![]() ![]() Performance seems snappier this time around, although I didn't necessarily find fault the last time. Since we last tested Reason, Reason Studios has added full M1 and M2 compatibility on Macs, for Reason itself and for the 850-odd Rack Extensions available in the company's online store. The app is a 5.7GB download and requires the Reason Companion, a separate download and install to manage the main app's authorization and available updates. ![]() I tested Reason 12.7.3 on a MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) laptop with 16GB RAM, a 1TB SSD, and macOS Sonoma 14.2.1, along with a Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 second-generation audio interface, PreSonus Eris E8 XT powered studio monitors, and a Nektar GX61 MIDI controller keyboard. It also recommends an audio interface with an ASIO driver for PCs (Macs' built-in sound hardware works fine) and some type of MIDI controller. The company recommends a Windows 10 or 11 machine or a Mac running macOS 10.13 or later, with 8GB RAM and 26GB of free hard disk space. ![]() Reason Studios sells Reason 12 two ways: as a $499 standalone purchase (as before) or as part of Reason+, a new subscription service that bundles access to the full version plus weekly new sound packs for $19.99 per month. For everyone else, our Editors' Choice winners for DAWs are Logic Pro for Mac and Avid Pro Tools for PC. But existing fans-or anyone intrigued by a software portrayal of a room stocked with old-school hardware synthesizers and samplers-should take a close look. In version 12, Reason has an aging user interface in an era of brilliantly usable software workstations. It displays a virtual representation of rack-mounted instruments, effects boxes, and an analog-style mixer. Born in the late 1990s out of Propellerhead's Rebirth, one of the first comprehensive virtual synthesizers for PCs, Reason delivers a full-fledged software studio. ![]() Shop for a new digital audio workstation, and you're bound to come across Reason, the elder statesman of virtual instrument software. ![]()
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