Reason 7 tutorials

Subtractor Bass Patches for Reason

Download: Reason Subtractor Bass patchesWelcome to another patch series for Reason. In this case I am presenting a series of Subtractor patches that have been made within Reason 4. Since these patches are all Subtractor based, these patches can be used in Reason 5, Reason 6.5 and of course Reason 7.The line-up ...
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Posted on: 14 May 2013
Chopping Samples in Reason

A topic that has been requested. Chopping Samples in Reason and outside Reason. With Reason 7 there is a feature that will make chopping up Audio tracks easier. Since Reason integrates Audio export to Rex format. However without Reason 7 there are still plenty of different options we can use to Chop up a sample in ...
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Posted on: 11 May 2013
Exposure

A topic that has recently been brought to my attention once more. Exposure. And I am not talking about walking around naked on the fields. I am talking about exposure and having your music brought to the people. I might add that people will probably have their own opinion on what works and what does not. I will write ...
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Posted on: 03 May 2013
Master Section In Reason Part 3

With using the Reason Master section, there are a few devices I have left out most of the time. The Effect devices. The Scream 4 is kind of the exception since the Scream 4 works as an end all Master unit. However, sometimes we need to change an effect over the complete mix down.Sure we can stack different devices ...
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Posted on: 28 Apr 2013
Master section in Reason part 2

Welcome back to another tutorial about Reason. In the previous article I wrote down a series of notes what the difference is between the mastering Suite (of Reason 5 and before) and the Master Section (of Record and Reason 6 / Reason 7). I also provided a brief explanation about what to use inside the ...
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Posted on: 13 Apr 2013
Mastering Section in Reason part 1

As I have promised in one of the podcasts I have posted quite some time ago: A brief synopsis on Mastering suites / Mastering Section.. I will be addressing the different issues regarding methods using older versions like Reason 5, yet at the same time I will be covering most of the issues regarding the Master Section ...
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Posted on: 10 Apr 2013
Parallel Compression in Reason

With Reason 7 a new feature called parallel processing for the SSL Mixer. Even while parallel effect processing has been there in the current Reason Rack, it may result in to many questions on what kind of impact this feature might have in Reason. Also, it may increase the amount of riddles on how to set up a basic ...
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Posted on: 30 Mar 2013
NN-XT Layering Sounds

In the following video about Reason 6.5 I will give an example on how to set up multiple zones using one NN-XT, copy and paste zones from one NN-XT to another NN-XT and use the Rear Audio output slots to get some nice additional effects while layering the different zones together.I am mostly using the ...
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Posted on: 14 Mar 2013
Reason-7

Reason 7 has been released and is in stores since 30 april 2013.Current known new features will include:- Midi Out Rack device- Visual Equalizer (finally!)- Group mixer channels- Export audio as REX- Quantize audio tracks Midi out in ReasonAfter letting the news sink in for about 8 ...
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Posted on: 12 Mar 2013
Setting up a Trance Template in Reason

Updated on 14 march 2013, added a spatial bassline and sweeping pad.In this Reason 6.5 article I will try to attempt on making a complete Reason 6.5 Template for Trance music. When I write down the word "trance music", I am talking about the old school trance music. Sure it is applicable in ...
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Posted on: 09 Mar 2013
Granular NN-XT

Welcome back to another Reason 6.5 Tutorial about the NN-XT. In this article I will write stuff down about a "fake" granular synth using the NN-XT. It is a fake method because it isn't 100% granular. The main concept op granular synthesis is that a sound gets chopped up in smaller segments called ...
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Posted on: 08 Mar 2013
NN-XT advanced sampler and audio outputs

Welcome back to another Reason 6.5 tutorial, in this tutorial I will write some useful stuff about using audio outputs from the NN-XT. In a way, this is similar as using Audio Outputs of the Dr OctoRex. Difference is, the NN-XT has more output slots. And second the NN-XT had them since Reason 2.5... While the Dr ...
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Posted on: 05 Mar 2013
Personal Workflow in Reason 6.5

Welcome back to another Reason 6.5 Tutorial. In this 'blog-ish' kind of article I am going to write down what my personal workflow usually is. I have been reading up that some people want to read about workflows and short cut keys and stuff like that. So... with that in mind, I am going to write down my ...
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Posted on: 04 Mar 2013
NN-XT advanced sampler Loop Points

Welcome to another Reason tutorial. In this tutorial I would like to write down some ideas regarding loop points using the NN-XT advanced sampler. Loop points inside the NN-XT come with a certain limitation, as they can only be set once (and not be changed while the song progresses over time). However there are ...
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Posted on: 03 Mar 2013
NN-XT advanced sampler Zones

The NN-XT advanced sampler is pretty versatile in Reason 6.5. Even while it has been there since Reason 2.5. Still till this day there are moments that I prefer the NN-XT to layer samples. However, the NN-XT isn't the only sampler tool in Reason. Let us recap:- The Redrum drum-computer is a 10 channel ...
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Posted on: 20 Feb 2013
Envelopes in Reason

Welcome to another video tutorial about Reason 6.5. In this getting started with Reason video, I will explain the ADSR Envelope in a nut shell. Envelopes are use to shape a certain sound over time using either the Amplitude Envelope (Volume), Filter Envelope (Filter), or Modulation Envelope (depends on the ...
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Posted on: 15 Feb 2013
NN-XT sampler and Rex files

