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Propellerhead
Reason 4
Reason
version 4 is a virtual studio rack with all the tools
and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music.
And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and
effects. It's a complete music system. Reason's new
devices and features will not only inspire you to produce
great tracks, they will provide you with new ways of
doing so. If you're already a Reason user, trying out
Reason 4 will most likely stun you like you haven't
been stunned since your first Reason encounter. If you've
never used Reason, there has never been a better time
to start.
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New
Features Include:
- A
multi-synthesis synthesizer with six oscillator types, four
different filters, a step sequencer and a modulation matrix.
Fully routable. Fully automatable. Fully everything.
- A
monophonic arpeggiator with multiple play modes, an insert
function and a pattern section. And then some.
- Reason's
new revamped sequencer now features multiple track lanes,
vector automation, dedicated device tracks, clips, count-in
and more.A lot more.
- A
realtime, 32-channel timing and groove handling mixer. Applies
non-destructive, freely editable grooves to Reason's sequencer
tracks.
- Reason
now comes in four different flavors. When you install, you
can choose between four different language versions: English,
French, German or Japanese. The language options means the
entire application, from installer to menus and help files,
will speak the chosen language!
- Reason
wouldn't be Reason without its huge Factory Sound Bank.
The Sound Bank holds patches for all devices in Reason to
help you get going instantly. These are the additions in
version 4:
- Thor patches - More Combinator patches, including arpeggio-driven
patches using the RPG-8 arpeggiator. - Groove files for
ReGroove - New ReDrum drum patches - Song starters
- Signature
patches. Having the best sounding synth on earth is a lot
more fun if you have a set of great patches to play with.
We invited some of the world's leading synthesists and sound
developers to add their own Thor patches to the Reason Sound
Bank. They are:
- Daniel Wang
- Morgan Geist
- Pascal Gabriel
- Plaid
- Richard Barbieri
- Richard Devine
- Sonic Boom
- Tipper
- Two Lone Swordsmen
- Gordon Reid
- Vengeance
- Tool
Window. One new feature that will quickly ease its way into
your workflow is the new Tools Window. This is a floating
window containing all your most frequently used tools. Using
the Tools window, you can create new devices by choosing
from a device palette, fine tune your sequencer data from
the Tools pane, or set groove parameters using the groove
pane. The device palette (pictured to the left) lets you
drag-and-drop instruments and effects directly to the rack
and place them just where you want them. The Tools pane
contains all of Reason's sequencer editing tools, allowing
for quick access to everything from Quantization to vector
automation cleanup and legato adjustments. When you hit
a channel's Edit button in the ReGroove mixer, the selected
groove's parameters show up here for instant editing. Here
is also where you can save your own groove files.
- Combinator
& NN-XT updates. The Combinator and NN-XT devices have
both had minor revisions to make programming patches easier
and more powerful. If you are not into making your own sounds,
these changes may not mean much to you. If you do like to
create your own Combinator setups or NN-XT patches, then
you will like this. The NN-XT has been given new features
to edit multiple samples simultaneously, to chromatically
auto-map samples and a new Group Mono function to let samples
play polyphonically, but still be silenced by other samples
in the same sample group. The Combinator now has a transpose
function that transposes notes sent to a device. Very handy
to create splits. Other additions include performance data
filters to stop certain types of data from being sent to
a device, more flexible choice of Sources in the programmer
and a function to automate the receive notes option, making
it possible to switch between instruments in a Combinator
patch.
Minimum
System Requirements:
Windows:
- Windows
XP or Vista
- Processor:
Intel P4 / AMD Athlon XP or better
- Memory:
512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
- Screen
resolution: 1024x768
- 2
GB free hard disk space
- DVD
reader
- 16-bit
windows compatible audio card, preferably with DirectX or
ASIO drivers
- Recommended:
MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard
and MIDI interface
Mac
OS:
- Mac
OS X 10.4
- Processor:
G4 1GHz and up or Intel Mac
- Memory:
512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
- Screen
resolution: 1024x768
- 2
GB free hard disk space
- DVD
reader
- Recommended:
MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard
and MIDI interface
Educational
Pricing:
| Reason
4 |
Price
ex. VAT
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Upgrade
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| Single
(with Manual) |
£126.81
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£46.80
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| 5
Pack* |
£569.36
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£186.38
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| 10
Pack** |
£1,020.43
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£322.55
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*
One manual, One disk set, five serial numbers/licenses
** Two manuals, two disk sets, ten serial numbers/licenses
Please
state Windows or Mac on order
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