Instruments Mimic
Mimic on a Stream Deck +
Select a Mimic in the rack and the deck shows its controls: 11 pages and 75 parameters, built from Mimic'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. Mimic has 6 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 Volume | Select Patch | Pitch Bend | Mod Wheel |
| 2 | Amp Gain 1 / Amp Gain 2 / Pan 1 / Pan 2 | Filter Freq 1 | Pitch Semi 1 / Start Pos 1 / End Pos 1 / Reverse 1 | Effect Mix 1 / Effect Mod 1 / LFO Rate 1 / LFO Synced Rate 1 |
| 3 | Amp Attack 1 / Decay 1 / Sustain 1 / Release 1 | Filter Reso 1 / Env 1 / Freq 2 / Reso 2 | Loop Length 1 / Grain Len 1 / Stretch Speed 1 / Voice Formant 1 | Lo Cut 1 / Hi Cut 1 / Lo Cut 2 / Hi Cut 2 |
| 4 | Amp Attack 2 / Decay 2 / Release 2 | Filter Attack 1 / Decay 1 / Release 1 | Pitch Semi 2 / Start Pos 2 / End Pos 2 / Reverse 2 | Effect Mix 2 / Effect Mod 2 / LFO Rate 2 / LFO Synced Rate 2 |
| 5 | – | Filter Env 2 / Attack 2 / Decay 2 / Release 2 | Loop Length 2 / Grain Len 2 / Stretch Speed 2 / Voice Formant 2 | – |
| 6 | – | – | Tune 1 / Portamento Rate 1 | – |
Pages#
The keys on the landing page open Mimic's sections. The Groups key opens FX/EQ 1, FX/EQ 2, Mix 3-5, Mix 6-8 and Global. 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 | Keys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample 1 | Pitch Semi 1 | Start Pos 1 / End Pos 1 | Loop Length 1 / Grain Len 1 | Stretch Speed 1 / Voice Formant 1 | Reverse |
| Filter 1 | Filter Freq 1 | Filter Reso 1 | Filter Attack 1 / Decay 1 | Filter Release 1 / Env 1 | – |
| Amp 1 | Amp Gain 1 | Amp Attack 1 | Amp Decay 1 | Amp Sustain 1 / Release 1 | – |
| Sample 2 | Pitch Semi 2 | Start Pos 2 / End Pos 2 | Loop Length 2 / Grain Len 2 | Stretch Speed 2 / Voice Formant 2 | Reverse |
| Filter 2 | Filter Freq 2 | Filter Reso 2 | Filter Attack 2 / Decay 2 | Filter Release 2 / Env 2 | – |
| Amp 2 | Amp Gain 2 | Amp Attack 2 | Amp Decay 2 | Amp Release 2 | – |
Inside Groups
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX/EQ 1 | Effect Mix 1 / Mod 1 | LFO Rate 1 / Synced Rate 1 | Lo Cut 1 / Hi Cut 1 | Pan 1 |
| FX/EQ 2 | Effect Mix 2 / Mod 2 | LFO Rate 2 / Synced Rate 2 | Lo Cut 2 / Hi Cut 2 | Pan 2 |
| Mix 3-5 | Pan 3 / Lo Cut 3 / Hi Cut 3 | Pan 4 / Lo Cut 4 / Hi Cut 4 | Pan 5 / Lo Cut 5 / Hi Cut 5 | – |
| Mix 6-8 | Pan 6 / Lo Cut 6 / Hi Cut 6 | Pan 7 / Lo Cut 7 / Hi Cut 7 | Pan 8 / Lo Cut 8 / Hi Cut 8 | – |
| Global | Master Volume | Tune 1 | Portamento Rate 1 | – |
How it follows#
Select a Mimic in the rack and the Reason Remote codec, installed during setup, tells the plugin which device has focus. The deck opens Mimic's landing page, and values go both ways: turn a dial and Mimic moves, change a control in Reason and the touch strip follows.
Which edition#
Mimic 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.