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.

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.

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.

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.

For $400, this is a steal. You could buy a crappy hardware synth for that much.

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.

I already own it, but if I didn't... I'd buy it all over again.

hobbyist

ambient, down-tempo electronic

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.

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.

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.

Youll love it trust me

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

NEVER needed it. I probably wont.

yea youll want it try it

recording engineer

Hip hop, soul

i own pro tools, acid 6, fl studio 8, and reason. the big thing about reason sound is that if you got your studio together(monitors, eq, ect. )you are gonna love all the sounds you can put together.

i give it a 10 even though i really don't need the regroove to make good music.the best feature to me would be the combinator/mastering suite.

you gotta do the work jerk. it's like any other daw, if you know mixing, sampling rates and modulation the rest is a cakewalk.

who gives you so much in a product at this price. if you could record vocals in it id dump a couple of my programs.

once again, for the price and what you have access to after you register, they knock a lot of guys out the box, lietrally.

never used

reason 4 gives me freedom and inspiration to create without thinking about what i need to do to put a track together. i can use wav files as well as the refills and if you got recycle, dr.rex and nn-xt will make it easy and fun.

label owner, producer,engineer,vocalist

rap, hip-hop,r&b

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.

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!

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.

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??

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!!!

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.

Musician, Songwriter, Singer, Producer

Gospel, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz

The sounds are phenominal!! Alot of people give this product because of it's stock sounds when there are litterally HUNDREDS of refills out there that you can get to add to ur collection of sounds. That's where the fun begins!!

I just love the fact that I can have my entire sound library on my hard drive and not worry about spending thousands on keyboards to get sounds u need! I just eq the sounds to my desire! And also, I'm able to send reason files back and fourth to my engineer in japan via "Aim" to have the session mixed! KRAAZZYY!!

Dude, I really cant see how much more basic this program can get!! It's too easy!

IMO, this is the BEST!! PERIOD!!

With vocoders, unison machines, synth racks, mixers, Effect's racks, Mastering, Great sounds...This should've costed 50,000 dollars! LOL..

It's a pretty easy program. whith that being said, they're able the answer questions!

I Got it Baby!!

A producer on reason 3.0

hip hop

the sound is great. comes pretty close to sounding like hardware!!

i bought mine in a bundle...reason 2.5 w/ oxygen 8 & tutorial book (Reason Power) and everything works like a charm. as long as you have a midi controller, this software rocks it.

this can't be beat in my oppinion.

do i really need to go into this? i bought reason 2.5 in a bundle with a oxygen 8 and a tutorial book for $439. money was well spent.

i haven't had a need to get support yet, but from what i have heard, the support is great...responds in same day.

i have it and recommend it to anyone who is serious about droppin beats.

hip hop/ trip hop

Definitely the sounds are very good. It's hella great that you can add your own sounds and make it bang harder. I do it ALL the time.

Bottom line, the features trump version 3 ten-fold. Thor is a beast, the sequencer is tight for its purpose. It was NOT meant to be a complete DAW. That's what Logic or Pro Tools are for (ReWire).

If one knows their way around a studio, then it's a breeze. I used Tritons, XVs, MPCs, ASRs, etc. and after a week, it became second nature to make a track on this here.

All I have to say about this is: Whatever you put into it, it brings out. If you're good, it comes out good. GARBAGE beat-makers, please stop it. Just because somebody promotes FL, Reason, or Cubase and sounds good does not mean overnight a novice will. It takes PRACTICE, yes PRACTICE. Quality takes PRACTICE!!!

TOO GOOD. Worth the money.

Very good. Never had a problem with them since version 2.5

It may seem daunting, but once you work it out, you'll be cranking out beats in no time. Practice your skills and you never know. You could probably get into a hardware studio and make a killing. REASON ROCKS!!!

Hobbyist

Hip Hop, RnB, Jazz, Pop

I have an Access Virus TI, a Radias, and a Fantom X8, the sound quality of the instruments can come close. For four hundred dollars that can emulate more than ten thousand dollars worth of gear scores high points in my book. As with Reason 3.0 the sounds are lightning fast and doesn't give your computer a hard time every time you play a sound. I make my own patches so the additional synth module gives me more play space, it gives me not one, not two, but three oscillators which is pretty awesome for sound tweaking.

