means that you cannot use rsTouch through an Internet connection The iPad and your computer must be on the same local network Its also best to have Bluetooth disabled on your iPad whenever you connect rs Touch wirelessly Bluetooth and Wi Fi sometimes compete for network access and Bluetooth can cause problems with sluggish response latency and even data loss Go to the iPad s iOS Settings application tap on the General tab and check that Bluetooth is set to OFF Note this only applies to Bluetooth on your iPad You can keep Bluetooth ON on your computer and continue using your Bluetooth mouse keyboard and other computer accessories Install Reason Control Surface Configuration Files rs Touch uses Reason s built in control surface facilities but this requires that you install some special files a type of Reason control surface driver in the location Reason specifies There are two main components e Codec R Map When you use Reason s preferences to configure MIDI devices you are working with Codec and Map files Reason comes preinstalled with quite a number of th
11. 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 rsTouch Mixer Model Delora Software rsTouch vw Use with Reason rsTouch Device Model Delora Software rsTouch_Device iv Use with Reason rsTouch Perform Model Delora Software rsTouch_Perform This is the master keyboard iv Use with Reason A Add Edit Delete Use No Master Keyboard Master Keyboard Input Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input There is now one last important setup step Locking Reason s Master Section to rsTouch s Master and Mixer controller Please proceed to the next section Assign Lock Reason s Main Mixer to rsTouch Reason control surface support defaults to controlling the currently active device Usually this is the synthesizer you have assigned to the current sequencer track When you change to a different sequencer track Reason automatically switches the control surface to that track s device This is how a controller can follow along and automatically provide remote control over the Reason device you are currently playing The scheme is exactly what you want for controlling devices in Reason s rack
12. background apps and of course network MIDI Each of these are possible inputs or outputs You will select which to use by tapping on the input Additional Information and Help or output item as needed MIDI interface status and help Notice again that the MIDI symbols show a red X because there is no selection or the current selection is unavailable MIDI Connections PA DN o No Selected Input P S o No Selected Output Wired Connection Setup Let s try setting up a wired MIDI connection First make sure that the iPad s MIDI interface is connected and if needed powered e Tap the iButton then the Connect text bar e Bring up rsTouch s MIDI Connections screen and tap on the MIDI input item e The next screen MIDI Input Devices shows all of the iPad s available MIDI inputs If there is not a current selection the display looks similar to the one at the top right e Since we want to use wired MIDI tap on USB MIDI Interface or whatever name your iPad MIDI interface uses 20 rs Touch automatically takes lt MIDI Connections MIDI Input Devices you back to the MIDI Connections screen The next time you show the MIDI Network Session 1 offline Input Devices screen you should see a check mark at the right of the last input selected USB MIDI Interface lt MIDI Connections MIDI Output Devices Repeat this procedure to choose the MIDI output Once you have completed Network Session 1 offline
13. inputs When sidechaining is in use you can use the Key button to Release enable or disable it otherwise it is always disabled Sidechaining applies to both the Compressor and Gate Scroll in the selector strip or tap again on the DYN selector button to bring up the Gate controls These 48 include a five level meter that shows how much the gate affects the audio followed by On EXP and Fast enable buttons Four parameter rotary controls complete the Gate function Consult Reason s documentation if you are unfamiliar with this feature The value will show to the upper left when a rotary is pressed Violin Solo INPUT Input IN The Input screen replicates most of the controls in Reason s Input section Here you will find a rotary to adjust gain INV invert input Insert Pre Dyn Post and SideChain SC Filter enable buttons a The value will show to the upper left when the rotary is pressed Signal Path Insare ere DYM rose SC Filter 49 Master Screen Control Default Mastering Suite Room H CO a m Bypass The master screen shows similar controls to the Mixer screens but is applicable to the Main Mixer s master channel This is the section of the Main Mixer that Reason displays on its right edge of the window rsTouch altered the layout slightly to better work with the iPad screen Master FX Sends and Master FX Returns Level and Pan rotaries are placed
14. or playing a keyboard into a Reason track In fact this is how rs Touch s device and performance controllers automatically follow the device and currently selected track However this method does not work if you want to be able to control Reason s Main Mixer on demand Selecting the Main Mixer requires a manual step from Reason s user interface and there is really no practical way to do this from a control surface like rs Touch Fortunately it is a simple operation to manually lock rsTouch s Master and Mixer section to Reason s Main Mixer Once locked rsTouch continues to control the Main Mixer regardless of the selected track or rack device So you can switch back and forth between the mixer a device and playing the keyboard or drum pads without touching your mouse Locking rsTouch to the Main Mixer ts required for rsTouch to properly operate f you forget to perform this step rs Touch alerts you by flashing its i button This must be done once for each of your Reason projects Reason remembers this setting when you save your project Locking can be done three different ways so choose the best method for yOu Reason File Edit Create KogO i 000 Sync The first method is to 00 con selevt Fieason s Options Keyboard Control Edit Mode Remote Override Edit Mode san y menu then click on Additional Remote Overrides cc H rf Locking Surface Locking SU picasa i g z This show
15. seconds or Infinite Use the right arrows to step through the VU offset in 2dB increments Or place your finger in the black display window under VU Offset and slide up or down to quickly go through the VU settings 36 VU Offset deserves special mention This setting applies to all channel meters the main meter and the Big Meter It is used to define what is considered O dB Typically it is set at 12 dB giving you 12 dB of headroom Another common setting is 20 dB you will almost never use it with O dB offset Note While Reason s Big Meter offers this setting it does not provide its current value to a control surface So when you change Reason s setting rsTouch Peak Hold Ini will not change it and when you change the VU Offset on rsTouch Reason does not update You will have to manually keep this setting in sync by changing both If you don t the meter displays will be different for rsTouch vs what you see on Reason s meters Use the left arrows to select the Input or Output channel pairs currently assigned to the Big Meter Or place your finger in the black display window under Big Meter Source and slide up or down to quickly go through the pairs settings Input channel pairs are in red output in green A special yellow input is Reason s sampling input Tap outside the popup to make it disappear 37 Lower Controls Go To Set Loop Reco
16. sessions active at once as needed but rs Touch only needs a single session Click the button under My Sessions to create a new network MIDI connection Provide a local name of your choosing something easy to figure out and that does not conflict with other MIDI ports and a Bonjour name This is what you will see in rsTouch s connection screen My Sessions MIDI Network Setup Session C iPad MIDI C Enabled Port 5004 Local name iPad MIDI Bonjour name iPadMidi i a Name Latency adj Participants Directory Disconnect j j I I I 1 I I ms 1000 500 100 50 10 3 0 3 Address Connect Live pe Who may connect to me routings Anyone The final step is to enable the session and make it ready to accept connections First select the session by name then verify that the popup under Who may connect to me is set to Anyone This popup can be used to restrict connections to only certain devices 73 MIDI Network Setup My Sessions Session iPad MIDI T V Enabled Port 5004 Local name iPad MIDI Bonjour name iPadMidi Pija Name Latency adj Participants Sharpie 0 ms Directory Studio mbp Disconnect Sharpie ee e E I ms 1000 500 100 50 10 0 3 10 50 Address 192 168 1 19 5004 192 168 63 1 5004 192 168 212 1 5004 Connect lve L routings Who may connect to me Anyone
17. the Wi Fi network This might be important if say you were performing in a public space and did not wish anyone to interfere Password protection is no longer an option so if you need such a feature you will not be able to set up the ad hoc network from your Mac If you elect to use OSX s ad hoc facility you should disable sharing features such as network sharing You may also wish to enable OSX s firewall However enabling the firewall may require additional set up to keep it from interfering with communications between your device and computer 82 step 3 Click Create and your ad hoc Wi Fi becomes available to your other devices in a few moments The menu bar s Wi Fi status icon changes to the one below to indicate that an ad hoc network is active J a d i j A ra TA m 5 Pi i Wed 7 00 AM ry X Step 4 From your device s Settings application select Wi Fi Turn Wi Fi ON if it is OFF After a few moments you will see the available WiFi network candidates in Wi Fi a list Select your ad hoc network iOS ETE TPE e will show the checkmark next to the network name almost immediately HOOSE A NETWORI However the network connection is still asc i not completed when this happens and can take awhile to become fully active Don t give up if your app does not seem to be able to connect Give it a bit more Other time awhile to become fully active Don t give up if your a
18. the brief step by step instructions in the Appendix 66 3 You have not locked assigned Reason to rs Touch As described in the section Assign Lock Reason s Main Mixer to rs Touch of the Getting Started Chapter you must lock the current song to rsTouch if it is new or has not been saved after previously locking The section describes 3 different ways you can do this easy but important step 4 You left your iPad s Bluetooth ON If controls on rs Touch become sluggish or rs Touch starts to miss Reason changes you may have left Bluetooth on Remedy Go to the iPad Settings application click on General and set Bluetooth to OFF whenever you are using rsTouch You can turn Bluetooth back ON when done with your rs Touch session 5 The VU Offset has been changed on rsTouch but not Reason or vice versa making all meter values out of sync between rs Touch and Reason Reason does not provide information to the control surface rsTouch and vice versa about any change to the VU Offset value on the Big Meter If you change the default value you must change it on both Reason and by double tapping on the Big Meter on rsTouch to get the popup If you don t then the meter values for all the meters including the faders will be out of sync 6 Your MIDI interfaces either the iPad USB interface or computer MIDI interface are not working properly lf you are using wired MIDI the MIDI interfaces you
