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This may help you get started with Reason Redrum (as long as you cross all fingers and toes)...


1. Create stereo instrument track in Pro Tools
2. Create a midi track in Pro Tools
3. Turn up volume in the instrument track (default is set to 0)
4. Create a new insert in the instrument track and set it to Reason (Insert>Multi-channel plug-in>Instrument>Reason Adapted for Digidesign). After you do this, you will notice that Reason Adapted opens - just minimise for a moment until you get to point 6.
5. Set the output in the midi track to Redrum
6. Make sure "Enable Pattern Section" is turned off in Redrum. You may need to scroll down in Reason to find Redrum as Reason is actually a whole series of "instruments" set out as tho they are mounted in a rack. You can muck around with changing the various drum channels and stuff once get the rest of this "tutorial" out of the way. Use the Help menu in Reason for more details.

Once you've done all this, you are then set to start creating your beats. You will notice in the Edit window in PT that the Midi track looks like a bunch of little squares and to the left there is something that looks like a piano keyboard. If you increase the size of the track by clicking on the keyboard and selecting "jumbo" you will also notice that the keyboard is divided into sections starting at 1 and going on up to 8. The "1" section is the part we are interested in for Redrum. If you can't see the 1 section use the scroll arrows on the edge of the piano keyboard to scroll to the section.

Once you are this point you can use the pencil tool in PT to draw in your "hits" in the squares. Follow your nose form this point. If you get this far and can't work it out, then you better get someone to show you in person.

Good luck and have fun.