Sharing Device Parameter Control

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CV control connections are most commonly used to send a parameter from one device to another. Try the following simple exercise, in which you'll use the LFO 1 of the SubTractor to control the level of an NN19.

Loading the Necessary Devices

First you need to load all the devices.


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Using CV to Create a Tremolo

Next , you need to load a patch into the NN19. You will create a tremolo in an NN19's Organ patch; however, you will not use any of the parameters on the NN19 to do so. You'll use the SubTractor's LFO1 section instead.


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Play a few notes from your MIDI controller to familiarize yourself with the sound of the Organ patch.

Next, you'll make the connections that allow the SubTractor's LFO to control the NN19's volume.


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The tremolo effect is being created by the LFO1 on the SubTractor; therefore, to tweak the effect you need to adjust SubTractor's LFO 1 parameters.

NOTE

Turning the LFO Amount knob on the SubTractor will have no affect on the LFO sent to the NN19. To control the amount of LFO sent to the NN19 you must use the Input Trim knob located next to the Level Input on the rear panel on the NN19.

Tremolo Reverb

Next I'll dig a little deeper into my Reason bag of tricks to demonstrate some of the more creative ways to combine the CV controls with effects. You will use the LFO section of the SubTractor to apply a tremolo to a reverb.

Begin by loading the RV-7 reverb device.


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NOTE

Selecting the mixer before loading the RV-7 is an important step in making certain that the RV-7 will be connected to the mixer by default.

Next you will slightly alter the automatic routing between the RV-7 and the mixer.


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Next you connect the SubTractor's LFO to the gate input on Channel 3 of the mixer.


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Now the LFO 1 on the SubTractor will control the level of mixer Channel 3. And because the output of the reverb is connected to this channel, the level of the reverb will be affected.

Next you'll need to route the NN19's Organ patch to the reverb.


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Reason 2.5 Ignite.
Reason 2.5 Ignite!
ISBN: 1592001475
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 71
Authors: Chris Hawkins

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