You could alternatively assign the MPC as a control surface, it shouldn’t actually make any difference to how Reason will recognise your MPC.Ī control surface is simply a piece of hardware that lets you control the functions of software within your computer. Instead, select ‘ Other’, and under ‘ Model’ select ‘ MIDI Multichannel Control Keyboard’ (the MPC in this example is effectively a keyboard, and as we’ll see later, is going to transmit MIDI over multiple channels). Under ‘ Manufacturer’, you could select ‘ Akai’, however the MPC is not listed as a possible ‘Model’ option (which may not be an issue for this chapter, but will cause problems in chapter 4 when dealing with MIDI control assignments). This shows you what keyboards or controllers have been set up to communicate with Reason. Now select ‘Keyboards & Control Surfaces’ from the top preference select box: Select your audio interface, and at this point, Reason will test the connection and give you a green tick. Setting Your MPC as the Reason Control Surface/Keyboard
#Reason 6 tutorials drivers
Also ensure that any required software drivers have been installed (you’ll probably have to close down and restart Reason for it to recognise the audio interface). If the audio interface isn’t listed, make sure it is connected and (if required), plugged in to the power supply. Under ‘ Audio Device’, you should see your audio interface listed.
PC: In the program bar, locate: ‘Options > Preferences‘įrom the top select box, select ‘ Audio’. Mac: In the Finder bar, locate: ‘Reason > Preferences‘ You’ll see something like the following (the default demo song):įirst, make sure your audio interface is being used as the primary audio source for Reason. Also be aware that Reason looks a little different on Mac and PC and some settings are accessed in different ways, but we’ll cover all this for both platforms as we go along, although for consistency, I’ll just use screen shots from the Mac version. Please note that we are using Reason 5 in this tutorial, so there will be some differences if you are using an older version of Reason.
#Reason 6 tutorials how to
In this section from the Reason & MPC tutorial book, we’ll learn how to configure your audio interface, set your MPC as a keyboard/control surface for Reason and also set up two software instruments in a basic Reason song to accept incoming MIDI instructions on specific MIDI channels. Learn more about our book ‘ Using the Akai MPC With Reason‘. This entire book is dedicated to helping all hardware MPC owners use their MPC with Propellerhead’s Reason 5 and covers everything from initial hardware and software set up (chapter 1), using Reason as an MPC sound module (chapter 2), syncing Reason sequences and Dr OctoRex with your MPC using MIDI clock, and controlling Reason parameters using your Q Links. This is an excerpt from chapter 2 of our Reason & MPC tutorial ebook ‘ Using the Akai MPC With Reason‘.
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