Reason 3.0 was great on it's own. But with the addition of the Thor and FINALLY a full functioning arpeggiator, the program has been given a new rebirth. I was just as excited to play around with this as the first time I played 3.0.

This part is where the program will slack a bit. A lot of programmers and newbies will have a hard time with the GUI even those with experience with other programs. Personally I think its great, smoother than 3.0 and MUCH easier to deal with than most programs. I haven't hit any snags since i started playing around with it.

If it can closely emulate ten thousand dollars worth of synth gear with the ability to do more, and it's only four hundred dollars, then this is elementary.

It's a gearhead/nerds/music engineer's paradise. The appeal factor is infinite when you are invited to create an infinite possibilities. Once the learning curve is passed than it's just a matter of the user's limitation.

Active musician, Sound Engineer

Industrial Metal, Gabber, Electronica, Ambient, Death Ambient

I rated it ten because the sound alone in most of the patches are incredible, it fits my playing style. I'm a producer and the synth and string qualities are jaw dropping not to mention the drum kits.

Really easy to use, it deosn't take rocket science all you need is a MIDI controller either keyboard or drum pads and get on the go

I can tell it took time to create this program, the quality is just amazing its way better than any other production programs i used in the past.

Its well worth the price,

I just bought it so i dont have any problems yet but im pretty sure the support is excellent

This product is very sexy with all the colors. The sequencer is probably the most sexiest sequencer in the world

PRODUCER

HIP-HOP/R&B/JAZZ

The product sounds great. Something to note for reason users is that the volume on export isn't as loud as you would expect so bump up your mixes. Reason has a lot of options to create multiple genres of music.

Being able to manually plug wires from a device to another device is awesome. This gives me the flexibility to work the way I want to or find the specific sound I'm looking for.

The product is pretty straight forward. There are A LOT of options but you aren't forced to use them. Most of the generic settings are good to get you moving. After that you can start getting as customized and detailed about the software as you want.

This product is pretty solid. I don't really have any crashes. Of course on a slower machine the more devices you add to the song the more it slows down. The cable animations are cool but I always take those off.

The prices seems steep at first. But compared to getting just a few machines which reason virtually imitates it's a space saver for sure. Nothing beats real instruments, but if you have limited space and funds, for the price it's worth it!

I haven't had the chance to use the support yet. I've heard good things from other friends who have used the support provided by Propellerhead.

This product is great. If you're going to go with using majority software for production I highly recommend this software. It's not too complex and you can get as deep into the program as you want without feeling lost on the surface.

Studio Musician

Experimental

This software has impeccably pristine sound quality & it's incredibly vast & flexible.....so yeah-IT'S THE MOST EXPRESSIVE WORKSTATION ON THE PLANET!! This software will accomodate ANYONE'S musical style(to a degree)& if not,then buy some Refill upgrades & you're all set!

It's a DVD ROM...it does not come with accessories.WhAT's the most useful features?ALL OF THEM!

It's wonderfully easy to get great sounds out of it-right-out-of-the-box,& the sounds only get better,once you become more familiar with the software. I'm brand new to pc workstations-so this is my very first one,but it's not that hard to use...considering how immense the features are. I bought the Ask Video Reason 4 DVD tutorial...so it makes navigating through this software much easier.

One of the best made products out there.

A very economically viable & worthwhile product.

The company has amazingly helpful information all over their website & the people on the forum are the best!

A SEX MACHINE!!The most brilliantly conceived workstation I have ever seen!

Veteran Keyboardist,recording hobbyist,programmer

Ambient,Electronica,Jazz,Rock,Pop,........

the sound is Reason is Very good once you know how to use it. Presets are nice and sound good. Reason has a natural, warm, somewhat analog sound which is nice and avoids the totally COLD digital sound such as Project 5.

The Features included are Very amazing and convienent! you'll use everything. Updates are free...New Rack Modules are free...Its a Dream!

The Quality is superior, and Exceptionally Stable!

