Propellerheads Reason v8.0 [Win + Mac] Hybrid | Incl KeyGen

Propellerhead has been making one of the world’s best-loved DAWs for a while now, so what does the new Reason 8 bring to the party? Hollin Jones finds out in our world exclusive full review

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Propellerhead has always practiced evolution rather than revolution, save for throwing us the odd surprise such as combining Record and Reason into one app and in the process making Reason capable of audio tracking.

And so it is that Reason 8 doesn’t throw out the rule book, but it does build on what is by now a very mature and stable foundation to bring the application up to date with modern workflow methods and also the increasingly popular ‘flat’ look that is gradually replacing the hyper-real metallic textures and gradients of recent years.

Audio parts are automatically analysed for tempo information and made elastic, and there’s an advanced groove quantization system for MIDI called ReGroove. Direct sampling is available into many of the instrument modules and a pop-up wave editor lets you edit your samples easily. Rack Extensions are available from third-party developers to expand your toolset.

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