Reason Essentials 8.1 Installation Manual
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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS Reason ESSENTIALS Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing Reason Essentials As streamlined version of Reason Reason Essentials comes complete with audio recording and editing great sounding and versatile effects and instruments devices as well as all the mixing tools you need to sound great In Reason Essentials Version 8 we have focused on speed and workflow enhancements so you can work even faster than before The new browser is always there with access to your full library of songs sounds samples and instruments all the time Drag and drop is now available throughout the Reason Essentials program Create instruments by dragging a synth patch to the sequencer drag samples directly to Redrum channels or create effects by dragging effect patches to the rack for example Reason Essentials Version 8 also comes with brand new amp and speaker models from Softube Reason Essentials Version 8 1 features the new Drop to Propellerhead function which allows you to upload and share your music on your Propellerhead account Also don t forget to visit the Propellerhead web site at www propellerheads se and read up on all the new Rack Extension instruments and effects created by ourselves and others that you can add to your rack A driving force for us at Propellerhead is communication with all the people around the world that use our programs to realize their musical ideas And a2. Standard mode This always sets Master Keyboard Input to the selected track Separated mode This will allow you to independently select tracks while Master Keyboard Input is unchanged When this is mode is active Master Keyboard Input is set by clicking the device icon in the track list Select ing another track by clicking on the track name or somewhere in the track list leaves Master Key board Input unchanged Other functions gt To edit a surface double click it in the list or select it and click Edit This lets you change its name and MIDI port settings if needed To delete a surface select it in the list and click Delete You can turn off a surface by deactivating its Use with Reason Essentials checkbox This could be useful if the surface is connected to your system but you only want to use it with another program etc There is also a Sync page in the Preferences This is only used for External Control MIDI buses and for MIDI Clock Sync input All hands on MIDI control is set up on the Control surfaces page db SETTING UP Reason ESSENTIALS Setting up Default Song It s possible to select a default Song which will automatically open as a template each time you select New from the File menu The Default Song could be any Song you have created earlier or a factory made Template Song You can select this Default Song on the General tab in Preferences 1 Select Preferences from the Edit men
3. DVD depending on your system settings If you run a 64 bit Windows OS the 64 bit version of Reason Essentials will be installed If you run a 32 bit Windows OS the 32 bit version of Reason Essentials will be installed If you run a 64 bit Windows OS but want to use the 32 bit version of Reason Essentials because you will be using Reason Essentials with other 32 bit ReWire applications please refer to Using Reason Essentials with ReWire on a 64 bit operating system on page 21for information 2 Follow the instructions on screen Before executing the installation of the software components you will be asked to select a language an install location and whether you wish to create a program shortcut alias on your desktop When the installation is complete you have the option of launching Reason Essentials directly Mac OS X Mac there is only a folder called Reason Essentials simply drag this to the Applications folder Both 64 bit and 32 bit versions are included in the application When you later launch Reason Essen tials it will run in 64 bit or 32 bit mode depending on your operating system If you want to use the 32 bit version of Reason Essentials because you will be using Reason Essen tials with other 32 bit ReWire applications on your Mac please refer to Using Reason Essentials with ReWire on a 64 bit operating system on page 21 for information Both platforms During the inst
4. as volume and display brightness you need to hold down the Fn key before pressing the unction keys 4 Show All Q JEN Keyboard Shortcuts Key Repeat Delay Until Repeat Slow i Fast Long Short all F1 F2 etc keys as standard function keys When this option is selected press the Fn key to use the special features printed on each key Adjust keyboard brightness in low light Turn off when computer is not used for Some function keys might also be pre assigned to Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts which will have priority over software such as Reason Essentials This is easily changed 3 Click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab in the Keyboard window The Keyboards Shortcuts Preferences window shows lists of keyboard shortcuts assigned to system functions For example Cmd F5 in the Accessibility group is assigned to turn VoiceOver on or off In Reason Essentials this is the keyboard shortcut for detaching the main mixer into a separate window db SETTING UP Reason ESSENTIALS 4 Scroll down to the Turn VoiceOver on or off item the Accessibility group and either remove the tick from the checkbox or assign it to another keyboard shortcut oo Keyboard 7711 To change a shortcut double click the shortcut and hold down the new keys RA Launchpad amp Dock YZoom MI Display Turn zoom on or o
5. big part of this communication takes place on our own user forums This is a unique meeting place where professionals and beginners meet on equal terms to exchange ideas But even more importantly it s a forum open to you We think you will enjoy talking to other Reason Essentials and Reason users all over the world just as much as we ll enjoy talking to you Yours truly The Propellerhead Team www propellerheads se About the Reason Essentials documentation This is the Installation Manual where installation of Reason Essentials and basic setting up procedures are described Detailed features and operations in Reason Essentials are described in the Operation Manual a file in Adobe Acrobat pdf format This and other pdf documents are installed with the program you find them in the Documentation folder inside your Reason Essentials application folder The Operation Manual also contains reference descriptions of all Reason Essentials devices and commands About the Reason Essentials operating system versions Reason Essentials runs under Mac OS X and Windows for operating system details Requirements on page 12 All Reason Essentials packages contain program versions for both platforms Everything said in the manuals applies to both platforms unless explicitly stated INTRODUCTION IS Reason ESSENTIALS What is Reason Essentials box If you have purchased the boxed version of Reason Essentials the package conta
