Reason11 Rack Plugin Thorough Review (also the cheapest purchase method)

Reason11 Rack Plugin Thorough Review (Explanation of the cheapest purchase method)

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I think many people are interested in Reason 11 which can also be used as a plug-in.

This review focuses on usability when using Reason as a Plugin from another DAW, rather than using it as a DAW.

In conclusion, it is recommended for the following users.
(Former Reason license holders highly recommend Suite)

Review the following points in detail.

Overview of Reason 11

First of all, I will give you an overview of Reason 11, the price of each edition, and the upgrade path.

This is the official Reason Rack Plugin video.

Price of each version

Purchase patterns The following two patterns can be broadly divided.

When purchasing a new product (fixed price)

There are three editions: Intro, MUJI, and Suite.

The prices are as follows.

When upgrading from an older version or Lite (list price)

How to buy at the lowest price

Rewritten to match the price of 2020/7/10.

Previously, Yahoo Shopping was the cheapest, but the campaign is over and the equilibrium is upset.

I will write the conclusion first.

Since the handling of Reaon has started in Plugin Butiqe,If you can wait for the sale, it is best to buy it at Plugin Butiqe at the time of sale.

In the sense of the cheapestAudio DeluxeMaybe, but considering the points, Rewards and the bonus of the month XNUMX, Plugin Butiqe will be better off.

Please refer to the following articles for Rewards.

Thorough explanation of how to use Reward Tokens of Pluginboutique

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Prices for overseas shops

I confirmed with a major JRRAudio Deluxe,Plugin BoutiqueAnd the basicsAudio DeluxeIs the cheapest overseas. (Excluded because JRR is not connected as of 7/10)

Price of Plugin Boutique

The price is a littleAudio DeluxeIt will be higher, but considering the points, Rewards and the bonus of XNUMX monthPlugin BoutiqueIs also good.

Audio Deluxe price (after applying coupon)

If you want to buy the cheapest without points etc.Audio DeluxeI think that is good.

Price in Japan

Since the Yahoo campaign is over, the benefits of buying in Japan have dropped dramatically.

If you can get points by buying around at Rakuten and if you need Japanese language support, buy it at a Japanese retailer.

-Intro is the cheapest Rakuten (9,900 yen [346 points])
・Standard cheapest is Yahoo (39,900 [6985 points awarded])
・ Suite is the cheapest on Yahoo (59,900 [9985 points awarded])
・ The cheapest upgrade from Standard to Suite is Yahoo!

Reason 11 Intro

The points differ depending on the person, so please check the details.

Reason Studios Reason 11 Intro Download version [* Serial mail delivery] [DTM] [DAW] [Composer software]

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Reason11 Standard

The points differ depending on the person, so please check the details.
(In my environment, Yahoo was the cheapest with the most points added)

propellerhead REASON 11 Propellerhead Reason

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Reason11 Suite

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(In my environment, Yahoo was the cheapest with the most points added)

propellerhead REASON 11 Suite Propellerhead Reason Suite

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Upgrade from the old Reason Standard to Reason 11 Suite

The points differ depending on the person, so please check the details.
(In my environment, Yahoo was the cheapest with the most points added)

propellerhead REASON 11 upgade Suite Propellerhead Reason Suite Upgrade Edition

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Differences between editions

Since it is officially organized neatly, I will only give an overview here.

Check the detailsofficialThank you.

Main function	Intro	Standard	Suites
Reason Rack Plugins
Instruments	11	17	28
Effects	11	29	31
Players	3	3	6
Utilities	8	8	8
Total devices	33	57	73
Audio / MIDI tracks	16	Unlimited	Unlimited
Sounds & samples	2.6GB	7GB	7GB

CPU load

CPU is measured at Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz.

The default state of FL Studio is as follows.

It uses 236MB of memory with Reason Rack running.

The above figure is shown on the selection screen below.

Europe

Europa, which seems to be relatively heavy, has been started.

It was 5% to 13% with simultaneous pronunciation of 18 sounds.It's a little heavy.

Grain

Next is Grain, which seems to be relatively heavy, but it consumes memory, but the CPU load is low.

It was 5% to 5% with simultaneous pronunciation of 6 sounds.
I tried some presets, and although there were some presets that went up a little, the load was less than 10%.

Thor

It sounds heavy, but it's pretty light.

It was 5% to 3% with simultaneous pronunciation of 4 sounds.

Kong

It's a light Kong.It's actually light.However, it is expensive whether the memory is not released.

When I erased Reason Rack itself and read it again and started Kong, it became as follows.

