# Reason Remote

> Reason Remote makes an Elgato Stream Deck + follow the device you select in Reason. 27 Reason devices for $20, or 8 free with Lite. Windows.

- Reason Remote (full version): $20, 27 Reason devices, version 1.4.0. Buy: https://marketplace.elgato.com/product/reason-remote-e601aff3-8dcc-49c8-a978-e3b86b73bb10
- Reason Remote Lite: Free, 8 of those devices, version 1.3.0. Get it: https://marketplace.elgato.com/product/reason-remote-lite-14ff1e75-a9a5-49cf-a7fd-1f77a9946b22
- Hardware: Elgato Stream Deck + only (8 keys, 4 dials, touch strip). Other Stream Deck models are not supported.
- Computer: Windows 10 or later, Stream Deck software 6.9 or newer. The plugin does not run on macOS.
- Reason: Reason 12 or later, or Reason Recon, by Reason Studios.
- Setup: a one-line PowerShell 7 installer (https://github.com/Automate-Pros/reason-remote-setup) installs the Reason Remote codec and four loopMIDI ports and registers the surfaces. About 20 minutes, once.
- Made by Automate Pros (https://www.automate-pros.com). Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Reason Studios AB or Elgato. Reason and all Reason device names are trademarks of their respective owners.
- Support: https://github.com/Automate-Pros/reason-remote-setup/issues

Every guide page is available as HTML at https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/<page>/ and as markdown at the links below.

## Get started

- [Getting started](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/getting-started.md): Install the plugin, run the one-time Reason setup, and check that the deck follows your selection.
- [The deck at a glance](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/deck-basics.md): What the keys, dials and touch strip do, and every dial gesture Reason Remote understands.
- [How auto-follow works](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/how-auto-follow-works.md): How Reason tells the deck which device you selected, over four virtual MIDI ports and two control surfaces, without watching window titles.

## Getting around

- [Getting around](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/getting-around.md): How the deck moves between instrument pages, the Document page, the Master mixer and the Piano, and the one gesture that brings you back.

## The pages

- [Instrument pages](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/instrument-pages.md): How an instrument's landing page, section pages and folders are laid out, what the hubs are for, and which instruments are covered.
- [The Document page](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/document.md): Transport, tempo, loop and track controls that work on the whole song, whichever device is selected.
- [The Master mixer](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/master.md): Sixteen channel faders with meters on four dials, locked to Reason's Master Section so they work whichever instrument is selected.
- [The Piano](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/piano.md): Play the selected track from the keys and the touch strip, in single notes or chords, with octave, velocity and gate on the dials.
- [The Combinator](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/combinator.md): All 32 rotaries and 32 buttons of the selected Combinator, showing only the ones the patch uses, with a patch page for browsing.

## The instruments

- [Not covered yet](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/not-covered.md): What the deck does when you select an effect, PX7, Scenic or Fury, and where to ask for a device.

## Make it yours

- [Customising your deck](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/customize.md): Change the bundled pages safely, add Reason Remote actions to empty keys and your own profiles, and what to leave alone so auto-follow keeps working.
- [Dial settings](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/dial-settings.md): A reference for the Reason Encoder and Reason Channel Strip settings panels, covering what each setting changes and which ones are safe to touch.
- [Combinator layouts](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/combinator-layouts.md): Name a Combinator's rotaries and buttons, hide the ones you don't use and set colours and artwork, with one small file per patch.
- [Actions reference](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/actions.md): Every Reason Remote action you can drop on a key or a dial, what it does, and which settings it has.
- [Combinator layout file](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/combinator-layout-file.md): A field-by-field reference for the JSON file that names, hides and colours a Combinator's rotaries and buttons.

## Help

- [Lite vs full version](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/lite-vs-full.md): What the free Lite edition covers, what the full version adds, and how to upgrade without redoing setup.
- [Troubleshooting](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/troubleshooting.md): Fixes for the usual setup problems, where the logs are, how to uninstall, and where to get help.
- [Updating and uninstalling](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/updating.md): How a plugin update differs from re-running the Reason installer, what survives, and how to remove the ports and surfaces.
- [Mac status](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/mac.md): What works on a Mac today, and what does not. The plugin is Windows-only, so the deck does not follow your selection.
- [FAQ](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/faq.md): Short answers on the Stream Deck model, Reason versions, Lite, price, setup and who makes Reason Remote.

## About

- [Changelog](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/changelog.md): What changed in Reason Remote 1.4.0 and Lite 1.3.0, and which setup bundle you need with them.
- [Videos](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/videos.md): The clips planned for Reason Remote. None of them are embedded yet. Each one shows a feature the plugin already ships.
- [About](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/about.md): Who makes Reason Remote, and the control-surface problem it was built to fix.
- [Request a device](https://www.reasonremote.com/guide/request-a-device.md): Ask for a Reason device the deck doesn't follow yet. PX7, Scenic and effects are the known gaps.

## Supported devices

One page per device, with its landing keys and dial banks. All devices: https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/

- [SubTractor](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/subtractor/): in Lite and the full version
- [Friktion](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/friktion/): full version only
- [Thor](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/thor/): full version only
- [Objekt](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/objekt/): full version only
- [Dr. Octo Rex](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/octo-rex/): full version only
- [NN-19](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/nn19/): full version only
- [ID8](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/id8/): in Lite and the full version
- [Parsec](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/parsec/): full version only
- [Kong](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/kong/): in Lite and the full version
- [Redrum](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/redrum/): in Lite and the full version
- [Europa](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/europa/): in Lite and the full version
- [Malström](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/malstrom/): full version only
- [NN-XT](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/nnxt/): full version only
- [Mimic](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/mimic/): full version only
- [Grain](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/grain/): full version only
- [Complex-1](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/complex-1/): full version only
- [Polytone](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/polytone/): full version only
- [Monotone](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/monotone/): in Lite and the full version
- [Radical Piano](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/radical-piano/): full version only
- [Radical Keys](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/radical-keys/): in Lite and the full version
- [Algoritm](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/algoritm/): full version only
- [Humana](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/humana/): full version only
- [Klang](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/klang/): full version only
- [Pangea](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/pangea/): full version only
- [Umpf Club](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/umpf-club/): full version only
- [Umpf Retro](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/umpf-retro/): full version only
- [Combinator](https://www.reasonremote.com/instruments/combinator/): in Lite and the full version

## Optional

- [Full guide in one file](https://www.reasonremote.com/llms-full.txt): the FAQ and every guide page above, concatenated
- [Frequently asked questions](https://www.reasonremote.com/#faq): compatibility, editions, pricing and setup