REASON is worth every penny. you could tack on a few 100 bucks and it would still be worth it!

Support is excellent with reason. Propellerheads CO. are easy to work with and always do everything they can to assist in any problems.

Reason is Sexy looking! One look at its Graphical User Interface makes you want to get going and working. ALot of eye candy..Easy and fun to look at!. Project 5 also has a Very nice interface, but harder to get use to and work with.

Industrial, Experimental, Rock

I purchased Reason 5 for KONG

I love KONG

Reason 5 has numerous features that making music and beats very easy and quick. I also love KONG.

It's never crashed even when I'm using KONG

Excellent value even with the addition of KONG

Support is a little tough since REASON is distributed by Line 6

KONG let's you change out skins

Hobbyist

Electronica

the factory sounds that come with this program are alot better than most software syths and hardware keyboards! However there is a lot of room to expand your sound library to fit your style of music and reason gives you the power to do so. very clean sounding!

has everything you need.

the amount of gear that you get with this program is priceless. There are a lot of similar programs that sell for a lot more that don't offer half the goods that you get with reason.

haven't had to deal with them

if you don't have it get it.

hiphop, r&b, hancehall, instrumental

Sounds great coming through my Layla Sound Cared and Tanoy Monitors.

The sounds are great. I only wish I had enough time to learn everything without losing out on time needed to create.

Well thought out and works well with my Sonar 2.2 XL set up.

Great for the price.

Good support. I was getting free upgrade offers the same day I registered

I was told by another producer to try it and I was glad I did.

Hip Hop and R&B

Reasons sound processor is not very good..but if you wire it up to cubase sx it comes to life beautifly. The machines themselves are able to proces very good and neverheard before sounds.Great!

VST support is missing. otherwise it has it all. There are endless posibilities on wireing the synths and samplers with effects ( for example You can use LFO rate and form from malstrom or subtractor on a lets say..filter frequency, u just have to wire it up). with the included soundbank joined with the effects, you don't need to look for samples ever again (if you produce electronic music and you have some imagination). Great features!

Sweeps off the competition!

I'ts deffenetly worth the money..it pays off if you're good:)

Propellerheads offer great support.

I love Reason:P

Active Musician

Drum and Bass

Good sound quality, you need a good sound card to get the most out of it. The synths are very flexible, with lots of routing options and many waveforms. Unfortunately, they only have one type of filter, which has a kind of cold, digital sound. So there's no getting around that the synths are best-suited for electronica styles. The samplers sound fine. The included sound set is pretty varied, and there are plenty of third-party samples available (some for free) if you need a sound that's not included.

The sequencer doesn't give you a lot of power, so if you want to do anything advanced (tempo changes, odd time signatures, or advanced editing), you need to run Reason as a rewire slave to a more powerful sequencer. This works the same as using the Reason modules as plug-ins in your sequencer. The set of included modules is varied, and gives you a lot of options. The rear view of the hardware rack is more than a gimmick, it's how the routing is done between modules, and you can pretty well hook any module into any other for sound design. Included sequencers and loop player mean you can create beats without even hooking up a MIDI keyboard. You can collapse modules you're not actively editing, and they're out of the way and save on CPU power. VST's are not supported, but wanting to use VST's with this is kind of like having a real hot girlfriend and wanting to cheat on her: good luck doing any better.

Once in a while, it will crash to the desktop, but not often. I don't ever remember it freezing. It's easy on the CPU for as much as it does.

It's fairly priced. I don't know that it's a bargain, it's priced about where it belongs. This might become less true now that we've got all these softsamplers out with huge libraries, especially if you're already driving Reason from an external sequencer.

No real experience with their support, except through their website. Any question I've had has been answered there or in the manual.

It's super-cool.

I'm writing this review after about 2 months of use. There are an infinite number of sounds you can make with this.There are plenty of "standard" synth sounds, and you can tweak each one indefinitely.

TONS of effects, tons of soft snynths, an awesome drum machine, an arpegiator. Anything you can think of

Takes about a week at most to figure most things out. Its a bit overwhelming at first, but its really easy to grasp everything after some experimenting, and read the getting started manual!

