User Manual

SAMPLING (RECORD+REASON)
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• Play button, Solo checkbox and Volume slider
Click the Play button to play back the sample from the current position of the play head until the end of the sample.
As soon as playback is started the button switches to display Stop instead, giving you the option of stopping play-
back. This is especially useful if your sample is looped. As an alternative to clicking the Play/Stop button you can
press [Spacebar] to toggle between Play and Stop.
Tick the Solo checkbox to solo sample playback. This is useful if your song is playing in the background and you
only want to listen to the sample.
Adjust the sample playback volume with the Volume slider to the right.
•Root Key
Set the sample Root Key (pitch) by clicking the spin controls, or by entering the desired note value in the display.
•Name
Type in desired name for your sample. Note that this will overwrite the original name of the sample in the Song
Samples list in the Tool Window once you click Save. See “Renaming samples” for more info.
• Save and Cancel buttons
Click Save to save your sample. The sample will appear in the Song Samples list in the Tool Window. See “Saving
edited samples” for more info.
Click Cancel to exit the Edit Sample window and discard from any edits you’ve made in the current sample.
Setting Sample Start and End
1. Open the sample by double-clicking it in the Song Samples list in the Tool Window.
The sample is opens in the Edit Sample window.
If you have recorded the sample yourself in Reason, the Start (S) locator has been automatically placed at the first
significant transient in the sound. The play head is also automatically placed at the Start locator.
2. If necessary, adjust the Start locator by clicking and dragging it back or forth in the Edit Sample window ruler.
Play back the sample by clicking the Play button, or by pressing the [Spacebar].