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Reason Course - Advanced

Reason is a versatile and powerful piece of music software, which few people learn to use to it's full potential. On the advanced Reason course, you will be guided by an experienced pro music producer demonstrating high-end techniques. From Rewiring to sidechaining, creating your own Rex files and Combinator patches, to vocoding, mixing & mastering.

Reason Course Contents

Week 1: Synthesis (Graintable)

Granular synthesis
Wavetable synthesis
Using the Malstrom synth in Reason

Week 2: Vocoder

Vocoder parameters
Vocoding drums and vocals
Vocoding: advanced tips

Week 3: Sampling part 1

Legal issues: copyright and sample clearance
Using the NNXT sampler in Reason
Creating a patch

Week 4: Sampling Part 2

Creative sampling: selecting random samples
Auto-mapping samples. Multilayered samples
Modulating via LFO. Crossfading amp envelope

Week 5: Recycle

Chopping and editing in Recycle, useful shortcuts
Exporting Rex & MIDI Files
Extracting grooves from a drum loop

Week 6: MIDI Controller Assignments & Performance

What is automation? Automation lanes & tools
Assigning drums to the QWERTY keyboard
Assigning MIDI controllers, Redrum pattern switching

Week 7: Combinator Part 1

Combinator preset patches
Getting creative with the Combinator
How to create an emulation of the Roland TB303

Week 8: Combinator Part 2

What is sidechaining?
Sidechaining using the Combinator
Creative effects with side chaining

Week 9: Tips And Tricks - Mixing Down

Using the mixer in Reason: professional tips & tricks
Levels, panning and EQ
FX channels: how to use reverb & delay

Week 10: Mastering

What is Mastering? Why do I need to master my track?
Basic ergonomics
Loudness and compression

Week 11: Rewire to other DAW's

What is Rewire? Master & slave
Stereo & multiple output configurations
Rewiring to Cubase, Ableton Live & Logic

Week 12: Final Project

Final audio mixdown and burn audio CD
Final Test
Submit final project

Tutor profile

Danny Lewis
Since his debut single, the club chart number one and national top 30 hit 'Spend the Night', Danny's music has been supported by the likes of Masters at Work, Gilles Peterson, David Morales, Kenny Carpenter, Todd Edwards, Todd Terry, and Danny Rampling to name but a few.