by Sean Paddison | Publisher: Virtual Training Company, Inc. | Release Date: June 2011 | ISBN: 193633495X

Reason is the Propellerhead flagship product and the latest version has some significant upgrades. Alongside Reason 5.0, Propellerhead has just released Record 1.5 which also includes some important additions. This VTC course begins with a quick overview of the new features of both programs. Then Sean Michael Paddison, a music producer and home recording expert, moves on to an indepth exploration of Reason 5.0 that will give new users the solid foundation they need to utilize the software. Throughout the course Sean will share many helpful hints that even seasoned pros will find useful. Work files are included. Get started now by clicking on the movie links below!

1. About Reason 5 & Record 1.5
   • So What Are They? 00:07:05
   • New Features pt. 1 00:06:28
   • New Features pt. 2 00:05:35
2. System Requirements & Setup
   • Memory & Power - Mac 00:05:46
   • Memory & Power - Windows 00:06:38
   • Target Drives & Directories 00:03:56
   • Your Interfaces & Drivers 00:03:47
3. Reason & Record Integration
   • Interfacing Reason & Record 00:06:07
4. The Synths
   • Thor pt. 1 00:04:33
   • Thor pt. 2 00:04:14
   • Thor pt. 3 00:03:54
   • Subtractor pt. 1 00:02:48
   • Subtractor pt. 2 00:03:25
   • Malstrom pt. 1 00:06:34
   • Malstrom pt. 2 00:06:03
5. Samplers - An Overview
   • NN-19 pt. 1 00:06:56
   • NN-19 pt. 2 00:03:20
   • NN-XT pt. 1 00:04:58
   • NN-XT pt. 2 00:03:03
   • NN-XT pt. 3 00:04:55
   • The Combinator pt. 1 00:03:44
   • The Combinator pt. 2 00:06:58
6. Drums & Loop Machines
   • Kong pt. 1 00:04:38
   • Kong pt. 2 00:04:38
   • Kong pt. 3 00:04:12
   • Kong pt. 4 00:04:30
   • Dr. Octo Rex pt. 1 00:04:54
   • Dr. Octo Rex pt. 2 00:03:57
   • Dr. Octo Rex pt. 3 00:06:36
   • Redrum pt. 1 00:04:57
   • Redrum pt. 2 00:03:41
7. Mixers & Routing - An Overview
   • reMix MX 28-4-14 pt. 1 00:03:40
   • reMix MX 28-4-14 pt. 2 00:01:54
   • microMIX 00:07:27
   • Spider Audio 00:03:03
   • Spider CV 00:07:14
8. Effects
   • MClass Combi & Stereo Imager 00:03:41
   • MClass Compressor 00:07:07
   • MClass Maximizer 00:03:55
   • MClass Equalizer 00:02:32
   • RV-7 Reverb 00:08:38
   • RV 7000 Reverb pt. 1 00:05:12
   • RV 7000 Reverb pt. 2 00:03:26
   • DDL-1 Digital Delay Line 00:04:50
   • D-11 Foldback Distortion 00:02:14
   • ECF-42 Envelope Controlled Filter 00:02:42
   • CF-101 Chorus Flanger 00:04:11
   • PH-90 Phaser 00:02:30
   • UN-16 Unison 00:02:53
   • COMP-01 Compressor Limiter 00:02:49
   • PEQ-2 Two Band Parametric EQ 00:03:16
   • Scream 4 Distortion pt. 1 00:02:34
   • Scream 4 Distortion pt. 2 00:02:25
   • BV512 Digital Vocoder pt. 1 00:02:37
   • BV512 Digital Vocoder pt. 2 00:02:08
9. Sequencers & Note Manipulation
   • Touring the Sequencer 00:04:01
   • Efficient Navigation 00:05:56
   • Reassigning Quick Keys 00:02:49
   • RPG-8 pt. 1 00:04:37
   • RPG-8 pt. 2 00:03:36
   • RPG-8 pt. 3 00:01:37
   • Regroove Mixer pt. 1 00:07:18
   • Regroove Mixer pt. 2 00:03:25
   • Matrix pt. 1 00:03:39
   • Matrix pt. 2 00:04:39
10. Controllers & Synchronization
    • MIDI Controllers 00:02:55
    • Transport Controllers 00:02:38
11. MIDI Processing & Recording
    • Cutting / Copying / Pasting / Sizing 00:06:28
    • Working with Lanes pt. 1 00:07:04
    • Working with Lanes pt. 2 00:07:25
    • Blocks pt. 1 00:03:38
    • Blocks pt. 2 00:03:30
    • Graphic Editing pt. 1 00:06:16
    • Graphic Editing pt. 2 00:03:26
    • Using Groove Quantize 00:02:38
    • Track Shifting 00:02:22
    • Transposing 00:03:21
    • Working with Velocities 00:03:21
    • Adjusting Note Lengths & Nudging 00:03:27
    • Legato Adjustments 00:02:52
    • Scaling Tempo 00:02:19
    • Alternations of Notes 00:01:50
    • Note Extractions (Exploding Notes) 00:03:27
12. File Import & Export
    • Exporting & Importing MIDI & Audio 00:05:15
13. Advanced Sampling
    • Recording Audio 00:05:38
    • Sample Editing 00:04:55
14. Advanced Synthesizing
    • Envelopes 00:05:21
    • Sound Sources 00:06:03
    • Gating 00:07:17
    • Layer Building & Fattening 00:07:48
    • Modulation 00:04:33
15. Advanced Drum Programming
    • Custom Kits 00:07:33
    • Groove Layering pt. 1 00:03:28
    • Groove Layering pt. 2 00:06:49
    • Sub-toning 00:07:36
16. Advanced Effect Processing
    • Chaining 00:04:59
    • Pumping pt. 1 00:06:49
    • Pumping pt. 2 00:01:50
    • Wet-Dry Dynamics 00:06:34
17. Automation Unleashed
    • Timeline Triggering Effects 00:06:06
18. Mixdown Tips & Tricks
    • Mixdown Defined 00:05:59
    • Holes & Humps 00:06:06
    • Managing Sonic Space 00:03:50
    • Shimmer / Space / Definition 00:04:53
19. Rewire & Refills
    • About Rewire 00:02:30
    • About Refills 00:02:05
20. A Closer Look at the Record 1.5 Update
    • Neptune pt. 1 00:01:58
    • Neptune pt. 2 00:01:55
    • Blocks in Record 00:05:24
    • Normalize & Reverse 00:02:53
    • Bounce to Sample 00:01:18
    • Scale & Mute Features 00:01:32
21. Freebees
    • Free Refill 00:00:34
22. Wrap Up
    • A Quick Review 00:03:20
    • Some Considerations 00:03:57
23. Credits
    • About the Author 00:02:06