Introducing Reason 4 / Cliff Truesdell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Truesdell, Cliff.

Series:

Serious skills.

Serious skills

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reason (Computer file).

Software samplers.

Software synthesizers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Electronic musicians, rockers, rappers, and regular folks use Reason virtual studio software to create and self-record studio-quality music on PCs and Macs. This book shows you how to harness all the tools of this popular package to produce your own professional sound. Veteran studio engineer and professional musician Cliff Truesdell explains everything you need to get going?from Reason's full array of virtual instruments, effects, and functions to priceless inside-the-studio insights and tips you can use to start creating original pieces right away.

Contents:

Introducing Reason 4; Acknowledgements; About The Author; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; What You Will Learn from This Book; Who Should Read This Book; How to Use This Book; How This Book Is Organized; What's on the CD; Chapter 1: Getting Started; About Reason; What You Need to Create Music with Reason; Reason Terminology; Installing Reason; Setting Reason's Preferences; Reason Support Resources; Content for Reason; A First Look at Reason; Summary; Chapter 2: Working in Reason; Setting Preferences for This Chapter; The Reason Interface; Reason's Devices; The Tool Window

The Reason BrowserReason and MIDI; The Transport Panel; The Sequencer: Basics; Creating and Recording Performances; The Matrix Pattern Sequencer: Basics; Routing Options in Reason; Saving Reason Songs; Setting Preferences for the Rest of This Book; Summary; Chapter 3: The Dr. Rex Loop Player; Dr. Rex Basics; Basic Editing Features; The Envelopes, Filter, and LFO; Dr. Rex and the Reason Sequencer; Dr. Rex and MIDI Devices; Automating the Dr. Rex; Effects and the Dr. Rex; Creating a Filter Sweep with Automation; Using the LFO to Create Filter Effects; Using the LFO to Create Panning Effects

Using the Mod Wheel as a Wah-WahUsing Multiple Dr. Rex Loop Players; Summary; Chapter 4: The Redrum Drum Computer; Redrum Basics; Working with Patterns; Creating Arrangements; Advanced Pattern Programming; Creating and Saving Kits; Automating the Redrum; Using Effects with the Redrum; Redrum and the ReGroove Mixer; Creating and Exporting Loops; Creative Routing with the Redrum; Working with Samples and Loops; Summary; Chapter 5: Reason's Synthesizers; Synthesizer Basics; Synthesizer Components; The SubTractor Analog Synthesizer; The Malström Graintable Synthesizer

The Thor Polysonic SynthesizerSummary; Chapter 6: Reason's Samplers; Sampler Basics; Using the NN-19 Digital Sampler; Using the NN-XT Advanced Sampler; Creating Your Own Samples; Summary; Chapter 7: Reason's Effects; Using Reason's Effects; The Half-Rack Effects; The Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit; The RV7000 Advanced Reverb; The MClass Effects; Effects Chains; External MIDI Control; Summary; Chapter 8: Other Devices and Features; The Matrix Pattern Sequencer: Advanced; The Spider Audio Merger and Splitter; The Spider CV Merger and Splitter; The RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator

The BV512 Digital VocoderThe ReGroove Mixer; Summary; Chapter 9: The Combinator; Combinator Basics; The Combinator Interface; The Programmer; The Device Area; Combinator Routing; Inside Combinator Patches; Creating Combinator Patches; Summary; Chapter 10: Arranging, Mixing, and Exporting; The Sequencer: Advanced; Advanced Automation; Arranging in the Sequencer; Mixing in Reason; Using ReWire; Saving and Exporting; Summary; About the Companion CD; What You'll Find on the CD; System Requirements; Using the CD; Troubleshooting; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611381974

9781281381972

1281381977

9780470374382

0470374381

OCLC:

476174889