{"id":1749207,"date":"2023-08-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1749207"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:47:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:47:20","slug":"reason-daw-controller-setup","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/reason-daw-controller-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up a DAW Controller in Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DAW controllers must be configured within Reason before they can control it. That means you must select the controller\u2019s protocol and port settings within Reason. If you\u2019re unsure how to change your MIDI device\u2019s protocol (mode), check its user\u2019s manual for more information. Also, be sure to download the latest driver for your DAW controller beforehand!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/where-can-i-download-the-driver-for-my-interface\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/04\/Audio-MIDI-Interface-Hero-2.png);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">Where Can I Download the Drivers for My Audio or MIDI Interface?<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are setting up a DAW controller for the first time, we recommend reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/daw-control-surface-getting-started-guide\/\">Getting Started with DAW Controllers<\/a> first, then following the instructions below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Open the Reason menu and select <strong>Preferences\u2026<\/strong><\/li><li>Select the <strong>Control Surfaces tab<\/strong> and choose<strong> Auto-detect Surfaces<\/strong> or <strong>Add Manually<\/strong>.<ul><li>(<em>Optional<\/em>)Select the controller\u2019s manufacturer\/protocol and MIDI ports if added manually.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Close the <strong>Keyboards and Control Surfaces<\/strong> menu.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Reason-Remote\">Reason Remote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reason Remote <\/em>supports some controllers. These controllers integrate seamlessly with Reason. When you click<strong> Auto-detect<\/strong>, Reason Remote will automatically detect and configure the controller. It\u2019s that easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/08\/Reason-MIDI-Settings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"566\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/08\/Reason-MIDI-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1778876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/08\/Reason-MIDI-Settings.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/08\/Reason-MIDI-Settings-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1778874,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[55062,72623,55546,54726,231278,58283,57389,55254,56886,84699,34259,54343,34739,228026,34740,54559,53810,55833,231279],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to set up a DAW control surface (or keyboard) with Reason. 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