EDM tutorials?

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10 Feb 2016

Does anyone know any great EDM, Dance music tutorials for Reason?

Free and or Paid ones?

I'd really like to take advantage of Reason and push it to what it can do. Using Routing methods to and from devices etc..

I'm using Reason 8.3

Thanks

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pjeudy
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11 Feb 2016

Ok..Here's how I think it works....

1. watch any tutorial you want ...Regardless of the DAW that they are using.
2. While you are watching you will usually say to Your self ...ok I known the equivalent device in REASON that can do that!
THAT'S IT !

Now you mentioned CV, simply do any Youtube/Google search type in REASON,CV and just follow along to anyone one of them. The REASON for this is ..it's almost impossible for everyone to tell you watch this video on using CV in REASON ..it is the best and we all agree that it is.
The KEY is to watch those videos and automatically a few of them with click in your mind as something you want to try and recreate.

There is a SECRET that some people overlook! It doesn't matter which DAW you use for the most part 90 % of the time!!
If you look at any Music Tutorial the main ingredients are :
Synth
Acoustic instruments
EQ
Delay
Reverb
Samples
vocals
DONE !!!!

The REST of the story is TECHNIQUES/UNDERSTANDING meaning how do you start to build a song , how do you apply Dynamic effect...etc...and NONE of these things are necessarily exclusive to any DAW.
There's is a Universe of information on making tons of different genre of Music but they are not all built with REASON and it doesn't need to be....don't look for videos just on REASON ...look for video on Making Music on any DAW and simply soak up all the information!!
But for CV related work ...then yea do a search on that ...no other DAW does CV so that exclusive to REASON.

My favorite training site is Groove3.com I have never watch a video on that site that is related to REASON.
My favorite course subject on Groove3 are Mixing,Mastering,Music Theory....None of which are in one DAW. But the principles you learn is what you are looking for.

Having said that, take a look below.
http://www.musictech.net/the-ultimate-guide-to-reason/
http://www.reasontalk.com/viewforum.php?f=5
My opinion is that Propellerhead REASON needs a complete rewrite!
P.S: people should stop saying "No it won't happen" when referring to a complete rewrite of REASON. I have 3 letters for ya....VST
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Noplan
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11 Feb 2016

All techniques are relevant. Some of these "in the studio with" videos are very helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/user/FutureMusicMagazine/videos

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willowman
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11 Feb 2016

You could do a lot worse than check out the reason ask video.com tutorials...guys like mo volans and hollin jones make a lot of sense...you can find a lot of their stuff (for free) on u-tube or buy a months learning pass for 25 bucks/euros from the prop shop, worth every penny imo.
Jez: "How long can it take to come up with 3 minutes of music?" Hans: "6 minutes max"
Jez: "That's being generous. That's 2 minutes per minute"

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willowman
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11 Feb 2016

Also this guy I found to be very helpful....I think he is using logic but most of the ideas and techniques can be applied to reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqNeEXgjgfY
Jez: "How long can it take to come up with 3 minutes of music?" Hans: "6 minutes max"
Jez: "That's being generous. That's 2 minutes per minute"

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Vince-Noir-99
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11 Feb 2016

Sadly, people here aren't much into videos, I think. I was also asking about some Reason videos last week, but got zero responses. I'm surprised FM in the studio series was mentioned above! :)
From what I see, Reason doesn't appear to be that popular on Youtube, compared to other DAWS.

But if you're looking for genre specific tutorials, rather than just Reason workflow inspiration, I agree with Pjeudy: any DAW will do.

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The_G
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11 Feb 2016

I just googled "reason EDM tutorial" and these came up. Can't vouch for how good they are, but they are: (a) tutorials; (b) about making EDM; and (c) using reason





The guy "Speo TV" has some quality tutorials by the way--I think he makes EDM.
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BPGeez
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11 Feb 2016

MacProVideo.com is a gem for me.. Speo always has in-depth tutorials which are great! ReasonExperts.com is pretty awesome too and exclusive to Reason. If you fancy step by step literature, I am a big advocate of Reason101.net. They have great tutorials which will spark other ideas of what can be done in reason (look into purchasing the Reason 101 book, worth every penny). @pjeudy could you elaborate on what you meant by "Dynamic Effect" as I haven't heard that term and am curious about it.
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