Reason 10.1 free update ...

[EnGee]

You might be happy to know that there will be no paid updates for 2018, as officially stated by their Product Manager:

I would also like to take this opportunity to inform you that based on your feedback, we have decided there will not be any paid upgrades to Reason this year. So there’s absolutely no need to worry about missing out on new features later this year if you’re thinking about upgrading to Reason 10 now.

https://www.propellerheads.se/blog/reason-101-is-here

That's great Then I will spend my money this year on some Rack Extensions that has no VST version, like FM4, Parsec etc. (FM4, I think, will be 50% off on the 18th of this month).

Personally I don't have any VST related problem in Reason, but it is great to know that Propellerhead's managers/developers are spending their efforts in enhancing the performance

[EnochLight]

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I meant feature upgrades as in what they did last year, I covered what 'updates' would probably mean earlier in the thread. In any case, this is just standard maintenance they are referring to.

That doesn't preclude additional feature enhancements appearing along with maintenance updates, though. Glass half full, man!

[Amram]

Can someone upload "reason patch collection.rfl" to some place so i could download it faster.
Somehow its very slow and disconnected.
Thanks

Edit:
I am ok , @hyven ,gave me a hand .
Thank you

[Psuper]

I'm gonna like KVR... people recognize *actual* toxicity, and mods are neutral regarding opinions, leaving folks unafraid to speak their minds.

Regardless, I took another look last night into the whole package R10+ offers and aside from Grain (I use mangle which is far better and can be used in other DAWs) I still don't find R10 enticing. I do want the improved VST Propellerhead seem to be addressing soon, however there's no reason for me to upgrade until 11 when I hope to see a large majority of DAW-centric improvements including any I may have missed with the R10 cycle.

[MFXxx]

Not bad update and noting Drum Payer free till end of month (although I do wonder if this will not stay as is, surely paid expansion bank etc). I was actually surprised how many freebies there are in the store. 26 last count including all tools and refill packs.

[EnochLight]

Regardless, I took another look last night into the whole package R10+ offers and aside from Grain (I use mangle which is far better and can be used in other DAWs)

And as I did at RT, I'll continue to disagree with you that The Mangle (which is abandonware) is a superior instrument to Grain. But I respect that you find it useful.

[Psuper]

Regardless, I took another look last night into the whole package R10+ offers and aside from Grain (I use mangle which is far better and can be used in other DAWs)

And as I did at RT, I'll continue to disagree with you that The Mangle (which is abandonware) is a superior instrument to Grain. But I respect that you find it useful.

Mangle is definitely is superior no doubt. I don't like the way the dev handled it, and its buggy for some people. But what it does, and does effortlessly, absolutely blows Grain out of the water.

And you know I loved Grain, spent all of my time in R10 beta on it, and alone almost made me purchase R10... until I discovered that beautiful abandoned Mangle.

[EnochLight]

Regardless, I took another look last night into the whole package R10+ offers and aside from Grain (I use mangle which is far better and can be used in other DAWs)

And as I did at RT, I'll continue to disagree with you that The Mangle (which is abandonware) is a superior instrument to Grain. But I respect that you find it useful.

Mangle is definitely is superior no doubt. I don't like the way the dev handled it, and its buggy for some people. But what it does, and does effortlessly, absolutely blows Grain out of the water.

And you know I love Grain, spent all of my time in R10 beta on it, and alone almost made me purchase R10... until I discovered that beautiful abandoned Mangle.

[EnGee]

Grain is not based on Malstrom, is it? I don't think they are by the same developer as they sound very different.

[starflakeprj]

Grain is not based on Malstrom, is it? I don't think they are by the same developer as they sound very different.

Correct, Malström was developed by Magnus Lidström from Sonic Charge (NuEdge Development). Malström is also a graintable synth, while Grain is granular. Don't ask me about the difference, I can't explain

[EnGee]

Grain is not based on Malstrom, is it? I don't think they are by the same developer as they sound very different.

