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What's new in Reason 11.2
The release of Reason 11.2 introduces two new exciting features – the Beat Map Algorhythmic Drummer and MIDI Out/ Copy Pattern to track (Reason Rack plugin). The new Beat Map rack player device generates its own rhythmic patterns using custom algorithms to create unique and dynamic percussive sequences.
The Beat Map Algorhythmic Drummer provides you with four channels on the front panel with dedicated controls that affect the density of the channel's drum sound. The four channels are comprised of Kick, Snare, Hat and Perc. Increasing the density of a channel will increase its appearance in the sequence. The possibilities are endless, giving your drum kits a life of their own.
Reason Studios listened to feedback from their fans, with version 11.2 introducing a MIDI output device, as well as the ability to drag MIDI notes to track. This allows you to use players to sequence any instruments within your DAW, as well as convert CV signals using MIDI CC with the new MIDI Out device. You can now also drag MIDI clips directly from Redrum, Dr OctoRex and the Matrix to your sequencer for effortless music making.
Revamped workflow
Take control over your music with the rack. The rack is the beating heart of Reason 11. As you write your song, the rack grows with it. As you add more instruments and effects to the rack. Open and close instruments easily and it's all routed for you - so when you add more and more instruments and effects you can be sure that it won't mess up your project. If you want to change any of the routings over the instruments then the rack can be flipped so you can edit it manually. This versatility sets Reason 11 ahead of the competition.
Incredible instruments included
The ideas in your head but you need the tools to get recorded. This is where Reason 11's massive selection of instruments comes in. Create searing leads with the Europa synthesizer, or delve deeper with the semi-modular Thor synthesizer. Create amazing beats with Kong - Reason's bespoke drum machine. And now with Reason 11, the Scenic Hybrid Instrument is a new instrument capable of creating a range of powerful and atmospheric sounds.
Get the perfect sound with a range of effects
From warming up a synth using a saturator to blasting your beats with pure distortion - the effects on show with Reason will give your sounds the edge they need to stand out. These effects include (but are not limited to): The RV7000 MkII reverb which provides a range of different impulse response models, the Echo which brings the accuracy and perfection of digital delay in an easy to use package, and Pulveriser Demolition, which is filter/distortion/modulation tool that does to sounds exactly what its name suggests. If you're after tools that perfect your songs then the MClass Mastering Suite provides you with everything to bring out the utmost quality in your music.
Plays well with others
If you're already ingrained in another DAW system but you want to utilise all of Reason's amazing instruments and tools. Then you'll be pleased to know that it can all be used as a plug-in with any other DAW. Just load it up and loop with Dr Octo Rex in Ableton Live or play realistic pianos with Radical Piano in Reaper. Reason works anywhere - making it your go-to suite for music production - wherever you make music.
