01 Feb 2021
Long, long ago, one of my little brothers' band-mates handed me a box of software labelled ReBirth (version something) and exclaimed that I could have it if I could just make it play some Rhythm and Blues, or maybe some Jazz. I took it home, cautiously installed it, and in less than a week earned its ownership by providing no fewer than six tunes from that platform, all Jazz, R&B, and Soul. In two cases the songs were covers of well-known songs, to prove that it was possible, that I wasn't just making stuff up.
Through the years that followed, I chickened out on my first, best destiny and shifted careers into Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, and lately Mechatronics (Robotics!) Engineering. To put this in perspective, I just paid off my last student loan late last year, and I'm in my early fifties. Those career choices were by no means inexpensive! But that gave me the possibility to follow the Reason product from an illegal copy (I didn't know it at the time) of Reason 2.0 upward through v11 Suite, only skipping Reason 5 due to being between jobs. So I was in every way fortunate. (But not a musician by trade. An important distinction...)
Little brother decided to bravely remain primarily a musician, and as a result hasn't had all the benefits that I was able to muster through the years. We would collaborate (he remains a viciously talented Reaper user!) and we would make heavy use of WAV files (some would call them stems) to get our points across to each other. Nobody could fathom the things that I have learned from him during these times.
But, since the introduction of Reason+, my little brother can now afford to join the Reason family. It's inexpensive, which is good because he has to fight hard for the gigs that he manages to keep. Fortuitously he's incredibly talented and works hard to differentiate himself from the masses. And now he has Reason+, and we have begun to exchange thoughts and ideas on this common (Reasonable!) platform.
We have begun to exchange thoughts and ideas on this common (Reasonable!) platform.
That simply wouldn't have been possible without the Reason+ subscription plan offered up here. I never felt threatened by it, and never made the assumption that the sky was falling or Reason Studios were selling me out. I only saw that they had found a method by which they could bring my little brother and I together without him having to resort to piracy. It is an absolute delight to be able to play music with my little brother, both my most effective collaborator and quite often my biggest competition. And now we can do it more easily, spending less time buffing out inconsistencies between platforms and more time getting tonal with it. With a tear of absolute joy in my eye I cannot thank Reason Studios enough for creating a method that allows us to share our talents once again on a common (favorite) platform.
To the people at Reason Studios: Thanks guys (and gals, and whomever else). I thought that maybe you'd like to hear from someone whose life was impacted for the better in the current storm of criticism. This has been an amazing boon for us both!
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