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

Feature:
I love the new combinator patches, but most of all the strings..

Quality:
Only problem I had was memory, you need to atleast have a gig if you plan to use combinator patches or alot of synth & strings.

Value:
The best money spent ( aside from my MPC )

Desirability:
This is a very tempting product and for good " Reason "

Sound:
I love the sound, and with the Master Suite you can tweak till your hearts content...lol When to paired with; Cubase, Pro Tools, or Adobe audition this product is all you need...

Ease of Use:
Takes a minute to pick it up from scratch, but it's not rocket science.

Support:
Haven't needed support...

Overall:
I love this product.........

I've bought a lot of samplers and keyboards over the last 10 or so years, and as we know with lack of knowledge and misinformation you can really waste your money on bulding your "Ultimate Studio" if you are not careful. After thousands of dollars gone out the window and down the drain I started getting smart.

I produce hip-hop and R&B I was just listening to the wrong people about what to get for my studio. See most people think music is music, so when it comes to studios what works for Rock, Heavy Metal , or Alternative in their minds should work for urban music. Wrong.

I'm sorry guitar riffs and accoustic drums only go so far in real Hip-hop music. So after doing my homework and a lot of asking people in my genre what was good way to go I stumbled onto Reason. First time I installed Reason I was amazed by it, I had everything I needed right there on the screen. The only thing I didn't like was the drum machine, but who needs a drum machine when you have a sampler.

Learning the program was a breeze, maybe an hour or 2 after install I was setting up my rack to fit my desired sound and then minutes after that I was producing tracks.

Also, Reason streamlined my studio dramatically. I went from having a keyboard, a sampler, sound modules, effect processors, a mixer and a 16 track digital recorder, to 2 computers (one for Reason and one for Sonar), a midi controller, a mixer. I mean after I sold my old equipment, at way less than retail value, I pretty much paid for my new studio completely.

Reason is by far the best thing that happened to music since the 808. What I like most about Reason is that you can add as many devices to your rack as you need. You want 5 samplers each with their own effects processors, click and you got it. Not only that but the devices automatically makes the cable connections for you, and allows you to change them if you like.

If you are looking for an inexpensive highly efficient studio that produces some of the greatest sounding music in the world, then Reason is the way to go in my opinion.

Feature:
Now i hear people say..."no vst no audio". AND you know what im glad it does not. Reason 4 is great for making the instrumentals. Add vocals later. Version 4 has thor and listen if your not happy with the Combinator then you really need to watch a tutorial on how much you can do. Im here to tell you....Reason is a beast in features. Reason is like anything...if you want to really get the most out of it then really learn it......learn how to route differnt effects...learn how to use the combinator....learn how to sample in the NNXT.....learn every instrument. I dont want reason to have audio and vsts, i got cubase and protools freezing on me as it is....let me make the beat in reason ill use protools to add vocals. Features on reason 4 are great but you have to really learn Reason to fully appreciate it.

Quality:
Youll love it trust me

Value:
NO brainer its like this if you are new old or whatever to computer based procduction then reason would definetly be an invest well spent. You get as much music making as your cpu can take....from a software drum machine......3 synths ....samplers and all the effects a man could want. NOW im not saying redrum is better than battery..NO by no means is it. ANd im not saying Reason's samplers have any thing on some other software samplers.....But you get a GREAT QUALITY ALL IN ONE. AND think about this for a second .......when has the average person heard their favorite song and said hey he made that using reason not an mpc. NEVER so get the all in one that does not sacrafice on quality and that would be reason

Desirability:
yea youll want it try it

Sound:
It sounds like great. OK some factory sounds are better than others but hey if your making music you can make it sound great. But because you can do so much to the sound i will say that you can make it sound completly different....no matter what you do.

Ease of Use:
Well let me say this.........Its not like your other DAWs. Its not hard just uniquie. It was hard for me at first but once you get the flow you wonder why you ever thought it was hard.

Support:
NEVER needed it. I probably wont.

Overall:
Look at reason for what it is and thats a all in one virtual studio. Its all in how you use it.