Reload
Offered free to registered Reason owners, Reload converts Akai sample CDs into ReFill format. You can download it from the Propellerhead Web site ([www.propellerhead.se]), as long as you're logged in as a registered user.
To convert an Akai sample CD
1. | Launch the Reload program. | 2. | The first time you launch Reload you'll be asked to provide a serial number. This number is mailed to you when you register Reload. It is also stored at the Propellerhead site under My Account > My Registered Products. | 3. | Reload will prompt you to insert an Akai sample CD. Insert the CD you want to convert. | 4. | Choose whether you want to create NN-XT patches or whether you want Reload to create NN-XT patches and build them into a ReFill (Figure A.1).
Figure A.1. Choose either a folder or ReFill format.
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| 5. | If you choose to create patches, Reload will ask you to pick or create a destination folder (Figure A.2).
Figure A.2. Choose a destination folder for your patches.
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or If you choose to create a ReFill, Reload will ask you to choose or create a destination folder. This folder must be empty or you will get an error message (Figure A.3).
Figure A.3. ReFills need an empty folder.
| 6. | Reload will begin converting the CD (Figure A.4). This can take anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour, depending on your CD and processor speeds.
Figure A.4. Use Reload to convert an Akai CD into a ReFill.
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