6. converts the analog signals from instruments and microphones to digital signals that Reason Essentials can work with and store and back again for connection to an amplifier headphones or similar This equipment could be a built in audio card a 2 channel USB interface such as Propellerhead Balance or a Firewire audio interface or an audio card with several inputs and outputs digital connectors etc Regardless of which you need to make sure the hardware and its drivers are properly installed Audio hardware and Mac OS X If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface Please refer to the Propellerhead Balance Operation Manual pdf for information on how to install connect and use the Propellerhead Balance audio interface Always check the Propellerhead web site for the latest Balance drivers before installing and connecting Balance If you are using the built in audio hardware in your Macintosh All Mac models come with a built in audio interface providing stereo input and output jacks and in some cases a built in microphone Depending on your needs the quality of these inputs and outputs may be fully sufficient for use with Reason Essentials Reason Essentials provides a number of pre configured Input s Output s combinations that can be accessed from the Audio tab in Preferences If you are using other audio hardware with your Macintosh You may want to use other audio hardware with Reason Essentials e g an au
7. if you have down loaded the program from the web in the Windows Explorer 2 Right click the Install Reason Essentials exe file and select Create Shortcut If the file is on the DVD you will be asked if you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop click Yes 3 Locate the shortcut you just created right click it and select Properties 4 Shortcut page of the Properties dialog locate the Target field and add 32 without the quotes at the very end The Target field should say D Install Reason Essentials exe 32 although the drive letter may not be D depending on your setup 5 Click OK 6 Double click the shortcut file to install a 32 bit version of Reason Essentials The installed Reason Essentials version will have the name Reason Essentials 32 on the Start menu and desktop You can have the regular 64 bit version installed at the same time if you like BON INSTALLATION Reason ESSENTIALS INSTALLATION AS Reason ESSENTIALS Chapter 3 Setting Up About this Chapter This chapter describes the settings you need to make before you can start using Reason Essentials These are necessary in order to get any sounds to and from the program and to be able to play and control Reason Essentials via MIDI First run Reason Essentials Setup Wizard f you followed the instructions correctly in the last chapter Reason Essentials should be running and the irst dialog in the Re
8. or with an Ignition Key hardware If you launch Reason Essentials on an authorized computer or with an authorized Ignition Key hardware Propellerhead USB stick or Propellerhead Balance audio interface connected the program will simply start without further ado gt Ifyou are using an Ignition Key always connect the Ignition Key hardware before starting your computer and launching Reason Essentials This way Reason Essentials will start up immediately without the Authorization procedure f you have an authorized computer or an authorized Ignition Key hardware connected to your computer its no longer necessary to have Internet connection when running Reason Essentials Running Reason Essentials with Internet Verification you launch Reason Essentials on an unauthorized computer or without an Ignition Key hardware connected the following window appears a M Welcome to Reason Essentials User name Password Demo Mode Remember my password Want to register and authorize Go to your account page L 4 that this requires a working Internet connection and that your Reason Essentials license has been registered to your user account as described in Registering and autho rizing Reason Essentials on page 17 gt Enter the User name and Password for your Propellerhead account and click the Log in button Reason Essentials now launches in authorized mode It is not possible
9. the Setup Wizard let s you select if you want to open a Demo Song a template document or an empty song directly after finishing the Setup Wizard It also gives you an option to watch Getting Started video tutorials on the Propellerhead web site 220 SETTING UP Reason ESSENTIALS About the Preferences The basic settings for audio and MIDI are done in the Preferences dialog This is opened from the Edit menu or if you are running Mac OS X from the Reason Essentials menu d Preferences ici General Audio Control Surfaces Sync Advanced Language Editing Mouse knob range Automation cleanup level V Trigger notes while editing Appearance Reduce cable clutter setting Show for selected devices only Hide auto routed cables Hide all cables Cable animation Show parameter value tool tip Show automation indication Default song Empty Template PlaceholderTemplate reedemo V Load last song on startup Miscellaneous U usage limit New devices get browse focus Load default sound in new devices This also sets the default browsing location Use multi core audio rendering _ Self contain samples when loading from disk The Preferences dialog gt Described herein are only the most important settings in the Preferences For informa tion about other Preferences setting
