Reason 14: A Powerful New Way to Build Your Sound
With Reason 14, Reason Studios marks the most significant evolution of its flagship DAW to date, introducing a new track-centric user experience that’s guaranteed to turbocharge your production workflow. The new Track Panel brings key elements of each track directly into Reason’s sequencer, bolstered by a dedicated Rack column for each track and a redesigned floating Rack window. Additionally, you’ll benefit from a retooled sequencer, elevated with Track Folders, looped clips, and renovated piano roll editing. Moreover, Reason 14 features the RV-9 Reverb Station, which combines algorithmic and convolution processes to deliver incredible multidimensional spatial effects. You also get eye-catching Dark Mode improvements, MIDI note chase, automatic tempo detection, an updated Factory Sound Bank with more than 900 new drum samples and patches, and an upgraded Rack Extension SDK with an improved interface. Of course, Reason 14 includes both standalone software and the Reason Rack plugin, bolstered by all the tried-and-true features you know and love. Whether you’re a longtime Reason fanatic or a curious first-time user, you’re in for a treat. Reason 14 stands ready to inject new creativity into your music-making process.
Track-focused workflow
The most obvious change in Reason 14 is the redesigned, track-centric workflow. The longtime Reason enthusiasts here at Sweetwater are delighted at how effectively this new interface brings key elements of each track directly into the sequencer. The Track Panel provides a per-channel overview of your Devices, signal chains, send levels, and panning, giving you a bird’s-eye perspective so you don’t need to toggle between views. Moreover, Rack per Track supplies each track with its own dedicated Rack column, certifying immediate, intuitive navigation. You also get a redesigned floating Rack window, providing you with a practical, plugin-style environment with a modular workflow that you can adopt fully or integrate into your existing setup. Beyond that, Reason 14’s retooled sequencer offers Track Folders for superior organization, looped clips for faster arrangement and editing, and improved piano roll editing with velocity handles.
Powerful new reverb
Reason 14 introduces the long-awaited successor to the RV7000 MKII Advanced Reverb: the RV-9 Reverb Station. You’ll revel in the rich, detailed spatial effects created by this Device, which melds algorithmic and convolution processes to provide you with a massive array of reverb types. Whether you need realistic spaces or hardware-style textures, the RV-9 Reverb Station delivers. Beyond that, the RV-9 Reverb Station can conjure up otherworldly granular and spectral effects, contemporary shimmers, Echoverb, ducked ‘verbs, and more that you can shape to perfection with an integrated EQ.
Additional updates
Along with the new track-focused workflow, powerful sequencer updates, and RV-9 Reverb Station, Reason 14 boasts a whole slew of additional updates, making it the most feature-packed iteration yet. MIDI note chase allows notes to sound even if playback starts after the note’s beginning, ensuring accurate mid-phrase playback. Automatic tempo detection allows lock-tight synchronization for imported audio. You also get an updated Factory Sound Bank with more than 900 new drum samples, 50 new Europa patches utilizing 50 new wavetable samples, and 20 new RV7000 patches utilizing 20 new impulse response samples. Moreover, Reason 14 boasts an updated Rack Extension SDK with improved interface capabilities, and Dark Mode now applies across the entire DAW, from the sequencer, Mixer, and beyond.
Reason is a DAW
When used standalone, Reason is a powerful virtual studio for fast and creative music production. Reason’s open architecture and anything-goes cabling philosophy have won over legions of fiercely loyal devotees worldwide. Unique among DAWs, Reason’s logical workflow and gorgeous, highly responsive graphical interface emulate a real recording studio (complete with racks full of insanely great gear). It’s intuitive whether you’re an experienced engineer or just getting into music production. With easy, comprehensive sequencing and effortless audio recording on unlimited tracks, you can create beats; build your Reason Rack with VST plugins, Rack Extensions, and amazing built-in instruments, FX, and utilities; and mix down on Reason’s legendary modeled large-format console.
Reason is a plugin
Nothing captures the playful spirit of music making and sound sculpting more than the Reason Rack. And you can use it as a plugin with your favorite DAW or produce music directly in Reason standalone. With the Reason Rack Plugin, you can make music with all of Reason’s cherished instruments, effects, and sounds in whatever DAW you choose. Used like this, Reason is a gargantuan expansion to your studio setup with its synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, MIDI effects, sampled instruments, and creative effects. With the Reason Rack Plugin, you deploy the instruments and effects just like you do in Reason. You can combine or stack them and add Reason’s Player MIDI FX Devices. Want more options? You can also expand the Reason Rack Plugin with exclusive Rack Extension plugins to create the ultimate studio rack of your dreams!
Reason Studios Reason 14 Features:
- DAW software with modular interface, sequencer, and sound library
- Redesigned, track-centric workflow brings key elements of each track directly into the sequencer
- Track Panel provides a per-channel overview of your Devices, signal chains, send levels, and panning
- Rack per Track supplies each track with its own dedicated Rack column
- Floating Rack window provides a practical, plugin-style environment with a modular workflow
- Track Folders for superior organization
- Looped clips for faster arrangement and editing
- Improved piano roll editing with velocity handles
- RV-9 Reverb Station combines algorithmic and convolution processes for incredible multidimensional spatial FX
- MIDI note chase ensures accurate mid-phrase playback
- Automatic tempo detection allows lock-tight synchronization for imported audio
- Factory Sound Bank with 900+ new drum samples, 50 new Europa patches, and 20 new RV7000 patches
- Reason Rack Plugin works as a virtual instrument inside 3rd-party DAWs
- Rack Extensions lets you expand your collection of instruments and FX from Reason Studios and 3rd-party developers
- Support for Ableton Link: effortlessly sync Reason and other link-enabled apps over Wi-Fi
- Unlimited audio recording and instrument channels
- High-quality real-time time stretch and audio transpose
- Pitch Edit mode for polishing your vocal recordings
- Audio slicing and audio quantizing — correct the timing of your audio recordings
- Convert recorded or imported audio in the sequencer into REX loops for further sound manipulation
- MIDI instrument output — control synths, samplers, and keyboards from Reason's sequencer
- MIDI clock output — sync hardware to Reason
- Advanced exporting — export your separate mixer channels as individual audio stems, including FX and tempo track
- Live sampling on all Sampler devices
- Remote mapping to external MIDI controllers and hardware control surfaces
- Supports all major file formats — from WAV and AIFF to MP3 and more
- Real-time sample rate and bit depth conversion allow for importing any audio into Reason without issues
- Self-contained song files make moving projects between computers and collaborators as easy as moving a single file
- Advanced modeled mixing console with complete channel strip for every instrument and audio channel
- Updated Rack Extension SDK with improved interface capabilities
- Dark Mode now applies across the entire DAW
