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Fast Guide to Propellerhead Reason [Paperback]

Debbie Poyser (Author), Derek Johnson (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 1 Jun 2003
• For Reason ver 2
• For PC and Mac
• Quickstart section
• Write, record and mix your own music
• Hands on tutorials
• Shortcuts, FAQs and troubleshooting

Reason – the all-in-one-box synth/sequencer/sample player/drum machine/mixer/effects unit/recording studio. It’s taking the music world by storm and it has pretty well all you need to start creating your own musical masterpiece.

The Fast Guide to Propellerhead Reason describes the basic hardware you need to run Reason and gives guidance on the installation and setting up of the program on your PC or Mac (including laptops).

The quickstart making-it-go tutorial will get you up and running with Reason in no time. You’ll learn how to create your own virtual equipment rack and find out how to use Reason’s dazzling array of modules - the hardware Interface and ReBirth Input Module, the reMix Mixer, the Subtractor Synth, the Matrix Step Sequencer, the Linear Sequencer, the ReDrum Drum Machine, the NN19 Sample-playback Module, the doctor REX Loop Player, and Reason’s effects. Then put it all together with reason’s Automation and mixing.

With appendices on basic analogue synthesis theory, keyboard shortcuts, FAQs and troubleshooting, The Fast Guide to Propellerhead Reason is your all in one guide to the only music program you will ever need - Reason.

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  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: PC Publishing; 1st edition (1 Jun 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1870775813
  • ISBN-13: 978-1870775816
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,550,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Review

"The perfect book to have next to your machine." -- Digital Creative Arts magazine -

"You will be a Reason Jedi after this book ... Highly recommended."

"Outstanding book!!! A must buy!!!!"

"I strongly recommend it." -- Propellerhead Software and Reasonstation message boards.

Really stimulates you to experiment with Reason. There are only two words for me to say: Deeply Recommended ! -- Pegasus Reason Website, Jan 2003

Stuffed with quick-start tutorials, tips and info boxes, it's a must have for all dedicated Reason users. -- Music Tech magazine

About the Author

Debbie Poyser and Derek Johnson are established music technology writers with many articles and reviews published in Sound on Sound and other magazines.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful book! 12 Sep 2003
By mystic fred
Format:Paperback
Very in-depth Reason manual, but only goes up to Reason 2, doesn't cover Scream, etc. Nice if an updated version was produced, nevertheless plenty here to be getting on with in the mean time!
Gear used; Pentium 4 1300Mhz,512mb ram, 4-octave midi keyboard.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Book for anyone new to reason 19 Jan 2004
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This book is Excellent and gives step by step tutorials and explains what everything is, how to use it, and why. Includes plenty of screen shots to help you understand and different useful tips. Within half an hour of readin it i was using reason to make their tutorial song.

Its suitable for versions of reason up to 2.0 (based really upon 2.0), and also covers issues to do with MAC users.

Highly recommended for beginers to Reason, like myself.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad. 28 Jan 2004
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
The book starts well, with a tutorial taking you through a basic song but from then on, you're on your own. The rest of the book is devoted to in depth studies of the various Reason components. Some longer tutorials of more complex songs would have been helpful. So if you are new to music making I don't think this is the book for you.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic ...... Buy it ! 23 Sep 2003
By DaveEP
Format:Paperback
Step by step guide that takes you through everything. It not only tells you 'what' to do, but 'why' you do it, which gives a better understanding and means it's also easier to remember what you learn. If you can't learn reason inside out from this book, you never will.....!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners 9 Sep 2003
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is a very good guide to reason. But it is worth noting that it is also extremely useful if you are using Reason to learn the basics of music production. For example, the Subtractor chapter is a very good guide to Analogue Synthesis in general which even explains how to achieve specific sounds by way of example. I have found no other book which uses this obvious but clear approach. The tutorials will translate well to other equipment also - I figured out how to use my Novation K-Station using this book!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellente, but what about 2.5! 11 April 2003
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This book is an excellent guide to Reason that'll teach you everything you need/want to know about versions 1 -> 2.01. For those that find the manual hard going and want a more indepth explanation of techniques this is ideal.

The only downside is that it doesn't currently cover the 5 new devices in the version 2.5 update.

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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Guide to Propellerhead Reason 3 Feb 2003
By Mr P J Condon
Format:Paperback
An excellent guide. Well worth waiting for as it now covers both Reason versions (1 and 2). The layout is very clear and easy to follow with loads of illustrations showing actual screen shots. No wonder it took so long to produce.
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