10. to run two instances of Reason Essentials on different computers au thorized to the same user account Reason Essentials will then enter Demo Mode AS INSTALLATION Reason ESSENTIALS Running Reason Essentials Demo Mode If you don t have a Reason Essentials license or if you don t have an authorized computer or your optional Ignition Key hardware at hand and don t have a working Internet connection you can run Reason Essentials in Demo Mode 1 Launch Reason Essentials The following window will show up Welcome to Reason Essentials User name Password Remember my password can record and save your 0 open any files Want to register and authorize Go to your account page L 4 2 Click Demo Mode button Reason Essentials launches in Demo Mode The Demo Mode indicator lights up to the right on the Sequencer Transport Panel Running Reason Essentials in demo mode allows you to perform all operations as in authorized mode with three exceptions e You cannot export audio drop files to Propellerhead or bounce mixer channels to disk e You will not have access to any Rack Extension devices e You cannot open songs The only songs that can be opened in demo mode are the dedicated demo songs file extension These demo songs can be accessed from the Open Demo Song item in the File menu If you disconnect your Ignition Key hard
11. 7 OS X Select the option corresponds to hardware you want to use the built in audio connectors or some additional audio hardware that you have installed gt Anumber of predefined combinations of built in inputs and outputs will also be available in the Audio Card Driver pop up The number of available input s output s combinations depends of your computer s specific audio hardware configuration Windows Ifyou run Reason Essentials under Windows it s required that the audio hardware sup ports ASIO drivers otherwise you won t be able to record any audio Select the option that corresponds to the ASIO hardware you want to use If you are using audio hardware for which there is a specific ASIO driver you should select this With an ASIO driver written specifically for the audio hardware Reason Essentials can communicate more or less directly with the audio hardware The benefits are lower latency see below and possibly better support for additional hardware features such as multiple inputs and outputs About Latency and other Audio Settings On the Audio tab you will find a number of additional settings for audio The most important ones are Buffer Size and the corresponding readouts for Input and Output Latency Sample rate 44100 z Buffer size 0 128 samples Input latency 6 ms Output latency 5 ms Recording latency compensation Oms The Input Latency is the delay between when the au
12. SI propellerhead The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Propellerhead Software AB The software described herein is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to any other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by Propellerhead Software AB 2014 Propellerhead Software and its licensors All specifications subject to change without notice Reason Reason Essentials and Rack Extension are trademarks of Propellerhead Software All other commercial symbols are protected trademarks and trade names of their respective holders All rights reserved Table of Contents Introduction 7 Welcome 8 About the Reason Essentials documentation 8 About the Reason Essentials operating system versions 8 What is in the Reason Essentials box 9 The Reason Essentials installation DVD 9 Product authorization 9 The Reason Essentials download version 9 If you are upgrading from an earlier Reason Essentials version 9 Using the Reason Essentials download version while waiting for the box 9 Installation 11 Requirements 12 Mac OS X 12 Windows 12 About the Audio Hardware 13 Audio hardware and Mac OS X 13 If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface 13 If you are using the built in audi
13. ad web site the Reason Essentials license has already been registered to your user account and you can use Rea son Essentials by authorizing your computer or by running with Internet Verification If you have purchased the optional Ignition Key USB stick you will want to authorize it so please read on Here s how you register and authorize your copy of Reason Essentials Note that a working Internet connection is required to be able to perform the following steps IS INSTALLATION Reason ESSENTIALS 1 Launch Reason Essentials When you start Reason Essentials for the first time the following window appears gt Welcome to Reason Essentials User name Password Demo Mode Remember my password Want to register and authorize Go to your account page d 2 Click on the Go to your account page link Your default web browser starts up and takes you to the Login page at the Propellerhead web site 3 Enter your user name and password and log in on your Propellerhead account If you don t have an account already click on the Create account link and follow the instructions to register a new account 4 The following step depends on the situation If you purchased the boxed version of Reason Essentials and haven t yet registered the program you will be asked to do that Enter the license number and registration code found on the DVD sleeve in the Reason Essentials box the
14. allation on Windows or during the first program launch on Mac OS X the CodeMeter and Authorizer applications will be installed on your computer The applications are necessary for handling the Reason Essentials authorization see below and ad ministration of Rack Extension devices INSTALLATION BON Reason ESSENTIALS About the Sound Bank OS X computers The first time you launch Reason Essentials under Mac OS X you will be asked to insert the Reason Essentials disc to copy the Factory Sound Bank to your hard disk The Factory Sound Bank is one big file containing a large number of patches samples and loops serving as your main supply of sounds much like the sound ROM in a synthesizer These are copied to your hard disk and are required to run the program The Authorization system Reason Essentials uses an authorization system designed to be as flexible as possible while at the same time providing the best possible copy protection for the product Here s how it works e core of the authorization system is your license number which is registered to your user account on the Propellerhead web site e You can then use this license to authorize one specific computer one optional Ignition Key and one Propellerhead Balance audio interface which contains built in Ignition Key hardware If you choose to authorize your computer you won t need any physical Ignition Key hardware plugged into the computer During st
