I have installed Reason and I can play the instruments from my MIDI keyboard, but I can’t record in the sequencer. Why?
There are several ways to use MIDI with Reason. If you want to use the sequencer in Reason then you should use the Sequencer Input port. To record, do this:
1. Launch Reason and open the preferences.
2. Go to the MIDI page
3. In the sequencer port settings, select your MIDI input port.
4. In the External Control, select ‘No MIDI input’.
5. Close the preferences window.
6. Select the track you want to record on and make sure it has recording focus. Recording focus is set by clicking to the far left in the sequencer’s track list so that the MIDI connector icon appears.
7. Press Record and Play and record away…
This is the easiest way to use Reason. You select the device to play by selecting track in the
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