19. the lower left to the upper right pad If the selected kit offers more than 16 possible pads then the bank buttons are available to switch between groups of 16 The Panic button kills all notes sounds playing by sending the proper MIDI command to stop all playing notes Use this if you hear a stuck note sounding 16 Levels Feature To achieve more variation for a specific pad note sound use the 16 Levels feature First tap on the pad within the kit desired then tap the 16 levels button The pads will show red numbers that now correspond to the velocity that will be sent when you tap on that pad and all pads will send the same note sound that you first pressed Example make sure the 16 levels button is off shows black text e tap on the Kong selector button tap on the 8 pad e tap on the 76 levels button e tap on any of the pads and the 8 sound will be sent at the velocity showed in red text on the pad see next graphic 59 Bend AT Mod 112 127 Pads 72 Kong Rerum GM 40 48 Ehrom 16 60 Info Screen Press the Ci button to obtain access to information about rs Touch e Settings this is described in the last section Preference Settings of the first chapter Getting Started e User Guide a pdf version is also available on the rs Touch product page on the Delora website www delora com e Support information see Support Information below e About screen provides the option to leave r
20. 0 9 An Netii Press this button to turn aj Show All _ anhi Airport on Location Normal B Ethernet 1 _ __ 8 Status Off Turn AirPort On Network Name AirPort OF v Ask to join new networks Known networks will be joined automatically if no known networks are available you will be asked before joining a new network v Show AirPort status in menu bar Advanced 7 Click the lock to prevent further changes _ Assist me Revert Apply Step 1 Open System Preferences and select Network Choose the Airport item from the list at the left Enable Show Wi Fi status in the menu bar Once you have enabled showing Wi Fi status on the menu bar you do not have to perform this step when you create an ad hoc network 81 step 2 Open System Preferences and select Network Choose the Airport item from the list at the left Enable Show Wi Fi status in the menu bar Once you have enabled showing Wi Fi status on the menu bar you do not have to perform this step when you create an ad hoc network Type a suitable name for yoru network Enter the name of the network you want to cre a Create a computer to computer network eo A Network Name MyMusicNetwork Channel 441 A Cancel Create IMPORTANT Prior to Yosemite 10 10 OS X had an option to password protect the ad hoc network This provided a measure though weak of security against unauthorized connection to
21. 2 Troubleshooting The primary reasons rsTouch may not operate properly are 1 You have not established the initial connection between rs Touch and Reason Each time you use rsTouch you must create a MIDI connection between your iPad and the computer running Reason If this is not done then the Info Button will pulse red Remedies Confirm that your have installed the rs Touch Reason Codec properly on your Reason computer ll Confirm that Reason is running III Check the MIDI connection between your iPad and the Reason computer A If using wired MIDI make sure that the MIDI interfaces are connected and powered on both the computer and iPad Check that both MIDI cables are properly connected If you suspect a bad MIDI cable swap it for a known working cable B If using wireless network MIDI check these things 1 If your Reason computer is a Windows PC make sure you have properly installed the rtpMIDI driver and that it is operating properly A proper installation also requires you to have installed Bonjour support rsTouch will not operate unless your PC and network are set up for Bonjour Consult the appropriate materials that came with your rtpMIDI installer 2 Make sure that network MIDI is running on your Reason computer and that it is set up to offer at least one network MIDI port and that any client can connect to that port 3 Verify that the iPad s Wi Fi is turned on and connected to the same local Wi
22. 2 track song and want access to all fader channels at the same time iPad 1 can show bank 1 8 iPad 2 shows bank 9 16 etc Using multiple iPads is also useful for situations where you want to have multiple screens of a device controller such as Thor available at hand Enabling this capability is an advanced feature and requires an additional level of setup beyond what was covered earlier Instructions can be found on the rsTouch product page tap Requirements amp Setup at www delora com 33 rsTouch Screens Every rsTouch screen has the same top header section of buttons and displays and a bottom section of Transport buttons with the playnead scrub strip The center section changes depending on the current control mode Master Device Perform or Mixer The currently selected mode button is shown blue rsTouch also has an Info screen that is displayed when you tap the iButton This is discussed later in this manual The Master mode controls almost all of the same controls found in the Master Channel section far right column of Reason Main Mixer All available Master controls are visible on this one screen though a few infrequently used controls are only available through a popup The Device section is used to remotely edit various synthesizer and effect rack devices Perform mode features a music keyboard and a drum pad controller that can be used to play notes and generate other controller actions into Reason I
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24. IDI interface Instead of connecting the iPad s MIDI cables to your computer interface connect them so that the iPad MIDI interface s output is directly connected to its input If your MIDI interface is the type with built in cables this set up requires a MIDI female to female converter plug Alternatively a hardware MIDI THRU can accomplish the same thing Once you have the iPad s MIDI interface connected back onto itself in a loop hence the origin of the name loopback test run the test as normal This test is more demanding than connecting through your computer and Reason so some MIDI interfaces will show errors under this test that may not show with the standard test lf one of your MIDI interfaces causes errors it is probably best to replace it That said there will be circumstances where you might need to use an existing MIDI interface that does not perform properly with rsTouch The Reason control surface support files you installed on your computer contain a special version called rs Touch SLOW that is a second choice from Reason s control surface setup screen in Preferences rsTouch SLOW attempts to minimize errors by reducing the rate Reason sends certain updates to rsTouch Sometimes that is enough to change a failing MIDI interface into one that works However it may not help Your only alternative is to replace the problem MIDI interface or switch to using a network MIDI connection Also remember if i
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26. Reason s Main Mixer Another possible cause would be if rsTouch and the rs Touch Reason Codec are no longer compatible This might happen if a recent rs Touch update required you to install an updated version of the Reason control 24 surface files The message will clearly state this Besides a green checkmark and red X you might also see a yellow triangle indicating a warning Warnings are different than errors you can still use rs Touch when there is a warning Some features may be missing or there may be a bug that has been corrected with a later version but overall rs Touch works properly If the version problem is severe then rs Touch reports it as an error with a red X and you should correct it before proceeding Yellow is always used to distinguish a warning from an error The Info ocreen s Connect text bar is colored yellow if there is a warning However the iButton will pulse red even if it is only a warning So when you see it pulsing you should check to see if it is an error that requires immediate attention or a warning you can address after your current session MIDI Interface Status and Help The section Additional Information and Help on the MIDI Connections screen offers more troubleshooting help and information MIDI Connections MIDI Connections If you have followed the connection setup directions earlier in this chapter and are still having problems tap on VAdtinnalitonnetionan
27. ar Beat Display Besides the segmented Mode button the top section includes Undo and Redo buttons and a Tap button Use the Tap button to manually tap in a desired tempo in real time 35 To the right of the Tap button the Tempo of the current song is displayed To change tempo tap on it and an Adjust Tempo popup appears Swipe your finger up or down for each position until the desired value is shown Tap anywhere outside of the popover to exit At the far right are two displays showing the playhead position in two formats 12 5 000 BPM top row Timecode time format hours minutes seconds frames e bottom row Musical division of time format bars beats division tics A horizontal audio level meter is located at the top left of the screen This is Reason s Big Meter The Big Meter offers a way to monitor the physical audio I O in your studio Acommon use is to monitor the main mix output but it is also handy to show an input such as your vocal mic or guitar input Tap on the meter once and the meter is reset clears all peaks and overs Double tap on the meter and a popup Meter Settings appears Use the popup to change the mode shown in the Big Meter repeatedly tap on the Mode button to step through the allowable options shown in the light green LED circles above Note this also changes the mode shown in the Master Meter on the Master screen Select the Peak Hold time either 5
28. ature takes this further by letting you link or gang multiple channels that will then move by the same relative amount when you move any one the thumbs Tap on the link icon to the left of the fader value for all channels that you want to link The icons will turn blue when selected Now when you move the thumb of one of the linked faders all the others in the link combo will move at the same time and by the same relative amount To unlink all double tap on any one of the blue link icons Note the link feature only works for channels that are on the same screen Fader tab screens 2 and 3 Every channel has an additional rotary control stereo width that is visible on the second Fader screen While in the Fader Mixer section either tap once on the FDR selector button or place your finger on the FDR button and slide down Use this same method to go to the third Fader screen shown in next graphic tapping again multiple times on the FDR selector button This screen shows longer height extended faders to use when you want finer control The link feature is also available on this screen 45 tc eC Violas Marc Strings Cello Long Cello Marc Female Choir Male Choir Piano Glockenspiel 0 50 dB 73 5 60 dB 15 62 dB 0 32 dB 73 0 00 dB 0 00 dB 4 16 dB 5 08 dB Effect Sends FX Reason supports up to 8 Send effects four on Reason Essentials which are global for all Main Mixer channels Tap on the FX sel