15. arlier Reason Essentials version on page 16 If you are upgrading from Reason Essentials 1 or later or from Propellerhead Record you might have an Ignition Key which you might want to authorize for this version You might also want to authorize your computer After you have downloaded the Reason Essentials upgrade unpacked the file and installed Reason Essentials refer to Registering and authorizing Reason Essentials on page 17 for details on how to authorize Reason Essentials Using the Reason Essentials download version while waiting for the box If you have purchased the boxed version of Reason Essentials and are waiting for the shipment you could still use the download version of the program and run it with full functionality Refer to Registering and authorizing Reason Essentials on page 17 Running Reason Essentials with Internet Verification on page 19 for details on how to proceed 220 INTRODUCTION Reason ESSENTIALS If this is your first acquaintance with audio recording and music production software you might also want to check out the About the Audio Hardware on page 13 and About MIDI Interfaces on page 14 sections before continuing When you receive the Reason Essentials box you should NOT reinstall the Reason Essen tials program everything you need has already been installed from the download ver sion INTRODUCTION BON Reason ESSENTIALS Chapter 2 Installation Req
16. art up Reason Essentials automatically detects that your computer is au thorized You can also choose to authorize an optional physical Ignition Key USB stick or Propellerhead Bal ance audio interface to run Reason Essentials in authorized mode anywhere and on any computer Ifyou don t have an authorized computer or Ignition Key hardware at hand you can still run Reason Essentials in authorized mode provided that you have a working Internet connection The program will then contact the Propellerhead web site and verify that Reason Essentials is regis tered to your user account Finally if you don t have an authorized computer or Ignition Key hardware hand nor a working Internet connection you can run Reason Essentials in Demo Mode This is also the mode you use if you are trying out the program but haven t yet purchased it In this mode you can work as usual and even save your work You cannot however open songs in Demo Mode for details see Running Reason Essentials in Demo Mode on page 20 Registering and authorizing Reason Essentials To be able to run Reason Essentials in authorized mode see Running Reason Essentials on an authorized computer or with an Ignition Key hardware on page 19 and Running Reason Essentials with Internet Verification on page 19 the program must be registered to your account on the Propellerhead web site Ifyou purchased Reason Essentials directly from the Propellerhe
17. ason Essentials Setup Wizard guide should be open This only appears the very first time the program is run amp Reason Essentials Setup Wizard ae Language English a Deutsch German Frangais French AAS Japanese 11 If you change the language setting the change will take effect on the next page of the Setup Wizard Note that the Language page only appears in the Windows version of Reason Essentials In Mac OS X the selected system language is used Note that any setting you make in the Setup Wizard can be changed later on in Pref erences dialog SETTING UP AS Reason ESSENTIALS Clicking Next will take you through series of dialogs where the following happens The Setup Wizard will first try to find a compatible audio driver It will automatically select the first compatible driver it finds If this is the driver you wish to use fine If it isn t select your preferred driver from the Audio Card Driver pop up If you don t know which driver to use see Setting up the Audio Hardware on page 27 Next Reason Essentials will try to auto detect a Master Keyboard If one is found and you want to use this click Use and proceed For Reason Essentials to auto detect a device you need two way MIDI communication Non USB keyboard devices without a MIDI input can of course still be added manually Note that your keyboard model might not be auto detected by Reas
18. avigating between the three main areas the main mixer the rack and the sequencer The quickest way to switch between these areas is to use the function keys F5 F6 and F7 see Navigating between the areas in the Common Operations and Concepts chapter in the Operation Manual and Help system for details Also the F3 F4 and F8 keys are shortcuts for showing and hiding the Browser On screen Piano Keys window and the Tool Window respectively However on many Macintosh models especially MacBooks the function keys double as hardware control buttons For example they might control the volume of the built in speaker the display brightness or keyboard backlight To make these keys actually work as function keys for software such as Reason Essentials you need to hold the Fn key while pressing them This can work perfectly OK but to get the best workflow in Reason Essentials we recommend that you change this behavior so that pressing e g the F5 key actually sends F5 to Reason Essentials and you hold down the Fn key to get the hardware control functions instead Here is how you change this 1 Open the System Preferences in Mac OS X and select the Keyboard item The Keyboard preferences are shown 2 Select the Keyboard tab and make sure the checkbox Use all F1 F2 etc keys as stan dard function keys is ticked ow you can use F3 F8 for controlling functions in Reason Essentials To use hardware control fea ures such
19. c control a surface to a specific Reason Essentials parameter or function For example you could override map a knob or fader on your control surface to the Main Mixer s mas er level fader Or you could map buttons on your control surface to control Reason Essentials s trans port play stop record etc at all times regardless of which track has Master Keyboard Input in the sequencer This is described in the Operation Manual Remote also supports some control surfaces with MIDI feedback f you have such a control surface and it is supported by Reason Essentials you can take full advan age of motorized faders meters displays etc Among the Reason Essentials documentation you will find a pdf document called Control Surface Details This contains useful information about the supported control surfaces In case you specified a Master Keyboard in the Setup Wizard and you don t have any other control surfaces you don t have to do anything else But if you want to add additional control surfaces or edit your settings this is done in the Preferences db SETTING UP Reason ESSENTIALS Adding a Control surface 1 Open the Preferences dialog and click the Control surfaces tab 2 If your control surface is connected via USB or if you have made a two way MIDI connec tion try clicking the Auto detect Surfaces button Reason Essentials scans all MIDI ports and tries to identify the connected control surfaces Not
