Propellerhead first blew electronic musicians' heads apart in 1999 with Reason 1.0, an entirely unique synthesizer workstation in a single application. During its long evolution, Reason has remained an essential piece of music-creation software, now equally relevant for nearly any musical genre and with greatly advanced sequencing, sampling, synthesis and effects capabilities. This collection of Propellerhead Reason resources guides you through version 1 to the latest version, 4, with tips, tricks and advice for studio production, remixing, live performance and synth programming.
Create massive modular synth patches with Propellerhead Reason 4’s Thor. “God of Thunder” starts from the ground up with the oscillator and filter types, and then moves on to some simple modulation tips....
For whatever reason, Propellerhead's flagship Reason 4 software is stubbornly different. Maybe the Swedish office has Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way...
Despite today's proliferation of music software, it still pays to be deft with old-fashioned hardware. Both are interchangeably used in studio environments,...
Last month's column, The Soft Machine, presented an introductory lesson on hardware courtesy of Propellerhead Reason software, which is a software mirror...
Loop-based performance programs garner most of the attention for using software live. But if you look under Propellerhead Reason's hood and think outside...
When using synthesizers and software instruments during the writing process, most of us reach for the presets on our favorite plug-ins and keyboards....
There's a movement afoot. Well, maybe not a movement per se, but certainly a nascent trend is gathering momentum under a talented crop of producers that...
With a throwback sound and retro style more likened to the era of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing than that of today's typical rap group, it's safe to...
Despite the blinding speed of technological progress, 21 years after its birth, the MIDI standard is still heavily in use a testament to its strength...
To borrow a slogan from a well-known winery, Propellerhead will sell no software before its time. It took a couple of years and then some to get Reason 4 out the door, and it was worth the wait....
With electronic music, a great divide has existed between what happens in the confines of the studio and what happens on the stage. Software synths and...
APULSOFT APTRIGGA 2 SAMPLE-TRIGGERING PLUG-IN One of the best tricks that professional engineers employ is the ability to augment drum performances with...
Few pieces of audio-production technology will ever enjoy the explosive popularity of Propellerhead Reason. In just a few short years, the program has...
ReCycle is the application that started it all for Sweden's Propellerhead Software. A landmark application that single-handedly spawned a whole new way...
Native Instruments Vokator VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT It would be entirely too straightforward for Native Instruments to replicate something so kitsch as an analog...
A virtual rack of hardware that nearly does it all. During the Winter 2000 NAMM show, Propellerhead Software (creator of ReCycle and ReBirth) announced...
If you'd rather record all-electronic instrumentals than eat or sleep, then the release of Reason 4 ($499, $129 upgrade) will make your life complete....
Propellerhead Software's Reason 4 introduces a new sequencer that has a region-based interface, similar to DAW applications. Clips displayed along the sequencer's timeline represent note and automation data.
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One of the exciting features of Propellerhead Software Reason 4's new Thor Polysonic Synthesizer is its ability to route audio into the device and process signals with its variety of new filters.
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For fifty or a hundred dollars, you can buy a CD or DVD that's packed with great-sounding, professionally designed drum loops. But sometimes a beat needs a little work to sit well in your mix.
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Although it's now at Version 3, Propellerhead's Reason is as easy to use as ever. However, there are a number of cool things you can do with it that go beyond the obvious.
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Although Reason is designed for speed, its versatility can at first be daunting. With all that virtual gear at your fingertips, finding your way around, choosing the right modules and following the signal path are not always no-brainers.
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