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Sound like you

Reason has everything you need to sound like you. It's a virtual Rack where you connect instruments and effects to create the sounds you're looking for. You can use it as a plugin or a full DAW with recording, sequencing, mixing and everything else you would expect. Fast, fluid and fun, Reason is all about making music – no matter how you make music.

What's new in Reason 13

Browse your way.

All patches, samples and loops are now in one place – the new browser. Find the perfect sound by filtering anything from name and type to categories and tags. Just type in what you're looking for and the browser will give you suggestions, or use the Category and Tag buttons to filter your way to a new sound.

Sequencer update

The sequencer was split in two. With the new editing area, it's easy to delve into the details of your song without getting lost in the arrangement. Along with several new workflow improvements, improved zooming, layout changes, and easy access to editing features, the updated sequencer makes it easier to make your music sound like you.

Reason 13 not only sounds good, it looks good too.

Along with the sequencer, Reason's entire interface has been updated. It may not necessarily improve your music, but it will make it easier to find your way around.

New sounds for your sound

Fall in love with your favorite devices again. In Reason 13, we've updated our soundbank library with over 1,000 new patches, samples, REX loops, demo songs, and starter song templates. Sometimes your own sound starts with one of our sounds.

Dual Layer Polytone Synthesizer
Polytone is a synthesizer for synthesizer lovers. Inspired by our favorite vintage hardware, we designed it to recreate the warm analog sounds you know and love. But it wouldn't be us if we didn't tweak the formula to get more possibilities. Even better, Polytone has two layers that can be stacked or transformed for super fat or evolving sounds.

Ripley space delay

Ripley combines delay and reverb with unique flavors of filtering, noise and distortion. Along with extensive modulation, you can create whatever delay you want - anything from clean ringtones or warm analog sounds to crazy lo-fi sounds or washed out ambiances. Anything that adds personality and depth to your music.

Reason Tools

Three new devices that simplify common tasks for a smoother workflow, so you can spend less time on boring things and more time making music. Sidechain Tool is all about reducing signals, Gain Tool puts you in control over signal levels, and Stereo Tool is a stereo amplifier specifically designed to make a simple signal sound bigger and bigger.

Your sound, faster: What's new in Reason 13 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBkk0kE6s-Y )

With five new Rack devices, a completely redesigned browser for searching for patches or samples, and a new Reason DAW sequencer workflow, Reason 13 is all about getting you to your sound faster.

The Rack

If Reason were a song, Rack would be the chorus. Connect instruments, effects, and MIDI Player effects to create the sound you're looking for. Or discover something completely new.

Reason comes loaded with a huge collection of unique synthesizers, instruments, samplers, drum machines, audio effects, and more. Our devices have been carefully created in Sweden since we started in 1994. By musicians, for musicians.

Instruments

Drums, bass, piano, synthesizers, strings, percussion, textures, keys, mallets, organ, winds. Reason comes with practically every type of instrument you can imagine.

• Polytone Dual-Layer Synthesizer NEW

• Europe Shapeshifting Synthesizer

• Malström Graintable Synthesizer

• Monotone Bass Synthesizer

• Subtractor Analog Synthesizer

• Thor Polysonic Synthesizer

• Grain Sample Manipulator

• Mimic Creative Sampler

• NN19 Sampler

• NN-XT Advanced Sampler

• Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player

• Kong Drum Designer

• Redrum Drum Computer

• Rytmik Drum Machine

• Humana Vocal Ensemble

• ID-8 Instrument Device

• Klang Tuned Percussion

• Pangea World Instrument

• Radical Piano

• MIDI Out Device

MIDI FX player

• Beat Map

• Algorhythmic Drummer

• Dual Arpeggio

• Note Echo

• Scales & Chords

Utilities

• Gain Tool NEW

• Combinator

• Matrix Pattern Sequencer

• RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator

• Pulsar Dual LFO

• Mixer 14:2

• Line Mixer 6:2

• Spider Audio Merger & Splitter

• Spider CV Merger & Splitter

Effects

From the easy and straightforward to the esoteric and extremely complex, Reason comes with all the effects you need.

