![]() ![]() Many interfaces have some digital I/O on board that often never gets used. To go the external route you’ll need a spare pair of outputs and inputs on your audio interface. Internally it can be more flexible, but is more fiddly and can sometimes incur more latency. Audio routing between applications on one computer can either be done externally (going out via an audio interface then back in again), or internally via certain third-party utilities/drivers. However deep you go with Reaktor, as a minimum you’ll probably want to record audio from it into Reason, so let’s start there. And then there’s all the awesome internal sequencing possibilities in Reaktor, especially in Blocks, which can be enjoyed if you synchronise its clock with Reason. If you want to record and edit parts in Reason’s MIDI tracks, or sequence Reaktor from other Reason devices, you can route MIDI between Reason and Reaktor. In this case you just need to figure out how to get audio from Reaktor into Reason. You could simply treat Reaktor like a stand-alone instrument and play it directly from your keyboard. There are different levels of integration you can employ when using Reaktor with Reason. The settings and menus are the same for all the NI plug-ins, as well as Komplete Kontrol and Maschine. For clarity, let’s stick with one plug-in here: Reaktor. ![]() Alternatively, if you have Komplete, you can use Komplete Kontrol as a shell for running your virtual instruments (see the box). What makes the NI instruments great for working with Reason is that, unlike many plug-ins, they can run as stand-alone apps. This month I’ve brought together a bunch of tips for getting started working with these alongside Reason. In particular Reaktor and other Native Instruments plug-ins have been staples in most of my musical efforts. That said, even with Rack Extensions enriching the ecosystem, there are still other plug-in instruments that I can’t live without and that I sometimes want to use in Reason. The basic install has most of what I need, it doesn’t need relentless plug-in and library maintenance, and it’s guaranteed to still open 15-year-old song ideas that I should really have given up on. I love that Reason is a self-contained toybox. We show you how to use Reaktor within Reason. 1: Reason running alongside Reaktor 6, with internal MIDI and audio connections. ![]()
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