I have bought and returned four laptops hoping to set up a Reason-based recording studio that can be set up outside. Each one had serious problems. I have decided to get a MacBook instead of a PC. The Zoom U-22 interface does not work easily with PC's, but it does with MacBooks. It's coming in a few...

This is half a mile from my house, plenty of wildlife to disturb. This photo is from a cold November, the temperature dropped to 64.

After 6 full attempts to load Reason 12 into my new HP laptop, each time changing the installation using everyone's suggestions, it finally loaded and is running beautifully. Thanks so much for all the ideas. Now I have a recording studio that fits in a backpack.

I moved them there and it still says it can't find them when I run it.

Reason 12 works perfectly in my recording studio (I use it every day), but it will not open in my new HP laptop. It says it cannot find the Factory Soundbank although the Factory Soundbank is sitting right next to it in the Reason folder. Any ideas? I'm trying to load Reason into the PC laptop so I ...

DANGER DANGER.... I have bought three cheap laptops from Taiwan so far to run this system. Around $300 each. They all had problems and had to be returned. Time to spend more to get one that is reliable, like this HP business laptop for $550.

Apple stuff is almost entirely made in China, although moves are underway to move some manufacturing to Vietnam and India. Moog is the latest on a long list. Look around any major city in the U.S. where giant factories made everything. They have changed entirely. The U.S. hosts the biggest military ...

Finally, an actual photograph of the system, not just my dreaming

The new $350 AceMagic laptop arrived today, with Windows 11 Pro. Reason 12 works perfectly, time to take my studio outside.

Here's an example of a starting guitar setup, using a Squire Stratocaster and a Kuassa Matchlock amp https://soundcloud.com/john-richards/reason-start There are lots of good guitarists on here to help out. By the way, that Harley Benton is a really nice guitar ( I have the full range from $50 to $15...

KUASSA... KUASSA... KUASSA. (especially the Matchlock amp set on Black Twin and Tweed Bass with middle EQ set on 7, then hit tab and turn the oversampling on the back to 8x) Set your EQ for the audio track HMF (mid frequencies) knob to 3 o'clock. Add a tiny touch of RV7000 reverb and stand back, Cla...

My stratocaster is going through a Kuassa Matchlock amp in Reason. This is normal for me, it's too much of a bother to set up a mic and record my Fender amp in my studio, even though the sound is magnificent. I adjusted the drums per your comments and they came out much better, thanks.

Thanks Stephen, but I just got off the phone with Amazon and they're sending me the proper computer with Windows 11 Home.

Does anyone know how to change my new Acer PC laptop from Windows 10 S to Windows 11 Home? It was advertised with Windows 11 Home on Amazon.

Thank you

This is one example of the places near me I hope to got to and record

I have run Reason on a Mac in my recording studio since Reason 1 almost every day up until my current Reason 12. I am setting up a PC laptop to record in the "outside" world. Can I go into my Reason Studios account on the laptop and download Reason 12 for PC? This is my plan:

I'm hoping to land somewhere like this

Through the yellow door...

And it all fits for carrying

The portable outdoor recording studio is coming together

I just discovered numerous wonderful places within a mile of my house.
It has caused me to accelerate my portable studio building work.

I was born under a ceiling, got married under a ceiling, composed 500 songs under a ceiling*, will probably die under a ceiling... Now I'm in California, I don't need one most of the time.


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