20. d surface is now listed db SETTING UP Reason ESSENTIALS If your control surface model isn t listed If you can t find your control surface listed on the Manufacturer or Model pop up menus when you try to add it this means that there s no native support for that model However the program supports generic keyboards and controllers Here s what to do gt Select Other on the Manufacturer pop up menu and then select one of the three tions on the Model pop up menu Or if the Manufacturer is listed but not your specific model Select one of the three Other options on the Model pop up menu In both cases the options are MIDI Control Keyboard Select this if you have a MIDI keyboard with programmable knobs buttons or faders You need to set up your MIDI control keyboard so that the controllers send the correct MIDI CC messages depending on which Reason Essentials device you want to control check out the MIDI Implementation Chart in the Reason Essentials documentation If your control surface has templates or presets for different Reason Essentials devices these can be used MIDI Control Surface Select this if you have a MIDI controller with programmable knobs buttons or faders but without key board Again you need to set your controllers to send the correct MIDI CCs MIDI Keyboard No Controls Select this if you have a MIDI keyboard without programmable knobs buttons or faders This is used for
21. dio interface with multiple outputs digital connections etc For this to be possible the audio hardware must be compatible with Mac OS X i e there must be a Core Audio driver available for the hardware 1 Install the audio hardware drivers as described in its documentation Note that some audio hardware do not require any special audio drivers Please refer to the hardware documentation 2 Connect the stereo outputs of your audio hardware to your listening equipment speak ers mixer headphones or similar For info about how to use multiple outputs i e more than a stereo output see the Operation Manual pdf For now we stick to standard stereo connections 3 If possible test that audio plays back OK with the audio hardware With some audio hardware a test application is supplied for this purpose Audio hardware and Windows If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface Please refer to the Propellerhead Balance Operation Manual pdf for information on how to install connect and use the Propellerhead Balance audio interface 220 INSTALLATION Reason ESSENTIALS If you are using other audio hardware with your Windows PC To run Reason Essentials with full audio in and audio out functionality under Windows an ASIO driver is required for the audio hardware Reason Essentials can run with DirectX or MME drivers as well but this will only support audio out and at considerably higher latencies than wi
22. dio is sent from a connected microphone or instrument and when it s received and detected by Reason Essentials Output Latency is the delay between when audio is sent from Reason Essentials and when you actually hear it The latencies in an audio system depends on your audio hardware its drivers and their settings When you select a driver its latency values are automatically reported by the audio card and displayed in the on the Audio tab in Preferences Depending on the audio hardware and the driver you may be able to adjust these values If you experience high latency values you will need to make adjustments to your configuration If available use the Buffer Size slider to lower the latency The lowest buffer size setting you can choose depends on the audio drivers and your computer s per formance If you get crackles and glitches during playback the buffer size is set too low for your sys tem you need to raise the buffer size until you can play back normally gt Ifthe Buffer Size slider is disabled you may be able to lower the buffer size in the control panel for the audio hardware click the Control Panel button to open this For more information please consult the Reason Essentials Operation Manual pdf SETTING UP 255 ESSENTIALS Setting up MIDI Control Surfaces In Reason Essentials MIDI keyboards or remote control devices are called control surfaces MIDI input from control surfaces is hand
23. e that not all control surfaces support auto detection General Audio Control Surfaces Sync Advanced Language Use this page to add and set up control surfaces including MIDI keyboards One of your MIDI keyboards will automatically be made the master keyboard this is the keyboard you use for playing devices in Reason Essentials Attached surfaces Auto detect surfaces a Akai MPK49 Model Akai MPK49 V Use with Reason Essentials Add d Delete Make master keyboard Master keyboard input Standard Master keyboard input to selected track Separated Independent selection and master keyboard input N found surfaces are listed in the Attached Surfaces list 3 To adda control surface manually click the Add button This brings up a new dialog SETTING UP AQ Reason ESSENTIALS 4 Select the manufacturer of your control surface from the Manufacturer pop up menu f you can t find it on the menu see below 5 Select the model of your control surface from the Model pop up menu f you can t find it on the menu see below 6 An image of the selected control surface model is shown often along with some informa tion text read this carefully For some control surfaces you need to select a specific preset to use the surface with Reason Essen ials this is noted here ry amp Control Surface x Manufacturer Doepfer v Model Dr
24. ehbank Zi When you use the Doepfer Drehbank you need to make sure that Bank 2 is selected and that it hasn t been changed from the factory default HUES For more info please see the Control Surface Details document in the Documentation folder Name Doepfer Drehbank MIDI Input Not selected Ok Cancel Help lt 2 7 Use the MIDI Input pop up to select the input port to which have connected the face f in doubt you can click the Find button and then tweak a control or play a key on the control surface have Reason find the correct input port for you Some control surfaces may have more than one MIDI Input pop up menu You need to select ports on all MIDI Input pop up menus Some control surfaces will have a MIDI Output pop up menu n some cases this labeled Optional then you don t have to make a selection In other cases a MIDI Output is required This is the case if the control surface uses MIDI feedback motor fader displays etc 8 If you like you can rename your control surface in the Name field 9 Click OK to add the surface Depending on the surface model alerts may appear reminding you to select a specific preset etc In some cases Reason Essentials can restore a preset in the control surface to factory settings for you you are then informed of this Finally you return to the Control surfaces tab in Preferences where your adde
