Reason is an integrated music recording and production studio, with instruments, effects and mixing tools for writing, recording, and remixing.

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How to make cool hi-hats sounds in Reason

I listened to this very neat track from Chet Faker, and I was stunned by the hi-hats sound beginning at 0:18. I was wondering how to recreate it in Reason, and I figured maybe it would serve as an ...
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Importing MIDI into Reason 5

I have just upgraded from Reason 3 to Reason 5 (I know, I'm behind the times but I like programs that work). In Reason 3, I would import a MIDI file (which I create with an external sequencer) then ...
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Live control of rewired application parameter using MIDI controller in Ableton

I am running Reason rewired through Ableton Live. I would like to be able to control one of the parameters of a Subtractor Synthesiser within Reason whilst rewire is active. The actual parameter is a ...
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How to make a sample/note sustained or long in Reason 4?

In Reason 4, some notes play as long as the red bar in the editing window continues. Others have just a single touch with no release and no matter how long the bar, they don't sound continuously. How ...
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How can I embed instruments into Propellerhead Reason 4?

I use a lot of external Refills for production. They're usually stored in external drives and I sometimes forget which drive it's stored in. I was wondering if there's a way I can "embed" a refill ...
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Has anybody tried using GIT version control for session control of audio recordings?

Has anybody tried using GIT version control for session control of audio recordings? I have used GIT in programming and it works very well, and is easy to use too. It works great for collaboration, ...
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Reason: Why do my songs sound dull and soft?

Just to get it out of the way, I have no formal training in music production, let alone sound engineering. So apologies in advance if I say anything stupid. I have been using Reason to make hip ...
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Is it possible to connect an Alesis DM6 to Reason and track drums?

I'm brand new to audio production as of this week and I could do with a hand! I know that the basic answer is 'yes' but I want to know how specifically I can make the connection, the only connection I ...
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How can I use the iPad as a MIDI controller directly via USB (with Reason or Ableton Live)?

Some apps allow to communicate via Wifi on a home-network, but I'm sometimes getting MIDI overflow errors in Reason. I'm guessing there will be lower latency delays if I use a direct connection via ...
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How can I mimic the audio synthesis layers from Kraftwerk's “Tour de France Etape 3”?

I'm currently trying to achieve a similar sound from "Tour de France Etape 3". Specially the intro of the song. The same sound can be heard across the whole Tour de France Sountracks album. From ...
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Compose music in Reason, synced up to a project in Premiere

I have a movie in Premiere which I want to give a soundtrack. For this, I would like Reason to sync up with Premiere, so that I for example can put that epic etnodrum solo at the exact right time, or ...
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Reason ReWire Problem in ProTools LE 7.4.2

Pro Tools LE 7.4.2 on my Mac running OSX Leopard will not detect Reason 3.0.4. I have done the following: Installed reason first, then Protools Started a new session Created an aux input, instr. ...
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Does Logic Pro support Rewire 64-bit (for Reason 6)?

Assuming that Logic Pro is in itself 64-bit compatible, does it also support ReWire in 64-bit mode so that Reason 6 can be used with it?
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How can I properly use/opmize REWIRE to join Ableton Live 8.2 and Reason 5

I've been having these problems for weeks now and I haven't been able to find a decent fix for it. If I make a complex track on Reason, and Reason alone and my DSP is not high, and it's overloading ...
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How to ReWire Individual Reason's Redrum Instruments into Cubase?

I want to send any redrum's instruments as individual channels to mix it separately in Cubase.
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Weird Tempo Translation Between Digital Performer 7.24 and Reason 5

After researching the problem on line, it appears that Reason doesn't always do well with Digital-Performer-programmed tempo/meter changes when running in ReWire mode. It gets confused and ...
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Minimal Real World Computer Specs for Reason 6 on Windows

This is a question for PC users of Reason 6. I have a Mac-based production studio, and I run a multitude of applications on a high end Mac Pro. I've decided to create a second workstation based ...
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How to sync playback control of Record and Reaper, without ReWire?

Is there a way to transmit the "play/stop/record/loop" commands to both DAWs so that they play in sync? Because of Record's lack of MIDI-Out support AND not being able to take incoming audio from ...
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Which DAW, when rewired with Record / Reason, is better on system performance?

In general, I try to stick to Propellerhead Record / Reason to produce music. But now that I am investing in more natural-sounding external Sound Sample libraries (namely NI's Session Strings Pro and ...
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How do I record audio and video screen-capture for Tutorials on DAWs with ScreenFlow?

My question might be a bit too specific, but essentially I'm trying to create my own tutorial material of How-To's in Propellerhead Reason 6. I'm using ScreenFlow as my Screen-recording software. So ...
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How can I simulate a palm mute effect in Reason?

I would like to simulate a palm mute on synthesized guitars in Reason. I'm not after too much realism, just the basic effect. Listening to some palm muting in metal, etc, I believe that a low pass ...
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Is it possible to remix cds / songs / audio within Reason 5? Can you open audio or anything like that?

I would like to sample audio from popular songs to remix - is this possible within Reason 5 or Record 1.5?
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Is it possible to get two-way audio using ReWire?

I'm using Cubase with Reason as a slave. I would like to process some VST instruments through Reason's own effects and then get the output back into Cubase. To me it seems like audio in ReWire is ...
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Reason: Any way to batch convert WAV to REX?

I've used several DAWs over the years, and my sample library has grown to a considerable size. I've been playing with Reason lately, and I rather like it, but one big turnoff is that 99% of my ...
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Propellerhead Reason: Tutorials?

I just love the kind of electronic music that people create with Propellerhead's Reason. I just acquired the software but I find it very difficult to use (I'm not very experienced in producing music) ...
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How can I get my drum and bass hihats and snares to sound correct?

I'm interested in doing some d'n'b stuff (specifically with Reason) using the redrum module or Kong. As I understand, the basic "rule" of d'n'b drums are the bass drum goes on 1 and 11 and the snare ...