Reason 3 Power!

Geared toward intermediate users, "Reason 3 Power!" is a perfect book for the home recording studio musician! Readers learn how to use Reason with other software and hardware through in-depth tutorials and explanations. This guide is packed with tips that even a quite experienced user may not be aware of. It provides the "why" behind the "how" so readers leave this book with a better overall knowledge of the ins and outs of the application. The authors cover Reason from A to Z in order to bring readers up to "power user" status. This book explores the history of MIDI, how Reason works with MIDI, and valuable tricks of the trade that will help make readers' songs sound professional. Whether it's for a professional musician or a hobbyist, "Reason 3 Power!" coupled with this dynamic software will take the creative possibilities to a whole new level. Table of Contents......Page 6 What Is Reason 3.0?......Page 20 MIDI and Reason......Page 22 Digital Audio and Reason......Page 27 Analog Sound—Frequency and Amplitude......Page 30 Space—The Final Dimension......Page 33 Digital Audio and Sampling......Page 34 The Ideal Reason Studio......Page 36 What’s Under the Hood?......Page 37 Would You Like a PC or Mac with That?......Page 43 Choosing the Right MIDI Keyboard for Reason......Page 44 Making a Sound Decision......Page 46 Selecting a Mixer......Page 48 Installing and Configuring Reason......Page 49 Installing the Program......Page 51 Configuring Reason......Page 53 Reason by Default......Page 58 Basic Studio Signal Flow......Page 60 The Reason Mixer......Page 62 Real-Time Effects......Page 63 The Subtractor Polyphonic Synthesizer......Page 64 Redrum Percussion Module......Page 65 Dr:rex Loop Machine Extraordinaire......Page 67 The NN-XT Advanced Sampler......Page 68 The Malström Graintable Synthesizer......Page 69 The Arrange View......Page 70 The Edit View......Page 72 The Editing and Quantization Tools......Page 73 The Transport Panel......Page 74 Virtual Routing in Reason—Virtual Eye Candy......Page 75 Wiping the Slate Clean......Page 80 Creating a reMix Mixer......Page 83 Routing the Effects......Page 87 Is There a Dr:rex in the House?......Page 89 Adding a Bass Line......Page 95 Adding a Pad......Page 100 Topping It Off with a Little Lead......Page 102 Putting the Pieces Together......Page 106 It’s All in the Mix!......Page 109 CHAPTER 5 The Reason Sequencer—Close Up......Page 112 The Arrange/Edit View......Page 114 The Zoom Tools......Page 115 Sizing Up the Sequencer......Page 116 Arrange/Edit View Button......Page 118 The Lane Buttons......Page 119 Snap Controls......Page 122 Quantize Tools......Page 125 The Transport Panel......Page 127 Locators—the Key to Looping......Page 129 The Pattern Shuffle Control......Page 130 The CPU and Audio Clipping LEDs......Page 131 Creating and Deleting Sequencer Tracks in Reason......Page 132 The Track Columns......Page 133 Moving and Duplicating Tracks......Page 134 Sequencing a Live Performance......Page 136 Editing Your Performance......Page 139 Drawing and Erasing Events......Page 145 Change Events......Page 150 Drawing Controller Data......Page 152 What Is a Mixer?......Page 156 Meet the reMix Mixer......Page 159 Setting Levels......Page 160 Mutes and Solos......Page 163 Panning......Page 164 Equalization......Page 168 Auxiliary Sends and Returns......Page 171 A Guided Tour of the Redrum Interface......Page 174 Browsing and Loading Patches......Page 175 The Drum Sound Channels......Page 179 What Is a Pattern-Based Programmer?......Page 194 Climbing the Steps of Pattern Programming Success......Page 195 Building the Redrum Groove with the Pattern Programmer......Page 201 Shifting Between Patterns with Automation......Page 206 Copying Patterns to the Reason Sequencer......Page 208 CHAPTER 8 Dr:rex—Close Up......Page 210 A New Reason to ReCycle!......Page 211 Getting Sound into Dr:rex......Page 212 The Synth Parameters......Page 214 Cut