25. er auto detection works or not depends on the keyboard model If you have several MIDI control surfaces or similar that you want to use we recommend that you connect them to separate MIDI ports or directly to the computer using USB BON INSTALLATION Reason ESSENTIALS Installing Software Upgrading from an earlier Reason Essentials version If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Reason Essentials there are some important things to remember before installing the upgrade Before uninstalling your current Reason Essentials version and installing the new ver sion make sure you don t leave anything you want to keep in the Reason Essentials pro gram folder the Reason Essentials program folder and its contents will be permanently deleted during installation of the upgrade For example move any additional ReFills etc from the Reason Essentials program folder to another temporary location before upgrading otherwise the files might be permanently deleted Running the Installer Now it s time to install the actual Reason Essentials software Insert the Reason Essentials disc into your DVD drive or unzip the download file Win dows or mount the disk image file Mac OS X What to do next depends on whether you are installing on a Mac or a Windows computer Windows 1 Locate the file called Install Reason Essentials exe and double click it The installer may automatically start when you insert the
26. ff 38 E Mission Control Turn image smoothing on or off 89 Keyboard amp Text Zoom out XH Screen Shots Zoom in 34 Services _ wContrast Spotlight Increase contrast ANS Accessibility Decrease contrast ANS Application Shor Invert colors AX 38 Turn VoiceOver on or off Fs Show Accessibility controls NFS Restore Defaults Full Keyboard Access In windows and dialogs press Tab to move keyboard focus between Text boxes and lists only controls 5 Now you re finished with the settings and can close the Keyboard window From now on the function keys and keyboard shortcuts will perform their intended functions in Rea son Essentials SETTING UP ESSENTIALS
27. ins the following items The Reason Essentials installation DVD This DVD contains the main Reason Essentials program installer which include the Reason Essentials application Help System Demo Songs and documentation Product authorization The license number and registration code required for the installation are printed on the DVD sleeve The registration code is a one time code used to register your Reason Essentials license to your Propellerhead user account Once you have registered Reason Essentials to your account and you don t need the registration code any more Note that if you bought Reason Essentials from the Propellerhead web shop it is already registered to your account The Reason Essentials download version The download version of Reason Essentials contains the complete product contents In other words there is no need to purchase a boxed version When you have downloaded the program package and installed the program all you have to do is register and authorize the program and you are good to go Refer to Registering and authorizing Reason Essentials on page 17 and Running Reason Essentials with Internet Verification on page 19 for registration and authorization details If you are upgrading from an earlier Reason Essentials version Ifyou are upgrading from an earlier version of Reason Essentials there are some impor tant things to consider before installing the new version see Upgrading from an e
28. led by a system called Remote Here are some of the main features e You can use any number of control surfaces at the same time The program supports a large number of control surfaces out of the box knobs faders and buttons on the surfaces are automatically mapped to the most useful parameters on the Reason Essentials devices You don t have to change the settings on the control surface to control different devices in Reason Es sentials if you change MIDI input from ID 8 track to a Combinator track the control surface will au tomatically adapt You just set up your control surface once and for all for use with Reason Essentials the program handles the rest e For control surfaces that are not natively supported at this stage can use generic drivers Note however that Remote drivers for additional control surfaces will be added continuously check our web page for more info default all control surfaces follow the sequencer Master Keyboard Input This means that you set MIDI input to a track in the sequencer to route the control surface s to the rack s device in the rack e You can lock a control surface to a specific device in the rack For example you could have a Master Keyboard that follows MIDI input while another control surface is locked to the Main Mixer This way you can control levels and pans at all times This is described in he Operation Manual e You can use remote overrides to map a specifi
29. n click the Register button A new web page appears where you are asked if you want to write your license to your computer or to your optional Ignition Key hardware or do it later If you click the Later button you will still be able to run Reason Essentials using Internet Verification see Running Reason Essentials with Internet Verifi cation on page 19 When you have registered Reason Essentials and want to write your license to your computer or Ignition Key Click the Authorize button This will take you to the Authorize Computer and Keys page where you can choose to write your Reason Essentials license to your computer to your optional Ignition Key and or to a connected Bal ance interface 5 Follow the instructions on the web page to write your licence to your computer or to your Ignition Key 6 When you re done Reason Essentials will continue launching and you will now be able to run the program in Authorized Mode You can now quit the web browser if you like INSTALLATION BON Reason ESSENTIALS About deauthorizing computer You can authorize one computer at a time If you re moving your work to another computer you can first deauthrorize the current computer and then authorize the other one This is done from your account page at the Propellerhead web site Remember to deauthorize your computer before sending it to service or selling it Running Reason Essentials on an authorized computer