29. be addressed before you can use any wireless controller including rs Touch Attack these type of network difficulties from the point of view that the issue is caused by something network specific Verify that the iPad s Wi Fi settings are correct for connecting to another device on the same network Even if you have successfully connected to the Internet it does not mean you can connect to your Reason computer By the same token 64 your computer s network facilities must also be appropriate for a local network connection One special consideration is if you run some type of firewall or network security monitor on the Reason computer These can interfere with network MIDI unless they are properly configured Unfortunately there are quite a number of these products especially for Windows PCs so it is difficult to outline a specific procedure If you Suspect your firewall or other security utility is preventing connection disable it temporarily and try again to connect If you are successful contact us with the details Desktop computers usually have networking settings that do not change once they have been set up but laptops can be different Some users set up special location profiles with different network settings for work home the studio or the local coffee shop If your Reason computer is a laptop and you have a variety of network profiles always make sure that you select the correct profile befor
30. connection issues MIDI Connections MIDI Connections le One Selected Input Oo le One Selected Output Additional Information and Help MIDI interface status and help yt Reason is connected C Surfaces Reason is operating properly 23 MIDI Connections Network MIDI Hosts One Selected Host NETWORK MIDI Connections 2 One Selected Input APN le ef One Selected Output Additional Information and Help MIDI interface status and help Waiting for Reason MIDI Connections One Selected Input One Selected Output Additional Information and Help MIDI interface status and help yt Reason is connected C Surfaces rsTouch surface is not locked to Master Section This is an example of what you see if rs Touch cannot communicate with Reason The first step is shown with a red X and an appropriate message is displayed The most likely causes of such a failure are a you do not have a working MIDI connection between the iPad and Reason computer for example a MIDI cable may be disconnected b Reason has not yet been set up to use rsTouch c Reason is not running Once you correct the problem rs Touch will show the step witha green check and the next step is attempted If the second step fails then it is displayed with a red X anda helpful message Here is an example of the second step failing because you have not locked rs Touch to
31. cycle for playback looping The M1 M5 marker buttons facilitate rapid movement to different parts of the song Press down for 1 2 seconds on a marker button when the playhead is in the desired position to Record Settings create a go to point for future taps on that marker button Once you set a marker position it is remembered for future rs Touch use Click on Dub or Alt buttons to add additional sequencer audio tracks or note lanes for overdubbing or alternative takes Tap on the Rec More text for a popup to set additional Record and Click related functions Tap Q Rec to enable auto quantizing or Precount to hear a count in click before recording starts Tap on the number below to set the number of precount bars Adjust the fader to set the audible click level 39 Mixer Screens Solo Mute All Off All Off Lower Volume Reset Reset Channel Range to Default Mixer 18 Selector Ea Preset Channel Buttons Banks Displayed Scroll user programmable Show Last Channels Bus channels Reason 7 Step Channel Banks back or forward by or 8 The Mixer screens show eight Main Mixer channel strips at a time Reason s Main Mixer display shows a yellow arrow above the channel name of the first channel shown on rs Touch 40 If your project has less than eight channels the extra channels will be grayed out If the project has more than 8 channels access more by e swipe your finger from right to
32. d to turn it off all currently held keys are released Think of it as like placing something heavy on the key to hold it down 57 The Panic button kills all notes sounds playing by sending the proper MIDI command to stop all playing notes Use this if you hear a stuck note sounding Press Zoom to bring up a keyboard with wider but fewer keys The horizontally striped areas above the top keyboard and below the bottom keyboard are used for scrolling Swipe your finger to the left within that area to go up higher on the keyboard Swipe to the right to go to a lower register The two keyboards are independent and can be set scrolled through separately Pads Bend AI Mod Pd Hihat Mid Tom2 Open Hihat Mid Tom ai EE The Pads screen has a typical 4x4 drum kit pad arrangement to tap in a beat or melody The pads send a different MIDI velocity value depending how far you tap away from the pad center tap close to the center of a drum pad for a loud sound 58 Four different kits are provide Each of these sends the proper MIDI note value to play the corresponding drum instrument for that kit Kong is used when you want to play Reason s Kong drum machine and ReDrum is used with Reason s ReDrum device GM provides a layout that is compatible with the General MIDI GM standard and is often used with sample library drum kits Chrom an abbreviation for Chromatic assigns MIDI note values sequentially from
33. default bank buttons will not display the channels shown on the button For example if you have 21 channels the bottom bank button 25 32 will not show channels 25 32 Instead Reason shows the last group of eight channels that have at least one enabled channel In this case you will see 41 channels 21 28 when clicking on the 25 32 bank button Channels 22 28 will be grayed out The mixer channel number and name are shown at the top of every Mixer screen Press the iconic Mute or Solo All Off buttons to clear all instances of either condition in the song Tap on the Dim button to temporarily lower the playback volume Press again to return to the prior level as established in Master mode rs Touch s Mixer controls and screens are very similar to those seen on the Reason Main Mixer screen Six groups of controls are available and are accessed by tapping on one of the vertical selector buttons Input IN e Dynamics DYN e Equalizer EQ Inserts INS e Effect Sends FX Volume Faders FDR some groups have additional controls beyond those seen on their first screens To access more repeatedly tap on the selector button to step through additional available controls under that group For example DYN has Compressor controls on the first screen and Gate controls on a second screen Alternatively press on the selector button and slide your finger down or up within the vertical selector strip to scro
34. dtais the MIDI Interface Status and Help text bar So One Selected Input AP le One Selected Output MIDI interface status and help H d 25 lt MIDI Connections Here is an example of what you may see The MIDI Interface Status and Help nan ip ig Nonetworkor USBMIDI depending on the problem The bar at top You cannot connect because you did not select a will be red yellow or network MIDI host and no USB MIDI interfaces were green to indicate a major iii problem warning or OK To use network MIDI select the computer where you status The bar run Reason as the network MIDI host To use USB summarizes the problem MIDI connect a compatible USB MIDI interface to cand your iPad which is further described at the After you have selected a MIDI interface select input beginning of the text box and output ports below it The text in italics Loopback Test MiDi Interface Status provides actions to take Fail 0 errors Total data errors 0 to fix the problem Peak error rate 0 00 a Note this screen does not change once you come to this screen even if conditions change So for example if you open this screen when there is a problem and then that problem is resolved the message is still the original problem message So unless you are using the diagnostic tests below it is best to exit this screen before trying to fix an issue The gray boxes at the bottom are used for d
35. e the next session if you are running OS X 10 10 or higher ane Network Press this button to turn aj Show All vr Airport on Location Normal B Eth t1 saka Status Off Turn AirPort On Network Name AirPort Off v Ask to join new networks Known networks will be joined automatically If no known networks are available you will be asked before joining a new network v Show AirPort status in menu bar Advanced o Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me Revert Apply Step 1 Open System Preferences and select Network Choose the Airport item from the list at the left Turn Wi Fi on if it is not already 76 Ethernet 1 Connected AirPort On FireWire Inactive Status On Turn AirPort Off AirPort is turned on but is not connected to a network 8 V No network selected Hotz1 PavilionWest NETGEAR Rose House Join Other Network Create Network W Show AirPort status in menu bar 2 af Click the lock to prevent further changes step 2 Open the Network Name popup then select Create Network T O Network Show All Q Create a Computer to Computer network J Enter the name of the Computer to Computer network you want to create Name on On ysonCt and Channel Automatic 11 __ Require Password Ethernet 1 a v a omatically Cancel OK you will be asked befo
36. e using rs Touch Another possible problem concerns Bonjour also known as ZeroConft Network MIDI relies on this to establish what network MIDI connections are available Your Reason computer your iPad and your local network must all be set up properly for Bonjour If your Reason computer is a Mac then usually you have nothing else to do Bonjour is there by default If you use a Windows PC then you have to have Bonjour installed This normally happens when you installed iTunes but it can also take place when you install network MIDI drivers Unfortunately network routers and Wi Fi access points sometimes improperly handle Bonjour These errors can be temporary resetting or re powering the router access point fixes the problem In other cases the errors are constant and the only remedy is a router access point firmware upgrade This problem is more widespread then you expect and there is a decent chance that a malfunctioning router access point already has a firmware update available for download from the manufacturer 65 Though rare the iPad itself is not immune to temporary Wi Fi and Bonjour issues Sometimes a connection issue can be resolved by turning the iPad s Wi Fi off back on then reselecting the proper Wi Fi network If that fails to correct the problem and you still suspect the iPad try powering down the iPad and forcing it to do a cold boot Poor Wi Fi signal quality can sometimes lead to unreliable or no co
