EXECUTIONER 4:4:2 DJ MIXER Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason
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How to ‘latch’ your own MIDI via Remote Overriding
Reason allows the user to re-define certain controls via MIDI devices by using the Remote Override configuration.
This means that a control on Executioner can be mapped by any MIDI controller you have connected to your DAW.
You can only map one specific control to any of the available Remote ‘receiving’ controls on the Rack Extension – if
you use a specific control and want to re-map it afterwards, you will lose the original Override. Also, custom-set
Remote Override controls are only saved within each independent Reason song file. Ideally, if you use a dedicated
piece of MIDI equipment for Executioner, a template start-up file would be a better option, so that the Remote
Override template is pre-defined on each new song/project.
All of the controls on Executioner are Remote Override-able. To access the override editor, select from the ‘Options’
Menu ‘Edit Remote Overrides’. The Rack will now display the specific device selected, with either pre-defined
Remote control indicators (the Remote symbol), yellow Lightning bolts (over-ridden Remote controls pre-defined) or
blue arrows (unassigned Remote controls)
You can right-click one of the controls and select ‘Edit Remote override’. This will open a new popup window, with
some available options, and to show you which MIDI controller is currently set to that specific Remote Override.
This may be a better option to edit, and utilise the CHANNEL setting so you can define your own controls if you so
desire.
By moving one of the controls on your MIDI device (already pre-defined in Reason), you should then see MIDI
activity indicator display that a MIDI message was received. Note also the control surface and the control itself on
the MIDI device that was adjusted relays to the new Remote Override.
Once you are happy with the control being set, you can click ‘OK’ to continue with the new setting, or ‘CANCEL’ to
abort the mapping. Also note that if you accept this mapping, the control (if already linked to another) will be fixed
to the new mapping. Any previously set mappings will be ‘moved’ to the new mapped control. This should be used
with care if you already have pre-defined Remote Override mappings.
This Remote Overriding method can be handy if you don’t know how to set up your own MIDI controller to the
dedicated MIDI controls mentioned in the previous chapter. For speed, you can simply double click a blue arrow,
and the arrow with turn into a spinning yellow Lightning bolt, indicating that Reason is awaiting a MIDI signal to
that control. You can then adjust a MIDI control on your MIDI device, and the control will map automatically
without the need to use the popup previously mentioned. Double-click each specific control you want to map to
save time and to use the mapping in a faster method.
All Remote Overrides can then be used to record automation within Reason, which can be fine tuned using he
Sequencer and the clips (see the Reason Operating Manual for more information on how to edit & record
automation)
Remote templates (which are currently in use by supported manufacturers ) are currently not available for Red
Queen, but may be implemented and available in the near future