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by Luxuria
16 Oct 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason 10 and Ozone 8
Replies: 12
Views: 1768

Re: Reason 10 and Ozone 8

Could there be any other reasons the meters are off? I've been skeptical of Reason's master fader readings for a while now and tested differences in readings in stand alone Ozone 7 and Pro Tools. I'll have nothing in the master chain (I export the wav file and use a dedicated reason file for masteri...
by Luxuria
04 Sep 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Work space dividers & general screen layout rant :)
Replies: 20
Views: 3109

Re: Work space dividers & general screen layout rant :)

Also, why can't I arrange my work space like this - it's such a no brainer with both rack and mixer organised vertically and the focus dynamically switching to proper device and channel respectively, when sequencer track is touched. I can't really understand why it's not there: I strongly agree wit...
by Luxuria
04 Sep 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.
Replies: 19
Views: 2350

Re: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.

I'm happy that my performances now reflect my gear a little bit better, but still am puzzled as to how the macbook runs 3% less extensively yet struggles keeping the dsp bars down within Reason? DSP is not only about CPU, but also HDD speed, communication between various computer components: busses...
by Luxuria
04 Sep 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.
Replies: 19
Views: 2350

Re: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.

antic604 wrote:
04 Sep 2018
aeox wrote:
04 Sep 2018

BTW OP, what's your screen resolution on the PC? Reason doesn't use GPU to render its GUI, so maybe that's where some of the theoretical performance is vanishing if it's a 4K screen(s).
PC runs at 1080. The macbook does have retina display which is running at 2800x1200.
by Luxuria
04 Sep 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.
Replies: 19
Views: 2350

Re: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.

Update: So I was pleasantly surprised that the desktop did not have the most up to date focusrite drivers! That helped only partially though. I tested a different song with all midi info I had on both machines.Same project file in both machines with same interface, same audio settings and came up wi...
by Luxuria
04 Sep 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.
Replies: 19
Views: 2350

Re: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.

The i7 runs projects that are about twice the track count and twice the amount of insert fx. Also, can you post a screenshot of your Task Manager when running a song that results in high DSP on the PC? Like so: Here's a high dsp part captured https://i.imgur.com/o7c7a0X.png I have tried the basic A...
by Luxuria
04 Sep 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.
Replies: 19
Views: 2350

Re: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.

You'd think I should be getting better performance with the desktop right? Yes. The question is are all the other Reason settings the same accross the MacBook and Desktop PC: multi-core and hyper-threading, bit depth, audio rate and audio buffer. Also, is the PC in high-performance mode? Yup! All s...
by Luxuria
04 Sep 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.
Replies: 19
Views: 2350

Re: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.

Although the i3-8350k seems to have better benchmark score, maybe Reason just works better with that CPU with 8 threads? I think that would be the only logical answer. The i7 runs projects that are about twice the track count and twice the amount of insert fx. My first thought was that it was the i...
by Luxuria
04 Sep 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.
Replies: 19
Views: 2350

Confusion with hardware specs and their performance.

I built a nice new gaming/music production desktop around November lats year. Before that, I had a macbook pro retina (2012) that ran Reason really well, still does actually. I knew something was up when I first started using Reason(I'm on 8.3) on the desktop because I'd see the DSP meter flicker an...
by Luxuria
20 Jun 2018
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Are You Serious?!
Replies: 134
Views: 27748

Re: Are You Serious?!

It sounds like you are looking at it from a very technical and software side, which may be making you see Reason with the wrong lens. Can you open it up and make music with an old school pseudo-rack style layout, some core instruments, samplers, and machines that are often easy to tinker and learn t...
by Luxuria
07 Dec 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Did anyone else receive an email survey about Reason 10 from the Props?
Replies: 14
Views: 1851

Re: Did anyone else receive an email survey about Reason 10 from the Props?

