Novation Bass Station II

https://youtu.be/5ASeNawBsDA Much as I liked the sound, the hassles I had with the Slim Phatty's supplier just put me off owning it. That and I had to be honest and say I wasn't in love with it as a usable instrument alongside Reason 7. The shop were very kind and let me swap for a … Continue reading Novation Bass Station II

Bet you didn’t know BASS is the Enemy in Mixing Music?

How do I get Bass to sit in the mix? Why won't the Sub-Bass sit properly in my mix? Why is the Bass swallowing the rest of my mix? Question, question, question. Over and over in every music software forum. What happens is that you want to make a mix with lots of punch and welly … Continue reading Bet you didn’t know BASS is the Enemy in Mixing Music?

Compressing Drums

So you read the first of these twin posts and wondered why I extolled the virtues of, and even had you making, Small Drums when the tile was BIG Drums. Am I mad? Well that is possible but my approach is this: if you can make small drums work well and have punch in the mix … Continue reading Compressing Drums

Why Making Drums Sound BIG is Difficult

and how to win with Small Drums instead Yup, making big sounding drums is difficult. But you say "listen up Lisa, listen up" (as Bart Simpson claps with one hand) but I bet you are about to show me a set of over-EQed, Compressed & Reverbed drums soloed. And when you drop those drums back … Continue reading Why Making Drums Sound BIG is Difficult

Korg MonoPoly RE vs Thor

Korg has just released their MonoPoly as a Rack Extension (RE) for Reason. After being so excited over the MS-20 and reading so much good press on how good the MonoPoly VSTi sounds I was pretty interested. The Poly6 RE didn't grab me but MonoPoly I am led to believe is a cut above. I … Continue reading Korg MonoPoly RE vs Thor

Korg MS-20 Mini vs Reason 7

OK so this looks like a dead lose for Reason right off the bat and if we were talking anything before Reason 7 I'd not bet a cent on the software being anywhere in the race without a good knowledge of routing tricks. The closest I have aver really been to a true analog monosynth … Continue reading Korg MS-20 Mini vs Reason 7

Samplers As Synthesizers

For any of you who read my blog religiously (yes I know who you are and thanks Jim for always stopping by LOL) you know I have a bit of an obsession with trying to get my digital synths to sound like analog synths. This is not an uncommon obsession as many share it so … Continue reading Samplers As Synthesizers

Doepfer Dark Energy v.s Reason Thor

I stumbled across this YouTube video of a Doepfer Dark Energy. Honestly I have never paid any attention to this instrument at all. What a doozie! Big, brash and sounds like Larry Fast (or a host of other Moog poking Prog soloers). I had to have one surely - come hither youngest daughter I need … Continue reading Doepfer Dark Energy v.s Reason Thor

Making Reason more Analog

This article is an answer to a question someone had on the Reason Forum about emulating the warmth of the new KingKORG and especially the Tube that sits glowing on the left. This instrument interests me already as does making Thor and other Reason instruments sound more lively and "organic". So I took the opportunity to go have a play … Continue reading Making Reason more Analog

Blamsoft Distributor in Propellerhead Reason

Reason has always been a pretty modular environment. If you use the units just as they are results are alright but the software really comes alive when you start to put things together. The Combinator was the biggest single evolution in this respect. We have just had another big leap land on us in the … Continue reading Blamsoft Distributor in Propellerhead Reason