Reason Studio

how to create a song with REASON

2011-04-01T21:28:00.000-07:00

How to create a song with REASON

We are going to make a song only by using Reason software. We also add music, drum beats, melodies, guitar sounds etc. with using Reason software. Step by step guide see below and follow those steps.
Let’s begin to make our emotional song.

Download and play this sample song ( mp3)

Step : 01

Open the REASON application. Then you will see Reason tutorial song. Go to
Edit and select preferences. Then set the settings as follows.

Close the Preferences window and open a new document (Open >>> New) now you can see your new document as follows. [Note: After create new document close the tutorial song]

1 hardware interface
2 Combinator
3 14:2 Mixer
4 Combinator Browse patch button

Click ‘Combinator browse patch button’ and double click on Hip Hop
OK. We have finished setting up configurations. Now we moved to create a song.

Step: 02

Create a ‘ReDrum’ (Create >>>ReDrum computer)
(We are going to create a drum beat using this ‘Redrum’)

1 Patch Browse button
2 Sample Browse button

Step: 03

Add Drum patch to ReDrum
Click patch browse button in your Redrum. Then you will display ‘patch browse window’ as follws.

Click on Reason Factory sound bank at left hand side of the patch browse window. then Search for Redrum Kits on the right hand side of the patch browse window and click on the check box of Redrum kits to open it.

In the redrum kits you will see lot of drum kits.
Find for RnB kits and click on it to see categories of RnB kits, then double click on RnB kit 01. (We do this to add a drum sounds to our Redrum)

Step: 04

We are going to change the default sound settings of RnB kit 01.

Click on 3rd sample browse button in Redrum.
Then Select Reason factory sound bank on patch browse window.

Type ‘SD_ ’in search box at the top of window.
On the list, Double click ‘SD_ Soul_M1.aif.’
( Now we have added a new drum sound to 3rd drum sound. )

Step: 05

Click 10th smple browse button
Select Reason factory sound bank on patch browse window.
Then type ‘Fx_’ in search box at the top of window.
On the list double click ‘Fx_cutCodes.wav’

Step: 06

Set your Redrum to parameters as follows.

Drum Sound	Level	Length	Pitch	Tone
01	100	127	0	-64
02	100	127	27	0
03	127	58	27	-
08	86	127	0	-
09	127	127	0	-
10	127	127	0	-26

Step: 07

Now we are going to add melody to our song using NN-XT device.

Create an ‘NN-XT ’ (Create >>> NN-XT Advanced sampler)

1 Browse patch button

Click on browse patch button>>> Open NN-XT sampaler>>> Open Synth poly>>>Double click on ‘aKOMPlished.sxt’
(We have added an Instrument to NN-XT sampler)

Step: 08

Create a Sub tractor analog synthesizer (Create >>>Sub tractor analog synthesizer)
We used this device to add bass guitar sounds.

1 Browse patch button

Click browse patch button >>> Select factory sound bank>>> subtractor Patches>>>Bass >>>Bouble click on ‘Bass on Beach’.

1Amp envelope release
Increase Amp envelope release slider to 60

So far we have finished adding music components, devices and patches.
Next we move to add drum beats, bass notes and melodies to our song.

Step: 09

Open the sequencer window (Window>>> Detach sequenser window)

1 Switch to arrange mode & switch to edit mode
2 Show drum lane
3 Selection tool
4 Pencil tool
5 Erase tool
6 Magnify tool
7 Snap value pop-up menu
8 Snap to grid

Select ‘Redrum 1’ in sequencer window and click ‘switch to edit mode’.

Click on ‘snap value pop-up menu’ and change to 1/16.

Then select the ‘pencil tool’ and add drum beat as the following pictures.
(First you have to zoom the window then add notes while scrolling it, first part is shown by the first image and second part by second image)

Step: 10

Select ‘NN-XT 1’ and add note as follows. (Remember that you have select the pencil tool to add any notes or beats)
We have divided the full window to better view as on the previous step.

Step: 11

First click on ‘subtractor 1’ and add notes as the following picture says.

(start to add bass notes from the No.03 of the ruler at the top of the window)

OK.
We have just finished making our song with reason.

Step:12

We are going to play the song then.
Click on ‘Switch to arrange mode’ on the sequencer window.

