{"id":1757399,"date":"2019-09-25T16:19:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1757399"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:49:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:49:58","slug":"reason-studios-software-activation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/reason-studios-software-activation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Reason Studios Software Activation Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to register, download, and install your new Reason software. You will also learn how to authorize your computer online and offline. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><a href=\"#Register-the-License-Number-and-Registration-Code\"><strong>Register the License Number and Registration Code<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Download-and-Install-Reason\"><strong>Download and Install Reason<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Authorize-Your-Computer\"><strong>Authorize Your Computer<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><strong><a href=\"#Authorizing-Your-Computer-Offline\">Authorizing Your Computer Offline<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Reason-ReCycle-Activation\">Reason ReCycle Activation<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Register-the-License-Number-and-Registration-Code\">Register the License Number and Registration Code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in the process is to register the license number and registration code you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer. To register your product, you must create an account with Reason Studios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reasonstudios.com\/account\/login?next=\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reason Studios account<\/a>. If you don\u2019t have one yet, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reasonstudios.com\/account\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create one here<\/a>.<\/li><li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reasonstudios.com\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reason registration page<\/a>, and enter the <em>License Number<\/em> and <em>Registration Code<\/em> in the software activation instructions email you received from your Sweetwater Sales Engineer.<ol><li>You can also access the registration page by clicking <strong>REGISTER NEW PRODUCT<\/strong> on your account home page.<br><br><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reasonstudios.com\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/09\/Reason-registration-page-1024x733.png\" alt=\"Reason registration page\" class=\"wp-image-1760551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/09\/Reason-registration-page-1024x733.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/09\/Reason-registration-page-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/09\/Reason-registration-page-768x550.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/09\/Reason-registration-page.png 1226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Click the image to register your Reason software<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-and-Install-Reason\">Download and Install Reason<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step in the process is to download and install Reason. Follow these steps to download and install the software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Navigate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reasonstudios.com\/user\/products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>My Products<\/em><\/a> section on your account page, and click <strong>Download<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Once complete, navigate to your <em>Downloads <\/em>folder, run the installer, and follow the on-screen instructions.<ol><li><strong>PC<\/strong>: Right-click the .<strong>zip<\/strong> file, select <strong>Extract all\u2026<\/strong>, and then click <strong>Extract<\/strong>. Double-click the .<strong>exe<\/strong> file and follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li><\/ol><ol><li><strong>Mac<\/strong>: Double-click the installer file, then drag the Reason folder to your Applications folder.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Where are the soundbanks located?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you purchased the full version of Reason, you will be prompted to set the location of the soundbanks during the installation process. By default, the soundbank folder location is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>PC<\/strong>: C:\\ProgramData\\Propellerhead Software\\Soundbanks\\Reason Suite<\/li><li><strong>Mac<\/strong>: Library\/Application Support\/Reason Studios Software\/Soundbanks\/Reason Suite<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Authorize-Your-Computer\">Authorize Your Computer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f2f1\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>As of Reason 12.6, your computer will be automatically authorized when you launch the software for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final step in the process is to authorize your computer. Upon launching the software, you will need to log in to your Reason account to complete the authorization process. You can authorize up to three computers, so if you want to authorize a new computer, you must deauthorize another beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/help.reasonstudios.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360002214074-Deauthorize-your-computer-before-performing-system-changes-or-authorizing-another-computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reason Studios\u2019 support page<\/a> to learn more about deauthorizing computers.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Authorizing-Your-Computer-Offline\">Authorizing Your Computer Offline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff5c7\"><strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong>: If you have a Reason+ subscription and authorize it offline, the authorization will end at your subscription end date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a traveling musician or don\u2019t have access to the Internet, you can authorize your computer offline. If you authorize your computer offline, you can run the software for one year before needing to authorize it online (except for Reason+ subscription users, as the offline authorization will end at your subscription end date.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The offline authorization process is slightly different if you authorize a Reason Rack plug-in, so follow these instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Authorizing Reason Offline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Launch Reason and navigate to <strong>Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Settings<\/strong>, then under <em>Account and Authorization<\/em>, select <strong>Add long-term authorization<\/strong>.<br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Authorizing Reason Rack Plug-ins offline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Load the Reason Rack plug-in.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Settings<\/strong>, then under <em>Account and Authorization<\/em>, select <strong>Add long-term authorization<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h2 id=\"Reason-ReCycle-Activation\">Reason ReCycle Activation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reason&#8217;s ReCycle software activation is slightly different, but still straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Log into your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reasonstudios.com\/account\/login?next=\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reason Studios account<\/a> as outlined above.<\/li><li>After you\u2019ve logged into your account and go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reasonstudios.com\/registration\/product\">Reason Product Registration Page<\/a>.<\/li><li>Use the dropdown box to select <em>ReCycle<\/em> and click <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On the next page, use the dropdown box to select the latest version of ReCycle, then click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Copy the ID and Registration code in the appropriate field and click <strong>Send registration<\/strong>.<\/li><li>You will be redirected to your Reason Studios account page, where you will be able to download ReCycle.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reasonstudios.com\/registration\/product\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"965\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2024\/03\/Reason-ReCycle-activation-page.png\" alt=\"Reason ReCycle activation page\" class=\"wp-image-1780625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2024\/03\/Reason-ReCycle-activation-page.png 965w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2024\/03\/Reason-ReCycle-activation-page-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2024\/03\/Reason-ReCycle-activation-page-768x506.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Click the image to register ReCycle<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1757601,"template":"","categories":[429786],"tags":[34977,53990,74019,53992,35161,35215,53810,36524,142715,131759],"storecat":[],"itemids":[353007,341997,341996,341995,306335,247569,247572,249699,247574,247576,249700,247571],"manufacturers":[252749],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to register, install, and activate your new Reason Studios software. 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