You never have to commit to using either mode - you are free to move back and forth between Blocks and Song mode, and any changes you make in your Blocks will instantly be manifested in all instances of that Block. For music based around a single looped section, one repeated block with automation and mutes of individual tracks added in song mode makes arranging a breeze. A typical use for Blocks is to create your backing track in blocks and then use the song mode sequencer to record vocals or instrumental performances. With the basic arrangement laid out, you can see the contents of the blocks and create variations and mute individual parts, or add further musical elements in song mode. Blocks provide a very fast way of creating a musical structure for your song. Use one block for the verse and one for the chorus - or build your song around a single 8-bar loop. When you are ready to start building your song, just switch back to song mode and draw in what blocks should play in the dedicated pattern lane. Start by creating the discrete parts of your song in blocks mode. Blocks lets you sequence your songs using a more pattern-based approach, with the segments of your song as individual building blocks to be laid out in your arrangement. With the new Blocks mode in Reason 5 and Record 1.5, your sequencer does too. Octo Rex and a huge selection of techno, house, club, hip hop and r&b loops from signature sound designers.īlocks Many musicians tend to think of music in terms like intro, verse, chorus, breakdown, buildup and so on. The Reason 5 Factory Sound Bank comes complete with guitar and acoustic drums patches for Dr.
Set pan, pitch, filter frequency and level, reverse slices, use multiple outputs, create alternating groups of slices and much more. For each of the eight loops, the new rex player also comes with an expanded set of per-slice settings. Or program the loops manually like in the original rex player. Set the player to retrig the loops on the beat, on the bar or on the 16th note. With eight loops to switch between, the new loop player also comes ready for the experimental minded. This makes arranging a breeze - load the drum loops into one player, the guitars into another and use the sequencer to select what loop to play in a pattern-like fashion. Octo Rex loop player loads eight REX loops into one player and lets you switch between them on the fly. Repatch by dragging the patch cord plug to the desired connector to build your own sounds - or tweak the included presets.ĭr. When a new device is created, it appears immediately below the currently selected device, and Reason patches it into the system in the most logical way. Most audio connections are made automatically. A single key press will turn Reason's rack around, and there you are, in patch cord heaven.