Reason 3 rewire... once again

Question

Hi,
know this has been largely discussed, but I'm still trying to get the right match between Logic and Reason.
I've followed step by step the path suggested by Rob (clangwork) in the past topic, but some things don't work yet.
"1. Launch Logic;
2. Open Environment Window and select, in the menu New, Internal/Rewire.
The yellow Rewire icon should appear in the window.
3. Close the Environment window.
4. Launch Reason
5. In Reason create a Mixer, a Subtractor and a NN-XT (verify that the devices
are correctly plugged into the mixer) and load 2 patches to test.
6. In Logic, select audio track 1 and in the left pane (usually audio1) in
Channel: select RW:MixL and set the pan to left; repeat on audio track 2
selecting RW:MixR.
7. If you play something now you will hear nothing! Try, instead, to record
something directly in Reason; now you should hear the sound.
8. Select a track in Logic (i.e. MIDI track 1 Grand Piano); clicking on the name
(always Grand Piano) a menu appears. In that menu select MIDI Instr/
Rewire.
HERE the first difference: clicking on Gran Piano (or any other Instr. Track) there's no Rewire in the MIDI Instr menu... I find Rewire, instead, in the Audio menu.
So I select it, and go on with the path.
9. In the left pane you should have Type: Rewire, Device: Reason, Bus: 6,
Channel: All; in channel select Subtractor 1.
10. Select next track, repeat as previous but this time choose NN-XT 1.
Now you should be able to play and record."
And HERE the second problem... If I select NN-XT 1 in a second track, while in the first I choosed Subtractor 1 (for example), also the first track (Subtractor) become NN-XT. I mean, it looks like I can choose only one Reason Device at time in the song, and whatever number of track I set to use via rewire, they will play all under the same device (were're talking about the Arrangement window).
So, I would like you to know that I LOVE to read manuals, but I didn't find into them (both Reason's and Logic's, and on the Propellerheads web site either) anything different from what I read on this forum... and I'm still not able to use Rewire. Finally I have to agree with them who say that in Cubase (I found a tutorial about Cubase and Rewire on an dedicated magazine) this is unbelievable quickest and easiest (the "Rewire" Template File in Logic's folder doesn't sound at all)
So, I hope to sound not boring, but does anyone knows how to solve the problem? And tell me what am I doing wrong?
Thank you in advance,
franz

Answer 1

Ok. let's try again......
We have to separate audio from MIDI, i.e. you can have a song recorded in Reason and played thru Logic or you can have a song recorded in Logic and played thru Logic.
In the first case you have to "Rewire" Logic audio channels to Reason (or Ableton Live or other Rewire apps...).
To do so simply select an audio track and in the left pane, under Device:CoreAudio, select the Channel, Rewire/RW:Mix R etc.
NOTES:
1. I have Ableton Live too, so the first 64 Rewire channels are referred to Live
and are named RW:Bus XX (where xx is from 01 to 64)
2. You can connect Reason's modules directly to Audio Hardware Interface without using the mixer.
Now let's go MIDI.....
To record Rewire MIDI tracks in Logic you have to create the objects into the Environment window. I said Objects 'cause you have to create one for each Reason module.
So, if you have a Malstron, 2 Subtractors and a NN-XT you will need 4 Rewire Objects.
In the left pane you can associate each Object to a Reason module; in the previous case you will see Malstrom 1, Subtractor 1, Subtractor 2, NN-XT 1 but, if you name them something like Pad, Lead, Chords and Drums, you will see these names instead.
When you create a Rewire Object you have to select, in the left pane, the Device: (Reason, Live or whatever you have), Bus: 6 (for Reason is 6) and Channel: the Reason Module (i.e. NN-XT 1).
Now let's go back to the arranger....
If you click on any track (Audio, MIDI, Instrument), just at the center of the track name, you will see a menu with, in the middle part, three items: Audio, Click & Ports, MIDI instr.
Selecting the last one another submenu will appear with some Rewire items (all those that you have created into the environment).
The bad thing is that you see just some Rewire items without any description and this makes really hard to choice the right one until you select one and then read on the left track panel which instrument you have.
My mother tongue is not English and I use to write without a handy dictionary so I have some difficulties, sometimes, to explain clearly all the concepts.
If you experience other difficulties, I'm here.
cheers
rob