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Propellerhead Reason (Mac and Windows)
Reason 4 now with Thor polysonic synthesizer, RPG-8 arpeggiator and ReGroove mixer.
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Reason has reached the next level. Stronger, swifter and smoother to work with, Reason 4 will alter the way you create your music. Reason's new devices and features will not only inspire you to produce great tracks, they will provide you with new ways of doing so.
Highlights in Reason 4:
Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
Thor is a semi modular synth with interchangeable oscillators and filters. With its six oscillator types, four filter types and endless modulation possibilities, this synth comes with a sound like nothing else on the planet.
RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
A powerful arpeggiator with multiple play modes, pattern function and much more.
ReGroove Mixer
ReGroove mixing is a way to work creatively with grooves, timing and feel in real time. Hands-on access to 32 channels of groove parameters will make this an essential tool for any musician who is serious about their beats programming.
The New Reason Sequencer
With a whole new look, a ton of fresh features and a completely new way of handling sequencer data, the Reason sequencer still offers the streamlined workflow Reason is famous for, but with a new level of sophistication.
About Reason
Reason comes in the shape of a classic studio rack, packed with all the gear you could possibly need: Samplers, Analog synths, Graintable synth, Vocoder, Mixer, Step time drum machine, Arpeggiator, Compressors, EQ and Effects – as many of each as your computer can handle.
A realtime multi-track sequencer provides full control over every detail, letting you create and edit your music quickly and intuitively. Reason is an all-in-one music production environment, complete with a massive soundbank containing sounds, loops and patches for all possible styles of music.
Sounding good has never been this easy
Whether you’re a big time producer or a bedroom DJ, a pro musician or an absolute beginner, this application provides all the necessary tools for you to create, edit and mix the music of your choice, all within the comfort of your own computer.
Sound Modules in Reason:
Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
NN19 basic sampler
NN-XT advanced sampler
Malstrom granular synthesizer
Dr. Rex loop player
Redrum pattern-based drum machine
Subtractor analog subtractive synthesizer
Combinator unit for building chains of instruments, effects and pattern sequencers.
Effects units
RV-7 digital reverb
DDL-1 digital delay line
D-11 foldback distortion
ECF-42 envelope-controlled filter
DF-101 chorus/flanger
PH-90 phaser
COMP-01 compressor
PEQ2 2-band EQ
RV7000 advanced reverb
Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
BV512 vocoder with 4 to 512 bands and equalization
UN16 unison
Sequencer, Mixer and Utility modules
RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
ReGroove Mixer realtime groove console
Matrix pattern-based sequencer
Fully featured high precision multitrack sequencer
14 x 2 mixer w/ EQ and effects send/return
6:2 channel stereo line mixer.
Spider Audio Merger & Splitter
Spider Control Voltage Merger & Splitter
Remote mapping to external MIDI controllers and hardware control surfaces
Enhanced browser for searching, previewing and loading sounds and patches
Mastering Tools
4-band, professional level mastering EQ
Stereo imager control with independent high and low band control
Stereo compressor with sidechain input, soft-knee mode and CV out
Loudness maximizer with switchable look-ahead and soft clip controls.
Windows
Windows XP or Vista
Processor: Intel P4 / AMD Athlon XP or better
Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
Screen resolution: 1024x768
2 GB free hard disk space
DVD drive
16-bit windows compatible audio card, preferably with DirectX or ASIO drivers
Recommended: MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface
Mac OS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Processor: G4 1GHz and up or Intel Mac
Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
Screen resolution: 1024x768
2 GB free hard disk space
DVD drive
Recommended: MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface
Highlights in Reason 4:
Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
Thor is a semi modular synth with interchangeable oscillators and filters. With its six oscillator types, four filter types and endless modulation possibilities, this synth comes with a sound like nothing else on the planet.
RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
A powerful arpeggiator with multiple play modes, pattern function and much more.
ReGroove Mixer
ReGroove mixing is a way to work creatively with grooves, timing and feel in real time. Hands-on access to 32 channels of groove parameters will make this an essential tool for any musician who is serious about their beats programming.
The New Reason Sequencer
With a whole new look, a ton of fresh features and a completely new way of handling sequencer data, the Reason sequencer still offers the streamlined workflow Reason is famous for, but with a new level of sophistication.
About Reason
Reason comes in the shape of a classic studio rack, packed with all the gear you could possibly need: Samplers, Analog synths, Graintable synth, Vocoder, Mixer, Step time drum machine, Arpeggiator, Compressors, EQ and Effects – as many of each as your computer can handle.
A realtime multi-track sequencer provides full control over every detail, letting you create and edit your music quickly and intuitively. Reason is an all-in-one music production environment, complete with a massive soundbank containing sounds, loops and patches for all possible styles of music.
