I think Reason shares something with Live in this manner many people seem to highly underestimate its capabilities. Not to forget that it can 'fit' any decent daw out there through use of Rewire. At a pricetag which is slightly higher than one (that's 1) single high-end softsynth (Absynth 5 for example) you get an environment with several high quality soft synths and a sequencer as well. I know sometimes time is money and such worth saving time.Īnyway, Reason is really worth diving into IMO. And he's simply right knowing how to use and tweak presets is one thing, but knowing /your gear itself/ can make things so much more fun and productive… Not to mention saving money why buy presets when you can invest some time in grasping basics which (with a little practice) can help you simply design the sounds you want yourself? This week we’re starting with the most basic synth there is – the Subtractor. I’m going to embark on a multi-week exploration of synthesis theory to do just that for you. Imagine if you could think of a sound you’d like to create and to know instantly how to do it. Imagine if you had your own folder of custom patches that you created your own stash of secret sauce that nobody else has. Usually one of those with a couple random knob adjustments get us off and going just fine.īut imagine the power you’d have if you could sculpt a sound and control a sound with precise knowledge of what you’re doing and the effect it will have. The presets we get from the factory soundbank and ReFills are very good. Knowing that, how crazy is it that so many of us don’t REALLY know how to use them?! I mean, it’s not our fault in some ways. Here’s his summary of the Subtractor tutorial:Īs electronic music producers, we rely on synths as our bread and butter sounds for leads, bass lines, effects, textures, and so on. It’s part of an excellent series of tutorials on Reason & Record by James Bernard. This tutorial takes a look at Subtractor synthesis in Propellerhead Reason.

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