Loading Sample Patches
Loading NN-XT Patches

NN-XT Patches are patches made specifically for the NN-XT. Reason ships with a large number of NN-XT Patches, some in the Factory Sound Bank but most in the Orkester Sound Bank. NN-XT Patches have the extension ".sxt".

Loading NN-19 Patches

NN-19 Patches have the extension ".smp". Note that when loading NN-19 patches into the NN-XT, some parameters will not be applicable since the NN-19 and the NN-XT to some extent differ from each other in terms of controls. In these cases, the concerned parameters will either be ignored by the NN-XT or mapped to the most equivalent control.

Loading SoundFonts

The SoundFont format was developed by E-mu systems in collaboration with Creative Technologies. It is a standardized data format containing wavetable synthesized audio and information on how it should be played back in wavetable synthesizers - typically on audio cards. The SoundFont format is an open standard so there is a vast amount of SoundFont banks and SoundFont compatible banks developed by third parties.

Loading SoundFonts is no different from loading NN-XT Patches. As with NN-19 Patches, the NN-XT does its best to map all the SoundFont settings to NN-XT parameters.

You can load SoundFont presets by using the patch browser, and single SoundFont samples by using the sample browser.

Loading Complete REX Files as Patches

REX Files are files created in the ReCycle program. This is an application created by Propellerhead Software, used for slicing up music loops and enabling them to be played back in any tempo. In Reason, REX files are primarily used in the Dr. Rex loop player, but they can be used in the NN-XT as well. Possible extensions are ".rx2", ".rcy" and ".rex".

When loading a REX file, each slice in the file is assigned to one key, chromatically. All parameters are set to default settings.

When using REX files in the DR. Rex loop player, it is possible to make a track play the slices in order to recreate the original loop. To do the same in the NN-XT requires a few extra steps.

1. Use the patch browser to load the REX file into an NN-XT sampler.

2. Create a Dr. Rex loop player and load the same REX file in to this device.

3. Use the To Track feature on the Dr. Rex to create playback data (a group) on the track assigned to the Dr. Rex.

4. Move that group to the track that plays the NN-XT and play it back from there.

5. Delete the Dr. Rex loop player.