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by jlgrimes
24 Mar 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: i say goodby to you! Thank you!
Replies: 43
Views: 2497

Re: i say goodby to you! Thank you!

Dear forum members, after all these years I would like to say goodbye to you, because unfortunately I can no longer pursue my beloved music due to a treacherous illness! I have been using reason since version 1.0 and I still think that Reason is one of the best software on the market. Unfortunately...
by jlgrimes
24 Mar 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Browser's auto defocus - driving me crazy !
Replies: 21
Views: 3086

Re: Browser's auto defocus - driving me crazy !

I was kind of a fan of their old Pop up patch browser as it made it very simple for casual patch browsing. The losing focus thing gets me as well.
by jlgrimes
07 Mar 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Looks like Reason Studios have redesigned their site...
Replies: 113
Views: 6162

Re: Looks like Reason Studios have redesigned their site...

I'm noticing that other DAW maker websites don't look that great as well. So with that said Reason is somewhere in the middle of the pack (but that isn't saying much as DAW website bars must be pretty low) Cubase looks like I'm trying to buy a sofa. I like Reason's website better. FL Studio looks li...
by jlgrimes
07 Mar 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Looks like Reason Studios have redesigned their site...
Replies: 113
Views: 6162

Re: Looks like Reason Studios have redesigned their site...

AND IT IS VERY LOUD. ... also three sometimes four different fonts on the same page? Sacrilege. Personally, I find it a bit jarring and cringe. What do you guys think? EDIT: Just had a look on mobile, and now the design makes a little more sense. Still, super jarring on a PC. https://www.reasonstud...
by jlgrimes
05 Nov 2023
Forum: Combinator "2" Creations
Topic: Simple Combi Bass patch
Replies: 0
Views: 4376

Simple Combi Bass patch

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by jlgrimes
16 Jul 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Which Reason Devices would make it on their own
Replies: 31
Views: 8567

Re: Which Reason Devices would make it on their own

most of the Props/RS instruments are very good even compared to the wider VST market imo, but sound quality is only a small part of what makes a VSTi successful. i mean everything arturia make sounded terrible until very recently and it didn't stop them from becoming one of the biggest softsynth co...
by jlgrimes
16 Jul 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: NNXT tenor sax preset “blart” is very ugly and grating
Replies: 22
Views: 1546

Re: NNXT tenor sax preset “blart” is very ugly and grating

I’m sure saxophonists have a proper term for the overdriven sound you get from blowing hard, but I find the sampled versions for the NNXT to be really unmusical, in this case the Tenor sax case, but it’s also bad for the baritone too IIRC. Am I’m doing it wrong? Is there a way to make it sound vagu...
by jlgrimes
07 Jul 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Which Reason Devices would make it on their own
Replies: 31
Views: 8567

Re: Which Reason Devices would make it on their own

Well, they tried and failed with Europa as a VST. Outside of the small pond that is the Reason ecosystem the instruments are not so special and would struggle to stand out in a saturated market. I think though if they focused primarily on VSTS though Europa would me more developed. That said Grain ...
by jlgrimes
04 Jun 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: What makes Reason a great “Idea Starter”?
Replies: 96
Views: 24729

Re: What makes Reason a great “Idea Starter”?

What makes Reason a great “Idea Starter”? And what is the difference between a full blown DAW and a creative “idea starter”? For me it’s a great idea starter partly because of the ‘fun factor’ for sure, but I can’t really clarify it much further than that. When it comes right down to it the proof i...
by jlgrimes
04 Jun 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Sequencer vs Other DAWs
Replies: 8
Views: 622

Re: Reason Sequencer vs Other DAWs

There are a few reasons I think: 1. Originally Reason wasn't a DAW. It couldn't record audio and didn't host VSTs. 2. Slower paced updates. I think the pacing on the updates in Reason have been fairly slow compared to other DAWs. 3. It took awhile to improve the piano roll. 4. Certain features are s...
by jlgrimes
15 May 2023
Forum: The Kitchen
Topic: Any rock / hard rock players on the forum?
Replies: 23
Views: 5488

Re: Any rock / hard rock players on the forum?

Hello everyone, Just wondering if there is anyone here that is using Reason for the mainly rock / hard rock and anything else in between? Just to maybe engage a bit with them about some of the things they're doing and maybe to compare set ups or something? I'm interested in creating the EDM and all...
by jlgrimes
24 Apr 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason 32bit floating point recording
Replies: 17
Views: 1653

Re: Reason 32bit floating point recording

The AudioGram sounded pretty good. It was mainly just the relatively low but quite audible noise when listening to headphones. I didn't really hear it much when listening via the MacBook Air speakers. I'm thinking it was mainly just a couple of things: The Yamaha Audiogram 3 had terrible noise and ...
by jlgrimes
24 Apr 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason 32bit floating point recording
Replies: 17
Views: 1653

Re: Reason 32bit floating point recording

16 bit recording: @ nearly twice the dynamic range of 24 track analog machines I never once heard noise coming from the recording. That said, I did little ADAT recording (less than with DA88 format), but the ‘big’ 16 bit machines I worked with had very low noise. Just like Fairlight CMI only had 8 ...
by jlgrimes
24 Apr 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason 32bit floating point recording
Replies: 17
Views: 1653

