Reason 3.0

Somebody asked our executive producer what software we use to produce music. We use Propellerheads Reason 3.0 We received the 3.5 update, but never got around to loading it. We plan to and we're excited that the 4.0 is in beta or soon to be.

Would we recommend Reason? We recommend using what program works best for you. Reason is our top pick and we would advise experimenting with it first. Find a friend who has it and ask a few questions. Test it out before you go and shell out the money. If it's something you feel comfortable on after a couple weeks GO WITH REASON!!

Reason has amazing sounds, effects, processors, and you can sample sounds into it like an AKAI MPC. It works well on both PC and Mac so you can't go wrong. Finally, you can use it with most major audio sequencers (i.e Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, Nuendo, etc..). This is done through a something called rewire, which enables you to make your beat in Reason, but record it directly in to Pro Tools or whatever program you're using.

All the aspects mentioned above are great, but you do have to be computer friendly to learn how to do all these things. In short patience is a must. I wanted to throw the computer through the wall when I first started using Reason four years ago, but now I don't use anything else. Go try different programs and pick the one you feel most comfortable with. Trackmasterz is comfortable with Propellerheads Reason.