
SOUNDS, DEVICES AND PATCHES
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About the “Load Default Sound in New Devices” preference
On the Preferences - General page there is an option (on by default) to load a default
patch when creating a device. There are a number of patches for each device that ex-
ist outside category folders in the main Factory Soundbank folder for the device.
These will be available on the browse list (see page 40) directly after creating a new
device which allows you check out a few sounds for a device without opening the
browser.
Selecting a patch
To select a patch for a device, use one of the following methods:
D Click the folder button in the Patch section on the device panel.
The Patch section has the same basic layout for all patch devices; a Patch name
display, and three buttons (up/down arrow buttons for stepping through patches
sequentially, a Folder button to open the browser, and a Save patch button.
The Patch section of a Redrum device.
! Note: On the panels of the Redrum, NN19 and NNXT devices, there are
also other folder buttons, used for loading samples. Make sure you click
on the button in the Patch section (next to the patch name display)!
D Select the Browse Patches item on the Edit menu or device context
menu.
Note that the Edit menu reflects which device is selected - in other words, you
must select the device for the corresponding Browse Patches item to appear on
the Edit menu.
D In both cases, the Patch browser dialog appears, allowing you to locate
and select the patch, on the hard disk or within a ReFill.
Browser operations are described later in this chapter, starting on page 33.
D Once you have selected a patch, you can step between all the patches in
the same folder by using the arrow buttons on the device panel.
Note that switching patches on a device in this way can also change the actual de-
vice! See “About browse lists” on page 40.
D If you click on the patch name display on the device panel, a pop-up
menu will appear, listing all patches in the currently selected folder - see
“About browse lists” on page 40).
This allows you to quickly select another patch, without having to step through
each one in turn.
When you select a patch, the device’s parameters will be set according to the values
stored in the patch, and the name of the patch will be shown in the patch name dis-
play. As with any change you make, this operation can be undone (see page 10).
! Any parameter adjustments you make on the device panel after selecting
a patch will not affect the actual patch file (for this you need to save the
patch - see below).
If referenced samples are missing
As described above, patches for the Redrum, NN19 and NNXT contain references to
samples. Just like patches, samples can be independent files on the hard disk or ele-
ments within a ReFill. However, if sample files have been moved or renamed after a
patch was saved, the sample file references in the patch will not be accurate.
If this is the case when you select a patch, the program will tell you so. You can then
choose to either manually locate the missing files, to have the program search for
them or to proceed with missing sounds. For details, see page 41.
! Proceeding without locating or replacing the missing samples results in
silent drum sounds and key zones (for the Redrum and NN19/NN-XT, re-
spectively).
Saving Patches
Saving device settings in a song
When you save a Reason song, all settings for all devices are automatically included
in the song file - there is no need to save the patches separately.
! It’s important to realize that it’s the actual settings that are saved in the
Song - not references to patches on disk. The next time you open the
song, all devices will be set as they were when you saved (regardless of
whether you have removed or edited any patches on disk).
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