Welcome back to another Reason Tutorial. I would like to make a nice transition from the OctoRex to NN-XT by digging in to a topic called "Importing Rex files in the NN-XT". For most people who have been following my stuff, you will know that loading up Rex files in the NN-XT isn't something new. In ...
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Posted on: 15 Feb 2013
Thor Audio Input in Reason

Welcome back to another Reason Tutorial. In this article I am going to show a method where the Audio input slots of Thor might come in handy. Thor has 4 different Audio inputs. By default these input slots won't do much.By using the Modulation Bus Matrix (the programmer of Thor), Thor can use the Audio ...
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Posted on: 13 Feb 2013
Dr OctoRex and Modulation

The Dr OctoRex in Reason 6.5 is pretty "dull" when you look at the modulation parameters. Inside the Dr OctoRex there are a few settings that can change the following:- LFO to Pitch- LFO to Filter- LFO to Pan- Modwheel to Filter Frequency- Modwheel to Resonance- Modwheel to Filter ...
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Posted on: 12 Feb 2013
Dr OctoREX meets BV512 Vocoder

Most people probably have tried a BV512 vocoder. In the most common ways the vocoder was used as a "Voice Encoder" utility to broadcast "hidden" messages in World War 2. In music, the vocoder is more used as creating "robotic" voices. The main key element is that a synthesizer and a ...
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Posted on: 11 Feb 2013
Dr OctoRex Trickbox part 4

Welcome back to another trick box for the Dr OctoRex in Reason. In this article I will post example files in Reason 5 RNS file format, but these will also function in Reason 6.5. The main idea why I am throwing these examples in Reason 5 is because the Dr OctoRex was introduced in this version. If that makes sense. ...
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Posted on: 11 Feb 2013
CV Cables in Reason 6.5

In this video I will explain the basics about Control voltage in Reason 6.5. While explaining, I will also include a couple of examples for using CV routings. For instance using a Modulator to connect to a CV input signal. What is the impact, how does it work and so on.Also we'll be digging in to the ...
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Posted on: 08 Feb 2013
Dr OctoRex Trickbox part 3

Beat mangling with the Dr OctoRex is made easy... There is one nice feature called "ALT" which does this. When done right, the loops will never sound the same as the original! That is what we are going to talk about. But before we be discussing the "ALT", we'll define some alternative ...
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Posted on: 06 Feb 2013
Dr OctoRex Trickbox part 2

In the previous Reason tutorial I went through the process on creating loops and pitch changes inside a single Dr Rex file. The main goal was to make a single Rex file turn in to something new. In this topic I will look at a method on how you can make an existing Dr OctoRex loop sound more interesting over the ...
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Posted on: 05 Feb 2013
Dr OctoRex Trickbox part 1

Welcome to another tip and tricks article about Reason. In this case I am going to focus on some strange concepts regarding the Dr OctoRex. The dr OctoRex is a loop player. With loop players you re-use the same loops that are already existing in some form. The tricky part is that some loops might become ...
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Posted on: 04 Feb 2013
Audio cables in Reason

Welcome back to another video tutorial about Reason 6.5. In this video tutorial I am going to start a 2 parter video about Audio Cables and CV Cables. Some people might find the rear of the Reason Rack a bit scary to look at, since there are a lot of wires that come and go from different devices. However, if you ...
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Posted on: 01 Feb 2013
Getting started with Reason 6.5 Intro

Getting started with Reason 6.5This article could be read as “Things you might need to know about Reason 6.5”. I am writing this article down due to the amount of topics I have been reading from users who have either:started with reason recentlystarted with Reason 6.5 ...
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Posted on: 27 Jan 2013
Edit Automation in Reason 6.5

Welcome back to yet again another video about Reason 6.5. In this video I will explain the basic concept of the holy grail of Reason: Edit Automation. Edit automation is a feature which allows you to manipulate devices using the sequencer. So in a way, changes made in the Reason device can be ...
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Posted on: 25 Jan 2013
Edm Drumkit Refill 2013

This is my initial version of a EDM Drumkit refill I have been working on and is compatible with Reason 5 and Reason 6.5. The final release contains the following:- 80 custom made samples (kick drums, snares, hihats and other percussion)- 4 Rex custom files (grains)- 9 RNS Reason files (to load things up for ...
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Posted on: 23 Jan 2013
The SSL Mixer in reason 6.5

The SSL Mixer in Reason 6.5. In this video I will explain how to use the SSL mixer. What kind of options the SSL mixer has (such as compression, send effects, insert effects and EQ levels). I will mention a lot of options which are "debatable". Since we are talking workflow, each have their own... while ...
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Posted on: 19 Jan 2013
Upcoming releases

Website kernel update (release 27 january 2013)EDM Drum Essentials - Refill (In progress, release date tba.)Getting started with Reason 6.5 Video - Audio and CV (release: 1 februari 2013)Getting started with Reason 6.5 Video - Envelopes (release: 7 ...
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Posted on: 18 Jan 2013
Crossfaders in Reason

