Reason 9 is ridicubad...

[kuhliloach]

I agree Reason 9 is ridicubad! For me other DAWs now seem RIDICULOUS! That's mostly my fault because I don't use any of my time learning other DAW's. Sadly Reason 9's incredible power is well hidden behind a user-interface few people understand. Now let's watch this amazing person:

[Gorgon]

I didn't see the Reason 9 offer on Amazon.com etc. just co.uk. Thanks for the heads up!

Mine has been sent out today. Now that is a good deal, from R7 to R9 for this price. I would never have considered it otherwise.

[boobytrap]

I agree Reason 9 is ridicubad! For me other DAWs now seem RIDICULOUS! That's mostly my fault because I don't use any of my time learning other DAW's. Sadly Reason 9's incredible power is well hidden behind a user-interface few people understand. Now let's watch this amazing person:

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[joeyluck]

Awesome tutorial! Reminded me of how much I enjoy reverse pianos

And I made a thing...

[dagwood]

this is what people respond to there intro videos since 4 versions. look at the stats of likes and dislikes.

Looks as if the "likes" are continuing to rise more than the dislikes, as well as the views since the 2 & 1/2 months ago that you posted your screengrab. I wonder how this will look in a couple of years?

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Clearly we know more than you.

[dagwood]

I agree Reason 9 is ridicubad! For me other DAWs now seem RIDICULOUS! That's mostly my fault because I don't use any of my time learning other DAW's. Sadly Reason 9's incredible power is well hidden behind a user-interface few people understand. Now let's watch this amazing person:

Wait.. what??! I came to Reason specifically because the user-interface was so easy to understand! Having used at first Fruity Loops, then Reaper, I can say that Reason is a breath of fresh air.

Also cool to see the ladies keeping it real - nice to know I'm not alone! I wonder if Caiti VerBrugge is a forum member here?

[boobytrap]

Clearly we know more than you.

That's true. Women always know about anything than men... but still we do have testosterone though ! Good luck with that bass !

[dagwood]

Good luck with that bass !

Huh?

[chk071]

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Clearly we know more than you.

It was supposed to be a joke afaic. And i must admit that i found it quite funny.

[RendotDnB]

Just adding my 2 bits here....

I had Reason 4 and wanted to upgrade. I do mostly breaks and drum and bass. It didn't make a whole lot of sense to go to R7 or R8, so I just went with R9. The way I look at it, I grab R9 and I get everything from the past, and some of the changes (RE: Line 6 amp removals which I didn't personally use). It sucks that they lost the licensing for Line 6 and it was replaced with something substandard but.... I guess its something that needs to be figured out.

So far I'm happy with R9; maybe because I'm focusing on it and NOT worrying about the "which DAW is better" culture. For me, R9 gets the job done. If I wanted to move on to something new, I'd go FL Studio/Komplete 11. However, I like Reason's workflow and the rack... I can't get past the rack being a hardware guy.

[dagwood]

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Clearly we know more than you.

It was supposed to be a joke afaic. And i must admit that i found it quite funny.

Well, that's unfortunate. His joke was sexist, and being the only women in this forum (that I know of), I tend to be more aware of the systematic treatment we tend to get in forums.

Anyway, I'm done. Said my part; I'll move on.

[boobytrap]

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Clearly we know more than you.

It was supposed to be a joke afaic. And i must admit that i found it quite funny.

Well, that's unfortunate. His joke was sexist, and being the only women in this forum (that I know of), I tend to be more aware of the systematic treatment we tend to get in forums.

Anyway, I'm done. Said my part; I'll move on.

I watch The Mommy over 200 times. That's pretty awesome quote.. also I never knew a female in this forum. Now we all know that. From now watch out for PMs..

[dagwood]

From now watch out for PMs..

I tend to be more aware of the systematic treatment we tend to get in forums.

Case in point.

[chk071]

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[jonheal]

I think we should all be required to use our real names and not hide behind avatars. That's my real face, too, by the way ... although warped somewhat by the effects of extreme space/time dilation.

[selig]

I'm sorry, it was not my intention to insult you. Still, i don't know why you take a joke that badly. I mean, we all laugh about jew jokes, don't we? Not because we have a prejudiced view on jews, but, because the jokes, and the attitude behind those, are so ridiculous, that it's so stupid that it's funny again. If that makes sense to you. If not, I'm sorry, i didn't really mean it in a discriminating way. I think the woman in that tut video shows a whole lot of knowledge, and she's pretty good at teaching it too.

Moderation Hat Mode: engaged:
I hope everyone here is willing to err on the side of caution. This is not a forum for total freedom of speech, it's a forum about Reason products (and a loosely moderated one at that, so enjoy your limited freedom but please don't test the limits).

There's no harm in being overly respectful, but there CAN be harm in offending folks. And remember, just because YOU don't take offense to a "joke" doens't mean EVERYONE thinks that way.

I hope no one here considers it an imposition to be respectful with their speech in the name of creating an environment that works for everyone. That is all, carry on!


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[chk071]

You're right, i'm sorry.

[jfrichards]

...i don't know why you take a joke that badly. I mean, we all laugh about jew jokes, don't we? ...

No, we don't.

[normen]

[TheGodOfRainbows]

...Sadly Reason 9's incredible power is well hidden behind a user-interface few people understand

Wait.. what??! I came to Reason specifically because the user-interface was so easy to understand!

Yeah! I was surprised by that comment too. Reason's GUI and workflow clicked instantly, like literally within 10 minutes of first contact with Reason, I was cranking out tunes with FAR less effort and concentration than I was with anything else: Cubase, Cakewalk, Sonar, Reaper, Ableton...I've tried them all, and those DAWS gave me ulcers.

[kuhliloach]

The GUI may have eventually clicked for you and I but personally I can say it took me a long time. The comment is mostly meant for newcomers who have never seen the program. The browser, alone, is enough to stop most folks.

[jonheal]

I took me years—eight years of on and off use of Reason for anything to particularly "click." Yeah, I was able to plink down notes in the Sequencer more or less right away, and yeah, I could grab a random patch from some device to be activated by said plinked down notes, but I had NO IDEA what all of those knobs and sliders on the synths and other devices actually did ... beyond that they changed the sound in some mysterious way.

I am the sort of person who feels a little uncomfortable using something until I have a pretty good grasp of what it is actually doing. Not everyone is like that. My 16-year-old son happily plinks away at the old copy of Reason 4 upstairs, but I KNOW he has no idea what a filter or LFO is, or what they are actually doing. Right now, it doesn't bother him, and that's great. One less impediment.

But to say Reason is "easy" does no good for beginners who are wired more like me, other than to unnecessarily intimidate them.

[selig]

The GUI may have eventually clicked for you and I but personally I can say it took me a long time. The comment is mostly meant for newcomers who have never seen the program. The browser, alone, is enough to stop most folks.

Most folks? Based on what research? Not saying you're wrong just asking how you are so sure of this.


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[gak]

...i don't know why you take a joke that badly. I mean, we all laugh about jew jokes, don't we? ...

No, we don't.

Just wanted to quote this for posterity.

[kuhliloach]

I'm referring to anyone who isn't an advanced Reason user as Most Folks, whether or not they own Reason. So that's a lot of people.

I have a good familiarity with file structures, file types, and yet even in Reason 9 I find the browser always doing little things that confuse me. Like having to click on the orange bar x to make things appear. Perhaps italics would have been better than completely hiding things. Giving each device in Reason a customizable default path for patches would also be nice and eventually a smart database for organizing local resources.