52 Reason Record Tips: Week 1 – Creating a Rhythmic Gate Using Record’s Dynamics Section



Propellerhead Software’s product specialist James Bernard kicks off this series of tutorials with a demonstration on creative uses of the Record mixer’s dynamics section to create rhythmic gating effects, also known as ‘trance gate’.

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25 Responses

  1. MomoTheBellyDancer Says:

    @spiderlelo
    “WHY HAS PROPELLERHEAD NOT ALLOWED REASON TO USE VST’s?”

    My guess it to simply piss everybody off. They didn’t even include MIDI out.

  2. NicenEasyuk Says:

    @spiderlelo I agree. . . sick of rewiring.

  3. FreshmanThesis Says:

    @aikighost OH GOD PLEASE DO THIS

  4. guy24733 Says:

    this guys always on his shit. i think hardware is fun but when you learn to work in
    software like this you can get your workflow tuned more to your liking easier for me then ptools 8 and have a hd O license

  5. quepaso85 Says:

    i just say reason is mi life fron 1 demo now i am a 9 years user and i am happy(spanish speaker:P)

  6. jamesbernardmusic Says:

    @Exutus
    No. . it’s one a week. . hence 52!

  7. Mc3FlowProductions Says:

    sikk tutorial. . . man tha intro sounds like sum funky dubstep shit lol!

  8. spiderlelo Says:

    i’ve got a question that has been bugging me for a while. WHY HAS PROPELLERHEAD NOT ALLOWED REASON TO USE VST’s? There are some really awesome VST’s out there and if propellerhead could integrate them with reason it would open up a whole lot of doors for reason users. .

  9. Exutus Says:

    Are these going to be 52 videos released every week ??
    I need to catch up :)

  10. Jxff Says:

    @MrROTD-I think the attraction of virtual patching comes from gear lust. If you are not into hardware than remember one thing. . . you can’t run software without hardware. For my first Record session I sampled a Micron into a MPC 60 and then tracked the beat I was working on into Record. I could have saved a lot of time by working only within software, but the process I used gave me results I never intended but was very happy with plus I had a great time!

  11. redamisaki Says:

    Thanks James. . . that’s why Reason and now Record too, is just awesome. . . it’s so intuitive and theres no limit! I’ve tried so much DAW’s but most of the time they really suck IN CREATING MUSIC!!

  12. manufacturedZ3R0 Says:

    Not only decent time stretch algorithms. But sample loop start/end automation.

  13. philfart Says:

    Nice. Can something like this be done without Record?

  14. aerobique Says:

    ok, cool

    Im REason user (~lover) since 1. 0 demo :D . . . still busy with it. . . but missed the ‘record’ upcoming little bit.

    propellerhead’s software-concepts are always unique and outstanding stuff

  15. jamesbernardmusic Says:

    @aerobique
    no. it’s Record and if you own Reason you can use all of the Reason devices inside of Record.

    So, technically what I am using here is considered the Reason and Record Duo.

  16. aerobique Says:

    reason “record” – its some sort of audio bridge

  17. JSpraya Says:

    is this Reason 4 ?

  18. skippy180864 Says:

    just love this software to bits ! reason is awesome. . so flexible n creative, with record as well its like entering a parallel universe. sooo many possibilities n the sound is much much better

  19. soulgriot Says:

    @bobbylosh I very much agree that it’s a poor worker that blames his tools instead of his or her own ambition.

    If you want or need vst’s, simply Rewire into ProTools, Motu Digital Performer, or Cubase (or whatever DAW you prefer).

    Everyone should find whatever works best for themselves. It’s not magic; it takes a little work, folks.

  20. bobbylosh Says:

    that’s so true I think people who rant about reason and it not having vst’s are people who are being lazy and not willing to spend a bit of extra time to develop their own unique sound. It’ s the bad workman that blames his tools

  21. soulgriot Says:

    Propellerhead software sounds as good as you make it sound. Record is a tremendous improvement! If it doesn’t sound great when you use it, maybe it’s because you need to develop more skill . . . .

    I use it and I love it.

  22. stussyboys Says:

    reason still sounds like shit compared to other softwares

  23. nac3rules Says:

    its reason + record, an other program of propellorhead:P

  24. Stangguyv6 Says:

    yup its possible.

  25. aikighost Says:

    Nice trick James. Good stuff.

    Now get out your chair and kick Theresia and the other developers asses till they make a proper programmable timestretch algorithm for the NN-XT :D

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