Just Got Reason...
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MGTheFuture
ILLIEN
ill o.g.
Its in the manual - in big bold letters.
Hint: Insert The FX you want, then press TAB
Hint: Insert The FX you want, then press TAB
Studiophile1234
ILLIEN
ill o.g.
The 14:2 mixer in reason has EQ's on every track. They just have to be turn on to work, or you can highlight your device (Mixer, drum machine, dr. rex, etc) right click on the device and create an EQ. Its called the PEQ two band parametric eq. You can also create the BV512 vocoder and the R7000 advanced reverb, they also contain EQ's. Once created these devices route themselves to the mixer. Also think about creating separate mixer for your sounds. Like one mixer for the drums (all on separate channels) another mixer for the sound modules (NNxt, NN19, Malstrom, Subtractor). Reason has endless ways to route your sound. I have figure out several different ways to route my tracks. Even using the splitter to create Artificial surround sound. Ive created a multiband compressor (compress almost every audible frequency known in the mix, 31hz to 16khz). Possibilties are endless. check out the site: www.propellarhead.se, good luck
Kronik, if its worth waiting till i get off work, i can create a tutorial with screen shots in photoshop for you on how to do everything you asked?
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Ill also upload some Pdf's and Word Files that i have collected from extensive googling over time about tips and tricks.
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Ill also upload some Pdf's and Word Files that i have collected from extensive googling over time about tips and tricks.
Studiophile1234
ILLIEN
ill o.g.
Create 2 separate mixerz.....
you need to click on the mixer to highlight it, right click and go to create. then from there just create a compressor. The best way around your problem would be to create 2 separate mixers. One for drumz, one for modules. Just create all your effect onto the mixers. Then separate all your drum sounds on one mixer. Flip the rack around, connect channel 1-10 from the Redrum to the mixers 1-10. Now with all your sound separate and the effects connected to the mixer, you can control all aspects with the send knobs. If you have compressor and reverb on the mixer as effects, you can send your drum sounds to them. now all you need to do is create a Spider audio merger & splitter, send both MAIN OUTS from your 2 MIXERS to the SPIDER Merger. then run that to the soundcard modules located at the very top of the rack.
kronik12 said:
you need to click on the mixer to highlight it, right click and go to create. then from there just create a compressor. The best way around your problem would be to create 2 separate mixers. One for drumz, one for modules. Just create all your effect onto the mixers. Then separate all your drum sounds on one mixer. Flip the rack around, connect channel 1-10 from the Redrum to the mixers 1-10. Now with all your sound separate and the effects connected to the mixer, you can control all aspects with the send knobs. If you have compressor and reverb on the mixer as effects, you can send your drum sounds to them. now all you need to do is create a Spider audio merger & splitter, send both MAIN OUTS from your 2 MIXERS to the SPIDER Merger. then run that to the soundcard modules located at the very top of the rack.
Studiophile1234
ILLIEN
ill o.g.
www.propellarhead.se <-----Reason official site
OK well first things first.
Obviously you should keep brushing up on all the information in the manual, but i wont go there since people already dropped word on that.
So......
1. EQing any instrument/sound (including drums channels.):
There are (2) "main" ways to go about EQing your sounds.
(1) The obvious: The EQ on the mixer, which in my opinion could have easily been improved in the 3rd version of this app, but none the less....
*Tip: I find that i only tend to utilize the mixer EQ for hats and maybe a kick drum on occasion...but everything varies according to the kit.
(2) This is where you will dig in a little more and find out why reasons mixer is the shit when it comes to real specific needs in the EQ/FX world....This is really nothin complicated, it just takes some getting used to while first learning the ins and outs of the app.
Ill upload the images shortly. Hold tight.
STEEZ
*Note: Try not to rely on "Autorouting". Instead learn how to manually route it yourself, and try to get into the habbit of doing it everytime. This will also help you gain a better understanding of where your audio signal is coming from, what its doing, and Why??.....
Obviously you should keep brushing up on all the information in the manual, but i wont go there since people already dropped word on that.
So......
1. EQing any instrument/sound (including drums channels.):
There are (2) "main" ways to go about EQing your sounds.
(1) The obvious: The EQ on the mixer, which in my opinion could have easily been improved in the 3rd version of this app, but none the less....
a. You have a Bass and Treble attentuator/limiting knob for each channel on the mixer.
It can never hurt to simply fuck with this guy first before having to apply send effects, but there really is no set order. Do what feels right for the sound. To activate the EQ on the mixer always make sure that the little pink EQ button is lit indicating you have it ON....( Good thing is, you can always turn it off it if you dont like the sound. )
b. Sometimes you dont need alot of adjusting, so these will assist you just fine, tho while at other times - you may want to really define a certain frequency so it just wont cut it. Always give it a shot tho.....
It can never hurt to simply fuck with this guy first before having to apply send effects, but there really is no set order. Do what feels right for the sound. To activate the EQ on the mixer always make sure that the little pink EQ button is lit indicating you have it ON....( Good thing is, you can always turn it off it if you dont like the sound. )
b. Sometimes you dont need alot of adjusting, so these will assist you just fine, tho while at other times - you may want to really define a certain frequency so it just wont cut it. Always give it a shot tho.....
