Slider Pitch Surface: Making a simple House loop
In this video, we are creating the elements of a simple House loop using the Slider Pitch Surface Rack Extension. This is intended for demonstration purposes only and it’s NOT a finished piece of music :)
Slider is a utility device for the Reason rack. You play instruments by moving over a pitch surface which contains a selection of notes from a given scale. This is a fast, intuitive, and fun way to create lead and bass lines.
The rhythm of the lines is chosen from a set of 16 selectable patterns which are identical to the ones found in the Propellerhead's Figure app. Additionally, an external Gate input allows you to use your own patterns from other rack devices, like Thor’s step sequencer or the Matrix sequencer for example.
The pitch surface can be configured in a variety of ways: you can control the octave range, the scale, the key and the density of the notes. All these parameters can be automated in the Reason sequencer thus expanding the range of musical lines which can be created.
PLEASE NOTE: Slider does not produce any sounds on its own. You need to connect its Note and Gate CV outputs to the CV and Gate inputs of an instrument like a synth or sampler.