This definitive guide provides tips for producing music using Reason, one of the most popular virtual-studio programs. This second edition explores new features of the latest version, and projects from the earlier edition incorporate the new devices and samples. Revisions reflect the features added with the MClass Compressor, Maximizer, and Equalizer devices, while a new chapter on audio mastering discusses the use of these devices. A Combinator chapter discusses new synthesis, effect configurations, and methods used in the patches from the updated Factory Soundbank Library. This book delivers advanced production techniques to experienced Reason users.
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By Jacques L Capesius (St. Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Power Tools for Reason 3.0: Master the World's Most Popular Virtual Studio Software (Power Tools Series) (Paperback)
Peff's (as Kurasaki is more widely known as) book is a great journey through Reason's deeper mysteries for those who have cut their teeth on the virtual studio software and want to see just how deep the hole goes.
Beginners need not apply - read the very good documentation that comes with Reason first - but intermediate level users who have a song or two under their belts and know their way around Reason's virtual rack will find a wealth of information and techniques that will prove indispensible in their later music projects. Organized like a sort of 3000-level college laboratory class where the subject is Reason, each chapter of the book opens with theory explaining the chapter's topic (CV Routing, Reverb, Redrum Techniques, etc.) and then dives headlong into 15-30 minute hands-on exercises designed to illustrate the various techniques you can use to milk more of Reason than you ever thought possible. By the time you finish this very in-depth, well organized class, you will be able to do a great many, very wonderful things. Be careful, though. Many of the chapters build on lessons contained in previous ones. For example, many of the chapters dealing with effects such as Filter Techniques assume you have read the chapter on The Combinator, because most of the intricate filter effects you create will be housed within Combinators for easy access. Don't expect to jump in halfway and immediately understand perfectly everything that's going on. But of course, this should be self evident. Also, beware that this book will give you great powers. With great powers come great responsibility. Please do not use what you learn in this book for evil.
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This review is from: Power Tools for Reason 3.0: Master the World's Most Popular Virtual Studio Software (Power Tools Series) (Paperback)
This is a fun and stimulating book to read. The examples are very explicit and create interesting and even useful patches. I suppose the book is not a beginner's book but then the title sort of implies that, no? The Reason manuals are enough to get you started then this book takes off where the manuals end. I really enjoy working through this book.
For people new to electronic music and recording, there are a lot of terms and concepts that can be daunting and confusing. This book does happen to explain most of the jargon as it goes along, but I would like to find a general reference for electronic music production.
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Great Tips & Tricks!!,
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This review is from: Power Tools for Reason 3.0: Master the World's Most Popular Virtual Studio Software (Power Tools Series) (Paperback)
I got this book a couple a weeks ago and have to say that it is pretty cool. It is not for beginners. It will show you more advanced concepts of Reason 3.0. Still working my way through the book. Very cool.
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Propellerhead Software Reason is a powerful virtual studio application, with the tools necessary to produce almost any style of music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
assign rotary, vocoder band count, amp envelope release, mono input signal, phase offset modulation, pan mixer channel, modulation routings, mod envelope, user groove, master mix bus, vocoder bands, filter envelope amount, stereo imager, load the patch, loop player, sequencer track, change the play mode, primary mixer, enable osc, pattern sequencer, empty rack, aux send bus, polyphony setting, graintable synthesizer, patch browser Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Redrum Drum Computer, Spider Audio Merger, Redrum Drum Kits, Rename the Combinator, Advanced Reverb, Advanced Sampler, Digital Delay Line, Reason Factory Soundbank, Reason Hardware Interface, Chemical Beats, Remote Programmer, Tom Verb, Variable Tempo, Combinator From Devices, Digital Vocoder, Hip Hop, Connect the Redrum, Run the Redrum, Control Name Default Value Rotary, Digital Sampler, Envelope Controlled Filter, Loop Source, Off Button, Reason Adapted, Look Ahead New!
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Propellerhead Software Reason is a powerful virtual studio application, with the tools necessary to produce almost any style of music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
assign rotary, vocoder band count, amp envelope release, mono input signal, phase offset modulation, pan mixer channel, modulation routings, mod envelope, user groove, master mix bus, vocoder bands, filter envelope amount, stereo imager, load the patch, loop player, sequencer track, change the play mode, primary mixer, enable osc, pattern sequencer, empty rack, aux send bus, polyphony setting, graintable synthesizer, patch browser Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Redrum Drum Computer, Spider Audio Merger, Redrum Drum Kits, Rename the Combinator, Advanced Reverb, Advanced Sampler, Digital Delay Line, Reason Factory Soundbank, Reason Hardware Interface, Chemical Beats, Remote Programmer, Tom Verb, Variable Tempo, Combinator From Devices, Digital Vocoder, Hip Hop, Connect the Redrum, Run the Redrum, Control Name Default Value Rotary, Digital Sampler, Envelope Controlled Filter, Loop Source, Off Button, Reason Adapted, Look Ahead New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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