Here's a link to a great Reason blog by Kalle Nemvalts. Here you'll find several tutorials based on Reason 6.5, including a great tutorial about using Thor as a CV controller. There's some great material there, and he's taken the time to add lots of informative screenshots. Do take a look - you might learn something new.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Improved Rotaries for the Akai MPK49 & MPK61
User bobseekone from the Propellerhead Forums has generously contributed a great new patch (which he calls ReasonEx) for the Akai MPK49 and MPK61 MIDI controller keyboards that turns the rotary encoders from absolute to relative positions. This means that you can switch to another device in Reason, move the knobs, and when you return to the original device moving the knobs does not cause them to 'jump' away from where they were. Another way to think of it is that Reason can remember where your controller knobs were for each and every device. Very useful - thanks Bob.
His patch also changes the buttons from toggle to momentary so that they can be used between devices more sensibly too. See Bob's blog for overview and details.
His patch also changes the buttons from toggle to momentary so that they can be used between devices more sensibly too. See Bob's blog for overview and details.
Disclaimer: I was involved in the creation and testing of this patch for the MPK49.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
OffSiteNoise - Resonant Filter
L.72 just posted an interesting device on the Propellerhead User forums -
http://resonantfilter.blogspot.com
This blog has only been in existence for a month but already has over 20 posts - all well written and thoughtful. There's a good variety of technical and artistic articles covering subjects like Reason, Record, real hardware, musical opinion and a few other bits and pieces. There's a good assortment of interesting pictures and linked videos too. If the current posting rate continues, the site will be a very interesting place to regularly visit if you're interested in a broad range of musical technology and techniques.
"a CV Delay combi geared towards drums and is a new take on dub with a bit of glitch thrown in for good measure."This led me to his new blog at:
http://resonantfilter.blogspot.com
This blog has only been in existence for a month but already has over 20 posts - all well written and thoughtful. There's a good variety of technical and artistic articles covering subjects like Reason, Record, real hardware, musical opinion and a few other bits and pieces. There's a good assortment of interesting pictures and linked videos too. If the current posting rate continues, the site will be a very interesting place to regularly visit if you're interested in a broad range of musical technology and techniques.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Blog Review: boddicker.org
Today I came across boddicker.org, via a new Side-Chain Compression tutorial posted on ReasonTutorials.
boddicker.org is dj.boddicker's site. I don't know any more about this person than what is there, but what really struck me is the small but notable collection of Reason-related posts.
These devices are great. There's the side-chain compression tutorial I mentioned earlier as well as:
The RNS files are provided, as well as demo music files, so have a listen!
What impresses me is how simple in concept these devices are, yet so elegantly constructed. Even better, the examples provided are top-notch and illustrate the devices perfectly.
There is also a small collection of high-quality tutorials, not all related to Reason, that are very interesting and well written. In particular, "how to make drums sound bigger" answers many questions that confound the search for good rhythms.
Great site dj.boddicker - looking forward to trying out your future creations!
boddicker.org is dj.boddicker's site. I don't know any more about this person than what is there, but what really struck me is the small but notable collection of Reason-related posts.
These devices are great. There's the side-chain compression tutorial I mentioned earlier as well as:
The RNS files are provided, as well as demo music files, so have a listen!
What impresses me is how simple in concept these devices are, yet so elegantly constructed. Even better, the examples provided are top-notch and illustrate the devices perfectly.
There is also a small collection of high-quality tutorials, not all related to Reason, that are very interesting and well written. In particular, "how to make drums sound bigger" answers many questions that confound the search for good rhythms.
Great site dj.boddicker - looking forward to trying out your future creations!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Blog Review: "Reason: Patch A Day"
Robbneu from Reason: Patch A Day very kindly mentioned this site recently, so I thought it would be good to review his site here, since I have been following it myself for several months.
Robbneu updates his site regularly. His goal is to create a new Reason patch, every day in fact, as a means of learning new methods of synthesis and sharing these with his readers. While I suspect real life occasionally gets in the way of such an admirable goal, he's certainly prolific. There are currently over 100 great patches posted since the site began only six months or so ago.
Robbneu obviously spends a fair bit of time creating each patch, and this shows. These aren't your typical trance leads that anyone can create in just a few minutes. Although experimentation and luck can play a large part in designing new sounds, it's clear that he usually has something in mind. Each patch comes with a short description of the inspiration or intended result, and some include suggestions for taking things further. A small RNS file is usually provided to demo the patch, and if it's an effect then the demo may turn the patch on and off to highlightthe change in sound.
The patches are typically of very good quality and sometimes follow a theme. For example, recently the theme was "Saturn's Rings" - a collection of subtle atmospheric sounds that have a definite 'space' feel to them. Other times the patches may focus on a particular synth or effect within Reason, or even a particular type of sound, like drums.
Just to note - you'll need a copy of Reason (full or demo) to hear the patches, as recorded samples are not provided. Patches are developed with Reason 4 although perhaps some would work in earlier versions.
Robbneu was kind enough to allow me to post a patch myself. I thought it would be interesting to imagine a sound and then find a way to create it. I didn't quite end up with exactly the sound I set out to find, but I was pretty happy with what I ended up with.
Summary: a great blog to follow if you like to hear new and interesting sounds in Reason. Regular updates mean there's often something new to download and try out yourself.
Robbneu updates his site regularly. His goal is to create a new Reason patch, every day in fact, as a means of learning new methods of synthesis and sharing these with his readers. While I suspect real life occasionally gets in the way of such an admirable goal, he's certainly prolific. There are currently over 100 great patches posted since the site began only six months or so ago.
Robbneu obviously spends a fair bit of time creating each patch, and this shows. These aren't your typical trance leads that anyone can create in just a few minutes. Although experimentation and luck can play a large part in designing new sounds, it's clear that he usually has something in mind. Each patch comes with a short description of the inspiration or intended result, and some include suggestions for taking things further. A small RNS file is usually provided to demo the patch, and if it's an effect then the demo may turn the patch on and off to highlightthe change in sound.
The patches are typically of very good quality and sometimes follow a theme. For example, recently the theme was "Saturn's Rings" - a collection of subtle atmospheric sounds that have a definite 'space' feel to them. Other times the patches may focus on a particular synth or effect within Reason, or even a particular type of sound, like drums.
Just to note - you'll need a copy of Reason (full or demo) to hear the patches, as recorded samples are not provided. Patches are developed with Reason 4 although perhaps some would work in earlier versions.
Robbneu was kind enough to allow me to post a patch myself. I thought it would be interesting to imagine a sound and then find a way to create it. I didn't quite end up with exactly the sound I set out to find, but I was pretty happy with what I ended up with.
Summary: a great blog to follow if you like to hear new and interesting sounds in Reason. Regular updates mean there's often something new to download and try out yourself.
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