You suckers don't know when you're being baited. Take an unfinished product and slap on a fancy name like X on it. They surely will pay for it. Either the advertising team was also underwhelmed or they didn't get the memo that they were releasing "Reason 10".
by Luxuria
16 Jun 2017
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: Reveal Sound ReSpire Song Challenge
Replies: 76
Views: 14621

Re: Reveal Sound ReSpire Song Challenge

Entry:

An Ironic Misuse Of The Word Irony

by Luxuria
11 May 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: POLL: Has Reason 9.5 caused you to update from an older version?
Replies: 28
Views: 3830

Re: POLL: Has Reason 9.5 caused you to update from an older version?

Chiming in late with a "No" for me. The 9.5 update adding VST support is huge when it comes the history of Reason choosing to do their own thing and develop the "Rack Extension" platform over VST's. The Plug-in delay compensation was actually a feature I really wanted when talk about version 9 comin...
by Luxuria
02 Mar 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Shame on you PH!
Replies: 167
Views: 14743

Re: Shame on you PH!

Anyone know of a good Expanse replacement? I could always get very technical with a combinator and Thor but the smooth workflow in Expanse's additive engine makes the battle a rough one. Zero, I have always seen Expanse as Zero's little brother however Expanse seams to be more user friendly.... Reg...
by Luxuria
02 Mar 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Shame on you PH!
Replies: 167
Views: 14743

Re: Shame on you PH!

Peter wrote:
Luxuria wrote:Update.
Sorry for the OT but Luxuria I've been wondering for quite some time now - what is your avatar? Is it some kind of delicious pita wrap?
It's a gyro :-D
by Luxuria
02 Mar 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Shame on you PH!
Replies: 167
Views: 14743

Re: Shame on you PH!

Update: Received an email from PH's. It was very very brief and to the point. Stated they updated the RE SDK and as a consequence the Expanse synth V.2 will only work with Reason 9. In light of this they are unable to sell legacy versions of the software due to compatibility issues. Still waiting on...
by Luxuria
01 Mar 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Shame on you PH!
Replies: 167
Views: 14743

Re: Shame on you PH!

This will be my last word on this topic since it's turned into the classic discussion cycle of death where we all beat the dead horse and start theorizing and asking what ifs. I love Reason. It has given me the opportunity to create music, spend countless hours just messing around for fun, and keep ...
by Luxuria
01 Mar 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Shame on you PH!
Replies: 167
Views: 14743

Re: Shame on you PH!

I have already tried contacting support, so I'm voicing my concerns directly through to them. I really hope they press the issue and work on improving their website which hasn't been the smoothest since they updated it. I am not going to "just upgrade" because I don't feel that they took the best ap...
by Luxuria
01 Mar 2017
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Shame on you PH!
Replies: 167
Views: 14743

Shame on you PH!

You know, I've always heard PH doesn't care about their old customer base but I never thought I'd be shafted so soon as a 8.3 user. I'm now part of a niche community that for being only 1 update behind (choosing to skip version 9), I feel drastically separated from the rest of the pack. This all ste...
by Luxuria
18 Oct 2016
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: Synapse's The Legend Synthesizer Song Challenge
Replies: 137
Views: 23375

Re: Synapse's The Legend Synthesizer Song Challenge

Last minute question:

Would it be allowed to use Thor's Chorus section as an effect for The Legend to utilize?

Whenever I need a Chorus I would route it through Thor since the Delay parameter is in milliseconds, giving better control, and it actually has a Dry/Wet knob unlike the stock CF-101.
by Luxuria
14 Sep 2016
Forum: Reason General
Topic: 9.1 is here?
Replies: 133
Views: 16121

Re: 9.1 is here?

I personally do not see this update as a step in the right direction. While many have pointed out; the video shows a sense of collaboration with both CEO's of the companies working together, but why should that take precedence over numerous other areas of progress and innovation? Having seen an arti...
by Luxuria
04 May 2016
Forum: Patches, ReFills and Sound Packs
Topic: bundles
Replies: 50
Views: 7302

Re: Bitley™ Summer 2016 Bundle

As a novice when it comes to refills, currently don't any, I've done a bit of research and all routes lead me to Bitley's products as top notch golden standards. With this new offer, my options became a bit more complicated because the Summer 2016 Bundle offers a lot of great refills with a lot of s...