So, for instance, you could create a 'verse' Block, copy and paste four duplicates, then mute selected clips (by clicking them with the Mute tool) within the first four instances to create a stripped‑down introduction that 'builds' to the first verse proper.
In Song mode, Blocks are only editable to a limited extent: they can be split using the Razor tool, and have parts muted using the new Mute tool. When a Song contains a Block, the clips the Block contains are displayed on tracks and lanes in the usual way, but appear 'greyed out'. Blocks appear as automation clips on a dedicated Blocks track, and are automatically looped to make up the duration as required. Blocks can be given descriptive names such as 'Intro', 'Verse' or 'Chorus', and when you've programmed a Block to your liking, you can switch back to Song mode and simply draw it in as required. Blocks can contain multiple instrument tracks, and a Song can contain multiple Blocks. Block mode is slightly different.īlocks are, in essence, small arrangements within arrangements. Song mode behaves exactly as Arrange Mode did in previous versions. New in both Reason and Record, the Blocks feature is a neat refinement of the sequencer arrangement window, which now has two modes, Block and Song. Block Rocking Beatsīlocks are like miniature arrangements within a Reason or Record arrangement, and make it possible to have changes applied automatically to multiple clips at a stroke. The Record box also contains a rather heavy‑duty, metal‑cased USB dongle, for authorisation and copy protection. More extensive documentation is also provided in PDF format.
Reason and Record are both nicely presented boxed packages, each containing an installation DVD and a printed Getting Started manual containing clear and well‑written tutorials aimed at newcomers. Owners of Reason 4 and Record 1.0 likewise get Record 1.5 for free if they upgrade to Reason 5. Record 1.5 is a free upgrade for existing users. Both programs share a very similar design and layout, and if you have both installed they seamlessly integrate, with Reason functioning like a giant plug‑in within Record. Reason and Record are available for Windows (XP SP3, Vista and 7) and Mac OS X (10.4 or later on an Intel Mac). Record is Reason's younger multitrack audio recording counterpart, originally reviewed in SOS October 2009, and it, too, has been updated, now standing at version 1.5.
Reason is Propellerhead's flagship sequencing and virtual instrument package, which has been featured in SOS many times - not least in the regular Reason Notes column - and has now reached version 5. Meanwhile, sister application Record continues to develop too. The latest version of Reason incorporates new arrangement tools and two powerful new instruments, and even lets you record samples.
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