User Manual

SONG FILE HANDLING
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Creating a new Song from a template
D To create a new song from a Template, select “New from Template” from the File menu and then select one of
the Template Songs that appear in the sub-menu.
The selected Template Song appears in a new document window. On Windows platforms, the document will be
named “Document n” where “n” is an incremental number. On Mac OS X platforms, the document will be named
“untitled n” where “n” is an incremental number. You can then save your Song with a new name.
q You could also create your own Template Songs and make them appear in the sub-menu. See “Making a Song
appear as a Template Song”.
q You can also download more Record Template Songs by selecting “Download more Template Songs” from the
Help menu.
Saving Songs
Saving a Song
You will always be able to save your Songs in Record. It doesn’t matter if you’re running in authorized or unauthorized
(Demo) mode.
The “Save” function
To save a Song, proceed as follows:
1. Hold down [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and press [S], or select “Save” from the File menu.
If this is the first time you’re saving the song, a file dialog will appear where you can specify a name and destina-
tion.
2. Specify a name and destination for the Song and click “Save”.
Once you have saved a song, selecting “Save” will simply save it under the same name and in the same location,
without showing a dialog.
q It’s also possible to automatically include all samples used by the Reason devices and make the Song “self-
contained”, if you’re using Reason with Record. Refer to “About Self-Contained Songs (Record+Reason)” for
details about how to include your own samples in your songs.
q To reduce the file size of your song, you can use the “Save and Optimize” command described in “Saving and
optimizing a Song”.
q It’s also possible to include detailed information about your song. Refer to “Including Song Information”for
more details.
The “Save As...” function
To save an existing Song under another name and/or in another location:
1. Hold down [Ctrl]+[Shift](Win) or [Cmd]+[Shift](Mac) and press [S], or select “Save As...” from the File menu.
The “Save As” dialog appears.
2. Specify a new name and/or new destination for the Song and click “Save”.
q Using the “Save As...” function will automatically optimize the Song (see “Saving and optimizing a Song”).