Sounding good has never been this easy
Whether you’re a big time producer or a bedroom DJ, a pro musician or an absolute beginner, this application provides all the necessary tools for you to create, edit and mix the music of your choice, all within the comfort of your own computer.
Sound Modules in Reason:
Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
NN19 basic sampler
NN-XT advanced sampler
Malstrom granular synthesizer
Dr. Rex loop player
Redrum pattern-based drum machine
Subtractor analog subtractive synthesizer
Combinator unit for building chains of instruments, effects and pattern sequencers.
Effects units
RV-7 digital reverb
DDL-1 digital delay line
D-11 foldback distortion
ECF-42 envelope-controlled filter
DF-101 chorus/flanger
PH-90 phaser
COMP-01 compressor
PEQ2 2-band EQ
RV7000 advanced reverb
Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
BV512 vocoder with 4 to 512 bands and equalization
UN16 unison
Sequencer, Mixer and Utility modules
RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
ReGroove Mixer realtime groove console
Matrix pattern-based sequencer
Fully featured high precision multitrack sequencer
14 x 2 mixer w/ EQ and effects send/return
6:2 channel stereo line mixer.
Spider Audio Merger & Splitter
Spider Control Voltage Merger & Splitter
Remote mapping to external MIDI controllers and hardware control surfaces
Enhanced browser for searching, previewing and loading sounds and patches
Mastering Tools
4-band, professional level mastering EQ
Stereo imager control with independent high and low band control
Stereo compressor with sidechain input, soft-knee mode and CV out
Loudness maximizer with switchable look-ahead and soft clip controls.
Technical Info
System RequirementsWindows
Windows XP or Vista
Processor: Intel P4 / AMD Athlon XP or better
Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
Screen resolution: 1024x768
2 GB free hard disk space
DVD drive
16-bit windows compatible audio card, preferably with DirectX or ASIO drivers
Recommended: MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface
Mac OS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Processor: G4 1GHz and up or Intel Mac
Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
Screen resolution: 1024x768
2 GB free hard disk space
DVD drive
Recommended: MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface
Propellerhead Reason 4.0: The ultimate music production super-system. For all-around access to pro-quality sampling, flexible synthesis, intuitive sequencing, and killer effects processing, nothing works quite like Reason. Create complex compositions in any musical style without putting a strain on your computer resources. With Reason 4.0, making music is more fun than ever!
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Propellerhead Reason (Mac and Windows) Reviews
10 out of 10
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"Reason is a winner."
Feature:
Reason is a one-stop-shop solution for music making. once you get a good midi controller, you never have to use anything else. With top-class synths and effects, and a beautiful sequencer, it almost seems too easy to make good music, even for people that aren't any good, like me. Especially with the addition of the Combinator device in version 3.0, even user-created instruments and effects are available for download en mass online.
Quality:
The interface is wonderful, I run it on mac and it has crashed on me twice, both after very long sessions, but they've recently addressed that in a patch (points for support too). Nothing is left out by the GUI.
Value:
For $400, this is a steal. You could buy a crappy hardware synth for that much.
Desirability:
I already own it, but if I didn't... I'd buy it all over again.
Sound:
The possibilities of sound creation with this program are literally infinite. When I got it, it was hard to get past the strictly techno feel, but once you learn your way around the program you can do anything.
Ease of Use:
This product is too easy to use. It can be intimidating at first, if you don't know anything about electronic music synthesis (like I didn't). When you look at comb filters, HP and LP filters, oscillators, waveforms, modulators, and you don't know what to do with them, its difficult. However, it doesn't take a long time to learn.
Support:
I've emailed them once about issues with installing without a disc drive, since my laptop's drive is shot. While they weren't able to help with the issue, they did respond within a day. I'm pleased.
Overall:
I'm thinking about getting Ableton Live also, to combine the power of sound of Reason with the live tweakability of... Live. Other than that, I can't think of anything else I'd ever need.
Reason is a one-stop-shop solution for music making. once you get a good midi controller, you never have to use anything else. With top-class synths and effects, and a beautiful sequencer, it almost seems too easy to make good music, even for people that aren't any good, like me. Especially with the addition of the Combinator device in version 3.0, even user-created instruments and effects are available for download en mass online.
Quality:
The interface is wonderful, I run it on mac and it has crashed on me twice, both after very long sessions, but they've recently addressed that in a patch (points for support too). Nothing is left out by the GUI.
Value:
For $400, this is a steal. You could buy a crappy hardware synth for that much.
Desirability:
I already own it, but if I didn't... I'd buy it all over again.
Sound:
The possibilities of sound creation with this program are literally infinite. When I got it, it was hard to get past the strictly techno feel, but once you learn your way around the program you can do anything.
Ease of Use:
This product is too easy to use. It can be intimidating at first, if you don't know anything about electronic music synthesis (like I didn't). When you look at comb filters, HP and LP filters, oscillators, waveforms, modulators, and you don't know what to do with them, its difficult. However, it doesn't take a long time to learn.
