Reason 12 Essential Training

Course details

Reason is one of the most popular digital audio workstations (DAW) in use today, due to its numerous virtual instruments and creative devices, powerful editing and mixing capabilities, and its ability to use third-party plug-ins. Not only that, many of the devices in the Reason rack exactly emulate their analog counterparts, so you can apply many of the techniques and functionality you learn in reason to tools you’d find in any recording studio. In this course, music producer and sound designer Nate Mars covers everything from the basics of configuring reason to a tour of advanced instruments and sound design. He shows you how to create Reason 12 projects as standalone projects, or as a plug-ins to use with other DAWs. He teaches you how to create and edit MIDI and audio clips, mix and master your own productions, and takes an in-depth look at Reason’s most popular and powerful tool, the Combinator.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Bring your music to life in Reason
02 - What you should know

1. Starting a New Reason Project

03 - Overview of the interface
04 - Configuring preferences in Reason
05 - Using Reason's library and browser
06 - Tips for finding sounds and patches
07 - Using the sequencer and transport
08 - Understanding the mixer and mix window

2. Signal Flow, Routing, and File Types in Reason

09 - Working with audio files in Reason
10 - Working with MIDI in Reason
11 - Understanding control voltage and patching
12 - The power of REX files

3. Working with Reason Instruments

13 - Drum machines and beat tools - Redrum, Kong
14 - Drum machines and beat tools - Rytmik, Klang
15 - Synthesizers - Subtractor, Malstr m
16 - Synthesizers - Thor, Europa
17 - Synthesizers - Humana, Pangea
18 - Samplers - NN19 sampler, NNXT advanced sampler, Dr. Octo Rex, and Mimic
19 - Other unique Reason instruments

4. Using Effects and Other Tools in Reason

20 - Exploring Reason's powerful audio effects
21 - Working with MIDI effects and player devices
22 - How to use third-party plugins

5. Creating Your Own Combinator Instrument

23 - Creative possibilities with Combinator
24 - Working with multiple devices
25 - Mapping parameters in Combinator

6. Arrangement and Workflow

26 - Recording into the sequencer
27 - Editing basics with Reason - Audio and MIDI
28 - Adding automation and mapping parameters

7. Reason as a Plugin in Another DAW and on the Go

29 - Workflow with the Reason Rack in Ableton, Logic Pro, ProTools, and more
30 - Reason compact for iOS

8. Mixing Your Song in Reason

31 - Using Channel EQ and effects
32 - Working with the master bus
33 - Exporting your project

Conclusion

34 - Next steps