Any use for MacBook Pro Touch Bar in Reason?

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JoshuaPhilgarlic
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05 Apr 2018

My boss thought it was time for me to get a new Mac and so I got a brand new MB Pro today :puf_bigsmile: . After a bit of trouble getting my Reason license transferred (which was fixed by Props within an hour – thanks guys!!) I'm asking myself how I can benefit from the amazing Touch Bar now. Unfortunately Reason doesn't support it by default, but I'm pretty sure, that there are some third-party apps, that could turn the Touch Bar into a what-so-ever controller for Reason! Any ideas???

antic604

06 Apr 2018

JoshuaPhilgarlic wrote:
05 Apr 2018
My boss thought it was time for me to get a new Mac and so I got a brand new MB Pro today :puf_bigsmile: . After a bit of trouble getting my Reason license transferred (which was fixed by Props within an hour – thanks guys!!) I'm asking myself how I can benefit from the amazing Touch Bar now. Unfortunately Reason doesn't support it by default, but I'm pretty sure, that there are some third-party apps, that could turn the Touch Bar into a what-so-ever controller for Reason! Any ideas???
Why do you get to install Reason on your company laptop? :o

Also, it's the first time I hear someone use "awesome" with regards to the Touch Bar...

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06 Apr 2018

i have barely used the touchbar - or the mac with the touchbar, even - with Reason.

Im hoping all those 1U REs would just show up - especially KiloHearts, QuadElec or Jiggery Pokery stuff:
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- so I can buy their FX RE kit once and for all.

I hope this question gets answered!
antic604 wrote:
06 Apr 2018
JoshuaPhilgarlic wrote:
05 Apr 2018
My boss thought it was time for me to get a new Mac and so I got a brand new MB Pro today :puf_bigsmile: . After a bit of trouble getting my Reason license transferred (which was fixed by Props within an hour – thanks guys!!) I'm asking myself how I can benefit from the amazing Touch Bar now. Unfortunately Reason doesn't support it by default, but I'm pretty sure, that there are some third-party apps, that could turn the Touch Bar into a what-so-ever controller for Reason! Any ideas???
Why do you get to install Reason on your company laptop? :o

Also, it's the first time I hear someone use "awesome" with regards to the Touch Bar...

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antic604 wrote:
06 Apr 2018
Also, it's the first time I hear someone use "awesome" with regards to the Touch Bar...
I think the word they used was "amazing" and not "awesome". Maybe there is a difference between the words we are not understanding?!? LOL! :-D

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Not Reason but here's someone finding use for it in Ableton Live


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antic604 wrote:
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Why do you get to install Reason on your company laptop? :o
Well, besides my work as a film mixer, I do a lot of database programming for our company (in fact it covers most of the administration stuff by now), and so I got this Mac for my personal amusement and for software development ;) .

I found an app named BetterTouchTool which is pretty neat. It helps me with one of my biggest issues with Reason: I can't remember the function keys :?, so I created some icons...

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QVprod wrote:
06 Apr 2018
Not Reason but here's someone finding use for it in Ableton Live

That's pretty cool! Using mostly the Onscreen-Keyboard I was always missing Pitch- and Mod-Wheels. Now I got them on the TouchBar :puf_smile: !

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JoshuaPhilgarlic wrote:
10 Apr 2018
QVprod wrote:
06 Apr 2018
Not Reason but here's someone finding use for it in Ableton Live

That's pretty cool! Using mostly the Onscreen-Keyboard I was always missing Pitch- and Mod-Wheels. Now I got them on the TouchBar :puf_smile: !


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Awesome! That’s a pretty cool use

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11 Sep 2018

YES! Midi Touch Bar actually works with reason :) controlling knobs and sliders etc with a fully configurable touchbar.

http://urbanlienert.com/miditouchbar/

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O1B wrote:
06 Apr 2018
i have barely used the touchbar - or the mac with the touchbar, even - with Reason.

Im hoping all those 1U REs would just show up - especially KiloHearts, QuadElec or Jiggery Pokery stuff:
Image
- so I can buy their FX RE kit once and for all.

I hope this question gets answered!
antic604 wrote:
06 Apr 2018


Why do you get to install Reason on your company laptop? :o

Also, it's the first time I hear someone use "awesome" with regards to the Touch Bar...
This is actually a very good idea! I reckon that it wouldn't be too much work to create some remote codecs and a touchbar app that reacts to reason like automap...

I totally would give this a shot if:

a) i had some hardware to test (2012 Macbook still hasn't died... touches wood)
b) Props would let me access the remote sdk again....

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DAFUNKIEST wrote:
11 Sep 2018
YES! Midi Touch Bar actually works with reason :) controlling knobs and sliders etc with a fully configurable touchbar.

http://urbanlienert.com/miditouchbar/
Thanks for this! I was hoping someone had made some basic DAW integration.