Sure its expensive, but for what your getting it is WELL worth it.

Any questions I had I could find located on their website.

It looks great too!

Trumpet Performance major. Trumpet player, bass guitarist, marching snare drum. Some producing/recording

Classical, Jazz, drum corps/marching, drum and bass, alternative, Christian music

I have not heard all of the sounds for Reason but from what I did hear I think this is one of the best programs with the best sounds (if not the best) I have ever used.

the Malstrom engine is really cool and has some tricked out sounds. But I didn't get a chance to hear any guitars that are for the heavy metal fans, or atleast not yet.

well if you can manage to scratch or break a program inside a computer then let me know how!!!

I think its well worth the value

all of the above

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...

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

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

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.

The best money spent ( aside from my MPC )

Haven't needed support...

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

Up and coming Producer

R & B, Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock & Rap

Reason only gets a 7 on sound because, even though sound quality is great, you can't record. How can you take any "Serious" DAW seriously without audio in?

It's the same old stuff with the exception of the ReGroove Mixer, Thor, and Arps. Basically though, Reasons days are numbered unless they get VST support. The Synths just aren't powerful enough for complex pads. FL Studio/Ableton have WAY more flexibility. There was a big uproar about no VST on the Reason forums. Oh, and NO AUDIO IN / MIDI OUT. C'mon Reason, get with the times.

Reason 3 is actually easier to use, the new clip based programming can be a hassle until you get used to it. ALL synths seem to open with a bank preloaded, no blank presets. Even ReDrum opens with a set loaded. LAME!

No VSTs= No Crashes (so they say). It is stable, but I'd rather have VST support.

For the Money, you could get more out of FL Studio or spend a little more and get Ableton, and then there's no limits.

I've had friends contact Propellerhead before, they said it wasn't unpleasant.

After installing this, Thor is the only thing I've used. I have not made a single song in Reason 4. I just run the sound out to Ableton and either make samples or use Midi Out to Reason for some of my older bass/synth sounds. Interface is clunky, and cluttered.

Active Musician

Jungle/DnB , Dubstep, Blues, Hip-Hop

Hard to believe

As good or better than any hardware

Never a single problem

I have spent 10's of thousands of dollars on hardware over the years. Now this one program has replaced my entire studio.

Excellent - not because of technical assistance which is rarely needed but for their ability to add value on their web site and via the free upgrades and after-market that is developing.

Careful! Once in you can't get out...

Weird

Has a great sound but some Orkester samples could be more realistic, I've found better strings and brass as a Soundfonts!

This is an all-in-one virtual instrument package. It comes with synths, effects, samplers and drum machines, but also you can produce complete music as long as you don't need to record real audio, like vocals or real guitars.

Great!

Never need it.

Pop rock, jazz

Decent sound for a newbie producer to get his grubs on- just dont expect to be making Dr. Dre quality beats. The program is computer based thus, digital sounding (too crisp). Works fine with dance/trance/house/etc. beats but if your looking for the lush analog sound and drums found in most hiphop records this program isn't gonna give it to you. Still, it's a decent entry-level program for producing for about 3 bills. But! the catch-22 is that if your new with producing then you will probably have difficulty getting the program to work.

It does include just about everything you need. Drum kit, effects, etc. Still, hard to navigate.

Was the program made well? As far as the interface goes, no its not made well. Sometimes the program will open up my files weird. Sometimes sounds will be missing, etc. A touchy program.

It is a basic all-in-one music production program. Value is a good buy for only about $350. But thats if you can get the program to work :)

Propellerhead offers troubleshooting via there website and a pdf, file manual but that's about it. Have a stress ball handy because this programs will frustrate you at times and thats all you get as far as "support" goes.

