Out of the blue this week, the mighty Propellerhead Software unleashed its latest Rack Extension, the PX7. Clearly an homage to Yamaha’s ubiquitous FM classic, the DX7, this software recreation is pretty damned faithful, both in looks and performance. So much so that Propellerhead have made it compatible with existing DX7 patches which can be [...]

Makers of the immense and superb Fairlight Platinum ReFill for Reason, Bitley™, have reintroduced some of their smaller products, along with trimmed down versions of the flagship Fairlight Platinum product in a bid to help users pick and choose the sounds the need. Here’s the new product catalogue, along with their prices: REASON REFILLS RE [...]

Well, not one to keep you guys waiting, Dave & Chris have been hard at it since Sunday afternoon and I now have the results. Also, I have some words from Chris & Dave that they would like me to share, plus personal critiques from the guys on each and every one of the entries!! [...]

Blimey! It’s been a while since we did one of these, eh?? Ok, so let’s do this. Now we are in the world of Rack Extensions, it makes absolute sense to base this challenge on one of them, especially as the Try & Buy option means everyone can participate. And given my association with GForce, [...]

When I decided to make the leap from Cubase to Reason as my DAW of choice (around Reason 3.0), part of that decision was me realising that I wasn’t going to be able to use certain VSTi plug ins as conveniently as I had done in the past. Reason didn’t have a plug in architecture [...]

I’d be the first person to say that my piano playing skills are somewhat lame. But, I’ve always loved tickling the ivories. There is something so expressive and emotional about the piano. I love them as instruments and one day I will own a real piano. But until then, I’ll make do with synthetic ones. [...]

At last, the rest of you can see what I and a few privileged others have been able to see & use these past few months. This is a typically slick and swish video, designed to whip us so called fan boys into fits of sheer desire. And yes, it works. Keep your eyes peeled [...]

Sooooooooooo…. It’s been a while! But we made it! This morning I received a mail from our judge, Marc Doty, informing me of his winner and giving me feedback on every single one of the entries. So, let’s get right to the point here and announce our winner…. Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of the [...]

Ok, time’s up folks!! The official closing time has come and gone and all entries are in for this, the 5th Reason Forum Song Challenge. So now, the judging process can begin. Marc Doty will soon be in possession of the tracks and he’ll begin the incredibly difficult process of picking out his winner and [...]

One thing often levelled at Reason for not being a “proper” DAW is it’s lack of Video Sync capabilities, which means that anyone wishing to write music to film can’t consider using Reason alone. Well, that might all now be about to change with the release of ReSync from the guys at ReTouch Control. These [...]