Product Description

Get ready to put the power of Reason 4 to work! This comprehensive guide shows you how to get the most out of this popular music production program, while providing insights and tips that not only teach you the program but will help you make better music. You'll start with a brief introduction to the basics of computer music and putting together your studio and then quickly move on to the business of creating a song. You'll explore all the various tools and synths that Reason offers, including the Sequencer, reMix, Redrum, Subtractor, Malstrom, Thor, NN-19 and NN-XT, the Matrix, RPG-8, the Combinator, the MClass mastering suite, and much, much more. By the time you're finished, you'll be ready to synchronize Reason with other music-making programs, use automation, and mix and publish your creations to CD or to the Web.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133226 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 664 pages

Customer Reviews

What happens if I push that?
As a new user of Reason 4 I have found this book to be very helpful in finding my around. It takes the reader step-by-step through all of the tools available within Reason with lots of examples to underline the information being provided. Where I think the book falls short (and hence the 4 stars) is that it comes from what I call the Fisher-Price school of writing, that is it explains what happens if you push a particular button or control, but not necessarily why. I appreciate that this might make the book huge (it's already over 600 pages), but sometimes it's nice to know why a particular thing happens as well as just knowing that it does. A second issue I have with the book is that a lot of the figures (screen shots) are not always adjacent to where they are being referenced and this means having to flick backwards and forwards a lot when reading. Overall though the book is well written, the author uses a familiar and engaging style that makes the book easy to read and he offers lots of practical advise and suggestions for people learning to use Reason. I would definitely recommend this book if you are looking for a "proper" manual for Reason.