Good stuff in the Reason manual

[dvdrtldg]

Been a while since I had to check it, but yesterday I found myself browsing thru the R8 manual and found they've been putting tips & tricks at the end of some of the chapters. E.g. Pulverizer:

How to beef up your sounds:

1. Select the Low Pass 24 filter type in the Filter section.
2. Set the Frequency parameter to a low value so you can barely hear the lowest frequencies.
3. Set the Threshold, Attack and Release knobs in the Follower section to minimum values.
4. Slowly increase the Follower > Filter Amount knob until you can hear the lower frequencies of the sound.
5. Adjust the Blend knob until you are satisfied with the mix.
6. Adjust the Blend, Squash and Dirt knobs to fine-tune the sound.



That's great! Never would have figured that out for myself. Maybe not worth a dedicated thread but just a reminder if one were needed, there's gold in them thar pages

[Benedict]

Reading!

Did you suggest reading? Have you been drinking? LOL

Yes RTFM, it is amazing how much you can learn from the people who made the tool.

[Rook]

Interesting you brought this up. In 5 years of using it, I don't think I've ever actually read the Reason manual...maybe I should. However, just today I was reading the manuals for a couple REs, namely Polar and Ozone Max. I generally can make sense of how most devices work, but it was really helpful in getting ideas for how to accomplish certain things more effectively. With Ozone, I never really knew what the different modes actually were. I think I've got a much better understanding of both devices now. Go figure lol.

[RhysHuntley89]

As Benedict said - RTFM. It's awesome

[dvdrtldg]

Some great ideas in there for creative use of Alligator as well. I've almost never used it up to now, but am going to start trying shit out

[Puckboy2000]

Lol... Reading is so 1900s

[tiker01]

Lol... Reading is so 1900s

Let me quote ICE CUBE on this topic:

"If you don't know shit, then you can't work for me
Cause you read your first book in the penitentiary"

https://youtu.be/Wu-jfju5atI

[motuscott]

I remember the day I read a book.

[Puckboy2000]

Lol... Reading is so 1900s

Let me quote ICE CUBE on this topic:

"If you don't know shit, then you can't work for me
Cause you read your first book in the penitentiary"

https://youtu.be/Wu-jfju5atI

Ha ha

[Exowildebeest]

Anyone have a good Youtube tutorial on reading?

[RhysHuntley89]

In the UK there's actually a Reading festival; bands that don't like to read get relegated to Leeds.

[mcatalao]

I always have my manuals at hand on my work pc... It keeps me dreaming about music stuff, and i can make dope things instantly when i'm at my "other work"...

[syncanonymous]

I find I read now more than ever before...it is 95% digital, for sure. Tech specs, how tos, forums, trawling for info, lot's of manuals...I have always be a read the manual type....and of course digital comics.

I have been knee deep in the Reason manual too since upgrading from Reason 4 to to 8.2 earlier this year. Still, I am really struggling to understand Comp Edit mode &, so far, I do not find the Reason Manual very helpful for comp edit mode. I will start a new thread, then:)

[Marketblandings]

Oh, heck yeah!
I sat down with the Reason Essentials manual like a book from day 1. Makes excellent reading around bedtime.
Just approach it with a "let's learn a new trick" attitude and it really is enjoyable.

I swear people don't know half of what's engineered right into the software they already use.
I'd be willing to bet that a certain amount of software is sold each year to people looking for a certain capability, never realizing that they already own that capability.

[gak]

Lol... Reading is so 1900s

Let me quote ICE CUBE on this topic:

[CloudsOfSound]

Oh, heck yeah!
I sat down with the Reason Essentials manual like a book from day 1. Makes excellent reading around bedtime.
Just approach it with a "let's learn a new trick" attitude and it really is enjoyable.

I swear people don't know half of what's engineered right into the software they already use.
I'd be willing to bet that a certain amount of software is sold each year to people looking for a certain capability, never realizing that they already own that capability.

That's so unbelievably true! RTFM!

[Adabler]

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Did this a while back. It is so much better to read it like that while working, at least for me.

[brand]

Did this a while back. It is so much better to read it like that while working, at least for me.

OK - this I like!!! Firm believer in RTFM! (Had some trouble quoting the image up top...)
Anyway, I have a book where I print out certain sections -- but the manual is huge -- but I've thought of bringing it in to a copy shop and having it printed. I think it's like a 1000 pages - so that's about a whole ream double-sided. What stops me is the version-up manuals, but still...I admire this. There is a lot of gold in that manual.

[Psuper]

Stuff the Reason PDF into your Kindle. Stuff more Manual PDFs into your kindle. Stuff everything music-related into your kindle!

Not only do I have instant e-ink readability of everything I'd want, stacks of instantly searchable manuals of every product I own when I'm at my DAW, but also can casually read stuff layin in bed.

Did I mention I have a dedicated Kindle just for music?

[EnochLight]

Kindle? Naaaaaa - iPad FTW!

[Psuper]

Kindle? Naaaaaa - iPad FTW!

Psh, nothing compares to e-ink, truth!

[jayhosking]

Psuper, I don't always agree with you, but you are absolutely right about e-ink. It's the best.

[Adabler]

I try to print every manual of the REs I own. As a person who is easily distracted, I find being able to read the manual while looking at the RE I'm reading up on to be good practice. At some point, I should print the sections about Europa and Grain from the new manual.

There is something humbling in holding the whole thing in my hands. I ask myself "do I know and understand all of it's content?".

"No, I don't".

One day, though.. one day..

[aeox]

I'm a firm believer in DRTFM (Don't read the manual) It's more fun that way

[motuscott]

I'm a firm believer in RTFWM as in consulting a ProTools manual for your basic Reason questions.
Hours of fun...
Best after smoking a bowl or two