Re: How Did Reason Miss The Modular Boat So Badly
Posted: 19 Jul 2018
This got me thinking. I wonder if Propellerhead could implement a split screen so you could see the front and back of the rack at the same time side-by-side and have them scroll in sync. That would be an excellent way of making the back of the rack more accessible to those that wanted it. Would probably make it much easier to learn as well.joeyluck wrote: ↑19 Jul 2018Yes, completely possible and a great ideaFaastwalker wrote: ↑18 Jul 2018I'm not sure about cables on the front of Reason's rack when we've got them on the back. I'd imagine it would get a bit messy. I'm happy with Euro Rack style modules that fit in the rack in the current format. Maybe they could be made so parameters on the front are directly mirrored as i/o on the rear. So hitting 'Tab' shows basically the same GUI layout as the front. I think that would be a workable work around to having cables on the front of the rack.
Look at ABL3.
It is the first and only device in Reason that I know of (correct me if I'm wrong) that has knobs on the front and back that mirror each other. This was done with the Hipass and Gate Trim (when they were added to the front in the update). And while you can’t right-mouse-click to choose ‘edit automation’ from the back panel, you can however option+click on Hipass or Gate Trim on the back panel to assign automation. If you hit record and start turning the knobs on the back panel, it will also create automation lanes and record the automation.
It was over a year ago that the update was released to ABL3, and when I wrote the article pointing this out, I was certain somebody would get the idea to make a more convenient modular/semi-modular synth utilizing the cable system. And knobs on the back panel can also be custom, they don't have to be those standard knobs you typically see. So yeah, you could have the front panel and back panel look identical. The back panel could be everything plus cables and the front panel would be your cable-free view. Best of both worlds. Totally feasible and would love to see somebody do this