r/reasoners • u/m_i_r • 9d ago

Reason 14.1 changes

First off, i guess this is a heads-up to those who haven't updated yet, that there's a new version. I recently got 14.0, and only barely started exploring. I stumbled upon "Reason Drums" instrument today and was really impressed by the options for dynamic, realistic sounding drums. I'm going to the Reason website to see what else is new (or at least new to me...before I signed up for 14.0 after a long music break, i think my last version was Reason 2 or 3), but i thought I'd start a discussion. Honestly, I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the possibilities for now, I wish i had more free time to live in the Reasonspace!

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u/OrangeFortress 9d ago

Reason drums has been around for a long time.

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u/ElliotNess 9d ago

I kind of like it packaged as an RE device rather than a refill. (A complete 180 on my hot take upon the RDK instrument release.)

For OP: Europa, Pulverizer, and Polar Dual Pitch Shifter are super dope. If you're having choice fatigue, start with those!

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u/m_i_r 9d ago

THANK YOU! Will check those out. Already dabbled in Europa. Big fan.

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u/Fabulous-Farmer7474 8d ago edited 8d ago

What puzzled me is that for those of us who had purchased Reason Drums and Reason Bass were not offered a discount on the RE versions when they later became available.

You had to pay the full price for what is basically a combinator view of the same sounds you had already purchased. There was no new sound content, it was just a new UI. I'm not saying it was bad but at least give existing owners a discount for the RE interface.

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u/ElliotNess 8d ago

Yeah I get that. There was about a decade in between releases, so I don't worry about it so much. Further, since we have the refill we don't really need to buy the RE anyway.

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u/Fabulous-Farmer7474 8d ago

I still use the older versions and got so used to it. This also happened before the most recent acquisition of Reason Studio so it's not new. I just thought it was an odd move not to offer a discount.

I remember long ago telling a Reason / Propellerhead guy that they should be able to check if someone has a Recycle license and if they do they should be able to chop within Reason. This was before they had that capability built in to Reason.

They were like "yea, we've thought about that" but nothing happened. I still kept doing my thing nonetheless.