Advanced Reason Course

On the advanced Reason course you will learn how to use Reason to its optimum potential under the guidance of an experienced pro music production tutor. Using video tutorials and weekly personalised feedback, he will demonstrate high-end music production techniques, such as rewiring, sidechaining, vocoding, creating your own Rex files and Combinator patches, and mixing & mastering.

Course Materials:

Weekly online masterclass with a pro producer

Over 50 Quicktime video tutorials

300 pages of notes

Song files and audio samples

24/7 access to student / tutor discussion forums

Course Breakdown:

Graintable Synthesis

• Explaining Granular synthesis
• Explaining Wavetable synthesis
• How to using the Malstrom synth

The Vocoder

• Explaining the Vocoder
• Vocoder parameters
• Vocoding drums and vocals
• Advanced vocoding tecniques

Sampling

• The history of the sampling
• Legality of sampling: copyright and sample clearance
• How to use the NNXT sampler
• Create your first patch

Sampling - 2

• Getting creative: selecting random samples
• Multilayered samples and auto-mapping samples.
• Crossfading the amp envelope and LFO modulation
• Create multiple outputs and add effects

Recycle

• Splice and edit samples using Recycle
• Advanced recycle parameters and useful shortcuts
• How to exporting MIDI and Rex Files
• Extracting a groove from drum loops

MIDI Controller Assignments & Performance

• Explaining automation: lanes and tools
• Assigning drums to the QWERTY keyboard and pattern switching in Redrum.
• Automating sequencer tracks and mixer / effects
• Automating synths through filters / envelopes. Assigning MIDI controllers

Combinator

• Introduction to the Combinator
• preset patches in the Combinator
• Some creative uses of the Combinator
• Creating an emulation of the Roland TB303

Combinator - 2

• Explaining sidechaining
• How to use the Combinator for sidechaining
• Some creative uses for side chaining

Mixing Down: Key Techniques

• Using Reason’s mixer
• Panning, levels, and EQ
• FX channels: adding reverb & delay
• Professional techniques for your mix

Mastering

• Why do we master tracks?
• Tools of the trade
• Loudness and compression
• Basic ergonomics

Rewire to other DAW's

• What is Rewire? Master and slave
• Configuring stereo and multiple output in Cubase
• Configuring stereo and multiple output in Ableton Live
• Configuring stereo and multiple output in Logic

Final Project

• Mix down your audio for CD & Mp3
• Final project submission
• Final exam