Reason 3 for Windows and Macintosh : Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)

by Joe Lyford

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PEASANT PUBLICATIONS. Brand new. Appropriate for all courses in digital music creation or production with Reason 2.5 for Windows or Macintosh. Combining synthesizer, sampler, and sequencer, Reason has put the fun back into creating music for professional and amateur musicians alike. Reason 2.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide teaches Reason 2.5 with exceptional clarity, using the proven Visual QuickStart format: step-by-step explanations, practical tips, and hundreds of screen captures that demonstrate exactly what students will see and what they should do. Students first get comfortable with Reasons retro-styled “virtual rack,” complete with polyphonic synthesizer, mixing consoles, sampler, loop player, and other tools. Next, the book offers start-to-finish coverage of the entire audio creation process: laying down a beat, building a song, patterning, effects, arrangements, mixing, mastering, and much more. Also included: a full chapter on experimenting in Reason using the Back Panel, as well as practical guidance on expanding Reasons Sound Library with additional sound modules. Best of all, Reason 2.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide shows how to use all of Reason's tools together to create stunning finished tracks, and to integrate with other audio programs to create a beautiful whole.NEW TO THIS EDITION NEW - Covers Reason 2.5s most significant new features, including new reverb, vocoder, distortion and unison effects, and more. Helps students master state-of-the-art tasks and tools that will be valuable to them for many years to come.FEATURES AND BENEFITS Proven QuickStart visual learning format—Combines an open, welcoming design, hundreds of screen captures, expert tips, and concise step-by-step instructions. Relies on a format designed to make learning as easy as possible. Complete coverage of digital music creation workflow—Covers setting up a “virtual studio,” using drumkits to set a beat, building a song, patterning, effects, arrangements, mixing, mastering, and more. Helps students succeed no matter what role they are asked to play in digital music production. Expert tutorial and handy quick reference—Designed not only to teach Reason 2.5 exceptionally well, but also to serve as an outstanding task-based reference. Will remain valuable to students long after theyve mastered the fundamentals of Reason 2.5. Step-by-step guidance for mastering more sophisticated techniques—Demystifies advanced mixer, synthesizer, and effects setups and many other advanced techniques. Provides accessible, step-by-step procedures that help students master techniques which have traditionally been viewed as difficult.TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction. 2. Installation. 3. Reason Overview. 4. Laying Down a Beat. 5. Building a Song. 6. Patterning. 7. Reason Effects. 8. Arranging. 9. Experimenting In Reason Using the Back Panel. 10. Mixing. 11. Mastering your Music. 12. Expanding Your Reason Sound Library. Appendix A. ReWire. Appendix B. Advanced Cabling Examples (diagrams). Appendix C. ReCycle!. Appendix D. ReBirth. Appendix E. Resources. Index.ABOUT THE AUTHORS Joe Lyford is a composer and sound designer with 11 years experience working on sound effects, music, gaming, and cinematic scores. He has six years experience working with Propellerheads' software, first with ReBirth 1.0 in 1997 and with every version of Reason that followed. He started working on video games in 1993 and made the transition from a journalist and live performing guitarist to a digital composer. After leaving Midway last year he's completed two game projects: Enter the Matrix by Shiny Entertainment, and the upcoming Marvel Comics Daredevil game for the PlayStation 2.

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