More info on Propellerhead´s upcoming Rack Extensions
The guys at Propellerhead has released some more info on their upcoming Reason 6.5 release (free for registered users) including the newly announced Rack Extensions, here’s what they have to say:
It’s not just third parties who are getting into the creation of Rack Extensions. On release day, Propellerhead will be releasing their own Rack Extension devices for Reason 6.5 and Reason Essentials 1.5. Below is some early information on what we’ll have on offer.
Radical Piano
The premise is simple. The results are stunning. We’ll give you three basic pianos paired with the technology to make an infinite number of your own. Based on a custom blend between sampling technology and physical modeling algorithms, Radical Piano affords songwriters, producers, and sound designers an unprecedented level of control to craft a realistic piano that is 100% unique.
Pulsar
Pulsar LGM-1 is a dual channel modulation power house for the Reason rack. We call it a dual LFO but it’s also a powerful little synth in its own right. More info coming soon.
Polar
Polar is a classic harmonizer/pitch shifter with a host of modern tricks up its sleeve. Use it for old school harmonizing and stereo widening effects, or use it to go totally granular filtered pitch shift repeater on your music. More info coming soon.
When Reason 6.5 and Reason Essentials are released, we’ll also be launching the Propellerhead Shop. It will be the central location where users can try and buy Rack Extensions with single-click ease. While many companies have begun developing Rack Extensions for the Reason platform, we’ll leave their own product announcements up to them. Below is a small sample of companies that are currently planning to launch Rack Extensions in the Propellerhead Shop:
Uhe, Rob Papen, Softube, Peff, KORG…
Ableton Tutorial – Robot Drums Rack Emulating ‘Figure’
Propellerhead’s Figure app has been a big success and inspired many to similar type stuff:
In this tutorial Danny J Lewis shows you how to create a rack that emulates the mechanics behind the way the drum patterns switch in the recently released ‘Figure’ app.
Kurt Kurasaki – Beat Repeater RE
Kurt Kurasaki demonstrates the upcoming Beat Repeater Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason.
Reason Essentials
Background data:
The perfect way into music making – Reason Essentials packs in all the recording, editing, effects, instruments, and mixing tools you need to sound great – and now it is available at an amazing new price! Check with your music retailer for details. http://line6.com/dealers/
Reason Essentials, just like its bigger brother Reason, puts making music in focus. From concept to completion, it has all the essential tools for turning good ideas into great songs.
Reason Essentials comes with a selection of Reason’s instruments and effects in a virtual rack, a streamlined version of its masterfully modeled mixer, and all the recording and sequencing tools you’ll need. For guitar players, the built-in virtual guitar and bass PODs from Line 6 bring a wide range of top quality guitar amps, cabinets, and effects.
Reason Essentials is the software that lets you focus on the music and finish that song.
Propellerhead Software – Closer look at Figure
This iPhone app is like a mini-Reason. The combination of super-bright screen in a dark room freaked out my camera, but the description and audio get the point across.
How to expand your modulation possibilities – Reason Sound Design
Propellerhead’s product specialist Mattias Häggström Gerdt shows you how to use the Combinator to access more modulation options in Reason’s synths and how you can control this with CV. More possibilities for making interesting, evolving sounds is just inside the Combinator!
u-he demos Reason Rack Extensions
The well know soft synth developer u-He, was one of the first companies to sign up to provide “plug-ins” to the new Reason Rack Extension program, here’s a demo where they show how.
Propellerhead’s new Reason Rack Extensions are currently the talk of the music technology town, and u-he is one of several developers that has already signed up to create them.
We caught up with u-he’s Urs Heckman as he showed us exactly how Rack Extensions look and feel when they’re running within Reason.
By the way here’s another video showing some of the new stuff from u-He:
Propellerhead unveils it all – Rack Extensions and Figure App Technology Preview
Here’s the background details:
We couldn’t hold back anymore. We were too excited about what we’ve got in the works that we flew down to the Musikmesse Convention in Frankfurt, invited a room full of our friends in the press and development community, and lifted the curtain on some groundbreaking new technology we’re working on.
In this presentation we’ll introduce you to Figure, our new mobile adaptation of actual Reason devices running on your phone and Rack Extensions, our new technology which will allow third party developers to create fully functional Reason rack devices complete with CV, cable routing, combinator patch creation, and everything else that makes Reason so versatile and creative.
To learn more and to find out about getting started with our SDK, visit: http://www.propellerheads.se
Rack Extensions for Reason Interview with the CEO of Propellerheads + their new iOS app
The CEO of Propellerheads tells us all about the big news from the House of Propellerheads and why they decided to develop a completely new technology, with the manufacturer to create the devices for the Reason rack.
Reason has for a long time resisted plug-in formats as a way of extending its production environment. At the moment, plug-ins have been dominate largely by Avid (RTAS), Apple (AU), and Steinberg (VST), as open source alternatives have failed to gain wide commercial traction. Those formats apparently didn’t make the cut with Reason.
That changed officially tonight. Reason’s rack is open to third parties, via something called Rack Extensions, previewed and available by summer for all Reason users. What you’re getting is not so much a new plug-in format as a new set of ideas about what a plug-in should be, in the form of a way of making add-ons for Reason alone.
The ability to get more out of Reason’s rack will clearly mean more for lovers of Reason, who at last will get some favorite sonic toys and tools without switching hosts.
But there is more – here’s a new iOS from Propellerhead’s:
Reason tutorial – How to Easily Make Complex Sounds with Combinators
Propellerhead’s product specialist James Bernard shows you how to use the Combinator to control multiple parameters on a Reason synth to give you quick access to complex sound manipulation. Assign a few knobs and buttons and you’ll be able to quickly morph your sounds on the fly in your music!
Download linke of James’ Combinators:
http://www.propellerheads.se/stuff/RSD6.zip
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