Have You Upgraded to Reason 9 Yet?

[Creativemind]

Hi!

Out of interest (I know a thread similar to this has been done but this is slightly different).

The other thread was done before 9 had come out and was in the beta testing stage.

So the question is:-

Have you already upgraded or bought Reason 9 yet or are you waiting for a point update?

I personally am waiting for a point update.

Thanks!

[gak]

My option would have to be "no, but I might someday"

[orthodox]

My option would have to be "no, but I might someday"

Mine would be "Decided, but later, regardless of point updates".

[boobytrap]

Personally I don't believe in any point updates. How come PH point updates better than major update. Even they never upgrade things like workflow and Audio editing on point updates. I'll upgrade in next or wait until for real upgrade.

[16BitBear]

You need another option.

No, I have not upgraded yet, but yes, I plan to do so actually quite soon. It will be irrespective of a point upgrade. It is simply about getting the cash together for the upgrade. That is all in my case. I beta tested it and I liked what I saw. It is worth the upgrade for me.

[8cros]

At the moment, I believe Reason 5 the best version ever.
But I also like Reason 8.
I have not been updated and do not feel the need.
I look forward to updating point. To be honest, it is very curious.

[craven]

Performancewise I had some trouble, even with the release version of 9 (demo). So I'm trying to figure out what's going on before upgrading. Might be my system.

[Dabbler]

Players and pitch edit were too juicy for me to wait.

Plus I was on 7 and had not experienced the new workflow with the upgraded browsing.

I like my 9er.

[TheMiles]

M option would be "Yes, as soon as I have the money"

[Gorgon]

Still a no-go for me. The players are not worth the upgrade. Neither are the "new sounds". Either the sequencer gets a proper update or I will never upgrade anymore, EVER.

[pushedbutton]

yeah I got a boxed copy so I could have stickers.
never underestimate the importance of stickers.

[stephensmattlee]

Wasn't impressed with v9, or 8 before that, will probably hold out until Reason 10 unless I'm really impressed by any of the "point" updates

[Creativemind]

Still a no-go for me. The players are not worth the upgrade. Neither are the "new sounds". Either the sequencer gets a proper update or I will never upgrade anymore, EVER.

I agree, the sounds weren't mind blowing (or different than anything heard previously) but there were some good sounds, they just made use of (or were to showcase) the players.

A fantastic upgrade though non the less. I was just disappointed some really needed workflow things weren't added.

[Captain Boyfriend]

Yes, I was coming from 6.5. It was a huge leap and I'm glad I did it.

[fieldframe]

I was coming from 7, so I took the plunge. Might have held off if I had already been on 8, though ironically the thing I've used the most since upgrading was the part I was least interested in: Pitch editing. Just released my first single with a vocal track and I couldn't have done it without Reason 9!

[Goriila Texas]

I don't know if v8 had the ability to draw notes with the mouse and or pencil,it's nice in v9.

[boobytrap]

Still a no-go for me. The players are not worth the upgrade. Neither are the "new sounds". Either the sequencer gets a proper update or I will never upgrade anymore, EVER.

Ever !

[JCBendock]

Just from an entertainment stand point, playing with pitch edit and players, I feel I've already got more than my money's worth out of it. For me it was a no brainer. $129 bucks, I pay that much a year so I can shop at Costco.

[MarkTarlton]

I voted on the last poll saying I was going to upgrade, but after testing I just couldn't make the jump from R7 even with the new features...can't get past the browser and changes made overall....just doesn't do it for me, and I tried my hardest to adapt. maybe someday it will click for me...I still don't use blocks and tried to get that to be a part of my workflow...plus I really like R7 and am so use to it!!

[Aquila]

I upgraded rather quickly. The pitch edit function immediately came in handy for me, with my first R9 project requiring some vocals tweaking into a different key.

[Creativemind]

I think the browser is brilliant and couldn't live without it. Drag and drop is lovely too. Just bit annoyed they didn't allow dragging of midi onto an existing midi track without it creating a new track and an ID8 and that they didn't allow dragging an audio or midi clip out of Reason onto your desktop or wherever. It's a rigmarole trying to get midi out of Reason, deleting all tracks and clips first. The drag out feature, quick and simple would be great for people wanting to make use of a vst, then render to audio and re-import.

9 however was a massive leap for Reason imo and with 2 or 3 point updates and another great update for 10 (on par with 9) and we should be getting close to seeing the Reason people have longed for for years.

[Goriila Texas]

I don't know if v8 had the ability to draw notes with the cursor or pencil,it's nice in v9.

[Creativemind]

I don't know if v8 had the ability to draw notes with the cursor or pencil,it's nice in v9.

You could always draw notes with the pencil but you could add notes with the pointer tool in Reason 8 if that's what you mean?

[Creativemind]

I voted on the last poll saying I was going to upgrade, but after testing I just couldn't make the jump from R7 even with the new features...can't get past the browser and changes made overall....just doesn't do it for me, and I tried my hardest to adapt. maybe someday it will click for me...I still don't use blocks and tried to get that to be a part of my workflow...plus I really like R7 and am so use to it!!

As I said, liked the drag and drop and new browser but wasn't fond of the new transport but can accept it.

[kitekrazy]

Sonar's $199 lifetime updates took any money towards that. Maybe Props will have a too good to be true I can't resist to upgrade deal.