Reason 11 Music Production Software

What's new in Reason 11

The DJMixClub knows nailing the right sound quickly is vital to your creative process. At the heart of Reason is a virtual studio rack where you craft the sounds your music needs, starting from scratch or from Reason's massive, multi-gigabyte sound library. From synthetic and electronic to acoustic and organic, Reason has you covered; while its integrated browser helps you quickly find and audition the perfect sounds for any genre. Synthesizers, instruments, effects - as many as you need. Brimming with more than 29,000 meticulously sculpted synths, samples, drum kits, loops, and FX, Reason's onboard sound bank is renowned for putting everything you need to craft your music right at your fingertips. Now Reason 11 ups the ante with a squadron of new features and effects to ignite your creativity.

The Reason Rack Plug-in is included with Reason 11

Nothing captures the playful spirit of music-making and sound-sculpting more than the Reason Rack. And now you can use it as a plug-in with your favorite DAW or produce music directly in Reason standalone. With the Reason Rack Plug-in, you can make music with all of Reason’s cherished instruments, effects, and sounds in whatever DAW you choose. Used like this, Reason is a gargantuan expansion to your studio setup with its synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, MIDI effects, sampled instruments, and creative effects. With the Reason Rack Plug-in, you deploy the instruments and effects just like you do in Reason. You can combine or stack them and add Reason’s Player MIDI FX devices. Want more options? You can also expand the Reason Rack Plug-in with exclusive Rack Extension plug-ins to create the ultimate studio rack of your dreams!

New Reason Rack devices

Reason 11 comes with five new rack devices that open up new sonic vistas for your music. Quartet Chorus Ensemble gives you four different flavors of chorus and ensemble effects, ranging from classic vintage chorus to the unique sound of granular ensemble. Sweeper Modulation Effect is a versatile phaser, flanger, and filter unit with extensive dynamic modulation options that go far beyond a traditional LFO. Also on tap are rack unit versions of three go-to Reason console modules: Reason’s Master Bus Compressor, which gives your audio radio-ready punch and apparent loudness; Channel Dynamics, which provides compression, expansion, and gating; and Channel EQ, the legendary equalizer featured on countless hits. Longtime Reason aficionados will welcome these indispensable console modules to the Reason Rack, where they can now be applied anywhere in your signal flow.

New workflow enhancements

Reason Studios also made a number of improvements to Reason’s creative flow that will help you work faster and more efficiently. Curved automation lets you draw fluid curves in your automation for smoother mixes. With audio clip crossfades, adjacent clips can now crossfade into each other. In the sequencer, you have increased vertical track height, which is now adjustable on a per-track basis. There's a new pen tool to draw multiple notes — a real time saver for drum programming! A MIDI note mute tool lets you mute and unmute separate notes to quickly audition different pattern variations. There's also an option for showing played and selected notes in key edit, which gives you a clear overview when editing or playing MIDI. Additional workflow enhancements include absolute snap, draw automation point at same level, and a new shortcut for moving notes an octave.