Re: Reason 32bit floating point recording

It MIGHT work since it’s coming into Reason via USB and Reason’s internal path is 32 bit. But remember, the dynamic range of 24 bit covers from dead silent to well over the threshold of pain. Not sure any voice needs THAT much dynamic range. AND, since 24 bit interfaces gives you such a wide range ...
by jlgrimes
09 Apr 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Why is Reason Lacking in so many popular DAW lists for 3rd party products
Replies: 120
Views: 21375

Re: Why is Reason Lacking in so many popular DAW lists

Reason is of it´s possibilites the avantgarde DAW and it was developed by a small team, as well they don´t make a big hussle about puplic relations s..t in the past. So if fruityloops is a toy compared and abletons or it´s latest "offtopic release" bitwig is a dedicated and well pulic announced ele...
by jlgrimes
17 Mar 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: It was 20 years ago today…
Replies: 51
Views: 9952

Re: It was 20 years ago today…

…that I first got Reason and fell into the rabbit hole. And it’s been a long strange trip. I first got Reason for a specific gig, creating background tracks for Aaron Carter’s (RIP) “Aarons Jukebox” tour in 2003. My sample cell no longer worked in my new computer (different PCI slot), and I knew I ...
by jlgrimes
17 Feb 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Top 5 Reason Release Moments
Replies: 30
Views: 4428

Re: Top 5 Reason Release Moments

V1 was a revelation and a revolution. They had already brought us Rebirth at a time when all other software instruments sucked, then they hit us with Reason, complete with a method of running Rebirth alongside it. Reason 1 (or Reason as it was known!) was streets ahead of anything else back then. S...
by jlgrimes
17 Feb 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Top 5 Reason Release Moments
Replies: 30
Views: 4428

Re: Top 5 Reason Release Moments

Here's my list: 1. When the Combinator was released in v3. Sleepless nights thinking about rolling your own devices! 2. When Kong was released in v5. Always loved the MPC concept but could never afford one at the time. 3. When Record was released. I had always wanted to hear what Reason devices wou...
by jlgrimes
17 Feb 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Who would you prefer to acquire Reason Studios?
Replies: 81
Views: 13540

Re: Who would you prefer to acquire Reason Studios?

If Bandlab bought Reason Studios I doubt the authorization would change. If Bandlab bought Reason, it would become free. The Bandlab business model is not about selling software licenses. Many of those companies mentioned are small developers. Buying Reason would be a lot of money. Bandlab is owned...
by jlgrimes
05 Jan 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Studios: Windows 11 Compatibility Statement
Replies: 22
Views: 5779

Re: Reason Studios: Windows 11 Compatibility Statement

The ignition key not getting support is disappointing and the excuses are rubbish, it started with the new macs that don't have the USB socket joke and now it's propagated to windows 11? However cubase has dropped it's dongle in favour of a 3 machine activation so maybe RS will eventually get a sim...
by jlgrimes
03 Jan 2023
Forum: Reason Feature Requests
Topic: Pitch Edit Rack Extension
Replies: 9
Views: 1590

Re: Pitch Edit Rack Extension

Well, Pitch Edit is more a sequencer task, and less a plugin. Back in the days of first Melodyne, integration of the plugin was a chore: copying audio track into Melodyne buffer, editing, and copying back into the host. The invention of ARA as standard for pitch edit integration was for good reason...
by jlgrimes
03 Jan 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason 12 dropped support for SF2 files!!!!
Replies: 30
Views: 6903

Re: Reason 12 dropped support for SF2 files!!!!

Image Line brought back their soundfont player because I guess they got tired of the complaints of some users. There must be some sample convertors available to convert soundfonts. I still keep VSampler on my system. There is also Extreme Sample Convertor. I've always saved them as an NNXT patch in...
by jlgrimes
29 Dec 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Metronome!
Replies: 12
Views: 1412

Re: Reason Metronome!

Happy Holidays, All! Other than being the most awesome music making DAW I've used, Reason has the most musical metronome of all DAWs that I've had the chance to use, LOL! Is it just ME!? Everytime I use the metronome in a production, it gets 'lost' in the track, regardless of the genre. When I take...
by jlgrimes
29 Dec 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: New Roadmap (December 2022)
Replies: 153
Views: 202095

Re: New Roadmap (December 2022)

What hasn’t changed is there is always a list of stuff that Reason doesn’t have that people can’t believe is still missing in action after all these years. What tends to get completely overlooked is the simple fact that EVERY DAW has such a list. Hang for a while on any DAW's user forum, and you ge...
by jlgrimes
26 Dec 2022
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Korg Opsix vs Reason Studios Algorithm
Replies: 5
Views: 826

Re: Korg Opsix vs Reason Studios Algorithm

Hello, my dears, can one of you help me decide if it's worth buying the korg opsix in terms of sound? I own the algorithm but somehow find the Korg Opsix nicer because it allows direct access (Level and Tune are important) then the filter models like MS20 (I think Korg made it very nicely)... or is...