Reason 7

[Andrew Tarpinian]

Odd thing btw, seems Reason is 64-bit. I have the 32-bit version of Live installed, as Ableton recommends it if you are not doing anything that requires larger memory (huge sample libraries.) 64+32= no rewire. On Mac have to check the box in "get info" for the Reason app to run in 32-bit.

On Jul 1, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Tony Scharf <noisetheorem at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have to admit, I am really liking Reason 7.   Its fast, uses very
> little CPU and has some really awesome possibilities.  The modeled SSL
> mixer is a huge improvement over the old mixer.   That's still there,
> of course, but you can pretend it isn't.
> 
> I've said all of this already in Andy's thread, but I want to talk
> about something else - Rack Extensions.
> 
> So far, I hadn't been that impressed with the selection of instruments
> and effects that were offered.  There are a couple that seem
> interesting, but for the price I may as well get the VST equivalent
> and rewire with Ableton or FL Studio to access them.   I was kind of
> figuring I wouldn't bother with buying an RE's.
> 
> Then I browsed the utilities section.  Simply put: Holy Shit!
> 
> They have RE's for processing CV, Generating CV, adding extra EG's and
> LFOS, logic processors, etc.  They even have modules that do math on a
> series of signals you feed into it
> (http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/cmdequation-math-module/).   I
> don't know how I would use that, but I could see it being seriously
> cool for those reaktor guys who feel reason is too high level.  You
> can really take Reason to the level of acting like a full on modular
> setup of enormous potential.
> 
> Reason's patching system has always been very intuitive, but I felt
> having to instantiate multiple instances of Thor to get extra LFOs and
> EGs was wasteful and silly.  These REs get that out of the way.
> 
> The best part of this is the utility REs are generally very
> inexpensive.  Most of them cap off at around $15 with a few going to
> $20 or 30.
> 
> This is really making me a believer and I haven't even tried recording
> audio yet.
> 
> Tony
> 
> p.s. before you ask...no, this doesn't mean I am selling my modular.
> 
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