Using vocoder in Reason 4
Found a good tutorial today on how to get the most out of the Vocoder in Reason, make sure to try it out.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anAC4Xd31q8]
Short on Reason’s vocoder below:
BV-512
Besides being a 4 to 512-band vocoder capable of modulating sound in both old-school analog style and digital FFT fashion, this unit also doubles as a fully automated equalizer with a twist. The BV-512 can be used for everything from classic robot vocals to weird harmonic effects.
To Vocode
A vocoder takes two input signals, the carrier, which provides the pitch, and the modulator, supplying the characteristics.
Traditional vocoders require you to sing into a microphone while playing a keyboard. Not this one – with the BV-512 you can combine any two sound sources. Try vocoding your percussion track with the bass line or the string pad with the rhythm guitar.
The Bands
A vocoder splits the incoming audio into a number of frequency bands. More bands gives you more control and more detail. Where most vocoders max out at eight to sixteen bands, the BV-512 gives you up to, you guessed it, 512 bands. In 4-band mode, the BV- 512 provides a gritty, analog, lo-fi sound. The 512- band setting is another beast altogether. In this mode, a digital 1024-point FFT-based algorithm provides the clearest, most detailed and most audible vocoding you ever heard from a computer.
The EQ
Hitting the EQ switch on the front panel calls up a handy parametric and low shelving equalizer for additional tweaking of your reverberated signal. Combine this section with the HF Damp and HF Smooth knobs on the front panel, and be the master of your wet signal’s every frequency.
The Gate
A flick of a switch turns the BV-512 into a 4 to 512 band stereo equalizer. Use the higher settings for detailed control of the spectrum.
Or try the four and eight band modes for a decidedly more lo-fi sound that adds an unmistakable vocoder “color” to your input signal.
Automation
Like all other Reason devices, the BV-512 Vocoder can be fully automated, band level settings included. Record your front panel actions, or use the pen tool to draw in layers upon layers of wild frequency changes. The Shift knob is just one example of a control that’s dying to be automated. One session with BV-512 and you’re hooked for life.
MK Digital Keys – Retro Keyboard Sampleset Released
Hi all Nucleus has a released a new Refill that is definately worth checking out and as a bonus there is also a free demo Refill below….
MK Digital Keys is a new retro keyboard sample library by Nucleus SoundLab.
Bring the 80s keyboard sound to your productions with this faithful sampling of Roland’s MKS-20 keyboard synthesizer. MK Digital Keys is available in three format packages: Reason Refill, WusikEngine, and Kontakt/EXS/SFZ.
Back in 1986, there weren’t many good ways to take a good keyboard sounds with you while touring. Sampled pianos were in their infancy, with extremely low samplerates and small ROM sizes. One answer to this problem was SAS synthesis. This unique form of synthesis uses no samples whatsover, and produces a very realistic sound. Still, its not a ‘real piano’, so these days the sound is more useful for its retro character. It still sounds great!
MK Digital Keys brings this retro sound to your modern sampler, while removing original limitations like low polyphony and noisy outputs. This is an extremely comprehensive sampling, with 6 samples per octave, 7 octaves, and 6 velocity layers per note. All 8 tones of the MKS are represented (3 pianos, 2 EPs, Clav, Harp and Vibes). All of this comprises a total of nearly 2100 mono 24-bit 44khz samples!
MK Digital Keys is also built to be scalable. At times, you won’t have need for the full extent of the sampling described above, due to CPU/RAM constraints. For those times, 3 alternate smaller versions of each tone are contained inside – L, M and S sizes. The S versions weigh in at under 50mb and can fit into even the most RAM-starved projects. Details:
* 3.6+ GB of 24-bit 44khz samples
* 8 different classic keyboard tones
* 20 Combinators and 32 NN-XT patches inside the Refill
* 78 WusikEngine presets, including 46 custom presets by Daniel Stawczyk
* Kontakt/EXS/SFZ format pack contains raw .wav files plus patches for all 3 formats.
Listen to what MK Digital Keys offers by downloading the MP3 demos below.
In addition, a Demo Refill is available for free download.
http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com/mp3s/mkdigital/burnweaver.mp3
http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com/mp3s/mkdigital/Asian%20Toys.mp3
http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com/mp3s/mkdigital/Fading%20City%20Lights.mp3
http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com/demos/MK%20Digital%20Keys%20Refill%20Demo.zip
Obama has won :-)
…and of course this needs to be celebrated.
Barack Obama wallpaper, LOL
By a strike of good fortune I came across this Combinator skin for Reason 4, which I believe is most appealing.
It can be downloaded from here >>
New stuff to download from the Refill master
eXode is definately one of my favorite Refill guys I am equally thrilled every time something new pops out from this guy, and you wont be disapointed this time around either. I have had these two refills for a couple of weeks now and they have really come to use.
