Propellerhead Reason, Installation Manual

INSTALLATION

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If you are not using a USB keyboard, you may also connect the MIDI Out from the MIDI in-
terface to the MIDI In on your MIDI keyboard.

This is not strictly necessary to use Reason, but it will enable two-way communication when you run 
the Reason Setup Wizard which appears the first time Reason is launched (see 

“First run - Reason 

Setup Wizard”

), or when using Auto-detect Surfaces in the Preferences (see 

“Adding a Control sur-

face”

). Whether auto-detection works or not depends on the keyboard model.

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If you have several MIDI control surfaces or similar that you want to use, we recommend 
that you connect them to separate MIDI ports (or directly to the computer using USB).

Installing the Software

Upgrading from an earlier Reason version

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Reason, there are some important things to remember 
before installing the upgrade:

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Before uninstalling your current Reason version and installing the new version, make 
sure you don’t leave anything you want to keep in the Reason program folder; the Rea-
son program folder and its contents will be permanently deleted during installation of 
the upgrade!

For example, move any additional ReFills etc. from the Reason program folder to another (temporary) 
location before upgrading, otherwise the files might be permanently deleted.

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If you are upgrading from Reason Version 6, you may also want to move the Factory 
Sound Bank.rfl and Orkester.rfl to a temporary location before installing.

These sound banks are exactly the same for Reason Version 6.5, which means that after you have up-
graded to the new version you can move these files back to the Reason program folder.
In this situation you can upgrade using the smaller Reason Version 6.5 update file (which doesn’t con-
tain the sound banks).

Running the Installer

Now it's time to install the actual Reason software:

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Insert the Reason disc into your DVD drive - or unzip the download file (Windows) or 
mount the disk image file (Mac OS X).

What to do next depends on whether you are installing on a Mac or a Windows computer.

Windows:

1. Locate the file called "Install Reason.exe" and double click it.

The installer may automatically start when you insert the DVD, depending on your system settings. 

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If you run a 64-bit Windows OS, the 64-bit version of Reason will be installed.

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If you run a 32-bit Windows OS, the 32-bit version of Reason will be installed.

2. Follow the instructions on screen.

Before executing the installation of the software components, you will be asked to select a language, 
an install location, and whether you wish to create a program shortcut/alias on your desktop. When the 
installation is complete, you have the option of launching Reason directly.

Mac OS X:

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On the Mac, there is only a folder called “Reason” - simply drag this to the 
“Applications” folder on your hard disk.

Both 64-bit and 32-bit versions are included in the application. When you later launch Reason, it will 
run in 64-bit or 32-bit mode depending on your operating system.