30. o hardware in your Macintosh 13 If you are using other audio hardware with your Macintosh 13 Audio hardware and Windows 13 If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface 13 If you are using other audio hardware with your Windows PC 14 About MIDI Interfaces 14 MIDI Connections 14 Installing the Software 16 Upgrading from an earlier Reason Essentials version 16 Running the Installer 16 About the Sound Bank on Mac OS X computers 17 The Authorization system 17 Registering and authorizing Reason Essentials 17 About deauthorizing the computer 19 TABLE OF CONTENTS 125 Reason SSENTIALS Running Reason Essentials on authorized computer or with an Ignition Key hardware 19 Running Reason Essentials with Internet Verification 19 Running Reason Essentials in Demo Mode 20 Using Reason Essentials with ReWire on a 64 bit operating system 21 Mac 21 Windows 21 Setting Up 23 About this Chapter 24 First run Reason Essentials Setup Wizard 24 About the Preferences 26 Setting up the Audio Hardware 27 Mac OS X 28 Windows 28 About Latency and other Audio Settings 28 Setting up MIDI Control Surfaces 29 Adding a Control surface 30 If your control surface model isn t listed 32 About the Master Keyboard 32 Master Keyboard Input 33 Other functions 33 Setting up the Default Song 34 Opening the last Song at program launch 34 Reassigning the Function Keys in Mac OS X 35 125 TABLE OF CONTENTS Reason 8 NTIAL
31. on Essentials even though it s a modern one and connects via USB However you can still use such a key board to control Reason Essentials in the same way as with an auto detected keyboard If Reason Essentials can t find the keyboard you have connected or if you clicked Don t Use you will be asked to specify a Master Keyboard manually This is done by first selecting a manufacturer and then a model If your model keyboard isn t on this list select Other You will also have to specify a MIDI port to use This can be done either by selecting one of the available ports listed in the popup or by clicking the Find button and pressing some keys on your keyboard Note that if you have additional remote control surface devices in your setup these will have to be added in the Preferences see Adding a Control surface on page 30 The Setup Wizard will only establish a connected Master Keyboard device Setup is now complete If all went well you should now have established audio and MIDI communication the basics needed to record and play back audio and to direct MIDI to Reason Essentials However if for any reason the Setup Wizard failed to establish the necessary settings or if you wish to add other devices etc you will have to make your settings in the Preferences dialog see below Select which song to open and if you want to watch the Getting Started Tutorials on the Propellerhead web site The final page of
32. playing only including performance controllers such as pitch bend mod wheel etc you cannot adjust Reason Essentials device parameters with this type of control surface MIDI Multichannel Control Keyboard Surface These options can be used if your MIDI keyboard or surface can handle multiple MIDI channels simul taneously After selecting a model proceed with selecting MIDI input as described above About the Master Keyboard One of the control surfaces can be the Master Keyboard This is like any other control surface but it must have a keyboard and it cannot be locked to a specific Reason Essentials device in other words it always follows the MIDI input to the sequencer This is the surface you use to play the instrument devices in Reason Essentials e The first surface with a keyboard that is added or found by auto detect is automatically selected to be the Master Keyboard This is shown in the Attached Surfaces list on the Preferences page If you want to use another surface as Master Keyboard select it in the list and click the Make Master Keyboard button You can only have one Master Keyboard gt If you don t want to use any Master Keyboard at all select the current Master Keyboard surface and click the same button which is now labeled Use No Master Keyboard SETTING UP AS Reason ESSENTIALS Master Keyboard Input This allows you to set a preference for how Master Keyboard Input mode is selected
33. rue if you want to manipulate Reason Essentials parameters with additional MIDI control surface devices or use the program in conjunction with an external stand alone sequencer drum machine or similar Forsome MIDI interfaces connected via USB no driver installation is required Just plug in the interface and you re ready to go For other more advanced MIDI interfaces or at least to take advantage of more ad vanced features like multiple inputs you will need to install a driver Please consult the documentation that came with the interface for details MIDI Connections Simply connect the USB cable from your keyboard to your computer Or Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out on your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controller to a MIDI In on your MIDI interface This is sufficient to be able to play and record notes and controllers in Reason Essentials from the MIDI keyboard INSTALLATION BON Reason ESSENTIALS If you are not using a USB keyboard you may also connect the MIDI Out from the MIDI in terface to the MIDI In on your MIDI keyboard This is not strictly necessary to use Reason Essentials but it will enable two way communication when you run the Reason Essentials Setup Wizard which appears the first time Reason Essentials is launched see First run Reason Essentials Setup Wizard on page 24 or when using Auto detect Surfaces in the Preferences see Adding a Control surface on page 30 Wheth
