Monday, February 23, 2009

Practice for Dr. REX Quiz

You guys have been doing great using the Dr. Rex Loop Player. I'm very impressed with the beats made so far. Friday, we're going to have a quiz so I can make sure everybody who knows their work can receive credit. If you have been paying attention, you should have no problem with the quiz. For now, lets get started practicing.
  1. Open Reason
  2. Make sure you have a Mixer 14:2
  3. Create a Dr. Rex
  4. Click on the "Folder" in the upper left hand corner.
  5. Select either Dr. Rex Instrument Loops or Music Loops.
  6. Choose a loop and then click "TO TRACK"
  7. On the quiz, steps 3-6 will say Create a Dr. Rex Instrument loop and put it TO TRACK.
  8. Now set your tempo to the same tempo as your loop.
  9. Create a Redrum.
  10. Change the Steps to 32.
  11. In Sound 1, load a clap and put it on boxes 5 and 13.
  12. Now Move "EDIT STEPS" to 17-32
  13. Put the clap on boxes 5 and 13
  14. Move "EDIT STEPS" back to 1-16
  15. In Sound 2, load a bass drum and put it on 1 and a few other boxes that go with your loop.
  16. Now move "EDIT STEPS" to 17-32
  17. Put the bass drum on 1 and a few other boxes that go with the loop.
  18. Move "EDIT STEPS" back to 1-16
  19. In Sound 3, load a high hat and put it any boxes...make sure it goes with your loop.
  20. Now move "EDIT STEPS" to 17-32
  21. Click on boxes that go with your loop.
  22. Move "EDIT STEPS" back to 1-16
  23. In Sound 4, load either a percussion-hi or percussion-other and put it any boxes...make sure it goes with your loop.
  24. Now move "EDIT STEPS" to 17-32
  25. Click on boxes that go with your loop.
  26. Once you're happy with how your drums sound right click on the Redrum and select Copy Pattern To Track.
  27. Don't forget to click on the Pattern Button.
  28. Steps 9-27 will say Create a Redrum and make a 32 step pattern using a Clap, Bass Drum, Hi Hat, and Percussion.
  29. Now let's add a Dr. Rex Percussion Loop.
  30. Go to the Create menu and Create a Dr. Rex Loop Player.
  31. We need to load a loop, so click on the folder in the upper left hand corner of the loop player.
  32. Go to Reason Factory Sound Bank: Dr. Rex Percussion Loops: and select any of the folders: choose a loop.
  33. On The Dr. Rex, click "TO TRACK"
  34. Steps 29-33 will say Create a Dr. Rex Percussion Loop and put it TO Track
  35. Save your beat in your folder! Give it whatever name you want.

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