Crossfading is a technique where you have one track fading in to another track. Crossfading has been done with in the reason realm for many times. There are multiple ways to do a simple cross fade. In this article I would like to address the different methods, their pros and cons and so on.The manual ...
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Posted on: 16 Jan 2013
The combinator in Reason

The Combinator in Reason is a utility that allows to combine devices and was introduces since Reason 3. It is ment for layering different instruments, effects or different plugins (Rack Extensions in Reason 6.5). The combinator is kind of unique in this way. You, as the artist, can decide how a combinator works. ...
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Posted on: 13 Jan 2013
Pages are getting updated

Heads up!Most of the pages are going to change in the period of 13 january till 31 january. And by "change" I mean that some of the bookmarked links may redirect to the frontpage...Why?Simply put, the hierarchy of this page is turning in a large mess. In the beginning it felt natural since ...
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Posted on: 13 Jan 2013
The sequencer of Reason 6-5

Welcom back to another video tutorial about Reason 6.5. This is part 3 of our series "getting started with Reason 6.5". In this episode I am going to give a brief explination on what you can do to edit your sequences using the sequencer window.This video includes:- Editing sequences- ...
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Posted on: 11 Jan 2013
The Hydlide Guide of the Combinator part five

In this article I will explain the usage of a combinator as an Audio effect processing unit. In the first 4 chapters we have been discussing the following concepts:- the basics about layering instruments in a combinator patch of Reason- the fundamentals about setting up a live performance patch- a dr rex on ...
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Posted on: 09 Jan 2013
Reason 6.5.3 Update

There is a new update for Reason 6.5. The main update fixes a few issues regarding Mac OsX and browse issues. Most likely these fixes are towards Rack Extension, since personally I have never encountered any of these bugs.Fixed a problem related to scrollbars under Mac OS 10.8, where the program could ...
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Posted on: 09 Jan 2013
Attack Decay Sustain and Release

This Reason tutorial will explain the settings which are the letters A D S R, and you can find them alot inside of the Reason devices. These stand for Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release. These settings will show up inside of Amplitude Envelope, Filter envelope either modulation envelopes. Because thats what these ...
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Posted on: 08 Jan 2013
Envelope and ADSR anything

Reprinted and rewritten articleADSR (Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release) are envelopes. In most cases, envelopes would be applied to basic concepts of Filter type, or Amplitude. Since those are the most common types to use. However, with some different synths or samplers there are things like modulate envelopes, ...
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Posted on: 08 Jan 2013
Reason 6.5 The Reason Rack

In this video I will explain most of the basic usage when it comes to using the Reason rack inside Reason 6.5. In this case I will stick with most of the stock equipment, since it would take more then 30 minutes just to talk about rack extensions by itself.Enjoy this 22 minute video about the basics about the ...
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Posted on: 05 Jan 2013
Reason Combinators Extended patch series

To celebrate the year 2013, we have been working on a series of combinator patches made with Reason 5. I know that some people were pretty disappointed to see that our latest dubstep combinator series only worked with Reason 6.5. To be farily honest, I was quite surprised to see that these latest patches didn't ...
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Posted on: 04 Jan 2013
The Hydlide Guide of the Combinator part four

The Combinator in Reason. Download these reason combinator patches:Reason 5 Combinator Patches (Zip file)In the previous 3 aritcles about the Combinator in Reason I mentioned a few basic setups:- Setting up an advanced instrument- Creating a live performance patch- Setting up a Dr Rex loop player using ...
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Posted on: 04 Jan 2013
Reason experts January 2013

In this news letter:OMG it is 2013!Looking back at 2012Plans for 2013OMG it is 2013Welcome to yet another news letter! This is the first one made in 2013. Since 2012 was the starting point of reasonexperts.com, I think we have accomplished a lot since the last yet. I will be looking back at 2012, ...
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Posted on: 01 Jan 2013
Getting started with reason 6.5

Here is video series I have been starting with. This series is called "Getting started with Reason 6.5". There are probably tons of things that you will recognize etc once you have been using Reason 5 and before. But I thought like giving a kick start with a series... At this point I have recorded the ...
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Posted on: 29 Dec 2012
More changes in the pipeline for 2013

The year 2013 is all going to be about... experimenting and changes... this is something I have already addressed in an article about changes on reason experts. While most of you might not really find this interesting, I still have reasons to post this anyways since it will eventually have an impact on how this ...
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Posted on: 27 Dec 2012
The Redrum and Drums processing

This session was recorded in front of a live studio audience. Thus the commentary may suck from time to time...In this video I will discuss some of the options available inside the Redrum Drum computer in Reason. Stuff I will mention in this video:- Setting up a basic drum sound using the redrum- Set up ...
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Posted on: 21 Dec 2012
Free dubstep reason 6 patches

Free Reason Dubstep PatchesReason 6 Dubstep patches, free for download. Yeah for freebies!In the above link you can find 37 different combinator dubstep patches for Reason 6. Sadly enough these patches won't show up in Reason 5. But ok, fair enough... I think I will try to work on a series of patches ...
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Posted on: 21 Dec 2012
Redrum Repeater

At some point in time I have been working on multiple ways to do the whole "beat repeater" thing. In this article I would like to work on a similar article, but in this case it is a CV triggering device with some cool 'things' you can do with it. The idea is based on something I have done in the ...
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Posted on: 17 Dec 2012
Thor Polysonic Synthesizer

