Installation Guide

INSTALLATION

About the Audio Hardware

! If you are running Reason Rack Plugin, all audio inputs and outputs are handled by the

DAW host - refer to the manual for your specific DAW.

The audio hardware is the computer equipment that converts the analog signals from instruments and

microphones to digital signals that Reason can work with and store, and back again (for connection to an

amplifier, headphones, or similar). This equipment could be a built-in audio card, a 2 channel USB

interface, such as Propellerhead Balance, or a Firewire audio interface, or an audio card with several inputs

and outputs, digital connectors, etc. Regardless of which, you need to make sure the hardware and its

drivers are properly installed:

Audio hardware and macOS

If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface

Please refer to the Propellerhead Balance Operation Manual pdf for information on how to install, connect

and use the Propellerhead Balance audio interface.

If you are using the built-in audio hardware in your Macintosh

All Mac models come with a built-in audio interface, providing stereo input and output jacks (and in some

cases a built-in microphone). Depending on your needs, the quality of these inputs and outputs may be

fully sufficient for use with Reason.

If you are using other audio hardware with your Macintosh

You may want to use other audio hardware with Reason (e.g. an audio interface with multiple outputs,

digital connections, etc.). For this to be possible, the audio hardware must be compatible with macOS, i.e.

there must be a Core Audio driver available for the hardware.

1. Install the audio hardware drivers as described in its documentation.

Note that some audio hardware does not require any special audio drivers. Please, refer to the hard-

ware documentation.

2. Connect the stereo outputs of your audio hardware to your listening equipment (speak-

ers, mixer, headphones or similar).

For info about how to use multiple outputs (i.e. more than a stereo output), see the Operation Manual

pdf. For now, we stick to standard stereo connections.

3. If possible, test that audio plays back OK with the audio hardware.

With some audio hardware, a test application is supplied for this purpose.

Audio hardware and Windows

If you are using the Propellerhead Balance audio interface

Please refer to the Propellerhead Balance Operation Manual pdf for information on how to install, connect

and use the Propellerhead Balance audio interface.