Analog synth, sampler, drum machine, ReCycle!-based loop player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer, and more. As many of each as your computer can handle. All the power of hardware, but without the hassle. Forget tripping on cables. Reason doesn't need dusting. Picking up where you left off is as simple as turning the power on. When you save your work, your whole studio setup is stored along with your music.

In the following pages, we examine each of the Devices in the Reason Rack Studio. So click ahead to the next page for more about Reason!

1. SubTractor Polyphonic Synthesizer - A monophonic/polyphonic analog synthesizer capable of thick bass, screamin' synth leads and lucious pads and textures.
2. NN-19 Digital Sampler - A full featured Sample player for loading up and playing your own WAV or AIFF samples, loops, and more.
3. ReDrum - Based on the classic drum machines but with all the features and conveniences of modern drum machines.
4. Dr:rex Loop Player - Load up samples, slice and dice them, and more. Use this to lock any drum/rhytmic loop of any tempo into your sequence, or rearrange it completely.
5. Matrix Analog Pattern Sequencer - Based on the simplicity of classic analog sequencers, use this to create TB303-like loop patterns for the synth or sampler modules.
6. ReMix, Midi, ReBirth Interfaces - Reason's flexible and full featured interfaces and Mixer sections.
7. Effects Devices - A whole lotta effects, choruses, delays, distortion, EQ, reverb, compressors, envelope followers, and more.
8. New Devices in Version 2.0 - The Malstrom Graintable Synthesizer and the new NN-XT Advanced Digital Sampler are introduced in v2.0.
9. New Devices in Version 2.5 - RV7000 Advanced Reverb, BV512 Vocoder, UN-16 Unison, Spider CV and Audio Merger & Spliters.
10. Sequencer and Transport Controls
11. Rear View

Marco

September 18, 2008 @ 1:35 pm

I hated software sequencers until I was given a demo version of Reason,ok its not as hands on as Hardware,but a decent set of Midi controllors or interface and this is possibly the best software platform and easy to get along with without too much fuss,I went out and bought the V3 Edition and now this is my main writing tool on the move,just a 25 note usb K/board and my Laptop and I can compose whilst travelling,have since upgraded to the latest version,thor is wicked.

lf0

September 12, 2008 @ 5:48 pm

I'll also add to my last comment that
Oneki Kai obviously doesn't like The Prodigy either because Liam Howlett used Reason to create to whole of 'Always out numbered never out gunned' which was a fantastic album....a good work man never blames his tools.

lf0

September 12, 2008 @ 5:42 pm

So what if it doesn't load vst's - get another piece of software!
Reason is A MUST HAVE!

Reason is solid it has never once crashed on me.
Reason is essentially a selection of studio racks.
The effects has been great since the first version.
The sampler - the NX-19 is fantastic and has a wide range of variables...the new Thor in Reason 4 I have to say is not particularly good, it isn't a patch on the Subtractor or the mallistrom.

The best thing hands down about Reason is the NN-XT which creates the best overall rhodes, wurlitzer, clav, b3 and grand piano on the market - I say this because the sound far surpasses the file size, so my review really really rates the NN-XT sound libraries - because I've used practically all the other software on the market.

You can use just using the computer keyboard nothing else - you'll impress anyone with the time it takes to create a phat track!!!!

flatiron77

September 5, 2008 @ 3:00 pm

I came to Reason from a very old version of Cakewalk. From that perspective it's amazing. VSTs often = crashes if you're on a mid level PC. Even Reaper crashed on me once or twice.
It's a nice little sequencer and you can get a ton of sounds from other companies. The reverb is fine and I get my ideas down quickly with it. You can spend a lifetime sifting through all the refills out there.

Oneki Kai

August 26, 2008 @ 9:19 pm

I hate Reason with an intense passion. It's proprietary and cannot load VST or DXi instruments. Supposedly it can do VST in the recent versions, but after trying for over and hour with Reason 4, I gave up.

The user interface drives me nuts too. That's just my opinion though, some people swear by it. I prefer the Cakewalk and FL Studio interfaces.

Sound wise, the software synths are pretty cool, but are a tad thin. The sample libraries that ship with it for the NN-19 and NN-XT samplers are pretty weak. There are patches in my XV-3080 (with 64 MB of ROM) that blow away those in the Orkester bank, which is the size of a CD.

NN can load soundfonts, but is inaccurate with the filter and some other settings, so don't expect to load and play those.

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