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Re: Anyone using Reason? [message #62614 is a reply to message #62579] |
Fri, 06 January 2006 22:18 |
Dedric Terry
Messages: 788 Registered: June 2007
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Using it here with Nuendo via rewire - works great. There are other synths
and effects that sound better than comparable components in Reason, but for
putting together electronica, dance, and even pop or rap rhythm tracks it's
a cool app. It's also a great app to use for some composing work on the
road on a laptop as it's cpu friendly - you can get a lot of tracks/sounds
going pretty easily for sketching out ideas.
Combinator patches are a bit more applicable for standalone synth use since
you can layer/combine synths and effects to create broader and more dynamic
sounds.
For the money, it's a lot of fun, and can be quite useful. I believe the
track for the show Alias was composed on a laptop with Reason, FWIW.
I'm doing some tracks in it, but remixing in Nuendo for better reverbs, EQ,
etc.
Dedric
On 1/6/06 10:44 AM, in article 43be9e63$1@linux, "Pete Ruthenburg"
<ruthenburg@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> So is anybody using this?Seems like it could be useful or is it
> just popular with the electronica/dance crowd?Obviously the
> orchestral type sounds don't compare to other libraries,but it
> seems like you get alot for the money.
> Or is that the selling point;alot of good but not great sounds
> for the money.
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> Pete
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Re: Anyone using Reason? [message #62764 is a reply to message #62614] |
Mon, 09 January 2006 19:54 |
Chris Ludwig
Messages: 868 Registered: May 2006
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HI Dedric,
You dead on in your description.
Do you notice that it sound better when rewired thru Nuendo?
Chris
Dedric Terry wrote:
> Using it here with Nuendo via rewire - works great. There are other synths
> and effects that sound better than comparable components in Reason, but for
> putting together electronica, dance, and even pop or rap rhythm tracks it's
> a cool app. It's also a great app to use for some composing work on the
> road on a laptop as it's cpu friendly - you can get a lot of tracks/sounds
> going pretty easily for sketching out ideas.
>
> Combinator patches are a bit more applicable for standalone synth use since
> you can layer/combine synths and effects to create broader and more dynamic
> sounds.
>
> For the money, it's a lot of fun, and can be quite useful. I believe the
> track for the show Alias was composed on a laptop with Reason, FWIW.
>
> I'm doing some tracks in it, but remixing in Nuendo for better reverbs, EQ,
> etc.
>
> Dedric
>
> On 1/6/06 10:44 AM, in article 43be9e63$1@linux, "Pete Ruthenburg"
> <ruthenburg@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>>So is anybody using this?Seems like it could be useful or is it
>>just popular with the electronica/dance crowd?Obviously the
>>orchestral type sounds don't compare to other libraries,but it
>>seems like you get alot for the money.
>>Or is that the selling point;alot of good but not great sounds
>>for the money.
>>
>>Pete
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Re: Anyone using Reason? [message #62771 is a reply to message #62764] |
Mon, 09 January 2006 22:10 |
Dedric Terry
Messages: 788 Registered: June 2007
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Hi Chris,
No significant difference when rewired that I've noticed (although I haven't
A/B'd mixes to be sure) - the main differences are using better reverbs,
etc. It doesn't sound bad on its' own, but it does sound better remixed
elsewhere with better fx plugins. I think an earlier version sounded pretty
lame in general due to a limited mix engine, but that seems to be better
now.
Reason synths and effects just aren't designed to be monster emulations, but
rather a compromise between sound and cpu efficiency. That is where I think
Reason shines - you get a lot of sound and creativity capability for a
modest cpu hit - it seems to be a rather efficiently coded app.
Regards,
Dedric
PS: I wrote a review of it for Audiomidi.com if anyone is interested in a
little more info, at least from my perspective (assuming I actually know
what I'm talking about, which is always open for debate ;-).
On 1/9/06 8:54 PM, in article 43c32fad$1@linux, "Chris Ludwig"
<chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
> HI Dedric,
> You dead on in your description.
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> Do you notice that it sound better when rewired thru Nuendo?
>
> Chris
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> Dedric Terry wrote:
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>> Using it here with Nuendo via rewire - works great. There are other synths
>> and effects that sound better than comparable components in Reason, but for
>> putting together electronica, dance, and even pop or rap rhythm tracks it's
>> a cool app. It's also a great app to use for some composing work on the
>> road on a laptop as it's cpu friendly - you can get a lot of tracks/sounds
>> going pretty easily for sketching out ideas.
>>
>> Combinator patches are a bit more applicable for standalone synth use since
>> you can layer/combine synths and effects to create broader and more dynamic
>> sounds.
>>
>> For the money, it's a lot of fun, and can be quite useful. I believe the
>> track for the show Alias was composed on a laptop with Reason, FWIW.
>>
>> I'm doing some tracks in it, but remixing in Nuendo for better reverbs, EQ,
>> etc.
>>
>> Dedric
>>
>> On 1/6/06 10:44 AM, in article 43be9e63$1@linux, "Pete Ruthenburg"
>> <ruthenburg@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>>> So is anybody using this?Seems like it could be useful or is it
>>> just popular with the electronica/dance crowd?Obviously the
>>> orchestral type sounds don't compare to other libraries,but it
>>> seems like you get alot for the money.
>>> Or is that the selling point;alot of good but not great sounds
>>> for the money.
>>>
>>> Pete
>>
>>
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