37. ector button to bring up the first set of Sends rotaries i e 1 4 View additional rotaries by swiping sliding your finger downwards within the selector strip to scroll to the desired view or tap again on the FX button to see Send rotaries 5 8 Click the numbered button for every send you want enabled It will show blue when enabled Tap again to disable Like all rsTouch rotaries increase the value by pressing on the knob and moving your finger upwards downwards decreases the value The value will show to the upper left when a rotary is pressed 46 Send outputs are taken post channel fader but Pre fader mode is possible by tapping on the Pre button In this mode the send level is independent of the channel fader Horns Gliss Trombones Filmscore Reverb INSERTS Crystal Echoes Equalizer EQ Inserts INS Tap on the INS selector button to view the first Insert screen Below the Bypass button is the name of the current Insert patch if you have loaded one Tap on the arrow keys below to select the next or previous patch in the same folder as the current one Each insert patch is really a Reason Combinator Like all Combinators it offers up to four rotary parameters and four switch parameters rs ouch offers the same controls 1 4 from top to bottom Tap again on the INS button to see rotaries 3 and 4 or scroll in the selector strip Buttons glow blue when they are on Note Reason do
38. elect it AVAILABLE NETWORK MIDI HOSTS If you select a host and the lt MIDI Connections Network MIDI Hosts iPad has trouble establishing the network MIDI connection then a red X appears over the host s icon A Host will sometimes malfunction even Gee Seal though it continues to ee advertise itself as available Try deselecting then reselecting the host to see if that clears the error if not you should use your computer s network MIDI control panel to correct the problem AVAILABLE NETWORK MIDI HOSTS Once you have successfully connected toa network MIDI lt MIDI Connections MIDI Input Devices host then you need to choose its inputs and outputs This is accomplished the same way ee eee as connecting to a wired MIDI 22 input or output tap on the MIDI Connections screen s input and then output item Network MIDI has a single input and output that is always named Network Session 1 lf your iPad is also currently connected to wired MIDI interfaces those inputs and outputs will also appear in the list Only a single input or output can be active at any time rsTouch attempts to establish full communications with Reason once you have selected your MIDI connections The MIDI Connections screen adds additional information that shows whether rs Touch is successful as shown with a green checkmark and if not which step encountered a problem This display is very helpful when troubleshooting
39. erface lf you use a Mac then this is already built in and it is easy to set up using the Audio Midi Setup application We will illustrate the steps later If you use a Windows PC and have not yet set up a network MIDI interface for connecting to your iPad then you have a few additional steps After reading the rest of this chapter see Appendix 2 rtpMIDI Whether Mac or PC a wireless connection requires a working Wi Fi network connection between your computer and your iPad If you already have a working Wi Fi network in your studio then you are probably ready to proceed There are however some common problems related to Wi Fi these are discussed in the Troubleshooting chapter If you do not have a working Wi Fi network but want to connect wirelessly then you will have to provide at least a minimal Wi Fi network including your computer and the iPad One solution if your computer has built in Wi Fi is to set up a computer to computer also known as ad hoc network Instructions for setting up an ad hoc network depend on your computer and what version of Windows or OSX it runs Consult Internet sources if you want to pursue using a computer to computer network If you have a Mac instructions for creating an ad hoc network are found in the Appendix Wi Fi amp Bluetooth If you wish to connect wirelessly then you must make sure that your iPad is correctly set up to communicate Open the iOS Settings app tap General then
40. es not currently supply the button or rotary names to the control surface Tap on the EQ selector button to bring up the first of three EQ screens Additional EQ controls are accessed by scrolling downwards with your 47 finger in the pointer channel or tap repeatedly on the EQ selector button Note when the Reason version preference setting is prior to version 7 the LPF and HPF rotaries are colored blue purple The buttons below enable all EQ adjustments EQ On and activate E mode E EQ rotary controls are displayed on rsTouch in the same order as seen on Reason LPF Low Pass Frequency HPF High Pass Frequency HF High Frequency HMF High Mid Frequency LMF Low Mid Frequency and LF Low Frequency A yellow LED light will show for any of these parameters when enabled The value will show next to a rotary when pressed Male Choir COMP Dynamics DYN CID Tap on the DYN selector button to bring up the Dynamics compressor controls The Compressor section has a five level LED meter that shows the compressor s current gain reduction Below that are buttons to enable compression On Peak mode and Fast Consult Reason s Ratio documentation if you are unfamiliar with these controls Rotaries for Ratio Threshold and Release are also on the first screen Threshold The Key button is only active if you have cabled a control signal to the dynamic s special sidechain
41. ese that support common MIDI controllers but it also lets you install new devices like rs Touch You must perform this installation before you try to use rsTouch for the first time and you must quit Reason before running the installer Where to Get the Configuration Files We provide a download link on the rsTouch product page on the www delora com website click on Requirements and Setup These are bundled in an easy to use installer that handles all the details of putting these files in their proper place Download the installer ZIP file unzip it then run the appropriate installer for your type of computer Windows or MacOSX Use your computer to perform the download not the iPad You will only use the installer on your computer and it is tricky to download a file to the iPad and then move it to your computer Set Up Reason To Use rsTouch e800 Keyboards and control surfaces You must configure 4 i a Reason to USE rs Touch General Audio Control Surfaces Advanced Keyboard as three different control a Use this page to add and set up Control Surfaces including MIDI keyboards One of your su rf ace S one for each of ay ees br ity oon be made the Master Keyboard this is the keyboard you use for playing devices in Reason rs Touch s Major operating Attached Surfaces Auto detect Surfaces sections This is a one time setup and must be performed before you try to connect rsTouch with Reason the first time
42. f it seems to work 70 that it can only reduce the chance of errors you may still experience an occasional error Alas this comes at a price some of rsTouch s displays and other information from Reason will not be as responsive as they would be using the normal codec Whether you notice the difference depends on the amount of Reason activity rsTouch SLOW affects the update rate for the bar beat display the timecode display and faders or rotaries that also show values like the volume faders or pans This affects updates only from Reason to the iPad updates from rsTouch to Reason are unaffected rsTouch SLOW can help you get your set up working but it really is not an ideal long term solution rsTouch and really all of your other iPad apps that use external MIDI benefit from a obtaining a fully working USB MIDI interface Remember never use rsTouch SLOW with network MIDI The loopback test can also be used for network MIDI if you suspect you have a poor Wi Fi connection Network MIDI is very robust meaning it takes special measures to reliably deliver MIDI data However under marginal Wi Fi conditions you may experience occasional MIDI data errors Loopback can be used to see if Wi Fi may cause MIDI errors However do not be discouraged if the tests shows a couple of errors Wi Fi related errors are usually very different than what you encounter from a problem USB MIDI interface Wi Fi errors tend to be of a mo
43. fault value minimal unless we instruct you otherwise We will request either the moderate or maximum setting depending on the situation If you are asked to send us a log that uses a different setting than minimal use rsTouch s Settings screen to change the logging level Operate rs Touch in the same way that led to the problem Once the problem has occurred use the Email Log item on the rsTouch Support screen on the info screen to compose an email message that contains the log as an attachment Before you send the log please type in any relevant information about the problem Once you have finished recording the log change the logging level back to minimal 29 About rsTouch General Operations rs Touch is an iPad controller app for the Propellerhead Reason version 6 0 0 and higher Digital Audio Workstation DAW software application that runs on a Mac or Windows PC Many functions emulate how you use Reason on your computer but with the benefit of optimization for the iPad touch screen No more trying to manipulate tiny controls with a mouse Note rs Touch is a controller for Reason Many rs Touch buttons and names are identical to the Reason computer application This manual does not describe the meaning and function of these except where operation on rs louch differs from Reason Please see the Propellerhead Reason manual for more information Most existing Reason control surfaces are generic o
44. he fader bar When this setting is OFF the faders only move by sliding the thumb along the fader bar The default position is OFF Mixer Uses iOS Style Vertical Scrolling affects the direction of vertical scrolling in the channel strip If ON moving your finger upward in the Mixer channel strip i e INS EQ FDR etc vertical strip scrolls the content down This is typical of iOS apps and operation Alternatively when this setting is OFF moving your finger downward in the Mixer channel strip scrolls the content down Set to which mode is most comfortable for you Reason Version Compatibility This is used to set which version of Reason you are working with Propellerhead made some UI and other changes beginning with Reason 7 that can affect rsTouch operation The default setting Current is the best choice unless you are using a version of Reason that matches one of the other options 28 Logging Level We may request from you additional information to help us diagnose a problem rsTouch has built in logging that records information about what it is doing By default rsTouch only records error and warning messages that indicate it is operating in an unusual manner The Logging Level can be set to provide more detail regarding the cause of a problem This extra information however can slow down rsTouch operation and it consumes a small amount of your iDevice s Flash storage space Logging Level should stay at its de
45. horizontal bar where the channel numbers and names are located rs Touch will change the display to show the next bank of channels if you have more than eight in a song Likewise a right swipe gesture will change to the previous bank of eight channels Alternatively tap on the 32 channel bank buttons at the right of all Mixer screens or the 1 1 8 or 8 buttons to move the channels shown by one or by eight e when on a Mixer screen that has more controls than fit on the display you can scroll to see more of that screen s controls Place your finger on the selector button e g FDR FX EQ etc then slide your finger down or up Your finger movement can be modified using the Mixer Uses iOS Style Vertical Scrolling preference setting in the iOS Settings app rs Touch Alternatively repeatedly tap on a selector button to step through its screens Multiple Songs Reason supports the ability to have multiple songs open at a time on the computer screen In this case rsTouch shows data for the song in the front most window of the screen To prevent confusion you may want to close each song before opening another when using rs Touch Running rsTouch on Multiple iPads While it has always been possible to have rsTouch running on multiple iPads at the same time rsTouch v2 2 significantly enhanced this capability You can use up to 4 iPads running rsTouch simultaneously to control more than 8 Reason Main Mixer channels Say you have a 3
