Reason 5 provides a striking front cover for the latest issue of Sound On Sound (October 2010). Inside, a comprehensive 6 page review delves deep into the new features in Reason 5 and Record 1.5.
On the new Blocks sequencing mode in Reason and Record:
"To be able to back-track and remake your initial compositional building blocks without having to laboriously rebuild your arrangement afterwards seems like such an obvious advantage that you soon begin to wonder why it wasn't always possible."
On the new Live Sampling:
"Single-hit sounds, sustained pitched instrument notes, and even verse- or chorus-length loops can be captured, trimmed, and put to work with the greatest of ease, and it's good, addictive fun."
On Kong Drum Designer:
"[Kong's] different sound modules cover every conceivable drum or percussion-programming task, its physical and analogue modelling drum modules sound excellent and are extremely easy to use, and the effects modules complete the picture. Kong's semi-modular design invites experimentation, and is sufficiently open-ended that you won't quickly exhaust its possibilities."
On Dr.Octo Rex
"It’s difficult to conceive of much you might want to do to a REX file that couldn’t be accomplished with Dr OctoRex, from the simple business of deploying a set of sampled loops irrespective of their original key and tempo, to much more drastic deconstruction and rearrangement."
On Neptune in Record:
"Neptune is easy to use and capable of striking results. Its forté is as a vocal processor. With the Correction Speed knob turned right up, all the usual, clichéd robotic effects are available. With more judicious settings, Neptune does unobtrusive and quite natural‑sounding pitch correction, and the Voice Synth can generate quite usable artificial harmonies or backing vocals."
The conclusion?
"Two significant new instruments, and easy-to-use built-in sampling make version 5 a must have upgrade for existing Reason users. The Neptune pitch processor is a powerful new tool for performing the kinds of task that might previously have sent Record users into the arms of rival DAW applications. When Reason 5 and Record 1.5 are installed together, they make an impressively comprehensive package."
"Glancing back across this review, I see that I have used the word 'impressive' four times already, and I have no qualms about making that five. Impressive."
To read the full review please pick up the October 2010 issue of Sound On Sound.
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