Instruments Complex-1
Complex-1 on a Stream Deck +
Select a Complex-1 in the rack and the deck shows its controls: 24 pages and 185 parameters, built from Complex-1's Remote parameters.
Stream Deck + only (it needs the four dials) · Windows 10 or later · Reason 12 or later, or Reason Recon · about 20 minutes of setup, once









- Dial 1Volume
- Dial 2Patch
- Dial 3Pitch
- Dial 4Mod
Landing dials#
The landing page opens on Volume, Patch, Pitch and Mod. Each dial has more banks behind it: press and turn a dial to step through them. Complex-1 has 8 banks. Where a cell lists more than one parameter, tap it on the strip to choose which one the dial turns. See dial banks.
| Bank | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master Level | Select Patch | Pitch Bend | Mod Wheel |
| 2 | Attack / Decay / Sustain / Release | Filter Freq | Osc 1 Pitch / Tune / Wave / Shape | LFO Rate / Wave / Rate Amt |
| 3 | Vol 1 / 2 / 3 | Filter Reso / Drive / FM Amt / Reso Amt | Osc 1 FM Amt / 1 AM Amt / Mix / Sync | Seq Len / Scale / Note Range / Quant Range |
| 4 | Pan 1 / 2 / 3 | Filter Freq Amt1 / Filter Freq Amt2 / LPG 1 Filter / LPG 2 Filter | Osc 2 Pitch / Tune / Wave / Shape | Clock 1 Rate / 1 Len / 2 Rate / 2 Len |
| 5 | LPG1 Attack / LPG 1 Release / LPG 2 Attack / LPG 2 Release | Shaper Type / Drive / Sym | Osc 2 FM Amt / Osc 2 AM Amt / Osc1 To Osc2 FM / Osc1 To Osc2 AM | Clock Rate Multiply / Follow Host / Function Select |
| 6 | Reverb On / Type / Level / Decay | Comb Pitch / Freq / Peak / FB | Osc 3 Pitch / Shape / Range | – |
| 7 | – | Comb Gain / DryWet | Noise Type / Color / Rate | – |
| 8 | – | – | Portamento / Auto / Bend Range / Retrig | – |
Pages#
The keys on the landing page open Complex-1's sections. The Groups key opens Osc2, Osc3, Noise, Shaper, Comb, LFO, Util, Clock, Seq, FX and CV. Each page puts that section's controls on the four dials, labelled with the parameter names Reason gives its Remote protocol. Switch keys light up when the setting is on.
From the landing keys
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | Master Level | Portamento / Auto | Bend Range / Retrig | Scope Speed |
| Osc | Osc 1 Pitch / Tune | Osc 1 Wave / Shape | Osc 1 FM Amt / AM Amt / Shape Amt / Pitch Amt | Osc Mix / Mix Amt / Sync |
| Filter | Filter Freq | Filter Reso | Filter Drive / FM Amt | Filter Freq Amt1 / Freq Amt2 / Reso Amt |
| LPG | LPG1 Attack / LPG 1 Release | LPG 1 Filter / Attack Amt / Release Amt | LPG 2 Attack / Release | LPG 2 Filter / Attack Amt / Release Amt |
| Mixer | Vol 1 / 2 | Vol 3 / Pan 1 | Pan 2 / 3 | Pan 1 Amt / 3 Amt |
| Env | Attack | Decay | Sustain | Release |
Inside Groups
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osc2 | Osc 2 Pitch / Tune | Osc 2 Wave / Shape | Osc 2 FM Amt / AM Amt / Shape Amt / Pitch Amt | Osc1 To Osc2 FM / AM |
| Osc3 | Osc 3 Pitch | Osc 3 Shape / Range | Osc 3 Pitch Amt1 / Amt2 | Osc 3 Shape Amt |
| Noise | Noise Type | Noise Color | Noise Rate | Noise Color Amt / Rate Amt |
| Shaper | Shaper Type | Shaper Drive | Shaper Sym | Shaper Drive Amt / Sym Amt |
| Comb | Comb Pitch / Freq | Comb Peak / FB | Comb Gain / DryWet / Pitch To Freq | Comb Pitch Amt / Freq Amt / Peak Amt / FB Amt |
| LFO | LFO Rate | LFO Wave | LFO Rate Amt | – |
| Util | Mix 1 Amt / 2 Amt | Mix 3 Amt / Lag | Amp 1 Amt / 2 Amt | Amp 3 Amt |
| Clock | Clock 1 Rate / Len | Clock 2 Rate / Len | Clock Rate Multiply | Follow Host |
| Seq | Seq Len | Scale | Note Range / Quant Range | Function Select |
| FX | Reverb On | Reverb Type | Reverb Level | Reverb Decay |
Inside Groups › CV
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OscIn | Osc 1 Pitch In / Shape In / FM In / AM In | Osc 2 Pitch In / Osc2 Shape In / Osc 2 FM In / Osc 2 AM In | Osc1 To Osc2 FM In / Osc1 To Osc2 AM In / Osc Pitch In / Osc Mix In | Osc 3 Pitch In1 / Pitch In2 / Shape In |
| FiltIn | Filter In | Filter FM In | Filter Freq In1 / In2 | Filter Reso In |
| ToneIn | Noise Sync In / Color In / Rate In | Shaper In / Drive In / Sym In | Comb In / Pitch In / FB In / Freq In | Comb Peak In |
| LpgIn | LPG 1 In / Trig In | LPG 1 Rate In / EnvF In | LPG 2 In / Trig In | LPG 2 Rate In / EnvF In |
| MixIn | Output Mixer 1 In | Output Mixer 2 In / 3 In | Vol 1 In / 2 In | Vol 3 In / Pan In |
| AmpIn | Amp 1 In1 | Amp 1 In2 | Amp 2 In1 / In2 | Amp 3 In1 / In2 |
| ModIn | Mix 1 In1 / 1 In2 / 2 In1 / 2 In2 | Mix 3 In1 / In2 | Lag In / Lag Rate In / Env Trig In | LFO Rate In / Reset In |
| SeqIn | Quant 2 In / Seq Step In | Seq Reset In / Note Offset / Function X In | Function Y In / CV1 In / CV2 In | ClockEnable 2 In / Clock Multiply In / Scope In |
How it follows#
Select a Complex-1 in the rack and the Reason Remote codec, installed during setup, tells the plugin which device has focus. The deck opens Complex-1's landing page, and values go both ways: turn a dial and Complex-1 moves, change a control in Reason and the touch strip follows.
Which edition#
Complex-1 is in Reason Remote ($20), which follows all 27 devices. It is not in Lite: select one with Lite installed and the deck shows a page saying the full version covers it. Lite vs full.
New to the deck? Getting started covers setup, and Instrument pages explains landing pages, sections and folders.