46. iagnosing MIDI interface related problems Read more in the Troubleshooting chapter 6 26 Preference Settings At this point you may want to setup your preference settings e tap on the i info button at the top left of the time display e tap Settings e change the state of any of the settings if desired using the toggles Settings Disable Auto Lock Color Bus Channels Faders Jump On Touch Mixer Uses iOS Style Vertical Scrolling Reason Version Compatibility Prior to 7 Version 7 Current Logging Level 21 Disable Auto Lock overrides the iPad s standard operation of turning off the screen and going into sleep mode when you do not perform a screen action during a period of time Select ON to keep the rsTouch screen displayed continuously This setting only applies to rsTouch and does not affect your overall setting for Auto Lock in the Settings application The default position is OFF Note Setting Disable Auto Lock ON may deplete your iPad battery faster Color Bus Channels is only relevant when using Reason 7 or higher and with the version setting Version 7 or Current enabled When ON rsTouch looks for track names that begin with Bus or end with Tracks like these are then treated as bus channels and their track numbers and thumbs are red Faders Jump on Touch when ON makes any fader thumb also move jump directly to a position you tap on within t
47. in Mixer so you must perform the Lock function for every new or unsaved song There is a work around template songs If you already use one or more templates to start your projects load each one assign rsTouch to the Main Mixer then save them as a template Now whenever you begin a new project it will automatically start with rsTouch properly assigned If you do not use templates take this opportunity to begin using them they are a fantastic time saver Connecting rsTouch to Reason Launch rsTouch on your iPad You will first see the Master view The iButton K shown circled in the screen shot is one of rs Touch s most important controls The iButton notifies you when something requires your attention it will slowly blink with a red halo whenever there is a problem When you start rs ouch it automatically attempts to connect with Reason using the same method it last used If Reason is running and your MIDI set up is operating properly then after a few moments rs Touch automatically completes the connection and the screen updates to Reason s current state If anything prevents completing the connection including if you have not yet assigned rs Touch to Reason s Main Mixer the iButton shows there is a problem When you use rsTouch for the first time you must make an initial connection Tap the iButton to initiate a connection the Info Screen will appear Notice tha
48. io location One immediate benefit is that you can reduce or even hide Reason s Main Mixer display thus making the extra screen space usable to display more sequencer tracks or more Rack devices You can position an iPad within easy reach of your normal work position and use it like a real mixing desk That way the mixer is always at hand regardless of what you currently have showing on the computer display But the other more compelling use is remote operation Many studio set ups have a separate record area that is away from the computer This may be where the guitars are set up for playing or a drum kit a synthesizer keyboard set up or a vocal booth This separation of the recording activity from the computer presents challenges how to do record overdub punch in or even undo a recording without moving back and forth between the recording area and the computer area rs Touch offers a way of remote controlling those Reason activities with the additional benefit that you can adjust critical mixer settings to get the right sound for the mix or your monitoring from the iPad instead of trekking back to the computer If you elect to use a wireless MIDI connection your freedom is even greater since rsTouch is a Main Mixer controller it does not make sense to try and use it with any version of Reason before version 6 Reason prior to version 6 did not include the Main Mixer The latest member of the Reason family Reason Esse
49. ive Don t give up if your app does not seem to be able to connect Give it a bit more time 19 No 5 M Eaei AM lt Wi Fi MyMusicNetwork Forget Ihis Network Wait until a number like this shows up to be sure that your device is fully connected to your ad hoc network Auto Join IP Address 169 254 32 17 4 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Router DNS Search Domains Client ID Step 5 You can verify that your device is connected to the ad hoc network by tapping on the i button at the right of the network name to show the following The connection is established when the number highlighted below switches from all zeros to something like shown above When you are finished using the ad hoc network disconnect all of the devices from the network then disconnect your Mac Otherwise you may leave a zombie network active that could confuse your devices and you that it is connected when it is not It is also recommended that you prevent your Mac from entering into its sleep mode when using an ad hoc network as it may disconnect from the ad hoc network while your devices remain connected This can cause issues if you try to recreate the network when your Mac awakens 80 Appendix 3B Setting Up An OSX Ad Hoc Wi Fi Network OS X 10 10 and higher OS X provides a simple straight forward way of setting up an ad hoc Wi Fi network using a Mac s built in Airport See the previous session if you are running OS X 10 5 1
50. l be more responsive Network MIDI has the potential to substantially move more MIDI traffic that wired MIDI Make sure that you always have This may be significant if you your MIDI interface or network regularly work with very complex MIDI driver running before you Reason projects start Reason f not Reason may not be able to find your rs Touch is flexible about what MIDI connection If you notice MIDI connection it uses so you that Reason does not list your can easily move back and forth MIDI port regular or networked from wired to network MIDI if in the preferences then quit desired Reason get the MIDI port working and restart Reason Your Computer s MIDI Requirements Your computer must have at least a MIDI input and output dedicated to your iPad connection Whether you use a wired MIDI connection or a network MIDI connection the MIDI port must show as available to Reason from its control surface set up If both the input and output are not shown then you do not have a workable MIDI set up A wired MIDI connection involves some type of MIDI interface A typical example is a USB MIDI interface box or cable but it could also be a USB MIDI keyboard controller that includes an extra MIDI input and output Connect the iPad s USB MIDI interface output to the computer s MIDI input and the iPad s MIDI input to the computer s output Wireless connections are made through a special network MIDI int
51. left left to right within the black horizontal section where the channel names numbers are displayed to move in groups of eight OR e tap on the 1 or 1 buttons to move the bank shown by one channel backward or forward OR e tap on the 8 or 8 buttons to move to the previous or next bank of eight channels OR e click on one of the four preset Bank group buttons rs Touch has the four bank buttons configured by default to show channels 1 8 9 16 17 24 and 25 32 You can reconfigure these buttons to any group of 8 consecutive channels First have the eight channels you want showing on any rsTouch Mixer screen Then press and hold down 1 2 seconds the bank button you want to reprogram For example you could set the second button which normally shows channels 9 16 to channels 12 19 if you have those currently displayed on rsTouch The bank button text changes to reflect the new assignment lf you want to return the 4 bank buttons to their original groups e g 1 8 9 16 etc tap on the Reset button Busses or Last if rsTouch is set for Reason 6 operation is a special bank button It always moves the bank so that the last eight the rightmost mixer channels are shown If you make it a practice to place your Reason bus channels on the far right of the Main Mixer then this button provides a fast way to view and adjust the bus settings Note If you do not have at least 32 channels one or more of the
52. ll through the controls within a category 42 Channel Volume Faders FDR lt Channel Number Violin Solo lt lt Channel Name S lt Solo Pan z Mute Pan 1 1 89 dB lt _ Fader Value Link Button Channel Fader Channel Output Level Meter A circle LED indicator to the left of the channel number is lit whenever mute or solo are enabled on the channel orange red for mute green for solo This lets you know if Press the FDR selector button to show the Fader section for the current bank of channels Mute M or Solo S one or more channels by pressing on the corresponding buttons within each column When activated selected the Mute and Solo buttons will change to the colors used in Reason Whenever you press ona Solo button for a track the Mute buttons of all other tracks will turn orange to indicate they have been muted these are enabled even when you are viewing other Mixer screens 43 You can also set mute and solo when on other Mixer screens for each channel Simply tap once in the black area with the channel number and name to mute Double tap in the same area to solo Repeat the gesture to disable them Below the Mute and Solo buttons is the Pan rotary Starting in the center of the rotary knob slide your finger up down vertically to change the Pan level The value will show to the upper right Double tap on the center knob of the rotary to reset i
53. ls 35 Lower Controls 38 Mixer Screens 40 Channel Volume Faders FDR 43 Effect Sends FX 46 Inserts INS 47 Equalizer EQ 47 Dynamics DYN 48 Input IN 49 Master Screen 50 Device Screens 53 Perform Screens 56 Keys 57 Pads 58 Info Screen 61 Troubleshooting 63 Contact Delora Support 71 Appendix 1 Setting Up OSX Network MIDI 72 Appendix 2 rtoMIDI network MIDI for Windows 75 Appendix 3A Setting Up An OSX Ad Hoc Wi Fi Network OS X 10 5 10 9 76 Appendix 3B Setting Up An OSX Ad Hoc Wi Fi Network OS X 10 10 and higher 81 Acknowledgements 85 Getting Started Thanks for purchasing rsTouch Pro Here s how to get rsTouch working for yOu Which Reason Reason 6 was the first version that incorporated the Main Mixer Prior to that the Main Mixer was only available when running Record whether using Record by itself or with Reason integrated inside Propellerhead includes Main Mixer control surface support for Reason starting with Reason 6 Record 1 5 and Reason Essentials rsTouch relies on this built in support for its access to the Main Mixer s faders rotaries and buttons rs Touch s features are dictated by what Propellerhead exposes through its Remote control surface system This is generally good news because Remote has been supported since Reason 3 and there is strong compatibility between versions In most cases this means that support in the most current version of Reason is the same as