Thor in Reason is a polysonic synthesizer. This synthesizer is very powerful and has a lot to offer. Here are a couple of features you can find in Thor:- 3 oscillator slots- 6 different oscillator types- 3 different filter slots- 4 different filter types- build in routing scheme- 4 ...
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Posted on: 17 Dec 2012
Stereo Splitter and Audio Inverse

Not so long ago (read last week), I saw some type something about a "Stereo Spread" device which is available as a Rack Extension. The device in question is called "Stereo Splitter", is available at the propellerhead webshop and finally you can see all the details about this device on the ...
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Posted on: 11 Dec 2012
More control on Velocity in Reason

In this Reason tutorial I would like to continue with the versatile usage of velocity and what you are able to accomplish with velocity manipulation. In our previous reason tutorial we mentioned that velocity would normally be used to mimic the speed of triggering a sound (for instance a piano). However with ...
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Posted on: 11 Dec 2012
The Hydlide Guide of the Combinator part three

The Dr Rex is nice to create a drum sequence really rapidly, since it relies on drum loops or instrumental loops. One can't use a Dr Rex inside a Combinator patch without using the sequencer. However, there are tricks to get the Dr Rex Loops playing in an instant, without even using the Dr Rex ...
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Posted on: 11 Dec 2012
The Hydlide Guide of the Combinator part two

In the first chapter about "The Hydlide Guide of the Combinator" I wrote a bit through the basics on how the combinator works. Also in the second section, where I introduce the piano, I have brought up how one can create a real big performance patch into the combinator. Making something different from ...
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Posted on: 11 Dec 2012
The Hydlide Guide of the Combinator part one

In this beginner article I will take a deep dive into Layering instruments in the combinator of Reason. Layering is a technique where we use 2 or more different types of sounds combined in one single device. We could still stick with single oscillators, however we can just stack multiple instruments (like the ...
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Posted on: 11 Dec 2012
Creative Tip 5 Randomize pattern in Reason

Randomize patternThis one may sound cheap, and yes... it is. However sometimes it may give you ideas that you would normally not get when 'trying' stuff. The initial setup goes as followed:- Take an instrument- Create an instance of the matrix pattern step sequencer- Connect the Curve CV to ...
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Posted on: 06 Dec 2012
Creative Tip 4 in Reason

4 Multi-band anythingAnother setup, which is similar as the effect combinator is using a mastering effect from the factory sound bank to create something new from that. A mastering suite is similar as a combinator, since it blends an audio signal into a new setup (mostly using mclass units). There are a couple ...
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Posted on: 05 Dec 2012
Creative tip in Reason 6.5 part 3

3 Using a combinator as an audio effect processor unitA combinator can be used as an instrument. However a combinator can act as a stand alone effect unit. The main difference between the instrument and effect unit is that the effect unit normally does not receive any gate events while triggering notes. This ...
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Posted on: 04 Dec 2012
Creative tip in Reason 6.5 part 2

2. Using Thor as an Envelope controllerIn some cases I prefer to combine the NN-XT to a Thor patch. Simply put, Thor does not allow loading up customize samples (for instance Wav files) while the NN-XT does this. The problem with the NN-XT here is the envelopes, since they can be set once (per layer) and this ...
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Posted on: 03 Dec 2012
Creative Tips in Reason 6.5 part 1

Welcome back to another Reason tutorial series . While I was producing a glitch box last night again, I thought to myself... how useful would it be to start writing a complete piece of text about how to create new sounds using creative thinking. The main problem with creating sounds is that it might be sometimes ...
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Posted on: 02 Dec 2012
Reason experts December 2012

It is the last month of this year, and this means we are closing down on the end of the world. Nevertheless, I couldn't care less if this would be the last days or not, we are going out in style ;)28th November - EventsOn Wednesday the 28th I personally started to work on a code snippet to ...
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Posted on: 01 Dec 2012
Reason 6.5.2 update

Reason 6.5.2 / Reason Essentials 1.5.2 Release NotesAuthorizer now works properly under Windows 8.Reason now works with AMD processors under Windows 8.Fixed Combi patch backwards compatibility that was broken in 6.5.0 and 6.5.1.Default browse locations now work as in ...
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Posted on: 30 Nov 2012
bandpass filter

A band-pass filter cuts most of the lower and higher frequencies (where it is often seen as a combination of a low-pass fllter and a high-pass filter). The frequency determines where the location of the filter cutoff is. Negative values usually trigger a high pass filter cutoff, while higher settings trigger a low ...
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Posted on: 28 Nov 2012
Dubstep Leads in Reason

A typical question that often tends to drop down on me lately is how to setup a descent Dubstep Lead. To be fairly honest, I am not the person who would say to be the professional Dubstep Producer to begin with. However, by analysing most common dubstep leads that are out there I can come up with a few conclusions ...
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Posted on: 28 Nov 2012
Recreating dbGlitch in Reason 6

Re-imaging dbGlitchThis is going to be a hard one. Since dbGlitch it probably one of the few VST instruments out there which can create 'glitched' sound effects pretty fast in a way. Yet, it is based on a pattern based system (which you might compare to a redrum or matrix pattern sequencer). The ...
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Posted on: 27 Nov 2012
FM synthesis in Reason