34. s see the Menu and Dialog Reference chapter in the Reason Essentials Operation Manual pdf SETTING UP db Reason ESSENTIALS Setting up the Audio Hardware In case this wasn t done in the Setup Wizard you need to establish a connection between Reason Essentials and the audio hardware This is done by selecting a driver a software component that acts like a link between the program and the audio hardware Proceed as follows 1 In the Preferences dialog click the Audio tab General Audio Control surfaces Sync al Advanced Language Master tune i 440Hz 0 cents Audio card driver asio Balance v Sample rate 44100 v Buffer size il 128 samples 2 Input latency 4ms Output latency 2ms Recording latency compensation Oms Active input channels 2 out of 2 Channels Active output channels 2 out of 2 Channels Clock source Internal Control panel Monitoring Automatic Monitor record enabled tracks in record and stop mode 5 Manual Use Monitor buttons to activate monitoring External No monitoring through Reason Essentials use external mixer V Play in background 2 Pull down the Audio card driver pop up menu and select one of the available drivers Which driver to select depends on the platform and the audio hardware If an option is not applicable to your setup it will be disabled in the dialog db SETTING UP Reason ESSENTIALS 2
35. th ASIO drivers 1 Make sure you have the latest ASIO driver for the audio hardware Please check the manufacturer s web site for the latest versions 2 Install the audio hardware drivers as described in its documentation 3 Connect the stereo outputs of your audio hardware to your listening equipment speak ers mixer headphones or similar For information about how to use multiple outputs i e more than a stereo output see the Operation Manual pdf For now we stick to standard stereo connections 4 If possible test that audio plays back properly with the audio hardware In the case of audio hardware with ASIO drivers you will need some test application for this often in cluded with the audio hardware About MIDI Interfaces While it is possible to use Reason Essentials without an external MIDI controller by only using the On screen Piano Keys window for playing MIDI notes or by manually drawing notes and automation in the sequencer this would not allow you to use the program to its full potential From now on we assume that you are using a keyboard controller either a USB keyboard with a built in MIDI interface or a separate MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard When installing the MIDI interface and its drivers follow the instructions in its documen tation carefully e While a MIDI interface with a single input is sufficient you will benefit from having two more individual inputs This is especially t
36. u Win or Reason Essentials menu Mac and then click the General tab Default song Empty emplate PlaceholderT emplate reedemo 2 Click the Template radio button in the Default Song section 3 Click the folder icon to the right and select the Song you want to use as template when creating new Songs Each time you create a new Song by selecting New from the File menu the selected Song will be loaded and used as a template for your new Song On Windows platforms the Song document will be named Document n where n is an incremental number On Mac OS X platforms the document will be named untitled where is an incremental number You can then save your Song with a new name Opening the last Song at program launch It s possible to instruct Reason Essentials to automatically open the last Song each time you launch Reason Essentials You select this on the General tab in the Preferences dialog 1 Select Preferences from the Edit menu Win or Reason Essentials menu Mac and then click the General tab Default song D Empty Template PlaceholderTemplate reedemo 2 last song on startup 2 Tick the Load Last Song On Startup checkbox When you launch Reason Essentials the next time the last saved Song will automatically open in a document window SETTING UP AS Reason ESSENTIALS Reassigning Function Keys Mac OS X When you work with Reason Essentials you will do a lot of n
37. uirements Below you will find the minimum requirements for running Reason Essentials that these are the minimum requirements You will benefit from a fast computer with lots of RAM since this will allow you to use more devices at the same time Mac OS X Intel Mac with dual cores or better 4 GB RAM or DVD drive e 3 GB free hard disk space program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space e OS X 10 7 or later e Monitor with at least 1280x768 resolution e CoreAudio compliant audio interface such as Propellerhead Balance or built in audio hardware free USB2 0 port is necessary when using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface e Internet connection for registration and Rack Extension installation MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended Windows Intel Pentium 4 AMD Opteron with dual cores or better 4 GB RAM or more DVD drive e 3 GB free hard disk space program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space e Windows 7 or later e Monitor with at least 1280x768 resolution Audio Interface with ASIO driver such as Propellerhead Balance free USB2 0 port is necessary when using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface e Internet connection for registration and Rack Extension installation e interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended INSTALLATION BON Reason ESSENTIALS About Audio Hardware The audio hardware is the computer equipment that
38. ware on an unauthorized computer or lose the Internet Connection while running Reason Essentials with Internet Verification the program will automatically enter Demo Mode You can continue to work and save your songs as usual When you reconnect the Ignition Key hardware or reconnect to the internet Reason Essentials will automatically revert to authorized mode and the Demo Mode indicator will go off INSTALLATION AS Reason ESSENTIALS Using Reason Essentials with ReWire a 64 bit operating system If you are running a 64 bit OS Reason Essentials will automatically install and run in 64 bit mode However if you are using ReWire there are a couple of extra considerations Both the ReWire host and Reason Essentials must run the same mode 32 bit or 64 bit To use ReWire 64 bit mode the ReWire host application must have support for 64 bit ReWire If not you need to run both programs in 32 bit mode Here s how you run Reason Essentials in 32 bit mode under Mac and Windows respectively Mac 1 Make sure Reason Essentials isn t running 2 Select the Reason Essentials application in the Finder and choose Get Info from the File menu 3 Turn on the option Open in 32 bit Mode The next time you launch Reason Essentials it will run in 32 bit mode Windows Under Windows you need to install a separate 32 bit version of Reason Essentials 1 Open the Reason or the Reason Essentials download package
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