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INSTALLATION MANUAL
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Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Welcome! 8
About the Reason documentation 8
About the Reason operating system versions 8
What is in the Reason box? 9
The Reason installation DVD 9
Product authorization 9
The Reason download version 9
If you are upgrading from an earlier Reason version 9
Using the Reason 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 audio 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 In Connections 14
MIDI Out Connections 15
Installing the Software 15
Upgrading from an earlier Reason version 15 Running the Installer 15
About the Sound Banks on Mac OS X (DVD version only) 16 The Authorization system 16
Registering and authorizing Reason 17
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About deauthorizing the computer 18
Running Reason on an authorized computer - or with an Ignition Key hardware 18 Running Reason with Internet Verification 19
Running Reason in Demo Mode 20
Using Reason with ReWire on a 64-bit operating system 21 Mac 21
Windows 21
Setting Up 23
About this Chapter 24
First run - Reason 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
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome!
Thank you for choosing Reason!
Whether you're a songwriter, beat maker, recording your band, or just love to make sounds, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. The biggest news in this version is the compatibility with the new Rack Extension V2.0 format. This allows you to run any Rack Extension created in the V2.0 format and earlier. 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 a 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 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 documentation
This is the Installation Manual where installation of Reason and basic setting up procedures are described. Detailed features and operations in Reason are described in the Operation Manual pdf. This and other pdf documents are installed with the program - you find them in the Documentation folder inside your Reason application folder. The Operation Manual also contains reference descriptions of all Reason devices and commands.
About the Reason operating system versions
Reason runs under Mac OS X and Windows (for operating system details, see “Requirements”). All Reason packages contain program versions for both platforms. Everything said in the manuals applies to both platforms, unless explicitly stated.
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What is in the Reason box?
If you have purchased the boxed version of Reason, the package contains the following items:
The Reason installation DVD
This DVD contains the main Reason program installer which include the Reason 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 license to your Propellerhead user account. Once you have registered Reason to your account and, you don't need the registration code any more.
!Note that if you bought Reason from the Propellerhead web shop, it is already registered to your account.
The Reason download version
The download version of Reason 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” and “Running Reason with Internet Verification” for registration and authorization details.
If you are upgrading from an earlier Reason version
!If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Reason, there are some important things to consider before installing the new version, see “Upgrading from an earlier Reason version”.
If you are upgrading from Reason 6 or later (or from Propellerhead Record), you have an Ignition Key which you might want to authorize for this version. After you have downloaded the Reason upgrade, unpacked the file and installed Reason, refer to “Registering and authorizing Reason” for details on how to authorize Reason.
Using the Reason download version while waiting for the box
If you have purchased the boxed version of Reason 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” and “Running Reason with Internet Verification” for details on how to proceed.
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” and “About MIDI Interfaces” sections before continuing.
!When you receive the Reason box you should NOT reinstall the Reason program - everything you need has already been installed from the download version.
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Chapter 2
Installation
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