There really is no appeal to this product. If money is an issue and you have a passion to have music than you'll make it happen and for only $350 its not a bad price. Keep in mind you will still need to buy a MIDI/Keyboard and it will take you awhile before you can actaully get the program off the ground.

newbie producer, sound design

Hip Hop, R&B, 80's, New Wave, and just plain ol

i'm a reason user since v1.5, the 2.5 was a major release but the 4 is total MAGIC, i now use the THOR synth on every song i made.

great fx, great mastering suite, what else? oh the regroove!!!

you need some time to get what you want, but when you learn YOUR way to use it, you're done, very flexible piece of software

pro quality, nothing else to say

for this price you can buy a small drum machine or a used synth, with reason you have EVERY PIECE OF KIT YOU NEED and with a 100 euro usb controller it's also outstanding live gear!

never needed

you need it

The sounds in this thing are bloody incredible! Not only that but there are so many synths to choose from the possibilities are endless, literally. Each synth has tons of sounds and the quality of them are spectacular - not to mention you can tweak them and make them your own.

Tons of features. A bunch of synths plus that new Thor which kicks major a@@! The fx are incredible too.

I own Ableton and Cubase as well, and although Reason doesnt accept VST, this is BY FAR the easiest program to use. I learned it in a week. It is so incredibly easy its shocking. Thats probably the reason i still use it over cubase and ableton.

Quality is great. I mean, unless your computer blows up the quality should be unchanged.

Yes Yes YES! Great buy for the money! Its not the cheapest, but its worth it for what it has.

I havent needed customer service yet, but the 'Help' feature is great. Not to mention the website which helps out a lot on certain questions.

O, its sexy!

Signed trance music producer

Trance

i think the sound is great and very very realistic. the drums sound like drums and not fake.

theres so many features in reason that i have had it for about 6 months and still have not used everything!

the user interface is alright but it seems like its overloaded becuase thers so many features. after a while you get used to it and then you come to know that ITS WORTHIT!

Reason has never ever crashed on me........so far. i think the quality is the best

definetly worth it!

havent needed support.

the user inface looks very very professional. different bars are different colours so that is also attractive.

Reason and I come a Long way.But what Reason never fails to do is to constantly Impress me.The new version delivers quality in all aspects of the word. Improve sound engines, have a lot to be heard .The new Polysonic Synth surpasses the sound quality of any stand alone synth in the market.Lets talk about the ReGroove Mixer,The new sequencer and its new vector based function,Just a few of the Great improvements in this new version of Reason.

Reason has some of the best sounds Ive ever herd come from a software program and even better than some hardware synth keybords. Ive unsed a lot of keybord (it would take to long to name them all) synthesizer's and reason is just the best when it comes to sounds. You can open up a Subtractor synthesizer and sculpt your own sounds if your not happy enough with the thousands of sounds that it all ready comes standerdly equimpt with. Or even better yet you can open up a combinator and make a damn huge sound with muiltiple malastorm devices, subtractors, and NN-XT if you really want to get deep into it. Good sound quality. Great sounds. I give it a 10 without having to even think about it.

The Combinator, MClass Master Suite Combi, the 17 differnt effect processors ( RV7000 Advanced Reverb, Scream for distortion, BV512 Digital vocoder, RV-7 Reverb, DDL-1 Digital delay line, D-11 Fold back distortion, ECF-42 Envolope Controlled filter, CF- 101 Chorus/flanger, PH-90 phaser, UN-16 Unision, COMP-01 Commpreser/limiter, PEQ-2 Two band Parametric EQ, Spider Audio Merger & spliter, Spider SC Merger & Spliter, Matrix pattern sequencer, RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator, and ReBirth Input machine). Do I really need to say much more? I also give this a 10 without even thinking about it

After a week of using this software, I knew how to use everything. Its the most simplest music production kit out there. I GIVE IT A 10

The thing that I love about this program the most is the quality. And the "Reason" Why I love the quality so much is because it has the best quality, and it never loses its quality. All you need is a MIDI controller and your good to go... ANOTHER 10!

I own it. You get more than what you pay for, thats for damn sure!

I have had to contact Propeller head a few times because of my computer (has nothing to do with the software itself, just me being stupid really) and it did take them a wile to get back at me. The least amount of time I have waited for an E-mail for this is a week. The long time I think has been almost 3 weeks. And when they do contact you, there not very understanding of your situation. They give you a solution and thats it. No, "Oh hey and by the way, I'm sorry that happend man, I hope that the answer I gave you was the answer you were looking for", type attitude. Witch sort of annoyes me, but w/e I guess. They have always given me the right advise. So I guess I cant complain to much. I give it and 8 because of there attitude and the wait...

