Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Phoenixville (Philly), PA
automation of multiple instruments in reason...
Does anyone know how to record automation with multiple instruments at the same time? I'm more of a spontaneously-twist-knobs type person than a explicitly-plan-each-measure person. So I figured I could just put loops in for the entire song, then cut and bring in different ones using automated filters/volume controls/muting...but the automation is only recorded on one track at a time.
For example...say I have a subtractor synth loop going, that I want to blend into a maelstrom synth loop by high-pass filtering out the subtractor synth while low-pass-filtering in the maelstrom loop. There's no way to do this using the knobs and have it record it...since it will only record the automation on whichever sequencer track is selected at the time. It will sound exactly like I want it to, but only record on the active sequencer track and not both. I could do it by just doing the entire song in one shot and recording it as a wav outside of reason...but I'd like to be able to edit what I do afterwards in reason.
Thanks for any help or ideas...if i need to be more clear on what I"m asking let me know
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-Jon www.DJjoncaserta.com - - mixes and whatnot (melodic progressive house and trance)
Last edited by IntegraR0064 on Jan-30-2005 at 23:41
Jan-30-2005 23:33
RIPassion
don't worry, be happy
Registered: Dec 2003
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Just draw the automations you want in into the edit automation track in the sequencer
Jan-30-2005 23:59
IntegraR0064
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Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Phoenixville (Philly), PA
heh...yeah...but i'd much rather be able to twist the knob in real time and have it record, rather than draw it in.
yep, i'm stubborn
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Jan-31-2005 01:12
RIPassion
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Registered: Dec 2003
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Well you can't move two knobs at the exact same time because you have only 1 mouse to move... but I guess you could move as many knobs as you want in one RECORDING...
(Just draw them in :P)
Jan-31-2005 02:33
4am
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
FL Studio has an X-Y controller that allows you to link the X and Y axis to any two controls. You could ReWire to FL, setup your midi out and control the parameters that way. I've found that FL and Reason make a good pair anyway!
Jan-31-2005 03:36
Rob
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Adelaide Australia
quote:
There's no way to do this using the knobs and have it record it...
I lost you after that.
To record any knob/slider in reason
1. Press the record button(the big red one)
2. Press play
3. Slide the knob/slider the way you want.
4. Once you want it to stop recording press stop
There you go, you've just recorded a sliders/knobs action in real time without having to draw it in.
Jan-31-2005 14:38
IntegraR0064
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Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Phoenixville (Philly), PA
quote:
Originally posted by Rob
I lost you after that.
To record any knob/slider in reason
1. Press the record button(the big red one)
2. Press play
3. Slide the knob/slider the way you want.
4. Once you want it to stop recording press stop
There you go, you've just recorded a sliders/knobs action in real time without having to draw it in.
no but...try and do what i said. What you said to do will only record on whichever sequencer track is active, even if you're automating more than one thing.
If you move two knobs at the same time, that are linked to separate components on the rack....then it won't record both of them...only the active one
UNLESS you happen to have some option set that would be exactly what i'm looking for...some sort of global recording option.
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-Jon www.DJjoncaserta.com - - mixes and whatnot (melodic progressive house and trance)
Last edited by IntegraR0064 on Feb-03-2005 at 22:28
Feb-03-2005 22:20
IntegraR0064
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Phoenixville (Philly), PA
quote:
Originally posted by RIPassion
Well you can't move two knobs at the exact same time because you have only 1 mouse to move... but I guess you could move as many knobs as you want in one RECORDING...
(Just draw them in :P)
haha...i have a midi controller...i can twist as many knobs as I want..the only problem is that i don't know if there's a way to have it actually record all of what I do.
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-Jon www.DJjoncaserta.com - - mixes and whatnot (melodic progressive house and trance)
Feb-03-2005 22:25
IntegraR0064
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Phoenixville (Philly), PA
quote:
Originally posted by 4am
FL Studio has an X-Y controller that allows you to link the X and Y axis to any two controls. You could ReWire to FL, setup your midi out and control the parameters that way. I've found that FL and Reason make a good pair anyway!
interesting....would that actually record though? or would i still have the same problem?
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-Jon www.DJjoncaserta.com - - mixes and whatnot (melodic progressive house and trance)
Feb-03-2005 22:31
4am
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Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
quote:
Originally posted by IntegraR0064
interesting....would that actually record though? or would i still have the same problem?
Basically, what you would be doing is using Reason instruments and FX in FL Studio. FL Studio allows several methods of Automation including recording it live.
Try it out!
Feb-04-2005 18:58
Jake Conlon
Suspended User
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Birmingham, England
hold down control and slect there sequencer tracks
