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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 27: Using External Hardware Effect Sends/Inserts 2010-08-18 15:33

If you've got a hardware effect device that you just love... maybe it's a lo-fi effect you can't live without... or maybe it's a Lexicon 960L... you can wire these effects into Record's FX sends and Inserts to process audio tracks and devices.

This week I show you the literal "ins and outs" of using external FX with Record and how to make them a permanent part of your song for exporting and archiving.

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 26: Thor Step Sequencer Tips 2010-08-12 19:37

Have you ever loaded up a really neat Thor Step Sequencer patch that sounds great?

Have you then done all sorts of automation to make it behave the way you want it to in your track?

Well in this week's tip I'll show you how to tame the Thor Step Sequencer so you can trigger it, transpose it, and use note on/off messages from a controller to "play" the pattern exactly how you want.

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 25: Replacing a Live Keyboard Rig with Reason/Record 2010-08-08 12:55

Many of you wouldn't dream of risking a live performance on some other DAW or software workstation out there and I wouldn't blame you. Crashes are a bummer in the studio but they're absolutely not allowable on stage.

Fortunately, Reason's now legendary rock-solid stability has made it a favorite LIVE keyboard sound engine for many of today's top touring acts. This week I show you how to set up in Reason for seamless live patch switching and performance.

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 24: Live DJ Mixing 2010-08-08 12:48

Get ready to wire up your DJ mixer and sound card together for some killer live DJ sets. Reason and Record's stability and efficiency make them ideal tools for live DJ mixing. In this week's tutorial I'll show you some wiring and creative strategies to blast your mixes up to 11 and crossfade between song files for a non-stop mix.

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 23:Record Key Commands to Speed up Workflow 2010-08-08 12:46

This week I'm coming to you from the UK with round two of our key command bonanza. This week we go over some of the commonality between Reason and Record then look at some Record specific shortcuts. Once you master these you could practically throw out your mouse... one hand on the computer keyboard and the other on a controller keyboard.

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 22: Reason Key Commands to Speed up Workflow 2010-07-16 12:43

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 21 - Combinator Tips and Tricks Part 2 2010-07-09 22:27

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 20 - Combinator Tips and Tricks Part 1 2010-07-03 17:08

Even though the Combinator has been around for a while now... I still come across people who are not quite sure what it is and how they can use it. This week I cover some of the basics of what the Combinator is and go through the process of creating a patch with a split keyboard and selectable drum patterns.

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 19 - Breaking out of Writer's Block 2010-07-03 17:06

All of us have experienced some sort of writer's block at one point or another... and I have found that there are some features of Reason and Record that help to break me out of that block and get back to composing. This week I talk a bit about the Alter Note/Alter Pattern functions and using the ReGroove Mixer to inspire new ideas.

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52 Reason and Record Tips Week 18: Using the Beat Repeater Effect 2010-06-17 23:52

This week I show how to use the Beat Repeater Effect from the Record Sound Bank and how to tweak it using any USB control surface.. urface.. urface.. urface.

Reason users can download the patch from this link. http://www.propellerheads.se/stuff/JB18.zip

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ReGroove Booster

This refill contains 66 new patches for one of the exciting new features of Reason version 4, the ReGroove Mixer. The ReGroove Mixer is a great tool for making the feel of your songs less rigid and cold, which can often be the case when using quantization on any sequencer. Many of these ReGroove patches contain not just timing/shuffle feel, but also Note Velocity and Note Length variations. These patches can be applied to any track in your sequences, try them on bass or keyboard parts... or even the whole song... you may be pleasantly surprised by the results.

