Learn Music Production using Reason - In Under 3 Hours

Navigate the reason interface from the rack and mixer to the sequencer. Explore preferences, audio and control surface settings, and use typing keys as a MIDI keyboard.

Explore the instruments that come with Reason, learn to add and load patches from the factory sound bank, rename and delete instruments, and navigate the rack and browser.

Learn to add and manage effects in Reason by dragging reverb, distortion, and delay onto instruments, adjust dry/wet and decay, and bypass or delete effects to shape sounds.

Explore sequencing in Reason: set up a project, rename tracks, use mute/solo, draw MIDI notes, edit mode, piano roll, loop sections, manage snapping, tempo, and metronome for precise arrangement.

Master the piano roll in Reason by recording and editing MIDI notes, drawing and resizing pitches, controlling velocity, and using zoom, duplication, and quantization for precise timing.

Create your first drum loop in Reason with the redrum drum computer by loading a house kit patch and drawing in kicks, hats, and claps, or using pattern lines.

Load the doctor octo Rex loop player, insert a bass loop, and copy it into your sequence for bassline. Adjust volume, apply a low-pass filter, and save at 130 bpm.

Create an offbeat bassline by loading a monotone bass synthesizer under the doctor octo Rex baseline, drawing notes in the piano roll, and adding a delay.

Master the nn-19 digital sampler in Reason by loading sounds from factory banks or your own files, and tweaking start, release, pitch, filters, and looping to create sequenced beats.

Record your first synth melody in Reason by loading the key of life patch, aligning the melody to the baseline, and looping eight bars.

Master quantizing techniques by selecting notes, setting a 16th-note resolution, and snapping or manually adjusting note lengths and positions for a tight, evenly timed melody, with optional quantized recording.

Explore how to automate almost any parameter in Reason, using the edit automation tool to sketch curves, set the filter frequency, and color-code multiple automation lanes.

Bounce a track in place in Reason to reduce CPU usage by converting a synth riff into an audio file, preserving sound while simplifying playback.

Record an external instrument in Reason by creating an audio track in the sequencer and connecting an audio interface. Then time-stretch, trim, and align notes, and add effects like reverb.

Learn to use the Reason mixer to level a guitar track, monitor main tracks to avoid clipping, and apply EQ on the guitar to space low, mid, and high frequencies.

Place the end locator at the track end, then export the track as an audio file. Choose WAV or MP3, export as IFF, save, and share or upload the track.

Discover how to find free audio samples on movement.com. Search by instrument, key, tempo, genre, or family to access loops and one shot samples, such as bass and kick drums.

Master keyboard shortcuts in Reason to speed your workflow: save (cmd/ctrl s), spacebar play/pause, jump to start (shift+enter), and use Q W E R tools, zoom, and time stretch.

Create amazing tracks using Reason and apply what you learned in this concise course. Thank you for joining, rate and review to support more quality content, and happy producing.