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In light of radical recent developments to
DAWs like Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools and Live, Propellerhead's Reason
software might feel like it's been slightly left behind. That's to
forget its history—the original version of Reason, comprising only its
own instruments and effects as opposed to also using third-party ones,
stood out when it was released back in 2000. This might have led to
frustration about the closed nature of its approach, but it also led to a
rock-solid platform that could be trusted in the live environment much
sooner than many of its competitors. Propellerhead's reputation took a
dip in response to the clamour for Reason to offer audio recording. This
feature took too long to arrive, and when it did, it was launched via a
separate application. Fortunately, audio recording did arrive within
Reason for version 6, and it even opened its doors to the possibility of
integration with third-party software via rack extensions in version
6.5. So while its development has occasionally seemed rather slow,
Reason remains a tightly organised, fully integrated DAW environment.
Enter Reason 8.
The first thing users will notice is a new design, which is cleaner and
less obviously modelled after music hardware than previous version of
the program. It's whiter, brighter and generally easy on the eye.
Whenever DAWs have their design overhauled, there tends to be a
fortnight-long outpouring of grief before everyone accepts the new look
and forgets the previous one. However, Reason 8's new design makes so
much sense, I doubt those who disapprove will even last two weeks. As
Reason has become a fuller-fledged DAW, its assorted modules of
instruments, effects, samples and patches have become correspondingly
more fiddly to find and apply.
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So a key new part of Reason's design is an
ever-present browser, from which samples can be auditioned, patches
dragged-and-dropped to replace current settings and much more. This
approach is better integrated here than in most other DAWs. For
instance, if you browse to a patch whose name sounds interesting, you
simply drag it to a rack space. This will load the instrument that hosts
the patch, rather than you having to load the instrument first, then
the patch to it afterwards. Equally, if an instrument or effect is
already loaded, you don't need to browse through its presets within its
own GUI—you can simply drag a replacement setting from the browser onto
the interface to prompt an updated parameter set. So the approach
continues with sample-loading or drum pad assignment within Kong: drag a
sample to a pad, and it's assigned. It's so simple, you wonder why all
DAWs don't work like this—it lets you work faster and more elastically
on your ideas. Truthfully, in this regard, Reason has learned from
Ableton Live, and other DAW manufacturers would benefit from taking
similar note.
The next key additions are two new effects modules aimed at guitarists. In collaboration with Softube, both a guitar amp and a bass amp are now included. Both offer a comprehensive collection of preset starting points and parameters to tweak. As you'd hope, there are settings for both amp and cab components in both effects, helping Reason to further expand its remit beyond its original reputation as a dance music sequencer. The guitar amp offers four models: Twang, Crunch, Rock and Lead. The parameter options in the section below extend to EQ (bass, mid and treble), with input gain and preamp gain controls included as well. The amps are certainly a substantial step up from what Reason offered before—all of these combine to make an impressive range of sounds.
The next key additions are two new effects modules aimed at guitarists. In collaboration with Softube, both a guitar amp and a bass amp are now included. Both offer a comprehensive collection of preset starting points and parameters to tweak. As you'd hope, there are settings for both amp and cab components in both effects, helping Reason to further expand its remit beyond its original reputation as a dance music sequencer. The guitar amp offers four models: Twang, Crunch, Rock and Lead. The parameter options in the section below extend to EQ (bass, mid and treble), with input gain and preamp gain controls included as well. The amps are certainly a substantial step up from what Reason offered before—all of these combine to make an impressive range of sounds.
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The redesign, the browser and the amps are
the most substantial of Reason's new capabilities; most other
developments are useful but minor changes. These include improvements to
the sequencer window, which now finally allows you to enter notes by
double-clicking, forgoing the need to select the pencil tool first. You
can also now change note lengths from the left edge of a note as well as
the right. The on-the-fly nature of drag-and-drop extends to the
sequencer, too, as you can now perform tasks like note duplication as
your track plays back.
You'd be forgiven for asking whether these enhancements justify the upgrade price. But before answering that, let's remember that Reason offers a comprehensive approach to many of the studio staples we require when making tunes. Its three-window system—sequencer, rack and mixer—remains clean and simple to navigate, and automation is straightforward to integrate. The Remote system allows you to learn MIDI assignments quickly and even supports multiple controllers, letting several users manipulate different parts of the same project, while its array of instruments, samplers and effects units continue to evolve from very usable bases. Meanwhile, the rack extensions format provides a growing lineup of extra processors, too. Propellerhead has always let Reason evolve at its own speed, methodically improving its usability and feature set rather than offering gimmicks or tricks with each new release. And it's easy to forget that its existing instruments and effects provide a well-rounded, comprehensive system.
The DAW world is competitive, so I suspect Reason users will be pleased with what's new, if a little huffy that the upgrade charge isn't exactly cheap (unless you're upgrading from an older version of Reason, in which case the improvements offered via Versions 6, 7 and 8 will seem substantial). I'm less sure that Reason 8 will lure users away from their existing DAWs, as it's lacking a sufficiently headline-worthy new feature set. There remains so much to like about Reason 8, though, that it might just surprise us.
You'd be forgiven for asking whether these enhancements justify the upgrade price. But before answering that, let's remember that Reason offers a comprehensive approach to many of the studio staples we require when making tunes. Its three-window system—sequencer, rack and mixer—remains clean and simple to navigate, and automation is straightforward to integrate. The Remote system allows you to learn MIDI assignments quickly and even supports multiple controllers, letting several users manipulate different parts of the same project, while its array of instruments, samplers and effects units continue to evolve from very usable bases. Meanwhile, the rack extensions format provides a growing lineup of extra processors, too. Propellerhead has always let Reason evolve at its own speed, methodically improving its usability and feature set rather than offering gimmicks or tricks with each new release. And it's easy to forget that its existing instruments and effects provide a well-rounded, comprehensive system.
The DAW world is competitive, so I suspect Reason users will be pleased with what's new, if a little huffy that the upgrade charge isn't exactly cheap (unless you're upgrading from an older version of Reason, in which case the improvements offered via Versions 6, 7 and 8 will seem substantial). I'm less sure that Reason 8 will lure users away from their existing DAWs, as it's lacking a sufficiently headline-worthy new feature set. There remains so much to like about Reason 8, though, that it might just surprise us.
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