Features
- Instruments
- Scenic Hybrid Instrument - Reason Suite only
- Complex-1 Modular Synthesizer - Reason Suite only
- Umpf Club Drums - Reason Suite only
- Umpf Retro Beats - Reason Suite only
- Reason Electric Bass - Reason Suite only
- Reason Drum Kits - Reason Suite only
- Processed Pianos - Reason Suite only
- Layers Wave Edition - Reason Suite only
- Layers - Reason Suite only
- Parsec Spectral Synthesizer - Reason Suite only
- Radical Keys - Reason Suite only
- Europa Shapeshifting Synthesizer
-
Grain Sample Manipulator
- Klang Tuned Percussion
- Pangea World Instrument
- Humana Vocal Ensemble
- Radical Piano
- Monotone Bass Synthesizer
- Rytmik Drum Machine
- Kong Drum Designer
- Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
- NN19 Sampler
- NN-XT Advanced Sampler
- Malström Graintable Synthesizer
- Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player
- Redrum Drum Computer
- Subtractor Analog Synthesizer
- ID-8 Instrument Device
- Effects
- Polar Dual Pitch Shifter - Reason Suite only
- Rotor Rotary Speaker - Reason Suite only
- Quartet Chorus Ensemble - new in Reason 11
- Sweeper Modulation Effect - new in Reason 11
- Master Bus Compressor - new in Reason 11
- Channel Dynamics - new in Reason 11
- Channel EQ - new in Reason 11
- RV7000 MkII Reverb
- The Echo
- Softube Amp
- Softube Bass Amp
- Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
- Alligator Triple Filtered Gate
- Pulveriser Demolition
- Synchronous Effects Modulator
- Neptune Pitch Adjuster
- BV512 Vocoder
- Audiomatic Retro Transformer
- MClass Equalizer
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MClass Stereo Imager
- MClass Compressor
- MClass Maximizer
- RV-7 Digital Reverb
- DDL-1 Digital Delay Line
- D-11 Foldback Distortion
- ECF-42 Envelope Controlled Filter
- CF-101 Chorus/Flanger
- PH-90 Phaser
- COMP-01 Compressor/Limiter
- PEQ-2 Two Band Parametric EQ
- UN-16 Unison
- Player MIDI effects and utility devices
- PolyStep Sequencer - Reason Suite only
- Quad Note Generator - Reason Suite only
- Drum Sequencer - Reason Suite only
- Scales & Chords
- Dual Arpeggio
- Note Echo
- RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
- Matrix Pattern Sequencer
- Pulsar Dual LFO
- Mixer 14:2
- Line Mixer 6:2
- Spider Audio Merger & Splitter
- Spider CV Merger & Splitter
- Combinator
- Sounds and patches
- Huge sound banks with more than 29000 device patches, loops and samples
- VST plugin support: add any instrument or effect plugin to Reason’s rack
- Delay compensation makes all signal paths play in perfect, phase-locked sync
- Opens songs and synth patches made in Reason Compact - the free pocket music studio for iOS
- Rack Extensions lets you expand your collection of instruments and effects from Reason Studios and 3rd party developers
- Support for Ableton Link: effortlessly sync Reason and other link enabled apps over WiFi
- Audio slicing and audio quantize—correct the timing of your audio recordings
- Convert recorded or imported audio in the sequencer into REX loops for further sound manipulation
- MIDI instrument output—control synths, samplers and keyboards from Reason's sequencer
- MIDI clock output—sync hardware to Reason
- Advanced exporting—export your separate mixer channels as individual audio stems, including effects and tempo track
- Live sampling on all Sampler devices
- Remote mapping to external MIDI controllers and hardware control surfaces
- Supports all major file formats—from wave and AIFF to mp3 and more
- Realtime sample rate and bit depth conversion allows for importing any audio into Reason without issues
- Multicore support and 64-bit compatibility makes Reason fast and powerful on any computer
- Self-contained song files make moving projects between computers and collaborator as easy as moving a single file
- Advanced modelled mixing console with complete channel strip for every instrument and audio channel
- ReGroove Mixer real-time groove console
Specifications
- MacOS:
- Fast, stable internet connection for installation and registration
- Intel Mac with multi-core processor
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended for large ReFills or Rack Extensions)
- 4 GB free system disk space required, plus 8 GB for optional content. Additionally, program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space
- Mac OS X 10.11 or later (64-bit)
- Monitor with at least 1280x768 resolution
- CoreAudio compliant audio interface or built-in audio hardware
- MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended
- For using Reason as a VST Plugin, a DAW host with VST3 support is required
- Windows:
- Fast, stable internet connection for installation and registration
- Intel or AMD multi-core processor
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended for large ReFills or Rack Extensions)
- 4 GB free system disk space required, plus 8 GB for optional content. Additionally, the program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space
- Windows 7 or later (64-bit)
- Monitor with at least 1280x768 resolution
- Audio Interface with ASIO driver
- MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommended
- For using Reason as a VST Plugin, a DAW host with VST3 support is required
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