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You don't. FL has the best and fastest drum sequencer around (the step sequencer) - I don't think it's even up for debate. I didn't want a debate. I just found that it was a pain in the ass to sequence the drum using reason. I mean, I can switch pattern when using the redrum computer but to put those patterns on a track... It's quite weird. All I can do is "copy pattern to track" and this copy the patterns to the whole track... It copies the pattern to the track within the L and R loop points. So if you don't have these set, it will paste to the whole length of the song. You can do this with the Dr. Rex and Matrix also. I usually don't sequence using the ReDrum anyways, I just use the drum lane in the sequencer window.

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OMG you guys talk like Canadians! YES. "Aboot"

Subscribed! Yay. Sounds neato.

Larry is the shizzle.

I suggest always putting reverb on strings. Can make em sound real nice. If you're only using 2.0, go ahead and get the free upgrade to 2.5. Its got a really nice new reverb unit.

Pretty sweet. What's with DJP totally shunning my DDR mix with crazy awesome rhymes?

I gotta say the first thing that stuck out to me is that the drums are way too squashed in my opinion. Too much compression. The snare sounds weak to me. It sounds like someone slapping a wet towel on the floor and not a snare gettin smacked. The midrange of the snare has been eq'ed out which also adds to the lack of punch. I don't like the kick sample either. The rest of the song is pretty funky stuff. Good bassline. Enjoyable arrangement. Some of the synths are weaksauce. The drum programming is pretty decent. Ayayay.

I kinda feel the same. Its a bit pricey, but I definitely like it. Worth it for me. Also, remember, if you have 3.0, the 3.5 revision should be free when that's finally out. The mastering stuff is pretty good and should be a huge reason for people who use Reason standalone to check out the upgrade. It really can make your stuff sound a lot sweeter. Its real nice to have a good compressor in there finally. The old one was so crappy. The combi machine is really cool too. Upgraded midi control+combi is great. I was mapping knobs from two synths, and an effects machine to knobs on my keyboard with the combi and playing it all at the same time. Very nice actually. I never really bothered to get my keyboard knobs manipulating paremeters back in 2.5. The combi also opens up new CV possibilities: since you can route CV curves into the combi which can be set to control any parameter on any machine inside of it. There are a lot of cool combi presets too. Even if you don't like to use preset patches for things (I usually try to do everything myself), you can learn cool techniques from looking at these. Man, and being able to preview stuff in the browser (even combi patches) is sooo awesome. The browser really makes things a lot easier and quicker. Seems like something they should have done a while back, but I didn't realize how important this feature would be to me until I started playing with 3.0. If I had to go back to using 2.5's browser now, I'd prolly get all pissy . I'm not sure if 3.0 takes more resources compared to 2.5. Maybe the mastering stuff sucks up a bunch of cpu or something. I can tell you that it ran like shit on my parents' 1.8ghz iMac G5 (which should be a decently capable machine). Though I've been reading the props' forums and it seems that there's some bug that makes cpu usage EXTREMELY bad but affects only a small percentage of ocmputers (both win and mac). Props have stated that they are working on a bug fix update. Maybe wait until that happens to get it or something. Overall, I like the upgrade. It doesn't rox my sox, but I am pleased with it. I'd definitely like a new synth to play with or maybe a subtractor 2.0 (as it is, it sounds a bit thin to me..software synthesizing has gotten better since the subtractor came out way back when and its never been updated). Most of what 3.0 offers is workflow enhancements, and not much that will change the way things sound (other than the mastering). edit: also, for the new sample content, there isn't a whole crapload more (just like 250 mb or something?), and its all mixed in with the older stuff. I haven't really gotten into checking it all out and i'm not always positive what's old and what's new, so I really can't say how awesome it is or not.

Shizz damn diggity snap once again. Sounds so awesome. Great dynamics and all that. Gray is da man. Happy two-oh, thugslice!

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That's weird. That sounds like some kind of FL bug. Maybe you should go ask in that forum. I've had no problems like that while using SONAR3 as Rewire host. Absolutely nothing. I definitely don't get creative while drunk. Maybe if I was a good keyboard player and was coming up with some crazy solo or something, but otherwise, I need a sharp mind.

Yeah, forget the alcohol. Reason 3.0 is all you need for a 21st birthday! Well Reason probably won't come for a few days after its release, so the booze will tide me over.

Very nice yo.

I am. Yay. Good thing my birthday is the 11th...makin my parents pay for it .

Can you post a sample? Not really, thats copyrighted material and I dont even have a place to host it even if I didnt care that it was copyrighted. I also cant show you my mock-up of it because i dont know how to do it. I wish i could explain it better... Argitoth, why are you linking to a site that has nothing to do with reason? Id like to see the video, but it isnt on that page... There's nothing interesting going on at 3:27 in Godspeed in the version (off Movement in Still Life) I have. Maybe you have the radio edit or something. There is an interesting effect a little before that during a buildup. Sounds like some mostly global phazing and then there's a woosh when the beat comes in. The shit BT does is is so damn complicated and rarely can you attribute an effect to one technique by itself. The woosh I believe is made mostly of some really modified reverb. I kinda do stuff like this in my song Composer if you want to check it out. What I do in that song is have a reverb as a send effect off of the drums and do stuff like distort and phaze just the reverb. Gives it a real thick sound. Obviously you don't want that continual noise in the mix, just at kewl 'woosh' moments, so I automate the send to the reverb on the mixer. Bring it up right when you want the woosh, keep it down otherwise.

This is some awesome jawesome stuff. Instrumentation is A+++ skillz and I dig most of the arrangement. I didn't like the electronic stuff so much since I'm a picky bastard. Everything else is great though. yumyum. Keep it up.

Ice is a little bit worse than snow...

I MIGHT be interested in getting someone who can do a laid back jazz improv solo and is able to record well. No trumpets because if I have a trumpet part in the song I'll play it my damn self. Any other (jazz) instrument I might be interested in. email/pm/aim me. Have samples and whatnot. This is just a quick idea at this point, and I'm just gauging if there is interest.

Yea, the Unison is supposed to make whatever going through it sound like several instruments at once. I find usually that it doesn't work so well with acoustic instruments, or stuff you want to sound real. You can make some awesomely phat synths and stuff with it though.

This is a new feature of 3.0 I think. I know at least I read that you can split the keyboard in half and control two machines that way. I'm not sure about knob and slider controls though. With 2.5, you might be able to achieve this by using new midi drivers such as midi yoke or midiOX. They are midi port routing applications. I'm not experienced with them, so don't ask me how to use em . google them.

Yea, slightly annoying. The other way you could do it is to have the change events window open all the time. Whenever you need to up the velocity, just select the note, then click the change events button to do so. That window can stay open all the time if you like. I downloaded the 3.0 demo, but its only 20 minutes and can't save, so I don't think I'm gonna install it since you gotta uninstall 2.5 first. Need to work on some jams.

Sounds like you want to just affect the reverb? So that the reverb trail will be the only thing effected, and the main cello sound will sound normal? You know how to use the mixer and reverb as an aux effect, right? Just stick whatever effects you want in the chain after the reverb and before it returns to the mixer. I effect reverb a lot. Its fun. If that's not what you meant, then I don't understand. on a side note, can anyone explain the difference between effect and affect? This is some english crap that I need to know .

I think this is sweet. I'm not really a fan of the original (I think I've heard a few too many assy newb trance mixes of it), but this is real nice. Very kewl.

gad damn fl!!