It Out!......Page 224 Write Your Own Grooves......Page 225 Drawing in Automation......Page 228 CHAPTER 9 The Subtractor—Close Up......Page 232 Subtractive Synthesis Explained......Page 233 The Oscillator Section......Page 234 The Filter Section......Page 241 The Envelope Section......Page 244 The LFO Section......Page 246 The Play Parameters......Page 248 Setting Up a Start Point......Page 252 Programming Your Subtractor Patch......Page 253 Sci-Fi Sine Wave LFO Invasion......Page 257 Connecting the Matrix......Page 259 Creating a Curve Pattern with the Matrix......Page 260 CHAPTER 10 The Malström—Close Up......Page 262 The Oscillator Section......Page 263 The Filter Section......Page 268 The Modulator Section......Page 271 The Play Parameters......Page 273 CV Connections......Page 274 Your First Malström Patch......Page 277 Setting Up a Start Point......Page 278 Programming Your Malström Patch......Page 279 CHAPTER 11 NN-19—Close Up......Page 282 Using Single Samples......Page 283 Multisampling......Page 286 Loading Patches......Page 288 The NN-19 Virtual Keyboard Display......Page 289 The NN-19 Synth Parameters......Page 291 The NN-19 Play Parameters......Page 299 Creating Your First NN-19 Sample Patch......Page 303 Setting the Key Zones......Page 304 Editing Your Sample Patch......Page 306 CHAPTER 12 NN-XT—Close Up......Page 310 The NN-XT Main Display Panel......Page 311 The NN-XT Remote Editor......Page 313 Importing Single Note Samples......Page 332 Importing Chord Samples......Page 335 Importing FX Samples......Page 336 Expanding Your Sample Library with Reload......Page 338 Converting Akai to NN-XT......Page 339 Converting Akai to ReFill......Page 341 What Is the Matrix?......Page 344 Edit Mode......Page 345 Octaves and Ties......Page 346 Steps, Resolution, and Shuffle......Page 347 Matrix Outputs......Page 348 Using the Matrix with the Subtractor......Page 349 Creative Connections with the Matrix......Page 357 Effects Common Features......Page 364 RV-7 Digital Reverb......Page 365 DDL-1 Digital Delay Line......Page 366 ECF-42 Envelope Controlled Filter......Page 368 CF-101 Chorus/Flanger......Page 370 PH-90 Phaser......Page 371 UN-16 Unison......Page 372 PEQ-2 Two Band Parametric EQ......Page 373 COMP-01 Auto Make Up Gain Compressor......Page 374 What Is a Vocoder?......Page 375 The BV512 as an Equalizer......Page 377 Basic Vocoding Tutorial......Page 378 CV Connections......Page 380 The Damage Section......Page 381 The Cut Section......Page 383 The Body Section......Page 384 RV7000 Advanced Reverb......Page 385 The Remote Programmer......Page 386 The Spider Audio Merger & Splitter......Page 390 Using the Spider to Merge Audio......Page 391 Using the Spider to Split Audio......Page 392 The Spider CV Merger & Splitter......Page 394 Keep ’Em Combinated......Page 398 The Controller Panel......Page 399 Audio Connections......Page 400 microMix......Page 401 Creating Your First Combi......Page 403 Setting the Key Ranges......Page 405 Run Pattern Devices......Page 407 Modulation Routing......Page 408 Uncombine/Combine......Page 409 Select Backdrop—More Than One Way to Skin a Combi......Page 411 CHAPTER 16 The MClass Mastering Suite—Close Up......Page 412 MClass Equalizer......Page 413 MClass Stereo Imager......Page 414 The MClass Compressor......Page 415 Understanding the Sidechain......Page 416 Gain Reduction CV Out......Page 419 MClass Maximizer......Page 420 CHAPTER 17 Automation......Page 422 Using the Mouse to Automate......Page 423 Using an External Controller to Automate......Page 425 Automation Override......Page 429 Drawing Automation in the Controller Lane......Page 430 Automating the Pattern Lane......Page 432 Automating Live Pattern Changes......Page 433 What Is Synchronization?......Page 436 MIDI Clock......Page 437 Syncing Reason to External Devices......Page 438 Syncing Reason with Internal Applications......Page 441 Syncing Two Computers Running Reason......Page 444 How