# The Master mixer

> Sixteen channel faders with meters on four dials, locked to Reason's Master Section so they work whichever instrument is selected.

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

The Master page turns the four dials into **channel strips** for Reason's main mixer. Each strip is a fader next to a stereo meter. It uses its own Reason surface, **Stream Deck+ Master**, on loopMIDI ports 3 and 4, locked to the Master Section. Locking is what keeps it working while an instrument stays selected. Until you lock it, this surface follows your selection like any other, and it stops being a mixer the moment you click a device. The lock is per song. See [step 4 of setup](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/getting-started/#4-lock-the-master-surface).

Open it with **Mix** on the [Document page](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/document/), or with the [Open Master](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/actions/#open-master) action.

*The Master page. Keys: Back. Dials: Channels 1–4, Channels 5–8, Channels 9–12, Channels 13–16.*

## Using the channel strips

Each dial controls four mixer channels, one at a time:

| Gesture | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Turn** | Moves the selected channel's fader |
| **Press** | Selects the dial's next channel (1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 1) |
| **Tap a channel on the strip** | Selects that channel |

The meters show each channel's level as it plays. They turn **amber** from −10 dB and **red** at 0 dB.

> **Tip:** The main **Master Level** fader is on dial 1 of the Document page, so you can ride the master level without opening this page.

## Sixteen channels on four dials

| Dial | Channels |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1–4 |
| 2 | 5–8 |
| 3 | 9–12 |
| 4 | 13–16 |

One dial shows four faders. Press the dial, or tap a channel on the strip, to choose which of the four the turn moves. The codec maps a level and a stereo meter for every channel. Meters go **amber** from −10 dB and **red** at 0 dB. You set those colours in the [channel strip](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/dial-settings/#reason-channel-strip) settings.

The main song fader is not on this page. It is **Master Level** on dial 1 of the Document page, which is the same channel-strip action pointed at the master output.

The Master profile also contains mute and solo pages, and further mix pages, that this landing page does not open. **Mix** lands on the page drawn above, and its only key is **Back**, so those other pages are not part of normal use. This guide describes the channel strips you can reach from **Mix**.

## Holding the strip

Holding the touch strip on an **instrument** opens Document, which is where transport, tempo, loop and undo live. That is the utility trip. Holding the strip on **Master** does not open a second mixer page. It returns straight to your instrument, skipping Document.

- **Back** returns to the **Document** landing page. That is what [Return from Master](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/actions/#return-from-master) does.
- **Holding the touch strip** returns straight to your **instrument**.

The seven empty keys are yours. [Track Previous and Track Next](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/actions/#track-previous) are the usual things to put there. Don't add or reorder pages in this profile. See [the rules](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/customize/#the-rules).

## If the faders don't move

The Master surface must be **locked** to the Master Section in every song, or it follows your selection like any other surface and stops controlling the mixer. See [lock the Master surface](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/getting-started/#4-lock-the-master-surface). The lock is saved per song, so set up a default song that already has it.

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