54. n Mixer mode rs Touch provides information for eight Main Mixer channels at a time Since the Main Mixer has a large number of controls these are grouped as Reason groups them Faders Sends Effects Inserts EQ Dynamics and Input The right of the mixer section s center display area contains a common area that contains controls available regardless of which parameter group is selected One of these controls is the selector strip the vertical strip of buttons labeled top to bottom IN DYN EQ INS FX and FDR These let you switch between in the same order inputs dynamics equalization inserts effect sends and faders pans The abbreviations are the same that you see 34 in Reason s Main Mixer overview Note if you are using Reason Essentials DYN dynamics is not available Switch parameter groups by tapping on any of the named buttons If you tap on the same button repeatedly it reveals additional controls in that group if available A good example is EQ which has three pages of controls Alternatively press your finger on the active Selector button and slide it up or down if you wish to scroll through the extra controls One great use of this feature is when showing the FX page for example you can control sends 3 6 at the same time The selected group is always shown colored blue Upper Controls Big Meter Mode Undo Tap Info Time Display Carrier gt 00 00 00 000 125 000 Redo lempo B
55. nnection problems Network MIDI uses a different way of connecting two devices then you use when browsing the Internet from your iPad Do not assume that having decent Internet speed means you have a reliable Wi Fi signal If you Suspect a poor signal is causing intermittent problems or an overall connection issue try moving closer to the Wi Fi access point Also try different physical orientations For example sometimes placing your body between the iPad and your Wi Fi access point is enough to transform a marginal but working signal to an unreliable non working one If you suspect Wi Fi signal quality do not accept the iPad s Wi Fi signal strength status as an accurate indicator It can be misleading when moving through a marginal location There is an introductory networking guide available on the Delora website at http www delora com tips_and_trends networking_guide networking_guide html One thing to try is something called a computer to computer or adhoc Wi Fi network This is a simple network set up between your Reason computer and the iPad This type of set up requires that your Reason computer has a built in Wi Fi interface Laptops almost always have this but many desktops especially all in ones have built in Wi Fi The details of such a set up depend on the make and model of computer so if you have a Windows PC you will have to do some Internet searching or consult a knowledgable colleague Mac users can reference
56. ntials offers the Main Mixer but with a few reduced features rsTouch works fine with Reason Essentials and will adjust its displays and the controls available to correspond to those Reason Essentials provides This is done automatically 31 Rotaries All rotaries on rsTouch work the same way starting on the center of the rotary knob slide your finger up or down vertically to go to a higher or lower value Grayed Out Controls rs Touch shows when appropriate faders rotaries and buttons as grayed out if those controls are not available or adjusting it does not make sense For example the mixer section always shows eight potential mixer channels If your project does not have eight channels then the extras will be shown as grayed out Double Tap Reset Feature Most of the fader and rotary controls offer a special double tap gesture to quickly return a setting to its default value rsTouch attempts to use the same value that Reason assigns when you perform an ALT CMD click on one of its controls For example if you tap two times quickly on a mixer channel s volume fader thumb the value will reset to a zero dB value and the fader thumb will move to the corresponding position Likewise double tapping on Pan rotaries will reset to the center zero pan position Scrolling Scrolling is possible in two situations on rs Touch e when on any Mixer screen swipe your finger to the left in the black
57. pp does not seem to be able to connect Give it a bit more time No SIM 713 AM lt Settings Wi Fi 83 step 5 You can verify that your device is connected to the ad hoc network by tapping on the i button at the right of the network name to show the following The connection is established when the number highlighted below switches from all zeros to something like shown above No 5 Mi 7 21 AM p lt Wi Fi MyMusicNetwork Forget Ihis Network Wait until a number like this shows up to be sure that your Auto Join device is fully connected to your ad hoc network DORE IP Address 169 254 32 174 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Router DNS Search Domains Client ID When you are finished using the ad hoc network disconnect all of the devices from the network then disconnect your Mac Otherwise you may leave a zombie network active that could confuse your devices and you that it is connected when it is not It is also recommended that you prevent your Mac from entering into its sleep mode when using an ad hoc network as it may disconnect from the ad hoc network while your devices remain connected This can cause issues if you try to recreate the network when your Mac awakens 84 Acknowledgements In addition to Harmony Systems Inc s proprietary code rsTouch contains some code provided by generous and dedicated independent developers The following code was used Reachability Extensions Enhancement
58. r Model Delora Software rsTouch EIRE R L IR wre t IAN k o The second method to lock rs Touch to the Main Mixer is shown in the screen shot Lock to Device Master Section Master Section below e Display enough of Z _ Open Surface Preferences _ Reason s rack so that you can see the Master Section device e Right click the ____ mouse on the Copy Devices and Tracks Master Section gt SELO Tradl T d t th 7 stow sert Fx RENTEN Duplicate Devices and Tracks an ocale ror Select All in Device Group MIX men u item gt NN 19 re Sort Selected Device Groups z3 re cc i E Create Audio Track o o Lock Instruments START oe mcr Creative FX rs Touch_name o meiz ia to Thi S D evi C e J EATA A TOUGH Utilities EXPR t K BREATH A we CS i Co m b ine ENV AMT FINE MODE F FREQ LFO AMP SOURCE KBD TRACK where r ale ct rein Uncombine rs Touch_name geet O00 is the name you an pec assigned T Copy Insert FX rsTo ch mix r in Paste Insert FX u e j Browse Insert FX Patches y c Clear Insert FX Reason s f T fA S Go to Connected Devices Auto route Device Disconnect Device Reset Device gie lela7 San 2 Reset All Master Section Settings CO ntrol su rface a GiPiXiPIQi8 f Create Track for Master Section f a a Go to Track for Master Section pre erences a Lanes uw H 4 BY ecm ea ee ea Lock rsTouch Device to This Device
59. r universal MIDI controllers whose physical layout suits the controller and does not reflect Reason s actual screens These controllers are also not specific to any Reason device Their controls are mapped to whichever Reason device is currently selected Reason s Main Mixer is very powerful and offers many of the same features found in expensive studio mixing desks But these capabilities come ata price the Main Mixer consumes a great deal of the computer display screen and it requires many mouse movements and clicks to control Realtime mixdowns that require multiple simultaneous fader or rotary moves are very difficult Existing MIDI controllers even expensive professional studio models have a difficult time providing access to all of the Main Mixer s many controls in a easy to use and understandable manner rs Touch was developed as a kind of physical Reason mixing desk It aims to provide intuitive and productive control of Reason s Main Mixer plus other functions that are important to recording and mixing By not attempting to make rsTouch universal it is able to utilize screen graphics that closely 30 mimic what you see on Reason s screen and you can readily grasp the entire mixer s condition You can operate Reason s transport and Main Mixer entirely from the iPad without referencing Reason s screens whether you use rsTouch along side your computer or wirelessly from another stud
60. rd Input Press OK and you should see something like the screen to the left You have now successfully set up the first of rs Touch s three controllers The next two are done similarly 10 Here s how you set up rsTouch s second controller the Device section Note that you must use the same MIDI ports as you used for the first controller O O O Keyboards and control surfaces q NY General Audio Control Surfaces Advanced Keyboard i Manufacturer Delora Software s M Model rsTouch L rsTouch SLOW L EA Device rsTouch_Perform Name Delora Software rsTouch O C Keyboards and control surfaces A q me General Audio Gontro Surfaces Advanced Keyboard In Port Not selected Out Port Not selected gt yl Manufacturer Delora Software d gt M Model rsTouch_Device Add Edit Delete Master Keyboard Input Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input Name rsTouch Device In Port Network Reason Out Port Network Reason Cancel OK Delete Use No Master Keyboard rr Q Add Master Keyboard Input Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input 11 The final cont
61. rd Settings Ba End Position Popup Backward Stop Record Positions Ces lt aJo T gt u e Go To Set Playhead Jog Click Loop Beginning Forward Play Loop Start Strip Metronome Position rs Touch mimics many of Reason s standard transport functions for navigating through your composition Backward Forward Beginning of song Stop Play and Record Other standard playback controls are provided Metronome and Loop Just as with Reason the Play Record Loop and Metronome buttons change color when active The horizontal jog strip allows you to navigate to playhead By Bar positions by swiping your finger left or right within its channel By Beat Single tap within the jog strip to move the play position to the closest beat By 16th By Tick Double tap within the jog strip to E bring up the Jog Strip Mode popup Select the precision you 38 want when using the rs Touch jog strip Tap once on the left Set Loop Start Locator button to cause the play position to go to the left loop indicator location Press and HOLD DOWN the left Set Loop Start Locator button when the playhead is in the desired location to establish the beginning point of a loop cycle Tap once on the right Set Loop End Locator button to cause the play position to go to the right loop indicator location Press and HOLD DOWN the right Set Loop End Locator button to establish the current playnead location as the end point of the
