This was obviously a plan intended to recruit new users and to entice people who are still on older versions of [INSERT ANY SOFTWARE NAME HERE] to upgrade to the absolute latest version. You've just described the goal of every single software company in existence. I'm not sure why people think Prop...

This was obviously a plan intended to recruit new users and to entice people who are still on older versions of Reason to upgrade to the absolute latest version. The SDK is constantly improving, and in order to use (and BUY) the latest and greatest REs (like Layers), you need to be on a recent-ish v...

Well, mr "professional" audio engineer, either you really don't know (and who knows maybe you don't - have some of your music samples you can show us?) OR you're trying to prove a silly point in a silly way. And as a long-time lurker, I've seen plenty of silly debates around here lately. I think you...

This is really easy, at least when it comes to pianos. Take a Reason factory piano for example, and directly compare it to a Piantoeq piano. But don't just listen to demos, actually play both pianos. Your ears and fingers should tell you almost immediately which is "higher quality". : )

Awesome. Expanse is the one RE synth I really wish I had in VST form...so I could use it in Logic and not just Reason. Yeah! There aren't any REs I would buy as VSTs, but Expanse would definitely make me think. Although in the audio unit world it would go up against Alchemy 2 and Omnisphere and I j...

Yeah it's free, but we're also about to be hit with an Xpand!3 soon which they will charge for and which I have no problem paying for because it is so excellent. Also, for those of us not updating to Reason 10 (long time user - I don't need more synths and samples) Xpand!2 has plenty of kalimbas, be...

Well iTunes is obviously different, but yeah they don't need to do it for Logic because #1 they don't SELL plugins, and #2 they give us all the plugins they make for free : )

God I hope not. Their synth REs can't compete with what's out there I'm afraid.

If one looks at the pattern , most likely subscriptions will be enforced in a few years time, across all software, not just reason, hopefully it takes longer than a few years. I hate hate HATE subscriptions. This is why I am glad I also use Logic (although you could say having to buy a Mac is somet...

After trying many pianos myself (including Radical piano) I have also settled on Pianoteq as my one and only piano.

Go here and download many pro piano midis and play them through Pianoteq and have yourself a free classical piano concert: http://www.piano-e-competition.com/midiinstructions.asp