Edit Keyboard Remote

To get an overview of which parameters are remote controllable select "Edit Keyboard Remote" from the Options menu.

When done, each device you select will show a yellow arrow symbol beside every parameter that can be assigned a keyboard remote.

If you click on an assignable parameter, a dialog appears allowing you to select a key command for that parameter.

You may use any key or a combination of [Shift] + any key.

Simply press the key (or key combination) you wish to use to remote control the parameter.

The "Key Received" field momentarily indicates that it is "learning" the keystroke(s), and then the dialog displays the name of the key you have pressed. If [Shift] was used, the box beside the word Shift in the dialog is ticked.

Note that the transport panel uses the numeric keypad for various commands. If you assign a parameter to a single numeric key, the corresponding transport functionality will be overridden!

About the two Edit Keyboard Remote Modes

If Edit Keyboard Remote is enabled (ticked) on the Options menu, assigned parameters are "tagged", showing the remote key for that parameter. In this mode, however, you cannot operate Reason normally, as every parameter you click on will open the Key Remote dialog. This mode is primarily for overview of available parameters and the current assignments.

Another way to assign keyboard remote commands is to have "Edit Keyboard Remote" deselected on the Options menu, and to simply right-click the parameter you wish to remote control.

This opens a pop-up menu, where one of the options will be "Edit Keyboard Remote". Selecting this opens the Key Remote dialog. Thus, you do not have to enable/disable Edit mode from the Options menu if you know that a parameter is assignable.

If you try to assign a Remote Key that is already in use, you will get an alert asking if you wish to change the current assignment.