Did Reason 4 Live Up to the Hype?

**you're funny** · 10-26-2007

Was the latest verson of Reason all it cracked up to be? What were the points that blew you away and the ones that made you wonder if the upgrade was neecessary?

**Jiten** · 10-27-2007

well, u're are joking man, the new reason is flawless....man the new sequencer, a lot more easier then the older ones, , and the THOR, wat a concept, and its now even has and arp system too...and over all, reason was good before, and its the best now, and it will rule tomorrow...i love it.reason 4 is just a next step ahead, but i wonder, i i cud get a direct audio plug in in reason so i cud record my voice directly in it.and then sample it, in anything like intakt, or kontakt..well its a dream hope the programmers listen to it.

**L. A. Stone** · 10-27-2007

If there's one massive hole in Reason's game, it has to do with audio. Recording, editing, pitching, stretching, slicing. That's it. Judjing by comments over on the Propellerhead site, this has largely been an uninteresting update and the sequencer "enhancements" seem to have been a mistake. People are complaining about it across the board.

Personally, I have no problem with the new sequencer stuff. It's neither interesting, better, nor hurtful to me in Reason. It's just different. I haven't found the desire to even explore Thor, nor the Regroove as they're both a detractor from actually making music for me.

The props also seem to have "broken" the way zooming works in Reason so tons of complaints are coming in about that as well. Almost no comments at all about the Regroove thing. It's just quantizing after all.

I believe the days of "WoW, Reason!!!" are behind us. It's still a great product, but one with massive holes in critical areas, and good attention to detail in others.

**ALIASTrP** · 10-27-2007

it aint all it was cracked up to be, thor isnt all the hot, it sounds cold (i dont kno where people were gettin it sounds warm from) And yes regroove is jus quantize. Sequencer is alright (i liked to old one waaaaaaaay way better though)

**Xabiton** · 10-27-2007

Originally Posted by ALIASTrP

it aint all it was cracked up to be, thor isnt all the hot, it sounds cold (i dont kno where people were gettin it sounds warm from) And yes regroove is jus quantize. Sequencer is alright (i liked to old one waaaaaaaay way better though)

its a soft synth do u not expect it to be "cold"?

**rocstarr328** · 10-27-2007

There are warm synths as well!! The Minimoog sounds good to me, Vanguard is the coldest of all it really sounds metallic. JT's My Love sounded warm to me as well, I know the tweaking and mixing plays a big role too.

**ALIASTrP** · 10-27-2007

Originally Posted by Xabiton

its a soft synth do u not expect it to be "cold"?

yea but i remember readin up here people talkin about how warm it sounded

Originally Posted by rocsta

There are warm synths as well!! The Minimoog sounds good to me, Vanguard is the coldest of all it really sounds metallic. JT's My Love sounded warm to me as well, I know the tweaking and mixing plays a big role too.

some other warm sounding ones are atmosphere and the virus mod for zeta, and the disco dsp.

**as20gp** · 10-27-2007

warm, cold, fat, thin lol

the adjectives used to describe sound amazes me..

either way.. i mean. Reason 4 is kool.. the sequencer fuked me up the first week cause i didnt kno how to edit the notes.. but its all good now..

i've only made 3 beats on the thing though...

**b onix** · 10-27-2007

I dont think its worth $130. They could have at least brought in some new effects. Live is doing alot and adding features that their users requested. Reason 4 is not that great.

**TheAnartist** · 10-27-2007

REASON 4 is amazing! i mean yeah i costs 400 to buy brand new... 120 to upgrade... but it is worth it. the new sequencer is incredible... the warm synths.... ah. just get it and u will love it i promise