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Reason is a digital audio workstation and audio plug-in<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> developed by the Swedish company Reason Studios (formerly known as Propellerhead Software) for macOS and Windows. The first version was released in 2000.

BackgroundEdit

Propellerhead Software was founded in 1994 by Ernst Nathorst-Böös, Pelle Jubel and Marcus Zetterquist and launched with ReCycle. They became popular in 1996 after releasing the ReBirth RB-338, described by MusicRadar in February 2011 as "one of the most important virtual instruments in the history of electronic music". By the late 1990s, advancements in technology meant that it became feasible for home users to build their own virtual studios from software, and so in 1999, Propellerhead ended development on ReBirth to work on Reason.<ref name=":0"/>

Release historyEdit

Reason was first released in November 2000. MusicRadar described it in 2011 as "broadly similar to the likes of Logic and Cubase, but" with its "user interface mimick[ing] a rack full of equipment, allowing instruments, effects and mixers to be linked together in order to create a complete production setup".<ref name=":0"/> Subsequent versions came out in September 2002, 2005, September 2007,<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> August 2010,<ref name="reason5review">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> September 2011,<ref name="youtube">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> April 2013,<ref name="musictech">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> September 2014,<ref name="synthtopia">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> June 2016,<ref name="factmag">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> October 2017,<ref name="soundbytes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> September 2019,<ref name="Gearnews Reason 11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> September 2021,<ref name="macprovideo">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and June 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Early versions of the program lacked the ability to record audio, and in September 2009, Propellerhead released Record to work alongside Reason;<ref name="cdm">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Record was later merged into Reason 6.<ref name="soundonsound">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The success of the program prompted Propellerhead to rebrand itself as Reason Studios in August 2019.<ref name="gearnews">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Reviewing Reason 12, MusicRadar questioned how useful Reason 11 users would find it, but noted that it looked "the best it has in years",<ref name="musicradarreview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while Musictech.com described it as a "brilliant buy" for producers looking for a new digital audio workstation.<ref name="musictech2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Pcmag.com noted that "existing fans [...] should take a close look", though criticised its user interface, saying that it had "aged considerably" compared to its competition.<ref name="pcmag">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Notable usersEdit

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Much of The Prodigy's Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned was made using the program.<ref name="prodigy3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> MGMT has said "pretty much everything" on their debut album Oracular Spectacular was made using built-in Reason synths.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Video game creator ConcernedApe has stated that "the entire Stardew Valley soundtrack was made using Reason."<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

Kshmr produced "Like a G6" by Far East Movement as well as "Tsunami" by DVBBS using the program.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

See alsoEdit

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