What is
Reason? {WP}Reason is a DAW by Reason Studios (RS) that uses hardware emulation to create a virtual studio environment for electronic music composers. It comes with thousands of instrument patches, mixing/mastering effects and loops.
Reason+ vs. Reason 13 feature comparison {RS}
- Reason+ - A
subscription service - $19.99
per month
- Reason 13 - A traditional perpetual license
- Try Reason+ - $1 for 30 days
- Reason
13 Manual
- Key Commands {Manual}
- Creative Flow
- Instruments
- Samplers
- Synths
- Polytone - Dual layer synthesizer {MT: YouTube}
- Monotone - Bass synthesizer
- Radical Piano - Piano synth that combines sampling and physical modeling technologies {Tour: YouTube}
- Subtractor - Classic analog synth (bass, pads, etc.) based on subtractive synthesis {MT: YouTube}
- Thor - Polysonic synth with 6 oscillator types and 4 unique filters {MT: YouTube}
- Europa - Shapeshifting wavetable synthesizer {MT: YouTube}
- Granular synthesis
- Drums
- Samplers
- Effects {Info.: MediaCollege}
- Reverb {Info.: MediaCollege}
- RV7
Digital Reverb
- RV7000
MkII
Advanced Convolution Reverb {MT: YouTube; Help} - Getting Started with Convolution Reverb {YouTube}
- Adding reverb as a send effect
- Ripley
Space Delay {Walkthrough: YouTube}
Combines delay and reverb with unique flavors of filtering, noise, and distortion
- RV7
Digital Reverb
- Delay & Echo
- Detune & Chorus {Info.: MediaCollege}
- Phasing & Flanging {Info.: MediaCollege}
- Distortion
- Scream 4 - Destruction unit {MT: YouTube}
- Pulveriser - Compression, distortion, filter, modulation, envelope follower {MT: YouTube}
- Vocoder
- Other
- Alligator - Triple Filter Gate {MT: YouTube}
- Audiomatic - Retro transformer
- Pulsar - Dual LFO CV modulation effect {GS: YouTube}
- Reverb {Info.: MediaCollege}
- Other Devices
- Players
- Scales & Chords - Scale and chord mapper {MT :YouTube}
- Dual Arpeggio - Pattern-based arpeggiator {MT: YouTube}
- Note Echo - Pitch and time effects: e.g., strum, gliss., stab {MT:YouTube}
- Beats & Loops
- Dr.
Octo Rex - Loop Player {MT: YouTube}
- Making Your First Beat with Reason {YouTube}
- Dr.
Octo Rex - Loop Player {MT: YouTube}
- MIDI-CV Converters
- Utilities
- Combinator
- Combine, layer and mix instruments and effects
- How to easily make complex sounds with Combinators {MT: YouTube}
- Combinator
- Combine, layer and mix instruments and effects
- Players
- MIDI Sequencing (See also: Reason Video Tuts)
- Mixing
{Info.: MediaCollege}
- Main Mixer {Help}
Reason's main mixer is modeled after the British Solid State Logic (SSL) 9000k analog mixer console- Reason has a rack for mixing {RS: YouTube}
- Master-bus compressor
- Spectrum EQ analyzer
- EQ {Info.: MediaCollege}
- Dynamics {Info.: MediaCollege}
- Compressor/Limiter
- Expander and Gate
- Send and insert effects
- Automation
- Mixing Topics
- Four EQ tips for a better mix {Tips: YouTube}
- Mixing in Mono - Save Your Stereo Mix {Tips: YouTube}
- Sub-mixing
- Mixer 14:2 mixer {Help}
- Line mixer 6:2
- Main Mixer {Help}
- Mastering
- MClass Mastering Suite
- MClass Compressor - Single band compressor
- MClass Equalizer - 4-band mastering EQ with low and high shelving bands, two peak filters and a low cut switch
- MClass Stereo Imager - Adjust the stereo image in the high and low frequency bands independently
- MClass Maximizer - Maximize the volume of a track
- MClass Mastering Suite
- Recording
- BAIN MUSC 336 Selected Reason Tutorials
- Reason Studios, Micro Tutorials {YouTube Playlist}
- MusicTech, Reason Tutorials {MusicTech}
- BAIN MUSC 336 Reason Video Tuts
- Reason 12 {YouTube}; Reason 11 {YouTube}; Reason 10 {YouTube}; Reason 9 {YouTube}; Reason 8 {YouTube}