Preferences
There are separate Preferences files for deployment and testing builds of Reason, called respectively:
*Reason Preferences
*Reason Preferences debug
On Windows, these have the file ending .prf
- macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/Reason x Preferences
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Propellerhead Software\Reason
Factory Sound Banks
- macOS: /Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Soundbanks
- Windows: %programdata%\Propellerhead Software\Soundbanks
Program Folder
- macOS: User can set any folder, but typically Macintosh HD/Applications/Reason 11
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Propellerhead\Reason 11
Propellerhead Logs
If there has been an ASSERT, the current logs should be copied to a folder on the Desktop.
- macOS: ~/Library/Logs/Propellerhead Software/
This folder is hidden by default - Windows: My Documents\Propellerhead Logs
Rack Extensions
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/RackExtensions
- Windows: %AppData%\Propellerhead Software\RackExtensions
Remote
- macOS: /Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Remote
- Windows: %ProgramData%\Propellerhead Software\Remote
Favorites
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Reason
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Propellerhead Software\Reason
Browser Fast-Search Index file
Note: The file called "__ReasonIndex_v4.dat" is the browser's fast-search index "cache". Deleting this file will force Reason to re-index everything a build a new cache file (which can take a lot of time depending on your library size). Also note that the only places that are indexed are folders in user locations, not Favorites.
- Windows: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Propellerhead Software\Reason
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Reason/Caches
Template Songs- macOS: ~/Music/Reason/Template Songs
- Windows: This PC\Music\Reason\Template Songs
VST3- macOS: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
VST folders that Reason scans at launch:- macOS:
Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST
~/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST - Windows:
C:\Program Files\VSTplugins
C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTplugins
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg\VST2
VST thumbnails / screenshots are stored here:- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Reason/Plugin Screenshots
- Windows: %AppData%\Local\Propellerhead Software\Reason
- Windows: User_Folder/AppData/Roaming/PropellerheadSoftware/Packs
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Propellerhead Software/Packs