62. re joining a new network z V Show AirPort status in menu bar Advanced 7 T Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me Revert Apply Step 3 Enter a name for your ad hoc network Leave Channel set to Automatic unless you have problems with interference from other nearby WIFI networks If you are concerned about another laptop or device connecting to your Mac check Require Password and follow the on screen directions If you elect to employ a password you will be required to enter that password also in your iPhone iPod touch or iPad when you attempt to connect to this ad hoc network Note that this kind of password protection is considered weak and not really suitable for protecting against determined intruders You may want to disable sharing features such as network sharing You may also wish to enable OSX s firewall However enabling the firewall may require additional set up to keep it from interfering with communications between your device and computer 78 MyMusicNetwork step 4 From your device s Settings application select Wi Fi Turn Wi Fi ON if it is OFF After a few moments you will see the available WiFi network candidates in a list Select your ad hoc network iOS will show the checkmark next to the network name almost immediately However the network connection is still not completed when this happens and can take awhile to become fully act
63. re random nature and rsTouch can work well even when there are a few such errors Contact Delora Support If you are still experiencing a problem with rsTouch email us at support delora com 71 Appendix 1 Setting Up OSX Network MIDI If you wish to send and receive MIDI over the Wi Fi network between your iPad and a Mac then you need to set up that computer to offer a network MIDI connection OS X has offered network MIDI as a part of its CoreMIDI facilities for quite a few years now any Mac running OS X Leopard or later already has network MIDI built in All you need to do is use the OS X Audio Midi Setup application to create a network MIDI port 860 0 MIDI Network Setup My Sessions Session C Enabled Port 5004 Local name Name Latency adj Participants Directory Disconnect EE I I 1 l 1 ms 1000 500 100 50 10 3 0 Address 192 168 1 19 5004 192 168 63 1 5004 192 168 212 1 5004 Connect Who may connect to me lve L routings Anyone start by running Audio Midi Setup Double click the Network icon This will bring up the network MIDI setup screen If you have never set up a network MIDI connection before you will be greeted with a screen like the one here Apple refers to network MIDI connections as sessions and you provide a name for each one You can define as many sessions as you wish each with its own settings 72 You can have as many
64. rol Room button brings up a popup display of Control Room settings where monitoring level is adjusted and you can choose what you wish to monitor Note Control Room functions are not available on Reason Essentials so this popup does not show on rs Touch The Level Out fader adjusts the level of the Control Room output bus Its value is shown at the top Tap on Master FX Send or FX 51 Return to switch monitoring to one of these If FX Send or FX Return is enabled use the numbered buttons to set which Send Return bus is monitored 52 Device Screens rs Touch offers Reason Rack device editing Many of Reason s built in synths drum machines and most effects have custom device panels to edit your sounds using the iPad Please note that Reason does not send information for all of the controls and parameters on every device so it is not possible to have strict emulation We also chose some alternative operational methods that are more conducive to a touch screen controller application Tap on the Device mode segment at the top of rsTouch The device associated with the currently selected sequencer track appears If rsTouch does not support the current device a blank brushed aluminum rack screen will show Patch Name Mute or Solo Turn all mutes solos off Device Assigned Sequencer Track Track a E Downtempo p Mute Solo vad Eny lt j Go to prior next patch Record Enable Go to prior next Parameter
65. roller the Performance section would look something like this Keyboards and control surfaces 7 cd Advanced Keyboard ul Manufacturer Delora Software ea 1 Model rsTouch rsTouch SLOW rsTouch_Device rstouch Perform qc _ gt wees J aL Name Delora Software rsTouch In Port Not selected Keyboards and control surfaces a O Fan 4 mT ek on General Audio Control Surfaces Advanced Keyboard Out Port Not selected u Manufacturer Delora Software d Model rsTouch_Perform Add Edit Delete Master Keyboard Input Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input Name rsTouch Perform In Port Network Reason Out Port Network Reason Cancel ok Add Edit Delete Make Master Keyboard Master Keyboard Input Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track J Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input Once you have added all three rsTouch controllers your final Reason set up will look something like the screen below The yellow caution graphics are normal this was explained at the beginning of this section If however you see a red X graphic then something is wrong with your MIDI connection Keyboards and control surfaces 8 General Audio Control Surfaces Advanced Keyboard
66. rt button The test only takes a short while and you can observe its progress through the progress bar If you want to stop it before it ends press Stop The test will begin stopping but will take a few seconds before it is completely stopped The loopback test sends a large number of data items to Reason and Reason responds to each with special test data rsTouch checks each of the return messages to see if it is valid and also takes note of missing responses The error number is the total number of mishaps A properly operating MIDI interface will not show any errors Some interfaces only have one or two errors and may still be usable with rs Touch s special SLOW Reason codec see below We still recommend replacing the interface when you can A large number of errors indicates an interface that should be immediately replaced If you get an unusually high number of errors like over 50 try running the test multiple times just to confirm the result 69 Our own testing uncovered a few USB MIDI interfaces that sometimes failed and basically crashed Once crashed the MIDI interface would seem to work for simple MIDI messages but every SYSEX message sent to the iPad was damaged preventing rsTouch from connecting to Reason The only way to recover was to unplug the USB MIDI interface from the iPad and if it was externally powered turn off the power There is a special way to use the loopback test to test just the iPad USB M
67. s Touch Pro is actually three separate Reason control surfaces The Master and Mixer controller is used to control Reason s Master Section which includes the main mixer This is sometimes called the SSL because of its resemblance to a certain famous studio mixing desk Controller two is the Device section which is used to remotely edit Reason s various synthesizer and effect rack devices If you have used other hardware controllers with Reason then you are already familiar with how Reason works together with the control surface to support editing rack devices rs Touch s third controller section is Performance This features a music keyboard and a drum pad controller These are used to play notes and other controller moves into Reason Reason normally expects each control surface to use its own dedicated set of MIDI inputs and outputs Fortunately rsTouch is designed to work with a single MIDI connection Furthermore rsTouch s Reason codec control surface files were created to work with only a single MIDI connection However you still must set up Reason to use each of the three controllers separately Reason will also complain that you are trying to use the same MIDI port for all of the rsTouch controllers it will show a yellow caution graphic Ignore this this is how rs Touch is supposed to be used The single MIDI connection between your iPad and the Note If you use wired MIDI
68. s Touch and visit the Delora website or view legal information e What s New lists the improvements found in the current version as well as a version history e Follow Us on Twitter takes you to our Twitter page so you can follow us to get announcements about future updates Two additional items are available Refresh Controls and Connect which was discussed in the Getting Started section Connecting rsTouch to Reason Refresh Controls is used any time you believe that rs Touch is no longer in sync with Reason rsTouch and Reason constantly exchange information but sometimes a transmission error causes differences Tapping Refresh Controls sends a request to Reason to send a complete update of all controls There are a large number of controls so this update can take a few seconds Pressing Refresh Controls also closes the Info Screen There is a shortcut way to request a refresh Tap on the active main mode button to request an update For example if Master is the current mode shown in blue tap on the Master button to request a refresh Press Done to exit the Info Screen 61 Support Screen Tapping on Support brings up the Support screen If you have email setup on your iPad tap on Email Support and use the iPad keyboard to type in a description of your problem Please also fill in the information requested about your system Email Log to Support is described in the first chapter about Preference Settings 6
69. s a Surface oggle Rack Front Rear Reduce Cable Clutter K atton3 f Button 3 j Ai j v Auto group etica and Tracks G fee pe Locking dialog window Sn on with a drop down menu v Follow Song F to select the controller Show Block Clip Content in Song View Keep Events in Clip While Editing you want to lock EES v Auto color Tracks and Channels i y A INTERFACE ACTIVE AUDIO DRIVER Record Automation into Note Clip AEWRE rs Touch Mixer In this Number of Precount Bars Ls case OT Fin i Enter Edit Mod aiii Q nter Edit Mode Surface Locking Select the Surface _rsTouch Mixer rs Touch_name where sna Delora hua rsTouch rs Touch_name iS the name you assigned rs Touch s mixer in Reason s control surface preferences then click on the Lock to Device drop down menu Near Lock to Device v Follow Master Keyboard Hardware Interface II Hardware Interface II the top of the list will be Master Section Select NN19 1 Mix Channel NN19 1 NN19 Sampler that device Thor 1 Mix Channel Thor 1 Thor 7 CF R SubTractor 1 Mix Channel SubTractor 1 SubTractor Redrum 1 Mix Channel Redrum 1 Redrum Kong 1 Mix Channel Kong 1 Kong NN XT 1 Mix Channel NN XT 1 NN XT Sampler Dr Octo Rex 1 Mix Channel Dr Octo Rex 1 Dr Octo Rex ReGroove Mixer The final assignment looks 6 0 0 Surface Locking something like this Surface rsTouch Mixe
70. s to Apple s Reachability class version 2 Reachability Extensions This is a derived work of Apple s Reachability v2 0 class Extensions Copyright C 2009 Donoho Design Group LLC All Rights Reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution Neither the name of Andrew W Donoho nor Donoho Design Group L L C may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY DONOHO DESIGN GROUP L L C AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE 85 DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABIL
