[Devvyn]

I have been using Reason on its own from version 1.00 to 2.50. If anyone needs any advice, help, or suggestions, ask away.

[Mark7]

Hi, i was messing with the Malstrom synthesizer and i was wondering about if i can let the mod kick in after a second or so. At this moment the instrument has mod the whole time, from start to end, but that is not what i want.
Of course i can manually set the mod value of the controller, but that is a lot of work if i have to do it with each note :p


btw. I'm not sure if anyone is interested but I myself had a good idea for making panning delay (from left to right or right to left):
1. Make 2 delay thingies.
2. Connect the left source to one and connect the right source to the other (if you got a mono source, use the spider to split it to 2 channels).
3. Connect the left output to the left input of the mixer and connect the right output to the right input of the mixer (duh).
4. Make sure the settings of the 2 delays are the same. Except for feedback. If you increase feedback of the right channel delay, the delay will move from left to right.

Pretty neat eh?

[humanliteshow]

You know, I haven't tried doing that, but I imagine you could hook up a Matrix to the Mod Amount input on the back and program your desired mod changes.

[Devvyn]

The problem with using the Matrix is that is doesn't sync up to the notes, just to the beat. So, you might end up with modulation at the wrong times.

Okay, well, I played around myself, because I have run into this problem before. I have come up with a solution.

The explaination makes it look more complicated than it really is, so I recommend simply downloading the simple example here:
http://www.waterwave.org/Malstrom%20Delay%20Example.rns

What you do is create two Malstroms. One to make the sound, and one to control the mod. The reason for this is because the Malstrom is the only device that can make a nicely shaped CV for this job.

Wire them up so that Mod A Output on Malstrom 2 routes directly to Mod Amount Input on Malstrom 1. Wiring is complete. Now, flip it over and set Mastrom 2 like so: Turn off the audio oscillators. (Click the orange square above the words "OSCILLATOR A"). You don't want this one producing extra sounds. Next, go to the Mod A section and turn on "1-shot". Set the modulation curve to curve 5. It's shaped like this: _|¯ Finally, copy the note data from Malstom 1's track to Malstrom 2's track, so they will be triggered together. Set your rate the way you like it, and you're done.

By the way, if you turn sync on for the Mod A on Malstrom 2, you may not get the results you want.

I hope this helps.

[Rellik]

Uh, hi, I have the Reason Demo, and I can't figure out how to make it do stuff other than open files and play them.

By the way, I'm actually serious, I'm really confused.

[klm09]

Originally Posted by Rellik

Uh, hi, I have the Reason Demo, and I can't figure out how to make it do stuff other than open files and play them.

By the way, I'm actually serious, I'm really confused.

Do you have the 1.0 demo? Because, I'm not sure of this, but I think the edit mode of the sequencer might've been disabled in that; at least I never figured out how to do anything with it. If it's the 2.5 demo, which I played around with recently (I've got the full version now, yay!), click on the icon that looks like 3 different colored bars on top of each other to go into edit mode in the sequencer. There you can enter in notes for any instrument devices you've added into your rack.

[Devvyn]

For something as general as this, I'm going to have to point you to the "Getting Started" section of the Reason help file. I also suggest you make sure you have the most recent version.

One tip I will give for an absolute beginner is to use the little button on the far left at the top of the bottom pane. When you press it, it will switch between an overall view (which won't let you edit notes) to a track view for whichever track you select. Draw notes with the pencil, move them with the pointer. If you're using the demo and you want to copy and paste, select what you need to copy, and drag it to it's second location while holding Ctrl. (I'm not sure what the equivelent key is for the Mac, sorry).

If you have a keyboard and want to record, make sure the little circular "plug" icon is beside the track you want to record into. Also set up MIDI in the Options panel before you attempt to record.

If anyone is in a situation where they feel they need a lot of help and don't want to post here, feel free to add my email address to your MSN Messenger Contact List, if you have one, and speak to me online. Emails or PMs are accepted too, of course, any time.

[DJ_Ikronix]

How about...


What location do you place your own ReFills? Every time I boot up a song, I have to manually feed the location of all the Refills every single time...

[humanliteshow]

Hmm, it shouldn't make you do that every time. When it says sounds missing, click Search and Proceed, then Search Manually, or something to that effect. After you find the sound, it shouldn't make you look for it again unless, of course, you move the sample/refill in between working on the song.

I usually put ReFills in the Reason prog folder, where the Factory Sound Bank and Orkester bank are.

[Devvyn]

The answer to this is simple: put the ReFills wherever you please! Go to Edit | Preferences, Sound Locations page. Select up to four folders besides the Reason program folder where you would like Reason to check for sound samples, refills, patches, and anything else your song file might require.

Happy remixing!