REASON 4 BY PROPELLERHEADS

	What is Reason?

Synthesizers, samplers, drum machine, ReCycle-based loop player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer and more. As many of each as your computer can handle. Reason is an infinitely expandable music workstation on a CD-ROM, complete with its own realtime sequencer.

Less fuss, more freedom As a Reason user, you can forget about the downsides of music production. Forget malfunctioning modules and confusing connections. Reason's cables don't tangle. Forget about steep learning curves and menus within menus. Reason is so direct you'll learn it in minutes. And forget the tedious process of gathering all the different disks and soundbanks needed to load up a song. And so is the sound. The audio quality is everything you would expect from the people behind ReCycle and ReBirth. But pristine sound quality is only half the story; the instruments and effects in Reason are loaded with character and attitude. Reason will not just impress, but inspire you. All controls work as their real life counterparts. All the controls you need Each unit in Reason's virtual rack is edited from its own on-screen front panel. All the sliders, knobs, buttons and functions are right in front of you, ready to be tweaked, turned and twisted in absolute real-time. And all your front panel actions - filter adjustments, pitch bending, gain riding or panning - can be recorded and automated in the Reason sequencer. Need more gear? In Reason, you will never run out of rack space. No problem. Choose a synth, a drum machine, a loop player or any device from the Create menu, and it will instantly appear in your rack, logically patched into the signal chain. And because Reason is designed to go easy on your computer, you can repeat the process until you're more than happy. If you ever wished you had eleven samplers and ten compressors, Reason is definitely for you. And if you have created more machines than you have mixer channels, just create another mixer. In Reason, you will never run out of rack space. Want to know more? For a video overview of the contents and abilities of Reason, have a look at the Reason product clip in our video section, where our product specialist James Bernard will guide you through the program.

	Close-up on Reason

Curious about the details? The close-ups is a series of in-depth looks at the Reason devices. Here devices are explained in full detail with detailed descriptions of what each device really do and what the buttons and knobs on the panels are used for.

NN-XT All the details about Reason's new sampler.

Malström Take a close look at the mean green machine in the Reason rack.

Subtractor This close-up will reveal all the cool features of the Subtractor synth.

Redrum This close-up will tell you all there is to know about Reason's drum machine.

Dr.Rex Get to know everything you ever wanted to know about the Dr.Rex loop player.

NN19 Want to know more about the sampler in Reason?

Matrix The Matrix is the analog type sequencer in Reason.

The Rack The rack is Reason's framework. Here you will learn more about routing, modulation and other rack related tricks.

Spider Audio & CV Mergers & Splitters Sneak a peak at two handy utilities for signal path routing.

		Effects

Reason comes loaded with a wide selection of effects. Let's take a closer look at a few of them!

RV7000 This close-up will give you the lowdown on Reason's new advanced reverb .

BV512 Digital Vocoder A close-up on the multi-talented 4 to 512-band vocoder with the power to equalize.

Scream 4 A close-up detailing the destruction the Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit can unleash on your sounds.

UN-16 Unison A close-up on a classic effect, designed to fatten and widen any sound.

Here's what you need to be able to run Reason 2.5

Windows

• Intel Pentium 2 or better
• 233 MHz or faster
• 64 Megabytes of RAM
• CD-ROM drive, Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP (or later)
• 256 color monitor (or better), 800x600 or larger
• A 16 bit Windows compatible audio card, preferably with an ASIO or DirectX driver
• Microsoft DirectX (if supported by the card)
• A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard (or similar).

Mac OS

• For Mac OS X: Any computer that runs Mac OS X version 10.1 or later.
• For Mac OS 9: A Power Macintoshwith 604, 604e, G3 or G4 processor or better
• 166 MHz or faster
• 128 Megabytes of RAM + Mac OS 9.0 or later.
• CD-ROM drive
• 256 color monitor (or better), 800x600 or larger
• A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard (or similar).