This guide will walk you through the installation and setup of the M-Audio Reason Remote Control Surface files for the Axiom Series keyboards on Mac OS X.  This setup will control every device in Reason™ including transport, and channels 1-8 in ReDrum with the Axiom's pads.  M-Audio Control Surface support is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4.4 and above, and Reason™ v3.0.2 upwards.  If your version of Reason™ does not support this Control Surface please go to http://www.propellerheads.se to register your copy of Reason™ and download the latest version.

Installation

1. Download the M-Audio Reason Control Surface file and save it to your desktop.

2. Double-click the file M-Audio_Reason_Control_Surface_v7.pkg.zip to extract the installation file (shown below):



3. Double-click the file M-Audio Reason Control Surface.pkg to begin the installation, the following screen will appear.  Click "Continue".



4. Review the following information then click "Continue".



5. Carefully read the license agreement, then click "Continue".



6. Click on the "Agree" button to continue.



7. Select the hard drive you want to install the files to.  A green arrow will appear over the selected hard drive. Then click "Continue".



8. Click "Upgrade" - the software package will be installed to your computer.



9. You will have to enter your Administrator name and password.  Click 'OK' after your done.



10. The installer informs you that the software was successfully installed. Click "Close".





Software Setup

1. Once installation is complete connect your M-Audio controller to the computer and open Reason™.

2. Click on the Reason menu, and select ‘preferences’.

3. Select the ‘Control Surfaces and Keyboards’ page from the drop-down menu.



4. Click "Auto-detect Surfaces" and Reason™ will automatically find your M-Audio Axiom Series controller.

5. You will see a message warning you that the software will override your settings in preset 10 of your controller.  If this is not desirable, click ‘cancel’ and back-up your memory contents before proceeding, otherwise, select ‘OK’.



6. A message will tell you to Please select preset 10 once programming is complete.  Programming is complete once 'SYS' stops flashing on the Axiom's display.  Click 'OK'.



7. Your Axiom Series controller will appear in the attached surfaces window with a green tick.



If this does not happen, try adding the controller directly by clicking ‘Add’ and selecting, ‘M-Audio, from the Manufacturer list, select your keyboard from the Model list, and select the first input for your device from the MIDI Input list, then click 'OK'.

8. Close the preferences menu when done.

9. Recall Preset 10 on your Axiom Series Keyboard*:

Axiom 25: Press the Recall button on the Axiom 25 and use the +/- buttons to scroll until P1o appears on the Axiom's LCD screen.  Preset 10 is recalled once P10 stops flashing on the Axiom's LCD screen.

Axiom 49 and 61: Press the Recall button on the Axiom 49/61 and then enter 10 on the Axiom's numeric keypad.  Preset 10 is recalled once P10 stops flashing on the Axiom's LCD screen.

* All groups (A, B, C, & D) should be active when recalling Preset 10.  To activate all groups, press the Zone/Group button; while lit, press all group buttons (Note: Group D is for the Axiom 49/61 only) at the same time.

You can now control every device in Reason™ with your M-Audio Axiom Series controller!  This includes transport, and channels 1-8 in ReDrum with the Axiom's pads.  Note that some of the devices contain a large number of dials.  In this case, you can switch between ‘groups’ of parameters in Reason™ by holding down OPTION and ALT and pressing a numerical key; press 1 for group 1, 2 for group 2, etc.

On the Axiom 49 and 61, Fader buttons 8 and 9 can be used to switch between groups of parameters.  Button 8 selects the previous group; Button 9 selects the next group.  Additionally, Fader Buttons 6 and 7 are used to select a different track to control in the sequencer.  Fader button 7 will select the next track, while Button 6 selects the previous track.

To control any device in Reason, you should assign a sequencer track to the device and select that track for MIDI control.  Please note that this includes the mixer and effects.  You will need to create a sequencer track to assign to the mixer/effect manually.

 

Please consult the associated M-Audio device Reason Control Surface definition document to see how your M-Audio Controller maps to each device in Reason™, and the group assignments.  Please contact Propellerheads for assistance with the Reason software.