To synthesize sounds, you can choose from a sampler (a downsized version of the NN samplers in previous versions), REX-format loop player, physically modeled sounds designed to emulate real percussion, or synthesized sound sources. Each pad can contain your choice of modules for sound generation and processing. But it’s when you begin customizing and programming your own sounds that it really starts to shine. Those samples are triggered on a four-by-four grid, with powerful grouping and editing features like a Quick Edit Mode that lets you adjust various parameters all at once.īy default, Kong can load a set of samples covering a range of genres, just like the ReDrum drum machine that’s been in Reason since the beginning. Kong, the new “drum designer” drum machine in Reason 5, is actually a collection of modules for generating percussion sounds, playing samples, and adding effects. Its centerpiece is a four-by-four grid of virtual percussion pads, reminiscent of classic sampling hardware like the Akai S9000 and MPC. Kong, a virtual drum designer, is the show-stealer in this upgrade. If beats, percussion, and sampling are a part of your musical process, Reason 5 could be a big breakthrough. A new, deceptively simple drum machine blends some of the flexibility of software with the working methods of hardware in a way many software applications have failed to do in the past. But this upgrade isn’t just about satisfying a long-standing feature request the creators have gone further.
Many Reason users wanted sampling without the need for another tool.Īfter a long wait, recording in Reason is here. After all, synthesizing sound in the box is great, but for many, creative music making requires audio input. Even a tool called Record ( ) from the developer, focusing on audio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, couldn’t provide satisfaction. Reason, a virtual rack of music creation gear, has faced one common complaint from users over the years: it can’t record external audio.
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