# Dial settings

> A reference for the Reason Encoder and Reason Channel Strip settings panels, covering what each setting changes and which ones are safe to touch.

Source: https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/dial-settings/  
Applies to: Reason Remote 1.4.0, Reason Remote Lite 1.3.0

Click any dial on a Reason Remote page in the Stream Deck app and its settings panel opens below. Every dial is one of two actions: **Reason Encoder** for parameters and buttons, or **Reason Channel Strip** for faders with meters.

> **Tip:** Appearance and text settings only change looks, so they're always safe. Change the **MIDI** and **CC/Channel** settings only on dials you've added yourself. The bundled dials must send exactly what the codec expects. See [the rules](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/customize/#the-rules).

Any setting with a reset arrow can go **back to the default** with one click.

## Reason Encoder

### MIDI

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Out | The port the dial sends on. Bundled dials use `loopMIDI Port 1`. |
| In | The port it listens on for values from Reason, usually `loopMIDI Port 2` |

### Dial

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Parameters | How many parameters the dial holds: **1 Single**, **2 Dual**, **3 Triple** or **4 Quadruple** |
| Press | What pressing the dial does: **Select slot** (next parameter), **Reset to midpoint**, or **Nothing** |

### Appearance

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Shape | **Semi-circle** or **Ring** |
| Title | Puts the parameter name **on top of the dial** or **above** it |
| Dial radius | The dial's size on the strip |
| Background, Indicator, Value line, Track | Colours of the dial's parts |
| Selected width | How thick the highlight on the selected parameter is |

### Text

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Label, Value | Colours of the parameter name and its value |
| Label outline, Value outline, Outline width | An outline that keeps text readable over busy strip art |
| Label size, Value size | Text sizes |

Colours accept `#RRGGBB` or `#RRGGBBAA`. An alpha of `00` makes a colour fully transparent, so the strip art behind shows through. Text settings are kept separately for each parameter count, so a quadruple dial can use smaller text than a single one.

### Parameters (per slot)

Each parameter, or **slot**, has its own settings:

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Label | The name shown on the strip |
| Command | **cc** a normal controller · **pb** pitch bend · **toggle** an on/off button · **trig** a one-shot button · **none** an empty slot |
| CC, Channel | The MIDI controller and channel it sends |
| Out port, In port | Override the dial's ports for this slot only |
| Min, Max, Step | The value range and step size |
| Ring | How the value arc fills: **vol** from the left · **pan** from the centre · **spread** outwards from the centre · **pos** a position marker · **none** |
| Value | How the value reads: as a percentage, a number, relative to the midpoint, as text from Reason (such as a patch name), or hidden |
| Press reset | Pressing the dial recentres this slot, as Pitch does |

Buttons (**toggle** and **trig**) have extra settings:

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| On value / Off value | What the button sends when switched on and off |
| Icon, Icon colour | An icon instead of text: play, stop, record, pause, rewind or fast-forward |
| On label, On icon, On icon colour, On colour | What the button looks like when it's on. For example, Play/Stop shows **Stop** while playing. |
| Off CC, Off channel | Sends a different controller to switch off. Play/Stop works this way, because Reason has separate Play and Stop controls. |

### Banks

A dial can hold up to eight **banks** of parameters, each with its own slots. The bundled landing pages use them. See [dial banks](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/deck-basics/#dial-banks) for how they play.

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Editing | Which bank the slot settings above are editing |
| Fast scroll | Press and turn to scroll through banks |
| Click steps bank | Pressing the dial moves to the next bank |
| Remember bank | Returning to the page puts you back on the bank and parameter you left |
| Stack icon | Shows a small stack symbol on dials that have banks |

## Reason Channel Strip

Used on the [Master](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/master/) page and for Master Level on the Document page.

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Out, In | MIDI ports. The Master surface uses `loopMIDI Port 3` and `loopMIDI Port 4`. |
| Per dial | How many channels the dial holds, **1** to **4**, each a fader beside its meters |
| Meter colours | The **Green**, **Amber** and **Red** zones of the meters |

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