That's because a Combinator is essentially a dedicated grouping device that lets you build device combos that act as self-contained units, and which don't clog up your song with redundant 'infrastructure'.Īs for audio handling, a Combinator has only one stereo in and out. You'll notice, too, that your synths did not get their own Mix devices, mixer channels, or sequencer tracks. And, of course, that's as true for two synths as it is for 10, or 20 or more. You can play two synths at once here because a Combinator passes on MIDI information to all the devices it encloses. Let's just pause for a minute and look at some of the subtleties of what just happened. Now, as long as your Combinator is record-enabled, playing your MIDI controller will result in both these instrument devices playing. In screen 1, I chose to create a Malström and a Subtractor. Then, right-click again just beneath the new line mixer, and create an instrument of your choice, then repeat the process to add another one. Right-click in the currently empty 'Devices' area (which will be confirmed with a red 'insertion line') and choose Other > Line Mixer 6:2. We'll see why this is so crucial in a moment. So how would we use this to layer a couple of instruments? The first step is to give your Combinator its own mixer. In Reason 6, they're created ready-patched to a Mix Device. Or make sure nothing is selected in the rack and do the same from the main Create menu. You can right-click an empty part of the rack and choose Other > Combinator from the contextual menu that appears. Quick LayersĬombinators are created just like any other device in Reason. If you haven't tried it, it's a whole new approach to sound design. Somehow, layering seems to add instant sophistication and depth to arrangements, and if you just need great results in the minimum of time it'll let you create genuinely unique sounds just by combining presets. They're all possible when you utilise the Combinator to play multiple devices at once. Colossally complex pads, snarling 12-oscillator monosynths, acoustic/synthetic hybrids, mighty orchestral textures. Start layering them, though, and all sorts of possibilities suddenly open up. Reason's synths and samplers are extraordinarily flexible and powerful, but there's a limit to what any one of them can achieve. Explore the potential of complex sound layering with Reason's Combinator.ġ: Combinators let you easily create layered timbres, instantly broadening the scope for sound design.
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