1 Left locater
2 Play position
3 Right locater
4 End marker

Now arrange your window as follows.

Click and drag Left locater to rule number 1.

Click and drag Right locater to rule number 7.

Click and drag End marker to rule number 8.

double click on Stop button and then click Play button to play your song.

Success!
We are finished making our first song with Reason software.
Please submit your responses in this blog and we are pleased to here your comments on Reason Tutorials.

Free Download Reason Beats

2011-03-30T22:26:00.000-07:00

We have made nearly 20 Reason beats and now you can download them as reason files.
These Files are full editable as you wish. Just download these reason (.rns) files and edit or tinker with your own way. The great thing is we give you these reason beats for free.

Download Reason Beats and Samples.

Reason beat 1 : Download
(Created with redrum, NN-19, NN-xt, Subtractor & Some effect device )

Reason beat 2 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 3 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 4 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 5 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 6 : Download
(Created with redrum & NN-XT)

Reason beat 7 : Download
(Created with NN-XT)

Reason beat 8 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 9 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 10 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 11 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 12 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 13 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 14 : Download
(Created with redrum, NN-19, NN-XT )

Reason beat 15 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 16 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 17 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Reason beat 18 : Download
(Created with redrum)

Combine Device with REASON Combinator

2011-03-20T22:27:00.000-07:00

Combine Device with Combinator

In reason software can combine many devices as a one device (Instruments, Effects etc). Using by this method you can create new sounds, modify sounds or complex effect chains and it can save as a combinator patch.

First crate a combinator from create menu. This will create an empty Combinator device. then click in the empty space at the bottom of the Combinator so that a red line appears. Go to the create menu and create a liner mixer(note: If you wish to combine only effect device dot create a mixer ) Add any number of instrument devices (Subtractors, NN-XTs etc) and some effect devices you wish ( Reverb, Digital delay line, Phaser etc).

Setting device controllers you want

and save it as combinator patch. (Use the Combinator save patch button to save patch)

For example (New sound)

Create a combinator and click in the empty space at the bottom of the Combinator so that a red line appears.

Create a liner mixer.

Create a NN 19 Digital sampler and load in to HEAVYGTR patch

Create a PH 90 Phaser

Create a SubTractor and load in to Hip Hop Lead patch

Create a RV 7 Digital Reverb

Open the sequencer window and play this new sample sound.

Free Download Reason Songs

2010-01-31T22:18:00.001-08:00

50_cent-in_da_club

Download as complete REASON (rsn) file

Download as mp3 file

Akon - Smack That
Download as complete REASON (rsn) file



Download as mp3 file

Basic Guitar Tutorials and Lessons

2009-11-28T10:37:00.000-08:00

This is our first post of series of tutorials of guitar lessons and tutorials.
After completing this beginner level you can get used in to the guitar and play the guitar in your own way.
In this tutorial you can find the basic methods and guide to learn guitar for any person.

let's start.

Introduction to Guitar

There are varying types of guitar.
Here we identifying the basic components of a guitar.
Just go through following pictures to get an idea about components and parts of a guitar.

Basic components of a guitar as follows.

following picture shows the way the notes arranged in finger/fret board.

Fingers of the left hand are numbered as the follows, for references in subsequent guide pictures.

Now let's move on how to keep your fingers on the fret/finger board in playing chords.

Note: In playing chords one of your finger should positioned on one or more strings at a time. For example in one of following guide pictures you will see that we numbered 03 strings in number 1. Hence you should position the finger on all these three strings in same time.

C Major

D Major

E Major

F Major

G Major

A Major

B Major

G Minor

F Major 7th

Creating Drum pattern with REASON

2009-11-20T22:05:00.000-08:00

This Reason Tutorial will show you how to create a Drum Pattern with 'Reason Music Composing software.

