Instruments Polytone
Polytone on a Stream Deck +
Select a Polytone in the rack and the deck shows its controls: 15 pages and 124 parameters, built from Polytone'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. Polytone 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 Volume | Select Patch | Pitch Bend | Mod Wheel |
| 2 | Layer Balance / Balance Mod / Age / Layer Select | Filter Freq A | Osc 1 Pitch A / Tune A / Wave A / Shape A | LFO Rate A / LFO Wave A / LFO Delay A / Mod Env Vel A |
| 3 | Amp Gain A / Amp Vel A / Voice Spread A | Filter Reso A / Type A / Kbd A / Mod A | Osc 2 Pitch A / Tune A / Wave A / Shape A | Mod Env Attack A / Release A / Attack B / Release B |
| 4 | Amp Env Attack A / Decay A / Sustain A / Release A | Filter Env Amt A / Vel A | FM Amt A / Osc Sync A / Osc Mix A / Noise Level A | LFO Rate B / LFO Wave B / LFO Delay B / Mod Env Vel B |
| 5 | Amp Gain B / Amp Vel B / Voice Spread B | Filter Env Attack A / Decay A / Sustain A / Release A | Osc 1 Pitch B / Tune B / Wave B / Shape B | Global LFO Rate / Wave / Level / Dest |
| 6 | Amp Env Attack B / Decay B / Sustain B / Release B | Filter Freq B / Reso B / Type B / Env Amt B | Osc 2 Pitch B / Tune B / Wave B / Shape B | Chorus Amount / Chorus Type / Reverb Amount / Reverb Decay |
| 7 | – | Filter Env Attack B / Decay B / Sustain B / Release B | FM Amt B / Osc Sync B / Osc Mix B / Noise Level B | Reverb Type |
| 8 | – | – | Polyphony / Key Mode / Sustain Pedal / Layer Mode | Portamento Time A / Time B / Mode A / Mode B |
Pages#
The keys on the landing page open Polytone's sections. The Groups key opens Layer B, Perf, G.LFO and FX. 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.
Inside Groups
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layer B | Filter Freq B | Filter Reso B | Amp Gain B | Osc 1 Pitch B |
| Perf | Portamento Time A / B | Portamento Mode A / B | Wheel to FM A / FM B / Filter A / Filter B | Wheel to LFO A / Wheel to LFO B / Pitch Bend Range A / Pitch Bend Range B |
| G.LFO | Global LFO Rate | Global LFO Wave / Level | Global LFO Sync / Sync Rate | Global LFO OneShot / Dest |
| FX | Chorus Amount / Type | Reverb Amount | Reverb Decay | Reverb Type |
From the landing keys
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osc1 | Osc 1 Pitch A | Osc 1 Kbd A / Tune A / Pitch Mod A | Osc 1 Wave A / Shape A / Shape Mod A | FM Amt A / FM Mod A / Osc Sync A |
| Osc2 | Osc 2 Pitch A | Osc 2 Kbd A / Tune A / Pitch Mod A | Osc 2 Wave A / Shape A / Shape Mod A | Osc Mix A / Osc Level A / Noise Level A |
| Filter | Filter Freq A / Reso A | Filter Type A / Kbd A / Mod A | Filter Env Amt A / Vel A | Filter Env Attack A / Decay A / Sustain A / Release A |
| Amp | Amp Gain A | Amp Vel A / Voice Spread A | Amp Env Attack A / Decay A | Amp Env Sustain A / Release A |
| Mod | LFO Rate A | LFO Wave A / Delay A | Mod Env Attack A / Release A | Mod Env Vel A |
| Global | Master Volume / Age | Layer Select / Mode | Layer Balance / Balance Mod | Polyphony / Key Mode / Sustain Pedal |
Inside Groups › Layer B
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osc1 B | Osc 1 Pitch B | Osc 1 Kbd B / Tune B / Pitch Mod B | Osc 1 Wave B / Shape B / Shape Mod B | FM Amt B / FM Mod B / Osc Sync B |
| Osc2 B | Osc 2 Pitch B | Osc 2 Kbd B / Tune B / Pitch Mod B | Osc 2 Wave B / Shape B / Shape Mod B | Osc Mix B / Osc Level B / Noise Level B |
| Filter B | Filter Freq B / Reso B | Filter Type B / Kbd B / Mod B | Filter Env Amt B / Vel B | Filter Env Attack B / Decay B / Sustain B / Release B |
| Amp B | Amp Gain B | Amp Vel B / Voice Spread B | Amp Env Attack B / Decay B | Amp Env Sustain B / Release B |
| Mod B | LFO Rate B | LFO Wave B / Delay B | Mod Env Attack B / Release B | Mod Env Vel B |
How it follows#
Select a Polytone in the rack and the Reason Remote codec, installed during setup, tells the plugin which device has focus. The deck opens Polytone's landing page, and values go both ways: turn a dial and Polytone moves, change a control in Reason and the touch strip follows.
Which edition#
Polytone 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.