Instruments SubTractor
SubTractor on a Stream Deck +
Select a SubTractor in the rack and the deck shows its controls: 13 pages and 85 parameters, built from SubTractor'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. SubTractor 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 | Pitch Bend Range | Key Mode / Portamento | Noise On/Off / Decay / Color / Level | Polyphony |
| 3 | Filter Freq / Res / Type / Kbd Track | Filter2 Freq / Res | Mod Env Sustain | Filter Freq Mod Wheel Amount / Filter Res Mod Wheel Amount / LFO1 Mod Wheel Amount / Phase Diff Mod Wheel Amount |
| 4 | Filter Link Freq On/Off / Filter2 On/Off | Mod Env Decay | Filter Env Invert | FM Mod Wheel Amount |
| 5 | Mod Env Attack / Filter Env Attack / Filter Env Decay | Filter Env Sustain / Release | Amp Env Sustain | Mod Env Release |
| 6 | Amp Env Attack | Amp Env Decay | FM Amount | Filter Env Amount |
| 7 | Osc1 Phase Mode / Phase Diff / Wave | Osc1 Octave / Semitone / Fine Tune | FM Amount / Osc2 On/Off | Amp Env Release |
| 8 | Osc2 Phase Mode / Phase Diff / Wave | Osc2 Octave / Semitone / Fine Tune | – | Osc Mix / Osc2 Kbd Track / Ring Mod |
Pages#
The keys on the landing page open SubTractor's sections. The Mod/LFO key opens Mix/Noise, Mod Env, LFO 1, LFO 2, Mod Wheel, Ext Mod and Velocity. 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.
- Dial 1Wave
- Dial 2Oct · Semi
- Dial 3Cent · Mode
- Dial 4Phase · Kbd
From the landing keys
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osc 1 | Osc1 Wave | Osc1 Octave / Semitone | Osc1 Fine Tune / Phase Mode | Osc1 Phase Diff / Kbd Track |
| Osc 2 | Osc2 On/Off / Wave | Osc2 Octave / Semitone | Osc2 Fine Tune / Phase Mode | Osc2 Phase Diff / Kbd Track |
| Filter | Filter Freq / Res | Filter Kbd Track / Type | Filter Link Freq On/Off / Filter2 On/Off | Filter2 Freq / Res |
| Flt Env | Filter Env Attack | Filter Env Decay | Filter Env Sustain / Release | Filter Env Amount / Invert |
| Amp Env | Amp Env Attack | Amp Env Decay | Amp Env Sustain | Amp Env Release / Master Level |
| Global | Portamento | Polyphony | Key Mode | Low Bandwidth On/Off / Pitch Bend Range |
Inside Mod/LFO
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mix/Noise | Osc Mix | FM Amount / Ring Mod | Noise On/Off / Level | Noise Decay / Color |
| Mod Env | Mod Env Attack | Mod Env Decay / Sustain | Mod Env Release / Gain | Mod Env Dest / Invert |
| LFO 1 | LFO1 Rate | LFO1 Amount | LFO1 Wave | LFO1 Dest / LFO Sync Enable |
| LFO 2 | LFO2 Rate | LFO2 Amount | LFO2 Delay | LFO2 Dest / Kbd Track |
| Mod Wheel | Filter Freq Mod Wheel Amount | Filter Res Mod Wheel Amount | FM Mod Wheel Amount | Phase Diff Mod Wheel Amount / LFO1 Mod Wheel Amount |
| Ext Mod | Filter Freq Ext Mod | LFO1 Ext Mod | Amp Ext Mod | FM Ext Mod / Ext Mod Select |
| Velocity | Amp Vel Amount / FM Vel Amount | Mod Env Vel Amount / Phase Vel Amount | Filter2 Freq Vel Amount / Filter Env Vel Amount | Filter Decay Vel Amount / Mix Vel Amount / Amp Attack Vel Amount |
How it follows#
Select a SubTractor in the rack and the Reason Remote codec, installed during setup, tells the plugin which device has focus. The deck opens SubTractor's landing page, and values go both ways: turn a dial and SubTractor moves, change a control in Reason and the touch strip follows.
Which edition#
SubTractor is in both editions: free in Reason Remote Lite, which follows 8 devices, and in Reason Remote ($20), which follows all 27. The pages below are the same in both.
New to the deck? Getting started covers setup, and Instrument pages explains landing pages, sections and folders.