Take full control of Reason’s mixer, channel strip, native devices, instruments and effects with a hands-on controller that feels like a physical console, but talks directly to your rack.
Reason has one of the most inspiring rack-based workflows in the industry. The MP Controller turns that virtual rack into a tactile, high-resolution control surface: every move you make on the encoders and touchscreen talks directly to Reason’s mixer, channel strip, and native instruments and effects while staying perfectly in sync with what you see on screen.
Select a device, channel, or rack module in Reason and the MP Controller immediately follows your selection. The encoders and on-screen labels update to the current device, so you never have to hunt through generic MIDI templates again.
Adjust input gain, fader level, pan, EQ, dynamics, send levels and more directly from the controller. Mix with both hands on 32 endless encoders and refine details with the touchscreen – no endless clicking around the rack.
Instead of mousing between devices, windows and menus, you stay in a single tactile environment. That means faster sound design, more confident EQ and compression moves, and more energy left for creativity.
Reason comes packed with flagship synthesizers, samplers, drum machines and audio effects – from classics like Subtractor and Thor to modern powerhouses like Europa, Algoritm, Friktion, Objekt, Mimic and Scenic. The MP Controller lets you dive into these devices in detail, with parameters mapped across pages of encoders and clearly labelled on the touchscreen.
Sculpt sounds in Reason’s native instruments without constantly opening and closing device panels. Filter cutoff, resonance, envelopes, oscillators, waveshaping, modulation amounts and macros are all available directly on the MP Controller.
With the MP Controller, Reason’s mix and creative effects behave like a dedicated outboard rack. No need to memorize CC numbers – every page is clearly named, color coded and ready to twist.
The Reason mixer is powerful – but with only a mouse, it’s hard to treat it like a real desk. The MP Controller bridges that gap, offering high-precision control over every stage of the signal path, from channel input and dynamics to sends and master bus processing.
Move across the Reason mixer with pages of eight channels at a time. For each channel, the MP Controller gives you immediate access to level, pan, EQ, compression and sends, plus mute/solo and other key functions.
Use the touchscreen to jump to sections of your mix, select devices and trigger functions, while the 32 endless encoders handle continuous parameters with high resolution. The combination feels like a hybrid mixing console designed specifically for plugin-based workflows.
Reason’s modular rack invites experimentation: complex Combinator patches, layered instruments, parallel processing, CV routing and more. Doing all that with a mouse quickly becomes slow and fatiguing. A dedicated, device-aware control surface keeps the fun part – turning knobs and making bold moves – front and center.
When you’re designing a patch in Combinator or stacking devices like Europa, Grain and Synchronous, the MP Controller lets you audition changes continuously instead of pausing to click around. This tight feedback loop makes it easier to discover sweet spots and happy accidents.
Because the MP Controller uses consistent mapping layouts and clear labeling, the same kinds of controls (filters, envelopes, drive, mix, sends) tend to live in the same physical areas from device to device. This makes switching from one Reason instrument or effect to another feel natural and predictable.
When volume rides, EQ trims and compressor thresholds are just a reach away, you tend to perform your mix instead of drawing it tediously with the mouse. That physical connection helps produce more dynamic, confident-sounding mixes – especially when working under tight deadlines.
These videos show the MP Controller working with Reason: controlling native devices, managing the mixer and performing on the channel strip, so you can see how it behaves in a real session.
The MP Controller follows your selection of Reason devices, mapping key parameters of synths, samplers and effects across its encoders and touchscreen in real time.
See the MP Controller working as a console-style surface for Reason’s mixer and master section: level rides, pan, bus processing and more directly from the hardware.
Focus on a single Reason channel strip and shape EQ, dynamics and sends with both hands, treating the MP Controller like a dedicated outboard channel strip.
The MP Controller is not just a Reason controller; it’s a complete plugin and DAW control solution. Reason integration is complemented by support for VST3/AU/AAX hosts on macOS and Windows, giving you a unified, consistent control surface across your entire studio.
The MP Controller works as a standalone app and as VST3, AU and AAX plugins on macOS and Windows. Inside Reason, it acts as a dedicated control surface for the mixer, channel strip, native devices and 3rd-party Rack Extensions & plugins – while still being usable with other DAWs in your setup.
With ongoing software development, new features and updated device support, the MP Controller is built to adapt as Reason evolves. As Reason gains new instruments and effects, your control surface is ready to grow with it instead of being locked to a fixed, static mapping.
A few quick answers to common questions about using the MP Controller as a Reason control surface.
