"Thanks to some well-placed tweaks and deeper features, this is the most refined and powerful version of Reason we've seen yet".
MusicRadar this month review the latest version of Propellerhead's DAW, Reason 7, where it is awarded a 4.5 out of 5 MusicRadar rating.
"There's the long-requested addition of MIDI Out, deeper editing of audio recordings, the ability to convert recordings to REX files, a number of mixer tweaks and the new Audiomatic Retro Transformer effect".
"...dive in and what you'll find is by far the slickest, most refined and most outright usable version of Reason so far".
"Reason's audio engine handles the whole process impeccably too. We drastically retimed bass parts, synth lines and vocal samples and the results were some of the smoothest, most artefact-free we've heard from any DAW".
"It's all a brilliantly smooth and simple process, and one that really opens Reason up to handling audio recording and manipulation tasks that a lot users may well have turned to other DAWs or plugins for in the past".
"Since it was introduced with version 6, the well-modelled and beautifully designed SSL-styled mixer has quickly become one of the best features of Reason - and it's here that we find version 7's trump card. There have been a number of subtle refinements to it that genuinely enhance workflow".
"Reason has always been known for its stability and it comes into its own here; in our test we created multiple parallels of each element of our track, routed everything to busses and even created parallels of our busses. The DAW barely flinched".
"While many of the additions in Reason 7 may appear minor at first glance, they all add up to one of the most enjoyable music making experiences you're likely to find as a computer musician. Everything we've always loved about Reason is still here — it's stable, the audio engine sounds great, it looks brilliant and, while there are no new instruments in this version, Reason still packs some of the best-sounding built-in synths of any DAW".
"The new additions make it more complete than ever. Between the new audio capabilities, MIDI Out and the refined mixer, Reason suddenly feels like a hugely capable bit of production software...there are now more reasons than ever to consider using Propellerhead's DAW as your main music making platform".
Propellerhead Reason 7 is available now at £349 RRP inc VAT or as an upgrade (from any previous version of Reason) for £99 RRP inc VAT. For more information please click here.
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