• Ripley Space Delay NEW

• Sidechain Tool NEW

• Stereo Tool NEW

• Quartet Chorus Ensemble

• Sweeper Modulation Effect

• Audiomatic Retro Transformer

• Master Bus Compressor

• Channel Dynamics

• Channel EQ

• Alligator Triple Filtered Gate

• The Echo

• Pulverizer Demolition

• RV7000 MkII Reverb

• Softube Amp

• Softube Bass Amp

• Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit

• Synchronous Effects Modulator

• Neptune Pitch Adjuster

• BV512 Vocoder

• MClass Equalizer

• MClass Stereo Imager

• MClass Compressor

• MClass Maximizer

• RV-7 Digital Reverb

• DDL-1 Digital Delay Line

• D-11 Foldback Distortion

• ECF-42 Envelope Controlled Filter

• CF-101 Chorus/Flanger

• PH-90 Phaser

• COMP-01 Compressor/Limiter

• PEQ-2 Two Band Parametric EQ

• UN-16 Unison

Sounds & Patches

Sound library with over 30,000 device patches, loops and samples. Find the perfect sound in the browser by filtering by name, type, categories and tags. All Reason content is categorized and tagged to let you explore sounds in a completely new way.

Reason Rack Plugin

Bring Rack into your favorite DAW as a VST3, AU, or AAX plugin, or use Reason as standalone music production software. Bring Reason's best patches to Ableton Live, add an instrument rack to Pro Tools, or expand your channel strips in Logic. However you make music, Rack is there for you.

Reason Standalone DAW

From your first beat to your next album, Reason is the music production software to capture and explore your ideas. Easy to get started, but as deep as you want, it's all you need to sound like you.

Standalone features:

• VST3 and VST2 plugin support: add any instrument or plugin effect to the Reason Rack

• Rack Extensions let you expand your collection of instruments and effects from Reason Studios and third-party developers

• Delay compensation makes all signal paths play in perfect, phased sync

• Ableton Link Support: Easily sync Reason and other linked apps via WiFi

• Unlimited audio recording and instrument channels

• Fully functional multi-track sequencer with quick navigation and editing tools

• Blocks mode to arrange and structure your music

• Audio Comp Editing to select the best parts from multiple recordings and create the perfect take

• High-quality real-time time stretching and audio transposition

• Vocal Edit Mode to enhance your vocal recordings

• Audio slicing and audio quantization—correct the timing of your audio recordings

• Convert audio recorded or imported into the sequencer into REX loops for additional sonic manipulation

• MIDI instrument output—control synthesizers, samplers, and keyboards from Reason's sequencer

• MIDI clock output on multiple ports—synchronize hardware with Reason

• Advanced export—export your separate mixer channels as individual audio stems, including effects and tempo track

• Live sampling on all Sampler devices

• Remote mapping to control Reason with external MIDI controllers and hardware control surfaces

• Supports all major file formats—from .wav and .aif to .mp3 and more

• Real-time sample rate and bit depth conversion lets you import any audio into Reason seamlessly

• Multi-core support and 64-bit compatibility make Reason fast and powerful on any computer

• Self-contained music files make moving projects between computers and collaborators as easy as moving a single file.

• Advanced mixing console modeled with full channel strip for each instrument and audio channel

System Requirements

macOS

• Fast and stable internet connection

• Intel or M1/M2 Mac with multi-core processor

• 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended for large ReFills or Rack Extensions)

• 5.5 GB of free system disk space required, plus 20 GB for optional content. Additionally, the program can use up to 20 GB of scratch disk space and additional space for cached graphics assets

• macOS 10.15 or later (64-bit)

• Monitor with a resolution of at least 1280x768

• Audio interface compatible with CoreAudio or integrated audio hardware

• Recommended MIDI interface and MIDI keyboard

• To use Reason as a VST plugin, a host with VST3 support is required

• To use Reason as an AU plugin, a host with AUv2 support is required

• To use Reason as an AAX plugin, you need Pro Tools 12 or later

Windows

• Fast and stable internet connection

• Intel or AMD multi-core processor

• 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended for large ReFills or Rack Extensions)

• 5.5 GB of free system disk space required, plus 20 GB for optional content. Additionally, the program can use up to 20 GB of scratch disk space and additional space for cached graphics assets

• Windows 10 or later (64-bit)

• Monitor with a resolution of at least 1280x768

• Audio interface with ASIO driver

• Recommended MIDI interface and MIDI keyboard

• To use Reason as a VST plugin, a host with VST3 support is required

• To use Reason as an AAX plugin, you need Pro Tools 12 or later

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