A few things to know when using the ReGroove Mixer:

• To load any patches into the ReGroove Mixer, press the ReGroove Mixer icon (lower right hand side of the transport) and the press the folder icon of the desired Channel location (ex. A1).
• Make sure the Channel you are using is enabled (ON is illuminated at the top of the channel). If you would like to adjust the Timing, Velocity or Note Length Impact, make sure the EDIT button is on in the Channel you wish edit. Press F8 to bring up the Tool window, and then select Groove at the top of the Tool Window.
• ReGroove can only be used with notes that are recorded into clips on a sequencer track, not pattern devices (ReDrum, Matrix, RPG-8). If you would like to try out any ReGroove patches on parts that exist in a pattern device, you must use the copy pattern to track function to get the pattern converted to notes.
• In order to hear any Note Velocity changes when using ReGroove with a Dr. Rex loop player, you must first enable velocity to modify the Amp by turning the AMP knob clockwise (look under the VELOCITY section on the left of the module... near the Mod Wheel).
• Remember that you can create your own ReGroove patches as well from any sequenced material in a song (I suggest limiting it to 4 bars at the most). This includes any MIDI data that is created when you load a .rx2 file into a Dr. Rex Loop Player and press the TO TRACK button.

The R eGroove Tutorial .rns file is a song which has some tracks for you to test out the groove patches that are included in this refill. Try different ReGroove patches on the tracks and you will get an idea of how power ReGroove mixer really is!

In all my travel and presentations I have found that the ReGroove Mixer seems to be one of the most under-used features in Reason version 4, and I hope that after trying out some of these new patches you are inspired to use it more in your productions.

JB Vol.4 - ReGroove Booster
(Available as a free download to all registered Reason version 4 users.)

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Multiband Toolbox

The third installment of the James Bernard Free ReFill series focuses on an interesting concept: Multi-Band processing using the Combinator.

The Multi-Band Toolbox ReFill uses the Combinator as an effects device and does not contain any "sound" patches at all. It is meant to be used to process either the entire mix of a song by loading one of the patches into the Combinator Mastering Device at the top of the Reason Rack, or as an insert effect after a device that you would like to process.

The Multi-Band Toolbox gives you the capability to do Multi-Band compression and limiting (4 and 8 band versions) but also includes ways of using it for other things like effects and sound design. The real power and beauty of this Refill is revealed when you open up the patch (by pressing the Show Devices button) and tweak the parameters for each band's device individually.

J B Vol.3 - Multi-Band Toolbox

Update from James Bernard:

"After creating the initial Multiband Toolbox refill some users has commented that using some of the mastering patches "changed" the timbre or sound of the mix. After doing some testing on my own and discussing it with the head DSP guru at Propellerhead Software I came to a conclusion. I did it incorrectly.

Apparently the BV-512 does not use Phase Linear filters, and because I used it to do all the band splits it could change the timbre of the audio even if no effects or additional proccesing is applied. So.. I was told that using the M-Class Stereo Imager (which DOES use Phase Linear filters!) I could do the band splits and not have any change in timbre.

It's not as easy to do the band splitting using Stereo Imagers, but the hard work was worth it. I decided that the only patches that really needed this special attention were the Mastering patches, let's be honest....you don't need Phase Linear filters on a mutilband bit crusher, you are already intending to alter the timbre if you use that patch. This update contains new Mastering Patches using the Stereo Imagers to do the splits, as well as a 4 band and 8 band template for you to experiment with as well."

JB Vol.3 - Multi-Band Toolbox (Mastering tools update)

The update comes with updated combinator patches from the mastering tools section of the Multiband Toolbox.

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Modular Madness

The second installment of the James Bernard Free ReFill series is here. This ReFill is called Modular Madness, and rightly so. The ReFill consists of a collection of heavily processed synth and drum loops that have escaped the Propellerhead labs. The loops were created using Reason in a modular approach, which you can hear from the results.

The ReFill also contains two drum kits for Redrum in the same style.

If you are looking for something to spice up the holiday season, download Modular Madness today and help yourself to a tweaked out Christmas. Your family will love it!

J B Vol.2 - Modular Madness

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Weird and Wonderful

The first installation of the James Bernard Free Refill Series has arrived: Song Starters Volume 1 - Weird and Wonderful. The concept behind this Refill is to make it possible to compose/perform an entire song based on just one Combinator Patch, and show the power of Reason 3.0. Factory Soundbank is the only source for samples/patches, and in many cases new patches were created from scratch.

The name says it all - download Weird and Wonderful yourself and get playing (free to all registered users of Reason 3.0)!

Song Starters Volume 1 - Weird and Wonderful

Weird and Wonderful patch list

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