Make sure to download them for free at CombinatorHQ >>
Marketing pitch from HQs below:
We are so lucky to have not one… but two offerings at once from one of the more prominent programmers of the Reason Community… eXode! These two refills are both full of Thor patches ready to be added to your latest creation. We know you’ll get a lot out of these producitons.
Voltage Controlled Vol.3. is the latest free offering from eXode! A pack of 60 high quality patches programmed for Thor exclusively. This pack contains everything from hard solid basses to epic leads and soaring pads and the sounds range from old-school analogue style to new modern digital sonic wizardry!
The eXode Moog Tribute ReFill is a FREE ReFill that was made using only Thor. A total of 50 patches that were made to stay as true as possible in design to the original Model D minimoog! This ReFill was made as a tribute to Dr Bob Moog, the minimoog synth and the impact they had on the music world.
Don´t miss the Propellerhead battle
Got funk? Got bass? For a chance to win astonishing prizes, enter the Propellerhead 2008 Bassline Battle. Fire up Reason and put together the funkiest, illest, baddest bassline and drum beat combination possible.
The Bassline Battle is just about that – creating the grooviest, dirtiest and downright funkiest 8 bars of bass and drums possible. If your creation makes it through the public and grand jury rating, you may be the lucky winner of an outstanding Grand Prize from Focusrite, KRK and Novation.
The Grand Prize consists of:
- Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Brand new FireWire audio interface featuring 8 of Focusrite’s legendary mic pre-amps. - Novation Remote 25SL Compact
Advanced MIDI controller featuring a 25 key keyboard, a huge LCD display as well as loads of knobs, faders, buttons and pads that will effortlessly hook up to your Reason rack using Novation’s automap feature. - KRK Rokit 5 G2 (x2) and KRK S10
The Rokit series of monitors have long been a favorite in project studios all over the world, and with the self-powered G2 version offered here, you’ll get instant great sounding monitoring for your Reason rack. Add to that the KRK S10 sub-woofer and you have a fantastic full-range system that will let your hear your productions in great detail.
The Bassline Battle opens today, October 15th, and you have until November 24th to submit your bassline masterpieces. Learn all the details about the contest, the Grand Prize and follow-up prizes by going to the Bassline Battle page.
Free Moog Reason Refill !!!!
For all us Moog fans….
Propellerhead announced it has recently supported the Bob Moog Foundation with a monetary contribution. In addition, to raise awareness and entice others to donate, Propellerhead is releasing a free Moog-inspired ReFill to registered users.
With this donation to the Bob Moog Foundation, Propellerhead wishes to help pay tribute to the enormous contribution Bob Moog made to the music industry. The Foundation’s overall mission is to document, celebrate and teach innovative thinking and to support and honor the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Moog. Presently, the Foundation seeks to raise awareness and funds to preserve Moog’s extensive archives.
Industry pro’s (and Reason experts), Craig Anderton, Mark Vail and Gordon Reid, donated their best Moog-style patches, built using Reason’s Thor polysonic synthesizer, with the aim to shed some light onto the world of music synthesis that Bob Moog pioneered. Those patches have been assembled into a single Reason ReFill and are available free to registered Reason users on Propellerhead’s website.
Don´t miss out on the Music Tech special on Reason
The second Music Tech Focus edition is on sale now. This 132-page special edition magazine concentrates purely on Propellerhead’s Reason and features:
- 16 Reason 4 Workshop
- 5 classic Reason 3 Workshops
- 138 Tips & Tricks
- Free DVD with workshop resources
- 5 Pro User Interviews and more…
Music Tech Focus is on sale priced £7.99 in WH Smith in the UK, Barnes & Noble and Borders in the USA, and larger foreign press bookstores in Canada, Australia, Sweden and Germany, or buy online (£9 UK, £11 Europe, £14 Rest of World – inc Post & Packaging
Find out more…
21 Workshops
Getting the most out of Reason 4…
Programming control devices and more…
Synthmaking for fun! Using Maximization w/ Reverb
This site really has some good Reason 4 tutorials I can recommend. I have inserted a sample below, but there are many more at the orginal site, go check it out.
Showing some quick tweak advice + demonstrating the use of a maximizer to accentuate the output of a reverbed synth sound.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoiUQI1nSZw]
Take me to the orginal site >>
Cheers
New nice Reason Refill
TravisHuckins never rests. He’s back once again to deliver us a huge refill of Reason goodies. This refill contaims over 130 combinator patches, over 60 Thor patches and if that wasn’t enough….. a monster selection of percussive wav with Redrum kits so you don’t have to wander far from this refill. Make this part of your refill library today!
Audio Cube @ Propellerheads
Propellerhead launches AudioCubes contest
What do they do?
The cubes are wireless MIDI controllers that interact with each other. They can output controller data or MIDI notes based on their relative placement, on how they are rotated or by using them as proximity sensors.
The latest update of the Audio Cubes software includes full support for Reason’s remote technology, allowing for effortless integration with your favorite music software.
You’re a Reason 4 owner ? Wanna enter this contest ? Please visit the link >>
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