Reason 3.0 announced

[Kriminal]

Can't wait for the beta actually to commence

So its not even in the beta stage yet?


Why the announcement then if its that far away?

[Meffy]

I should have worded that better. I haven't received a beta email yet. Other people might well have been more on the ball than I, and got theirs already. Or maybe they're not yet sent out. Couldn't say but I'm guessing that announcement means the first round of testers will get notified pretty soon.

Meffy

[Overflow]

First beta should come out in next few days.

o.
btw, I feel that new Limiter is so good, that people will start buy R3 just for mastering purposes

[Warmonger]

I'm not diasppointed at all. I wonder why the Props chose to do one thing instead of another, and wish this or that had got in, but I feel that way about my computer, my camera, my bike... heck, even my shoes!
Meffy

Come on, say it with me. You know you want to: Who the f**k wanted the remote?

[gmstudio]

Well, the masthead for Reason 3.0 is "Play Your Reason System," so, obviously, live performance was the primary focus with this update. I think they've done a fine job with it, too.

Regarding the Remote: I've always kinda hated Reason's hardware integration, and as a result I rarely use my knob/slider controller with Reason. I'm hoping everything is assignable now, just like in Live. Click a knob, twist it on your controller, and it's assigned. Well, that's what I'm hoping, at least. Or something as equally simple.

Don't forget that y'all got 2.5 for nothing. Makes 3.0 a bargain in my book.

I don't know...guess I'm a 'fanboy.' Regardless, I earn my living using Reason and it hasn't failed me yet.

[Warmonger]

Having read a post by Tage on the forum, I now realize that Remote is more than just MIDI-out support for things with motorized faders. I almost never used my Radium 49's knobs with Reason (due to deficiencies in both), but with Remote, I can see myself using the knobs more with 3.0. I still would have preferred a chord module, but I guess I'm going to have to stick with eXT for that.

[harper]

Having read a post by Tage on the forum, I now realize that Remote is more than just MIDI-out support for things with motorized faders. I almost never used my Radium 49's knobs with Reason (due to deficiencies in both), but with Remote, I can see myself using the knobs more with 3.0. I still would have preferred a chord module, but I guess I'm going to have to stick with eXT for that.

petertools liveset has a chord module for reason aswell as loads of other fantastic modules, people really should check it out. i cant understand why its not mentioned here more often.

[Muff Wiggler]

uh, wow

i got my beta email

and i've never been as underwhelmed with an 'update' in my life

this should be the 2.5.1 maintnance release, that's all it is.

i hate to say this about the props who have given so much VFM with bonuses, freebies, etc., but this feels like a cash grab and nothing else.

i don't want to break the NDA by saying what (very, very little) is in the update, but my two-cents say:

time to fire the project manager

I can safely say that I'm now off the Reason upgrade cycle, and will be saving a few pennies on not picking this one up

cheers from, me, rarely, rarely, rarely a product cynic on KvR

[Warmonger]

I ignore Liveset for a couple of Reasons. First, I'm not exactly happy with the developer's spamming on the Propellerhead forums (almost any post of his has been in reference to Liveset). Second, it's not free, whereas using eXT just for chords is (if you only want to get the chords into Reason one time), and so is Tracktion, with the NFR option. Third, it's a Rewire host, with no support for audio or VSTs.

With the Combinator, key splits can be done directly in Reason, and so can layering. Chords and arps can be taken care of in eXT (using a virtual midi cable). In fact, all of the midi processing can be done as well, or better, using free plugins hosted in a modular environment. I've tested the demo of Liveset extensively, and I was not all that impressed. Besides, it costs $150. No thanks.

[Meffy]

We gone. :-) Catch ya on th' flip-flop.

Kerry
I mean, Meffy

[harper]

I ignore Liveset for a couple of Reasons. First, I'm not exactly happy with the developer's spamming on the Propellerhead forums (almost any post of his has been in reference to Liveset). Second, it's not free, whereas using eXT just for chords is (if you only want to get the chords into Reason one time), and so is Tracktion, with the NFR option. Third, it's a Rewire host, with no support for audio or VSTs.

With the Combinator, key splits can be done directly in Reason, and so can layering. Chords and arps can be taken care of in eXT (using a virtual midi cable). In fact, all of the midi processing can be done as well, or better, using free plugins hosted in a modular environment. I've tested the demo of Liveset extensively, and I was not all that impressed. Besides, it costs $150. No thanks.

comprehensive answer to my question, cheers . obviously if you just want a chord generator then i guess $150 is quite a lot to fork out.

[Sicklecell666]

Having read a post by Tage on the forum, I now realize that Remote is more than just MIDI-out support for things with motorized faders. I almost never used my Radium 49's knobs with Reason (due to deficiencies in both), but with Remote, I can see myself using the knobs more with 3.0. I still would have preferred a chord module, but I guess I'm going to have to stick with eXT for that.

petertools liveset has a chord module for reason aswell as loads of other fantastic modules, people really should check it out. i cant understand why its not mentioned here more often.

Another reason might be the sketchy online presence they maintain. Go visit their site.

What site, you ask?

uh-huh..

[harper]

Having read a post by Tage on the forum, I now realize that Remote is more than just MIDI-out support for things with motorized faders. I almost never used my Radium 49's knobs with Reason (due to deficiencies in both), but with Remote, I can see myself using the knobs more with 3.0. I still would have preferred a chord module, but I guess I'm going to have to stick with eXT for that.

petertools liveset has a chord module for reason aswell as loads of other fantastic modules, people really should check it out. i cant understand why its not mentioned here more often.

Another reason might be the sketchy online presence they maintain. Go visit their site.

What site, you ask?

uh-huh..

not sure i know what you mean, seems to work here ok.

[gmstudio]

uh, wow

i got my beta email

and i've never been as underwhelmed with an 'update' in my life

Apparently you didn't read your non-disclosure agreement, did you?

I'm wondering if you skimmed over the rest of the software as thoroughly as you "read" the agreement you entered into when you signed up as a beta tester.

[Muff Wiggler]

uh, wow

i got my beta email

and i've never been as underwhelmed with an 'update' in my life

Apparently you didn't read your non-disclosure agreement, did you?

I'm wondering if you skimmed over the rest of the software as thoroughly as you "read" the agreement you entered into when you signed up as a beta tester.

lol, for someone who only read the first three lines of my post, you don't have many legs to stand on about 'skimming', now do you fanboy?