KVR Audio

wpostma · Post by **wpostma** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 1:59 am

For me (in canada) it was like $88 canadian to grab ReasonIntro.

Mostly I grabbed it to use the reason rack within cubase (my daw of choice) but I find myself launching and using Reason as a sketchpad to build songs from, and it's quite a fun little workflow.

Things I find I miss a lot:

A. in Cubase I had one instrument for both drum pads being mapped to samples (kits) and patterns, namely GrooveAgent. I know the bits are a bit broken up, but there's Kong which has pads, and there's an 808-clone of sorts for basic sequences, but I don't see a reasonable set of starter practical rock kits complete with both a groove system and a manual key or pad drumming solution, anywhere in Reason Intro, is there one? Yeah, I can just use Groove Agent, but I was wondering if the Reason Rack had a GrooveAgent like thing, in the higher editions. If so, what's it called?

B. In Cubase, I had Arpache and I find the replacement (the players) not as powerful. Maybe this is also just because I have the cheapest Lite edition?

But things I love:

A. All the synths are fantastic.

B. The rack is super fun, and unlike my ancient memories I don't HAVE to TAB over to the back side and drag wires around much.

Anyways, reason is super fun. The included synths are super fun.

zoidkirb · Post by **zoidkirb** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:07 am

I don't think Kong has much or any realistic drums. But you're free to load it up with your own samples.

Reason Studios did release 'Reason drum kits' which is a paid Rack Extension. It's got proper multi sampled real kits. Definitely it's not as high quality as Groove Agent's 'The Kit' but it's decent.

BrokenTrance · Post by **BrokenTrance** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:38 am

Reason will in the future become Transfuser 2. I think. Yeah it is very big fun indeed.

I have the Air bundle, Transfuser 2 is the one i don't install.

xbitz · Post by **xbitz** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:17 am

Voltage2 has VST plugin host module/device(with MIDI-out supporting) so IMO it handier in Cubase as plugin-chainer(or as modular synth) than ReasonRack (or can put ReasonRack into it

) , there is 75% off on it,
https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/ ... rom-Ignite

or check the Protoculture ones

for ex.

starting to understand why Eurorack etc. are so popular

ps. to able to use normally as plugin chainer have ha to buy
https://store.cherryaudio.com/modules/v ... d-envelope
host(BPM)synced envelop generator, in the factory modules able to set only fix milliseconds values,
and the controller matrix
https://store.cherryaudio.com/modules/v ... trix-mixer
it's on the video above, otherwise controlling things is much more cumbersome

both ones are in some bundle so bought those ones but that was all (maybe need a useful sequencer like https://store.cherryaudio.com/modules/euclidean-duel too)

beltrom · Post by **beltrom** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:12 am

Be careful! I was on Cubase and got Reason intro a year ago, now I'm on suite. From the beginning I thought I would only use the plugin, but I actually start the Reason DAW quite often, I find it fun and easy to use. If I have some kind of plan or base idea I tend to use Cubase, if I'm just playing around I tend to start up Reason. This seems to impact what kind of music I do with each as well of course. Even having suite I tend to use xlnaudios AD2 if I want more realistic drums in Reason, which I mostly don't.

cubase guy grabs the black friday sale Reason Intro. It's big FUN.