Propellerhead Reason (Mac and

Propellerhead Reason Mac and Windows Version 2.5, Software Only... 4.9 out of 5 stars CONSUMER REVIEWS(7) The focus is on freeing you up to make music, not bogging you down with arcane software knowledge. System includes a realtime sequencer, synthesizers, samplers, drum machine, ReCycle-based loop player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer, and more. Features: Complete workstation including: realtime sequencer, synths, samplers, drum machine, mixer, effects, and pattern sequencerReCycle-based loop playerNN-XT samplerMalstrom synthesizerSubtractor synthesizer Redrum drum machineDr.Rex loop player NN19 samplerMatrix sequencer. The Rack virtual rack frameRV7000 reverbBV512 digital vocoderScream 4 Sound Destruction UnitUN-16 UnisonSpider Audio and Spider CV routing tools Deal Price: $149.98

Reason 2.5 is the most intuitive music composition software available, particularly due to the fact that it emulates music hardware rather than work like software. Those who are familiar with such hardware will recognize many of the tools: mixer, samplers, synths, drum machine, and effects devices. You can organize these devices on a virtual rack. Press the Tab key and it flips to the back of the rack, showing all the inputs/outputs, gates and cables, as if you were looking at the back of actual hardware. Simply amazing.When one can buy Reason for less than $400, it's hard to justify the hardware route costing perhaps ten grand (FYI: an even better bargain is the Reason 2.5 / M-Audio Ozone keyboard package for around $430). In other words, the program is tremendous value for money, and combined with Pro Tools, has the potential to produce professional-quality sound. Furthermore, Reason allows the user to focus on making music, rather than wasting time moving around hardware...