Reason 3.0
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- digitalswarm0
I'll put it this way: Reason is the shit.
- ********0
Aswell as advanced sampler and drum machine it has several software synthezisers wich are great. Only problem has been the quality of the sound output so far, but if thats better now? Whats great about Reason is that its FUN to use, partly because it has all the tools built in so you can easily learn how to actually make a song, then you can expand from there.
- driftlab0
It's all greek to me. I'm an old school analog guy. Guitars and vocals are the extent of my knowledge. So, all I know is I want very realistic sounding acoustic drums in my recordings. And I want to make the drum tracks the easiest way possible. Of course I want to be able to manipulate them though.
- ********0
Don't look at Reason as being the end all in terms of it's sequencer capability. I combine Reason with Sound Forge and Ableton and then export out. More control. Sometimes I bend my exported loops and sequences using ReCycle! also from Propellerheads.
- driftlab0
in other words, i have 0 midi & synth experience. I hardly know what midi means.
- ********0
Connecting a MIDI keyboard or importing recorded sliced grooves you can do with the sampler that comes with Reason, it just takes some getting used to. You can cut off start and stop points on any imported sample, such as recroding analog beats and guitar and then you can tweak the sh*t of that as well and resequence, etc., etc.
infinite
- level2b0
drfftlab, I just had the MIDI epiphany when I decided to dive right into Reason and force myslef to figure it out. I use it with ProTools (with an MBOX). A poor man's recording studio..
- ********0
no such thing as poor man's this or that. just do what works for you. I've talked to enough audio engineers to know that they pull tons of tricks to get what they want in a sound. just make yourself happy. :)
- level2b0
My MBOX makes me very happy :) I had a Tascam 464 before that, I'm movin' on up in the world..
- driftlab0
So, do you think I'd be limited by using a drum machine for my studio?
- driftlab0
By the way, I think I'm going to go with Acid Pro™ as my software. Feel free to convince me otherwise.
- level2b0
I would say so. If you get a cheap MIDI controller keyboard (check out M-Audio), you can sequence real sounding drums AND use it as a soft synth, etc - the sky's the limit..
- ********0
no, but depends on what you are looking to achieve. Reason kicks out digitally sounding beats and synth lines. That's what it primarily does. It's just a tool, not an end all. One instrument with many patches. A drum machine of some type would also work, but you need to connect that hardware to your puter and make sure you sync things up. Could be a bit more difficult.
- surfito0
you can build a whole track in reason and have it sound good, but you need more than reason to have a real track.
there will be a time youll see that reason cant give you a specific sound, you have to take your bassline somewhere else and work on it, the same with the beat or anything.
also the fnal mix, you shoundt do it in reason.
- ********0
it's still going to sound very digital, so if you are looking for analog, you are better off building a small recording studio and recording your instruments and sequencing them
- dirtydrummer0
I've been using reason 3.0 lately. I barely even turn on my MPC2000 anymore. Kind of a shame.
- TenaciousG0
I use reason 2.5 now, and I love it. 2 questions though:
What do you guys use for final mix
and
What do you all do with your music?
- ********0
Final Mix I master in SoundForge or Ableton for triggering.
I use Reason for loop production for .wav and .rx2 files.
- level2b0
Final mix:
ProToolsWhat I do:
http://www.level2interactive.com…
- driftlab0
Nobody showed me an I/O box. Ayone? Just a cheap one.