FM synthesis in Reason is a method of generating sounds using 2 or more signals. One modulates the other and by definition it would return a different sound. FM Synthesis is probably also one of the difficult methods to explain in just a few words. Just as a reference to a complete math book about it: standford ...
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Posted on: 26 Nov 2012
Explaining the new changes

Update 24 october 2012:Since I have launched a new web system yesterday and I have let it run its course for the last 12 hours now, I did notice a few issues here and there. In this update I would like to mention a few things we have encountered and mention things we did to sort a few issues:- ...
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Posted on: 23 Oct 2012
Reason 6.5 The Echo

The Echo in reason is probably on of those devices where you think to yourself... aahhh this thing produces delays. And thus devices like these will just be too obvious to explain what the Echo does. The Echo is marked as a Delay effect. So... we could just sit here and write a complete essay on how every knob and ...
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Posted on: 16 Sep 2012
Spider audio merger and splitter in Reason

The audio merger splitter in Reason is a utility device which routes audio devices. Ideal the Audio splitter is used for parallel audio processing, while merging is similar as using a mixer with out having control on the volume.With having a larger article about the CV Merger & Splitter in ...
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Posted on: 15 Sep 2012
Spider cv merger splitter in Reason

The Spider CV merger and splitter inside of Propellerhead Reason are probably the stranges devices inside the reason rack. On the other hand, they can have a real big influence if it comes to routing your instruments. Because that is what these spider units do, they reroute signals from one device to ...
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Posted on: 15 Sep 2012
Reason 6.5 The Pulveriser Demolition

Pulveriser is a very versatile stereo in/out compression+distortion+filter device, capable of mangling any sound literally beyond recognition, but also capable of producing more subtle musical effects. Pulveriser features a wonderful compressor, coupled with a nice warm distortion, plus a multi-mode filter. ...
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Posted on: 14 Sep 2012
Compression in Reason

Compression is one of the most hard to explain effects yet it has rather a big impact inside a complete music production. Most of the commercial tracks that are brought to the market have compression in them. Because a compressor can slighty have an impact of the output levels of a single instrument. Yet while the ...
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Posted on: 09 Sep 2012
Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit in Reason 6.5

The Scream 4 Sound destruction unit is an effect class of its own. With having multiple effects that originate from some algorhythm based either on reverbs, filters and delays. The scream unit can actually change the overall shape of the complete sound with a flip of a switch. The only part that most people will ...
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Posted on: 09 Sep 2012
Reason MClass units for mastering

Note from the Author: in this article I will be refering to the mastering suite in Reason 3. However since Reason 6.5 the mastering suite is replaced by a master section. The master section in Reason 6.5 is the final output segment of the Reason Rack. The Master Suite is applicable in Reason 3 till version ...
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Posted on: 09 Sep 2012
The ReGroove mixer in Reason

The regroove mixer inside Propellerheads Reason 4 is more then just a device to create a shuffle method. In the old versions of reason, the only way we could create offbeat notes was using the shuffle method that came with the matrix pattern sequencer or the redrum computer. With the latest version of ...
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Posted on: 09 Sep 2012
reMix mixer in Reason 6.5

The Reason reMix mixer 14:2 device that comes with Propellerhead Reason is maybe one of the most important parts when you are creating music in Reason (for versions Reason 1 till Reason 5). The mixer routes all the output signals from all the different devices from the Reason Rack towards the main output, which ...
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Posted on: 09 Sep 2012
Kong Drum Designer in Reason 5

The Kong Drum Designer was introduced in Reason 5 and has a few purposes: Create drums fast and have an MPC setup. Inside the Kong Drum Designer you might already start to notice that it has 16 pads. And each pad corresponds with a single (or multiple) drum. The pads are triggering the sounds, where they usually ...
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Posted on: 08 Sep 2012
Dr OctoRex in Reason 5

Dr OctoRex in Reason is a new device which found its introduction in Propellerhead Reason 5. The Dr OctoRex works similar as the Dr Rex, with a few differences.- 8 different Rex files can be loaded up in Reason, providing an ideal method for backing tracks- Slide edit mode is introduced- Reverse ...
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Posted on: 06 Sep 2012
Dr Rex in Reason 4

The Dr Rex loop player, as the name might already give away will play loops for you. In a way this sounds pretty simple, since we have a single loop and we can repeat this loop when we want to. Loops and swoops are easy for people that don't understand music that much and to be honest you can make your own ...
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Posted on: 03 Sep 2012
The Redrum in Reason 6.5

The Redrum drum machine in Reason 6 is the ultimate drum computer for the Propellerhead Reason Rack (next to Kong Drum designer of course). As most of the devices that come with Propellerhead Reason, the Redrum can be divided into a couple of smaller sections. I will go through those sections in a small ...
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Posted on: 03 Sep 2012
Reason 6.5 NN-XT advanced sampler

When you open up the remote programmer of the Reason NN-XT advanced sampler, you would probably go nuts around the amount of knobs that are inside the NN-XT in Reason. However, it isn't that hard to understand its full capacity. From the bottom right to the bottom left you have the basic settings such as ...
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Posted on: 03 Sep 2012
NN-19 in Reason 6.5

