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by jonnyretina
12 Sep 2022
Forum: VST Plugins
Topic: bx_crispytuner
Replies: 6
Views: 1281

Re: bx_crispytuner

There seems to be conflicting information on the internet about the formats CrispyTuner is available in. Do you know if it's actually available as a VST2 so it can work directly within Reason as the VST host, or is it VST3 only and thus wouldn't work in Reason at the moment? Yeah available as a VST...
by jonnyretina
07 Sep 2022
Forum: VST Plugins
Topic: bx_crispytuner
Replies: 6
Views: 1281

Re: bx_crispytuner

bx_crispytuner On-sale ATM on plugin alliance thought I'd throw it out there as it has a similar workflow to Reason native pitch correction which I really like, plus can do some other stuff that Reason can't do or at least not as easily. Could be a great addition to anyone using Bitwig/Ableton, etc...
by jonnyretina
07 Sep 2022
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: I may have discovered a remedy for plugin GAS.
Replies: 32
Views: 3368

Re: I may have discovered a remedy for plugin GAS.

Ok, it might not work all the time but it’s certainly helping me alleviate the GAS at the moment. Here’s the plan. First you have to find something you actually do really want but are waiting to go on sale. Then whenever you see a “too good to miss might be good to have in the future” plugin you ne...
by jonnyretina
06 Sep 2022
Forum: VST Plugins
Topic: Spitfire Audio LABS - Free Instruments
Replies: 161
Views: 76183

Re: Spitfire Audio LABS - Free Instruments

It's those who oppose it who want to make it political. I have to respectfully disagree with your definition of political. It becomes political when people make a societal issue (which people legitimately may or may not agree with) totally unrelated to Spitfire's products, the entire focus of the c...
by jonnyretina
06 Sep 2022
Forum: VST Plugins
Topic: Spitfire Audio LABS - Free Instruments
Replies: 161
Views: 76183

Re: Spitfire Audio LABS - Free Instruments

I'm sure the mods are having a healthy discussion somewhere about whether my post is political or not. I would say it is only bringing information about SA that may be pertinent to members of this community. In the mean time: (screenshot of twitter) And there will also now be many who just as equal...
by jonnyretina
06 Sep 2022
Forum: VST Plugins
Topic: Spitfire Audio LABS - Free Instruments
Replies: 161
Views: 76183

Re: Spitfire Audio LABS - Free Instruments

Hello The founder of Spitfire Audio has gone down the transphobe rabbit hole, if this matters to you. Edit: The autism-ableist transphobe rabbit hole, at that. https://twitter.com/chensonmusic/status/1566869894217580547 Please kindly don't bring this kind of political, ideological commentary onto t...
by jonnyretina
25 Aug 2022
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: RB Sequences with Umpf Drums - any way to gate sample length?
Replies: 8
Views: 683

Re: RB Sequences with Umpf Drums - any way to gate sample length?

I'm trying to work out how I can sequence Umpf Drums with Robotic Bean Sequences , but so the length of the note in Sequences controls the length of the sample playback in Umpf . Not sure if what you're asking for is doable with Sequences. Have you tried Lectric Panda's Propulsion or Kompulsion for...
by jonnyretina
25 Aug 2022
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: Feature Request: Umpf Drums & Drum Sequencer Improvements
Replies: 9
Views: 990

Re: Feature Request: Umpf Drums & Drum Sequencer Improvements

just bought Umpf / Drum Sequencer Bundle in the end of summer sale... great fun but a few key features missing I think: === Drum Sequencer === steps should have Pitch and Pan options.. or at least CVs that can be mapped (since it's not actually directly connected to any specific Drum instrument). T...
by jonnyretina
23 Aug 2022
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: SONONICS IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!
Replies: 45
Views: 8423

Re: SONONICS IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!

miscend wrote:
01 Jul 2022
The same developer also coded RE-2A/CA-2A which a really great opto compressor plugin.
I finally sound a decent VST replacement for the RE-2A the other week; Native Instruments' VC 2A.
by jonnyretina
23 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Lags with a MacBook Pro 14 and a Fireface 802
Replies: 4
Views: 723

Re: Lags with a MacBook Pro 14 and a Fireface 802

Hello everyone, I had to switch my old macbook for a new one. I had a Macbook Pro 2015 with a M-Box 3 Mini. I have now a Macbook Pro 2021, 14", Apple M1 Pro chip, Memory 16 Go. I am now using a Fireface 802 (connected with an old USB cable to an USB C adapter). I have Reason 10. On my old MacBook P...
by jonnyretina
23 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason+ Instruments/Effects Not Showing Up On Authorized Computer
Replies: 5
Views: 427

Re: Reason+ Instruments/Effects Not Showing Up On Authorized Computer

Today I got an email from Reason Studios regarding 50% off on Reason+ ($99.50USD). So I figured, sure why not... I downloaded the Companion App, and fired it up on my computers. On my Windows PC everything shows up fine... that is.. the instruments/effects I haven't bought but come with Reason+. On...
by jonnyretina
17 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: M1 crashing when exporting song as audio
Replies: 1
Views: 210

