Above all else, I really, really, really, REALLY hope it's ready for release day.
Proper ready. Propellerhead ready. Definitely not Reason 12 "ready". Because that damaged the rock solid reputation that was built over so many years.

As long as you are not wanting to open an existing Reason project your best bet is probably to load Reason as a plugin within ProTools. That gets you one or more instances of the Reason Rack inside ProTools but not Reason's sequencer or mixer. Yeah, I think I might end up doing that. But it's a sha...

Interesting stuff.
Kudos for finally getting rid of the tool window.
And tags! Yes, at last!

He's going to look a bit daft if they decide to call R13 something else to avoid unlucky 13. Maybe Reason 2024?

As long as you are not wanting to open an existing Reason project your best bet is probably to load Reason as a plugin within ProTools.
That gets you one or more instances of the Reason Rack inside ProTools but not Reason's sequencer or mixer.

motuscott wrote: ↑

01 May 2024

Is tattoo a subscription model?

Yep, I'm afraid so.
You have to pay them to top up the ink every month otherwise it fades away and reveals the really bad DIY tat you made for that girl you used to know.

Hehe. Axl. Not so much snake hips boy as munchkin chubby chops. The Billie Eiish one doesn't offend me, unlike so many other slow covers. I blame Eva Cassidy for starting it. Take an iconic song, slow it right down, remove all the energy from it and, to really piss me off, change a few of the notes ...

It's almost certainly a hardware issue. Overheating or RAM error or something.
You'll be able to cause the same symptom with other processor/memory intensive software if you drive it hard enough.

Load the RRP as an effect.

Nah, it's just that they've all been fired and replaced by a positronic brain. It's a bit preoccupied at present but it will be along just as soon as it has become self-aware.

I'm in a similar boat except I just like to learn new tools and DAW's for fun. For whatever reason I trialed Bitwig and didn't like it, which I know sounds very vague so take it with a grain of salt, but I don't even recall why. With that said I'm an owner of FL and Logic, the only two other DAW's ...

You probably want something with pots rather than encoders.
If you want lots of pot knobs then the Akai MIDIMix is a decent budget option. Some people find the knobs a bit "low profile" but I found them fine. You can change them for any standard "D-profile" fitting knob if you want.

I think Drag and Drop is only a feature of the V2 instruments.

and not the dystopian bag of shit we're being handed by 21st century corporate capitalism.... Alternative futures are available. Choose from: 1. Blade Runner - "Wake up, time to die!" 2. Demolition Man - "Be well" 3. Terminator 2 - Aw, you know the quotes from this one. And from all his other movies.

Definitely slower than usual for me, but no login issues.

I think that adding a feature to Reason like Ableton Lives Clips would be a mistake. Ableton already does clips and there's a JammeR Loops Trigger Module that can do scene's and clips with Rex files that Reason already has available for purchase on the Rack Extension store. Well, there are two thin...

And, in turn, Melda are part of Image-Line, purveyors of Fl Studio.

(Image-Line also own UVI and WA Productions)

challism wrote: ↑

19 Apr 2024

I moved this to the VST forum (I assume it's a VST?). Doesn't belong in "General Reason"

Yeah, I like to give the mods something to do. It makes them feel useful.

You should ask for a refund.

It can work well on percussive sounds but it's easy to overdo it with the knobs and/or by trying to use all the effects at once. Dial in about 20% on one or two of the sections and you get a fairly subtle variation.

https://unitedplugins.com/Randomachine/

I find the stock drums (even Loop Supply) to be very limited in variety, basically it all seems to be oriented to a particular kind of music (even the Pop collection is basically the same). Synthwave didn't exist back when Propellerhead put together those drums and loops. I think it was 1974 but I ...

MrFigg wrote: ↑

16 Apr 2024

challism wrote: ↑

16 Apr 2024

What if 50% of your bed was on fire?

My bed is always on fire. Just ask the ladies. (I resisted the classic Scottish retort of “ask yer wife” only because I love and respect you. )

Oh, that's a bit off. Implying his wife is not a lady is just plain rude.

I've never been a great mixer but my mixing improved hugely when I started carving large chunks out of each track with EQ. I do it with my ears and also with a spectrum analyser. You'll be surprised how much of each track you can get rid of without losing it's vibe. Sometimes they sound pretty weak ...

crimsonwarlock wrote: ↑

16 Apr 2024

motuscott wrote: ↑

16 Apr 2024

Does this sale signal something?

As long as it is not about skipping May Madness, I'm fine

Didn't they skip May Madness last year? I seem to recall a spring sale and then no RS reductions in May although some other vendors did reduce stuff in May. Or I might be misremembering.

Free (I've not tried 'em):

https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/prod ... regrooves/