Propellerheads Reason 4.0

Reason has reached the next level. Stronger, swifter and smoother to work with, Reason 4 will alter the way you create your music. Reason's new devices and features will not only inspire you to produce great tracks, they will provide you with new ways of doing so.

Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
Thor is a semi modular synth with interchangeable oscillators and filters. With its six oscillator types, four filter types and endless modulation possibilities, this synth comes with a sound like nothing else on the planet.

RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
A powerful arpeggiator with multiple play modes, pattern function and much more.

ReGroove Mixer
ReGroove mixing is a way to work creatively with grooves, timing and feel in real time. Hands-on access to 32 channels of groove parameters will make this an essential tool for any musician who is serious about their beats programming.

The New Reason Sequencer

With a whole new look, a ton of fresh features and a completely new way of handling sequencer data, the Reason sequencer still offers the streamlined workflow Reason is famous for, but with a new level of sophistication.

About Reason
Reason comes in the shape of a classic studio rack, packed with all the gear you could possibly need: Samplers, Analog synths, Graintable synth, Vocoder, Mixer, Step time drum machine, Arpeggiator, Compressors, EQ and Effects – as many of each as your computer can handle.

A realtime multi-track sequencer provides full control over every detail, letting you create and edit your music quickly and intuitively. Reason is an all-in-one music production environment, complete with a massive soundbank containing sounds, loops and patches for all possible styles of music.

Sounding good has never been this easy
Whether you're a big time producer or a bedroom DJ, a pro musician or an absolute beginner, this application provides all the necessary tools for you to create, edit and mix the music of your choice, all within the comfort of your own computer.

Features:

• Sound Modules in Reason:
• Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
• NN19 basic sampler
• NN-XT advanced sampler
• Malstrom granular synthesizer
• Dr. Rex loop player
• Redrum pattern-based drum machine
• Subtractor analog subtractive synthesizer
• Combinator unit for building chains of instruments, effects and pattern sequencers.
• Effects units
• RV-7 digital reverb
• DDL-1 digital delay line
• D-11 foldback distortion
• ECF-42 envelope-controlled filter
• DF-101 chorus/flanger
• PH-90 phaser
• COMP-01 compressor
• PEQ2 2-band EQ
• RV7000 advanced reverb
• Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
• BV512 vocoder with 4 to 512 bands and equalization
• UN16 unison
• Sequencer, Mixer and Utility modules
• RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator
• ReGroove Mixer realtime groove console
• Matrix pattern-based sequencer
• Fully featured high precision multitrack sequencer
• 14 x 2 mixer w/ EQ and effects send/return
• 6:2 channel stereo line mixer.
• Spider Audio Merger & Splitter
• Spider Control Voltage Merger & Splitter
• Remote mapping to external MIDI controllers and hardware control surfaces
• Enhanced browser for searching, previewing and loading sounds and patches
• Mastering Tools
• 4-band, professional level mastering EQ
• Stereo imager control with independent high and low band control
• Stereo compressor with sidechain input, soft-knee mode and CV out
• Loudness maximizer with switchable look-ahead and soft clip controls.
• System Requirements
• Windows
• Windows XP or Vista
• Processor: Intel P4 / AMD Athlon XP or better
• Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
• Screen resolution: 1024x768
• 2 GB free hard disk space
• DVD drive
• 16-bit windows compatible audio card, preferably with DirectX or ASIO drivers
• Recommended: MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface
• Mac OS
• Mac OS X 10.4 or later
• Processor: G4 1GHz and up or Intel Mac
• Memory: 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended
• Screen resolution: 1024x768
• 2 GB free hard disk space
• DVD drive
• Recommended: MIDI keyboard with built-in MIDI interface, or MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface