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6. An image of the selected control surface model is shown, often along with
some information text - read this carefully.
For some control surfaces, you need to select a specific preset to use the surface
with Reason - this is noted here.
7. Use the MIDI Input pop-up to select the input port to which you have con-
nected the surface.
If in doubt, you can click the Find button and then tweak a control or play a key on
the control surface to have Reason find the correct input port for you.
D 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.
D Some control surfaces will have a MIDI Output pop-up menu.
In 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. See the separate “Control Surface De-
tails” pdf document for details.
D Reason only “grabs” the MIDI inputs you are actually using.
MIDI inputs not selected here or on the Advanced MIDI page (see page 122) are
available to other programs.
D Note that other MIDI programs may “grab” all MIDI ports in your system
when you launch them!
8. If you like, you can rename your control surface in the Name field.
9. Click OK to add the surface.
D Depending on the surface model, alerts may appear, reminding you to
select a specific preset etc.
In some cases, Reason can restore a preset in the control surface to factory set-
tings for you - you are then informed of this.
Finally you return to the Control Surfaces and Keyboards Preferences page, where
your added surface is now listed.
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:
D Select “Other” on the Manufacturer pop-up menu and then select one of
the three options on the Model pop-up menu.
or, if the Manufacturer is listed but not your specific model:
D Select one of the three “Other” options on the Model pop-up menu:
In both cases, the options are:
• Basic MIDI Keyboard
Select this is you have a MIDI keyboard without programmable knobs, buttons or
faders. This is used for playing only (including performance controllers such as
pitch bend, mod wheel, etc.) - you cannot adjust Reason device parameters with
this type of control surface.
• MIDI Controller
Select this if you have a MIDI controller with programmable knobs, buttons or fad-
ers (but without keyboard).
You need to set up your control surface so that the controllers send the correct
MIDI CC messages, depending on which Reason device you want to control -
check out the MIDI Implementation Chart in the Reason Documentation folder. If
your control surface has templates or presets for different Reason 2.5 devices,
these can be used.
• MIDI Keyboard with Controls
Select this is you have a MIDI keyboard with programmable knobs, buttons or fad-
ers. Again, you need to set your controllers to send the right MIDI CCs.
After selecting a model, proceed with selecting MIDI input port 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 de-
vice (in other words, it always follows the MIDI input to the sequencer). This is the sur-
face you use to play the instrument devices in Reason.
D 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.
D 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.
D 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 la-
beled “Use No Master Keyboard”).
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