It's not ugly because it's flat; it's ugly because the spacing between all the elements is still based on the hardware-style version. It looks kind of half-done.

Interesting device. Totally naff video. I mean really “hey kids here is how a sampler works.” “I’ve never been into sampling before” wait what that? One of the most important pieces of music technology from the past 40-50 years that has influenced and shaped key music genres and songs and a technol...

This looks nice! It feels very Reason-like in its flexibility and approachability.

Pitch detection would be a nice addition later, as would the ability to make adjustments across all sample slots, either with a “copy settings” button or an “edit all” mode to edit single parameters like release time.

Overrated: This is going to be controversial, but I don't get the fascination with Diva. Maybe I just don't have trained enough ears, but I've never been convinced of the benefit over other VA synths. Underrated: FXpansion Strobe2. I guess you could say this is the Diva for me. Great analog characte...

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RME Babyface Pro works great with MPC now. Really improves the quality of the i/o.

Does this work for the Force as well? I’m curious if this lets you record more channels simultaneously.

If you try something like Klang or Humana, do those work? That should at least rule out any issue with RE sample playback.

Thanks for your support of the Reason community, and thanks for taking this very generous approach to closing shop. While Spectra never grabbed my attention when it was released, it's interesting looking at it now. Synclavier-style spectral synthesis was a real gap in Reason, and while you can easil...

Ah ok, it's a shame Ryan didn't show that in the video, So you can't set different levels for sequencer mixer and rack No, it's gonna affect all on screen elements. Can't say if that'll change. For now it's more of a set-and-forget thing for people with high DPI displays who were struggling to read...

This is a great observation. UX designers spend a lot of time thinking about user intent: What is a user trying to tell the UI they want to do? To me, dragging a device in the rack says one thing: the user wants to change the signal path. Auto-routing should indeed probably be the default. This wou...

•Dragging a device in the Rack to a new location should automatically route the device to the new location, adding Shift should override this behavior (not the other way around!). This is a great observation. UX designers spend a lot of time thinking about user intent: What is a user trying to tell...

Tunecore, really? They offer one of the worst deals in digital distribution for the type of producer that would be tempted to one-click release straight from a DAW. $50 per year per album is way higher than other services with recurring fees, and of course, some don't charge recurring fees at all. I...

Reason 1.0 really had an aesthetic! It's a bit of a shame that RS has gradually strayed from that over the years. Subtractor, NN-19, Redrum, and the others really looked and felt like hardware, while modern REs, even first-party and built-in ones, tend to look like a VST with some vague nods to hard...

I would say the chances of this are zero, but I think that number is too high.

Not unless you're a subscriber. Are you just guessing? I would think it would as all of the Reason rack extentions came with Reason. For example, Complex-1 was launched between 10 and 11 I think not added to 10 but then included with R11 Suite. I would hate to buy Alogrithm for example only to find...

I too would like to see sequencer updates and most of all, MPE support. I have to admit, MPE support didn't interest me one bit... until LUMI keys came out. I am absolutely dying to get a set of those, but won't waste my money if I can't have MPE support in Reason. Here's to hoping, but judging fro...

With the announcement that the new features in Reason 12 will be rolling out to Reason+ over the months leading up to Reason 12's release, the implication is that Reason+ will be on the 12.x codebase during this period. This will presumably nix collaboration between Reason+ subscribers and Reason 11...

I'm hoping an updated Combinator answers a lot of requests by having a built-in I/O and mixer among other tools like envelopes and LFOs. I hope if there is an updated Combinator, it is more along the lines of Snap Heap/Multipass. Now that a new Combinator is confirmed for Reason 12, here’s hoping!

The M1 may be more than capable of running Reason, but Apple's restrictions on iOS make it a non-starter, because there's no way to implement Rack Extensions. Unless Apple changes its policy restricting iOS apps from dynamically downloading executable code from within an app, Rack Extensions are imp...

The draw of Reason's rack has always been its flexibility, but as other modular environments have gained popularity in recent years, Reason's has started to look a little clunky in comparison. Where many others tend to automate certain wirings based on common use cases, Reason tends to require every...

If synths are your priority, and you already prefer Reason's workflow, there’s no question, really. Remember, Reason began as a synth package which only later added DAW features, while FL studio began as a DAW that later added synth features.

Me: I don't need another flagship synth; I have enough already

Arturia: Ok but what if you could get it for $50

Me: ...

Arturia: Also it's a new version with an additive engine, and we'll throw in 5 additional preset banks

Me: Here's $50

So strange. I wonder why they’re running a separate beta for this on the 11 branch instead of waiting to launch a normal beta of 12. RS has never done anything like this as far as I know.

unless I miss my guess, there will need to be a ton of updates in Reason 12 *because* of the resolution upgrade. the UI touches nearly every fundamental aspect of a DAW—it would be an enormous wasted opportunity if they don’t improve in many other areas. VST3 might be one of the areas where the UI ...

Is this gonna be a free update for R11 users? Since we're so close in the cycle to when the next version of Reason would normally be announced, I had been expecting the hi-res update would be rolled into Reason 12. But this is... weird! Reason Studios has never made an announcement like this for a ...

I seriously doubt the hi res change would ship without custom scalability. complaining about the lack of features is one thing, but when RS give us features, they’re generally really well thought out. if they just gave us a fixed zoom option, I’d be super surprised. You mean a complete free zoom? L...