Stockholm,
Sweden, November 29, 2000 -- Propellerhead Software, the company behind
acclaimed products such as ReCycle and ReBirth have announced the release
of Reason, the infinitely expandable music system for Windows and MacOS.
Reason comes in the shape of a classic studio rack, packed with all the
gear you could possibly need: Samplers, Analog synths, Mixers, Step time
drum machines, Effects, and a realtime multi-track sequencer for fast
and intuitive music making. Everything is there except the drawbacks,
no tripping over cables or locating ground hum. All of Reason´s
16 devices have the look and feel of the real thing, but more importantly,
they have the sound, the performance and the attitude to rival any hardware
out there.. And you can use each device as many times as your CPU can
handle.
Reason hooks up to your MIDI keyboard faster than you can say Revolutionary
Software, giving you MIDI control of all devices, knobs, faders and parameters.
Whether you´re a big time producer or a bedroom DJ, a pro musician
or an amateur tweaker, this application provides all the necessary tools
to create, edit and mix the music of your choice, all within the comfort
of your own computer. The complete device list reads as follows:
NN19 - Sampler able to play standard wav and aiff audio samples.
Complete with 5 filter options (notch, highpass, bandpass, lowpass 12db,
lowpass 24db) and resonace, 2 envelops, 1 LFO, and portamento. The graphic
keyboard mapping display makes it easy to position samples across the
keyboard and there is even an automap option for the lazy. NN19 comes
with 294 high quality sampler patches as standard, including Grand Piano,
Rhodes, Guitars, Strings, Bass, Choir, Woodwinds and Synth samples.
SubTractor - Polyphonic 2 oscillator synth w/32 waveforms, noise
generator, FM, ring & phase modulation, 3 envelope generators, 2 LFO’s,
portamento, 5 filter options (notch, highpass, bandpass, lowpass 12db,
lowpass 24db) plus an additional second lowpass filter with resonance.
More than 400 patches are included as standard.
ReDrum - 10 channel drum machine playing wav or aiff audio files.
Each channel has control over pan, level, velocity, length and pitch plus
two effect sends. The programming interface has 32 patterns, 3 dynamic
levels, flams and shuffle mode. Programmed patterns can be dumped to the
Reason sequencer for further manipulation and ReDrum can of course be
triggered via midi as well. A choice of 60 high quality drum kits is included
as a great starting point.
Dr Rex - Rex files automatically match the tempo of the sequencer.
This is done by slicing the audio in to its rhythmic components and then
trigger the individual slices at the correct timing position within the
bar. The end result is stunning. Choose from the 300 drum loops and 100
music loops included as part of Reasons sound library or the fast expanding
third party library. Owners of ReCycle can of course also make their own
rex files for use in Reason. The triggering of each audio slice can furthermore
be dumped to a midi track, maybe as the rhythmic foundation of a bassline
or maybe to construct a completely new groove. Want to do more? Dr Rex
also feature pitch, pan, level and decay parameters for each individual
slice plus 5 filter options (notch, highpass, bandpass, lowpass 12db,
lowpass 24db) and resonance, 2 envelops and 1 LFO.
Mixer - The Reason mixer feature 14 stereo channels each with 4
aux sends, 2 band eq, panning, mute, solo and of course volume control.
Need more channels? Just add another mixer to the rack.
REV-7 - Digital reverb with 10 preset algorithms. DDL - Digital
delay line with settings by note value or milliseconds. D-11 - Foldback
distortion, if you like it rough. ECF-42 - Envelope controlled filter,
a choice of Bandpass, Lowpass 12db, Lowpass 24db filter with resonance
and ADSR. CF-101 Chorus/flanger effect. PH-90 - Phaser. Comp-01 - Auto
Makeup Gain Compressor. PEQ-2 - Two band parametric EQ with curve display
Matrix Sequencer - Analogue and monophonic in style, Matrix is
a great starting point for repetitive keyboard parts. A total of 32 patterns
per song can be programmed complete with ties, CV and velocity curves.
You can also use the Matrix to generate complex LFO curves to control
parameters such as Filter, FM, panning, volume etc in other devices. Matrix
patterns can of course finally be dumped to the sequencer for further
manipulation.
ReBirth Input Machine - A simple interface allowing users of ReBirth
to connect to any device within Reason.
Reason Sequencer - Yes, Reason is a complete solution. The sequencer
offers all the necessities of midi sequencing including arrangement view,
key-, velocity, rex-, drum-, controller and automation editors. Just connect
your midi keyboard and start recording.