Support:
I've emailed them once about issues with installing without a disc drive, since my laptop's drive is shot. While they weren't able to help with the issue, they did respond within a day. I'm pleased.
Overall:
I'm thinking about getting Ableton Live also, to combine the power of sound of Reason with the live tweakability of... Live. Other than that, I can't think of anything else I'd ever need.
Submitted: 02/14/2008
Style of Music: ambient, down-tempo electronic
10 out of 10
"Reason + ProTools = All you need"
Feature:
okay the sequencer isn't as powerful as some of the other midi sequencers I've tried. But it's simple to use so I guess it makes recording a little faster. It doesn't do time stretching and stuff like that. But that's cool though; I use ProTools for that. The graphics are good. If you need a sampler, just a click of the mouse, and it's there. You need a mixer/drum machine/distortion unit? Same thing. Chorus, Reverb, Delay, compressor and now it has a few Mastering Tools in the 3.0 version. It makes things easier when I transfer the tracks over to protools. Press the tab key and the virtual rack you just created turns around so that you can see the back of the rack and all the wires. Nice effect but it ain't just for show. Now you can change how your synths are patched together. That's a powerful feature. The only thing it doesn't do is record vocals or live instruments. But that is outside the scope of this program. But you can load any wav or aiff file you want though and can edit it 'til you pass out!
Quality:
This product is made very well. It's easy on CPU power despite all that it does. You better have at least a Gig of RAM though if you gonna be loading a lot of wav samples. It has never crashed or gone unstable on me.
Value:
I think it's a great value for the money. You are getting a studio in a box!!! I've seen studios with walls full of hardware synths. God knows how much they spent on all that. I can get close to the same results for less than what it would cost to get one good hardware synth?? Where do I sign??
Desirability:
The way this program was coded and executed is sheer genius! I have no idea how they got so much out of something so little. I'm just grateful that Reason is here to stay.
Sound:
This thing sounds as good as the refills you purchase for it. Luckily you can tweak and edit every sound until your heart is content. The sounds that come with it are pretty good though. And you can buy professional sounding refills then this thing will blow your mind. If you can hear it in your head and can play it, reason will make it a reality for you. Team this up with ProTools and it's all over.
Support:
When I had to upgrade from 2.5 to 2.0, the customer support helped me tremendously. I've never had to deal with the company other than that and that's the best kind of support available!!!
Overall:
Out of the number of soft synths available for the PC, I believe this is the most versatile and the easiest to use. And for what they are charging for this thing, it's hard to beat it. Sure there are things that sound better. But not by much, and you'll be spending an arm and a leg on it. You want it all in one package, look no further
okay the sequencer isn't as powerful as some of the other midi sequencers I've tried. But it's simple to use so I guess it makes recording a little faster. It doesn't do time stretching and stuff like that. But that's cool though; I use ProTools for that. The graphics are good. If you need a sampler, just a click of the mouse, and it's there. You need a mixer/drum machine/distortion unit? Same thing. Chorus, Reverb, Delay, compressor and now it has a few Mastering Tools in the 3.0 version. It makes things easier when I transfer the tracks over to protools. Press the tab key and the virtual rack you just created turns around so that you can see the back of the rack and all the wires. Nice effect but it ain't just for show. Now you can change how your synths are patched together. That's a powerful feature. The only thing it doesn't do is record vocals or live instruments. But that is outside the scope of this program. But you can load any wav or aiff file you want though and can edit it 'til you pass out!
Quality:
This product is made very well. It's easy on CPU power despite all that it does. You better have at least a Gig of RAM though if you gonna be loading a lot of wav samples. It has never crashed or gone unstable on me.
Value:
I think it's a great value for the money. You are getting a studio in a box!!! I've seen studios with walls full of hardware synths. God knows how much they spent on all that. I can get close to the same results for less than what it would cost to get one good hardware synth?? Where do I sign??
Desirability:
The way this program was coded and executed is sheer genius! I have no idea how they got so much out of something so little. I'm just grateful that Reason is here to stay.
Sound:
This thing sounds as good as the refills you purchase for it. Luckily you can tweak and edit every sound until your heart is content. The sounds that come with it are pretty good though. And you can buy professional sounding refills then this thing will blow your mind. If you can hear it in your head and can play it, reason will make it a reality for you. Team this up with ProTools and it's all over.
Support:
When I had to upgrade from 2.5 to 2.0, the customer support helped me tremendously. I've never had to deal with the company other than that and that's the best kind of support available!!!
Overall:
Out of the number of soft synths available for the PC, I believe this is the most versatile and the easiest to use. And for what they are charging for this thing, it's hard to beat it. Sure there are things that sound better. But not by much, and you'll be spending an arm and a leg on it. You want it all in one package, look no further
Submitted: 10/01/2005
Style of Music: Gospel, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz
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