The Reason Essentials sequencer supports import of mono and stereo audio files of various formats, sample rates and resolutions. Reason Essentials also supports import of REX (ReCycle rcy, rex and rx2) files. You can import several audio files at the same time, with each audio file ending up on a separate Audio Track in the sequencer - or on separate Comp Rows in a selected Audio Clip. You can import files of different formats on the same Audio Track - or even in the same Audio Clip. One audio file could be an 8-bit mono file sampled at 22.05 kHz, the next a 24-bit stereo file sampled at 192 kHz, etc. Reason Essentials automatically converts sample rates and resolution with preserved audio quality. If the imported audio file includes tempo data that Reason Essentials supports, Reason Essentials automatically matches (stretches) the audio file to fit the current Song Tempo, without affecting the pitch.
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if the imported audio files’ sample rates differ from the current audio hardware sample rate, Reason Essentials will automatically sample rate convert.
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This will first be done with a real-time algorithm, allowing for immediate playback. In the background, a high-quality sample rate conversion is performed. This is indicated by the CALC indicator on the transport panel. When done, Reason Essentials will automatically switch to playing back the high-quality version and the CALC indicator will go out.
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When you select a single audio file, information about length, format, size and tempo (if included in the file) is shown in the “Details” section, below the Browse list. If you like, you can also preview selected audio file by clicking the “Play” button in the “Audition” section. If you select several audio files, the total number of files and their total size are displayed in the Details section. You will not be able to preview the audio files when several files are selected.
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If you select a REX file, this will be rendered to audio when imported and all information about slice positions etc. will be lost. The Song Tempo and any Tempo Automation starting at the Song Position Pointer will be taken into account during the import. After the import, the REX file will behave just like any imported audio file.
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If you are going to edit the imported REX file inline, and work with slices, audio quantizing, stretching etc. Reason Essentials will automatically detect the transients in the audio and generate new slice markers that might not correspond to the original slice distribution of the imported REX file, see “Editing audio inline”.
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Depending on the where the edit focus was when you selected “Import Audio File” from the Edit menu, the audio file(s) will be placed a little differently. In all scenarios, the imported audio file(s) will be placed at the current song position:
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If an audio track has edit focus in the sequencer track list and you have selected only a single audio file, the imported audio file will be placed in a new clip on this audio track.
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If you selected several audio files when using the Import Audio File command, each audio file will be imported to new audio tracks in the sequencer - in the order the files were selected in the Browser.
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If you selected only a single audio file and the edit focus is elsewhere in the application, a new audio track will be created for the imported audio file.
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The audio files will then be imported as separate audio clips, after one another, on the correponding audio track. If Snap is active in the sequencer, this will be taken into consideration:
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If you select REX files, these will be rendered to audio when importing. The Song Tempo and any Tempo Automation starting at the Clip position will also be taken into account.
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The audio file(s) will be imported as new recordings on new Comp Rows. The Comp Row(s) for the imported audio file(s) will be named “<filename.extension> (Imported)” where <filename.extension> is the name of the imported audio file with the appropriate extension.
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The audio files will then be imported to new separate Comp Rows in the Comp Editor. The horizontal divider indicates where the new Comp Row(s) will be inserted and the vertical divider indicates where the audio will begin. If Snap is active in the sequencer, this will be taken into consideration:
