
COMMON OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS
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About this Chapter
This chapter describes some general methods and techniques employed
throughout Reason. It also contains some terminology, useful for better un-
derstanding the program and the manual. To make your work with Reason
as effective and rewarding as possible, we recommend that you read this
chapter.
Conventions in the Manual
This manual describes both the Macintosh version and the Windows version
of Reason. Wherever the versions differ, this is clearly stated in the text.
About Key Commands
In the manual, computer key commands are indicated by brackets. For ex-
ample, “press [Shift]-[C]” would mean “hold down the [Shift] key and press
the [C] key”. However, some modifier keys are different on Mac and PC com-
puters, respectively. Whenever this is the case, the manual separates the
commands with “(Mac)” and “(Windows)” indications.
Making Settings
Since a large part of Reason is laid out like a “real” effect and synth rack, al-
most all parameters are designed like their real world counterparts - mixer
faders, synth knobs, transport buttons, etc. How to make adjustments to
these is described separately for each type of parameter below:
Knobs
To “turn” a knob, point at it, click the mouse button and drag up or down (as
if the knob were a vertical slider). Dragging upwards turns the knob to the
right and vice versa.
➜ If you press [Shift] and drag, the knob will turn slower, allowing for
higher precision.
You can also adjust the knob precision with the “Mouse Knob Range”
setting on the General page in the Preferences dialog (opened from the
Edit menu).
➜ To reset a knob to its default value (usually zero, center pan or sim-
ilar), press [Command] (Mac) or [Ctrl] (Win) and click on it.
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