Opened a new world of Music.

I have been a professional musician for over twenty years. Most of my experience is in live shows. I am a guitar player and a singer. I also have some experinece in recording. I have been in some nice studios but mainly record in my home. I have played around with verious recording and software programs, including pro tools, cubase, Live ect. Reason is the best by far for inspiring new directions in my music. I love the product but also love the online community of users out there ready to help you get started. It has litterally changed the way I hear and think of music. Grab the demo version and start playing around. With a little work you will soon see what I am talking about.

fun mixed with efficiency

If you're looking for a fun, inspiring way to create music, look no further. Reason is a blast. It doesn't use a lot of CPU, and it's a breeze using it with ReWire in Pro Tools.

Incredible

I've had Reason since 2.0. This is such an amazing upgrade and finally puts reason in the full DAW department. It also rewires into most major DAW's (ProTools, Sonar, Cubase, StudioOne) to ensure complete compatibility. You have all the reason classics and some awesome new effects that will blow you away (especially for the price). Don't hesitate to pick up this software. It brings the fun back to recording.

Awesome!

Works great for studio, stage and even creating your own samples & loops.

A new World of Buttons and Sliders

I have a new obsession. I have played around with many different recording tools and I have had some minor success with some stand alone hardware type DAWs. But, this program has replaced all that gear. I now have racks of Syths and pitch correctors, patch bays and compressors collecting dust. I don't need them anymore. It is all here.
I had no trouble setting things up. I just downloaded the demo and starting learning right away. There is a wealth of tutorials and demos out on the web to learn from. It wasn't long before I purchased the full version so I could recall and load my own songs.

Like riding a bike

There was a time when I used Digital Performer, dozens of plugin instruments, and a rack full of gear every day to build soundtracks for the videos I produced. It wa a great system, but took me an hour just to get it all routed and running - not very spontaneous for capturing the muse. I tried Reason, version 1.0 and loved the concept, but the execution was immature and limiting. Reason 6 gives me a full featured midi-recording studio that's ready to go in a mouse click. I just built a track on my laptop for a video about the new Tesla coupe while flying from SFO to Austin!

Amazing and Rock Steady DAW

I've never worked with Reason before, however when I started with this version 6, I was just amazed by the features, ease of use, professional and comprehensive music digital audio workstation software. What was really noticeable about Reason 6 is how rock steady the software is. It never crashes on a PC running Windows, not even once. As for Mac, actually rarely any software crashes anyways.

The mixer in the software rivals anything I've used before, even Pro Tools 10. The Midi Sequencer is good but could be enhanced further, especially that it does not provide markers except for a start and end loop points. Also editing in the sequencer have some room for improvement.

I would have given a rating of 5, except that Reason does not support VST plugins. It works very well with Re-Wire, however as a slave only and not a master (this is according to my knowledge and I might be wrong).

One last thing I have to say here: If this DAW software had VST Plugin support, I can clearly see it to be considered as one of the best, if not the best DAW ever with no rivals. And I should know better as I've used almost all professional DAWs before, and this one is a real winner (if it just had VST support)...

Great!

This is a really fun and creative piece of software for writing music. The rack format is intuitive and much more interesting to use than other programs. The sequencer is my favourite to use out of any other software. And the new sampling feature is just beyond ridiculous.
Reason is also the most reliable software I have used and has never crashed on me before, ever.
That being said, I have some issues with this program that are worth considering...
No VST's is a big problem, because frankly, reason synths and effects are outmatched by other companies. Granted, Reason does have an extensive soundbank and decent sounding instruments/effects to keep you going for a LONG time. But if you are familiar with high end vst's, reason sounds a bit dinky. Thankfully, everything is pretty fun to program and sounds amazing for the value. There is no other software that includes this many capabilities for writing and programming.

rewiring reason into other programs should technically be easy and convenient, I did not find it practical for my music. Lots of bugs and pops...and having two sequencers and mixers in separate softwares going at the same time caused problems.
i genuinely recommend this product, but it is by no means the most flexible and expandable workstation. Sadly for me, I have the most fun writing music and composing in Reason and no other product can match the "playground" feeling that i get when I'm using it. Once you get past the learning curve it is fantastic.