71. t in this example the Connect text bar is red rsTouch changes the color and provides helpful messages about the current connection status Here there is no connection so the text is red with the appropriate message In the example to the bottom right the Connect item is green and the status message says Connection OK because rs Touch is successfully communicating with Reason Tap on the Connect text bar to display the main connection screen This MIDI Connections screen provides a summary of your current connection and a way to change it The top item shows if rsTouch is connected to any network MIDI hosts Notice the red X through the MIDI symbol this means that there is either no selected host or that the one rs Touch Settings User Guide Support About What s New Follow Us on Twitter Refresh Controls Connect No connection rs Touch Settings User Guide Support About What s New Follow Us on Twitter Refresh Controls Connect Connection OK selected is not currently available Whether you use a wireless networked MIDI connection or a wired MIDI connection is up to you When you use a wired MIDI connection then you can ignore the Network MIDI Hosts item Below it are the MIDI Connections one for each input and output Your iPad may have multiple MIDI interfaces attached internal MIDI connections provided by MIDI Connections
72. t they are usable for adjusting and selection Mix Channel Audio Track On the SND INS screen the names of the parameters for the 4 Insert rotaries and buttons are not provided to rsTouch but the rotaries and buttons are adjustable and selectable Thor On the Global screen the names are not provided to rsTouch for the Assignable rotaries and buttons but they are usable for controlling and selection Kong 54 Reason does not offer updates of the currently selected drum pad blue outline on Reason blue filled on rsTouch with rsTouch So you must manually select the same pad on both Reason and rs Touch if you want them to be in sync The controls on rsTouch always apply to the blue filled selected pad on rsTouch On the Master and Module subscreens on the right the names of the effects and parameters are not provided to rsTouch but the rotaries are usable for controlling the effects shown on Reason 55 Perform Screens When the Perform mode is selected rsTouch offers a way to send MIDI to an rs Touch instrument track using a keyboard or drum pad e Select an existing or add a new instrument track Tap on either the Keys button or the Pads button to bring up a keyboard or drum pad screen e You will hear the keys or pads as you tap out a melody or beat Press the Record transport button on rsTouch if you wish to record your playing onto the selected track in your song The 3 sliders left of the ke
73. the previous You the user benefit because rs Touch behaves nearly the same with all supported Reason versions However this also means that unless Propellerhead provides Remote support for new features those are not available to any control surface including rsTouch A prime example of this is the spectrum analyzer added in Reason 7 That capability does not have any Reason Remote support so rs Touch is unable to accommodate it Likewise Reason 7 added mixer bus channels but provides no direct way through Remote support for a control surface to distinguish or directly access a bus channel they behave just like any other Main Mixer channel Bus channels provide an example of how rsTouch sometimes tries to Support a Reason feature even though it is not directly Supported by Remote rsTouch attempts to use other information it has available to decide if a mixer channel is a bus or a regular channel If it believes its a bus it displays it accordingly Reason Version Setting rs Touch by default assumes that you are using the most recent version of Reason If you are not there is a preference setting you should change Tap on the i button at the top left of the time display Tap Settings Tap which version of Reason you are running in the selector under Reason Version Settings For optimal performance rsTouch should be used with either Reason 6 5 or above or Reason Essentials 1 5 or above Connecting to Reason r
74. together instead of separately as Reason does Individual meters are shown for both Send and Return and the send effect patch name is shown A Mute M button is also provided The master channel includes a single insert again a Reason Combinator shown in rsTouch s Inserts area The four rotaries and buttons correspond to the Combinator s controls The up and down arrows browse through the current folder of effects provided one has been assigned from Reason Use the Bypass button to disable the master channel insert 50 Note Reason does not provide to rs Touch the names of the parameters applied to the 4 rotaries and buttons Values appear when any of the rotaries are pressed The Volume section at the far right includes the Master Level Meter and Master Level Fader The fader adjusts the final output level of the mix sent to your soundcard outputs and it also affects overall level when mixing down to a file this is Reason s behavior The meter shows the level of the Main Mixer Master stereo output To reset overs and peaks tap on the Master Level Meter once The Master Level Meter uses the same mode settings as the Big Meter If you wish to alter its mode set the peak hold time or adjust the VU offset double tap on the Big Meter at the top left of the screen Keep in mind that all of these settings except Big Meter Source apply to both meters Control Room Level Out Tapping on the Cont
75. ts position to 0 Adjust the output level of a channel by moving the fader thumb up or down within the vertical bar Its value shows at the top of the channel fader On the Settings screen tap the info button is a preference Faders Jump on Touch that allows the fader position to jump directly to wherever you tap within the fader bar This is useful for quickly changing volume settings set the preference to ON if you want this feature Double tap your finger quickly on the fader thumb and the thumb and value will reset to Reason s default position Note Individual tracks with automation impact rsTouch faders and rotaries Any automation effects will take precedence over a control for that effect including those on rsTouch For example if Volume Level automation is enabled on a track the channel fader on rsTouch that controls it will fight against the automation When the automation wins it will seem that the rsTouch fader is not working correctly This is a normal consequence of automation rsTouch s controls do update to the current automation value Keep this limitation in mind when adjusting settings while playing the project If this proves inconvenient consider turning OFF track automation as needed To the left of each channel fader is its corresponding channel meter 44 Gang Fader Operation Multi touch fader operation is possible by moving more than one fader thumb at atime The link fe
76. umber above 1 is usually an indication that the connection can impact rs Touch operation and may prevent rs Touch from even connecting to Reason The status numbers can be reset back to zero by clicking on Clear Do this after you have taken steps to address the quality of your MIDI connection then use rsTouch normally to see if it still experiences errors 68 lf the error count is above 2 or the peak average is above 0 5 you should probably run the Loopback Test The Loopback Test is a tool you can use to help troubleshoot your MIDI interfaces It cannot detect all types of errors nor does failing the test necessarily mean rsTouch cannot operate The Midi Interface Status error count and average shows actual errors in normal use and is a clearer indication if you are actually having problems So think of the loopback test results as a predictor of problems and the status as an indication of actual problems A MIDI failure can be due to either the USB MIDI interface connected to your iPad or the MIDI interface connected to your computer rs Touch does not have a way of detecting which MIDI interface is at fault So when troubleshooting you may have to try different combinations To use the Loopback Test you must be connected otherwise the test buttons will be grayed out Reason must be running and rsTouch must be an assigned Reason control surface just as you would normally use it Perform the test by simply pressing the Sta
77. use must reliably handle standard MIDI commands including SYSEX rsTouch is a more demanding use of a MIDI interface than a simple sequencer app or a synthesizer app played from an external keyboard A poorly performing MIDI interface can prevent rsTouch from connecting with Reason Usually 67 though the errors are more subtle and lead to an occasional missing rs Touch screen update rs Touch includes diagnostic tools to check for MIDI interface related problems Tap the info button tap on the Connect bar then tap on MIDI Interface Status and Help bar Loopback Test MIDI Interface Status Fail 0 errors Total data errors 0 Peak error rate 0 00 r gt A LJ T j The MIDI Interface Status screen includes two gray boxes at the bottom the left is a Loopback Test that measures the quality of the end to end MIDI connections The second box MIDI Interface Status shows a running total of errors since rsTouch was started or you last cleared the errors The MIDI Interface Status box is helpful to see if you may be experiencing MIDI errors If you have been able to operate rsTouch but find periodic problems check this area for the error count Errors indicate that the MIDI interfaces do not always handle the MIDI data properly The second number Peak error rate reflects the worst error performance rs Touch has experienced since it was started or the errors last cleared A n
78. vanced Keyboard Contro Surfaces ul Manufacturer Delora Software Model rsTouch us Name rsTouch Mixer In Port Network Reason Find Out Port Network Reason al Cancel ok Add Edit Delete Make Master Keyboard Master Keyboard Input Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input e ype in assign an easy to remember Name This example uses rs Touch Mixer so It s easy to see that this is rs Touch s Master and Mixer controller eAssign the MIDI input and output you are using to connect your iPad and computer Usually the in port and out port are the same MIDI device Here a network MIDI connection is used e000 Keyboards and control surfaces 4 A es General Audio Control Surfaces Advanced Keyboard 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 rsTouch Mixer Model Delora Software rsTouch iv Use with Reason Add Edit Delete Make Master Keyboard Master Keyboard Input Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboa
79. yboard control overall pitch MIDI Pitchbend AT Aitertouch and modulation MIDI ModWheel as you would typically use with an electronic keyboard Each strip provides relative changes Wherever you first touch the strip corresponds to the last value Slide your finger upwards to increase the value downward to decrease it The Mod strip retains the last value after you lift your finger To reset the value to zero double tap inside the MOD strip The Pitch strip always resets to zero when you lift your finger The top navigation bar is identical to that for the Device screens 56 Keys AT Mod SS SSS Ss Keys LLL Octave Bend Press close to the lower end of a key to get a louder sound The level decreases the closer you get to the top of a white or black key Change octaves using the stepper button To sustain a note like holding down a foot pedal on a piano press and hold down the Sustain button for as long as you want the sustain to occur Double tap the Sustain button to keep it in constant Sustain mode Tap again to return to normal This button sends an actual MIDI sustain command Tap Hold to keep any notes played always on This is a toggle on off button Hold operates differently than Sustain Instead of sending the MIDI sustain command it prevents the key from releasing until the key is tapped again In other words it makes the keyboard keys act like toggle buttons When you tap Hol

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