The NN-19 sampler is the basic sampler unit. It was introduced in the early versions of Reason, yet later on (Reason 2.5) the NN-XT was released. From some point of view you could say that the NN-19 became a bit obsolete after the release of the NN-XT. The NN-19 is a one layered sampler (compared to the NN-XT which ...
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Posted on: 03 Sep 2012
News letter September 2012

Welcome to our news letter of September of Reasonexperts.comin this issue- Website related issues- Our plan for the up coming months- Portfolio / Tracks remastering- Stereospread competition- New goodies in the props shop for Reason 6.5Website related issuesThe website of ...
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Posted on: 03 Sep 2012
The Malstrom in Reason 6.5

Let me shortly give some background information before we get this malstrom tutorial started.The Malstrom graintable synthesizer inside Propellerhead Reason was my workhorse from Reason version 2.5. The graintable synth uses its unique way on making sampled sound and sliced up. Because this technique is pretty ...
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Posted on: 01 Sep 2012
Subtractor in Reason 6.5

The Subtractor in Reason. In this Propellerhead Reason 6.5 article we will be covering the features of the polyphonic synthesizer. The term subtractive synthesis is the main idea behind this synthesizer, since the Subtractor uses an an algorithm called Subtractive mode, which you can find in the Phase Mode (-). We ...
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Posted on: 29 Aug 2012
Filters in Reason

Please note, some of files included in this aricle require Reason 5In this article I will go in depth about a topic called Filters. Most people that fiddle around with the Subtractor, Malstrom or Thor have probably touched a filter knob in reason or something similar. Also I might add that I have done a lot of ...
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Posted on: 24 Aug 2012
Reason Live Template version 2

http://www.reasonexperts.comSo what most people probably didn't understand from my previous video... let me enlighten this part. This is another 'massive template system' I am working on. And I did something similar in the past for setting up a trance template, goa template and Drum and Bass ...
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Posted on: 18 Aug 2012
Lets do a sounddesign 101 shall we

Right, it has caught my attention that 'someone' has to nit pick my sound design qualities here. So... here's something that will maybe blow your mind away...No tuts... just 3 combies doing the sounds and 2 additional effect units doing the final processing...Good luck with creating something ...
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Posted on: 13 Aug 2012
Creating unique Phaser sounds

I prefer to take the topic by the balls and explain how you could create something similar as your own unique Phaser unit and explain somewhat how a phaser works. Because there is technique behind the phaser that is devided in several section, and in this article I would take the time to explain how this effect ...
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Posted on: 12 Aug 2012
Drum and Bass in Reason tutorial

Before I am going to start off, let me just say this is a Propellerhead reason 4 tutorial, all these example files in RNS format will not work inside propellerhead Reason 3. However, some of the techniques that are being discussed can also apply to older versions of propellerhead reason.The basics of Drum and ...
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Posted on: 10 Aug 2012
Glitch sounds using Chorus Flanger

In this topic I would like to type about weird stuff... lets do a reason noise 101 shall we... and what we'll being today is create something which is something we would probably not do. We will avoid making music, but create random noise instead and try to put this into musical context. This is what we call ...
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Posted on: 09 Aug 2012
CF-101 Chorus Flanger

While I was starting with this article about Chorus and Flanger effects in Reason I started to realize that there isn't really much out there when it comes to tutorials about this effect. Which is kind of a surprise to me since there are some tricks you could get out just a single chorus / flanger to create ...
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Posted on: 07 Aug 2012
break wars 2012

I did something called 'break wars' on ustream somewhere in 2010. I recently picked up the video, and I thought it was a pretty cool and unique idea to setup a complete template that would basically beat the shit out of reason in 1 hours and 30 minutes time (yeah... think about that one... one rack that ...
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Posted on: 05 Aug 2012
Hydlide Reason Refill 2012

Hydlide Reason Refill 2012 is a home made project of patches I have created in the past till now. It is made with Reason 4 but works in Reason 6.5 aswell. This package includes:- Trance Refill 2012- Hyd Refill Version 0.4 (which never got finished since it was an always evolving project)- Hydlide refill ...
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Posted on: 05 Aug 2012
News Letter August 2012

Welcome to our first news letter of August of Reasonexperts.comIn this issue:- Upgrades made for the website- New articles posted this month- Plans for the next month- Rack ExtensionsUpgrades for this websiteWhile launching the initial website of reasonexperts I had setup a simple template for ...
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Posted on: 03 Aug 2012
Digital Delay Line Overclocked

Welcome to another article on Reasonexperts about the Digital Delay Line. In this topic we'll be putting things in high gear and go mental on just a simple thing called the Digital Delay Line. In this article I will go pretty heavy on stuff called modulation or routing. If this is becoming too much, don't ...
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Posted on: 31 Jul 2012
Digital Delay Line

A digital delay line is something we have probably touched since Reason version 1. Yeah, it is that old. However a delay effect by itself never gets old, so I thought it would be fun to grab an old device like the DDL-1 Digital Delay Line by the knobs and throw some new ideas and twists against it while we are ...
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Posted on: 29 Jul 2012
Trance Reason Refill Version 1

