Reason 5 Ignite!: The Visual Guide for New Users

Get ready to explore the world of music production with Reason 5! This book will help you get up to speed in Reason quickly by dropping you right into the action so that before you know it, you'll be making music in Reason with confidence. REASON 5 IGNITE! presents everything you need to know about this amazing, full-featured music production tool, with easy-to-follow steps and screenshots so you can dive right in. You won't find long lists of features and difficult theoretical explanations to wrap your brain around. Instead, each chapter will lead you through relatively short groups of simple, foolproof steps. You'll learn to take control of the synths, such as Thor, Malström, and Subtractor; the NN-19 and NN-XT samplers; and all the effects and other devices that make up this incredible program. Further, you'll learn about what's new in Reason 5: the amazing Kong drum module, Blocks to help you create and organize your songs, and the ability to sample audio directly into individual instruments and modules-- something users of earlier versions of Reason were unable to do. Ignite your music with the power of Reason 5!

REASON 5 IGNITE!: THE VISUAL GUIDE FOR NEW USERS helps you get up to speed in Reason quickly by dropping you right into the action with the author's guidance so that before you know it, you are really in the Reason groove! This book is not hard work. You will not find long lists of features and difficult theoretical explanations to wrap your head around. Instead, in each chapter you will immediately be led through relatively short groups of simple, foolproof steps. At the end of each short exercise, you'll hear the results of your work — instant gratification! You will experience in real time what it feels like to make Reason work for you, and your understanding will grow. You'll learn to take control of the synths, such as Thor, Malström and Subtractor; the NN-19 and NN-XT samplers; and all the effects and other devices that make up this incredible music-making program. Screenshots and step-by-step instructions guide you through the various new features of Reason 5.

G.W. Childs IV has been working in music and sound design for the likes of LucasArts, Propellerhead Software, Cakewalk, and Midway Entertainment. He is a featured trainer with Mac Pro Video and Lynda.com, and he has penned several books including CREATING MUSIC AND SOUND FOR GAMES, YOUR FREE OPEN SOURCE MUSIC STUDIO, USING REASON ONSTAGE: SKILL PACK, REASON 5 IGNITE!, and many, many more. G.W. currently resides in Texas, with his family and laptop.

1. Getting to Know Reason 5. 2. Dr.Rex. 3. Redrum. 4. Subtractor. 5. Malström. 6. Thor Polysonic Synthesizer. 7. The Reason Samplers: NN-19 and NN-XT. 8. The Combinator. 9. The ReGroove Mixer.