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by yamguitar
13 Aug 2020
Forum: Reason General
Topic: The Factory sound bank secrets!
Replies: 56
Views: 8141

Re: The Factory sound bank secrets!

Call me shallow, but the way I avoid auditioning a zillion patches in a row is to search for a term that coincides somehow with the title or concept of my song, like "future" or "shark" or "romance" or "cake"... who knows what... try a couple of the patches that come up, and then make the best one(s...
by yamguitar
01 Oct 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Bug after update 10.2d93
Replies: 2
Views: 891

Re: Bug after update 10.2d93

Actually, I'm having a different issue: since updating to 10.2, audio tracks seem not to be receiving audio from my interface. It's baffling... all of the usual preferences are in place. Audio Preferences shows my interface as usual. In the sequencer, I can select mono/stereo input and the various i...
by yamguitar
30 Oct 2017
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Thinking of Getting a Mac!
Replies: 47
Views: 4621

Re: Thinking of Getting a Mac!

As an iMac user for well over a decade now, my experience says otherwise. I wholeheartedly agree. My last four computers, stretching back to 2000, have all been iMacs, and they have all been fantastic. I would happily pit the stability, specs, and performance of any iMac I've owned against any othe...
by yamguitar
30 Oct 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason's poor cpu performance
Replies: 129
Views: 18519

Re: Reason's poor cpu performance

try turning off the automatic graphics switching
I appreciate the suggestion, jappe, but that only relates to laptops. Thanks, though!
by yamguitar
30 Oct 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Propellerhead Releases Reason 10
Replies: 369
Views: 72209

My Quick 2¢ Review

My Quick 2¢ Review For context: I upgraded from 9.2. I’m not really a synth guy… I’m a guitarist… but I’ve been a Reason fan and user for a long time. It’s always fun for me to play with, and just fantastic for throwing stuff together quick. I use it whenever I need to do something electronic-y, an...
by yamguitar
25 Oct 2017
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Thinking of Getting a Mac!
Replies: 47
Views: 4621

Re: Thinking of Getting a Mac!

I'm a very Mac guy... are you specifically looking for a laptop or desktop?
by yamguitar
25 Oct 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason's poor cpu performance
Replies: 129
Views: 18519

Re: Reason's poor cpu performance

I am fortunate enough at the moment to have a computer with very up-to-date specs: iMac Retina 5K, 4 GHz Intel Core i7, 500 GB SSD , 32 GB RAM. I've always found Reason to be very resource-light... until now. I have been having some audio dropout problems recently, even on very simple projects consi...
by yamguitar
21 Oct 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Are there any clues in the Reason 10 advert?
Replies: 66
Views: 11933

Re: Are there any clues in the Reason 10 advert?

...also, there has to be a reason that Reason (ha!) itself is not featured more prominently in this image.


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by yamguitar
21 Oct 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Are there any clues in the Reason 10 advert?
Replies: 66
Views: 11933

Re: Are there any clues in the Reason 10 advert?

The weirdness of the main image for the 10 announcement all but convinces me that more will come in the point revisions. There's no way that the addition of a few synths is enough for them to seriously be able to call it "the biggest update ever". I want to believe you’re right. Someone pointed out...
by yamguitar
30 Sep 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: macOS 10.13 High Sierra compatibility
Replies: 10
Views: 1934

Re: Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra

I'm running it right now. Had a little trouble running the Reason in-app updater... had to download the latest update directly from Propellerhead website from my browser. It seems to be working, but I'm actually getting some graphical glitching of moving elements currently... I understand some peopl...
by yamguitar
27 Sep 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Pole: Reason 10 Upgrade
Replies: 66
Views: 10468

Re: Pole: Reason 10 Upgrade

I'll get the update, but... I already frequently find the sheer volume of sonic possibilities with Reason utterly daunting (daunting in a good way, of course, but still), and I habitually wind up spending an hour auditioning kick drums and synth patches instead of making any music. I appreciate all ...
by yamguitar
23 May 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Do you use Blocks when composing?
Replies: 50
Views: 6760

Re: Do you use Blocks when composing?

