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by jlgrimes
05 Jan 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Studios: Windows 11 Compatibility Statement
Replies: 22
Views: 7274

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: 1723

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: 7264

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: 1590

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: 245778

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: 900

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...
by jlgrimes
25 Dec 2022
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Korg Opsix vs Reason Studios Algorithm
Replies: 5
Views: 900

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...
by jlgrimes
25 Dec 2022
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Which Monitors Should I Go For?
Replies: 16
Views: 1660

Re: Which Monitors Should I Go For?

when I saw that the bass started at 80hz, I kind of got turned off. That said it depends on genre. But for dance stuff, I would want some thing that can go down to 40hz. So I don't think these will tell you much in the low end department. But with speakers, your room is probably more important than ...
by jlgrimes
23 Dec 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason + I’ve cancelled as it’s skewed towards new users
Replies: 15
Views: 2469

Re: Reason + I’ve cancelled as it’s skewed towards new users

Like the headline Been on it since ver 2.0 I like reason + tbh but there is no incentive to renew the annual membership - new users get a way better deal should be same especially for loyal customers ( ok skipped ver 6&7 ) Ok I know they need to attract ever more customers for the hedge fund backer...
by jlgrimes
16 Dec 2022
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: New Reason Instrument Release Pushed Back, No ETA
Replies: 93
Views: 10371

Re: New Reason Instrument Release Pushed Back, No ETA

Mattias confirmed during today's live stream, via the chat, that the new Reason instrument that was scheduled has been pushed back. But he also confirmed that it’s going to be bigger and better than first intended, my paraphrasing not his. Still no word on what it will be though. I was hoping for a...
by jlgrimes
14 Dec 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: The Entire History of Reason Studios (video)
Replies: 31
Views: 2218

Re: The Entire History of Reason Studios (video)

Right off the bat they mention ReCycle as being a "very simple sample loop editor". Maybe the concept is simple today being so common, but it revolutionized loop editing with its approach using slices, allowing the ability to change tempo without changing pitch and triggering slices independently, ...
by jlgrimes
12 Dec 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: The Entire History of Reason Studios (video)
Replies: 31
Views: 2218

Re: The Entire History of Reason Studios (video)

challism wrote:
11 Dec 2022
The interview with the former CEO someone posted here was pretty enlightening and was a great listen.
by jlgrimes
08 Oct 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Why does RS not advertise RE’s besides their own? Genuine Question not criticism.
Replies: 18
Views: 2177

Re: Why does RS not advertise RE’s besides their own? Genuine Question not criticism.

I just had a random thought: If I were only an RRP user and never used the DAW or joined the forums, how would I know about new RE’s? The shop shows 800+ RE’s atm, from free to infinity, and I’m curious how many of the newer RRP only users even know about most of these outside of RS RE’s that are a...
by jlgrimes
05 Oct 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: are we going to see more perpetual versions ?
Replies: 66
Views: 7857

Re: so truthfully what’s going on Reason Studios

are we going to see more perpetual versions ? i think you should keep the rack version and some refills on a sub and cut off the daw as a seperate product and sell upgrades to it . are you gonna out good things in for the people that just buy it outright ? why don’t you seperate them for the two ki...
by jlgrimes
21 Sep 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason sells?
Replies: 24
Views: 3040

Re: Reason sells?

In my opinion, Reason did not come "higher" on the list mostly because it did not support VSTs up until 2017 or something. Who wants to use a DAW where everything is only in one place and you can't buy this next BIG SYNTH from MegasonicS and use it in your DAW? Only absolute madmen, perhaps. For me...
by jlgrimes
30 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: CPU performance "secret"
Replies: 5
Views: 607

Re: CPU performance "secret"

Actually, I guess you have read but the future of music production is to use GPUs... There is a few vst available for tg t with for example a convolution reverb (generally very resource hungry). But to be honest... I think if you go for m1 pro or even m2 Pro, the raw power is so ridiculous you won'...
by jlgrimes
28 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: What are your deepest dreams/visions about Reason?
Replies: 56
Views: 10316

Re: What are your deepest dreams/visions about Reason?

I think some improvements that will benefit both Rack and Standalone workflow are critical. 1. Updated Browser. It should be easier to search patches and tag them. 2. Ability to edit samples in plugin. 3. Ability to edit/create Rex files in the Rex players and Mimic. This alone would turn Reason int...
by jlgrimes
20 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Collecting synths when you only use presets.
Replies: 29
Views: 1858

Re: Collecting synths when you only use presets.

I've got a right good load of synths covering pretty much everything from the beginning of synth-time to present day. Subractive, FM, Spectral...Moogs, Junos, 303s, you name it. I've got a million gigs of refills with samples from another right good number of synths. I generally browse presets. I d...
by jlgrimes
18 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Financials 2021
Replies: 215
Views: 87272

Re: Reason Financials 2021

If you’ve ever done the free VST hunt. It’s tedious with a lot of things that aren’t that great. I’ve been down that road. A good selection of stock instruments is just a better starting point in my opinion. Nowhere did I say Reaper is useless for everyone. My whole post was about a specific use ca...
by jlgrimes
15 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason Rack Plugin (RRP)
Topic: RRP limitations
Replies: 28
Views: 9638

Re: RRP limitations

Since using RRP with another DAW is one of the "advised" way to experience the Reason Rack, I'd like to share some thoughts about why RRP is not exactly the same as using the rack inside of reason itself. Automation (and remote ctrl) parameter names there’s what seems to be a bug in that the name o...
by jlgrimes
13 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: What effects are in your Master Section?
Replies: 22
Views: 1900

Re: What effects are in your Master Section?

I'm curious what effects you find useful to add to the Master Section? The default effects work great, but I'm interested in what other setups you may find useful. Thanks KClip (versatile clipping plugin to catch stray peaks) Ableton Glue (That said I'm finding the Reason Glue compressor has a punc...
by jlgrimes
13 Aug 2022
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Okay, let's see what the fuss is about (FL Studio)
Replies: 11
Views: 1010

Re: Okay, let's see what the fuss is about (FL Studio)

I used to work on this WAY back in the day. Like, version 3 or something. It was my first introduction to music making that wasn't strictly General MIDI and I absolutely loved it. Somewhere along the way, I just lost touch with it and went over to Cubase, and then Reason, and now a mix of Reason an...
by jlgrimes
11 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Financials 2021
Replies: 215
Views: 87272

Re: Reason Financials 2021

Imho there are two areas where Reason can improve heavily. 1.) the outdated sequencer (Workflow, Clip Launcher, Arranger) 2.) the kinda lost focus on supporting Remote Controllers via the superb Remote. I just checked a few Remote Maps (in R11) of controllers and the newest supported device was Pul...
by jlgrimes
10 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Financials 2021
Replies: 215
Views: 87272

Re: Reason Financials 2021

Just saw that. It definitely feels like it's ALL about Reason as a plug-in these days :cry: I have begun to wonder if at some point, RS will just become a VST Plugin company. It would make wayyyyy more sense to do that, than to drag the whole Reason DAW along with it. If you look at where Native In...
by jlgrimes
09 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Financials 2021
Replies: 215
Views: 87272

Re: Reason Financials 2021

I often wonder if most Reason users are wedded to it mainly because they spent so much time learning its 'unique' workflow and they fear 'losing' all that time if they jump ship to a modern DAW. I think alot of people actually like Reasons sequencer. For getting ideas down quickly especially for ke...