It was 5% to 2% with simultaneous pronunciation of 3 sounds.

Others

The following is a simple note because it was quite light even when 5 sounds were pronounced at the same time.

One thing I was concerned about is that loading a synth and loading another synth tends to increase memory usage.I wondered if it would decrease over time, but when I repeated it, it exceeded 1GB for the following, even though I had only read one.

If you simply delete Reason Rack and load it again, the memory will be released, so you don't need to worry about it. (If it is a DAW, save it once and open it again to release the memory and reduce the usage.)

Various IN and OUT degrees of freedom

Personally, I was most interested in Audio and MIDI routing.

Audio routing

Audio routing is quite flexible.

It's close to Patcher in the sense of FL Studio users.

Audio Input Output

Reason Rack has 4 Audio Ins (2 can be used as a side chain) and 32 Outs.

You can start multiple Reason Racks and use the mixer internally, so you can think that there are almost no restrictions.

Internal Mixer (Stereo 6ch on the top, Stereo 16ch on the bottom)

Paraout

All Samper systems can be para-out.

There is also an AUX OUT for Kong.

Since you can add a Mixer, you can apply effects with Reason Rack or return them to your DAW all at once.

MIDI routing

To be honest, I'm the only disappointment about this.

In conclusion, MIDI OUT cannot be done from Reason Rack.

As shown in the figure below, there is no MIDI-related routing.

Therefore, Reason Rack cannot send LFOs or MIDI Notes to other VSTs.

Powerful for ReasonDual Arpeggios(Arpeggiator),Quad Note Generator(Riff generator)Scales & Chords(Code generator),Drum Sequencer(Drum sequencer) etc. are installed, but these cannot be sent to VST.

CV routing

It has less freedom than modular, but is the same as a modular CV.

Since the back panel of each device has CV In and Out, it can be modulated using CV generate type devices.

With CV Merger & Splitter, you can split or merge CVs into multiple pieces.

It is also possible to operate multiple devices from one LFO.

Usability as a synth (good point)

You can freely assign CVs and modulate parameters.

You can operate the CV quite freely in Reason Rack and it is easy to use.
(The point is that you can modulate the parameters of other synths with a sequencer, LFO, etc.)

I think again, this is really good.

I took a simple video.

I'm using a Pulsar Dual LFO and a Matrix Pattern Sequencer.

The randomize function of the Matrix Pattern Sequencer is used to generate a sequence, and the Pulsar Dual LFO is assigned to the Cutoff of the Filter and modulated.

CV generate device

Matrix Pattern Sequencer

If you're interested in 70's-style modular synths, or want to play with an analog-style sequencer that has virtually everything in your rack, try Matrix.

Back panel

RPG-8

Turn boring chords into fluttering melody lines with RPG-8, Reason's creative arpegulation tool.

Back panel

Parameter automation from DAW

Speaking of course, it is natural, but you can freely automate the parameters from FL Studio as well.

The image below is a part of Europa's parameters as seen from FL Studio.

I tried operating it from the Fruity Peak Controller, but I like the Europa sound quite a bit.

Unfortunately, as I wrote in Midi Routing, it is a place where Midi related exchanges can not be done with DAW.

This is the only place I would like you to support with a version upgrade.

Added support for MIDI out in Reason 11.2!

Undo Redo can be done

The point that there is Undo Redo is also quite high.

Undo Redo can hardly be done with ordinary VSTi.

It's great because it's a feature that users want because it can do various things internally like Reason Rack.

Usability as a synth (bad point)

It is a minor one that is a little inconvenient to use.

I can't change the color of the cable

Is it random that the color of the cable is different between audio and CV?It seems that the color changes a little, but I can't keep up with it as the amount increases.

It is quite difficult to see even in the figure below, which is not a large amount.

Usability as an effect

The effect is also really good.

Just because it can be used as VST makes it much more convenient.

Synchronous,Pulveriser Demolition Unit,The Echo,Audiomatic Retro TransformerWas taken in a video.

SynchronousI quite liked. (Included with Reason 11 Standard and above)

Actually Reason

Reason11 Rack Plugin Thorough Review Summary

Summarize.

If you're an old Reason licensee and you like synths, don't lose it.It was a littleGet this many updates for the price of one synthBecause.

Actually, Europa costs $ 149, but Intro cuts 1.
(Actually 8 yen or less considering points etc.)

If you buy Europa + α, you should buy Intro.

If you don't have the old Reason license, we recommend you to try the demo version for the time being.
(Unlimited use of Standard version for 30 days）