The visual part of reason is pretty cool. Propeller made it look just like the hardware world. Track sequencer looks pretty cool when you group all your MIDI notes together. Has a very good look to it. I GIVE IT A 10

The sound is good. If you are working with good samples, Reason will make it sound good.

All of the devices are great. My only gripe is that by changing the pitch on samples, the speed of sample also changes. There should be a way to alter pitch without altering the speed. A lot of the sounds that come with the sound are out there. Too many wacky sounding sounds

Really easy to use. Good hotkeys. Redrum is good. I use the Trigger Finger to make drum loops. The Trigger Finger has presets for Reason, but there not very good. I had to re-configure the layout.

I feel I got a lot out of my money. My only beef is that you can't record vocals. Reason what is goin on?

Needs vocal tracks, and the Chorus/Flanger effect and the Unison effect aren't really all that great.

Didn't need it.

Hip Hop

VERY good sound. Especially for synth's, lacks in some acoustic areas but anything can be done if you put the time into making your own sounds. Profesional sound.

Lacks some features you would think would be standard for software in 2005. It is NOT a full featured workstation program. If you plan to use the program with hardware or VST's you will be forced to rewire with another program, making a powerful computer mandatory. -No Tempo Automation -No Recording In -No VST Support -No Midi out -No Time Signature -No Mapping of the wav's you load into it (if you load a song you can not fast forward in the wav, the wav must be played from the beggining to end) -Amazing synth features, Effects and sound combining features. Lack of crucial features though is reason's biggest flaw.

good quality program.

For it's price it can not be touched...one of the best programs out.

good support i suppose.

great program

I use this program for beat making, if you can master the program then the sound can be perfect, but only if you know what your doing.

This will overwhelm you with different music features, and it's awesome.

This product looks like a real recording studio, and sounds equally as well.

This product is worth the money, but it COULD be a little less.

I haven't spoke to the company yet...

This thing is downright beautiful. It will amaze you with the realism in the graphics.

The sound engine in Reason 3.0 is amazing. I have used many different Music production software products and Reason 3.0 is at the head of the pack. If you can hear it in your head, Reason will make it happen!

Reason 3.0 is a major step-up from 2.5 in many ways. You can now play Reason without having to load the Refill first. FINALLY!! That alone is insane. The ideas I have been coming up with since I purchased the program are crazy. Things I never would have thought sounded good together ended up being the perfect fit.

the quality of Reason is top notch. This program is in fact like having a real professional studio all-in-one right there in your computer with no need for purchasing all of the hardware counterparts.

I bought mine as an upgrade package from 2.5 to 3.0 for only $130... If you have ever dreamed of having a professional studio in your home, this is the product. Knowing what I know now about what Reason can do I could have saved hundreds if not thousands of dollars on hardware products...

I have not had to contact Propellerhead directly with anything yet because I was able to find out everything that I needed through there extensive online support section.

Once you experience first hand what reason can do, the "I Want It" factor will definitely get it's hands on you

Producer/Engineer/Songwriter/Musician

I draw inspiration from all forms of music

the sound from this product is 4real, ive been into music making for about 2 years starting with a simple synth keyboard, & for the last 13-14 months ive been using reason. i purchased reason 2.5 & the sound quality just gets better, working on all sorts of music, from trance, dance, hip hop,trip hop, funk, RnB.... even Clasical "you name it, reason 2.5 can do it" ive a midi linked up too, which works wonders & ive recently ReWired up with cubase giving me the ability to do vocal recording &/or enhancing the sound. i use reason aprox; 3 hours a day a lot more on weekends. Every day without fail (maybe not christmas day lol) so you can say its been tryed & tested by me, & MY VERDICT IS ""GO BUY IT"" this piece of software has also got me respect from people in the music buisness. / my goal... To watch a crowd go crazy to 1 of my tracks,, & feel the buzz whooohoooo... then hopefully get some sort of carrer within the music buisness. \\GINGE//