Reason

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Description

Reason is a modular analog synth, sampler, drum machine, ReCycle!-based loop player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer with full MIDI support. The interface is layed out to simulate a studio rack, where each of the modules can be inserted an manipulated just as hardware components would in a physical studio rack.

Each unit in the virtual rack is edited from its own on-screen front panel. All the sliders, knobs, buttons and functions of the equivalent hardware are there. Choose what components you need from the Create menu, and it appears in your rack, logically patched into the signal chain. If you don't like the automatic routing, turn over the rack to reveal inputs, outputs, CV and Gate connections. Use the on-screen patch cords to set up complex routings and cross-device modulation patches. And if you run out of mixer channels, just create another mixer.

When work is saved, the whole studio setup is stored along with the music, including actual samples, loops and drum kits.

Features

NN19 - Sampler able to play standard wav and aiff audio samples. Complete with 5 filter options (notch, highpass, bandpass, lowpass 12db, lowpass 24db) and resonace, 2 envelops, 1 LFO, and portamento. Graphic keyboard mapping display to position samples across the keyboard and automap option. Comes with 294 high quality sampler patches, including Grand Piano, Rhodes, Guitars, Strings, Bass, Choir, Woodwinds and Synth samples.
SubTractor - Polyphonic 2 oscillator synth w/32 waveforms, noise generator, FM, ring & phase modulation, 3 envelope generators, 2 LFO's, portamento, 5 filter options (notch, highpass, bandpass, lowpass 12db, lowpass 24db) plus an additional second lowpass filter with resonance. More than 400 patches are included.
ReDrum - 10 channel drum machine playing wav or aiff audio files. Each channel has control over pan, level, velocity, length and pitch plus two effect sends. The programming interface has 32 patterns, 3 dynamic levels, flams and shuffle mode. Programmed patterns can be dumped to the Reason sequencer for further manipulation and ReDrum can be triggered via MIDI as well. 60 high quality drum kits are included.
Dr Rex - Rex files automatically match the tempo of the sequencer. This is done by slicing the audio in to its rhythmic components and then trigger the individual slices at the correct timing position within the bar. 300 drum loops and 100 music loops included and third party libraries are available. Owners of ReCycle can also make their own rex files for use in Reason. Also feature pitch, pan, level and decay parameters for each individual slice plus 5 filter options (notch, highpass, bandpass, lowpass 12db, lowpass 24db) and resonance, 2 envelops and 1 LFO.
Mixer - Mixer with 14 stereo channels each with 4 aux sends, 2 band eq, panning, mute, solo and volume control. Multiple mixers can be added to the rack for more channels.
REV-7 - Digital reverb with 10 preset algorithms. DDL - Digital delay line with settings by note value or milliseconds. D-11 - Foldback distortion. ECF-42 - Envelope controlled filter, a choice of Bandpass, Lowpass 12db, Lowpass 24db filter with resonance and ADSR. CF-101 Chorus/flanger effect. PH-90 - Phaser. Comp-01 - Auto Makeup Gain Compressor. PEQ-2 - Two band parametric EQ with curve display.
Matrix Sequencer - Analogue and monophonic in style, Matrix is a great starting point for repetitive keyboard parts. A total of 32 patterns per song can be programmed complete with ties, CV and velocity curves. Can also generate complex LFO curves to control parameters such as Filter, FM, panning, volume etc in other devices. Matrix patterns can be dumped to the sequencer for further manipulation.
ReBirth Input Machine - Simple interface allowing ReBirth users to connect to any device within Reason.
Reason Sequencer - Sequencer with all the necessities of MIDI sequencing including arrangement view, key-, velocity, rex-, drum-, controller and automation editors.
Custom routing of all modules.
Comprehensive MIDI remote control.
AIFF and Wave export.
No special hardware needed, all sound is generated in software.
ASIO, MME and DirectX support.