Step: 1

Arrange the document (Device Rack)

1. Open the REASON application and create a new document [ file -->new ]

2. Create a combinator[ create menu --> combinator ]

3. Create a 14:2 mixer [ create menu --> 14:2 mixer ]

4. Create a Drum [ create menu --> Redrum Drum computer ]

Browse button ( We use this button to ad Drum patch )

Select button ( When you make Drum pattern you must select Drum instruments one by one .Because we use select button to select instrument each other. )

Step buttons ( We use this buttons to make Drum pattern. Mouse click on a step button to add a beat )

Pattern selecting buttons ( You can make 32 Drum pattern with use this buttons )

Ad patch to redrum

1. Click browse button. Now you can view patch browser

2. Select Reason Factory Sound Bank and open Redrum Drum Kits. then you can view more Drum kits.

3. Find House Kits and open it.

4. Select House Kit 10.drp and after click OK button. Now you have been added a Drum patch successfully

Make a Drum pattern

1st Drum pattern
Select 'A 1' pattern by using pattern selecting buttons

Select your '1' Drum sound in REDRUM window (1st Picture above). ( to select 1 instrument use 1 select button ) Mark step button as below

Select your 3Drum sound. ( to select 3 instrument use 3 select button )

Select your 4 Drum sound. ( to select 4 instrument use 4 select button )

Select your 9 Drum sound. ( to select 9 instrument use 9 select button )

Select your 10 Drum sound. ( to select 10 instrument use 10 select button )

Now you have created a Drum pattern. click RUN button to play your Drum pattern.

2nd Drum pattern

Let's begin to create 2nd drum pattern. Select A 2 pattern using by pattern selecting buttons

Select your 1 Drum sound

Select your 2 Drum sound

Select your 3 Drum sound

Select your 9 Drum sound

Select your 10 Drum sound

3rd pattern

Select A 3 pattern using by pattern selecting buttons

Select your 1 Drum sound

Select your 3 Drum sound

Click and drag the Dynamic switch to SOFT. Mouse click on 11,12 step buttons

Click and drag the Dynamic switch to MEDIUM. Mouse click on 13,14 step buttons

Click and drag the Dynamic switch to HARD. Mouse click on 15,16 step buttons

How to add Drum pattern to sequencer window

Open the sequencer window [ Window --> Detach Sequencer Window ]

select Redrum and click Switch to edit mode and activate show pattern lane

Click this arrow button. then you can display a drop down list and select A3 select the pencil and draw a line

click again that arrow button and select A1 and draw a line

Double click the stop button an then click play button.

About Reason Music composing software

2009-04-17T00:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a brief guide of World's best music production software, Propellerhead's Reason.
Reason can be used either as a complete virtual music studio, or as a collection of virtual instruments to be played live or used with other sequencing software.

Synthesizers, samplers, drum machine, ReCycle-based loop player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer and more. As many of each as your computer can handle. Reason is an infinitely expandable music workstation on a CD-ROM, complete with its own realtime sequencer.

As of version 4.0, modules available include:

Subtractor: a subtractive synthesizer
Malström: a graintable synthesizer
NN-19: a simple sampler, which loads pre-recorded instrumental and vocal sounds
NN-XT: an advanced sampler, which features the option of tweaking the various modulation, oscillation and filter parameters of a preloaded sample or patch
Dr Rex: a loop playback device, which slices prerecorded samples into manageable, bitesize units
Redrum: a sample based drum machine with a step sequencer
Thor: a semi-modular synthesizer which features, among others, wavetable, FM and phase distortion synthesis

As a Reason user, you can forget about the downsides of music production. Forget malfunctioning modules and confusing connections. Reason's cables don't tangle. Forget about steep learning curves and menus within menus. Reason is so direct you'll learn it in minutes. And forget the tedious process of gathering all the different disks and soundbanks needed to load up a song.

Producing Music with Reason presents a broad overview of this versatile software's capabilities, and the techniques you'll need to learn to operate it effectively.

Drum Sound	Level	Length	Pitch	Tone
01	100	127	0	-64
02	100	127	27	0
03	127	58	27	-
08	86	127	0	-
09	127	127	0	-
10	127	127	0	-26

Drum Sound	Level	Length	Pitch	Tone
01	100	127	0	-64
02	100	127	27	0
03	127	58	27	-
08	86	127	0	-
09	127	127	0	-
10	127	127	0	-26

Drum Sound	Level	Length	Pitch	Tone
01	100	127	0	-64
02	100	127	27	0
03	127	58	27	-
08	86	127	0	-
09	127	127	0	-
10	127	127	0	-26