This is our initial release of a Trance Reason Refill I am currently working on. My current goal right now is primary focus on Reason 4 and maybe start working on some Reason 6 exclusive stuff later on (depends on the feedback). The main focus right now lies with using the malstrom as the main ingredient. Where I ...
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Posted on: 27 Jul 2012
Audio to CV in Reason

A different topic which is kind of related to Auto CV. Audio to CV is a method where you directly convert any incoming audio to a CV signal. The only main issue is: when converting is done directly from the source it turns into Amplitude modulation on the CV signal. And this usually leads in to some 'weird' ...
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Posted on: 24 Jul 2012
6 trance lead patches

Here we go again. Another day, another project. The idea went like this, I have posted on our forum and on facebook a simple question. And the question was like... if you wanted a refill, or samples what genre would that be. Throw in a list of genres i am fermiliar with and voila.. we have something called a poll. The ...
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Posted on: 23 Jul 2012
Dubstep patches made in Reason live

Just something I did on the fly in 12 minutes. I opened up a combinator, threw in a malstrom and started to modulated the sounds using Index and Filters. Everything is being messed up by an old foldback distortion (which I still find usefull for things like this).The bottom line, it is simplicity... but ...
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Posted on: 22 Jul 2012
Auto CV

A special feature which you currently can find inside the Reason Rack is a hidden gem called Auto CV. There are not really that many people talking about Auto CV since it is somewhat a buggy system, either it does not really do what you want it to do. Since it just "Automatically" does something.Auto ...
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Posted on: 20 Jul 2012
FM Bass Subtractor Patch

Time for a small series of Subtractor patches. The idea here is pretty simple from where I am sitting. The idea I am going for is triggering an FM Envelope that goes rather fast. Using the right balance between the 2 oscillators, combined with a Low Pass Filter (which can be altered with the ...
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Posted on: 19 Jul 2012
Adjustable Control Voltage

With our previous reason tutorial about Control Voltage in Reason, we discussed the basic features on how routing using the rear of the rack works in a nutshell. Despite the fact that most of the routing capabilities are very flexible, there is usually one thing might sting a few persons in the routing capabilities ...
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Posted on: 19 Jul 2012
Control voltage in Reason

In this Reason tutorial we'll be covering a topic which is hard to explain in just a few words: Control Voltage or CV routing. The main issue why the concept of CV routing is hard to understand by a few is that the subject is not about sound in general, it is more meant as a method to control a controller using ...
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Posted on: 17 Jul 2012
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Web Site Terms and Conditions of UseLast updated on 03 october 2011. Added reasonexperts.com as the primary domain.1. TermsBy accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible ...
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Posted on: 17 Jul 2012
Reason Pulsar Dual LFO

Welcome back to another Reason tutorial. In this tutorial I would like to explain some of the features of Pulsar. Pulsar is a Dual LFO and is available at the props shop as a Rack Extension. Reason 6.5 was shipped with a feature called Rack Extensions. One of those rack extensions which was made by ...
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Posted on: 16 Jul 2012
Reason 6.5.1 patch notes

Reason 6.5 patch notesFixed a bug where resetting a Combinator containing more than one selected device caused a crash.Fixed performance issues with Alligator on 32-bit Windows.Fixed a bug where context clicking on mixer parameters did not work if the rear of the rack was in ...
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Posted on: 10 Jul 2012
Reason Rack extensions

Reason Rack extensions is a new feature which is released with Reason 6.5. The idea behind rack extensions is to allow third party developers to develop devices for Reason. Before Reason 6 the devices were made by propellerheads themselves. This allows the user to buy the devices they really need to enhance ...
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Posted on: 10 Jul 2012
Reason Thor Wobble Bass

As promised... today I would be rattling up some thor patches. So here we go. The next line up I am going for is a series of Wobble basses with a 'twist'. The twist lies in the way the wobble bahaves. There is one button (button 1) that connects the velocity of the keys to the wobble rate. The idea here ...
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Posted on: 09 Jul 2012
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1. Dutch lawDue to a law embrased by the Netherlands we need to tell you exactly what type of cookies we are using.List of cookies we are using:Session IdThis cookie contains a randomly generated number and is used for authentication of a browser session. This is on combination with a feature ...
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Posted on: 09 Jul 2012
Reason 6.5

Reason 6.5 is a popular music software program developed by Swedish software developers Propellerhead Software. It emulates a rack of hardware synthesizers, samplers, signal processors, sequencers and mixers. Propellerhead Reason 6.5 can be used either as a complete virtual music studio, or as a collection of ...
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Posted on: 09 Jul 2012
Mixing guide for Reason 6 part 2

This is part 2 for our mixing guide. In part 1 of this mixing guide we have been explaining the basic elements which are needed to set it up proper. We discussed techniques as instrument balancing, mixing panels, equalizing, compression and clipping. In this part I will use a song from castlevania to make use of the ...
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Posted on: 08 Jul 2012
Thor squeek lead

The squeek lead is a Thor patch that kind of resembles an organ kind of sound. Yet this thing can become rather "high" pitched when playing on high octaves. So ideal will probably be playing this in the mid range of the keyboard. However, you can throw some 'squeeky' noize to your songs by playing ...
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Posted on: 07 Jul 2012
thor pwm driver

