Propellerhead Reason

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Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :..  8.7 out of 10 Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.1 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.2 out of 10 Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.1 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :..  8.9 out of 10 Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.2 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.1 out of 10

Individual User Reviews

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"Look no further"

Quality:
This is the real deal.

Value:
This is a killer price. I bought this at $350.00. I jealous already

Sound:
Simply unique. You can do sooooo much and the list goes on.

Support:
Haven't had to deal with support issues yet.

Overall:
Overall, if ur really serious about ur music. Look no further.

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 1/26/2005

Style of Music: Hip Hop/ R&B

Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10

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"An excellent product"

Feature:
Love the features on reason, Especially the automated tweaking, where you can pencil in (or use hardware MIDI devices) to control just about any knob or slider on Reason. My only complaint is that there is not VST/DX integration and you cannot switch the tempo in a song. Well, I would also like to see integrated digital audio, but they've somewhat solved that problem with ReWire.

Quality:
I love the quality of Reason. What I'm referring to is how it looks like a real hardware rack. It's very well integrated, and looks very sharp!

Value:
Reason is, without a doubt, my #1 synth right now. It's amazing what you can do with the effects chains, and the endless amounts of extra refills. For the price paid, I couldn't ask for anything more.

Desirability:
A wonderful looking and intuitive interface. It looks impressive, and those who don't know how to use reason look at it and know it's something real cool.

Sound:
Reason comes with a very great soundset. I wouldn't say it was the best soundset ever, but you can create some real great sounding music with it. I'm very happy with the sounds of Reason overall, for the price, it's definitely worth it. My only thing is that not all the sounds are balanced well, but that is a minor problem that a little EQ and compression can usually fix. It's worth it to look into the many refills out there, as some of them add a whole new dimension to Reason.

Support:
They have forums (for registered users) and have answered every question I've ever had.

Overall:
I love Reason. The whole concept is just amazing. This is the first software synth that I have bought, and it really blew me away. The soundset is very good, although I wouldn't put it up to a MOTIF, most non-musicians probably wouldn't know much of a difference anyways.

User: a customer from torchlightcreek.com

Submitted: 11/2/2004

Style of Music: New Age

Location: Omaha, NE

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  .  7 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"Reason 3k"

Feature:
I wish it came with more samples and sounds.

Quality:
Probably the best studio program out there.

Value:
They should charge 150 bucks less for this program.

Desirability:
It looks good.

Sound:
It's hard to get some sounds to sound good with other sounds in this program. To do that, you need a sequencer like Sonar 3, so if you don't have one you might have some trouble.

Support:
Great.

Overall:
I'll probably move on in a year, either that or when I can't afford any more Refills.

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 7/5/2004

Style of Music: Rap

Location: California

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"Best Software Synth and Sound Processor for the money!!"

Feature:
Slight learning curve, but once past that, you can pretty much do anything with regard to sounds and music production. Hitting the Tab button turns the virtual rack around, so you can re-wire any patch or sounds design. Runs with very little "juice" from your CPU, minimum requirements, but it was designed that way.

Quality:
The packaging is sweet, though digipack. The manual is thorough. The registration identification card is heavy duty, won't wear out.

Value:
For the price, you would have to spend 5 to 6 times the amount if you bought the mixing board, and all of the synths and sound processors as hardware.

Desirability:
Already own it. Reviews could not lead me astray. Tried the demo, and wanted to do more. Had to have it, needed to have it.

Sound:
Awesome sound, with more "Refills" than you can get anywhere. If you don't like a sound, use a preset, and re-create it.

Support:
Website is very good. Email and community is very quick to respond to questions of any issue. I had no issues with the software.

Overall:
There is so much to learn with this software, and so many different configurations. So little time, so much to do. I tell you, you could be like Prince, and lock yourself in your studio for days, eating candybars and potato chips....and forget what day it was.

User: a customer from pscufs.com

Submitted: 5/19/2004

Style of Music: Techno, Industrial, Ambient

Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"The True Facts About Reason"

Quality:
Reason never messes up. The quality is the best, but almost to real.Anyone can use Reason.

Value:
Yes, you get everything in one software.

Sound:
Reason's sounds sound just as if you were hearing them on stage.If the sound isn't what your looking for,Reason has plenty of sound distortion devices that are easy to use to get what you want.

Support:
The propellerhead home page is very helpful because you can download free sounds and other songs to learn how to use it.

Overall:
I think Reason overall is the best music production software. I would not replace it, and it will not wear out because it has it all.

User: a customer from comcast.net

Submitted: 4/13/2004

Style of Music: Hip Hop

Location: ATL

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
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