Mostly for color-coding sections of a song, but I have found them useful when I'm doing very long tunes, or especially when I need to be able to make different length versions of a song. They're great for that, and make it really easy to comprehend the current arrangement at a glance. Most of the ti...
by yamguitar
09 Nov 2015
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Do You Get Replies From Propellerhead?
Replies: 22
Views: 2841

Re: Do You Get Replies From Propellerhead?

They've always replied to me quickly when I've needed help. One guy in particular even dug up some links to old refills for me that were missing from the site... I've been extremely pleased with the level of attention I've received as a Reason user. I could see where just suggesting features might n...
by yamguitar
13 Oct 2015
Forum: Reason Feature Requests
Topic: Everything in Db and Hz?
Replies: 17
Views: 2780

Re: Everything in Db and Hz?

...I absolutely agree!


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by yamguitar
13 Oct 2015
Forum: Reason Feature Requests
Topic: THEMES!
Replies: 16
Views: 5476

Re: THEMES!

I agree that themes would be nice. My other DAW has switchable themes, and it makes a big difference when you're looking at a screen for hours upon hours. I sometimes like to pair the theme with the tone of the music.


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by yamguitar
13 Oct 2015
Forum: Reason Feature Requests
Topic: Differentiation between application and project!
Replies: 6
Views: 1516

Re: Differentiation between application and project!

Hm, moot on Mac... Does sound annoying.


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by yamguitar
13 Oct 2015
Forum: Reason Feature Requests
Topic: Everything in Db and Hz?
Replies: 17
Views: 2780

Everything in Db and Hz?

Agreed... I know I should just use my ears, but having only the abstract values of 0-127 to go by when I'm trying to set automation means a lot of trial and error; I can't even set initial volume parameters with any authority.


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by yamguitar
09 Oct 2015
Forum: Reason General
Topic: looking for a sound
Replies: 5
Views: 1238

Re: looking for a sound

freesound is terrific; it's always my first stop for sound design projects now. Tons of unique and frequently well-recorded sounds.
by yamguitar
01 Oct 2015
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Does Saving Seem Slow to You?
Replies: 16
Views: 2378

Does Saving Seem Slow to You?

Compared to my other music apps, Reason 8 seems extremely slow in saving files to me. Over time, I have developed a habit of stabbing the save command habitually every few minutes, without even really thinking about it... sometimes even when I'm just absent-mindedly figuring out what to do next. Eve...
by yamguitar
30 Sep 2015
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: OS X El Capitan + Reason
Replies: 23
Views: 10196

Re: OS X El Capitan + Reason

El Capitan is officially out now, and is working normally on my system with Reason 8.3.1. Am having a few issues with MOTU Cuemix, though.
by yamguitar
25 Sep 2015
Forum: Reason General
Topic: POLL: Do you want video support in Reason?
Replies: 90
Views: 12230

Re: POLL: Do you want video support in Reason?

I don't miss it at all right now, but if it were there I'd probably use it!
by yamguitar
09 Sep 2015
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Tronical - Guitarists, you should get this!
Replies: 10
Views: 1843

Re: Tronical - Guitarists, you should get this!

I will definitely lube my nut


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by yamguitar
09 Sep 2015
Forum: Reason General
Topic: How to tune kicks in Reason?
Replies: 36
Views: 8167

Re: How to tune kicks in Reason?

I'd say just turn the pitch knob until it sounds the best to you. You don't need perfect pitch to hear what YOU like, what sounds right. Who cares if it's dead on what a computer thinks is "perfect tuning" if it doesn't sound best to you? ...And frankly, the tuning for ANY drum is always gonna be a ...
by yamguitar
09 Sep 2015
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Running sessions & refills from an external drive
Replies: 4
Views: 1058

Re: Running sessions & refills from an external drive

My refills are all on an external FireWire drive (actually my music files are all on two daisy-chained drives... One for the songs I'm working on, one for samples, refills, etc.). For a long time I thought system performance would be best with refills on my Mac's main drive, because they were someho...