User manual PROPELLERHEAD REASON 2.5

[. . . ] , English Version 2. 5 , Operation Manual 14 Channel Expandable Mixer , Analog Polysynth , Graintable Polysynth , Digital Samplers , REX-loop Player , Drum Machine , ReBirth Input Device , Multiple Effects Processors , Shelving and Parametric EQs , Master Song Sequencer , Pattern Sequencer , 64 Channel Audio Output , 64 Channel ReWire Output , 512 Band Vocoder , CV Processing Tools , Full Automation , Total Recall Operation Manual by Synkron: Ludvig Carlson, Anders Nordmark and Roger Wiklander. 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. All other commercial symbols are protected trademarks and trade names of their respective holders. [. . . ] · · Two or more zones can play the same sample, but with different parameter settings, making them sound completely different. A zone can be empty, playing no sample at all. These parameters are adjusted on a per group basis (see page 174 for more information on groups). Most of them relate to performance or playing style. Synth Parameters The bulk of the parameters on the remote editor are used for adjusting the sound of the samples by applying filtering, envelope shaping, modulation (like vibrato and tremolo) and so on. We call these the synth parameters, since they are to a large extent identical to those on a regular synthesizer. NN-XT SAMPLER 157 Selections and Edit Focus Almost all operations in the remote editor are performed on one or more selected zones or on the zone with edit focus. Several zones can be selected at once, but only one zone at a time can have edit focus. This is important since: D Editing operations that can be performed on several zones (like deleting), always apply to the selected zones. D Editing operations that can be performed on one zone only (like adjusting the "Lo key"), always apply to the zone with edit focus. D The front panel always shows the settings for the zone with edit focus. Selecting Zones D To select a zone, click on it. You can also select multiple zones in several ways: D By holding down [Shift] or [Command] (Mac)/[Ctrl] (Windows) and clicking on the zones you wish to select. D By using the keyboard command [Command]-[A] (Mac)/[Ctrl]-[A] (Windows). To deselect all zones, click in an unoccupied area in the Sample column or the key map area. D By clicking and dragging a selection box in the key map area. Making a selection box like this. . . . Here no zone is selected. Here the middle zone is selected but does not have edit focus. . . . will select these zones: Here the middle zone has edit focus but is not selected. Notice the thicker border and the additional handles in the key range area. Here the middle zone is selected and has edit focus. Note that the zones don't have to be completely encompassed by the selection box. The selection box only have to intersect parts of the zones to include them in the selection. Here, all three zones are selected, but the middle one has edit focus. 158 NN-XT SAMPLER Selecting zones via MIDI You can also select zones via your MIDI keyboard. By clicking the button marked "Select zones via MIDI" above the key map display so that it lights up, you enable selection via MIDI. Moving Edit Focus Moving Edit Focus A zone can be given edit focus independently of selection: D When you click on an unselected zone, it both gets selected and gets edit focus. This way, you can select a zone and give it edit focus by pressing a key that lies within the zone's key range (see later in this chapter for information about setting up key ranges). D When you select several zones using [Shift] or [Command]/[Ctrl], the one you select last always gets edit focus. D To set edit focus to a zone when several zones are already selected, click on it without holding down any modifier keys. This way, you can move edit focus between the selected zones freely without deselecting any of them. In this case, this zone can be selected by pressing any key between C2 - C3 on your MIDI keyboard. Note also, that selection via MIDI is velocity sensitive. This means that they won't be played unless the key that triggers the zone is played with a certain velocity. The same rules apply when selecting via MIDI, only zones that meet the velocity criteria will be selected. Read more about setting up velocity ranges on page 170. Selecting All Zones in a Group The concept of zone groups is fully introduced on page 163. For now we will only describe how to select all samples that belong to the same group: Clicking in the Group column. . . . . . selects all zones in the group NN-XT SAMPLER 159 Adjusting Parameters Adjusting Synth Parameters The synth parameters are the ones that occupy the bulk of the remote editor panel (see page 157). [. . . ] This will give you higher reliability and performance. 284 ABOUT AUDIO ON COMPUTERS Mac Audio Cards with an ASIO Driver An audio card with an ASIO driver is your best option if it is available. ASIO does not guarantee low latency, but it allows for it if the audio card designers take advantage of its possibilities. · · · Using a card via an ASIO driver can give latency figures as low as 3ms. Note that to use ASIO you need to add an ASIO driver file to the ASIO Drivers folder in your Reason folder. [. . . ]