Here is a single thor patch I have made for you guys. I awill call this the thor AM PWM driver lead. Since it basically does those 2 things. First off all, there 2 times a phase mod oscillator in this patch. Which is there to create the initial sound. The AM PWM driver parts is in the second oscillator.The ...
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Posted on: 07 Jul 2012
Five Malstrom Pads

Here we go again. I needed to get my head on something else today. This time I have been working on a couple of malstrom patches that kind of 'look' similar yet have a different type of feel to them. The malstrom is just an awesome device to created patches with. And these 5 patches might open some doors ...
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Posted on: 05 Jul 2012
Subtractor multifunctional

just for fun I am posting these 5 subtractor patches. I have tagged them as 'multi functional', since that is basically what they are. The primary control would be the Mod Wheel. However one could automate them different as you would like it to be. Every patch has a phase modulation going on, connected with ...
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Posted on: 05 Jul 2012
Reason 6.5 Patch notes

Here are the patch notes for Reason 6.5The main new feature in this release is the support for Rack Extensions - this is described in the Operation Manual included with the applications. In addition, the following changes and additions have been made:The device palette has been redesigned. Devices are ...
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Posted on: 04 Jul 2012
Mixing guide

Welcome back to another tutorial about Propellerhead Reason 6.5, in this article we will be discussing the concepts of mastering and mixing inside Propellerhead Reason. A very important note I would like to add is that this is a concept, not really a book that basically tells you to do it like this,The main issue ...
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Posted on: 01 Jul 2012
Subtractor waveforms

Welcome back to a new tutorial about Propellerhead Reason. In this tutorial I would like to take a deep dive into the subtractor waveforms and how they work, how they look like. Also I would like to give a minor explanation when its usefull to use them. Currently (4th december 2012) I am in the process of updating ...
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Posted on: 29 Jun 2012
IDM Breakcore in Reason

IDM Breakcore is an offspring of Jungle and Drum and Bass. And the thing that distincts Drum and Bass and BreakCore is the whole usage of pitch changes, glitch effects and really short notes. The sequencer of propellerhead reason is rather limited in a way when it comes to making these really short notes though. At ...
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Posted on: 29 Jun 2012
Welcome to Reasonexperts

Reason tutorialsReasonexperts.com is a Reason 6 tutorial site dedicated to the music program Propellerhead Reason.On this page you can find detailed Reason tutorials for versions Reason 4, Reason 6,rack extensions and some Reason 6.5 tutorials . We also provide free video tutorials about Propellerhead Reason. ...
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Posted on: 27 Jun 2012
Plucky Trance Lead made in Reason

Over the time, when Trance music started to evolve, it contained a few elements in that genre that would usually do a come back. The super saw trance lead would be one of them, one could find those in genres like hard style trance of in the new style trance (new house or dutch house if you will). The same thing is ...
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Posted on: 13 Mar 2012
BV512 Vocoder in Reason

The BV512 Vocoder is an old technique to change the voice using 2 different wave forms. In most standard ways, vocoding was used for changing a persons vocals. However, in the digital world the vocoder can also be used just as an additional effect processor. I mean, why can one not vocode a piano for instance? It ...
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Posted on: 01 Mar 2012
Setting up a goa trance bassline in Reason

Welcome back to another reason tutorial. In this tutorial we'll be perfoming a few GOA like trance tracks. And personally I am in favor of the old school Astral Projection, so in this case most of the stuff I will be typing about is that specific style. Case and point would be, GOA trance has different angles, ...
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Posted on: 01 Mar 2012
Velocity in Reason

Welcome back to another Reason Tutorial. In this tutorial I would like to focus on an element called Velocity in Propellerhead Reason. Velocity has been there since midi sequencers were invented. However, the usage of Velocity has changed over time using multiple connections or interaction by using velocity changes ...
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Posted on: 03 Feb 2012
Reason 6 Tutorial Stereo Reason 101 basics

In this reason tutorial I would like to write down some thoughts and guidelines how to get a stereo mix down through the complete process of a synth module, drums, effects and mastering suite for final processing. Eventually I will be using Reason 4 to demonstrate most of the inner workings, however they are also ...
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Posted on: 31 Dec 2011
Old Reason songs to ssl mixer using Reason 6

One of the main questions that recently has been appearing a lot lately is the method how to convert Reason song files and embed and make use of the SSL mixer in full. The main issue here lies that while converting an older song is that the SSL mixer is being used, however in normal cases the complete SSL mixer is ...
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Posted on: 26 Oct 2011
Setting up an orchestra arrangement in Reason 4

While I personally don't think I am an expert on creating orchestral pieces, I might want to add that I however did a lot of research on how orchestra works in a way in 2006. This all started with listening and re-arranging the complete Final Fantasy 7 music series. By re-arranging those songs I have learned so ...
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Posted on: 09 Sep 2011
Trance Tutorial in Reason 5

Trance music is probably one of the easiest form of House music to explain, since trance is kind of being based on a set of rules one can follow to call it a trance song. Since the beginning of trance, most trance music pieces were pretty much straight forward in a way, and most likely most trance songs look ...
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Posted on: 08 Sep 2011

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I think i still have a soft spot for helping people out ;)
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Amazing! To think you have given up all this time to help people like me who are confused and don't charge to watch is ...
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Great articles. Thanks for sharing your hard earned knowledge! It is much appreciated.
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