'Cakewalk2Reason' is a collection of studioware panels for Cakewalk 6 or above, which allow you to control Propellerheads Reason and record your changes in Cakewalk. This allows you to use Reason as a sound module. You can also sync Reason to the tempo of Cakewalk.  

Almost all functionality you have in Reason is available via the individual Studioware panels. A separate panel is available for each module.

Please follow the instructions carefully - setting up is straight forward once you know how! 

DOWNLOAD SECTION

INTRODUCTION
FREEWARE INFORMATION
INSTALLATION
HUBI's LOOPBACK DEVICE AND MIDIYOKE
CAKEWALK AND STUDIOWARE SETUP
REASON SETUP
TIPS AND TRICKS
VENDOR INFORMATION
DISCLAIMER AND WARRANTY

DOWNLOAD SECTION

You can download individual panels or all of them in the cakewalk2reason zipfile. You will need Winzip to unzip these files.

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INTRODUCTION

Cakewalk2Reason is a collection of studioware panels for Cakewalk versions 6 or above, which allow you to control Propellerheads Reason from Cakewalk and to record your changes in Cakewalk. This allows you to use Reason as a sound module. You can also sync Reason to the tempo of Cakewalk. Most functionality you have in Reason is available via the individual panels. This also means you have the advantages of running audio tracks in cakewalk as well as sequenced midi tracks with the superb sounds in Reason.

Please follow the instructions carefully - setting up is straight forward once you know how! You will be very glad once it is set up!

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FREEWARE INFORMATION

Cakewalk2Sonar is freeware - BUT many hours have gone into designing these panels and I am always saving up to buy new toys to make noise! If you use these panels AT ALL, please see below;

PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MP3.COM/SIMONMORTON and make a donation by buying a CD - THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE ENJOY!!!!

A number of songs are available to download if you would like to listen.

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INSTALLATION

Unzip the file and copy the files directly into a directory of your choice. There is no installation routine and your registry is not affected. If you wish to uninstall, files can be simply deleted using Windows Explorer.

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HUBI's LOOPBACK DEVICE AND MIDIYOKE

Important: You need some sort of MIDI loopback device installed to redirect Cakewalk's MIDI OUT to Reason. This can be Hubi's LoopBack device (Windows 95/98) or MIDI Yoke Junction (Windows 95/98 and NT/2000) or whatever you like. These are both freeware.

Download Hubi's loopback from www.hitsquad.com
Download MIDI Yoke Junction from www.midiox.com

Please follow the installation instructions carefully.

Once you have installed Hubi's looback, run the program. It will appear minimized in your menu bar. Right hand click on it and set LB4 as the 'input' and 'LB4' as the 'Output'.

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CAKEWALK AND STUDIOWARE SETUP

Unzip and copy the panels to any folder you wish. 

Open Cakewalk. 

1. Go to 'Tools\Midi Devices'. In the 'Output Ports' on the right hand side, highlight all the LB ports (if you installed MidiYoke, then select the MidiYoke ports) and click on 'OK'.

In order to Sync Reason to Cakewalk and use controller searchback, you use Cakewalk to transmit the midi timecode and keep track of CC (controller) information.

2. In Cakewalk go to 'Tools\Project options' and press the 'clock' tab. 
Set 'Source' to 'Internal'
Set 'SMPTE/MTC Format' to '30 Frame Non-Drop'

3. Then, go to the menu 'Tools\Project options' and press the 'Midi Out' tab. 
Tick 'Transmit midi start,continue,stop,clock'. 
Tick 'Transmit MIDI song position pointer (SPP)'
Untick 'Zero controllers when play stops'
Tick 'Patch/controller searchback Before play starts'

4. Panel set up;

Go to 'file\open', find the panel you want and open it up. In the bottom left corner of each of the studioware panels there is the 'Track and Channel Chooser' section - set the Channel you wish to use in Cakewalk. By default it is set to channel 1. 

Then, next to the channel selector, set the track you wish to use to record on. 

5. Cakewalk (trackview) setup;

Go to the track view. Right hand click on track 1 and select 'Track properties' from the bottom of the menu. Select the 'Port' dropdown and choose the port you wish to send data from. In this example, use 'LB4'. Then choose the channel you want - choose Channel 1.

For convenience I would suggest setting track 1 use to Channel 1, and on the Studioware panel select the same in the 'Track and channel Chooser'. You must use a different track and channel for each module you want to control in Cakewalk.

Cakewalk will now send CC messages and note information to Reason on Channel 1 from track 1 via LB4. If you move a controller, you will see midi information being sent by looking in the system tray (in the bottom right of the screen). A little red light will show up when you 'twiddle your knob'.

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REASON SETUP

1. Open Reason, and go to the menu 'edit\preferences'.

Under 'BUS A', press the dropdown menu and choose 'LB4' (or the 
Under 'Remote Control', press the dropdown menu and choose 'LB4'
Under 'Midi Clock Sync', press the dropdown menu and choose 'LB4'

Click on OK.

2. Now, in the Reason Transport bar in the MIDI Sync box, click 'Enable'. In the 'MIDI in Device' (at the top of Reason), make sure the 'bus select' is set to 'A' (LB4 will appear in the little window to the right of this).

OK, you should be ready to press play in Cakewalk - reason will start too.

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TIPS AND TRICKS

Remember to press the 'record button' on the Studioware panel and when you press play in Cakewalk. You can control Reason and record your tweaking by twiddling with Cakewalk2Reason Panels in Cakewalk. For More information on using and recording studioware, see the help file in cakewalk.

Some buttons are unavailable in the panels, as there is no facility in Reason to control the parameter externally. There is also an unknown problem with CC103 - it can cause midi feedback.

I will be developing panels for Sonar2Reason in the near future. Some parts of some panels work in Sonar. Also, I am looking for 'instrument definition files' for each of the panels - this would make editing of CC messages in the piano roll much easier.

Please remember, a lot of hours have gone into designing these panels and I am always saving up to buy new toys to make noise! If you use these panels AT ALL, please see below;

PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.MP3.COM/SIMONMORTON and make a donation by buying a CD - THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE ENJOY!!!

I will try to respond to technical enquiries - I am traveling the world and so it may take some time! Send mail to cakewalk2reason@simonmorton.freeserve.co.uk.

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VENDOR INFORMATION 

Cakewalk2reason may not be re-distributed without obtaining prior written permission. I welcome any and all proposals from individuals or corporations that would like to commercially distribute Cakewalk2reason along with their other products. 

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DISCLAIMER AND WARRANTY

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which Cakewalk2Reason may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Good data processing practice dictates that any new program should be thoroughly tested by the user with non-critical songs and workfiles before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. 

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Copyright Simon Morton 2002©
Simon@simonmorton.freeserve.co.uk