*Tip: I find that i only tend to utilize the mixer EQ for hats and maybe a kick drum on occasion...but everything varies according to the kit.
(2) This is where you will dig in a little more and find out why reasons mixer is the shit when it comes to real specific needs in the EQ/FX world....This is really nothin complicated, it just takes some getting used to while first learning the ins and outs of the app.
a. This is where i will start the tutorial primarely, tho I will show some quick images of opperating the mixer EQ.
b. (Image 1): Your template should already contain a mixer, and a redrum.....If it doesnt, make one.
c. (Image 2): Now choose a Parametric EQ from the create list but hold SHIFT while clicking it in the list and this will make the prgm resist from autorouting it.
* This is the time where you should probably grab any other send effects that you think youl need for your beat following the same procedure of holding down shift while selecting them.
d. (Image 3): Now press TAB and begin by routing your OUTPUT from the EQ to the Mixers [1st AUX RETURN]....If this is confusing remember to look at the mixer itself, it does have all the connections labeled. You can also leave the mouse over a jack and it will tell you what it is.
K next, go ahead and route the EQ's INPUT'S to the Mixers AUX SEND OUT's.
*Now you have attached a send effect to the mixer and are ready to use whatever degree of the effect that you prefer.
e. (Image 4): Next, you should start auditioning a loop of sounds from an existing instrument that youve already written and created. If you havent started a song already to try this on, go ahead and load a older tune up and follow the existing steps that weve covered already so that you can experiment with the EQ on the keys, or samples, or whatever thats in yer song already....
*While its playing: Go to the mixer and look for the channel that the sound you want to effect is on. After identifying it, look up to where the aux prefaders are (shown in image). Now all you have to do is adjust the prefader to whatever degree/amount of that effect that u desire. Pretty dope huh?...
Once you got the effect on and altering the original sounds of the device that you chose, go back to the EQ and tinker with the frequencies to find what needs to be cut or attentuated.
**Follow this same procedure for any other FX connected to the mixer.
f. (Image 5): I should also mention that you have the option of using the VOCODERS EQ as well in exactly the same way you hooked up the Parametric....
*On a personal note: I think that even with the highest setting for complete clarity when EQing in the VOCODER, it still colors the sounds wierd and not to my liking, so as a personal hint of advice - try using the Parametric more often, but thats my tastes.
b. (Image 1): Your template should already contain a mixer, and a redrum.....If it doesnt, make one.
c. (Image 2): Now choose a Parametric EQ from the create list but hold SHIFT while clicking it in the list and this will make the prgm resist from autorouting it.
* This is the time where you should probably grab any other send effects that you think youl need for your beat following the same procedure of holding down shift while selecting them.
d. (Image 3): Now press TAB and begin by routing your OUTPUT from the EQ to the Mixers [1st AUX RETURN]....If this is confusing remember to look at the mixer itself, it does have all the connections labeled. You can also leave the mouse over a jack and it will tell you what it is.
K next, go ahead and route the EQ's INPUT'S to the Mixers AUX SEND OUT's.
*Now you have attached a send effect to the mixer and are ready to use whatever degree of the effect that you prefer.
e. (Image 4): Next, you should start auditioning a loop of sounds from an existing instrument that youve already written and created. If you havent started a song already to try this on, go ahead and load a older tune up and follow the existing steps that weve covered already so that you can experiment with the EQ on the keys, or samples, or whatever thats in yer song already....
*While its playing: Go to the mixer and look for the channel that the sound you want to effect is on. After identifying it, look up to where the aux prefaders are (shown in image). Now all you have to do is adjust the prefader to whatever degree/amount of that effect that u desire. Pretty dope huh?...
Once you got the effect on and altering the original sounds of the device that you chose, go back to the EQ and tinker with the frequencies to find what needs to be cut or attentuated.
**Follow this same procedure for any other FX connected to the mixer.
f. (Image 5): I should also mention that you have the option of using the VOCODERS EQ as well in exactly the same way you hooked up the Parametric....
*On a personal note: I think that even with the highest setting for complete clarity when EQing in the VOCODER, it still colors the sounds wierd and not to my liking, so as a personal hint of advice - try using the Parametric more often, but thats my tastes.
Ill upload the images shortly. Hold tight.
STEEZ
*Note: Try not to rely on "Autorouting". Instead learn how to manually route it yourself, and try to get into the habbit of doing it everytime. This will also help you gain a better understanding of where your audio signal is coming from, what its doing, and Why??.....
Dam, ill finish this up tomarrow, ...i need to go to sleep.
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Yo, My fiance just graduated so im gonna have to finish this up tomarrow for you aiight....Sorry bout the delay. (I kno i barely scratched the surface so far.)
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Yo, My fiance just graduated so im gonna have to finish this up tomarrow for you aiight....Sorry bout the delay. (I kno i barely scratched the surface so far.)
