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Reason File Formats
The following table lists the file formats that you can browse and open using
Reason’s browser:
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File type
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Extension
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Description
Song .rsn This is the main document format in Reason. It
contains your music and the setup of the rack,
along with references to any used samples and
loops (or it can contain the actual samples and
loops, if you have made the song “self-con-
tained”).
Published
Song
.rps A published song is a self-contained song in-
tended for playback only. It cannot be changed,
its components cannot be extracted and it is not
possible to export it as an audio file.
Subtractor
Patch
.zyp This is a patch for the Subtractor synth device,
containing all panel settings. You store your synth
sounds by saving Subtractor patches.
Malström
Patch
.xwv This is a patch for the Malström synth device, con-
taining all panel settings. You store your synth
sounds by saving Malström patches.
NN19 Sam-
pler Patch
.smp This is a patch for the NN19 Sampler device, con-
taining references to and settings for all used
samples, along with panel settings.
NNXT Sam-
pler Patch
.sxt This is a patch for the NNXT Sampler device, con-
taining references to and settings for all used
samples, along with panel settings.
Redrum
Patch
.drp This is a patch for the Redrum drum machine de-
vice. It contains information about which drum
samples are used, along with all drum sound set-
tings. In effect, a Redrum patch is a stored drum
kit.
REX files .rx2, .rcy or
.rex
REX files are created in another Propellerheads
application, the ReCycle loop editor. They contain
audio loops chopped into slices, with one slice for
each significant beat in the loop. By loading a
REX file into the Dr. Rex Loop Player device, you
can play back the loop in virtually any tempo (with-
out affecting the pitch), manipulate individual
beats in the loop, extract timing info, etc.
Note that you can also load REX files into the
samplers and the Redrum drum machine.
Samples .wav or .aif The NN19 Sampler and the Redrum drum ma-
chine play back samples, in Wave or AIFF format
with support for a large number of resolutions and
sample rates. You can use files of different for-
mats in the same device - one drum sound can be
an 8-bit sample, the next a 16-bit sample, etc.
Soundfont
Bank
.sf2 The Soundfont format was co-developed by E-mu
Systems and Creative Technologies and is used
with many audio cards and software synthesizers.
SoundFont banks store wavetable synthesized
sounds, allowing users to create and edit multi-
sampled sounds in special Soundfont editing pro-
grams. The Soundfonts can then be played back
in wavetable synthesizers, typically on audio
cards, thereby effectively turning an ordinary
sound card into a sampler.
The NN-XT and NN19 Samplers and the Redrum
drum machine allow you to browse and load
Soundfonts. Regardless of which editing program
was used to create them, these banks are simi-
larly and hierarchically organized , with folders for
instruments, presets, samples etc. The NN-XT,
NN19 and the Redrum lets you load individual
samples and presets from a Soundfont bank, but
not the complete Soundfont.
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Description
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