Does ReWire Work?......Page 446 Using ReWire with Cubase SX/SL 3.0......Page 448 Using ReWire with Logic 7.0 (Mac Only)......Page 452 Using ReWire with Pro Tools LE 6.7......Page 456 Using ReWire with SONAR 4 (Windows Only)......Page 458 Using ReWire with Ableton Live 4.1......Page 462 Export Audio......Page 466 Export MIDI......Page 472 Publishing a Reason Song......Page 475 Getting Your Music to CD......Page 482 Burning CDs with Windows XP......Page 483 Burning CDs with Mac OSX......Page 487 APPENDIX A: The ReBirth of Cool......Page 492 Step Programming the Bass Synths......Page 494 But Wait . . . There’s More!......Page 495 Hold the Phone! Isn’t This Book about Reason?......Page 497 APPENDIX B: ReCycle! 2.1......Page 500 Slice and Dice......Page 501 Roll Yer Own REX2 Files......Page 502 APPENDIX C: ReFills......Page 510 REX Files......Page 511 Redrum Patches......Page 512 NN-19 and NN-XT Patches......Page 513 Malström and Subtractor Patches......Page 514 Downloading and Installing a ReFill......Page 515 Locations......Page 517 Creating Your Own ReFill......Page 520 A......Page 529 C......Page 530 D......Page 532 F......Page 534 I......Page 535 L......Page 536 M......Page 537 N......Page 540 O......Page 542 P......Page 543 R......Page 544 S......Page 546 V......Page 550 Z......Page 551 Annotation Geared toward intermediate users, ""Reason 3 Power!"" is a perfect book for the home recording studio musician! Readers learn how to use Reason with other software and hardware through in-depth tutorials and explanations. This guide is packed with tips that even a quite experienced user may not be aware of. It provides the "why" behind the ""how"" so readers leave this book with a better overall knowledge of the ins and outs of the application. The authors cover Reason from A to Z in order to bring readers up to ""power user"" status. This book explores the history of MIDI, how Reason works with MIDI, and valuable tricks of the trade that will help make readers' songs sound professional. Whether it's for a professional musician or a hobbyist, ""Reason 3 Power!"" coupled with this dynamic software will take the creative possibilities to a whole new level Annotation Geared toward intermediate users, "Reason 3 Power!" is the perfect book if you're a home recording studio musician! You'll learn how to use Reason with other software and hardware through in-depth tutorials and explanations. This guide is packed with tips that even a quite experienced user may not be aware of. It provides the?why? behind the "how" so you leave this book with a better overall knowledge of the ins and outs of the application. The authors cover Reason from A to Z in order to bring you up to "power user" status. This book explores the history of MIDI, how Reason works with MIDI, and valuable tricks of the trade that will help make your songs sound professional. Whether it?s for a professional musician or a hobbyist, "Reason 3 Power!" coupled with this dynamic software will take your creative possibilities to a whole new level Geared toward intermediate users, Reason 3 Power! is a perfect book for the home recording studio musician! Readers learn how to use Reason with other software and hardware through in-depth tutorials and explanations. This guide is packed with tips that even a quite experienced user may not be aware of. It provides the "why" behind the "how" so readers leave this book with a better overall knowledge of the ins and outs of the application. The authors cover Reason from A to Z in order to bring readers up to "power user" status. This book explores the history of MIDI, how Reason works with MIDI, and valuable tricks of the trade that will help make readers' songs sound professional. Whether it's for a professional musician or a hobbyist, Reason X Power! coupled with this dynamic software will take the creative possibilities to a whole new level. Title from e-book title screen (viewed on July 19, 2005).