Review: Propellerhead REASON 4.0 Music Production Software
Just got the specs on the new version of Propellerhead's very popular line of REASON music production software.
The big differences here, it appears, are
1) you are going to need a slightly more powerful computer
2) you get faster and more reliable software
3) and more sounds than you could shake a musical stick at.
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While I do love this package, beware: I think that the sounds you get from this software (and this is only my rock opinion) are more geared towards DJ's or hip hop applications than more general production software. The beats sound expensive and amazing, but often sound like Jay Z just laced them for ya. Reason 4 will not let you down.
Propellerhead REASON 4.0 Music Production Software Specifications:
Windows:
- Windows XP or Vista
- Processor: Intel P4 / AMD Athlon XP or better
- Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
- Screen resolution: 1024x768
- 2 GB free hard disk space
- DVD reader
- 16-bit windows compatible audio card, preferably with DirectX or ASIO drivers
- Recommended: MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface
Mac OS:
- Mac OS X 10.4
- Processor: G4 1GHz and up or Intel Mac
- Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
- Screen resolution: 1024x768
- 2 GB free hard disk space
- DVD reader
- Recommended: MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface�
Propellerhead REASON 4.0 Music Production Software Features:
- Sound Modules
- Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
- NN19 basic sampler
- NN-XT advanced sampler
- Malstrom granular synthesizer
- Dr. Rex loop player
- Redrum pattern-based drum machine
- Subtractor analog subtractive synthesizer
- Combinator unit for building chains of instruments, effects, and pattern sequencers.
Effects units
- RV-7 digital reverb
- DDL-1 digital delay line
- D-11 foldback distortion
- ECF-42 envelope-controlled filter
- DF-101 chorus/flanger
- PH-90 phaser
- COMP-01 compressor
- PEQ2 2-band EQ
- RV7000 advanced reverb
- Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
- BV512 vocoder with 4 to 512 bands and equalization
- UN16 unison
- Sequencer, Mixer, and Utility modules
- RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
- ReGroove Mixer real-time groove console
- Matrix pattern-based sequencer
- Fully featured high precision multitrack sequencer
- 14 x 2 mixer w/ EQ and effects send/return
- 6:2 channel stereo line mixer
- Spider Audio Merger & Splitter
- Spider Control Voltage Merger & Splitter
- Remote mapping to external MIDI controllers and hardware control surfaces
- Enhanced browser for searching, previewing, and loading sounds and patches
Mastering Tools
- 4-band, professional level mastering EQ
- Stereo imager control with independent high and low band control
- Stereo compressor with sidechain input, soft-knee mode and CV out
- Loudness maximizer with switchable look-ahead and soft clip controls
Other features
- Comes in 4 languages: English, French, German, and Japanese