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23 Sep 2020

Why don't they support Touch Bar yet? Its been our since 2016.
Will we all go tweet at reason studios and ask them to support it?

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23 Sep 2020

itierney wrote:
23 Sep 2020
Why don't they support Touch Bar yet? Its been our since 2016.
Will we all go tweet at reason studios and ask them to support it?
Forget that damn touch bar. They don't support Retina yet...

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Track folders, people
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25 Sep 2020

Are there any other DAWs apart from Logic that natively support the Touch Bar?
JoshuaPhilgarlic wrote:
09 Apr 2018
I found an app named BetterTouchTool which is pretty neat. It helps me with one of my biggest issues with Reason: I can't remember the function keys :?, so I created some icons...

Touch Bar Bild 2018-04-09 um 19.35.54.png
That looks great! Any chance you could share the BTT config?

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25 Sep 2020

Oh.. You touch old theme)))

Time ago we create kit for Reason under BetterTouchTool. Its perfect and we use it all this time.
https://turn2on.com/touchkit/

Just download it and try))

Image

sorry for video quality...

We find that users not have interest on this in time of Reason 10.. and not create better videos and info.

Main functional is:
BTT.png
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If this is interesting, can add more..
Just write what you intesting to add.. Possible Sub-folders

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06 Oct 2021

DAFUNKIEST wrote:
11 Sep 2018
YES! Midi Touch Bar actually works with reason :) controlling knobs and sliders etc with a fully configurable touchbar.

http://urbanlienert.com/miditouchbar/
how did you install this?
i only see insteuctions for ableton, bitwig, and cubase.
i got an m1 and am going INSANE with having to hold the fn key to bring up the f5/f6/f7 shorcuts for mixer/rack/sequencer and want dedicated "buttons" for them so bad

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WeLoveYouToo wrote:
06 Oct 2021
DAFUNKIEST wrote:
11 Sep 2018
YES! Midi Touch Bar actually works with reason :) controlling knobs and sliders etc with a fully configurable touchbar.

http://urbanlienert.com/miditouchbar/
how did you install this?
i only see insteuctions for ableton, bitwig, and cubase.
i got an m1 and am going INSANE with having to hold the fn key to bring up the f5/f6/f7 shorcuts for mixer/rack/sequencer and want dedicated "buttons" for them so bad
I know this doesn't answer your question, but you can "lock" the touchbar to display the F keys if you want (in the keyboard settings).

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Yeah I’m sort of hoping they’ll drop that thing by the time I need/have money for a new Mac. I wish it was at least optional.

BTT on the other hand. Thats great stuff. But I figure what you can do w the track pad programming must make the Touch Bar obsolete with it, no?

I’m looking forward to using btt on the new larger track pads.
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WeLoveYouToo wrote:
06 Oct 2021
DAFUNKIEST wrote:
11 Sep 2018
YES! Midi Touch Bar actually works with reason :) controlling knobs and sliders etc with a fully configurable touchbar.

http://urbanlienert.com/miditouchbar/
how did you install this?
i only see insteuctions for ableton, bitwig, and cubase.
i got an m1 and am going INSANE with having to hold the fn key to bring up the f5/f6/f7 shorcuts for mixer/rack/sequencer and want dedicated "buttons" for them so bad
You can just write keyboard shortcuts for the os, per app, in system pref-keyboard for any command in a drop down.
So I’ve got the fn commands on my own short cuts. Simple.

Or better touch tool and you can assign them to corners etc on a track pad.

For Mac there are quite a few work arounds with that.
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06 Oct 2021

challism wrote:
06 Oct 2021
Try this
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those macbooks are not so strong so better used for that purpose if you are single

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turn2on wrote:
25 Sep 2020
Oh.. You touch old theme)))

Time ago we create kit for Reason under BetterTouchTool. Its perfect and we use it all this time.
https://turn2on.com/touchkit/

Just download it and try))
This works in R12? Do you have to buy it every 2 years, per the link instructions?

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turn2on wrote:
25 Sep 2020
Oh.. You touch old theme)))

Time ago we create kit for Reason under BetterTouchTool. Its perfect and we use it all this time.
https://turn2on.com/touchkit/

Just download it and try))

Image

sorry for video quality...

We find that users not have interest on this in time of Reason 10.. and not create better videos and info.

Main functional is:

BTT.png

If this is interesting, can add more..
Just write what you intesting to add.. Possible Sub-folders
Okay, so that's gotta be the best usage for the touch bar I've ever seen. I'd actually use that, if I had a MacBook with a touch bar.. :D
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06 Oct 2021

Too bad the Macbook pro rumours shows Apple wont have them touch bars on next Macbook pros.
I have too old Mac for it but would like to have it. And also would love to have full touch screens.

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