Reason for Live Performances

This forum is for discussing Reason. Questions, answers, ideas, and opinions... all apply.
Post Reply
Stamatz
Posts: 103
Joined: 24 Jan 2019
Location: NY/USA

29 Nov 2019

Good day fellow Reasoners,

Been thinking of many ways to integrate Reason into a live DJ setting / GrooveBox Creator and here is what I have figured out.

The ingredients:
WIn 10
Reason 11
Rebirth 2.0 - Yes Rebirth
Executioner DJ Mixer - Rack Extension
Roland DJ 202 - To be used as an extra drum machine and dj mixer
Nektar P4
Presonus Audiobox 96 or whatever interface

Reason Setup
Pref ==>SYNC
Midi Clock input = DJ202 usb port
Midi Clock output = DJ202 same usb port
Reason set to Midi Clock and no sending option availble.

DJ202 Setup
Master Output to Audiobox Input 1 with physical Cable
Phones Jack For Cue to Audiobox Input 2 with physical Cable

Instructions
Create a Combinator
Put in a LIne Mixer
Put in an Excutioner and Route to INout 1 on Line Mixer
Map the following buttons with the DJ 202:
Executioner CrossFader with DJ202 Crossfader
Exec. Vol Fader 1&2 to DJ202 Vol Faders 1&2
Exec. Bass / Mid / High toggle switchs to DJ202 FX buttons 1-3
Exec. Bass/ Mid / High Knobs to DJ202 Low / Mid / Hi Knobs
Exec. A/B Knobs 1&2 to DJ202 Filter Knobs 1&2

Create an Audio Track - Select Audiobox Input 1 and route to Exec. Input 1- For Rebirth Input
Create another Audio Track - Select AudioBox Input 2 and route to Exec. Input 2 - For DJ202 Drum Machine

Rebirth - Install - You should know how
Prefrences:
Audio Driver = DJ202 Cue Output
Midi Input = DJ202
Sync to Midi clock Enable

Add another Combinator - I call mine RexLooper
Add a Line Mixer and route to Exec. Input 3 Map Pan Knobs 1-4 to Nektar P4 Knobs p4
Add 4 Dr Octo Rex's route to Line MIxer Inputs 1-4
Load Loops in the Four Octo Rex's for a total of 32 individual loops
Map Combi Knobs 1-4 to each of the Octo Rex's Patterrn and set -1 to 7
Map Combi Buttons 1-4 to each of Octo Rex's Master Volume and set 0 - 100
Map Nektar Mixer Buttons 1-4 to each of Dr Octo Rex's RUN Buttons
Map Nektar Control Knobs 1-4 to each oo Combi Knobs 1-4
Nektar Control Buttons 1-4 (Under the Display) should already be mapped to the Combi Buttons 1-4
A Simple way to use this device is to hit the RANDOM button in the Nektar's display.
This will radomize the loops you have placed in each ot the four Octo Rexs.

Add a Mini Rebirth Combinator (In the factory sound bank under Sequences - (Nektar P4 controls are already mapped.) and route to Exec. Input 4

To start the jam hit the START/STOP button on the DJ202 controller. This will activate the DJ202's internal drum machine, activate the RexLooper and also Rebirth all in sync with one another. You can even run Serato DJ Pro in the background to add more heavanly mixing goodness.

You can use the mapped controls to adjust/mix the volume on each of the devices/channels individually.

Happy Mixing, Live looping or whatever you want to call it.
Nektar P4, Alesis VX49, Roland DJ-202, Korg DS-8, Casio RZ-1, Epiphone Guitar, MOTU M4, Samson BT Monitors. Twin Displays. AMD Ryzen 9 7950x3D, 32 GB Ram, AMD Radeon 6800XT,

Post Reply
  • Information
  • Who is online

    Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 33 guests