How to Setup Yamaha MX88 as a Midi Control Surface in Reason
1. Install Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver
2. Open Reason
3. Click Edit
4. Click Preferences
5. Click on Control Surfaces Tab
6. Click Add button
7. Click Dropdown for Manufacture and Select
8. Select the Option “MIDI Control Keyboard”
9. Change the Name to Desired Name: “
10. Click on Dropdown for MIDI Input and Select Yamaha MS Series-1
11. Click OK
12. Exit Preferences

NOTE: Testing of the various Knob Controls on the MX did appear to work with the various synth instruments in Reason. However, Reason does have the option of a MIDI Multichannel Control Keyboard, which would require manually setting “Remote Overrides” to control the selected Synth options with the MX surface.
NOTE: In some cases when adding a MIDI control Instrument track the Yamaha will not automatically be mapped to the MIDI Instrument. When this happens follow these instructions:

1. Open Reason
2. Verify that Yamaha MX is added as a Control Surface – See Setup Steps above
3. Add New MIDI Instrument Track
4. On the “Rack” go to the “Hardware Interface” and click the > to display the full Hardware Interface controls
5. Click on the ADVANCED MIDI button to enable the “Advanced MIDI Device” interface
6. Verify that it Displays the “Name” of the Yamaha Control Surface used in Step 9 above
7. On the “Channel 1” control click the down arrow and Select the MIDI Instrument In to enable the MX to control the MIDI Instrument

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