Hi, I purchased Stringwerks RE this morning, I went through all the steps to download and authorize, I saw everything was ok, however, when I open Reason, Stringwerks is no where to be found, it is not in my list of REs, I don't see any other reference to it anywhere. Can anyone assist me with infor...

Hi, I'm a jazz and fusion Keyboard player, I would love to learn how to set up Splits and Layers in Reason,also setting racks of keyboard synths and samplers for live gigs and recordings, cananyone tell me of some great resources or video Tutorials?? Any info is much appreciated!! I'm looking at Rea...

EnochLight: Thank you for this advice. I actually don't know much about Preamps or Mics. I have a Focusrite Scarlett, but I've done enough research to see how happy a lot of people are with the Focusrite Clarett, so I've narrowed my next purchase down to either the UA Apollo, or Focusrite Clarett. M...

IdoAudio: Wise words indeed.....I just saw that Encore only works with Reason 9, I have Reason 8, and to be honest since I'm a keyboard player and composer, the "Auto" chords and other stuff does not appeal to me in the slightest. Can anyone tell me WHY we must upgrade just to use a certain refill? ...

mbfrancis: Very interesting, as I just thought a good interface would be enough, but yes for sure I would be happy to invest in a great mic preamp. I don't want to start a thread war on this topic, but am I really better off getting a Tube preamp? Or a Tube mic? or both? The issue for me is that Gea...

Fantastic replies guys!! Thank you so much, I will try that song to check my laptop.....

These are great tips!! I really appreciate it. I have the 2nd gen Scarlett, but I'm thinking of upgrading to the Clarett or UA Apollo, for mics I'm thinking seriously of the Rode NT1, Shure SM7b. Should I invest with a high quality mic pre?? Or do you all think I can get all the quality I need using...

I'm really on the fence about buying this as I just got burned buying Project SAM, I thought it would be amazing, but its been a nightmare so far and I can only record to 2 tracks before my CPU goes nuts.......This and their Orchestral percussion look very good, I didn't know they had a Woodwind Ref...

Hi, please pardon my ignorance, as I have not been a steady user of Reason since version 7, after many Avid PT related night mares I'm back in the saddle. I have a small studio for recording Vocals and Acoustic Instruments (Horns/Acoustic Guitar) What I'm looking for is the best possible setup in Re...

Greetings, I teach Reason classes to kids, and music theory/songwriting/mixing as well. I was blessed to have been sent some of the old reason demo files, and I'd like for my kids to deconstruct these to learn more about signal routing, etc When I got these files I loaded them into reason 8, and qui...

Thanks so much, yes I'D love to learn how to remap the NNXT, I should devote time to doing it. I've been thinking seriously about investing in the Trio bundle (Reason Pianos, Bass, Drums 2.0) but at $299 its hard to swallow. Still, I 'll write to Jeremy, thank you for helping with this issue!

No sir, I didn't....and shame on me. What I'm really looking for is something like Symphobia, or Orchestral libraries from 8dio or Spitfire audio......Its really too bad that there isn't a way to work with Kontakt libraries in Reason. I'm always hoping the "Bigs" (East West, 8Dio, etc) will make Rac...

Hi, I fully admit that I'm a newb when it comes to Rack Extensions and Refills, I'm looking to learn more about them both. I invested some $$ on a full collection of Drum and Perc refills from both BFD and looploft, the issue is that I'm feeling like .....What now? They don't come with any instructi...

I guess I was expecting something close to Symphobia, or at least something close....is it just me? There are no midi demos or refills or other info.... I can't midi record with more than 1 track because I get the "CPU too slow to play track". Choir sounds REALLY bad..... it seems they made these RE...

Hi and thanks for your reply! I'm on PC, win 7 64, setting maxed out for DAWs, I tried the Authorizor link, but it starts to load and then just hangs half way through. I have Reason 8, but if anyone thinks version 9 gives a performance or utility upgrade, I would go to 9 in a heartbeat.
thanks again!

First, thanks so much to each of you for your tips and suggestions! I am using an i5 2.5GHZ processor (2 cores) 8GB RAM and 512 SSD. I just bought a new computer case to build an awesome DAW piece by piece but for now this is all I have to work with, I have all my settings maxed out for DAW performa...

Hi, I just purchased the Project SAM orchestral Rack extension, sounds ok, BUT I'm trying to play a basic sequence (since it didn't come with any midi demos) after 1 track, while trying to record another, my laptop gets the dreaded "CPU overload.....I have an i5 with 8GB RAM 512 SSD, Focusrite 2i2 2...

OK, I admit becoming slightly bored with Reason and stopped using it. This year on my old laptop I still have Reason 8.3, so I thought "what the Hell"...and now everytime I want to use it I have to be online....BUT PH says I don't need to do that if I will use their handy Authorizer. I've tried for ...