Re: M1 crashing when exporting song as audio

Hi. Using Reason 10 with an M1 iMac. I'm having to force quit whenever I click to export song as audio. The export song window appears, but I can't click anything on it. Any idea of what I should do to get it working? I'm trying to get back into music production after several years break. I've fina...
by jonnyretina
17 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Using Reason+ REs with Reason 11?
Replies: 4
Views: 494

Re: Reason+

Yes, R+ is a lisence - not an application Yep, but if you'd say this about 10 it would be wrong. Reason + is only compatible with R11 so lots of content is only available to R11 and after. You can also see on if you have prior to R11 versions installed they are greyed out. Mind also, mot Re's that ...
by jonnyretina
12 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason 12 - Silence gap at beginning of mp3?
Replies: 24
Views: 4450

Re: Reason 12 - Silence gap at beginning of mp3?

You must be mistaken. MP3s by the very nature of the file format will always leave a small silent gap at the beginning and the end of the file. This is because the MP3 compression algorithm itself leaves that space of 10ms to 50ms there - regardless of the software doing the compression. The only w...
by jonnyretina
12 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason 12 - Silence gap at beginning of mp3?
Replies: 24
Views: 4450

Re: Reason 12 - Silence gap at beginning of mp3?

I exported as a wav and used Audacity to convert to mp3 and it’s perfect. Why doesn’t the Reason mp3 export trim the silence gap at the beginning of the mp3 ? You must be mistaken. MP3s by the very nature of the file format will always leave a small silent gap at the beginning and the end of the fi...
by jonnyretina
11 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Studios 13 or 14 (Future Talk)
Replies: 193
Views: 388369

Re: Reason Studios 13 or 14 (Future Talk)

There might be a way of hacking that out. I managed to prevent a dialogue in an older version of Reason appearing when it was irritating me in the past. I can't remember exactly which dialogue it was but I remember I definitely did get it to disappear! If my memory serves me correctly, I searched i...
by jonnyretina
11 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Studios 13 or 14 (Future Talk)
Replies: 193
Views: 388369

Re: Reason Studios 13 or 14 (Future Talk)

I wish they'd release a new minor version of Reason8 first. This version should just get away with the annoying "This RE is using a too new SDK version" message box you get for each RE that has been updated to a more recent SDK. When you go back to R8 to use a line6 amp you have to wade through a t...
by jonnyretina
09 Aug 2022
Forum: VST Plugins
Topic: Any comments for NI FM8 for 12 bucks?
Replies: 53
Views: 5443

Re: Any comments for NI FM8 for 12 bucks?

FM synthesis is one of those ones where it doesn't matter how old the DSP, because it's digital and not analog subtractive emulation, it still sounds really good all these years later. Algoritm, PX7 (if you have it), Dexed, FM8, and Sytrus are the ones which seem to be the best FM options available ...
by jonnyretina
09 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Financials 2021
Replies: 215
Views: 87530

Re: Reason Financials 2021

The best thing Reason Studios could do (although whether they have the coding chops to do so given the debacle that is R12 remains to be seen) is to decouple the frontend and backend of Reason. Then they could get a brand new frontend built (maybe farmed out to a 3rd party to do) and then market tha...
by jonnyretina
09 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Compressors RE/VST - Your Favourites?
Replies: 55
Views: 4704

Re: Compressors RE/VST - Your Favourites?

If anyone is looking for an RE-2A/CA-2A replacement, the Softube built Native Instruments VC 2A is fantastic and I think nicer (more analog) sounding than the now discontinued Cakewalk offering.
by jonnyretina
09 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Low-vision accessibility issues in Reason UIs
Replies: 4
Views: 481

Re: Low-vision accessibility issues in Reason UIs

One of my biggest disappointments with Reason is that many of the UIs are close to unreadable for anyone with impaired vision. The issue is lack of contrast between text and background. For example: Combinator Editor: black text on jade green background Europa: red text on black background Umpf Clu...
by jonnyretina
06 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Compressors RE/VST - Your Favourites?
Replies: 55
Views: 4704

Re: Compressors RE/VST - Your Favourites?

Softube CL1B RE and Softube TLA-100A VST
by jonnyretina
05 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Financials 2021
Replies: 215
Views: 87530

Re: Reason Financials 2021

Unsure how much of an impact it had, but by early September 2021 there became unlicensed versions of Reason 11, Reason 12 and many Rack Extensions available on the internet after Reason's CodeMeter protection was broken. It's difficult to know just how many lost sales that has resulted in since.
by jonnyretina
03 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
Replies: 23
Views: 2583

Re: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller

After following this thread, it seems the nektar doesn't switch the reason 32 blocks in block mode but instead set/store/recall multiple loop l/r markers and moves to the left marker. This can be done with lua codec by using lua variables to store l/r loop presets and the document scope. Therefore,...
by jonnyretina
03 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Redrum sample browsing - random crashes ?
Replies: 3
Views: 403

Re: Redrum sample browsing - random crashes ?

I just have 2 redrums running, playing patterns, with one where I change the sample on the fly (so via the redrum, linked to the browser). Pretty normal stuff, nothing fancy... The samples I'm using are located on an external hard drive. I never had this issue before. I thought it could have been a...