CONCLUSION

Even an in-depth review can only scratch the surface of this incredible piece of software. Especially when looked at it from the perspective of creating DUB, and after establishing the endless technical possibilities, it can be said without apology that Reason 3.0 is what the computer based DUB producer of today is waiting for.

While you are producing your music, you're already dealing with the sounds and the effects. You're building your tune on the vibe rather then your technical insight. This means, your final product will simply be the climax of your own experience. Reason definitely takes the boring school vibe out of computer based DUB production. Making the riddim and dubbing it will be the methods of which you will be educating yourself.

Propellerhead Software knows very well, that producing music is an esthetic experience.  Professionalism doesn't show in the amount of knowledge you managed to memorize. Making music is not the same as making cookies. Professionalism consists out of the ability to produce music that others will enjoy.

The technical know-how comes as a natural fact, when you are developing yourself in the good way. You start to see the need for a compressor, for example, because you constantly think about ways of making a fatter bass. Technical books filled with formula's that only trigger your school-trauma's become interesting, because you know what you want to reach. And all these things come naturally in an environment such as created by the developers of Reason.

The requirements are remarkably low for the high quality; the price is remarkably low for a complete studio with sequencer. The sounds are professional and because of the very large online community of Reason users, your collection is only bound to grow. Reason even reads open standards such as WAV and SF2, opening the door to other communities too.

Releasing your music is easy, too. Reason will write your final product as a wave file, enabling you to use other software for further processing of the mix. Reason does have an internal mastering section, so the other software could in principal be limited to an MP3 encoder or CD burner.

There are only a few reasons not to get the software.

The first one may be, that you already own a big studio with musicians and digital devices. The second one may be, that you're not interested in creating DUB. The third one can only be, that you already own it. 

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