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Creativemind
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01 May 2017

Hi All!

Just found a useful keyboard shortcut I never knew about. This was in the midi editor.

Ctrl / A on a windows computer selects all the notes. I presume it would be cmd / A on a mac. This was on Reason 8.3 btw.

Now people may laugh at me only just discovering this but I never use keyboard shortcuts very often. Something I need to sort out as it saves stacks of time.

The only ones I use are ctrl / K to quantize, ctrl / T to add an audio track, ctrl / F3 to bring up the guitar meter and F3 for the browser.
Oh and ctrl / L to loop things....sometimes.

Another thing I found in the Midi Editor, is if you double click to add a note, I thought it was just that, adding a note to the length of the snap. I never knew that it changed the tool to a pencil and you can double click (hold down left mouse button) and drag and draw a note in any length. Cool!

Anyway, anybody got any other useful keyboard shortcuts or quick tips? Might be a handy sticky this. Hope one hasn't already been made.Nothing came up when I just checked but I didn't have an extensive look. Try and state what version of Reason you use in case it's version specific.

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01 May 2017

I use F8 a lot. (For the tool window)

Usually for the velocity section or the note length adjustments, not sure what I use it for the most :)
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01 May 2017

I never use that tool window lol!

Another handy one is the delete button or the del (.) button on your numerical keyboard (on a Windows comp) sends the playhead to the beginning of the track.
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Creativemind wrote:I never use that tool window lol!

Another handy one is the delete button or the del (.) button on your numerical keyboard (on a Windows comp) sends the playhead to the beginning of the track.
Yeah the tool window gets less and less love as they update I think, but there is still a couple things in there I want fast access to like "explode" and stuff.
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01 May 2017

f5/f6/f7.
Reason's slicing the notes thing makes me not use the rpg-8 as much also
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-008' wrote:I use F8 a lot. (For the tool window)

Usually for the velocity section or the note length adjustments, not sure what I use it for the most :)
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Creativemind wrote:I never use that tool window lol!

Another handy one is the delete button or the del (.) button on your numerical keyboard (on a Windows comp) sends the playhead to the beginning of the track.
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01 May 2017

http://reasonkeyboardshortcuts.com/reas ... shortcuts/

For what i know, the version 9 add only the Z as shortcut to quickly zoom/unzoom on the selection

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01 May 2017

Your mind might be blown, but Ctrl+A/Cmd+A is a common command for everything. Right there with cut, copy, and paste. Try using it in other places. You can use it here too :)

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02 May 2017

joeyluck wrote:Your mind might be blown, but Ctrl+A/Cmd+A is a common command for everything. Right there with cut, copy, and paste. Try using it in other places. You can use it here too :)
Yes the same as ctrl+Z/Cmd+Z and ctr+S/Cmd+S.

There should be something like, control N for New Mix channel. Oh and option click for sending any setting to zero, center or unity.

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C//AZM wrote:
joeyluck wrote:Your mind might be blown, but Ctrl+A/Cmd+A is a common command for everything. Right there with cut, copy, and paste. Try using it in other places. You can use it here too :)
Yes the same as ctrl+Z/Cmd+Z and ctr+S/Cmd+S.

There should be something like, control N for New Mix channel. Oh and option click for sending any setting to zero, center or unity.
Oh yeah. I hit cmd+z most often! And cmd+s sometimes obsessively :D

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04 May 2017

Any shortcuts added in 9.5 does anyone know?

Also, does anyone know if you can mute a channel in the sequencer with a keyboard shortcut. You can mute the clips you have highlighted with M.

Just found shortcuts for the tools (see attachment) I didn't know about. I am gonna go through the manual and learn all the keyboard shortcuts. Just realised though, for some reason the Pointer tool isn't on that list.

Also just discovered, pressing ENTER / RETURN whilst you have a particular clip selected in the sequencer takes you to the midi editing mode for that clip.

I think the Props should make backspace the keyboard shortcut to return to the beginning of the track.
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04 May 2017

Creativemind wrote:Hi All!

Just found a useful keyboard shortcut I never knew about. This was in the midi editor.

Ctrl / A on a windows computer selects all the notes. I presume it would be cmd / A on a mac. This was on Reason 8.3 btw.

Now people may laugh at me only just discovering this but I never use keyboard shortcuts very often. Something I need to sort out as it saves stacks of time.
Another Reason(!) why you need to read through the manual at least once.
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04 May 2017

Gorgon wrote:
Creativemind wrote:Hi All!

Just found a useful keyboard shortcut I never knew about. This was in the midi editor.

Ctrl / A on a windows computer selects all the notes. I presume it would be cmd / A on a mac. This was on Reason 8.3 btw.

Now people may laugh at me only just discovering this but I never use keyboard shortcuts very often. Something I need to sort out as it saves stacks of time.
Another Reason(!) why you need to read through the manual at least once.
Agreed !

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04 May 2017

Unfortunately this one stops at Reason 8 but it might be still useful http://reasonkeyboardshortcuts.com/reas ... shortcuts/
    
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04 May 2017

I created very recently a tutorial video about the most crucial Keyboard shortcut for an enhanced workflow experience!
Basically those I use when I am in chain production mode :-).

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