Correct, Malström was developed by Magnus Lidström from Sonic Charge (NuEdge Development). Malström is also a graintable synth, while Grain is granular. Don't ask me about the difference, I can't explain

Oh yes you are right. It's a graintable synth. Thanks

[deastman]

I bought Reason recently with the deal to upgrade from Essentials 10, and finally got around to installing it last night. I’d been away from Reason since, I think, version 3. I’m really rather amazed at how much it has improved in that time! I’m also more than a little disappointed that the actual rack interface looks pretty small and difficult for me to read on my 17” HD laptop screen, but I guess I can live with it. My stance these days is that I’m not really beholden to any one particular workflow or DAW. I think I’ll probably end up using Reason as a playground to come up with ideas and bits of material. I’ll bounce everything out to audio and continue arranging songs somewhere else. I can understand why people who have been with it all along might be disappointed with the cost and/or features of an upgrade and longstanding issues which haven’t been addressed. But from my perspective, it’s all good!

[EnochLight]

I’m also more than a little disappointed that the actual rack interface looks pretty small and difficult for me to read on my 17” HD laptop screen, but I guess I can live with it.

When you say laptop screen, I'm assuming you're on Windows. If it becomes a problem working with a small rack, on your QWERTY keyboard hold the Windows Key and hit "+" to zoom in to where your cursor is at. Hold the Windows Key and hit "-" to zoom out.

For Macs, do this:

https://heresthethingblog.com/2014/02/2 ... e-display/

On Windows, you can also change the default Scale & Layout to 125% (or larger) and see if that makes working in it easier. In Windows 10, you do this by right-clicking your desktop and select Display Settings. Under Scale and Layout, bump it up to 125%. You'll need to log out of Windows and log back in again to see the changes.

Sure, it's a work around, but it's effective for the time being.

[Psuper]

I bought Reason recently with the deal to upgrade from Essentials 10, and finally got around to installing it last night. I’d been away from Reason since, I think, version 3. I’m really rather amazed at how much it has improved in that time! I’m also more than a little disappointed that the actual rack interface looks pretty small and difficult for me to read on my 17” HD laptop screen, but I guess I can live with it. My stance these days is that I’m not really beholden to any one particular workflow or DAW. I think I’ll probably end up using Reason as a playground to come up with ideas and bits of material. I’ll bounce everything out to audio and continue arranging songs somewhere else. I can understand why people who have been with it all along might be disappointed with the cost and/or features of an upgrade and longstanding issues which haven’t been addressed. But from my perspective, it’s all good!

You're pretty much spot on:

People coming from a much older version gets a great deal: a whole slew of devices piled in since your last upgrade. Reason loyalists who have repeatedly paid for each upgrade don't get a break at all.

As a fairly consistent update purchaser I didn't mind their strategy, however I certainly can fathom discontent from fellow long-time Reason upgrade supporters. I've been somewhat selective with my upgrades, and up to R10 been more than happy to just purchase the upgrade due to wanting to help Propellerhead and RE developers. However I'm needing much more out of the DAW side of things, and Reason isn't cutting it, so no more blind upgrades. I've already started buying more VSTs to replace go-to Reason devices in Reaper.

[deastman]

I’m also more than a little disappointed that the actual rack interface looks pretty small and difficult for me to read on my 17” HD laptop screen, but I guess I can live with it.

When you say laptop screen, I'm assuming you're on Windows. If it becomes a problem working with a small rack, on your QWERTY keyboard hold the Windows Key and hit "+" to zoom in to where your cursor is at. Hold the Windows Key and hit "-" to zoom out.

For Macs, do this:

https://heresthethingblog.com/2014/02/2 ... e-display/

On Windows, you can also change the default Scale & Layout to 125% (or larger) and see if that makes working in it easier. In Windows 10, you do this by right-clicking your desktop and select Display Settings. Under Scale and Layout, bump it up to 125%. You'll need to log out of Windows and log back in again to see the changes.

Sure, it's a work around, but it's effective for the time being.

Thanks for the tips. I’m using this on Windows, although I also have a MacBook Pro and might install it on there eventually. I’m aware that I can decrease my display resolution/zoom the screen. I just don’t love that solution because I’m frequently jumping to other programs. Reason should really have a rack zoom function of its own, even if it means blurrier bitmaps. But yes, I can work around the issue.