Trance Lead in Reason by Robert Todd Page 1

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Here is a tutorial for creating a Trance lead Combinator patch with Reason.

Setting Up

1. Start the Reason program with an Empty Rack.

2. Right Click in the Rack and select Mixer 14:2 from the menu.

3. Right Click in the Rack again and create a Subtractor Analogue Synthesizer.

4. Right Click in the Rack once more and create a second Subtractor Analogue Synthesizer.

Later, I want you to add an automated filter sweep to this patch. Therefore, you will hook up a Matrix Pattern Sequencer to Subtractor1’s Filter1 so it is ready.

5. Hold Shift while Right Clicking the Rack and create a Matrix Pattern Sequencer.

Holding Shift stops the Matrix being autowired.

6. Press the TAB key on your computer keyboard to flip the rack.

7. Connect the Curve CV Output on the Matrix to Filter 1 Frequency Modulation Input on Subtractor1.

8. Press the TAB key to flip the rack again.

9. Go to the Edit Menu at the top of the screen and choose Select All Devices.

10. Go to the Edit Menu again and select Combine.

You should now have two Subtractors, a Mixer and a Matrix. Subtractors1 and 2 route to Mixer1 Channels1 and 2 respectively and all four devices are combined into the Combinator like this...

Note messages going to the Combinator will now trigger both Subtractors. I use two Subtractors simply because two oscillators alone are not enough for this type of synth. I need four.

It is often easier to program synths while they are playing some kind of sequence, so you are going to program in a little Trance motif and listen to it while you work. This will help you better understand what is happening to the sound.

Looking at the main sequencer window, you can see the Combinator Sequencer Track is currently selected.

11. Switch to Edit Mode and program this sequence into the Combinator Sequencer Track.

12. Switch back to Arrange Mode, then set up the Locators to loop the four bar phrase.

13. Head over to the Transport Panel and turn on the Loop Function.

14. Now, press Play on the Transport Panel.

You should now hear the synth playing the little loop, sounds pretty awful doesn’t it. Well, now you are going to crank up the Subtractors and create something a little more usable.

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